The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-21 00:00:00

hot drink More Liquor. It was nearly 12 o'clock
witness went to bed, in company with
!gaunders. Tuck Was in the paSsage; anti said,
." 1 shall gdio-bed too." Soon after he heard a
J'inan come up stairs, anti it must have beeo Titek,
lhor there was nti other man up. in the house."'
About hall-pest 10 the deceased left the roOtp;
slid Church and Robinson kit the'roem to go to
bed. 'before Mr. Draper Went away. Tuck, the
_
i!audiord, was in and out of the room several times
In the, way of:businesS.- " •
Chayles Johnson was a 'servant of Mr. Paris,
Mit/ lived.ae about a quarter of a milt
'tarn the Bald,fac'ed 'Stag. At nearly 12 o'clock
at night- .I,ittless: pissed :,the .Bahlttaced •Stao
tauujOand ifrokelt had gone on before him, and
d gone into (the bbt-be did not go in::
When he can up to the house he saw four men,
romiug.running nut of the fronttloot.
bone but the landlord of the house, 'the priSonee
it: the. .bar... landiorft was! the fifit man
who 'cattle out of the house. He knew hint
his •. and being._ Moonlight night;'
Le could see him very well. Tuck said, " D—n
his:(olti eyes, ~he bas:gone- round here,: he htis
gone this way :" Ile knew thoie were the
true words the landlord said. One
.of the other
men said, "We a Will give him grit 'hid.:
ing, .411111 . will kick him." The men -wentin the
Airection .towards the well : and by 'the "side
bf the shed there was .a , gate -leading .to. the'
field where the well was. They went through' the
gate into the well field. The gate led to the' stable
tiso: there were two, ways to the stable; unit that
Was one. Witnesi did not stop to see what be-
tatne,of
.the inert,. but went . on. Brackett rand
Austin had gone into the house before these per-
sons came out. Ise knew none of the other men
sego came out of Abe. house. The..reason why he
saPpesed it .was at this time near 12 o'clock was,
that when he had gone halt a mile off from Tuek's
'use, be heard Mr. CUmming's clock Strike 12.
The reason he assigned for being so late was, that
}IC hind been to London, and left his load opposite
to Mr.Tnek's at about 10 o'clock. It was a load
of ashes, and he took his horsei off, and left
the waggon in—the.:. road., From 10 o'clock
to (het time. he wits _employed in unliarnessing
ind• cleaning his th-ea horses' at. .Beech-hill.
111.: going ham .BeechAill 'to his. °ism home,
ie passed the prisoner's .boutet He mentioned
next morning what be had heard and Seen,
but not all, triloseph Harvey end to...fames Sey-
mour. -}le.tald them that 'there was a row in the
irml that, the men. ran into the field: that
Morning he heard of Draper's death, before he
"d had the conversation . with Harvey ; the old
ostler came to Beeeh-hill to fetch sonic water, and.
told hint there, woe, a man drowoed in the well,
and he afterwards told Harvey what he had seeu.
Harvey said to witness " There is a man drowned'
in the well there ;" that he told him of the row
lie bad heard that night as lie was coming home.
Ile did not go in the morning to see the deceased.
It was a moonlight niiiht.
Cross-examined.— e was n carter, and took
%IP his ashes in London -at six o'clock. From
thence to Tuck's bouie it was-I2 mites, and a
quarter of a mile from Tuck's hottee to Beech-
bill. He arrived at Tuck's house at ten O'eloek,
'with his load of ashes, and be would swear it was
tot earlier. it would take anybody two hours to
ra tip three horses.. tie:ltad had no drink from
tsrr. Langddn's. It was' on.'the IVlOaday 'after-
wattis that he told to the lustiest all that lit had
1100 stated in the entrt,but.did not mention the
two men
.who went into the house before him,
(13mekett and Austin.) lb told tbe Justice that
be thought the men were going out to fight. He
recolleetedthe Justice asking ,him why he did not
ihy anti see fair. play. He never took out a war-
rant against Tuck, but his friend did, and °ne at.
the bruisers beat him on.the leg on account el it.
