The National Register.
London, England, 1820-02-28 00:00:00

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Too iwine.t on %Others, the unfortunate llow.street
Aim-v.4a on was murdered on Werlioesday night, %ellen in
the eteenit"lt of tits dilly. 111 Caro4alreel. F.d4eWare-floall.
NIP Meld use IN ttlay,•t toe Horne and Groom pn Wm-house,
Jaltiestreet, which is situated lint a few yards floor the
•1001 Wiwie the atrorious deed was perpetrated. lit the
rourge of the slay great atsisibers Of persona visited the
miserable building which the conspiratots had so leered
as tine scene of their deliberations, and one 111 l ivel sal
tieling of bon ror and detestation against 'll.istlewood and
pia 4.14111015 n assoetates appeased to actnale the 1111 l Ititorle.
The Coroner for the county of Middlesex, T. Stelling'
Esq. artived at half past Wive o'clock ; and at tour, the
Jory were sworn.
The July basin, been sworn. Sur on Fisher, who hall
ripened the lionly 47 o
f the deceased, expressed a Wish to be
orVII tt ill t diatelY4 as lie had been a long time in
alleorlanee.
The Cutoner said, lee could tint have been a hung time,
a, the illly had been ss 111111 l ourd for four o'clock.
Hr. isiter replied, that it. had been occupied in open-
ing the burly since before tint's! o'clock.
Tile Gateman of theJiiry How Olovervrd to the Coroner,
that he and 11;4 fillawjurotsi•loril to inspect the body
in the presence Or the 'esteem', in older that lie might be
ready to answer any ritiesoion that might mise at the WO-
Tiol• Sllg:;r.tls,ll Was cungthcd, and oil the
fehno of the Jill) Crum viewing the body,
r. si4/4 barna', and deposed as follows alit
surgeon to the police establishment in Bow.stoeet. l was
C•1141111510:i tor the first t• this dav, to examine the
'only of the deceased. 1 found an external awned flouter
the right in east. It was two bodies itt length, and half
an inch tit 04.1. I opened the boils to ascertain the depth
and (la eel trill of Ike rrallllll, and I disl:o;derrd 11141 %onto
*114,1' nl%lllllOOll )11.1 Penetiated bet err en Sitc fifth null
11011 Orr, Wallalled she It'll 'Ube Id' the li%er, pa-scol
through lite tholllitaCtil into the chest, likerrated Ili'
prl t-
Card tttttt , ectietrat, 41 the right Scull tele rot the heart,
wounded the it'll Mbe ur she lungs, and struek agritost the
ribs on the 'ell side. The wound I supposed to be almost
1.! inches in length. The blood dewed fr the Itcast,
and °cried ttttt •t 1 immediate death. 'Elie opening in the
pericardinni was larger than that presented by site ester-
hal wound, which to always the case with w Is of this
description. Tile weapon was in evented ti passing
entirely throottli site body by the lilts on the left side. It
most have been a very sharp instrument, both pointed
and offline. to make sucii a wound. The membranes,
*lnch o et e rut asnmdre,could only have been set well by
all eireecolingly sharp lusts outwit.
answer too a quest t hum the foreman, the witness
said, that ileallt 4444 inevitahle after such a wound, the
heart 114 r ileg heel' cot ripest, and the Wood effused tutu the
cavity of the chest.
George Thomas Itootioreo blue sworn. said, I am an
officer ficitogii.t: to the politic office in Itow.nitt•ct. On
'Wednesday eve tt itt c last, ori half past rigid o'clock, I v,
aa
ill llois lionise. I ierrived all older Irons Ms. II Mir, *hie
is a justice I.l*llle peace for the county of 311.1ollescs,to go
to a 4111'11 or alable'n Calm-sheet, in consequence of a
weather of Men toeing a,sessildrd 'burp.
Cor ttttt -r.—W as their- ai.y Wart ant issited ?
W. ness.—There was a *aslant issued by Mr. Balser. a
Illagi.tralr of iNl4llburinigli.sirtri.
