The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-21 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1833.

collars, caps, &c., were carried off. Fifty pounds have
been offered for the apprehension of the thieves.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
ONE OF THE SWELL MOB AT THE KING'S TIIEATRE.—
Yesterday a young man, dressed in the first style of fashion,
who gave his name Charles Hawksworth, was placed at
the bar before Mr. GREGORIE, charged on suspicion of
having picked the pocket of some person unknown, at the
King's Theatre, of a purse containing 4a. 6d., a franc
piece with a hole through it, and a sixpence marked in a
similar manner.
It appeared from the evidence of Edward Handley, jun.,
who is employed about the Opera House, that on Saturday
evening, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he observed
the prisoner in the stone hall at the pit entrance of the
King's Theatre. Another man was with him, and from
their motions he suspected somethine was wrong. Wit-
ness spoke to Mathews, one of the officers of the establish-
ment, and they both watched the prisoner. Soon after be
saw something pass between the prisoner and his compa-
nion, and he went up to him, when he ran cut of the
house, and was closely followed. He endeavoured to make
his escape under the hackney•coaches, and was seen to
throw something away ; with some difficulty he was se-
cured and taken to the station-house. On searching him
three sovereigns and one half sovereign were found in his
pockets. A purse containing the above-mentioned money
was found close to the spot where the prisoner was observed
to throw something from him.
In answer to a question, the witness said that he had
frequently seen the prisoner about the theatre, but he al-
ways thought him respectable.
Dawson, a constable who had formerly been on duty at
the King's Theatre, said that he knew the prisoner well
for years. He knew him to be the associate of thieves of
all descriptions ; and when he attended at the King's
Theatre he had frequently warned him away from the
doors. He had also warned him away from the doors of
the Hanover-square rooms.
Another officer gave similar evidence.
Mr. GREGORIE asked the prisoner where he lived ?
Prisoner—l live at Kennington Oval.
Mr. GREGORIE—Is there any number to the house?
Prisoner-1 here is not any number to the house.
Mr. GREGORIE—Are you a lodger or a housekeeper ?
Prisoner—l shall answer no further questions.
Mr. GREGORIE committed him as a reputed thief for
three months to the House of Correction, and to be kept to
hard labour.
Numbers of persons have lately had their pockets picked
at the King's Theatre, and there is but little doubt that
the prisoner has been reaping a rich harvest.
UNION HALL.
Yesterday Mr. IVhite, a schoolmaster, at Camberwell,
was charged with assaulting Miss Zouch. The com-
plainant has a brother who was placed a few years ago at
Mr. White's school by Sir G. Lowther, and who has
lately become of age, and entitled to some property. Sir
G. Lowther gave directions that Miss Zouch was not to
be allowed to see her brother, and accordingly, when she
called last week to see him, al e was refused admittance.
She, however, forced her way up stairs, and in getting to
the second floor, she intruded herself into Mrs. White's
bed-chamber. A❑ altercation occurred, in the course of
which Mrs. White screamed, upon which Mr. White
made his appearance, and on Miss Zouch refusing to leave
the house, he took her by the arm and led her down stairs.
Miss Zouch now complained that her arm was much
bruised. Mr. White said the assault was very trivial, and
discharged the case, observing that Miss 'Louth might
apply to the Lord Chancellor to get au interview with
her brother.

INQUEST ON R. CULLY.

(Continued from The Sun of yesterday.)

Mary Ann Hamilton sworn—l am a servant at the
Magpie and Stump, Fetter-lane. This day week I came
up to see the meeting. I was going to my sister's. I came
through the posts into Calthorpe-street ; going up on the
right hand side at about opposite No. 17, betwixt 3 and
4 o'clock, the policeman who is now dead was standing.
He asked me what was the reason I came there—he said
I had better be at home than come into that disturbance.
While I was talking to him I saw a man proceed from the
mob and rush towards him with an instrument in his
hand, but I cannot tell what it was—he said I shall
do for the —. I said for God's sake let me get out, and
I rushed through the mob as fast as I could. I went home.
The policeman was talking to me at the time. When I
saw him dead the next day, I recognised him to be the
same. The instrument was small. I cannot describe the
man who rushed on the policeman any more than that be
was a thin-faced man, with a long nose. I could not
identify him again. I did not et e him strike the police.
man. I never saw or knew the policeman before. I
was knocked down myself.
By a Juror—l was not struck myself. I was not
more than two or three minutes there, and did not see the
police strike any one. The instrument seemed to he made
of steel. I only saw about the length of my finger of it.
By the CORONER-4 did not hear the policeman say,
or see him do, anything to the man who rushed towards
him, before the rush was made.
By a Juror—l only went to place on the Tuesday even.
ing, and came to the meeting to see what was going on.
By the CORONER-4 did see the man thrust at the po-
liceman. I have been here every day since the inquest
sat, which is very inconvenient to me.
By a Joror—l saw banners. The man who made the
thrust had no banner in his hand. When I got home, I
heard the policeman was dead.
By a Juror—l cannot speak nearer to the time tha❑ to
say that it was between 3 and 4 o'clock. I think the
thrust was made at the left side of the policeman. 1 went
round to the place afterwards, where I saw the policeman
standing to show the inspector of the police the exact spot.
I am quite sure that the policeman saw the man making
the rush upon him ; he held up his arm, as if to defend
himself, and bad something in his hand, but I cannot tell
whether it was his staff or not.

