Police.
The Times, 1824-01-05T00:00:00

OntU~rH cary wqnoers,thd the atwmous j&tadk- oithe OiGeriersi, at1 is kesidence:n'e.Bre, r(e~,3u.e o'n Th~r.ti,dyeven!ng, u0de went snotler exam~inaLtion befbore ouW, i-RAWLX-48O7iEsq.,~ 'the slt.tink:m 36~tte, ar,tbi? fie Thisi~vet io~exd~d t~ gratet iflttres4; and th'e office, peara~je~ fficr~~j~~enmemn oDf distInaion ~set~ tor, s'h t~k. he~ sntsner tie ei2wered hirshd bei plaee for heir ceommdatio. Arnng~t 'aate I Aboat halM.past I oLrtat aecomz nipaed I byseveral friends Hle took his seat at tlheta.ble, nearthe A131alarate., Atone o'clock the risoner was put st ttke bar, lea treruely distressed an dejected. appeared ex- Ar. reWLINr'SO, addrwssing; the General, tequested him to state the nature of~ this 11nf6punate'mckrenes. eneral Napier Christie Burton bEing sworn, said,-I am a Gene- rid inlus lajsty'service. On Thiursday last Mrs. Reynolds, thc of the prisoner, caie tb my hoaae, at No. 2, New-street, Dor. set.square, it might be about a quarter to four o'clock in the after. noon, andstioonafiter fiveo'locka Icnock came to the door, which was auswered by iAnprervans, who informed me that Mr. Revnn>fM. IIsMMediateiy ordered -hlm to beaamittedintoth e parur. Atthie time of his entrancee I was sitting on the right side of the fire-place, and Mrs. &vnolds on the opposite side, I got up on his entrance, and begged Sim to be ated, which he immediately accepted, and took his station on the opposite side of the table, situated between us. Ithen said, "c i i YoalloewmetDhan4youaglasso wine?' Hereplied, "ye- I stood uptofu itfrom adecanter(there were both whiteandredwine on theltable at thenrome t). At thistLine he moved bis chairnearer the table; Ivasi the ac of presenting theglass to him, which was scarcelyoutofmviandwhenhp fited a pistol,the ball from which struckmeontheleftside; itlissd throuh myd adcafneont the4ll,aqha fell near the fender. l considered at the momtent it was not meant for me, but for his wife, beingunconatiou of him (the grisoner) baving the slightest animosity tqwards me, as I solemnlv aeclare that IneVer ha&L any criminal intercourse, or ever took tEe slightest libertv with Mr. Reynolds wzhaiever ; and so' fqr from getting outof his way, 1p)aciid my hands on those of the prisoner, not for the purpose ta graip orhbold him, but said, i ]For God's sake comiandyArppssion L don'tlet iteetthebettevofyourreason, con- sider whatyopayeaboot."-and I endea'vo gedto sootb him. While ry hands were so situated, the prisckner contrived to disentangle one of his hands. I was then standing with myright,side towiards him,when he fired a secosd.pistwlbyhicih trucknny right sideand passed through my coat, waistcot shits 8annel waistcoat, and grazed the skmin ofr Fib. tHerTohe Geheralshowedthe direetion the ballhad taken, hehav mng yhe sarte clotfiea on ashe had at the time, and which he was re, [qested by lL10TriS,, the oficer, to wear on this exnaminaion.I Thi pat e of um r.ot bemg mortally wounded was my being so.close ; he 4wSalu ntst tat so direct an aim as if' I had beysn farther distaon- I hen said, "Reynolds, you have wottndedme;,'xo whic he irnue. Iiately replied, " I eam glad of it," I then said; to him. "Mrere the pistols loaded with ball ?" lfe answered, "Yesvthey wee,"'and that [e had bought them tlhe day befoxe yesterday (Taesdlay) in Norton. ralgate." sid "Do you ku>w whom you bought them of?" I-i e-` , --I * ', uu" . " tn` -- I amn stAPW-mv mind is quite easy. Thes" words be repeate 'svera l ttoe over. I then again ailEed him if- they were leaded with ball. 'He answered, " Yea; hope they nre in voul I hope T have done Your business." Ith said to him t, " Was it theasecord ball that eounded me I" tHe. plitil, "14'o, lyos;e mstraken; it was the first, for I took very good ainm I hpe thewbad s are in yout ham happy now.- Hrethen atl4 hand into bis pocket, and Pulled oit several w tOie Pitintf the gnufimrsetray. In a rew t e aer heU hd owth another ball, which he roura on thew table.t aomete upe apled unysld. n eamiatn 1foudet.rsa ble Itokiuas dplaced it with the nothers. Mlyrs. ReynoIds, the ni of the pnsoner, here Jumped up to ring the bitell and carle towarda me, consicerInI wasfalling, a oe sandmhe could notfind the bellsaring. She opened th oodGor, ian wact about to call, wben the cook and footman camne an. Tlierpcek said to th, bdy; '1 Ho haa shot my master." I save, "Coold, -am v h ot." Sh! replied, "I hope not, Sir., The can- dies were hothr ot on thlt ie,a l swhich I suPPo se was occasionf e by vou-gth e meplosi to theapisols.I t?hen ordered my footman to go. for lil. Lcke a urgon,whocame instantaneously. 