—Hate you got lite Mao rant?
iiness. I have loot; it nos gist a back to Mr. Baker
Cr Mit llnirouglo slot Pi.
A Joie ) man. ^1)1,1 steal Will Will specify any isitinser of
pm sans olio %sett• to be appleheatirol?
11illle4s 4-11 .ltd.—'The o Amiss then enlillinted his e%.1-
iieller 1-011 entering the house I observed in the loner
place a man win a cutlass by his side, and a musket on
lois slitoilthr • The door by ninth 1 mitered flour the
street %SA, not fast their were persons going it and
nil
the luau with thr ttttt sket scented as if lie was gliarding tilt'
sliairea46; nit le *A 45 mily 0114. 111.411 Ott gnarl'. Ellis, Stul-
l:iris Ille 111'11'44rd. kind several °the's, went in milli sue.
1 &eta know how tip.) came in. were of coins.
orileoeol. They oei e all econst•bles, in bomber amino a
dozen; I oa• Ilse first person that entered. Mr. Itcrule,
the magisli ale, was nut these at that bine; hews: a, 1ia,,4
in the sprit, giving ot dela. The man ano stood at the
floor as sem inch os as %diking al t. I did sod sto,, fuser
%vital lie had earlieularly, but immediately called out to
1,131 e of the pail) a lin luilimed to set' ore MM. lit
111
Mutt
aware that they did ...cute hint, for 1 Comcdtatcly went
nit the -taw..
By a J111)11,411. Was that man taken?
Witilea• 1 neneve was ; but I and not Aware
that hr oils apuieloelioird then; I be:ieve hr use. Caligiol
softerwasth.—WllltesSeollttlotled. I ascended by a ail tus
step larder )11111 l'4•V. The stairs N ere so lodlION,
ShAt
ottiects neve obliged to go one by one. When I got
to Ilir top 4.1 lice ladder, I Oltartkril a soli of Sable for CA--
's brush, Mid a uunlbl r of arils on it. 'flitslletsiond
"Its on tile 114011 11.11111 stole of the lallie. I know -
wood sell 401. 1 have followed htoitior days and night%
together.
By a Joryition.—How mats) pernonn do you think were
Wittiest; —1 thick about 21 or 2 --Witness went oil
There +s,.. "Ales rot sorts arms on Slit' table; tariely
0f pistols „oad so on th. 'rho 1., ked as it' they wcrr.o,led
not. TiteN nog.' handing a moot AS a they %ere g 151112
oh
(11•41.1111111olg looeito 100 envoi oilier. As h 1
5
011 as 111 dos
Vrat three it I,lllr oot the party %sere I sant aloud, e
are °the, is, •1 la 4 Unit 41011 s." 1 1114 till. lu NM 11 Me
people Nun Ste %set,. As ...inn as I said ilok, they rat-11
to,,k ulo voll4l 11111 Tumid 1.111.11 1110 'atoll% and refired In
the
fool Iller ol llor °moo. 'list' o mod, beirog in at a door
teal taN:is .1110 4 little closet over t•.e. roach house, rein ril
jolt) INNI 'moll. lie NMI 1101 1..11.1111r 11.1111111 V dour tiller
little Trout nom I am from that gentleman oho is whiting
torte reomitioug to a gentle-mars who sal vs siting witting
shoo; I loot sir wiroe•• ) ocie %etc oilier, 111 Illat
Mlle room; how they gut 111 these* 1 C. 1111191 tell. slip
pone their net ti.e 511 -is, or ttttt r 411 live per•oats 111 It,
'lke %%hole posll3, al,perleil al INA 11111 e 10 br aimed --
'fltistiew, oil, as lit 14.1111(11,1;4d ird m his lialiol,aloicii
b.; Moved to a isieii4rllig aay IN kelp the litties.lll Oa 11.
