Star.
London, England, 1816-08-27 00:00:00

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the Bald faced Stag to haer • a /lit of beer and some breed and
Cheese I parted with Johnson weer the door, Who tented away
to go home. I asked Miet. Tuck for a pint of .porter and tWI •
pennyworth of bread and cheese for the boy and me She said it
was beyond the hibbir ; but she sent the boy heloneing to V e
house, named Benjamin, to ask his 'miter wh,ther 'lie might
serve or no ? lyre boy went nut at the back dose, aih! returned
hi a estirt time, and infarmiel hrr his master ...id she might do
as she pleased; on Wh,ch iii ordered it for, me. and the lifter
brought it to rte, the hay li,ojantio. The servant girl, the old
ostler, and three Itishilen, were m the tap•rooni. I reniaier d
only about 20 minutes, and an the above were in the tap-romi
when I left it. Previous to my going into the honse, '['hurries
ailiard, the watchman, told toe, on asking him, that he was theft
going to cry the hour of twelve; he :s a private w nehmen 'in
the employ of Mr. Paris. Front my master's tables to the Bill.
faced 3,ag is about half riabierter of a mile. Ido not know what
o'clock it was, only as the watchman told me; I left work
lialf.past nine; and I judge I wts about. two hoist; in making up
my horses, :led half an hoar we were in a public-house drinlkirg
some porter bef.tre we came to the Bill-faced Stag.. Nest
morning I pats -d the Bald-faetd Stag, and I was informed there
was a roan rotted drowned in the wAI
Williali la said, lam i t years of age, and week for Mr.
Paris as a labourer;. I recollect that one evemeg I accompanied
the last witatss to the Ball laced 'tae ; it was, I !believe. near ten
o'clock at bight, when we lett off hay caning; tots was preionas •
to our going .to the Stag, whete we called to Mrs.
Tuck fur a rent of beer and some bread and cheese; she said it
was Ft mid hours, hut she sent the boy to Mr. ruck to know if
she might, ; the boy went our at the back door, and returned the
same way in about ten minutes; he sad she might do as eho
liked, on which she served with a pint ot porter and two
pennyworth of cheese; we only remained there about twenty
ntirtees ; when we went away, we left the abovemenioned
the nid ostler, the malt! servant, and three Irishmen, In the tap-
room; when I went home I Went to bed; I sleep in the stahte ;
when we came away from the stable that night, the watch/mit
tol.l 'wise was then going to call the hour of twelve; when we
lett the hay-field with thelast load, we left several men in the
field gathering ep their tools; Johnson did not go in with Miami
and me to the hald•faced Stag, he turned oh- ai ih, corm-ran rte
street to go to Cock Fuster. where he lodged; I did not see any
yersouleave the house during my stay there; whilst I was in the
tap•roem, I saw the old ostler sheiving the boy how he 'tripped
the man up,but I do not know what matt he meant.
. Q. Mr. Tuck, at what hour do you shut up ? —A. Sometime,
at twelve. and some:braes at one; I have a great deal ot company
at my house during the time the prize fightcis are trainmg.
Witness contieued—Next mottling we passed the Pald-faidd
Stag In our way to London ; I beard-that a man was takeniiall
of the well; Pipkin told us that the girl had told him so. •
Benjamin Potts, the prisoner's bey,called in.
Q Lb you kuow, my man,. Won the idea that Mr. Draper
was there, a Man Of the 'name of •Bricket, and Austin, his boy,
came to the Bard-faced Stag and bad a pint of been and some
bread and cheese,•and that your nilstress sent you to your master
to know if sl,e might Serve them ?—A. t have no recollection of
any part of it.
Q. Do you rheollect the old ostler abetting you, In the tap.
m roo, how he tripped up the old luau's heck?--•A. Yes, I reecho
lest; but who the old mats he intant was I do not know; he said
the old mail who was t'psy. I have no recollection of whO
in the tap.ru en at the t:lne; :here wire several Irishmen whO
use the hurter, and work for Mr. Panic. Brisket and Austia
were in the habit of coming to my niester's to take bread anti
cheese and beer..but was, her they came that night or no I donut
tentemlaer; we were always in the habit ot ihutditg up about
ten, seldom later.
David Draper sworn—l am brother to the deceased. Robin-
son, the black man, who was present at the examination of thit
body, never said any thing to me abr.ut ()points the poeket.buoltei
or examining the entrees; he never made use of any such expres•
slims, neither did my nephew say " 0 ors, nu, ail it right ; sod
tiet.twp pocket hoot-s now produced ate those fou..d upon hhts.
I made ins inquiry about a small Luob ; I did no: stow what
property be had 'about him. 1 aitt -sure if Rubins:a% the blazit
men, made use ot any veils expretemes, I should have Lard him.
I ant suie.he never made use of words to that ...
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pa,iiti Draper, jun. sworn—l am son at the decetsed. I
searched my tether's pecket-s, and' no where books were found
upon him , but tho.te now produced. I am ere I.Onasont, the
Mack man, never desired me to exernlne,ehe contents of Vie
books, ',lnd see if they were r3ght, nor du! I telt 104 that all was
rtght,ispr use any other words to that, efleit,_.,l gave this 444
ta .my !mete litterwarthi in the sprte;tice-nt the Beadle, atiii*Sitlr
hint examine them, but no noted were in them. Ha did not
know what prnptrty his father hail:shout him., .
Here the Magistrate rem irked. eon 'the contradictory esti-
deuce given by the different wi!neti:tes; but that Crouch, Saun-
ders, or Robinson, the 4blick man, had nor been, examined ea
oath, their declaration being g Yen Nelecitatily that it was also
very necessary to have 'I homer Hilliard, the watchutan, in
examine him as to the, time of night that, the • boy, William
Austin, and the other than, went to the prisoner's house, whet.
they had the pint of porter and bread and ctreese;' all the Wite
at saes moony atiteriag as to the twat which wee vWy material
to i.now, and he shoutd with to esamine him betUre he saw any
of the other witnesses.
• Plistmer—Please your Wotthip, there Is a light cart -and flan*
of mute at the door, in whirrs any boy And servant maid cande up,
and also a post chaise, in which my wife Cattle; if Read, stn. the
officer, goes, he may take either; he will be there in an hose and
a half. The wate'iman works for Mr. Paris, he will
and he will get a fresh horse at my place, and he will be back lit.
list in foist hours. •

