The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-26 00:00:00

inspect the body in the presence of the surgeon,
in order that he might be ready to answer any
question that might arise on the moment. Ibis
suggestion -was complied with ; and on the return
of the Jury from viewing the body,
Mr. John William Fishei, Sargaon to the Police Establish-
ment of Bow-street, was sworn. fie said, that he was called
upon yesterday morning, 'foe the purpose of examining the
body of Eichard Smithers, who was stabbed last Wednesday
evening : he found an external wound on his right side,
which was about two inches in breadth ; on opening the
body to ascertain the depth and direction of the wound, he
found that the instrument bad penetrated the second rib ; it
had wounded the outface of the upper lobe of the liver, and
passed through into the-chest; it'went through the pericar-
dium into the right ventricle of the heart, and bad perfo-
rated the left lobe of the lungs; the depth of the wound was
twelve inches. The wound was evidently inflicted by a
pointed cutting instrument; the ribs on the left side pre-
vented its going through the opposite side; the immediate
cause of death was the blood leaving the heart, caused by
'he wound that the deceased had received from some sharp

nstriinient.

George Thomas Joseph Rutliven being sworn, said, that he
was au officer efoldoyed on the police establishment, at the

Public Office, Bow-queer. On Wednesday evening last, about
half-past eight o'clock, he was ordered with several other
officers and constables, to go to the house where Smit hers was
killed. It was a Lind of shed situate in Cato-street, in con-
sequence of a dumber of men being assembled fur,treason-
able practices; he was inforinea that was the nature of the
case, by Mr. Stafford, Chief Clerk at Bow-street. •
Coroncr—Was there any warrant granted ?—A. There was,
by Mr. Baher, the Alagistrate, at Marlhoro`ugh•street Police
Office.

Juryman—Have you got the warrant ?—A. No.
Juryinaii—Does it specify the number of persons you were
about to apprehend ?—A. It did.

Juryman—How many officers Were there altogether?—A.
About one dozen.

Witness contimuxi—On entering the place by order of Mr.
Biruic, the Magistrate, who was in the street, witness ob-
served a man naarching about with a cutlass, which was in
a belt hanging .by his side, anal a musket on one of his
shoulders, apparently as if he was on guard: Ellis and
'Smithere, the deceased, entered first (in company of witness)
the place, with several constables, who were ordered to as-
sist them; the door was nut fastened; Ma. Dirnie was at
hand; and ordered them to go in.

Juryman—What was the man doing who was' on guard ?

Witness—He did not particularize what he was doing.—
Witness ordered the other Officers immediately to secure
that man, while he securedanother who he believes is in cus-
tody. In one corner of the place (at the_lower part) there
Was a ladder, which being very narrow, no more than one
person could possibly go up at a time. Witness went up the
steps first. On arriving at the top, he sawn table or car-
poster's bench in the loft, on which there laid sereral fire-
arms of different .descriptions, and they were sorting them
out. There were swords, guns, pistols, &c. There were, to
the best of his calculation, 25 or 27 persons in the place.
Arthur Thistlewood stood at the right side of the table or
bench, handing the arms-About to the various pertens in the
place ; be worea shalkhy, brown coat ; he had known Thistle-
wood alength of time, and was confident as to the identity
of kii Person.' Wanes; first entered the place, and when he
'thought thricror -four of his comrades had entered, he said,
" V4lstre ',Officers ; seize their arms." As soon as he
mensiiierd the sentence, the persops in the ,oft seized on
what' they could of the arms, and retired to the further
part of the place. Thistlewood immediately retired into
a little room adjoining that in which the others were, and
four or.five others were with him, all armed at the time.
Thistlewood, as he retired into the apartment, waved a sword
Which be had in his hand, and appeared determined to stab
any one who might approach him. Smithers, the deceased,
was about a pace from witness ; as he approached Thistle-
wood, the latter nsade'a thrust, and the point of the weapon
entered Stuithers' right side. The sword about three
and half or four feet in length ; it was As soon
as the deceased was stabbed he fell sideways peen
,witnes,s, in
a faint voice exclaiming, " Oh !
.my :_;od,! 1 1);
words to that effect, and instantaneously a pis:ol was fireesoff, -
but by whom he was not positive. Some of the party'im.
mediately ran their swords across. the lishtS, and put them
out. Witness c,,uld recognize three of the persons besides
Thistlewood. One of them was Blackburn, Shaw, Strange,
and James Wilson. Another man, named Tidd, fired off
a pistol, which hit a Serjeant of the Guard's, who receiv-
ed the contents in an attempt to save the life of Captain
Fitzclarence, at whom the pistol was presented. Two others
lie saw, but not in the loft, one of whom was taken into cus-
tody-by Captainlritzclarence; in the course of the day he
had left a large stick, cut at the end as if to tit some instru-
ment. On Thistlewood stabbing the deceased, witness heard
somebody hollow out from the room in which Thistlewood
was, " Kill the throw them down stairs "It being
dark, some of the party escaped, but nine of them were ap-
prehended that night; witness secured Tidal. Blackburn, and
Wilson; others were secured in the loft ; they were all taken
to Bow-street, and from thence they were sent to the House
of Correction. Witness is confident if the lights had not
been put out, that they should all have been. killed. The
soldiers arrived sbdrtly after, when all the shot, were nearly
fired.

juryman—Did the warrant specify the naturist)/ the tneet.

log of these persons ?

A.—lt mentilued that it w•as au illegal assemblage..
Juryman—A►7d you acted upou that warrant.t
A.—We did.

Juryman—How massy shots were there fired altogether ?

♦..—There were twenty.

Juryman—Do you know who was the person guarding the
bottom place when you entered ? ,

Witness—Heard that it was a man of colour—there was a
light, but he did not pay particular observation., Sumac' was
dangerously wounded in the bead by a shot; three shots
went through the hat of Westcot, and be was wounded bad-
ly in the hand by a shot. On the lights being put out Sc.
veral of them were going down the steps; Witness heard a
voice cry "Kill the ---," but could not say irtiether it was'
Thistlewood's. Witness pretended to be one of their party,
in the dark, and said," Aye, kill them ;" they thinking he
was one of their party, he escaped without any injury. Witness
had fire-arms about his person, but they dashed in the pall.
When the 'soldiers mule, the deceased.,was found lying on .
his face in the loft quite dead. le was cautions not to fire
in the dark, as he might kill his partner instead of ano-
ther. The following artisles were.found in the place, which
wallets Las got in his possession ;—eight hand grenades, and