Star. — 1813-09-21 (London, England)

ARTHUR B. Moist:, and Jon PASLEY, Eitqrs. Coroners for the County of Dublin, opened their Court, and impannelled a Jury, in order to inqUre into the circumstances that occasioned the death of the late Mr. PATRICK GOULDING, of Exchequer-' street.—The Jury, being sworn, proceeded to view the body of the deceased, which was opened in their presence, by Cesacx RoOncii, Esq. Surgeon, in order to ascertain the direction of the wound. The Jury then retired to a room in the Hotel, when Mr. Rooen. was sworn and examined. He stated, that the deceased had a mark of.a ghn-shot wound under the right breast, above the sixth rib, which was broken, and also another about the third rib of the left side, which was also broken; there appeared a great effusion of blood from the heart, in consequence of the ball passing ;:and that the wounds appeared to have been inflicted by one shot, which caused instant death: Christopher Goulding was then examined, stated he was brother of the deceased, proved that Francit Tate was apprehended on the charge of shooting th deceased, and was in the custody of the Police M. gisnates at the Head Office. _ The prisoner, on being examined, denied laavir:g any accomplice, but freely acknowledged that he had shot a gentleman, who had been walking with a lady, on the Circular road, the evening before ; he stated that he knew neither of them, and had no intention of committing murder, but that having stopped the herons ith the intention of obtaining money, he was seized with a sudden tremor on the gentleman torreng his face to him, and in his confusion And hurry Jo escape, the pistol went off by accident; he stated that he had two pistols, and that he was not aware of either of them being loaded, but admitted that he snooped' it. at the person that pursued him • prisoner said he was a deserter from the 23d Light DrAgothis, and intended to have made a journey with the trifle of money he could make on the road ; the pistols, he said, he got from another deserter, whose name he did not know, and expressed much regret that either of the pistols had gone off, persisting it was accidental and not designed. Anne Wainwright Goulding was then examined. She stated she was the wife of the deceased, and that she and her husband were stopped on the Cir,cular road the evening before, at a little after seven o'clock, by the prisoner, Francis Tate, who presented * pistol to the breast of the deceased and shot him; her husband eried`but, a Oh ! .it is too bad, don't murder my wife," Prisoner then fled towards the hedge, the witness crying out murder knew the prisoner on seeing hi en secured at the Hotel the evening before. She did not observe any person as in accomplice.. James Wilson, of Stacumnie Cottage, county Kildare, identified the prisoner as the person whom he took immediately after the murder. Bryan Duffy—heard the shot fired and the cry of murder ! stop ! saw the prisoner, whom he identified, running; endeavoured to step him, when he snapped a-pistol at him; saw him taken by Mr. Wilson, the last witness.  Martin Hackett stated, that he was sitting on a mud wall, near Dr. Sneyd's house, when he heard the shot and stretching ; saw the prisoner with a pistol in his hand running; desired him to stop, when the prisoner swore he would blow his brains out if he stood before him.—The examination here closed. The Jury retires( for a short time, when they returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against Francis Tuteovho was reconducted to Newgate by Sheriff Morgan.—Carrici's Daily Advertiser:  James HocAings has been fully committed to the Devon county gala, for the wilful murder of Sarah Good, the soldier's wife, who, on the departure of her husband for Spain, being turned out of the barracks for some offence, was found dead in a field at Chun, ton Tench Devonshire.