Star.
London, England, 1807-02-25 00:00:00

CORONER'S INZUEST.

• . . St. Bs,
Yefierday eveninz the moft .painful talk that ever
perhaps devolved upon any Centleman in his fitua-
tion, was• performed by THOMAS -Suivrow, Efq.
Cotoner fur the City of London, the airough•of
Sontliwatk, and its vicinity. 'l'hir•afllielirg duty was
performed at the hinfpital.of ,St. Bartholomew,
between Smithfield and Little Britain. The invef•
tigation continued from fix o'clock in the evening
until eleven o'clock at night. The Jury was iworn
in the Veary room f St. Sepulchre's parilh. They
then took a view of the two .youths that lay dead in
the church ; after which they viewed the body that
14y at the White Swan, Snow•hitl The Coroner
and Jury then proceeded to stte licfpital, where f
veral «i flares were exAmitiel.

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Hofpital.

The fullowiag.is a correfted lil of the pet foils. Ash 9
unfortunately i,itl their lives by the melancholy event
of Monday morning, together with A few of the out•
lines of the 11d difaller, :.nd lome of the moil particu-
lar con:la:ions the deceafed :
CORRECTED LIST OF THI?•DEAb.

t. BradforA. '1 homes, Great Pulteney•ftrcet, Goltielatlare•
2. Bouther, William, at Mr. Wiber's, 36, CLlzsiade, R
Iquare
3. Carter, John, Type-ftreet, Moorfithls
g. Carpenter, Benjamin,}. m. Hammerfmith, oilmen and painters
5. Ditto, junior, •
6. Cottle, Janata, Gwinning's-court, Grub-lireet
7. Ci over, Thomas, 3. Rofe.allcy, Golden-lane
S. Crofs, —, Norwich court, Fetter-lane
9. Dining, John, King-itiect, Old itrect
to. Fialdtturit, Jofeph, 1, Plough-Meet, Whitechapel
11. Fry, Sarah, 3, Market•ftrect, St James's
11. Gurft, William, Gutter-lane,. Cheaptide
13 Grover, Daniel, 51, Cow-Crofs -trees. Smithfield
14. 'Herrington, John, 31, Skinner ttreet, Somer's Town
t t. Howard. Samuel, Charles firm, Middlefez Hofpital
t 6 Pitt, William, 15, 14 uriii-coutt, Drury-lane
17. Penton, Charlotte, 19, King•ftreet, Drury-lane
18. Pringle, Ruh: rt, 3, kruich.yai 1, Bowling-grew-lan!, Clerk.
• enwell
. Ruftell,Richard, 4, Alcock•lane, Shoreditch
20. Saul, R. Whirechapel
at. 'Paler; lizaheth, Fos-court, Ray ftreer, Clerkenweti
12. Ta)lor, J4eplv, 8. Ikter Itreet, Cow-crof*
23. Thorne, Jofeph, Flower•de-lute-court, Spitalfields
24. William, 39, Church ttreet, Soho.
25. Wilfon, George, 6, lleauchanip-ftrcet, Brook's Market
26. Wiliiarns,-Will:.sm, 9, Dyot ttreet. St Gfica's ,
27. Wimhle, John, 13, Great Barlow ltrcet. Manche9rr Square
28. White, Henry, ac the Swan public liOnfe, Skinner-ttreet.
:Thomas Bradford—On the' evidence of Thomas
Branton the deceafed appears to have lived at No.
15, Pultehey.ftreet, Golden-Innate. The witnefs law
him lall on Saturday morning ; that he was about
16 years of age: he knew him well. None of his
relations, he faid, were preterit.
7 &mar Cooper,—identified by his father, who lives
No. 3, Rofe alley, Golden lane. The deceafed was
jut turned 14.—He raid, on M,nday morning, he
Ihnuld will; to fee the Murderers hanged.—He in.
dulged him, and allowed him a quarter of a day for
the purpnfe. He left him earls 'la the morning, and
promiied to return at nine o'clock. He law him no
more till this afternoon, when he waa dead, nor did
he know how he came by his death.
Benjamin Carpenter, Sen. and Jon. both among the
deceased, ,avere identified by Georre Croke, who
Dated they were Father and Son I.—the Father -was
an oilman and painter, the Son was his •applentice.
The father was near so years of age, and the fon
nearly 20; they lived at Hammerfmith. He law
them belt Saturday. and not again till this after-
noon, when he frond them dead.
John Herrington was identified by John Clarke, who
dep.-fed, that the deceafed, a boy about eleven and a
half years.old, had lived with his father, a carpenter,'
in Skinner's-sheet, Somer's Town, who followed alfo
the hufinels of a broker. That the deceafed went
about fix o'cl:ick on Monday marning to fee the el-
ecutian. The father had been there all°, and received'
great injury in the crowd, but he. WAS now' in a fair
Way of recovery.
Robert Pringle was flared by Wm. Ward, of Ray-
' flreet, Clerkenwell, to have lived with his father, Ar-
chibald Pringle, a mufical instrument maker, at N..
3, French yard, Bowling Green lane, Clerkenwell:
Charlotte Penton.—William Penton, laufb4cl of the
deceafed, Dated, he lives at No. 19, King-14w,
Diury.lane. About twenty minutes before (even
o'clock on Monday, Die and her daughter went from
their room to fee the execution ; the daughtir and the
mother were feparated in the crowd. The daughter
returned about ten o'clock, but the mother never,
came : He law her body yelterday alterntion,—the
deceafed was about 44. years of age.
gofiPh Taylor was identified by his fathers Edward
Taylor, a gilder, living in Princefs-firett, Cow-croft;
the deceafed was 13 years of age, and had generally
lived with'his Her. •
lien.y White.—( The dead body of this yotmg perfon-
lay at the Swan public Iviufe, on Snow hill). Thomas
Buses, falefinan, of Newgate-market, derfed, that
the deceafed was his nephew. and the fon of Mr.
White, a wine merchint in P,:rtfmouth that the
deceafed was a promifing young lad, of 15 years
of age, and was boarded at the academy of the Rev.
Mr. Evans, of Pullin's;row, Iflington ; that (as the
deponent was informed) the decealed afked leave of
Mr. Evans, on Sunday evening lan, to go to fee the
execution ; to which Mr. Evans peifitively 'elated his
content. In the morning, however, young White
1:t off for London, in company with fume elder boys
than himfelf, and without Mr. Evans' knowledge.—
The deponent fial heard that his nephew was miffing
by a letter from Mr. Evans ; and, on inquiring, he
found his body had been carried to the Swan, where
he recognized it to be that of his nephew.
William Platt.—Appentice to Mr. Robinfnn, cutler.
No. *5, Ruffell Court, Drury Lane. William Cook.
tailor, of Great
.Wild.ttleet, Lincoln's Inn Fields,
Dated that he was biother in lAw'tir the deceafed,
who was, bout, 19 yearp of age. That the decealed
obtained leave trout his mailer to to fee the tie-
' cution, and that he was among the unfortunate la

