The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

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THE CRAWLEY COURT-MARTIAL.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER).
TWELFTH DAY.

ALDERSHOT, Tuesday.
The Court met this morning at half-past 10 o'clock, the
same members being present as yesterday,

On the opening of the court,
Colonel Sir A. Horsford said he should suggest for the
consideration of the prisoner whether he would not pi oceed
with the cross-examination of the sergeant and sentries at
once, as they were called by the prosecution without any
other view than their being examined by the court and the
prisoner.
Colonel Crawley should be glad to adopt the sugges•
tion of the prosecutor, and examine the sentries, but in
respect to any other witnesses he should ask for the same
indulgence he had hitherto received, and postpone their
cross-examination till the day after their examination in
chief. He also begged leave to state that in reply to the
application he had made in respect to the production of the
letter from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge to
Colonel Shute, referred to in yesterday's evidence, he had
been informed that it would be sent to the prosecutor. He
inquired if that had been done, and whether he would pro •
duce it ?

Colonel Sir A. Horsford said that he had read the letter
in question this morning, but it was still under the consi-
deration of the Court whether it would be necessary to
produce it.

Sergeant Alexander Ad'Ams, of the 6th Dragoons, was
then sworn and examined by
Colonel Sir A. Horsford—Were you ever on duty when
the late Sergeant Major Lilley was under arrest ?—I was
once.

Did you visit the sevatries in the first bungalow ?—I did.
Where were they 'posted ?—ln No. 2 room in the centre
of the room.

What orders cRd they give up P—To take charge of the
prisoner; allow no communication with any one but his
native servant and medical officer. The native servant was
to be searched both going in and out.

Do you vemembsion what day you were= this duty ?
I believe it was the 9th of May.

What, character did Sergeant Major Lilley bear for so-
briety and soldier-like conduct 2—A very good one.;
Crr,ss•examined by Colonel Crawley—At what o'clock
was it that yon visited the sentries on the 9th of May 2
A,bout, ten o'clock at night.
Did you see Mrs. Litley on that occasion ?—No.

Describe what the proper position of the sen-
try was on the model ?—ln the centre of that room
(pointing out the position on the model). He walked
from the door of the servant's room in No. 2, to the door of
No. 4 room.

Colonel Pipon—Let me. hoar exactly, describing by the
model, the proper walk and poet of the sentry ?—Between
the door of the office and the door of the large outer room.
Did you ever see the sentry nearer the door of the bed-
room than the centre of the office-room ?—Never.

Did you visit the sentry next day ?—Yes.
Where was Sergeant Major Lilley and where was the
sentry ?-11e was at the outer door of the servants' room
with the sentry behind him. lie was at the door looking
towards the barracks.

Was the office room employed by Sergeant Major Lilley
as an office, and did the orderly sergeant go there with
these states at an early hoar of the morning I)—Y es, and
the orderly sergeants used to call there at all hours, at 2 or
3 o'clock in the morning.
You are now speaking of the room where the sentries
were posted ?—Yes.
Sergeant Elezer Eland, of the 6th Dragoons, sworn.
Examined by Colonel Sir A. Horsford—l was on duty
while Sergeant Major Lilley was under arrest. I mounted
guard on the 27th of April, 1862, and on the 121st of May,
1862, I recollect the orders I took over about the sen-
tries. On the 27th of April the sentry was to take
charge of the prisoner, to allow no communication to take
place between anyone outside and the prisoner, and the
native servant was to bo searched on going in and com-
ing out.

