The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-15 00:00:00

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irEsiiittiAt another examination to kdt FlaCe iii
the Pirb,k-Offie, Hatton-Gaiden, tourig die
death of Thomas Pamphlin, who ivas stabbed
some person or persons unknown, on the night of the
4. h of Odober, passing Compton-street, Clerkee;
well. N

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James Brittar and William Sriiith; alias Moiteir
(apprehended since the last examination); weft!:
brought up, and cunfrdnted by Shiffnell; the young
manswho was in company with the deceased at the
time he was set on. In. addition to what we have
already stated of his evidence; he said; that Smith
was one who attacked Pamphlin ; he was the se;.
curial that came pp,: Briscoe was the first. He bey
lieved also, that when he (Shiffnell) was separated
from the deceased, and driven across the Way;
was the lad who f-I owed him:
James Hurst, upon his oath said, that en *eth
nesday se'nnight he met with Briscoe; whom he
had known for some time. They walked together;
and Briscoe asked him if he had heard. of the rOrtli
in Compton-street. Witness replied; he had see.in
some bills stuck upon the walls destribing it; and
thought it a very %ruel piece of business. Briscoe
said he would tell him how it happened at: they
walked on. He then said, that he (Briscoe) and itS
.wife and sister were drinking togethet at the: air-
row in Compton-street, and that on going out to
buy somesapples, they Were insulted by two Brew,
ers ; that a row was commenced; and that he (Pris.:
.cue) dashed his knife into one of them ; a knife
that he had temper'ed but the week before,: and
would turn to nothing. 'He had since; he added;
thrown the knife down a privy:
Robert.Jlowlett 'and
_Thomas Robinson; two
Puinter's apprentices, said they were at the Harrow
public-house on the night of the affray. About
half-past nine aboy.came in and said some men
w, re insulting ;on Briscoe's wife ; on which Bris.
cue, Smith, kivisßaker; and a coppersmith, all
run out, followed by several others. A short time
after they. returned, when Jarvis said, we have had
a row. They then left the house and re-
turned h ;me.
William Bennetia file-cutter, corroborated whai
the two former witresses had sworn, observing
that ten or twelve went out of the public: house, and
on their return jem Briscoe exclaimed, " We made
the b-s run."
John Hargrave told the, Magistrates that J oivis
Baker (the Witness who equivocated'io,mtich in a
former examination:) had confessed to him that" he
ran out with Bii,eue and 'his companions, and had a
b-y row in the street with two brewers,
Chapman, an officer, produced a knife found on
Jarvis Baker, which the latter was in the ad of
giving away to his father; when about.to be sent
to prison.
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Joseph Cooke, House-Surgeon at the IViitidtesex
Hospital, heard the deceased say, that a number of
person, had sallied out of a house upon him in
Compron-street ; that he had in the affray received
the wounds in his body ; but could not tell from
• whom. The Witness added, that the deceased had
three wounds in his body ; upon his breast, his side,
and in the groin ; which wounds had occasioned his
death. He thought them likely to have been given
by the knife produced.
Several others were examined, hut from whom
nothing could be gather'ed to criminate the parties,
among whom
,was a blind boy, with tr(ilk white
hair, who goes from house to house; fi Idling, and
who had falsely stated that he knew something of
the matter ; which was at first believed, from the
fad of there being fiddling and dancing in the
Harrow public-house the night of the affray ; hut
on inquiry, this turned our to be a 'fabric:civil.
Mr. BLAMIRE observed, that it was clear tru.:
whole of the party that surrounded the deceased and
his companion- came out of the public-house; it
w as also clear that Briscoe; Smith; and Jarvis Biker,
were three who led the party into the street. Whd
it was that had dealt the blows of which the de-
ceased had died, and those of which his companion
,now lingered, was yet to be proved. Three others
would, in all probability, he apprehended, who
might make the testimony complete He should,
therefore, postpone the re,ult to a future day ; and;
in the mean time, Briscoe, ;Smith, and Bakers
should be sent to the House of Correction, ;110,
kept in 'separate cells.