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London, England, 1821-01-04 00:00:00

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Tuesday evening a Corouir's Inquest
was held at
the Buffalo's head tavern, New-road, Maty-la-130one,
betore THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. on the body of John
Whiting, a bricklayer, who was killed by hi; la-
bourer throwing a large stone at him on the morning
of last Tuesday sennight. The Jury took a view
of the body, and afterwards the following evidence
was given:
Thomas Dyer sworn.---I am an apprentice to Mr.
Clements, carpenter, of Northumberland-street, New-
road. I was at work, on the morning of Tuesday sea-
night, at some buildings in St. John's Wood, where
the deceased and his -labourer, Richard Foy, were
ids° at work. They were in the employ of Mr.
Austin, the builder, in Northumberland-street, who,
being out of town, gave the deceased orders to see
that the labourers attended to their work. Richard
Foy did not attend to his business ache ought, and
the deceased reprimanded him for his conduct, and
threatened to tell his master. Foy replied very in-
solently, and a great many unpleasant words passed
between them. Foy said he was as good a man as
the deceased, and, after a good deal of altercation,
Foy told him he would fight him, if he would tura
into the field. The deceased said he would accept
the challenge., but he knew that he should beat Foy,
and advised him not to fight. Foy insisted, and they
went into the field. They struck each other the first
round, and fell. In the second round they struck
each other several times, and Foy fell. In the third
round the blood ran down Foy's face; and, as soon
as he felt it trickling down, he refused to fight any
more. They then went to their work again : they
shook hands and were reconciled, Foy stating that
he would attend to his work, and the deceased pro-
mised to overlook Foy's misconduct. At twelve
o'clock the deceased, Foy, and another bricklayer
named Dowder, his labourer, and myself, left the
building to go to our dinners : we all went together,
till Dowder and his man turned off to go so his
house, at the bottom of James-street, near the
Nightingale. When they left, I and Foy walked to-
gether, and the deceased walked before us; and when
we arrived near the Yorkshire Stingo gate, in the
New-road, I saw Foy pick up a large stone out of
the horse-road, and put it into a bag which he Car..
tied in his hand. In a few minutes afterwards, when
we were on the London side of the Stingo gate, Foy
took the stone out of his bag, and ran up to the de-
ceased : when he was within a few yards of him, he
threw it at him with all the violence and force that
he was capable of, and it struck the deceased on the
back of his head. The deceased, the moment he re-
ceived the wound, sprung up into the air nearly a
yard high, then turned round several times, and fell
on the ground apparently lifeless. I assisted in con-
veying him to Mr. Norton, the surgeon, in Glon.
tester-place. The blood issued from both ears and
the nose, and from the wound spurted across the
road. Mr. Norton examined the wound, and recom-.
mended him to be taken home, and to have the
wound washed with warm water and vinegar.
John Holton, servant at the Baralo's Head, New-
road, sworn.—According to the directions of Mr.
Norton, I conveyed the deceased to his lodgings, and
his head was washed with warm water and vinegar.
Mr. Goodyear, the Surgeon of the Mary-la-Bonne
Infirmary, came and examined the deceased's wound,
and recommended him to be conveyed to the Mid-
dlesex Hospital, which was done. The deceased re-
mained these till the Wednesday following, and grew
better; but, owing to the number of accidents that
occurred, be was compelled, from want of room in
the wards, to leave, and go home to his lodgings,
to which place he was conveyed. He got better for
a day or two, and then became worse ; and he was
taken into the Mary-la-Bonne Infirmary, where he
wined on Friday night last.
John Dowder, a bricklayer, who was present at
the fight, confirmed the evidence of the boy Dyer in
every respect : he saw the parties shake hands after
the fight, and agree to be friends in future.

- Mr. Goodyear, Surgeon at the Mary-la-Bonne In-
firmary, being sworn, stated, that he attended the
deceased before he went to the Middlesex Hospital,
and after he came into the Infirmary. He examined
the injury' the deceased had sustained, and found the
skull fractured externally and internally—(The stone
which inflicted the wound was now produced. From
its sire, it must have been thrown with great vio-
knee, or it could not have effected so desperate a
wound).—The brain was injured ; and the blow given
by Foy was undoubtedly the cause of the death of
the deceased.
Several other witnesses were examined. Their de-
positions only tended to corroborate the former evi-
dence—to chew that the deceased was a most re-
spectable man, arid valuable servant ; and that Foy
was instigated by a spirit of revenge when he com-
mitted the diabolical act.
The Jury, at one o'clock in the morning, returned
an unanimous verdict of—Wilful Murder against
Richard Fry—who has absconded.

A dreadful murder took place a few days ago, in
the Bois de Boulogne near Paris. A young man
from Nismes arrived in that capital last week, and
made some purchases of jewellery, as presents for a
Lady to whom he was about to be married. On the
evening of his arrival at Paris he went to the play,
where he drew out a snuff-box, which appeared to
fix the attention of two persons near him, who sought
a pretext for a quarrel, and challenged him to fight
on the following day. A third, who pretended to be
a stranger to the others, offered his services as a se-
cond- The young man, in the heat of the moment,
accepted the challenge and the offer of a second. He
save his card, and left the Theatre. On the follow-
ing day, the second called upon him in a hackney-
coach, and they proceeded to the Bois de Boulogne,
where they found the challenger and his second. They
drew lots for the first fire, which it was contrived
should fall upon, the challenger, who instantly dis-
charged his pistol. Having missed his aim, the
murderer rushed immediately upon the youth, and
shot him with another pistol in the side. The three
♦illains then began the work of plunder, and had al-
ready robbed the youth of 300 francs in gold and
his coat, when they were alarmed by the appearance
of the Bens-d'arrnes, and fled. The poor youth lived
only forty-eight hours, during which he had barely
. strength enough to relate the adventure.