The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-16 00:00:00

POLICE

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Bow-STREET.--71,ast night a gentle Min of the
nfim of \Vrtzlit, was charged by one of the. special
coristab.les with u tving sprung a rattle in. the pit; and
t•sc,ecl.considerable disturbance by his riotous and
disorderly comintl.
The witness stated, that the prisoner was the first
persOn who comAteneed rattling, and that he ran
with great violence from the top of the pit down to-
wards the orchestra, near which, after a most oh-
nate resistance on the part of his adherents, he was
secured, and with some difficulty .conveyed. out of

the house,
Mr. Wright denied that he had commenced the
rise of rattles, but confessed that be took .the rattle
train a gentleman's hand who stood next him; and
inadvertently 'sprung it. Heals° denied that, he hal
made ally resistance, or`beiraved'in any manner'un-.
tlecr.ellng the character of a gentleman, on being
talZen into custody.
Mr. GRAHAM ordered him to find bail, whiclr he
did in a few minutes,-and was discharged.
The attention of Mr. GRAHAM was then at-
traeted by a Gentleman named POWELL, who
ame forward with considerable agitation marked
his countenance; and said, he attended to ek-
h bit a complaint against two _persons with whom
11C ...cis acqhanted, and who had murdered attMr,
Cowlam, a particular friend of his, who was alinen-
draper in
,Queen-street, Cheapside, and who had tic-
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companied him that evening to the pit of Covent,-
garden Theatre. " • :
Mr. GRAHAM here interrupted Mr. Powell, and
told him he should be extremely, guarded in making
such a charge as That he was now adverting,to, and
asked him what:proofs he had of the fact he had as-
sert,' ?
ills. P .well said that he was a few seats frOm his
friend lulleil be saw him knocked down and treated
in a Most barbarous manner by a man mimed Smith,
who- struck him, and after ards trod on him. His
friend .as then 'carried out of, the' House by Perry,
the ,fireman, and 'lire surrounding Stryetators pro-
nounced hill. dead. Whither he had 116• ti conveyed
lie kneW not, but firmly believed he was no
more: •
Mr. Statford, the chief clerk, said,' this state
merit aas correct, the first step to.be v.orildbel
to sendior the Coroner to sit on: the bouy, and in-
qtine into the circtimstances which led td'his death.
Mr. GRAHAM then' inquired oi.. rae
officer, the real state Of the Case,, who said the man
was not dead, but hoe Jeen conveyed to'an apoibe-
caryis. snen in Russel:street. Thitner Mr; Graham
diretted him to go and niakeinquiciesas to the In-
jury the man had sustained, On Lavender's re-
tarn, be reported the.' be bad been Mr. Cowlarn,
Wilu was apparently v. ry ("ay.:musty. ill. He did
,not perceive any outward mars of violence, and
believed any injury he bad sustained was prin-
cipally iti'ernal. Mr.:C. had refused to be bled there,
a'nd expressed great anxiety. to be conveyed in a
coach to his own .goose. This request, was complied
with, and he was conveyed home in great agony.
Mr. GRAHAM now again addressed Mr. Powell on
the irripruclenCe of his being so premature in his as-
, -Sertiori, and observed, that 'many persons who went,
to the Theatre -seetnett• more inclined to-beeedlhan
to quell disturbance, 6lthough they wished to be
If:ought the friends of peace and hartaony. For the
present, he said •he should take no cunii laint res-
-pectilig the case: just mentioned, as Ir. Powell did
not seem to lrave.a correct knowledge of the trans-

araion.
Another person, named Wright, -then came for-
ward to r+arge a )Oung man, named Nichols, with
assaultiog him, • and was proceeding to relate his
tale, when Limerick the Otfit.vr said, that Nichols
was the person who first gave charge. l'he tables
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were then tuet=ed, and Nicliols became the corn- •
plainant, and being, sworn, he stated that he had
been sitting in the pir all the evening in the most
quiet and ordeily manner; without taking part on
either side of the question, when he was assailed by
a person with 0. P: in his hat, who, because he
Would not join in making a tumult,. struck him and
knocked him down, when he Was beaten .and kick-
ed in the tnOst violent manner, and received a stab
of = s,‘ ord, or some sharp instrument in the hand.
He•wa's at length, however, rescued trom his
peril- j
ous situation, and succeed:d in seething his assail-
ant,. and Was cbuveying him from' the house, when
he was stopped by Wright, ..who rescued his pri-
soner, and struck him several blows.
Mr: Wright, in reply to" this, positively denied
that he hAd been concerned in any'quarrel or dispute
raring the evening, and that he never saw his ac-
cuser, till he came up to: him in -the lobby of the
Pit, when the body of Mr. Cowlam was conveyed
out, and seized him by the collar; for which as-
sault he was about to take him into custody, when
Linielick came up and received his fake charge.
- This 'statement of Mr. Wiight Wes.corroborated
by his employer, a Gentleman named Malcolm, who
poiithely swore Abet 111 r, Wright had not quitted
his side during the whole evening, and . during that
time, had conducted himself to the most peaceable
manner, Without interfering in any of the prevailing