The CORONER now said to the jury, " Well, Gentle-
men, do you want any more evidence? The man was
stabbed and murdered."—(A pause.) "If they had
brought this young woman here sooner, it would have
saved a: least two days of your time."
A Juror—" I don't think it would."
CORONER.--" Then I do."
The same Juror—" There we differ."
CORONER—" Nothing could have justified an indivi-
dual going up in cold blood and stabbing another at the
moment he was giving a girl good advice."
The same Juror—" If I were to express what I feel, I

would say I do not believe one iota of what the girl has

said."

CORONER—" No?"
The Juror—" No, I do not."
CORONER—" She has been making her statement upon
oath, and I don't know why her statement is not to be
believed as well as yours, or mine, or any other person's."
James Yewet, 26, Little ;'ilde•street, Lincoln's Inn-

fields, sworn—l am an inspector to the Animals' Friend
Society. On calling on a friend list Monday, in No. 5,
Gough-street, about three o'clock, I saw a great number
of people in the fields. I had not been there long before I
perceived a mighty rush among the people from Calthorpe-
tarn t. I then made towards Calthorpe-street, and I there
saw a body of police. The police were making towards
the person who was speaking. The police had blud-
geons in their hands, waving them over their beads.
I ran away, and I saw the policeman who was stabbed
standing near tail door, but before I got to him
he dropped down backwards. I, with two others, lent
our assistance, and we cal ried him into the bar. When
we raised him up, I saw the blood flowing, and said,
" The man's stabbed." He said, "I am stabbed." I held
his head in my hands till he died—it might be about
a quarter of an hour. We took him up stairs,
undressed him, and I the❑ went home. In about
an hour afterwards I met a person in Queen-street,
Lincoln's Inn-fields, whom I did not know. He said to
me lie knew bow the policeman was stabbed, because he
saw it done. I then saw two Bow-street officers, and told
them that that person had told me he saw how it was done.
Whether they believed me or not I don't know, but they
seemed to take no notice of what I said, except
that they told me to ask his name. I did not do that. I
don't know him. I think I should know him if I saw
him again. He was an elderly man, and I should know
him again if I saw him. I never saw him before, and
was surprised that he knew me. I never asked his name.
CoitorrEK—You could do what any other man would
have done. You might have asked his name and address,

in order that he might be forthcoming.
Witness—Yes, Sir; I asked him to come forward ;
but when he saw me with the two officers he went away.
He was pale coloured, had a long nose, but 1 cannot say
what colour his hair was. He was dressed in a snuff-
coloured coat, and a striped waistcoat. Perhaps be might
have thought I was one of his party.
The Jury expressed their rrgret that the party was not
known, and that the witness did not take care to have his
nitne and address. One of them said be thought he would
have been justified in compelling the man to give his address.
The CORONER said be was not certain whether that
would not have been justifiable under the circumstances.
By the Jury—lt was between five and six minutes
after three o'clock when I saw the policeman.
Mr. Hunt said there was a witness in the room who
was on the ground during the whole time, and his eon
saw the man stabbed. . .

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CORONER-Well, if his son is here we will examine
him, for we have been sitting here a long time, and only
have just begun to get that evidence which is really ma-

terial.

A respectable-looking person came forward, and stated
that his son could be in attendance to-morrow.
Mr. Stanwood, addressing the Jury, handed in a two-
penny-post letter, which be had received to-day, the
writer of which stated that he was the person who con-
fessed himself to have been the man who stabbed the
policeman. It was without a signature, hut no doubt
the writer could be traced; at all events it was his duty
to band the letter to the Coroner.
The letter, of which the following is a copy, was then
handed to the Coroner :

" May 19, 1833.

" Dear Sir,—You will not, I hope, take it as too great
a liberty for an individual to address to yon a few lines,
that I may give you some account of the manner in which
the policeman met his death on last Monday, and how
two other policemen were wounded ; and that because I
have beard from my own surgeon that men have been
charged with the act. 1 was there last Monday, when
the police came up and beat the people, and blocked up
every passage, and struck, without distinction, old and
young, though every individual tried to make his escape
from the ground. I myself tried, and was desperately
(we suppose he meant wounded, but the word was
omitted,) and my head was dreadfully cut in half a dozen
places, the bridge of my nose completely smashed, and the
left eye banging completely out of the socket. I was
forced to despair when I saw myself nearly surrounded by
the police; in this distressing state I darted the blade
which I had in my walking-stick, and began
to fight like a man in despair to save my life,
and I at last means (as in the letter) to effect
my escape. In this desperate state I killed
the policeman and wounded two others. When I was
some distance from the field of action, my wife met me
and said, " Good Lord, John, what is the matter ?" 1
then took my handkerchief and showed my eye to her. and
told her that the police had nearly dashed out my brain,
when she immediately got me home and sent for the surgeon,
who dressed my wounds for me, for which he would nut
receive any pay, but has ever since attended on me and
given food also to my wife and children in a very liberal
manner, and swore never to disclose what I told him. My
body is laying on a dying bed, and it has taken me one
day to write this letter, being very ill and weak, and it
causes me great pain to be lifted up in bed. I have not
the use of my left arm, being so desperately beaten by
the policemen that I cannot move it; and my left eye,
though set I believe, if I should ever recover, I shall ne-
ver be able to see with again. My surgeon has told me
not to sign my name, nor mention any place
of abode whatever, as the magistrate sproceed
(as in the letter) against me, and hang me if they
could. He has (promised, we suppose) to me too, that as
long as 1 am unwell he will support my wife and family