The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-08-11 00:00:00

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of dispatches that Bonaparte was, killed, and Cu; to.
pieces by the Cossacks." That •Depotteot, saw the
supposed Messenger, dressed in greet With a grey
great coat, get oat of the laid chaise into a hack ttey.
coach, tied Deponent positively declares he saw no
red upon any part of his dr..Ss. That Deponent
asked the watermatt, who attends the coach-stand,
where the Gentleman was going to, and he replied,
" the coachman is ordered to drive over the bridge."
And !big Deponent further saith, that about seven
o'clock its the morning of the said 21st of February,
as he was going to market, one of the collectors of
the tolls at the said Marsh.gate told him that a chaise
and four, with a Messenger, went through the said
gate towards town between sic and, sem o'clock
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that. morning. . ! At, 't • .•
(*Heti) , JAKES 1111,11.14,M '
Sworu at the Ittarsiw-hottse2 Hondas,
th.s VI.I day of Joh'. 1814.
lSiSmtdt Wm. Miffit. • •• '
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Joserat RATtever,, of the Westminster-bridge-
roadOu the county of Salley, fishmonger, on his
oath saith, That to the best of hls recollection, on
the morning of the 21st of February, about nine
o'clock, he saw ■ post-chaise and four pass his house,
which is near to tile Marsh turnpike-gate, and VMS
infottled that it brought intelligence that the French
army was cut in pieces' and Bonaparte killed, on
%hick he went out to learn the fact; when he saw
the saki post-chaise draw up along-side of a hackney.-
coach, and a person got out of the chaise into the hack.
ney coach .that on getting out his great coo t,pa rtly open,
enabled Divalent to see the coat underneath, and it
ivppea red to him to he dark.green : Deponent Fancied
inv was a foreign Officer, as the dress was like that of
the slag-shooters. Wben Deponent returned to his
bons., be mentioned to bis wife the intelligence, and
described to her the dress in which the person ap-
peared, which fact she it ready to testify.
(lewd) , • JOSEPH RAYMENT.
Swans at the Manainthltnuse, Loadan,
11)1 NJ of Jule. IAI s,
(SigaeJ) Wm. Dottvit.t.s, Mayor.

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. - , Lepadon (to wit)
CSAITAS KING, of Westminster-bridge-road, in
the county of Surrey, stable-keeper, maketh oath,
end saith, That sometime previously to the trial of C.
Random De f3erenger add others, be saw William
Crane, the hackney-coachman, and one of tho wit.
11051 PS on the said trial on behalf of the Prosecution,
passing by Deponent's stable-yard, in Westminster. 1
read,. in company with Sayer, the Bow-street of. ,
freer, on his way to identify the said Charles Ran.
dem De Berenger, ho was then in custody. A :
day or two afterwards Deponent met the said William
Crane, accidentally in thA said Westminster-road,
and asked him, what he had been doing with Sayer wt,
He answered, 64 liefiad been to see De !kroner,
in order to identify him, bat he could not swear to
him, as many faces were alike ;" but he skid, nails
a protestation in the most horrible language ten
beastly to repeat, " Is wield hays a 'antilop+
coach "'and horses oat of them," meaning, as dte"
Deponent believes,. the Prosecators. Druerstl this
con-venation, a person passed by them d by a ,
grey great coat, whet' the said William Crane, point.I
lug to him, said he (meaning Do Btrenger) was l
dressed just like that Gentleman, only he had a caO
ou, and be (the said William Crane) did not see
his under.dress, as his coat was closely buttoned up.
And Deponent further saith, that after the said trial
he saw the father of the said William Crane, who,
told him he was going to look after the money (mean-
jug the reward), as his son was considered a first,. I
rate witness, when Deponent asked him, how be,
could *midst his son in that light, as he knew
Sr sufficiently well, that had he (Deponent) appeared
- be must have beat him oat Of Court ; the father re.
plied, if he had beat him.—" there was the place
where* the clothes were brnught, and the post.
boy"—that on Deponent being . severe in his re:l
marks, the father dotiat know what they did
with the boy, they had him two-days locked up in
the Police Officer's house, that he might not be
tampered with by the other. sillet"—Deportent
asked him if there had been any advances by the op.
onsite party, be said,." none." And this Deponent
farther sath„ that he has seen the AS William
Crane shwa the said trial, who, on Deponent aces.
sing him of baring gone too far its his evidence, be
mid, 'using the same unnatural protestations, .61 that
he would swear black was vs hits, or any thing else, if
be was paid for it." And Deponent further smith,
that previously to the mid trial the said WiWate
Crane's coach and horses were of a most miserable
description, but that since the trial be has purchased
at hackney-coach and horses of the best description.
And Deponent further saith, that the said William
.Crane's general character is most lefaseeek gobble
mode of 'egpressitig hiMself es obscene aid Was.
phemoes, as to preclude Deponent fropisiating the
exact words madestse of by the said Wittig' Crane.
And this Deponent lastly saith, that the man-servant
of Mr. Keir, of Bridge-street, Westminster, and
the groom of Col. Tayior, of the Custom-house,
were present on or about the 2d day of July, when
Crane declared, " that he would swear black was
white, or any thing else, if he was well paid for it:"
(410111cd) CHARLES KING.
sworn at the Maiisiaa•ltotti, Landon. this
224 day of July, 11S14. 'before we,
(Signed) _ Wu. Dosnat.is, Stayer.

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