The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-26 00:00:00

TRW L.ITE RIOT At WESTMINSTER.

Co.ioN ries IsQvcs r.—Yesterday afternoon, at 4
(Alin k, an implest was held at the sign of the Hoop
and Grapes, in the Broadway, Westminster, before A.
F.sq. Coroner, on the hotly of George (;ogle, aged
5..!, whose death was occasioned by injuries he received
in the late affray with the military at Westminster.
Ihe Jury-roam wig excessively crowded with spec-
tators.

Mary Eagle, wife to the deceased, bring sworn,
said that she resides at No. 65, Orchard-street, St.
.liihn's, Il'estminster. On Monday evening, the I tith
of June, ahiout nine o'cd.ck in the evening, the de-
ceased was reading the Death of Abel, in the parlour,
and e itness sat opposite to him, mending his coat,
when her little boy came in, and told her there wus a
Kccat ?nub coining up the New Way. Witness ordered
him to shut the door, which he did; but one of her
loileers, named Wallace, afterwards opened it, and
went out. The mob, e•hich consisted of soldiers, im-
mediately commenced beating him. Ile soon after-
wards entered the house, and the mob followed him
into the house. Witness was knocked down and
stunned iv one of the soldiers, who was dres►ed in a
white jacket, and she saw no more until •.he recovered
and fnr►nd her husband lying upon the floor, covered
with blood. He hail a desperaie wound on the head ;
she procured assistance, and be was placed in an ann
chair ; he /mu his hand to his head and uttered, "I am
a ilcail man ;" she sent for a surgeon, by whose advice
she sent the deceased to the Hospital.
Mr..lntl►on White, Surgeon at the Westminster
Infirmary, said that tl►e deceased was brought to the
lloNiital between nine and ten o'clock in the above
even'ng. Witness saw him the following morning,
and found that he bad received a wound over the left
eve brow, abo►►t too inches and a half in length.—
The bone was driven on the brain, and the deceased
was sensible, bat nut able to articulate, and conse-
quently gave uu account of the, transaction. Dlr.
Stevenson, the House Surgeon removed two s►uall
pieces of fractured bones, the evening he came in.—
Witness attended the deceased until his death on
Friday afternoon. On opening the deceased's head,
the wound was ascertained to have caused his death.
In answer to a question, witness considered the wound
to have hiccup inflicted with a sharp edged instrument,
an.l gave it as a matter of opinion that the instrument
iiii;;lut have been a sabre.
Mr. lieorge !rood Stevenson, House Surgeon, cor-
roborated Mr. White's evidence.

Maria rimbell, of No. 69, Orchard street, was in
the s:reet, and saw Rowbottom enter the house with
a stick in his hand, and M'Carthy came up ttith a
drawn sword in his hand, which he brandished back-
ward and forward. She afterwards saw Rowbottom
come out of the house again, when he wantonly struck
Ler dog, and it was killed.
Ann Hinton stated that there was a great disturb-
ance, in the Almonry. She saw a great body of sol-
.iiers armed with sticks, M'Carthy, the drummer, was
at their head brandishing a sword, and exclaiming
come alum,: my buys, this is the way we do it at
Tatrrluto."—`. I'll protect you." He made a cnt at
.1! tdd 111:111 au.: wounded his head. Al'Canby threat-
.