It happened 14th December 1832

[RichardB]

December 14th 1832

6 o'clock a number of men and boys assembled in front of the Tontine and threw stones at the windows.

7 o'clock the windows in front of the Tontine almost entirely destroyed; an attack made on the house of Mr Palfreyman in Bank Street; the riot act read; the special constables assembled; dispatch sent to Rotherham for the regiment of Infantry stationed there.

8 o'clock assemblages of people in the Haymarket, Castle Street and Bank Street; Hugh Parker, Esq., at the head of the special constables, passed through the principal streets.

9 o'clock a number of special constables thrown down and otherwise ill-used; the Yeomanry called out.

10 o'clock the streets near the Tontine partially filled with people; stones thrown, and some violent expressions used by some individuals in the mob.

10:15 detachment of the 18th Irish Foot, commanded by Captain Graves, attended by T B Bosville, Justice of the Peace, marched up Waingate, and formed in front of the Tontine; stones thrown at the soldiers; Mr Bosville struck over the head with a stone; the Military ordered to fire.

Twenty men and a corporal fired ball cartridge upon the mob and continued to fire until ordered to desist by Hugh Parker, Esq and Henry Walker, Esq., Justices; three men and two boys shot dead. Several persons, including two watchmen wounded.

"A very short space of time indeed occurred between the arrival of the soldiers at the Tontine and the firing - not so much as five minutes; the soldiers were stoned while drawing up- , they entered the yard, and were almost immediately ordered to fire"

Evidence of T B Bosville, Esq., before the Coroner.

[RichardB]

December 14th 1832

... three men and two boys shot dead.

Details of those killed

Yup, all six of them ...

George Grimes, aged 28, Orchard Street

William Howard, 14, Lambert Street

David Ogden, 14, Eyre Lane

James Turton, 36, Weeldon Street

James Jackson, 40, Brown Street

31st December Jesse Fretwell, 19, died in the Infirmary from wounds received on the 14th.

The verdict on all six killed was "Justifiable homicide".