The Sun.
London, England, 1821-08-25 00:00:00

FATAL AFFRAYatC UMBERLAND GATE

*ADJOURNED INQUEST oil the BODY of R.:
SIXTH D'AY) AUGUST 24.
' The-Jury assembled at the usual hour of two,
'and shortly'after the CORONER entered the room,
a:coiripanied by MrAtAINSFORD, the Magistrate,
.Mr. Stafford soon followed, and was sworn and
.examined by the Coroner.
• My name is John Stafford, Chief Clerk of
Bow-street Police-office ; I know nothing Con-
cerning or touching the death of Richard Honey ;
attended the other day at the Barracks, in con-
'eequenee of :the Ist Regiment of Life Guards
being turned out ;- it 'WaS on Tuesday the 21st;
they were turned out for the inspection of the
; I accompanied most of them who
went fOr that purpose. Several of the witnesses
pointed out some individuals of the corps, but I
know not -whether can' call it identifying or
not, they spoke so extremely doubtfully about it.
M. Sheriff WAITIIMAN said, had you not
better take them one by one.
The CORONER---I know not how they were.
• Mr. Stafford—l can tell you the first,Mr. Jones.'
Mr. Jones, after a good deal of hesitation,
pointed out One whom he thought resembled the
one .who-fired, but would not swear to him; his•
words were, the only countenance I see res-ein,
Ming ehat of the one who fired is this person,
but mind Ido not mean to swear to hi-M. He was
extremely anxious to explain himself, that he did
not Mean positively to him.
The' Foreman of the Jury—lS there any ob-
jection to asking the name of that person.
Mr: staffird.-4 have no objection whatever to
give the name; I was told that it was cornet
Fletcher

A conversation- took place as to whether the
name should be given by Mr. Stafford, or the
Adjutant:
Mr. Stafford proceeded.—l was told by the
Adjutant that .the name of the individual was
Cornet Fletcher, and I put it down in my memo-
randum book. Mr. Jones did not point out any
other persa; I attended there as Clerk to the
Magistrates.•
Jurythan--You say you think Mr. Jones
said so and so. Did you not take down what passed ?
-Mr...Stafford—l .took memoranda in .pencil,
froth which I now refresh my memory.
Juryman—ls it not usual, when a Magistrate
goes- to such a place officially, to take minutes of
what passes ?
Mr. Stafford—l never acted upon such an oc-
casion before. •Mr. Birnie was. there officially.
I took.notes in pencil. The next witness who
spoke at all. to the identity of any person, was
John Mr. Pook stopped and said—." This
is like
.the officer to whom I spoke." I inquired
the name of the person, and was told that his
name was Hartwell, a private in the regiment.
The next witness was William Cleaver. He
looked -very attentively along the line, and he
stopped and said, 66 I was not in a situation to
swear, but I believe this is him ;" he added,
" I have only a faint recollection." I inquired
the name, of that person, and was told that it was
Lieutenant Gore.
The Coronerl think we should better have
this from tie Adjutant.
The next witness was William Spratt ; he went
up and. down the line, and- looked very hard, but
said nothing at all. I -meant to say that he look-.
ed • with great attention, and said nothing of
which I made a memorandum, therefore I cannot
charge my,memory with it. Henry Montague
was the next who spoke.
_He stopped and said,
'4 I think, that is the man who levelled his piece
towards. Honey." •
A Juryman—Before you proceed, allow me to
ask, whether Sprat( did not stop and look ear-
nestly,at one man, and then look forward at ano-
ther, and express doubt between the: two.
Mr. Stafford,--I do .not know what operated
upOn his mind, but 6. stopped
.and looked at the
two and then went on; the person whom Montague
pointed.out, I inquired the name. of, and I was.
told it was Fitthor, a private. Williarn Alex-
ander is the next. 'lre pointigg to an Offi-
cer, saW, hiM fire a pistol just before I saw
the man dead." That Officer was the same
which I had been told before -was Lieutenant
Gore'; he pointed attini without hesitation.
A Juryrilan—Did you see the men gnash their
teeth
Mr. Stafford No.; I never saw men behave
better,...or endure an in.SpeCtion with more pa-
tience. •

Juryman—Did Alexander. touch the horse's
head ?
Mr. Stafford—Lam not sure that he did ; some
of the Witnesses touched the horses, wheal( was
mot certain to whom 'they pointed.. Francis
McGowan said, «I belieye that is the man from
his stature and looks, for he turned his.head and
I just got a glimpse of him ;". Ile pointed 'to a
person whose name, I was told, was Lieutenant
Cox. _ None other of the witnesses identified any
-One or spoke to any one.
Examined by Mr. Hanson—Sir R. Baker is a
Magistrate. of the county of Middlesex, and
head of the Police, Chief .MagiStrate .of Bow-
street.—Mark Cox and George Avis Are- consta-,
bles, sworn in under the Police Act.
By a Juryman—l. reCotiOct4 a witness of the
name of Green ,being there ; there was a Dean
besides.—r recollect Mr. Green going .rouUd,
perfectly well, but I did .not • hear . him say anij
thing ;
,if he had identified any one, I should
have taken it down. I remember that Dean
seemed to consider himself of great importance;
I attended the bulk of the Witnesses close at
their elbow, but not
.b.ll;*. they may have made
some observation without:my hearing them, but
I am quite certain that they could not have
identified any one with9ut rpy knowledge ; there
was some delay, bdore the, witnesses_ were ad-,
mitted, in consequence of some
_expected. letter
not coming. As.. near as I can recollect the in-
spection was ended about half=past seven. - It
began, I think., a little' after four ; some of the
privates were cloaked, but I saw no officer with
cloaks on.
Juryman—Do you know whether two wit.,
nesses were refused on account of its being
dark?—Witness—No such thing occurred.
Another Juryman observed, that the witnesses;