To this the arlagistrate .coneenteds Real was dispatched far
the watchman, and the prisons r was remanded snail seven o'clock.
In the evening, Real having returned to town, the business
was again gone into, and the watchman examined as to his know.
• ledge of the faces, but he :tweed linthieg fanner to criminate the
Prisoner, who was reinaudesi to the liou-t ui Cu:rectum ti/I
Thursday vest.
HALE Praßey was yesterday brut ht before
Mr. ell A hale Ith by Holmes, chat ged with a:temptiug to murder
'Chaim, Casey. It appeared from the evidence. of 'Holmes, that
on Sunday morning, between one and .two o'clock, he was sent
fur, kid informed a man had been severely woundiAl in a scuffle,
in Duke-street, St. Grow's, He imm inanely win! to the hoes:
in qbesthin, where he hound Casey lying on the floor weltering la
hit blood, haying received a severe would from a shartl Metre.
meat, which had passed through beak cheeks, and had iacerated
:the throat in a dangerous manner. Front Cie hest remits. whica
-tbe wounded man was able to give, it appears d, cunt tine pt.;
uer, who heed with him as a wife, and hail dune so fnraionsu
time past, was the person who wounded ban, and that she dit‘tt
with au oyster-knife. Upon this statement. Holmes took the
.prise ner into custody. On searching the back premises, an oyher.
knife, covered with blood, was round.. which Asa being diewa to
the wounded man, he intruediatelprecogefzed ate that with which
he had hem stabbed. Casey was taken to Gity's Hospital, where
be remains in great danger, and the prisoner was ceiumiued far
.reecemination on Monday next. •
' ROU II( ST IL at .r.—Mr. Klebyinf 014 Compton-street,
applied me a warrant spinet the driver set one of thes:.ort stages
ou the Western Road, tor mat:dowdy and furiously driving
against his single-horse-chaise, at Knightsbridge, by which a fine
WI, fifteen months old, wits killed; and Mrs. Kirby was so much
injures! that her life is despaired of, and she lingersla St. George's
Hospital. It appeared by the statement of Kirby, that he
was coining into London in a single-horse-chaise about Dine
o'clock' ou Sunday evening, accompaeied by kis sviPe and two
children. He was driving very slowly on his own side the read,
'et ben a pair-Horse stage, going very tart, was wantonly driveh
against tile shafts of the citaise, one of wirch was trohea in two,•
and tar whole were thrown out. The :sliest. happened near the
Hone -/eurecks at Kens.ngtion, and Mrs. Kirby and one of the
children were conveyed to the hospital in a "wirseless state. The
poor boy died at five o'clock yesterd ; tar coeds w.-. 4
.drlveo on, and it was only ascertained it ins sine of the het
stages. A warrant was issued fur the apprelietasion'of the driver.
The aillitted father, with tears, hoped some of the pas...itTers
'abbut the coach would come Isirward to levee the sinuiten Vet-
duct of the coachman.

BRIGHTON, AVGICST 26.—Evans, the pedestrian,
was an object of considerable ktt nict.o► mon.: t'
Sunday promenaders. He was proceeding on Ids
fourteenth day's • task with ai witch courage andan.
dour as if he had•ja.st commenced. .The novelty of
these undertakings, having. subsided.. the pedestriair-
meets with liule encouragement from the liberal:Jr
of thy public. 'fie ti.iiehAi 82z; wiles by a qa 4r:sr
'past eight this morning. and at a quarter past inae
be began his tifts.euth day, leaving him 171. rail..
perform by .is o'klos.k un fluusday rno.ntiia.