1Mr1. Lock-c wantd t exaineme immediately. I sajd, "-. Stop a minute ;" and agin asked the priesner whether therissals were loaded with ball. benoeughO! rel carwas,e" ? hope they are in YOur t g.t ord bowels." This he er .Te p leed toorthree times,adding he wasliappy.n the was now eatsy. Ur. ,ecke, who was then in the roo r further assistanee was desp,atebed for Thm ie andt Dr. theavisldo. n a very short time after the formr gentleman arrivsed. ;'lie bkls at this eiod were not found. ihe uatchman was calledinby myifootman, and remained in the parlour by the aide oftbeprisoner. [there awthe pistels buth whther e threw them down or not, I cannoiteta i upon myself to say. He also offbred me the key of the pisols: Mr. Bgoodml then exaif ined me, and Probed mny side, and said, " General, yoa have had a naro ecape and itisbhighly requisjiethe bals should be found."I A starch wa immsediately mady , when one wras founvd near the fender, whicn lad Passed through te fme of the y ire-screen, hit the wall, and fell to the gound. do footmu n pictked it up; it was pattly covered -with m11o1tar. A1W. Brodie antI Mr. Locke retired up stairs to. consult respetingIny Nqund, and in about half an bour they retnell againh when l r. Brodie said to me," A You,are 4o. verylPodehands, those of Mr.l hockser,d ut if I requested it, an send for him.a Mr. tecketremained wsth mei, and a starch took place after the other bIll. In about half en hour atterw;ads I felt something move on myaside. 'On examinAtion I found it. was ebally. I was then con-- sadons it had not entered toy aide. t was taleny sayd t_o ;"usertso nearmyd keej where itnh.ddropped.. tmyfni3g towards m tL oceI Isaid, " I owe this manohngumosiretod On thig obserationt the priscnitook froram his pocket a letter saying, "Look at that2l 1t dhiae read it. s Irs. Reynolds. tse.prisopes ?wif, teak uR the letter, and jBur itin. h- pbeiet. I tlnen said, Where's tha t let..s ter" hep.the-prisonier,-in-a m'ost contemptuotss7nrsianerI to his" eime said,"t Oh! yrne haveburntsit' She repliea " No, I have. not,5' anrdthrew it on thetable. I sasIlto-the prisoner's.wife,"Wl you give me leave to read it?" She answered abous- f tnd on my attempting to read it,thea prisoner said, "YVou understsad-it pellen ougt Ot yu e h an 't rea dit Ih a n' t yung ?" This he uttered ipn alr sErI manner. The set was vormery diey, mu of the tred, abn no lebloed Tfepiasoirin snerthe e ds It, wans insinuated thute knw tpraont - eno wf ,ite l et iotestter d himseon thso mase n wolsd lAvethedleomes fo by nothiner e obtained fhe sinen ae somebodf' wifepsnr halef them, also prete always happensr winnuto such brutes, that it is quite imprissible for to live with them. Then, where there is one tolerable good man thete is five hundred nasty, beastly, drunken, gambling wretehesI who neitsher care for wife or family, so long as they get their own guts fhiled and I do not in the least doubt but that you are one of them, or your wife would not hav horne o r ,ls" The le was directed to "MAl r. Reynolds, No. 2, iuttle Peter. street, Sqn.street, Bishopsaete." The General here observed, that the prisoner accShesd him as being the author of this documneit ; and said, I do most solemnly declare I know nothing whatever of the -letter; and upon my honour, I never took the least liberty witl the wife of the prisoner du rng my life ; burt I have serveedhrfamily nsostehentially. In therlur anud inethbe preenceof allered hersos it asked bhe prisoinier' serifee innd hdever acted impRonerstood whinch she hastilysad "eeno" m but oh. searvead "Yuhavd blooanote kisbnd to lifaheindg ohr".e seaid,tbe rt will have nohisnolo ndo weiathyou," and senth her away Crossexaninedr -by Butler, who attended on behalf ofthe prisoner, for Mr. a tarmer. Mar s UTLEU...n_Pray, General Burton, how oftenoflatei. years have you seen Mnrs. Reynolds P - General Burton.