Star.
London, England, 1821-05-28 00:00:00

IN'QUEST MR-SAN:UV. HARMER.

Saturday evening an Inquisition was held by Mr',
SfithiON on the body of Mr.IIA4I;IER, WhO V: i :shot
on Thursday by his wife. The Jury first met at .the
Hat and Shears public-house, Weston street,. whence
they adjourned to the Vestry-room, in•'Fooley-street:
Having been sworn, they proceeded to Mr. Harmer's
to view the• body. On their return to the Vestry-
rtiom, Hannah Studd was examined. She repeated
the evidenie which she gave before the Magistrates
at the ToWn-Hall, adding, that she heard her mis-
tress, who had been to a Banker's in the City, and
received forty sovereigns, advising Mr. Harmer to
convert his notes into gold as soon as pOssible. Mr.
Harmer, she said, was in respectable circumstances,'
and acted as town agent to his father, an eminent
iron-founder in Yorkshire.

Cress-esintaimed.When witness saw her mistress 7
behind the parlour door she smiled at her, on which-,
the prisoner turned round and smiled again. No con-
versation passed, and witness went down again to the'
kitchen. She then heard her master and. prisoner talk-
ing, and the deceased laughing. The prisoner spoke•
loud. Witness did not hear what they then .said. They
appeared to be wrangling, but whether in jest or earnest
witness could not say, but thought it was in play.
—After some time the deceased uttered a shocking
oath, and said he would shoot her mistress ; on which
she Heard the latter say, " Ohl you coward, is that
what yon have got to fly to; why don't you use your
hands as I do?" • Witness then heard the snapping
of an unloaded pistol, as die had frequently heard
before, for they were, always playing with pistols and
frightening each, other. Mr. Harmer sometimes kept
the pistols ma cupboard near the fire-place, behind'
where his chair was ; but they were generally lying
about. Soon after the snapping which witness de-
scribed, she heard a report as of loaded fire-arms.—
Witness then detailed the results to the same effect
as in her examination in chief. In answer to further
questions; she stated, that on Wednesday the deceased
had requested his wife to remain in bed with him
during the whole day, as he knew he should not live
long ' • and in the course of the same day he was beard
talking incoherently to himself. Witness had often
,heard her mistress say she was afraid she should be
shot, in fun or in earnest, some time or other. On Sa-
turday week witness, by desire of the prisoner, car-
ried the pistols to Mrs. Harmer's mother, Mrs. Hu.;
mer saying she was afraid to be in the house with;
the deceased, lest he should shoot her. Witness con-
tinued her evidence as follows: "When the deceased
missed the pistols, he asked me what had become of
them ?
,and I told him they were at Mrs. Delahunt's.
He replied—' Oh ! d—d nonsense—go for them,
and fetch me a pennyworth of crocus, aq I'll clean
them.' I went, but Mrs. Delahnnt and Mrs.. Harmer
(who was there with some Ladies) prevented me from'
taking them home. The following day I fetched
them away by order of my mistress. My master was
displeased when he missed the pistols."

Mr. W. Jamieson, of No. 7, Weston-street, surgeon,
deposed that about eight o'clock on Thursday even-
inghe,saw Mrs. Harmer run out of her house into a
neighbour's apparently in great distress, and the ser-
vant following her ; he heard the servant exclaim,
" Oh, GOD ! send for a doctor !" Witness went to
.the house of the deceased, whose situation he pro-
ceeded to describe. Mr. Harmer died in a minute
or two after witness entered. Witness assisted in
opening the head. The frontal bone was fractured
over the left eye, and the ball was found lodged in
the back part of the head. The pistol that had been
flied off was lying within reach of the deceased.—
On the return of Mrs. Harmer, she said, " Oh, Goo!
is it true—is he dead ?" and her grief was most,
distressing.
Mr. 0. Atkinson, of 76, Tooley-street, surgeon,
proved his having found the ball about an inch and
a half behind the right i•ar. It was a small bullet,
and had driven• the eye into the cavity of the brain.
In other respects this witness corroborated the state-
ment of the foregoing witnesses.