On the Monday preceding this calamity, he passed
the huuse of Mr. Tuck about 12 o'clock ; the door
Was shut, but there was light in the windows
.;,bie
knocked at the door for beer, and was told he
emlld.hat get. it; it Was too latb. He, was very
fuddled when it was refused In, bitn, and he asked
for a pot of tale, and.a prize-fighter ; he did not
go away until one of the men came out and struck
Lint. Samuel,Groom and Brockett were with him
at the tints, and 'Samuel Groom took out the war-
rant : they all went to Beech-hill that night the
two men went one way, and he went another
InS two eninpallionS went into the house before he
al:rived, anti he went home alone.

Cross-exannnetl.—kle bore no against
the prisoner.
Melia e.ll.angdoit was Mr, Paris's bailiff. The last witness
7.4 cutter 4Mr./ Paris; Brockett.anti Anstin were his I.t-
-routers. ''Johnson went to London on the Bth, and calm,
flame to'Mf. Paris's about a quarter before p : but ho had no
!eagou for knowing..particularly the tiore.. When he came
"mei he had to unharness and teed his horses • it would take a
*Hail two hours to clean his !tulles in general, hut that night
Johnsinrusight bare dent it in nit hour Mid a half. It would
take mote time to titan them after their journey. to ;London
Than Ile gave Johnson beer that night, with se-
veral others, aliout seven quarts in all, in the stables he did
lint erehtlert to Which of the thou he gait, the beer/ he ditl not
tunny Wiirther. Johnson, bad ally of the beer, but,he waslutbe
*4lable.when it was givers.
Crosi-examitleti.—l'he beer was 'given between 9 unit 10
'arclot.lt, for all theitien present in the stable, for Johnson us
Sven Its the rest. Witness went to bed about Itt o'clock. He
g,ttw dfthrtson when be had arHve4, and as near as he could
it iras iibout a a:tarter before 9, it was just dusk at that
time.' 'M's o'clock Hest mot-Hi:iv, one of the haymaker% told
)situ of the accident; dolittsau did .not tell how /spy thing
44,,nikt tl/tl.four tutu rushing out of the house,
is
atiturt Ilrocltett, carter, in the employ of Mr. Paris,
!stored Mat Johnson went to London on the Bth of 4Pgust,
oath Asiln of horses, that. hr put his horses-in tlio•same
resit: as his own. that at. *tail-past nine, when he' brought
}trs'ltofties `;nits the stable, he di'd nut see Johnsen's team t
that nut see him Refire (ruin London : that he did not
ire hiln'in the stable whets the beerwas served out ; that ,he
slid Isot,see him until an hour before be ,wont to the Ilabl-factiti
andthat be left him hi the stable with hill horscs.,s-:
would take toil hones to clean 'and feed such a teem of,
.ttlutses us Johnson ,Inul;, The watebnian.,,tPlil 319h115(!n.f..,a..*•
wislit," w
as going to the Stag, that be was going to cry nits
hour of 'twelve. Johnson was going'. honie tv tuck-Fa:Mrs;
and lk I tivss, atilt:lit:ow went to thiStag. They TVegt togltAief,.
and were in diseektzse *weber all the waydown. Wititetwoltd.
Austin w eat Into the Stag, and.htli ris turned to go home. 111
going to the Stag, witness and Austin werea-heart a pole at nit:
laco th . Sow uti more Of Johnson thtnight. When in the
I.4tughr. alhrtl Mrs. Tuck for some.hreadand cheese, and saw
in the tap.lionu a buy stal a girl; the hostler; and three Irish-
awn.. Me didtintrsre the prisoner. Mrt. Tact Said she could
rot girel d-
lto breacheese, withirat her hintband's.leavet
"ut•.vllllektOr.l3enjatijitis.thr boY, toga and .if she might
I've it. yhe.bn,y went out tit the back-door, and returned its n
few minute,, sliv might do 4R•6110 pleased* tie 're;.
IndtlleOls the lanorvtuirlity osittutts, hut did not see Tuck at
all. 'Phu ir;.ick door, out of which the hay wNi
scent after r..
Tort, led to tbellutne andibe Skittle-grotind. Whin In tire'
-"il'Ile";,-raanti it winild breast, to get into the flow %'lrre!tlu;
Atilt 14, by stepping Orcr'a hoard. ilither 11.044 the u4c,4.91: