The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-04 00:00:00

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The Gentleiman, however, sat down without making
the attempt. .
',Tbe next witness • was Joseph Hitcbman—l am a
ri ,xite in troop I . I was out with the party the day
it the alai ofrffiicbard How. The party was placed
at the top of 'Oxford-street, near Cumberland-gate ;
' was at both sides of the gate ; I was there before the
punsmaion came within sight. We wore posted at the
tali e• keep it open. I believe for the purpose or the '
procession passing through ; I kept the gate open as
well as I could. The people wbo were there were
coining to stint the gate ; our orders-were to prevent
?im. 1 them ; th b
_Attempted to shut the gate ; I don't know
*hio the were ; they were on foot.
A .lu7 read, that the witness ought not to
in qiestionedlik
_that might criminate himself.
• • The thalami"
.40.111 be the ten-
' deity of iini exandansian...
' The examination proceeded—The crowd rushed
op and did shut honest or twice; when they *hut it we
eadearoured. to open it again. i
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Conowsx--Tell its what happened as well as yod
can, taking care not to criminate yourself.
Witness--I did my duty as well as I could ;we were
ordered to keep the road clear; we received the or-
ders -from the son-commissioned officers. Mr. (lore

commanded the detachment. The trumpeter did not
belong to our troop: I can't say to what troop he be-
longed ; he did not come out of the barricks with us ;
I. don't believe I know Lis name,
By aJuror--I don't know trumpeter Jones ; I might
know a man belonging to the band of that name, bat
I can't call him to mind now.
By the Foreman—l don't know whether I shoulti
know the trumpeter again if I were to see him ; I can't
tell Low old he is, but I should thlik that he was not O.
By.v; Juror--I have not atteniied an examination
before this spot this footing.

Mr. /I.Dobraus--The man has attended an examin-
ation on quite another business, into which we have
no occasion to inquire.
Juror—l wish to proceed with my examination.
Mr. Anottrausr—Well, if you have a particular
pleasure in going wrong, do so.
Juror—We want to get at the truth ; Mr. Adolphus
may not wish to do the same.
Witness proceeded—l have not been examined on
this subject since the 14th; ner been talked to respect-
ing it by any officer or gentlemen in plain clothes.—
The troop to which I was attached never went out of
Oxford-street to my knowledge on thaiday. We were
not drawn op blideutenantOoreinetimberland-street.
No one gave me orders not to tell the name of the tru•n-

peter. ..
By the toreenen.—l did not see Lieut. Gore with
any pistols on the 14th ; I don't know whether he
borrowed any deny body; I beard firing at Cumber-
land gate oat.** dy; did not,oe•A• man shot
near the gatillAsatifittnt Gore *let wear a cloak
on that day ; be had got none; I was beside the cor-
poral when be rode up to him Itsd,offered his cloak ; I
don't know whet Lieut. Gore sallio him ; I did not say
that there were not many people at the gate when the
hearse came through ; there were many people at-
tempting to shut the gate; I saw and felt brickbats
which were thrown at the time the hearse came through ;
the throwing of the stones was before the party fired.
We were all almost stunned.
By a Juror.—We were ordered to keep the streets
quiet ; we did so as well as we could. We ordered
the people to gee out of the way and let the proces-
sion pass; they did not get out of the way ; I and
our party forced them by riding up to them and push-
ing them out of the way ; they would not get off by
fair means; the people then called us every thing hat
gentlemen ; the confusion was so great that I could
ant. tell what they called us ; I was stunned and
obliged to leave, but I do not know whether they
went away or not ; we were obligated to ride over
them and against them when they did not go. I did
not, to my knowledge, see any one of the mob knocked
down at the time we rode over them ; we were obliged
to use oar swords ; I can't tell exactly how we used
our swords; we cut about a good deal for the pur-
pose of getting the people to let the procession pass ;
I did not see any person cut on that occasion ; I had
enough to do to mind my own business ; after we
had cut about the people got out of the way, or else
the hearse could not have passed ; the hearse did pass,
and went through (the Edgeware Road way.)
Mr. Blakie—You are quite satisfied the people got
out of the way?—Witness. Why, Sir, I believe
those who did not get out of the way were run over.
Mr. Anocentrs—Did you see any one run over ?
, Witness. No, Sir.
The foreman objected to Mr. Adolphus's mode of
a4•Anatiop.
Cosenza—Witness does not know that any one was
elm over.—(To Witness.) Did you see any one run
over?—Witness. I cannot say that I did, Sir.
fly Mr. Blakie.—l saw no firing before the hearse
came through the gate ; when we first came from the
Barracks we were formed up in the street, close to the
gate ; it rained very much, and we moved about a
great deal until the procession came up ; when the
procession approached, a part of our party went through
is ptereat the people from shutting the gates ; when
the procession cause near, a. few of us (I was one)
went into the Park; I.srent again on the outside of the
gate i I think we wve.atationed, at Cumberland-gate
for about-half an hour.; thereabouts, before the hearse
came up ; I know Litut. Hall ; during the half hour
hove just mentioned, I cannot .say to my. know-
ledge. whether I spy Lieutenant Mellor not: he• did
net b. e101ig;to oily, party, and I tannin take apo• me
to spy ntet!ter he was out or not.
. Alv. Blakie take time and reoollecryottreelt-p-Wit-
nese. I cannot say that I saw him on that occasion.
• Mr. Briiii•-•:-Do'yOultioiVAetlatti be was on 'duty
that day ?--.Witisess. I can't tell, Sir; I have seen
him several times, and should know him if I saw Ipim
on parade in retimentals.
• Mr: Bilicie—Are you' sire yon did not see him
on the 14th ?—Witness. I can't say that I saw hi u
on that day.

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