A boy, named Gilby, proved hii having, by his
master's direction, cast ten bullets, his master and
mistress being present. His master (the deceased)
remarked, in a jocular tone, " Is it not a pity one of
these is not in my brain?" the wife of the deceased
replying in the same tone, " I wish it was."
One or two neighbours, who were present imme-
diately after the transaction had taken place, were
called in ; but nothing material was elicited from
their testimony.

The CORONER then charged the Jury, and recapi-
tulated the whole of the evidence to them ; who, after
some consultation, returned, at eleven o'clock, a ver-
dict of—Accidental Death.

On the'verdict being known, it was immediately
communicated to Mrs. Harmer, who was in the Bo-
rough
Compter : she appeared for some short period
in a state of insensibility—recovering herself, she
gave vent to a flood of tears, after which she was
conveyed to her mother's, Mrs. Delahunt's, in Tooley-
street, where she remains extremely ill. The whole of
the windows of Mrs. D.'s house were kept close shut
yesterday. The number of persons assembled in
front during the whole of the day was immense.

Row-waxter.—Saturday, two young men, named Nu sh and
Marsh, were charged with robbing Mr. Wirgman, a jeweller, in
the Strand, of his watch. Mr. Wirgman, stafed, hat on Friday
night, about twelve o'clock, as he and his wife were going
through King-street, Covent-Garden, on their way home, the
two prisoners stepped before him, and Nash snatched his watch
from his fob, and banded it over his head to Marsh, who gave
it to a third, and be ran off with it. Mr. Wirgman immedi-
ately collared them both, and some watchmen coming up they
were secured. They were remanded for further examination.
HATTON-GARDIN.—John Russell, a youth, was on Friday
charged by Mr. J. Marton, aged 70, living in Red Lion-street,
Clerkenwell, with attempting to murder him. The prisoner
went yesterday morning to Mr. Marion's lodging, and was shrift
into Mr. Marion's sitting-room, where he saidhe was ordered
by his father to wait for him, as he was dining to pay Mr.
Marson £4 rent. He waited above an hour, during which time
Mr. Marion was writing; at length he told Mr. Marson he did
not expect his father, who had given bins (the prisoner) the £4 to
pay the preceding day, but that he had lost it, and he came to him
to get a receipt for the money. Mr. ,parson tcld him he should
not give a receipt before he was paid the money, on which the
prisoner laid hold of Mr. Marron by the collar, pulled out a
sharp knife, and held it to Mr. Marseres throat, who warded it
off, and in a struggle both fell. Mr. Marion finding that the pri-

uvrrnsin, urr.z.LrcEN C'!.

C \MBRIDGE, MAY eq.

Wednesday, at a Congregation, John Smith, /3.A. of
John's college. was appointed Deputy Esquire Bedell : a,
verity, the Fsquire B. 11e11, being allowed by the Thiivew
shy to retire with the full ew:ornents of olEce, in consideraosi
of his long services acrd advanced age.
• Thomas Thorp, Esq. B.A. Fellow cf Trinity College,servot
the -saute dry appointed a Travelling Bachelor on -Mr. Woef4
foundation.
Ved'-tesday, the following Gentlemen were arlr.littad
sind.sunotioned Degrees :

r. A STF.II S OP •IYG

The Rev. llenry Venn, Fellow of Queen's Colh.r.
The 11ev. Weever Walter, of Sidney Sussex Ct.ii4t..
SACkINLORS of AXIS.
Ralph Barker, of St. Peter's College.
Thomas lilaktway Bray, of Magdalen College.
OXFORD, MAY 26.
Thursday, the following Degrees 'were confo-rel•
WASTERS or AWM •

Chas. Baring Wall, Esq. Christ Church, Grand Cottle:adieu
Henry Edward Steward, Christ Church.
The Rev. Thomas Snow, Exeter College.