The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-28 00:00:00

THE stATEsSIAN:

fbr, if it shoald appear to them that a plan bad been
formed, however wild and visionary that plan might
he—if it should appear that steps were taken towards
the completion of the plan, then, every thing like
Idoubt on the subject was at an end. If the prisoner
at the bar tf.en failed in waking out a defence by ob-
i serration. what other resource tuna I he avail himself
I of? It would hr urged, asld urged, no doubt, with
great force and ability, that the prinvipal u itnerses
' were w•euniplices, who ought not to lac believed on
!their oaths. To this argument, he must 'observe by
' anticipation, that, its plots of this nature, which were
always contrived in secret. it was impossible not to re-
reiye t'se evidence of accomplices: the guilt could not
be prayed without it; fur, otherwise, immunity would
always be held oat to the blarkest and must destructive •
•of crimes. He did not wish to press this ease one iota
beyond the farts and the merit); that belonged to it.
: Ile dial, intle at, admit, that the evidence of arroyo-
plices might to be watched with great care bat then
it would he necessary to see if it was rt.:firmed by
that of credible witnesses. It 11n. not nes es,ary iii
point of law, that it should be so confirmed ins all its
parts: but, if it was tmtits:led in sonar parts, the./ nry
were b4litud to conclude, that the aecomplict were
roe a-el in the whole of the testimony they had lie v•
i This case slid-nut rest stn the evitletica of Atlantis only.
Ilyalosi anal Dwyer mold, by their evidence, rctodre
of the prisoner tat adduce 141111.11'.1e11t 1%.`:1N1111, why per-
sons, meeting' toetelser witlitmt ally 1(1111105115 1/5111d of
union, had so associated, tildes. far a guilty pnrotme.
They stood in no rely ion tat each 11111ef, ecru pt tts they
were comae. tell by their neftriotts %rheum: an it
mould be for them to sit ey if their ishieet was 1101 10
perpetrate some atrocious crime agabist the. Govern-
ment. If their purpose was in .orent, air; had they
n.ot declared it? Bat what had they oltme ? Why,
they offered a determined resistance to the civil power,
' instead sof peaceably surrendering themseives. One
Bow-street odieer had been killed, and though the!,
were nut now trying that prisoner fur the death of that
man, still the fact itself proved that resistance to the
civil power had been carried to the last extremity.
What conclusion email they (the lientlemen of the
• Jury) thaw from this fart as to the issue of the pre-
sent trial, so important, nut only to the life, hut to
the character of the prisoner ? If they had doubts of
his guilt, could they hesitate, in a ease where not only
his own life, hat that of the other prisoners was coo-
, tensed ? hey would. therefore, weigh well the
evi-
dence, sad if the scale preputidemted in &vonc of thee
pri sssss er, they would discharge their fronsciPllCCA by
acquitting him; hat if, en the other hand, the facts
of the charge wore substantiated :ogainst him lay roan-
riming testimony, as he (the Attorn,y-lietteral) anti-
cipated, it would thee be their painftd, though indis-
pensable duty, to pronounce a verdict of guilty-.
As %mot as .:se Attorney-General hail colicludyil his
speech, whirls was not till a quarter past three airlock,
the several prisune:s who stood charged with 'rhistle-
wood were brought into Court, and placed behind him
in tier dock. Thcir 'tames were thro ',called over by
the Deputy Clerk- of Arraigns, Vavidtis avid. Brunt
standing imusediately. near Thistlewo boy were
called its the following order :—Hav!then. logs, I
Brunt, Thlti, Wilson, Harrison, Braflhurn, Cooper,
liilchri t, and Strange.
EN. AMIN ITION OF II ITSEttSF.S FOR THE
CllOll N.
Robert Wants was the Oast %silos-0i swum. Ile was eta-,
mined ht thr eurrosi-llcsest Witite4s lines at Na,. 4,
Breoles-market. Ilad served in the
army ; kiv•st Bono in Prelim, where he were by the name oil
Thomas NI wton. Witness Ansi% ; be first he-
came acquainted %Oa him on the 13th of Jaistsary lest. I
Tisistlewstail then lined in Stanti..oe-street, Clare-market
witness sots luau ins his (Tiiistlew.e.it'st ruum, wisere he was
introdeced to 111111 hy Brunt and 1..:;5.
