Star.
London, England, 1819-10-18 00:00:00

MANMESTER, OCTOBER 16.

EXAMINATION OF MEAGHER.

After some business of minor consequence was gone
through. Mr. Watnur, the only Magistrate on the
Bench, addressed himself to the Solicitor for the pro-
amide's Well, Mr. Atkinson, are your witnesses
ready'?" Mr. ATKINsow answered in the affirmative ;
and the two persons who were wounded by shots from
Meagher, on Saturday, the 2d inst. were brought into
'Court.—Their names are Jones and Robinson.—One
had bandages round his thigh, and the other round
his leg. Both looked extreinely wan and pale.
Joseph Jones, who was the first witness adduced,
s:ated, that he lives in Fleet-street, in this town; but
did not know much of the town, as be had just come
from sea.

CHere the Magistrate directed the beadles to an-
nounce, that if any person attempted to hiss, or in
any wayinterrupt the proceedings of the Court, such
person should be immediately committed.]
Meagher, the accused, was then brought up to
the bar. •

Jones, the witness, deposed as follows :—I was
just going home on Saturday night, a fortnight since
to-day. It was after twelveo'clock, and I happened
to see people passing and repassing ; they were talk-
ing about somebody firing out of a garret window.—
I just happened to stop where there wassme or two
persons standing, and I heard some person in the
stet say he Mr-4s firing blank cartridges ;no sooner
was this said than I received my wound. As soon
as I found I was wounded, I saw my brother, who I
bad met at the top of the street where the shambles
are (Bridge-street). I told hitp I believed I was
wounded ; he pulled my trowsers down, and looked
a.ld found it was so. Immediately one or two took hold
of rue, and several more came to assist, and took me
to the Infirmary. It was a bullet that wounded me.
I cannot swear from whence it came, but it was a
garret window it came from. I saw the flash from a
pistol or gan, I can't say which ; it was from a gar-
ret window. I don't know the name of the street.
I hare only returned from sea five . weeks since last
Wednesday. I did not see the person who fired ; I
s;iw a head out of the window a little afterwards.
Cross-examined by Mr. FouLKas.—l was told
wllen I first got to the house he had been filing
blank cartridges. There was a few people standing
near the house, they said he was firing blank cart-
ridges ; that was all that was said before I was
wounded. I had been walking with some young men
whom I know by sight, but I don't know their names.
My brother was not with me. I met him at the top
of the street, near the shambles. On the way towards
where! was shot we .saw a few persons before I was
wounded; there might be about twelve persons ;
they were not far from the house, and were talking
to themselves.; I did not hear them talking about
Meagher; I did not hear sufficiently to know what
was said. I was perfectly sober ; I had been at work
since the Monday before. I don't know the names
of the persons I was with ; I met them at nine o'clock,
and was wounded near twelve ; they were taking
some young women home, and asked me to go with
them, as they lived near me ; I had seen them before
with my brother, but don't know their names. I
saw the flash from the Window. I did not see any
of the windows ; I did not look at them before I was
wounded. I heard nothing of the windows being
broken. I don't know that they had been annoying
the man.

John Robinson being sworn, said—l live at No.
309, Deansgate ; I am a nail-maker; I had a shop-
Mates broths x came to see me; we lodged at one
house. They were going to take a pint of beer, and
I went along with them. It was getting late, and
pubiic-houses were giving over filling, and I thought
I would go and see an acquaintance of mine that
lived in Tickle-street; when we got near to the place
where I was wounded, I heard the report of a gun
el- pistol ; we halted about two minutes, when we
thought there was no dahger, and went forwards ;
as I was going along the ball struck me in the leg.
They took me then to a chymist's shop, and they
were not up ; they then went forwards to a Doctor's.
I bore myself on two mens shoulders ; the Doctor
was not up. As we cculd get no assistance we were
returning, and I saw a man leaning on the window
in his shirt sleeves ; it was a garret window at the
corner of a building. We thought it was best to go
up a narrow street and go home. When I got home
they pulled off my stocking, and finding it was a
dangerous wound, took me to the Infirmary, where
I Lase remained ever since.

Cross-examined by Mr. BARROW.--I came into
nancliester on the 16th July. lam not a native of
Manchester, but a native of Nottingham. I work for
Tomlinson and Leigh, in Market-street. Their shop,
where I work, is in Deansgate. I lodge at Mrs. Kaye s,
No. 303, Deansgate. It is not a common lodging-
house. It is nearly opposite the Woolpack, at the
lower end of Deansgate, near to the Old Bridge,
which is a good way- from the place where I was
wounded. I had been drinking at two public-houses,
one near Scotland Bridge, and the other in Back Pic-
cadilly. It was abouteight o'clock when I went into
the first public-house. I came last from the house in
Back Piccadilly; they would not fill any more beer.
I had but left the house in Back Piccadilly about a
quarter of an hour before I was wounded. It was a
late hour to go to sec an acquaintance, but I thought
it time enough to go to bed. 1 did not get as iar as
Tickle-street before 1 was wounded. I was not in-
to,.icated ; I perhaps had had three pints of ale; I
kpew by the money I had in my pocket. I had a
p:nt earlier in the day with my shop-mates. We
came down Piccadilly, down Market-street and St.
iry's-gate, and up Deansgate. My friends were
v,;-..21 me. We all went the same way. They were
goiAg with me to see my friend in Tickle-street. We
e going to see Elizabeth Clarke. I had not seen
a crowd bcfoie I got to the place where I was
s minded, there were people passing and repassing,
and there were some few standing near where I was
oirided. I cannot speak to the number ; there
mi,!ht be 20, 30, or 40, I can't say. I did not hear
v,liat the people said. I made a halt on hearing the
first pistol. It was about 40 yards where I made the
halt from where the pistol was fired. 1 did not per-
ceive the place from where the pistol was ..:ed. I
d,d notlook. We went up to the right hand side of
Deansgate until I was shot. I did not see Jones until
aitcri was wounded. I don't know what dm people
in the street opposite the door were doing. It was