Star.
London, England, 1810-04-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday a Coroner's Inquest was held before
Thomas SiIFI.TON, Esq. on the body of Thomas
Ebrall, who was killed is Mr. Goodeve's shop, Min-
cing-lane, on Monday the 9th instant. The Jury sat
live hours.

Mr. Goodeve was the first person called. He
stated, that when the first part of the soldiers had
passed his house, situated at the corner of Mincing-
lane, there were not more than twenty people assem-
bled near his shop, and there were neither hissing nor
throwing stones. As soon as the rear-guard had
p issed his window, four or five of the men turned
round and fired : at this time lie did not see any per-
son near his shop. He forced his family into the
cellar. The deceased was standing by his side in the
shop. He observed one soldier in particular turn his
horse round, and level his piece at his window : the
tt indow broke, and the glass hit his face ; at the
same instant the deceased fell.
Thomas Woolcot met with the deceased, whom-he
knew, at the corner of Mincing-lane, and stood with
him near the boot-maker's shop when the main body
of the soldiers passed. All was very quiet in that
quarter. After the rear-guard had passed, four or
five of the soldiers turned rough and fired ; he by this
time mis'ed the deceased, and he supposed he must
. have gone into the shop. After the firing commenced,
every one near Mr. Goodeve's shop went away, ex.
cept himself and one or two others; he did not go,
because he did not believe they were firing with ball.
Ife stood against Mr. Goodeve's shop-window until
a ball struck it, and on looking in, he saw a man
lying on the floor wounded, whom he knew to be the
deceased. At the time the pistol was fired, there
were not more than two beside himself. Neither
hissing or any other insult was offered to the soldiers
near him. On going to procure a surgeon to assist
Mr. Ebrall, another pistol was fired, the ball from
which passed so near him, that he took shelter in a
shop. \Vueii he was near the shop-window of Mr.
Conclave, he saw some dirt in the air towards Mark-
lane, but this 150 or 200 yards from the spot
wh re the dece:saed was shot. He observed several
of the soldiers will mud and dirt on them. The
people assembled in Fenchurch-street, near Mark-
lare, he ly,lieved not to be more than from 4.0 to ;0.
Tin. •scaant the soldiers began to,fire,. about half of
the ab,ve number ran up Star-court, and he saw one
of the Life Gu ,rds go and deliberately fire up it.--
I l!, did not observe the particular scldier that fired at
wiadow.

a druggist, who lives in• Fenchurch-
st!m, proved that he saw some of the mob with
131.h:0,p:its, and saw them throw them at the soldiers,
but this was not near the shop where the deceased
was kill. d. He saw two soldiers fire, when they had
nothino; that he saw to fire at ; and he had a strong
suspicion that one of them was the person that shut
the deceascd.

Thomas Lycett was at a two-pair of stairs window;
saw 17 or IS young men throw something at the sol-
diers. He saw one' stone thrown and a piece of a
plate ; but this w is not near where the deceased was
shat, but near Mark-lane.. Witness heard the soldiers
wlto formed the rear-guard repeated called on to join
the ranks, but they did not ebcy. He heard one
man call to those that were firing, and observed him
to wave his sword, and to say—,4 D—n them come
nw ty." He noticed one foot-passenger walking along
very quietly, when one of the rear-guard, apparently
in a rage, levelled his pistol at hint, and pulled the
ti igger, but it missed tire ; he„then re-cocked it, and
fired Again at the passenger, but fortunately missed
him. The ball went through the shop window of Mr.
Phillips,. an auctioneer. He proved that there was
no disturbance at any time near the shop of Mr.
Goodeve, occasioned by the people.
Mr. Wall, of St. Thomas's Hospital, attended the
deceased : he proved that a ball had entered near his
collar hone, broke about an inch and a half of it,
broke th first rib, and ettruredla large blood-vessel.
He attended to assist in tvening the body of the de-
ceased, and stated the ball k> ha the cause of his death.
Mr. Thornton, Mr. Swats,: and Mr. Wilson, of
Fenchurchstreet, corroborated:, the evidence of Mr.
Lycett. They all stated that . the mall threw stones,
and the soldiers fired ; but that there was no dis-
turbance ort.the part of the forger near Mr. Good-
eve's shop. - .
Mr. Sfret.tirt summed up the evidence with great
care and ability, and laid much stress on the evidence
of Mr. Goodeve; who had positively' sworn that er
particular soldier had fired into the •shoir, when there
was no apparent Cali* to justify' it.
The Jury retired for about-five-00mm, and•brought
in a verdict of-iditgyeetiMsirdeo. *shut asAeldser in the
rear of the Lye Guard:, that paned through Fenchareh.
°idea, on Monday the 9th of April

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