The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

him. Ile had not a revolver on him when he was
I taken. I heard some one in the crowd ask where the
revolver waz. I did not say he had no revolver, but
had only stones. lie had both a revolver and stones
at the van. I and my companions aLtemi,ted to
mike a rush while the batteting of the van with
stone; was going on, but we were driven hack.
The men attacking the van formed between it and
the crowd after the crowd were (Liven back. The
police were all round and made several attempts to
get close to the van, but unsuccessfully. I was at
the corner of the street on this side the railway
arch, and the police were about 20 yards nearer
the van. I have only been once to Bellevue to
identify the prisoners. It was either on Tuesday
or Wednesday. I have been at Albert-street
station every day but one since the affair. I have
been taken down to se,?, every fresh batch of prisoners.
Henry Wilson Slack said—l am a cab proprietor.
I was on one of my omnibuses coming up after the
van. I was 20 yards behind the van. The cab with
the officers was between the omnibuses and the van.
I saw the van stopped. I saw some one on the top
with a large stone. I shall know him if I sec him.
(He then pointed out, after a considerable pause,
Thomas Maguire.) I have no doubt that he was
there, and I believe he was on the van. Ile was
dressed differently then, and seemed to have aloose
slop on. I heard a good many shots fired. I saw
Allen fire the last shot. He was close to me. I
cannot speak to the others. I drove the prison van
to the gaol. The horses belonging to the van took
it up. One had been shot in the forehead and the
other in the neck.
By Mr. Cottiugham—l could see all that took
place behind, but not in the front. I got down and
walked up still closer. I did not see the horse shot
in the head fall. I have been here and only iden-
tified one. Josiah Munn drove my omnibus.
By Mr. Roberts—l went totellevue with the
prisoners. I have not been in court, and have not
heard a word of evidence. I was here a few minutes
on Friday. I did not stay long because I had busi-
ness to attend. I came here because I was fetched
by a policeman. He asked me if I could identify
any of them. I identified Allen.
Josiah Munn was next sworn—l was driving the
last witness's omnibus when the van stopped at the
archway. I saw Allen there, Thomas Maguire, J.
F. Nugent, and John Martin. Allen was at the
back firing into it through the ventilator. When
the two prisoners were rescued I heard him speak
to one, and he handed him out. The men had
handcuffs on. Maguire was throwing a stone on
the front of the van, on the footboard. lie made
an attempt to get to the top, but he slipped. I did
not see him succeed in getting up. He then went
towards the horses, and I did not see him do any
more. I only saw Nugent run about assisting to
keep the people off. I also saw John Martin doing
the same.

By Mr. Cottingham—l was seated beside Mr.

Slack. I had never seen any of the men before. I
saw Martin just as it commenced. I saw them rush
from the embankment and surround the van. He
was in the gang helping to keep the people back.
He rushed from the embankment to help to keep
the crowd back. John Martin had a billycock on.
I was on the omnibus when I saw the people on the
embankment. The omnibus was following the cab
at a distance of about 20 yards. The cab would be
about the same distance behind the van. I got
down from the omnibus after M►. Slack. I first
went to identify the prisoners on Friday. I was
brought into this court to see them. I then iden-
tified the same men that I have identified now. I
was about five or six minutes in court. A police-
officer who brought me in stood besile 1n while I
identified the prisoners. No one was pointed out
to me.

' By Mr. Ward—The men made titi3 rush as soon
as the horses' heads were through the arch. They
came tumbling oue after the oth.r off the embank-
ment. I could not count their numbers, and I don't
think any one else could. As near as I could guess
there were about 20 or 25. Nugent kept running
about all the time. I could not say whether he was
the first or last over the embankment. He ran
wherever he could see anybody coming to assist the
police. The police rau both ways, some towards the
gaol and some towards Manchester. He di3 not
follow auy of the police in particular ; he ran first
one way and then another. I could not count how
many men there were, but I kept my eye on them,
so that I should know them again. I could not tell
them all again. I observed Nugent particularly,
because be was driving the crowd away who were
close to the omnibus. He was dressed the same as
he is now, and he had a cap on. I have not read
the description of his cap. It was a cap turned up
at the back, with a riband on the front, and it had
a peak.

Emma Pennington said—My husband keeps the
Halfway House (beerhouse), under one of the arches
of the London and North-Western Railway, about
40 yards from where the van was stopped. The
front door faces Hyde-road; the back door faces
the paver works. On the 18th, about midday, seven
men came to my house. I served them all with beer.
They gave separate orders. I cannot speak to any of
the prisoners being among the seven. I asked one
of the men if there was a cheap trip on that day.
There were as many as a score in at one time.
After dinner the prisoner Bacon came in. I did not
see that he was lame, but he called my attention to
the fact by saying he would set his horse on one
side, meaning his crutch. I also noticed Allen among
the number who came in during the afternoon.
They kept looking through the window. Bacon
looked as if he saw some one through the window,
and left the house, and the others followed all to-
gether. I was clearing away the glasses when my
child called out, " Mother, there's a fight an the

road !" There are often fights on the waste ground
near to my house.
After a lengthy cross-examination by Mr. Cot-
tingham, the Court adjourned for lunch. On re-
assembling,

Chas. Pollit was sworn—Was the driver of the
van on the 18th, and produced a huge stone he

found on the footboard of the van after the attack

was over.

George Partridge was on the spot after the van
had been stopped. Saw Allen there with a hammer

knocking at the van door. After hammering a short
time he fired through the ventilator in the door.
were Witness was in court when Kelly and Deasey

remanded, and saw Larkin there. He was in the

gallery, and left the court after the remand rather
hurriedly. Witness remained half an hour after the

remand.

By Mr. Cottingham—Has only one eye, but can
see well.

By the Prisoner—What o'clock is it?
Witness--Twenty-one minutes past two.
Mr:Fowler—A very fair way of testing the fact.
Mr. Newton, guumaker, said he had examined
the van this day, and found several marks of bullets

on it, three on the left side, one about the centre,
one of them through the wood, the others not.
There is a bullet mark inside the door, and inside
the roof another. The one in the roof appears to

have been shot in at the door, with the pistol pointed

upward.
William Carrington said he met the van contain-
ing the prisoners 40 yards on the Manchester side
of the arch. On hearing the attack he turned back.
Saw Allen with a revolver in each hand, and saw

him fire and wound Sprosson in the foot. Saw Wm.
Martin there, running towards the van from the

crowd, throwing stones at it. Saw Boylan on the
road a quarter of an hour before the van came up.
He was 200 yards on the Manchester side of the
attack, at half-past three.
Mr. Higgin---Did you see a lame man there?

Mr. Cottinghatn objected to the question, but the

objection was overruled.

Witness said he saw a man with a crutch walking
about the brick croft before the attack.