N• 11 liot sliltollog 55111111, Old tttttt Ills 4riso I lAs 11
to
make a stab. Toe 555 old ANN ill Col tit tub!. A, we 015.
proached Ile 15 :116,1, 001 :Soollliers, Woo ais Vllllllll a
1511,105. lot Ilir 11410, sleep, I t,l Na td Wllll iii- slati. .1111•
11.50,104 1‘o.11.1..11•11•••• old tooovit oclod
Ile to it 015 Illy. It
1/151411 Na. If. 1 1.111
swo'II) oliuol. loaW •lue
11, 01 In" 1.1..11) tiller:4rd 4g4lital Slot CandleS,
Melt immediately put out. 't uotlewood stabbed the dc-

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ceased in the right side as lie approached. lie did not
~,lute ont of the little ionin to do it. He was within the
little room, and thrust for w al .1 his arm to sti ike the I.IIIIW.
I raw Ibe stood Ile carried. It VlttA blitrht, and glittered.
I did not Are the hilt. It was a long bladestra , three feet
began,
a half or time Pet long. It appoaretl ight,
waved il tai %Orli a w AV, 111111 my eyes might have deceived
me as to its shape. W hen Smithets fell, lie tell upon 1111',
hying slabbed on the right stile, and 1 I.l.llldille a little to
his left. I could not at the moment la II whether he ap-
peared to lie h injured, Id !albite, he said, " Oli
Lord ! Oh my 6011, I sin done!" I believe these were
This morals, or something of that sort.
By a Jiiryinair.—Did Thistlewood draw the weapon
ont of his body ionnediata h ?
Wit ness.—That I don't for instantaneously a pis-
tol was tiled, And the lights put our.
Cot ttttt .t.—Did vim know .thy of the persons in the
Reno except 'Hoist le w I i
have been enabled to recogniso three, I
think, since.
4:mullet .—Narive them.
Winiess.—Shaw So:knee (he has another name), man
named Blackout it, and JAIIICS W ikon. 'flit., wait another
man who stood at the door and tired at a sergeant—his
name is Tield ; i don't know his twin, ; the err
ge:1111 Al whom he lira it is pi csetd. 'fold first attempted to
tire a pistol at Ca pt Fit zelareoce. I seized his arm, and he
pulled ine down on him. 1 called 01) lar sergeant to take
Ilse pistol tiont him, and be tired at the sergeant and
111 A Clothes. I iOll site OM Iliackhn 11, Wilson, Shaw
Sicauge, and 'lid& were pre,elit. There were also two
other persons taken, who bail het it ill this I se (the
I lorse and Groom) in the course of the evenisig. I did
1101 I ecognize them in the rt. ttttt , bill I kIIOW tt.ry were
Ippi thended, and, 1 Isclieve,ailmittied that they had been
Mete They left a stick het t i ttt I thou lit the Hurst' and
. The end of it was evidently eat for the purpose
of holding a %%rayon.
Dv a JIII.,111:111...—W hat sort of a stick was it
Willies's-1i was like a bin ttt stick. tilt A hide cut in
the top. The persons at I nude to have ail ttt i t teil that
they weir in the room at the time the otficels entered.
lint Ido not know it. One of them was taken by Capt.
Fitzelarener. 1 have seen him here befote. These two
persons came in to drink a pint of porter, and left the
stick behind in a nil-take. One of the in came back,
and A•Led fora little walk tug stick. 'the who thought
it queer sort of a walking stick, had taken it
but returned it to the pe sou olio called for That
stick was al the iodine office. Tot ,oe persons galled at
the Horse and Gro an hour ha fore the officers pro.
ceetled to the 1011. Nothing took place fore Ille
ake
party
fired, except my exclaiming, " We ale °divers—
their arms." When batitliets fell. a pistul airs tired, atta
che lights were put out. 1 CAIIIIOI say by alllllll the 1101101
was toed. 'the 11101111.111 Smithers tell, some tioily in Ott
oom where Thistles%m
u' A... CI ieti out," h.II the b—ts!
throw thrill d stairs Clown I" I also etiell," Aee, kill Mein,"
that they might mistake ine fat a twilit. There art"
persons taken Meat Mehl. I NCI not preeent :11 111 C
appreltens of all of them. Wilde I was seeming tan
of them, the rest were brought in. After hail secure
the
d
fill, wii%on, ow Blackthorn, pullr rag roceeded to secure
They mete then conveyed to Bow-street, and
alt rr IRMA% 1./ Ibe Nuusy iii Corr• ...ion.