By Colonel Pipon—These were the orders when I
mounted guard. On the 28th of April I received fresh
orders. On the morning of the 28th Sergeant Major
Cotton brought a fresh order to the guard room. I cannot
state the order, it was written; it was to the effect that the
sentry was to be placed in Sergeant Major Lilley's bunga-
low in his quarters. 1 accordingly placed the sentry inside
the bungalow myself.
What were the orders on the 21st of May ?—Between the
28th of April and the 21st of May the sergeant major had
been shifted into different quarters. The orders were simi-
lar to those given in regard to the former bungalow, only
that Sergeant Major Lilley had permission to sleep in the
verandah.
Witness continued—On the 28th of April he posted the
sentry in the little room, No. 4. In the second bungalow
the sentry was posted in: the verandah, and the sergeant
major slept under the window of the small room, No. 2.
Ho always considered Sergeant Major Lilley a steady, sober,
upright man.
By Colonel Crawley—The order ho received on the 28th
of April was from Sergeant Major Cotton in writing.
Neither Lieutenant Fitzsimon nor Sergeant Major I. Cotton
went with him when the change of sentries was made on
the 28th of April. The orders did not state where it was
that the sentry was to be placed ; so he placed him in No. 4
room. It was left to his discretion. On the 2d of May, about
noon, he again visited the sentry. Sergeant Major Lilley
was sitting in an easy chair just outside the door of his
room, No. 1 room. He never received any complaints
from Sergeant Major or Mrs. Lilley.
Colonel Crawley handed in a written protest against the
nature of the evidence in chief of the last witness.
CAorporal Wm. Parr of the Gth Dragoons, exa •
Sir . Horsford—said, he had been eight years arcumed by
months in the regiment. He considered thatntergleevaennt
Major Lilley born a very good character. lle
s)
on duty during the time of Sergeant 11Iajor Lilley'swjtne s r ewas.Bt
He was on duty about 20 minutes, bht of the Ist of May. Ile was th© efore 12., on the
Ho postei the sentry in •
No. 4 guard of the night,
room in
small room. Re posted the sentry
underside becauseares t
forhe wasnot
the centre of the
informed that there wasinasideoerporalln
having placed the sentry
By Colonel Crawley-1;e relieved Corporal Blake when
It was Corporal Blake.
he was arrested on the of the let of May. The sen-
tries had orders no t to lose
when he went into Mr, sight of the prisoner except
Lilley's bedroom. According to
the orders he received he
thought No. 4 was the proper
room for the sentries. I
did not see the sentry when he
placed the sentry over hi
and the sentry wished
to him at night. The door was shut
be certified that the sergeant major
was there.
Witness then called to the sergeant major who
answered him, and
It was the room ho told the sentry that he was there.
that the voice on the right of No. 2 (pointing to themo-
del)ee game from. No complaints were ever
made to him
by l
Sergeantaro f 6th Dragoons,
, olsl o r Mrs. L fi
1 c y
Corporal Jamesß said he had
been nine years and four months in the regiment. Sergeant
Major Lilley's character was that of a sober, steady man,
lie was on duty twice during the arrest, on both occasions
in the bungalow in which he died. To the best of his re-
collection, it was on the 17th or 18th of May, and again on
the 22d. The sentry was not to allow any communication
with the prisoner except by the native servant and the me-
dical officer, the former of whom was to be searched on en-
tering and leaving. The If documts were found they were to
was nut to lose
be handed to tee adjutant. The sentry
sight of the prisoner.
by Colonel Crawley—He could not see Mrs. Lilley's bed
from the place at which the sentries were posted. He saw
Mrs. Lilley once or twice, but he could not say whether he
was on duty or off' on these occasions. She was on the outer
verandah when he saw her.
Corporal James Cowan said he bad been in the 6th Dra-
goons 17 years. Sergeant Major Lilley bore a good charac-
ter for sobriety and soldierlike conduct. Witness was on
duty twice during his arrest, but he could not remember
the dates, He wie on duty both in the first and second

bungalows. In the first bungalow the sentries were posted
in No. 4 and No. 2 inside, by the front of the door.
By Colonel Crawley—Fsentries
the place where the
wore posted Mrs. Lilley's bed could not be seen.
Private John Stone said he had been in the regiment five
years and seven mouths. Sergeant Major Lille}, was a sober,
steady, non-commissioned officer.
By Colonel Crawley —He never entered Mrs. Lilley's
bedroom, nor did he ever see Mrs. Lilley iu her bedroom. ,
Sorgeant Samuel James said he had been in the 6th
Dragoons eight years and eight mouths. Sergeant Major
Lilley bore a very good character. Witness was corporal of
the guard on the 10th of May, 1862. He posted the sentries
in No. 2 room, called " the office." (The witness repeated
the orders to the sentries in almost the same words as the
previous witnesses.)
By Colonel Crawley—When he first visited the sentries
on the 10th of May Mr. and Mrs. Lilley were sitting in the
front verandah. The sentries had no business to go nearer
to her bed room than the centre of the office room.
Corporal John Condy said he had been in the 6th Dra-
goons five years and five months. He knew Sergeant Major
Lilley to have been a sober, steady man.
(The witness
agreed with the others in reference to the orders the sen-
tries received). There was a chick over the dour of the
sergeant major's bedroom, which prevented the sentry
from seeing in. A person might see over the check if he
went close to it. He did not see Mrs. Lilly until the
morning of the 25th of May, She was then in a night..
dress.

By Colonel Crawley—On that day he found that th°
sentry was not where he had posted him. He called out
and some one said %. Come in." He then lifted up a.:
chick, and saw tha sentry supporting the sergeant major on
his arm in bed. That was how he came to see Mrs. Lille),
in her night dress. At that time the sergeant major Was
dying. If the sergeant major had not been dying, and it
witness had not been called in he should not have seen Mrs,
Lilley in her night-dress. Before he lifted up the chick ha
could not see what was going on in the room. There was
no medical man with the major when witness went in and
found blra dying. According to the orders received the
sentry had no right to go within 2 feet of Mrs. Lilley's bed.
The Court shortly afterwards adjourned.