-I believe I never saw her iore than five or six times at the utmost, since she was two years of a, IeX believe she was twice at my counitrv.house at Highgate, ang about four times amytown residene. The prdsoner deidg hapsay I w , the gpeatest ser, pentara That ever the seTand that I hail stim in the moat vital part ;to which I repeIid,tle ist hale;aryer iAnured vou in my life" Geneal arto hee sate4thereaonfo Mrs. Rfeynold's calling~ upon hini. Her fanther, who was formeily, ahn officer in the army, ,and l-abroawith;him in theWestIndies, wa ? c'assassinated there, icn cons uenca of--hi c he interested hMel frhis (deceased's) vi- doev, Murs. AMedle;y; and by perseveranee obtained for hier, since the yeah 1810, o fpension of 301. per-annum ; for her daughter, now the wife of thu pnsoner, hehad also procured albension b f 81. perainum, from the Compassionate List at the War-offic, which lhe.had rc.. ceivea upwards of eight yeurs. he had not seen her for some yearcp till of late, wghen she introduced herself to him as Mrs. Mledley ; he said, "No, that canknot be;" she replied, she was her- daightor. He did not kno her, nor- should he, hut from the certificate she pro. duced. Hertmotive for caling upon him was to- requtat that he (General Biuron)-would use his interest fsi ter. She toldl himn that she thoughl of harrying,but if she did, the Pension would not be al. lowed.H ,ohsered, " It certainly will not, if- yott' marry ;" anld adviF d her to consider well 'of it. hebsitL s Qently confessed thar she was married, and otserved also, that ifn le. (Gelie B rtonw could get fise pension'allowed her, it would be of infinite servisel, and buy her clothes.-This was thoe motive, the Getineral dcbinrid, oulodi viits. to himi. He understood since, ste had been married five years, and had also another husband living, Mfr. J.tmes Locke, an eminent'surgeor; of Ng. 13, Upper Bakrer.. street, New-road, was Ipeit exanijin6d ; but this gentleman's'evi- dteuce was precisely the "' am asrpre in our paper of Satur- av last. y -w a e e - Winifred Hoare, cook to General Burton, d6post4. that abe heard the report of a pistol, and imtmediauelyaohr; lcanu stirs to the garlour-deoor, arid on oin yinote sah 'e rieratndup ing by tbi table ; he said; "1 Cook, ami shiot i"- Witnessreplied, "1 hope not, Sir.". Thte candles sgere ouit; witmess -lighted one ;'the footman had gone for thp watch. Onhbegmaster again repeating he vwas happy. The Gnnez] then asked the prisoner if they wereloadi- edP? he answered -1 Yeff;` and-thitit he lhad bought themu in. Norton. falgate, and that he casit the bult.eta the day -before6 yesterday. The prisoner repeated thie wor4s of being happy, and said, pointing-to the General, " That is the serpent that has stung- me V", G'eneral Burton.-Did yotu not hiear the p'risoner miore than once sawe hppyhe addoiic it ?-Ycs; 1i11Z= Buji~fotian ~to the .ieueral, stated thiat a little after five o'clock he heard the report, of a.- pistol, and imnmediately an.- other ; herati up stairs, ovetl6 tle street-doori and called the watch.-- Whenthe itiess wl ratchknatt entredl the room, the General' w~as leanin&% iaRiKnd ont thetable. lHe (thie General) said,.," Wi4 liam1J:sso; n teirg e to go for Mlr. Locke. Thc can- ing be had4tiuiiurther utse for them;- lie liad-donaeit,- and was liappy; and ansIs '~-n that~ was-the serpent (poinlting to the General) that- bAtU3&ikgto the heazt. The General then'begged of the pri. tonier to be candid wihether therei were halls in the pistols. The prti. soner reflied, 1 Yges," which he--had cast the day before for the pur- pose. Witniess found oni of. the balls a f6w inchies froma the wall, which be gave to ltlr. Locke . there was soime white on it. Pecol- lectps-he iGencal asaking the wife of'the prisoner wrhether-he had ever takein.aiiy-mrnopMM liberties with' her ; she replied, "1,No."' The O3tneral asked heragain, apd toldl her to speak out before a'll pre- feat,- if he ever ;had , ali again rgplied, " No," and xemarked,t "YVou hieve been a ftiend womy fether, miotlier, and farmly."'- .Ardi&ewXawkin,'the NAtchiian, being- caleell,-his.evidence-was ntio material i he merely pirovini takinig the-prisonier into custody. Mieiiich& Morris. an oflicer of th&establflisinct, stated, that-in conseqiicnceofM-iJ'jrdcr4sc'-re,eived froni liohn Rawlin o', s. ters'~oe~c.~ ~gert teattgrea aI,wg the z66tn t "Mrs d0 plswere tducea - 1heY appea is So te tZ 1'f' vv.iialn e-tN.Chjf firCr, sgtgt4 thee~ he~- by, a'O r ot Othe Magisttmte ( Mf. awino),s~ce ~ s~r ai'd& fband'irt hiS great w at fr~atpdck,% i,, w pow& r4as1k, .nar2y filled *Ith pow'der. c0s hen fby emmoffitd for Nergale and SGOn aftat -tonveyed in a TIhe wife,of the u1fortnAte aman was present dauink the whole of POLICE.