By a Juryman.-1A) you know what the warrant stated?
ithmass.-1 am aware that the warrant specified the nature
of the olfence.. I secured a considerable quantity o
eraf a
baud
grenades. Toe large ode cm of a tiu caniater, with a plate
at top, strengthened by seve al pieces of iron, and Wand wand
with a quantity of tarred 'nee. I got eight of the hand.grenatles;
they were about the size of my ilouhleelist. I also found in the
room two swords, and aoma ball ca;artitgcs, watch are in my
pos.ession. Tint large grenade weighs 14 or Is pound*. There
were likewise found in the room alarm three tlozm of weapons
which n.v.linh:ed a sort of bayonet, butvritii a screw to fasten into
a stick. I nave also a dozen of sticks, formed for the purpose of
beteg fitted to those bayonets.
By a Juryinatt.—Dia the bayonets appear to be new ?
Winiess.—Yr.; they appeared to be newly made. They are
very rough, and nut at all brightened or washed. The balls
picked up in the twin were not Mad from pistols. It' they had,
they would have been Battened; two us threat iiitt.kets were either
Musa' in the room. or ease taken 1.10.11 St/111t: a the persons who
had been aperettendert.
James Kas wag next calk:lL—Baying been sworn, he stated.
I live at No V, Piriadise-row, Palmer's St. Marg.'.
ret's Wv%tininster, and am an othcer beton 4ing to the Itowstreet
patrol. lam dal a constable. On Wednesday night lust, about
half past seven o'clock, Mr Settthnl, the eleia clerk at Boas
s.reet, directed nee to take lictind Stunners, John Summit,
and %William Gibbs and to proceed in a coach with them to John
Street. Krlgewaie-r.oad, as tat as possible, there to Hose Mrd
Bimie. who would give us further orders. We did ;an
when we arrived at the spot, we Mural slr. Bituie waiting, lie
inquired whither we had seen any thing of VIC military. We
tole aim we had not. Ile said lie espetii..ll them every minute.
In about to minittra Mr.Binde called ut together, Some inqui-
ries were made, but I don't know of whom, as to wain number
were likely to be in the room to which we were going, and whe-
ther Arthur Thistlewisod was to be tnere. Mr. 'brute gave me a
warrant, liigntAl by Mr. Baker. of Marlburouglisstrert, to ap
prchend Arthur Timid:wood and 13 other persons namcd in it.
I have not the warrant; I have given it to Mr. Baker. On our
being called together. and Mr. Lt Me given to understand that
Thisiltwood and others were in the room, he asked how many
there might be present, and was informed that there was alma
a dozen. He then inquired how many there were of us. We
told 1100 about a dozen also. Ile said he had been disappointed
in the soldiers, who had perhaps missed their way, and were
halt an hour too hate, and that we must proceed to apprehend
the parties We said we would do the best Sc could. Smithers
ohoerveil, if there were 40 of them we would secure Mein. Mr
Biotic then directed me to call Itudiven, another officer, out o'
the llorse and Cation!, and we were sent forward to the house'
the military not hay.tig c one in time. W iibn I arrived at the
door, 1 heard a cry of .• Stop him," and instantly CIA, a man
running at the other side of the street; I pursued, and took him
in the street, about 20 and. from the door. When laying It aid
of him, he made a cut at nee with a long sword. This was the
man of whim. I received a cot, a very slight one, in I.le leg.
I think it was when his arm. in strikmg at ow, swung round
my neck, the' the sword. which was a very hung one. hit illy
leg. Tite man's name is 1)AVil6011. I bI,IIVVe 1.1111 to be the
saine moan who ;kept the door, bat I will not pOhilirely sweat
to
that. I 010 k 100110 a shop At the corner, and seized Ins fosa,
winch was that of a light Imrsentrii, boa perhaps rather heavier.
