The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-26 00:00:00

coßo.vEß.s IsQuEsr ON SMIIIIIIRS.
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Inquest, h,ud before T 11031.44 STIRLING. 6a 1.. t.f
whirl' we lore blerittlr ltireu Dome- accident,
blest yesterday, at the attese and Broom Towns. '
Tlie 'Wowing is the list of the Jurors:-
111 r. Churton, Pyramus. • .s-

Mr. Samuel Snare, • I Mk ItennettTrtsdireon,.
John Lewis, Wiliam fiest4ssouil.
Robert Hutchinson, o.ftwurd Iliali.
Th 011•111 Cafe, W fliinpi Mese, .
John Morris. ( harks 6sers staid,
Thomas Hawkins, ss Alter Stac)..
John Birahatn, Th..n.ss Hannay.
Edward Cooper, I flohert ft,
John Beelictt, 'I tioeial; Vanden,
Frederick Mega:, WillisiiiN_ puma, and
Offspring Pearce, I 'lts rlesyatt.
Mr. John William Fisher wits first 'sseOtir. 116 said.
on viewing the body, he found a wound on the'ritht
breast, between the fifth and sixth rlbs.• It was about
two inches and a gnarter stinerficially, and twelve inches
in depth. The instrument had indicted a wound in the
upper surface of the right lobe of the liter. It passed
through the diaphragm into the chest, gild penetrated
the pericardium into the ventricle of the heart' sesen to
the ribs on the other side. The ii mind must hite been
indicted be a very sharp pointed and cutting instrtifiieut
The membranes were emit asunder. Tile death of the
deceased wad occasioned by blood beisitg at odt of the
heart.

lieorge Thomas Joseph ltutlivin helot eietortr, said,
that he was an uthr er employ al on the police establish-
ment, at the Public-ofliee, Bow-street. On Widnesday
evening last, about half-past eight o'sloolsi-lus-sres or-
dered, with several other officers and 'constable% to gw
to the house where Smithers was kilted (it -was a kind
of shed), situate i n Cato-street, i o consestaeoce of a number
of men being assembled for treasonable practices ' • he
was informed that was the nature of the rgse, by Mr.
Stafford, Chief Clerk at Bow-street.

Curoner.—Was there any warrant granted ?—.l. Them
was, by Mr. Baker, the Magistrate; at 31arl borough-street
Police-office.
Juryman.—Have you got the warrant ?—A. No.
Jury wan.—Does it specify the number of persons yrut
were about to apprehend ?—A. It did.
Jurvman.—How litany officers *ere there altogether?
—A. About one dozen.
Witnese then continued.—On entering the lower plate,
going in, I observed a ban with a cutlass; the dour was
not fastened : this man guarded the lower passage.
Ellis, Smithers, myself, and several others, entered. 1
found no difficulty in getting. in; I war the firet that en-
tered. Mr. Birnte was not with us at the time, bat was
near at hand. When we gut into the passage, the man
who was there said nothing, and I railed nut to some of
the party to secure hint, while 1 went up stairs. I went
up iinmetliately, and am not aware that they took hint.
We went up by • sort of ladder or staircase, so narrow
that we went up one by one. When I got up, 1 observed
a table with a number of arms upon it, anti Thistles/rend
on the right band. 1 know him well ; 1 base.follbwed
him for liars together. The arms appeared So be as if
handed and sorted about in order to be distributed to

"the parties. There were about twenty-five peewits in the
place, and ArtherThistlewood was one of them. He stood
by the side of the table, handing the arms alsisut. Ile
had on a shabby brown great coat: I had known him
a long time. I can't account for how he got away as
the lights were all out. I have no doubt as to the iden-
tity of his person. As soon as 1 thought three or four
of the people were op, I called out " Seize their arms."
This I said to the people who were with Inc. .;is soon
as I had said this, the men who were there each seized
what they could take up, and retired to the kosher part
of the room. Thistlewood retired into a little room
which was over the coach-house. There were there in
' thailitde 'root,, at abatis:lse; I should thintaTvoit font
or five. They appeared to be all armed. Thistiewood,
SA be retired, hail a sword in his hand,'ulsich he
brandished and wated :shoot ; it appeared biight ; as
Suiithers approached, he stabed bias, and Smithen fell
on me. A pistol was fired at the time, but I can't tell
by whom. Smithers was about a pare before inc at the
time. The wound was indicted on his right side, as be
approached the door of the little room where Thistle-
wood was. It was a bright sword with a lon blade
which Thistlewood had iii his hand ; it was a bt.
Lich
and appeared to me to be near four feet loos. e
moment he received the wound, he f'il upon me. lie
cried out " Oh ! Deed!" or " Oh ! my Hod! lam done:*
or words to that effect. Instantly after • pistol Was fired:
and the lights were put out. I have been able be Meer-
nice three others besidesThistiewood, of those Who were
in the mom. They were, Shaw, Strange, Illackbarn, and
James Wilson. There is soother, who fired at the Ser.
jeant. This man first aimed the pistol at Captain Firs-
clirence, and then fired at the See3etsot There were
also two more in this hense, who left a stick behind
them. They admitted that they were is the room, but
I do not know it. One of them was taken by Captain
Pirselareuce; I bad been hits, ken is this house, as he
hail left Isis stick behind him. I can't tall by Whom the
pistol was' fired after &anthers fell, hist the shot pro
corded from the place where the people were ; and a
voice cried out, " kill the •• • • throw them down
stairs." Nine were taken that night. I was netttere;
seat, and can't tell whether they were-in armu,
were conveyed to Bow-street, and from thence to the
House of Correction. I should suppose several bad
eamped, simile nine were takeu ; and I calculated there
weeasbest Ms is the tome. I knew none of those who
escaped, except Thistlewood; I wa% not woinded. When
we brat came, the military hail not arrived. They did
out come wail after several shots were fires:. The war.
rant, I believe, specified that it was an nolawful assets-
Wage of people. There might have been twenty shots
tired altogether. I do not know the name of thWeentinel
Who was at the bottom of the staircase. There was a
person shot on the left side, his same is Simian;
another was wounded in the head. 1 seised some of the
arms. There were found in the room eightyland.gra-
nodes ; Doe of them very large,. sppearing•like a can.
:sister; also a ginsatity of balls and several swords.
Non, Mit Thistlewood offered nov violence before the
candles ire", pet out. There werellkewise about three
dozen ofd met of bayonets, sot Made like common bay-
onets, bet with screws at the end, as if they were to be
fitted to walking sticks 1 and I found alsoisi a &mast
the sticks to which they appeared as if intended to he
fitted. There were great numbers of balls, which bad
no appearance of having heels fired; there will's, two
or three muskets found. The peolsle-its the ecsouv had
no not ire of what our object war, except What I 'pre.
Jame. Ellis svrorn.--a•I live In ratidise-row, Phleser's
Village, Westminster, lit St. 3largaret's parish. lam an
omen belotsging to Hoe-Street. On:Wednestlav night,
at half-past fight o'cloelt, I was•dtrectost or take certain
persons itito custody. John Mitten...), Witham Hibbs and
myself, Wore directed to pruerwl to John-street, Edg•
ware-road, as quick ,Its .pitektlyles, and: .therwire should
meet Mr. theme, oleo World give.na further orders.—
When we arrived We foand.ftir. diroie we‘ting, and be
Inquired if we had mean mmy trd.at 'of the military, ai he
expected these every istineve. AY,. said' ne. In shoat
,Id minium Mr. Binds railed no opt. Scissor ingsfiry was
made sot or the flambee in tit" room, hot we cotild Dot
tell. Mr.„Hirwie mid, Ise anders,tood that Tbistkwood
Mesas in the mom; aelked how tstaturibese were of SS 1 we
told hiss aboat s deems; Ibethea Paid be had let AU"'
pobsted la 14 fife etkillas'i..apd then we toes nto toe
bollee. Ratbvelt-Oolat 6,0,-. and I followeerb/tos as•at.