ferers.
femur! licward.—William Wigmore, of William-
ftrect, Tottenham Court Road, Wier, Laid he knew
the 'deceafed, who was about 22 years of age, and
that he wrought with Mr. Memmell, (lone mafon, of
John.ltreet, Tottenham Coto t Road.
framer Cutrie...—Peter Cuttle Paid he was the father
of the decealedortio was a fhoemaker, and wrought
with the witnefs. That the deceefed went uut about
a quarter after liven in the morning, to Ice the exe.
e .

cation ; but did not return to breakfall. which cleated
lonic urreafillefs. About half pall nine o'clock the
witnek was itilotTherty a neighbour of the fatal
occurrence at the Old Bailey ; and, upon inquiry at
theliolpital, he learned that his fun was among the
fufferers. ! •
jofeph FieidLutli.—Catherine, the wife of George
Well, being fworn, depofed, that her hufb:ind is an
hairdrelter ; that the deceafed was her fon, and 1 •ed
With her hatband and her ; that on Monday molt i g
he atked le !VC of her, and the gave it to him, to gu
and fee the execution, about a quarter of an hour, or
twenty minutes. betote flven in the morning: the faw
nothing more ofliim until four in the afternoon, when
the 1.4 w the dead body at the Hofpital.
The Beadle was then cleated by the Coroner to
inquire if there were any mote 'datives of the de-
cealed palms prefent ; and being aufwered in the
negative, Mr. SH Evros defiled that evidence inii;ln •
be called ab to the

CAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHE.
Thenphilus Salmon, upon being faorn, Rated that
he lives with his brother, who keeps tile King ot Den-
mark public houfe in the Old Bailey :
fcven o'clock on Monday morning the crowd :diem-
bled in the Old 114i:ey was very great ; that it kept in-
creating until eight, and by that hula every avehue
leading tr. the Old Baiiey was full of people ; that there •
was a sprat node and clamour until a few minutes
pall eiAly, when Haggerty ascended the fcaffold, and
then the witnefs hearsra hold cry of.. Hats off." The
faces of the crowd teemed at that time turned to the
fcaff ild, and the eroad tall hack, putting down their
hats as well as they could; that the witritle was Ration-
ed in the firlt floor window ; and he heard a general
(cream, and looking upwards; from the window to-
wards St. Sepulchre's Church,
she law one or two
people fall oppofite Green-Arbour-court, and about •
one yard from the pavement. •He then laid to a
perfon who flood next him,•that he was afraid there
was fame milchief, and he ftlW feveral people climbing
over thole who were down. ' The crotird kept falling
back over the pet lint who fell. He then•obfervesi
that it was fad work ; and, coming down into the •
tap room, communicated his fears to ihofe atotind: •
him. The crowd was In great at the door, it watt
inipoffii.le he could go out, and he law rotting niore •
of the accident than the above. He was of opinion, ,
that the uncommon preifirre was, in a great degree, •
exec:dinned by the people (queering down their .s. •
hats, which naturally operated fir as to fwell out the
crowd.
Richard Hazel, tallow chandler, at r 6, Old ••
Bailey, was next cared. About a quarter part 8 • ati
o'cl ick in the morning of Monday, while he iwasi
looking ont of his one pair of (lairs window, lawawri,: 1-
diftinEt heaps of pet tons who had fallen. Thefe
heaps were about. Bor to yards from his door,' alai •
the greaten parrot ere per lons that composed them :( •
feemeal to be .!e 4d. 'flit. mot, s:as continually treading ei
b tckwards and frrwards over them : and thereiwas
a very great and ineeffailt motion. The, cappeared '
to he ataatt ten or twel:e in each heap: and le..
reirare was 1 great that it. v..as„impoihole for the- •
et ewd to avoid treading on thole who were docan„
although they made every exertion in their p, wet to .
avoid doing in. '1 hole lying on the gtotmd %. etc
often completely covered by perfons :on their legs,
who ase.e its c:d to tread over them. There was
about a yard of breadth between the two heaps; and
dm ugh this. inter {lice a great creveci was continually
preiEng. He defer ihed the heaps as being compolcd
'of pet tons lying on each other, or entangled together.. 7
'The witness faw feveral fall down on thefe
who never role again. It was nearly half an hi ur
before any affittance could be given to thofc who
were thus thrown down. The withers law feveral •
men and buys taken up fenfelels, and recovered by,
taming their faces with hats, and by washing them,
with cold water. The dead bodies.were then taken
away to the Hofpital on men's {boulders and in cart.,
but he could not lay what was the exit& number.
After the dead were removed, he faw lying on t:te
ground a pyehafket, a large tin pan like a drippin _t •
pan, a quart tin can and feveral pyes, all fqueezed
entirely flat, and the dead body of the unfortunate
-pet ton who lay upon them,aaken up, appeared to be
that of a very Rout man. Upon being quellioixd as
'to the oaiiinal caufe of the tumult, he could not fay
any thing from his own knowledge. There Was a .
broken rail oppofite to the. Star Nine Vault.; and
there was a number of carts, waggons, and other car.
riages, drawn up cfitfide of this railing—but he law
no cart broken down, nor does he believe ar.y filch
accident happened ; and he rather thinks, that the
carts broke the 'name of the crowd in fame degree,
instead of adding to it.. During the whole time there
was a general clamour, but he could not ditlinguilh
ar.y particular voices, or any word that was uttered,
although he believes that Murder! Murder I and Mercy!
Mercy were the prevailing cries.
Several of the• relatives of there unhappy pet fns
then applied for the polkfiion of the 'bodies ; upon
which Mr. Sri st.rots, the Coroner'', informed them; '
that i; was nut regular to deliver the lame at prefent.
It could not he dune %%idiom, his warrant. Neither
could any examination of witnelres take place to-:t.
mon ow, hecaufe the King's Proclamation for a Gene''.d
ral Felts &c. lupetfecled all fuch proceedings. He ail•
lured them, however, that i o delay should take place"'
on his part, mid that he would iffue his warrant IP'
time fur the bodies to be delivered to morrow. (il4day), as loon as the Irofpital fhould be opened. lstice6
the Beadles would inform all thole who appliedVri
the bodies of their relatives of the hour of del:v.-I'3,
and that all thole bodies that were identified that. tut; tie
by evidence, fhould be given up to their telarWi_s•fla
mon ow. And he theta informed the fury, thakswitll.l
regard to thole who were not identified, there ec@:l
be,nuview of their bodies hefnreTlitirlidaaCrp-ifioilroillt!
to which day:the Court adjourned :ICebraittgfY.: '
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The following is aMI of •fnme of the perfon whO
were injured on the above welanchuly occafloo
receavered:— •• - . • e
Thomas Wora. tier. HIM-moon alt,ey, Bithort4atc-flit'et.
idutcs Devils wcavc,c,•l3..thnal•reen,
Wllltarn ur Mlicatt.
Dognet •
James Mantrineltorter, 38, Ckarles•Rreet, Drury-lane., di
J live r Arherreatati, Skinner Rreet. Sorner's
Jolt's the 1 iseec rutdc•houft, Upper'
art et. '
3. Ward, B,tiray's bullaings,Duke-ftreet, Mancheft'aeofguarel
Chart,, Oitbrti, appreaticc to Mr. Stuart, carpcutcr, Thr‘i..l-
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Richard Steel, ma, New court, Nightingate lane.
Dennis Itltund, 2, little Q2ebcc-ftrect, htary-la-bonne•
3- S7tverter, a a years of age, Rorcmary-rant.

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