The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-12-19 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL in a very perspicuous stated the case against the prisoners.  ,eech  John Latimore, of Ashton-under-Lyne, examined by Mr. Welsby. Was a member of the National Guard; whose organization he described, and swore to the nri soners amongst others being members. They used to meet in the Chartist-rooms in Bentinek-street, where they were drilled, sometimes by a man named Milligan, and sometimes by Constantine and Stott. Had seen all the other prisoners being drilled except Kenworthy. The witness proceeded to detail the proceedings of the Guards at their meetings, &c., the evidence being nearly similar to that given by him in the Ashton murder case, reported elsewhere : and fully proved the arming, the making of bullets, ball cartridges, and hand grenades, connecting all the prisoners with one or other of these practices. On the Sunday before the 14th July was at Bowers', and se, .  veral of the prisoners were present. lheir object was to instruct Bowers's division to " manage" the cannon in Mr. Hindley's park. They were to get horses and draw the cannon, four in number, to the Mosley-road and plant two each way. His section was to stand a little higher up and when the soldiers came up to retreat and let the cannon give them a volley. The other sections were during this to form barricades with bales of cotton from Pick as a place for them to retreat to and fire through the windows. The magistrates were all to be taken into custody, and the police caught. If they resisted they were to be run through. The entrances to the town were to be barricaded after they had beat the military. They were told at the meeting by Milligan that all other towns would be up on the next day. The day was fixed upon by a man from London. one from Halifax, and Milligan. Met next  day at Bowers's, on the forenoon of the 14th, Constantine and Stott, Ratcliffe, Winterbottom, and Bowers were there. Milligan came to them at 5 o'clock, and told them all to be ready to go out at quarter before 11 o'clock that night. Met at the Oddfellows' Arms at 7 o'clock, and several of the prisoners were there. Left at 8 o'clock, and went with Winterbottom to get the men of his section up. About half-past 10 collected about twenty-five, not all, of his own section. They were armed with pikes and guns. Had himself a gun and bayonet. They went into Mossley-road and formed in front, pikemen front and guns behind. Two men came up and were turned back. Three men afterwards came up with truncheons, which they took from them. They heard the bugle at ie barracks and advanced, and afterwards heard the police advance on horseback; and when he turned round that all his men had gone. Went himself across the fields to Duekinfield-brow, where he saw Ratcliffe and Sigley. Joined other people there. Himself and William Winterbottom, Sigley and Joseph Ratcliffe went to Shuttleworth's and he stayed there till Wednesday. Sigley and Winterbottom left on Tuesday  .oy the JUDGE :—They were told that they were to do all this to obtain the Charter, of which he described the leading points.  Cross-examined by Mr. TINDAL ArKiNsoN.—Was taken into custody for the murder. Had not been talking _to anybody about the evidence he had to give here. Newton in gaol ; they conversed about Had  how he liked the gaol. Saw him once or twice never any conversation about the evidence he had to give His sister married a man named Newton; but does not know that he is a relation to Robert Newton. Had been asked by Newton whether he knew any one else who were out o.i that night. Was examined at Ashton before Mr. Lord and another magistrate. The men were not armed when they were drilled. There were thirty-five members who formed in Mossley-road. The cannon did not come up. The, evidence of this witness was very clearly given, and quite unshaken by the cross-examination9f the learned counsel.  William Broadbent examined by the