L Here the widiess handed some of the ballets which he had
taken to th Jury 1
A Jureinans-11.onking at one of ill! oullets.l 'Pots ball is
made of pewtei. 1 supp"e .lasi been stealing
fltw pewter pots.
Witness continued.—l was entering thecentre room when
Smithers pawed me. I and my eyes fixed on Thistlewood, when
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any of the others. I saw him for eight or ten seconds, but I er.n.
not speak to his dress : it was a dark dress. but I cannot speak
to it distinctly. I head ycsti 'day that Thistlewood Wlll6 the
person who Struck the blow, laic that did not affect my opinion.
I would have sworn to la ni, if lie had not been mentioned.
'('here were several persons wounded. When I tell down the
ladder. I fell on some of the officers who were coming up. I
should have been shot it I had nut so fallen. There were several
shots tired in the stable. I had a cutlass by my side, bat could
not use it.
Mr. Stirling, jun. who assisted his father. observed, that it
was necessary that the warrant should be produced.
rite witness.— The warrant was if, my possessain; it author-
ized us to apprehend Arthur Thistles (sal and thirteen other
persons named in it, for unlawfully assembling together, but for
what specific purpose I cannot say, and to bring theta before the
sitting magistrate. tole dealt w tilt according to law.
Pyall the Beadle wail despatched to Mr. Baker to bring the
warrant.
Several (sutler of the officers were examined, whose evidence
was to the same effect.
Sergeant Legge. of the 2d battalion of Cultism:cm Guards was
examined.—On Wednesday evening last I was called up
about eight o'clock, and received orders to march to John Street
Edgeware Bond. 1 was then quartered in Portman Street
barracks. A picket usually eiriplis.ed on occasions when the
military is required in aid of the civil power, was ordered out.
It was commanded by Capt. Fitsclarence. ('pun arriving at
John Street. we were unable to ascertain the spot whither a e
ought to proceed, and the Captain advanced to know what we
ought to do. W hen he returned the Captain ordered the picket
to advance at doable quick time. Upon reaching the stable in
Cato Street, I observed a titan standing with a pistol in his hand.
Ile pressmast it at Capt. Enzelarenes:, and I knocked it aside
with my pike. I then seized the muzzle-end of the p:stol with
my hand, and a scuff!: `issued between the man and myself
about the pistol. I kept firm hold of it till it went off, and the
ball passing by my ariu tore the cloth off my sleeve. (Witness,
here exhibited the sleeve of his coat, which appeared to be very
nitwit torn.) In wrestling with the prisoner I held my face down
to the lock of the pistol, and as it went off the ball grazed my
right eyebrow. As soon as the pistol was discharged, the prim).
ncr let go his hold. I secured him, and delivered hint over to
the polic. I believe the pelSoll'a name is Ttild. After this
skirmishe 1 followed my ufficer and part of the picket up the
steps into the loft. 'flit: gicater rt
po of the picket had reached
the loft before 1 was disengaged from the prisoner. When I
reached the loft I dissurered a table in the centre of it. nearly
covered with pistols. blunderbusses, annininittun, and other
arms of various descriptions. Three wan had then surrendered:
I think their names wine .Monument, Cooper, and Gilchrist.
I do not recollect what police officers were present at „the time.
Upon looking on the floor. I saw the deceased lying dead at my
feet. this body was examined by the picket, and I perceived the
wound on his right breast. I aas ordered back to the barracks
for a reinforcement, and wnen I returned, the whole of the pri-
soners taken ut that moment were collected in the loft. Upon
the arrival of the reinforcement, the prisoners were conveyed fin
Bow Street.
