Star.
London, England, 1821-08-30 00:00:00

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ADJOURNED INQUEST ON R. HONEY.

MUTH DAY, AUGUST 29.
Soon after two o'clock, the Coroner and most of
the Jury were in attendance. Mr. Adolphus was
prevented from attending, by business of importance,
for which he bad been previously retained in the coun-
try. Mr. Waithman was also absent.
As soon as the names of the Jurors bad been called
over, the Constable informed them that the Corporal'
and the trumpeter (who had been summoned on a
former day) had arrived.
• Corporal Haywood was then called in, sworn, and
examined.—My name is John Haywood. lam a
Corporal in troop letter C, of the Life Guards.
COSIONER.—Do you know anything of the death
of Richard Honey ?—No farther than that I was out
on the party that day.
CORONER.—WeII, state what you do know.—l was
on that day stationed at Cumberland-gate. There were
ten privates, two Corporals, one Officer, and a trum-
peter, in our party, When we came to Cumberland-
gate, we were divided into two divisions of sixes—
one six was stationed at the right band side of the
gate, and the other at the left. The whole were on
the outside first—all in Oxford -road at the first
coming up. After we were stationed and divided
into two divisions, we were ordered to cloak. The
next thing that occurred when we came to cloak,
was, that Lieutenant Gore, who commanded the
party, had no cloak. I rode out of the ranks, and
asked Lieutenant Gore if he would accept of my
cloak? The next thing that occurred to that was,
that. when Lieutenant Gore lilted up his shavraque,
he said, his servant bad sent him out without cloak
or pistols. We then sat a little in the street, and
walked our horses backwards and forwards. The
thing that occurred next to that, was, there came
forward a large crowd of people, and shut the
gates. They shut the gates, and we opened them
again, and put a sentinel on each side of the gate on
the inside of the Park. Next came a larger crowd
still, and shut the gates and forced the two sentries.
We opened the gates again by force, and posted two
more sentries. At that time we were saluted with
a shower of brickbats and stones from the mob. 1
cannot tell the exact time this occurred. It was about
dinner time; some time between twelve and two.—
The next thing was, that I was bit on the temple with
a brickbat, and I was deaf and blind for two or three
minutes. When I came to myself after being hit
with the brickbat, I saw a great number of people
blocking up the Edgeware-road. The next thing was,
that by the assistance of my comrades and myself,
and the Police, we were to take away two waggons
and some posts, and some iron grating that were
across the end of the road. This was all I saw, ex-
cept being hammered with brickbats and stones.
By the Foreman.—Were there any horses to the
waggons ?—No, Sir.
By a Juror.—The party had been ordered to clear
the people, but I seeing many persons busy in block-
ing up the Edgeware-road, I and some of my com-
rades came up to remove them.
Juror.—Was this before the corpse came through
the gate ?—I was hit then ; and after I recovered,
seeing the people blocking up the Edgeware-road, I
went there. The people not obeying the word, we
were obliged w hit them with the fiats of our swords.
Juror.—Was the salute of stones you speak of be-
fore you were ordered to disperse the people ?—There
seemed to be a confederacy between the people who
shut the gates and those who were at the corner of
Park-lane.
The word " seemed" was objected to, but the Co.
IRONER said that something of that kind had been al-
read yreceived. The witness could only judge of

what he saw.
Same Juror (Mr. Brown).—l was asking whether
before the first time the gate was shut any stones
were tin own ?—There were some few thrown, but
none of any consequence.
By the same Juror.—At the time we were saluted
with the stones we were dispersing the people.
Another Juror (Mr. Spicei).—l would wish to re-
mind Corporal Hay wood, that he is not bound to say
anything to criminate himself.
Another Juror.—lle is big enough to take care
of himself.
Mr. Spicer.—My object was to protect the wit-
ness—that's all.
Another Juror.—lt is not necessary that we should
have two Coroners.
Examined by the CORONER.—When the people were
taking hold of the gates, we asked, were they the
gate-keepers? and they answered us with all manner
of ill language. We then were obliged to draw our
swords and to use force.
Coaossa.—What do you mean by force?—Why,
to drive them away ; to compel them ; to strike them.
There were at this time some stones thrown, but of
no great consequence. When the gates were again
closed, we again attempted to open them, and were
received with a shower of stones from the walls and
the lodge. I was struck at the second opening. I
used the flat of the sword myself, and as many others
as I saw use their swords did the same. The Proces-
sion bad not come up at this time. When I was hit
I could not tell what occurred for some minutes after.
One of the corporals was on duty close at the gate
on the inside, and I was the corporal on the outside
of the Park-gate.
By a Juror.—Did you hear any firing ?—I heard
it, but I did not see it. I did not see a man fall. I
might have remained on my post about twenty mi-
nutes or half as hour after the corpse passed, but I
was sore on my head, and rather on the study of
something else, and could not well know what passed
after. I was in the rear on the left when we marched
off. I did not see the Officer and trumpeter in con-
versation as we marched along. I did not hear the
mob cry, " There go the two butchers together."—
There were all manner of things said as we went
away from the gate. It is the duty of the trumpeter
to be in the advance of a detachment, and of course
to wait on the Officer when he calls on him. Whin
the gates were closed the second time, there were a
corporal and three men inside, and the remainder of
the men outside.
Juror.—The reason I ask the question, is to know
whether the horse of the other corporal might have
bcen cut through the gate or not ?
Witness.—l don't know whether he was cut with a
sabre or not : but if the cut came through the gate, it
could not have cut the horse in the side of the neck.