Star.
London, England, 1830-07-22 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER.

On Wednesday evening last, and again last night by adjournment,
an inquest was held before Mr. (fell, the coroner for Westminster,
at the King's Arms, Great Ryder.street, St. James's, on view of the
body of Susannah Mackenzie, aged eight years, who it was alleged,
came by her death in consequence of violent treatment inflicted upon
her by a sentinel on duty in St. James's.palace.
James Welsh, porter at the Marquis of Stafford's, in Stable.yard,
St. James's Palace, deposed thecae Saturday, the 10th inst. between
four and five o'clock, he was looking out of a window, when he saw
the deceased swinging on a chain attached to a row of posts in the
yard. The sentinel stationed at the coiner of Stalind.house went
towards the elides and called out to her to be off, and she immedi-
ately relied away, but as she was going, be kicked at her
and she dropped en bar Wed upon the pavement. He could not say
whether the sestina struck her with his musket or his handl, or not.
A washing men awes heserd and picked the child tip, and placed
bre ea bar hat, but the asseat he quitted his hold she hn to the
penal male. The ammo men spin took her up and allied her
array Is his mums. She was running away from the sentinel
when its kicked her.
Elisabeth Lorton, servant at Lord navy Somerset's, said she
beard the sentinel call out to some children who were swinging on
the chaise ; and shortly after he went up to the deceased as she was
naming away, and struck her with his hand on the shoulder, and
she fa upon her had. He might have kicked her also, but she
did not see it. He then went beck to his box.

Mr. Crowther said be was brother-in-law to the demean, who
was eight years of age, and a remarkably intelligent child. She
was brought home by an older girl on Saturday the 10th, and put
to beel, and she lingered until 11 st night on Monday, when she
died. Shaely before her death she was ssmible for a few minutes.
and said "Oh, that cruel soldier—he has killed me wish I
could get well Ind trace him out, and take him before a magistrate,
and have him punished."
Mr. Robert Wade, surgeon, of IS, Dean.atreet, Soho, said be
attended the deceased, and after her death he opened her head and
founds fracture of the right parietal bone, extending to the temple.
He found three or feu: ounces of coagulated blood under the bone
praising upon the Wain. This effusion of blood had been occo.
slated by the inflation of an artery by the fractured end of the
bone, and this wee the cause of death.
It was in the hope of procuring the attendance of these gentlemen
that the inquest was adjourned from the first day.
The little girl, who took the deceased home, said, the latter told
her the soldier had knocked her down and hart her bend very muds.
She seemed 'implied, and wanted several times to .sit down on the
way home.
yerjeant Clough, of the second battalion of Grenadier Guards,
proved that Samuel Hodgson was the soldier on duty at the place,
in question at the time nteational, and that Jo es, the empower,
reported the occurrence at the guardhouse as he bad stated.
Mr. °ext. shortly charged the jury, and they returned a verdict
of " Manslaughter against Samuel Hodgson," and a wanant was
made out for Ea committal to Newgate.