The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-28 00:00:00

to the premises at Rotherhithe, is about 200 yards off.
It is an isolated neighbourhood. Mr. Hale, sent., told
him that he had got a patent for the rockets. He did
not say he was about to apply for another patent for
rockets of a new description.

John Saunders, a police-officer, who accompanied the
preceding in the search said—We found 79 cases con-
taining 1,543 rockets, all charged. We also found 3,629
iron rocket heads, 2,489 rocket bottoms, and 1,955
empty rocket cases.

Ralph Thomas examined said—His attention was
directed to the premises from the sth April last, gave
evidence to show that the three defendants were con-
stantly at the premises, and in some way or other en-
gaged in the manufacture of the rockets, &c.
In cross-examination, he said he was instructed by his
superintendent to watch the premises, and to change his
dress on different days.
AugustUsener examined, said—l am an engineer. I
have been in the Prussian artillery for 15 or 16 years. I
served in the last Hungarian war. During the last
three months I was a major of the staff. I was em-
ployed by the Messrs. Hale in making rockets at Ro-
therhithe. I began to work there about the close of
September last, and I continued to work until the be-
ginning of November. I did not know either of the
Hales before I went to them. I was introduced to them
by M. Kossuth. It was last summer when I first saw
M. Kossuth on the matter—that was after he came
back from America. I saw the elder of the Hales
in the company of M. Kossuth in September last.
On that occasion M. Kossuth presented me to Mr. Hale.
It was in M. Kossuth's own room. M. Kossuth, on
introducing me to Mr. Hale, said—" This is an Hun-
garian officer, and a late officer of the Prussian artillery ;
therefore, with regard to his being acquainted with this
kind of work, you may employ him in the manufacture
of rockets." M. Kossuth appointed the amount of my
wages, which were to be 18s. a week, and lie said Mr.
Hale would point out what I was to do. M. Kossuth
told me to keep the affair quite secret. He asked me to
keep the manufacture of rockets quite safe. M. Kos-
suth spoke to me partly in the English and German
tongues. I was ordered to be at Mr. Hale's house at
half-past 9, when he would take me to the manufactory.
I went to his house as appointed, and he accompanied
me part of the way to the premises at Rotherhithe. It
was concerted between us that we should not enter
together. When I got there I saw Robert Hale, two
Englishmen, and a German. One Englishman and
Robert Hale were engaged boring rockets. In about
a quarter of an hour I undressed and went to work. I
was directed to arrange the fourth room or compart-
ment, which appeared to have been out of use for a
long time. This occupied me the first day. Subsequently
I was employed every day, except on Sundays, at the
factory. I was principally engaged in putting the heads
on the rockets, and in boring them. That was the
principal employment in which I was engaged up to
November. Mr. Robert Hale directed me what to
do. He was there every day, coming about
half-past nine until half-past five. I sometimes
saw the elder defendant, Wm. Hale, on the premises.
He acted in the capacity of first manager of the factory.
I received my wages from Robert Hale. I assisted in
making altogether between 350 and 400 while I was
there. The German's name was Gurnack—he came
about the same time that I did, and I left him there.
In Nov. I was taken sick, and went into the hospital.
During the time I was employed Robert Hale sent me
to M. Kossuth, at Pimlico—that was about the middle
of October. I saw M. Kossuth. I was sent more than
-ince to a similar factory at Pimlico. I there saw M.
Kossuth, Mr. Hale (the father), a fellow-workman, and
some other persons. On the first occasion I went a
machine was tried for letting off rockets. The conver-
sation was here also partly in English and
partly in German. The conversation lasted
an hour. After it terminated I and my fellow-workmen
were told both by M. Kossuth and Mr. Hale to wait for
Mr. Hale at the corner of the street. It was then that
M. Kossuth told me to keep the affair secret. He did
so in German. About a fortnight afterwards Robert
Hale requested me to go and see his father. I did go,
and the father sent me to M. Kossuth, and said he
would tell me what was the matter. I then went to M.
Kossuth's house at Kensington.
Mr. Bodkin—What did M. Kossuth say ?
Mr. Clarkson objected to the question, on the ground
that his learned friend was endeavouring to elicit some-
thing against M. Kossuth, who was absent and un-
charged,

Henry said when the question could be put would
depend on whether any communication was afterwards
made by the witness to Mr. Robert Hale.
Examination of witness continued—After I saw M.
Kossuth I did not tell the younger Hale at any time
about the conversation. Robert Hale on one occasion
told me and my fellow-workmen not to talk in public-
houses or in places about what we were doing, or to
mention the name of Hungary or Kossuth, as that would
betray our work. I should say when I was at the fac-
tory about 600 rockets were manufactured.

Cross-examined by Mr. Clarkson—l had applied for
charity before I went to the Messrs. Hale. It was after
I came out of prison for theft that I was employed by
them.

Re-examined py Mr. Bodkin—l was imprisoned five
months at Maidstone for theft. I was destitute, and I
took what was not my own.
George Garnack, a German, employed at Mr. Hales's
factory, gave similar evidence.

Sir Thomas Hastings, the principal storekeeper of the
Ordnance, prouduced the correspondence which had
taken place with Mr. Hale from 1843 to 1853, and stated
that after experiments had been made with his rockets,
the Government declined accepting, but offered to sup-
ply them with those articles.

- Mr. SCANLAN, an officer of the Customs, proved that
no rockets had been exported through the Custam-house,
in the name of Mr. Hale, from 1847 up to April, 1852.
This being the conclusion of the evidence,

Mr. Henry said he should send the case to the sessions

The defendants were then bound over to appear
to answer the charge at the sessions, the two
Hales being to find bail, themselves in 801., and
two sureties in 401. each, and Boylan being only re-
quired to enter into his own recognizances.