Here the examination was interrupted by the arrival of a
messenger, with a letter trout Mr. Baker. the Magistrate. to the
Coroaer. It aa • read aloud. and was to the following effect:—
" I beg to ititimai you. that l granted a warrant on Wednesday
the 2kl instant. for the apprehension of Arthur Taistlewood.
and several oilier, on a charge of felony. and that I afterwards
received from M r. Ellis an order to lay it before the Privy Coun-
cil on t:10 examination f the poisoners when its custody. It has
not yet been returned to me. nor du I think that I be able
toi obtain it at the present moment. Perhaps it would be
better to adjourn the inquest toe tie present, as I I will endea-
vour to get it fur you to-marrow, or send you etc information on
which it was issued."
William Sermon... 4 live in Edgeware Boad. and am a 'failor
by trade. On Wednesday tii-Mt. shoal eight o'clock. I was
passing through Cato Street, arid too eti opposite to the stable I
beard Westcou Pity Watt SOULOCIS hal b.cti stabb.A. lo two or
three minutes alter wards two men rush d out of the stable.—
One of the two cut me with a sabre un the hat. lle was a tall
man dressed in a dark coat. He struck at WC tWiwe. and hinny
thigh, but fortunately uid nut wouial me. I was as frightened
at the moment that I could nut tell which way lie ran. anti 1 did
I Mil not stop w look.
Here the examination of tie witnesses terminated, and the
Coroner exi.re.sed a wis.l to know whether any of the Jury
required an iijoitrionent of the inquest: if ties lie would
wittingly attend to tdeir rapes!. The Jury unanimously 'de-
clared that they were satisfied, aid the Coroner, in a formal
manner, asked, " Is Atelier Thistiewood guilty or not guilty of
murder r
Foreman—C uilty.
Coroner—ls Witham Davidson guilty of murder or man-
slaughter ?
Guilty ut murder.
One of the Jury wished to ask a question, which lie thought
of some importance, before the verdict was pronounced upon all
the prisoneis. He wished to know whether those who ought
have met for a different purpose were equaly guilty of the
murder with Thistlewood
'lite Count r replied. that there could be no doubt that they
were implieat.d in the murder as meet. as Thistles/tad hiniselt.
fio wita:.•ver Alegal purpose they might have met. They had
impeded the officer in the execution of lostluty, and one of theia
had kilted him.
A dory itien.—lf any of the ph:siker, hail been put in the sante
situation as Titiatlewouti, they would proutibly have acted in the
same manner.
Mitotic' Juryman—But are those who surrendered themselves
equally guilty ?
Cormier.—There can be no doubt of it. They were all assem-
bled to on:: common purpo e, and the act of one is the act
d, uf
them all. If a Ulan intends to too to another. an
inst,wl of killiog hint, happens to kill a second, it is equally
timid-I. as doe a' killed the man lie intended.
A.l uryman—Anottier doubt arises in toy mind. flail not
these men a rigm to defend thenuclves, after the pistol had been
fired by the oiliest Kliis?
Coniner—Ce, toasty not : there cannot be a doubt upon it.
The Jury, by their fortune). then pronounced a verdict of
" Guilty of Minder" against the following prisoners :—Janits
Info. Charles Cooper. Itaeuard idil, Joon Monument him
Charles Strange. Richard Blackburn, James as then,. John
Gilchrist, anti others iinkoown
In thtecourseoftheday. the afflicted parents of the deceased
visited the body, and showed -hies:ling upon the OCCII/10t4.....
TIO:01.1 couple were SO decrepit as scarcely to be able to w.t up
sates. Smatter was a stout handsome man, 33 years old.
.ild I

TIIE SAVAGE OF JAVA.—it is stated in a letter
from a traveller in Batavia that a savage has been
liquid in the woods of the island ; it is thought that
lie must have lost himself' in time curly part of his
youth, and he now seems to be about thirty years
old. Ile speaks no articulate language, but bellows
mike an animal, or rather barks, for his voice is like
that of a dog. lie runs tin all fours, and as scam as
he perceives any human being, he climbs up a tree
like a monkey, and springs froni one branch to
another. When he sees any bird or game, he
catches at it, and very seldom misses his prey.

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