Star.
London, England, 1806-06-07 00:00:00

THE PIA I V CAMIDOS-STREET.

Cosow sa's Isictp 'sr.—An increfl was held yet.-
terday. at the White Lion, in He.otrings' row, on
he body of a man, name unknown, who was then ly•
log dead in the worktioufe of St. Martin's print,
and had been dug out of the ruins of the fire in Chan
dos-flreet, as nre ntioned in our paper tit 'clorrfday tall.
After ANT14”1,41 GILL, Efq. Coroner kw Weflmin
fter, and the Po y, had gone through the painful talk
of viewing the remains of the unfortunate perlon re-
rr‘aating whom they were aiterubled, ss Undies were
e tiled.
G. Thornton laid, he was a waiter at the Key bag-
; that late on Wednetday night, a gentleman and
a lady came to the hnufe, and were lbcwn intoa room
—it was a hed rnrm ; they ordered (upper ; shout
a quarter before three the bell rang, and the charts
bermaid was ordered to go up and tin& els the lady,
which the did, and returned, leaving a night light in
t e chimney. lVhen the gentleman came in, he was
in a Rate of int xication, which had much increafed.
In a little time after the maid came down he was
alarmed by hearing !bricks in that part of the horde
where the gentleman and lady had flapped; he went
up (lairs and found the door riper, and the lady Rend-
ing on the landing place, quite rind. effed, eiyinOiut
" Fot G o's fake, fare the gentleman." lie looked
into the room, but it was In full of flame and fmr ke
that he could m,t approach the bed ss jilt any lately;
he ran down (lairs, and fent the maid for the wateb
men to found an alarm ; while he went to the other
part of the holfe to alarm the people there, who got
up, and, as far as he underflands, they all efcaped,
though in a naked flare, by the different doors lead•
ing to the !tooth, wlitzh was loon burned down. The
bottle WAS a double one, not one othei perfOß was
lodging in that hail in Which the gentleshas
life, but the lady that was al ng with hlm. Molt
of the chambers in the other ball were full, and it
was with great difficulty that the Waiter could make
them all terrible of their danger in fafficient time for
them to have an opportunity of Lfeaping. He did not
think, however, that any other perfnn was !all but the
unfortunate gentleman on whole cafe the Jury were
then met to confider. Neither the waiter, the cham-
bermaid, nor Mrs. Clarke, the landlady, could tell
who the deceafed was, notwithilanding lie had fre-
ocoently lodged in the houfe, neither could the lady
who was with him at the time of the unfortunate
event, nor the 'Other female who knew Lim longer,
tell any thing about him, he had always In cautioufly
amided giving any one a clue that could lead to a dit.
eovery of who he WAS.—He had a gold watch, and
between three and four hundred potinchr in notes and
cant about hint, at the time that he fell afleep, and all
;writhed with himfelf.
Mils Jane Dehaynes reftdes at No. t, York-greet,
Middleeez Holpital. The deceafed, whom the fira
became acquainted with on Whitfun Monday tail,
'called on her, being then in an inebriated Rate about
half part ten at night, on Weenefday lag ; he re-
retained there till near twelve, having fent her (errant
f. r three brAtles of wine while he was there, but he
drank but little. He then laid they mull go to the
Key, which he had ufed for many years, fometimes
three or four times a week. Her fervant Went for a
coach, in which they were driven to the Key, and
were (hewn into a bed room, where they (upped.—
Some time after, being difpoted to (leen, the rang the
bell for the chambermaid, who *flitted her to undid.;
when the came out af the elofet, where the had un-
dreffed, fhe found the unfortunate gentleman lying
along the floor, between the bed and the wind-w,
having pulled his coat and waillcoat off : the begged',
him not to be fit foulith as to lay there, but undrefs
and come into bed, but he refuted; the chambermaid
left the ruom, taking one of the candles with her, and
leaving the other on the flipper table, which Was at
form dillance from the bed, and the went to bed and
almun immediately fell afleep. How long the had
been alleep (he was not able to afeertain, but the
awoke in a fright, and finding that the bed was on
fire, fprang inflantiy tip, unbolted the door, and cal-
led nut as loud as the could. The waiter was the fir fl
perfim (he faw, and the begged him, for Goo's fake,
to fare the gentleman ; undreffed as the was, the ran
into the flreet, repeating the regret to every one the
met. She ran back twice from the (tree into the
butife, and up to the room door, but it was doted.
The lafl time the came down to the freer, the was
taken to a neighbouring bottle, and what pallid after-
wards the could not tell. ilis name (he did not then
know, nor had the ever known it. Being queßioned
refpeOing his perfon, the anfwered that he was about
thirty (even years of age, of rather a florid complex-
ion, (mall eyes, wore his hair powdered and cropped,
with large coils, was rather Infly,wore fpalacles, had
on grey pantaloons, a black coat and waiilcoar, a
rnnnd hat, and had the appearance of a clergyman.
She accompanied him lad Monday to Shooter's Hill,
in a pat chaife, and he told her that he had been ab-
fent from home for feveral days, and that his fervants
would be uneafy. On the lame evening he (hewed
her a letter, containing bills to a great amount. Le-
in anted whether lie was a foamed man, the anfwer-
ed the did not know. Several gentlemen in the room
interrogated her as inhis.perfon, complexion, man-
nets,
&c. but the knew Clothing more, except that the
deoeared was very much addided to liquor, and was
a very mild (peaking men in converfation. Here her 11
evidence doled, but the remained irs the room during
the examination of the other witnetres, and to a coer-
cion from one of the gentlemen relent, (he anfwered,
that the bills in the letter amounted to near four
hundred pounds.
Elizabeth Hamera, the chambermaid, (aid, the
deceafed was lying upon the floor when the came to
undrefs the lady. She took away the candles from
the (upper table, and left one upon the dreaing table.
Being diced whether he was Intoxicated ? the an-
fwered, that the did not know. She had leen him
f 1 times, but did not know his name.
Mrs. Clarke, ',Ares of the Key, was then c.lied.
She raid the knew nothing of the gentleman, and lel-
dom raw there who came to her hook.
Charlotte Lletvellen, a young lady, about eighteen
yea? sof age raid, the lives in Dtike.ltreet, Gralvento-
iquare; Ilaad known the decearednearly four me oths.
c Ile was malty always intoxicated. When in that
Ante, the anted bin, his name ? he anfwered, that hi!.
name was " Deresford," and that he lived in Baker-
etc ; the afterwards addretred him when fober by
:It e name, and he denied it was his name ;
't.sods or family the could colleft nothing (corn any