Tee witness Men here directed ht the grototctron-Braes %I.
to state v. hat passed et that interview ; to whirls ti r. %sway-
eiss ',hits/led. contending that it referred to a matter which
lint not oceerred in the reign of his present Alojesty, but of
his Royal predecessor.
Tn.) I,,tril Chief Jtistire Amatory overruled the objection,
stating. that the regelsr way would tar. 10 go 411 wit:( the'
matter from the ettininenerment. anal it it had slit refereness
to any part of the reign of his present Majesty, then there
mass; be on end of it.
TDeSor.la rroa-llevenfas. then resumed his examination of
the %Imes)). Brunt la introslecing wilnesa to Thistiewood
said. •• Mr. Tfelolewood this is the loan I was speaking to
. you alum.- Thistlessood then said to witness, '• Von were
' once ins the Life (hoard.!" %Vim ./14 reline I it.). he ryas nut :
!he hall originally served In the tikes. Thisnewood said,
Vim are a gaud swordsman, t hear." tVititess said en.
.he ens not, because he had been so long out of practice:
'Phistlealo4o4l next °Wert ed, tlint " there was no person
worth test pounds who was wtarth any thing for the guild tat
• the country. As fur the London shopkeepers they were nil
Aristocrats together. and all working under one system of
government. Ile should glury to SOll the de). that all the
shops were shut up and well plundered." Witness was af-
terwards confined Ls Whiteeross-street prison for debt.—
Ile had another interview with Thlstiewood, at the White
Hart, in Ilrook's-market. There were theta present. Brunt.
Ines, Ilnll, and, before the meeting Int.- up. Thlti came in.
aVitnt•Sb remained fourteen days in prison. and C 111111• out on
faunal:lv, the de) after the death of the King. 111. sou T111!0
qv, stud 9n tint 31st, in the house where Brest hied. in
Fo rt. GraY''s-fun-line. There were—then present
limo. logs. air thia Olson. Nothing frartitatier took
place ma that night. H.• met than again on the Wednessiny
et ening. There were present Thistlewood, Datidson,
Muni. and Harrison.
mos.serron-tieni.ais..—Will you tell its what passed at
that 'urethra I
Mr. Aeos.tmes.—My Len's, I objeet to that question as
implying au overt pet• not stated in Ole indictment.
'rile Lord Chief Justice AnDorr.—Ttlia is tins ion ariable
form• and the Court cannot recede from it.
The examitiatioti putrefied. Witness saw in the room a
number of plke-stna es, and Tnistlewnod wanted to has e theta
ferruled. The pike-staves appeared to have been lately cut,
the wood being fresh. Ile expressed his surprise that a per-
son named 'hafnium hail nut come. Thistle...mad said he
load given him money to purchase ferrules, and was not satis-
fied lest he should slot taut them. 'Phe meetings were held
'nice a day, up to the 2il of February. Witue-s heard
Brunt say, that he had hired the room for logs. There was
se furniture in the room. Witness remembered one parti-
cular eirctoustance. One evening, about ten days before the
Cato-street Mishit:wt, he went in and saw Harrison anal Brunt.
Harrison said he land been !speaking to one of the Horse
Guards, who told taint Veit the whole of them would be down
at Windsor coo the death of the King. and Ilerrisoat ob-
! served. that " this would he a good opportunity to do some-
' thing that night." Thistlewood said it was a good plan. and
'if they C4111:11 get the two pieces ofeantsou in ray's-inu-lane,
land the six piers% in the Artillery Ground. they might take
'London bofore Monday. A Provisional Government was
talked of,and several seaports were to be taken. Oa Matto.-
' slat, Feb. 19, another meeting was held. One of them said,
•• If within': takes place before. Ntie,theodsy shall be the
night." Thistlewood recommended them at the nett
h,oestog to clams armed. Next morning witness went
there agaie• and saw Tidd, who said, •• How do
von do, Mr. lidless? I am triad to mat you."—
There weer then resent TM/denten'. Brunt Ilsertaon,
Cooper, nradbara, Edwards, acid Waisun. Toistlewood