The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-21 00:00:00

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MARLZORoutii-STikEET.It )va's stated. ester-
day that a'inuit„extraarilimhiy-tvliair happened at
Mr. Brookes', 111 •Thf.tttre Of Anatomy, -Blen-
heim-street. On Sunday evening a wan hay:Ug
been delivered there as a subject -(a technical term
for A dead man fOr dissection), in a sack, who,
&hen in the act of belltg rolled down the steps to the
vaults, turned out to be alive, turd was conveyed,
in a state of nudity, to St. 3 -,l'illes' s watch•house.
Citriosity had led Ina l'' hundreds of persons to
tli.c, watch-honse, and it ivhs with difficulty the
• sit/tiecit could be conVeyed 'Si this Office, where
there was also a great it-Ssemblage. The -subjct'at
length arrived. He Stated his n4tne to he Robert
2tifor,rott, by trade a lsmit 11.—JuItit,. Bottoolley, a
haeltey-co'aclitudo, teas also chatede. with having
delirired Morgan, tied tip itt the sack. The sub-
ject appearedin the sack in the same way in which
be was taken, with this ditfe}ence, that boles bad
been matte to let his arms through.
The evidence of Mr. Brookes afforded much mer-
timent. He stated, t hat on 'Sunday evening,
soon after 'seven o'clock, his servant informed him,
through the. medium of a pupil, that a Coachman
had `called to inquire if he wanted a subject, from
Chit'pman, a notorious resurrection-4 Matt. Mr. 13.
agreed to have it, and in about five minutes after a
coach was driven up to the door, and-a mart, an-
swering the description of Bottondey, brought
Morgan in, a sack as a dead bod)% laid hint in the
patisage, at the top of the kitchensteps, and
Walked away without taking any further nOtice.—
Ott Harris, witneises's.servant, taking hold of the
Bu/ilea's feet, which prptraded 011.0110 the bottom
of the sack, be felt them warn', and that the stib•
ject was alirre ! , - .

Here Ilse prisoner, Morgan, wlio seemed to
have enjoyed the narrative with others, burst out
into a fit oflaugliter.
Mr. ButtaOwEs, the Magistrate.—" Is it ustsd,
Mr. Brookes, when yon receive a subject, to have
any conversation with the parties who deliver it ?"
Mr. Brookes.—" Sovnetimes ; but dead bodies
are frequently left, and I recompense the pro-
curers at niy leisure."
Mr. Brookes resumed his evidence, and Stated
that he pia his foot upon the sack; upon being
called by his servant, and kicked it down two steps,
*hen the subject called out, " I am alive," and
forcing half his naked body out of the sack, threw
the whble house into .alarm (bete the subject
again laughed heartily). Conceiving that the
pri.!oner`s intent was concealt,nent, foe theintrpose
of intrbducing others to commit felony', witness
armed himself with the bar of a Shutter, one of
his pupils brought a poker, an!! gave his weapon
to another man in the house, whilst 'be'flew up
stairs for his pistols Which were unloaded ; but the.
prisoner seemed inclioed to resist, and witness said
ro him, "resign or I'll Shoot you like a bug, and
then dissect you in five. minutes." A Constable
was sent for, and the subject Was taken to the
watch-hob Se. He denied any knowledge of how
he cause there, aLal said he had beets made very
drunk.

After Mr. Brookes had returned from the watch-
house, to enter thi.,.c!...argeligainst• Morgan, lie
saw BottotTlicy loitcrir,d nhtitit the street., owl cm
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scrutinizing. his dress, it answertd that of the per-
son who had left Morgan there. There was ant),
cher hacknev-coachniim with Bottomley.
Mr. Brookes' testimony was corroborated by
Mr.• Salmon, one of his pupils, arid by Henry
Barris, his servant. The latter was confronted
with Batton:ley, and he believed hint to be the
man who had left Morgan.

In defence, Morgan-Said, that he had returned
from Teddiugton, Middlesex, on Si inlay, where
he had been three • days at work ; that he had
drank freely art the road to London. Ike came
through Westminster and the Park ; and in Ox-
ford-street a Man picked ltlin up, and made him
In -dr.unk that he entirely ldst his senses-, and Had
no recollection until be awoke from his stupor at
Mr. IlroOkes:'.. He had no wrong intention, and
he had lost as. and some' apparel. •
"Mr.. Brookes stated,. and he was cnnfirmed in
it, that the-Man was not drunk when at his house,
and the manner of his extrieatinghimself frOni the
sack clearly•deMonstratell it.
Bottomley, in his defence, denied all know-
ledge of Morgan. He drove the. hackney-coach,
No. 10S2, 'for Mr.-Warr, of Leather-lane, and he
had been four years in his service. lie had a ho-
liday on Sunday,- and went to see his friends. He
returned from Paddington with Smart, another
coachman,- and-they called at a %vatering4rouse iu
Oxford-stt eet.

This' public-house,' Morgan had said, in the
watch.kiitise, he had a faint recollection of.
The Magistrate said, this was a case which bad
excited much 'public curiosity and interest. lie
contd do no other than remand the prisoners for
a week, to enable more evidence to begot at, and
to give an opportunity of finding the Oxford-
street-klidla&afrd to examine Bottoniley's inastet'
as to the ruth of his story. Felony or murder
fright be the object of the parties. They were'
i.emanded till next Mpnday.