The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-31 00:00:00

THE POISONING CASE.

Mr. Raffles took his seat yesterday morning, at ten
o'clock.
The prisoner Winslow appeared rather excited. His
face was flushed rather more than usual.
Mr. Asnidall pro•posed to adduce evidence proving
that antimony had been found in the three other bodies
exhumed; in order to show that. there was antimony in
the house at the time of Mrs. James's illness, which lie
said was an important fact bearing upon the charge
against the prisoner.
►ir. Raffles declined taking the evidence, for the
reason that the charge against the accused could only
be substantiated by direct evidence of guilt.
Mr. Peter Downs—l am one of. the house surgeons
of the Southern Hospital. I remember Anne James
brought to the hospital on the 7th of June last, and
placed in a closet in No. 7. ward. Elizabeth Hughes
(a previous witness) is the nurse there. Mrs. James
was then out as an ordinary patient, but specially under
Dr. Cameron's care, who visited her from time to time.

I also attended her. Dr. Cameron prescribed for her.
She was very much emaciated, and suffering from
. purging and vomiting. I received from Dr. Cameron
and communicated to Hughes directions to preserve her
motions and vomitings. This was done immediately
she came into the hospital. On Tuesday morning
following the date of her admission I gave the bottles
to a person named Tapper. The bottles were labelled
according to the fluids they contained, and marked
" Mrs. James." I had received the bottles direct from
witness Hughes. I was present when the fluids were
bottled, on Monday morning, at nine o'clolk, and
gave them to Tapper on Tuesday, the 12th, on the
afternoon of which day I gave bottles to the witness
Dickens. I cannot, say how, many, but I gave more
than one. One contained urine. O❑ Wednesday
I delivered more bottles to Dickens—one containing
urine, the other or others vomiting or motions or both.
On Thursday, Friday, Saturday, gave similar bottles,
and on Sunday I may have delivered similar bottles,
but not one containing urine. On Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, delivered similar bottles con-
taining urine to witness Scott. lam net sure that I
delivered any on Friday. lam enabled to speak more
accurately about the urine because I took memoranda
.of it each day; but not of the others. After the,post-
iioitem examination I assisted Mr. Pemberton in
making up the bottles and jars, and delivered them to
Dickens on the 25th of June. Mrs. James died on
Sunday, the 24th. At the time of her admission she
vies troubled with great vomiting and purging ; was
very emaciated, and what she took would not remain on
her stomach. Her tongue was red, and her pulse
between eighty and ninety. She presented all the
symptoms of gastric internal irritation. On Monday,
the llth, she was better; on Tuesday the purging was
-much more violent, and her pulse had risen to one
hundred and twenty ; on Wednesday she was better.
She was several times sick ; very little matter came
from her stomach. This was chiefly mucus and bile.
From this time until the time of her death the symp-
toms were purely those of exhaustion, except that
on the Friday before her death—the - second after her
admission—there was a sudden increase_ of abdominal
pain. When she died on Sunday, she had no convulsions,
but died as if worn out by exhaustion:
By Mr. Rattles—The pulse besides being quick, was
also feeble, except on one occasion, when the pulse
was not so weak in consequence of her having taken
stimulants.

By Mr. Aspinall—The prisoner visited her frequently.
I refused him admission several times. He seemed to
be intoxicated, and excited, and cried. Mrs. Calfarata
and others visited her.

By Mr. Raffies—There was a cold perspiration. 1
nean by exhaustion, great prostration, and inability to
move. Her tongue became foul, but she never com-
plained of her throat.

By Mr. Cobb—l have not. seen a case of cancer in the
bowels, the marked symptoms of which I know. Purg-
ing is one. Ulceration of the stomach would produce
sickness ; ulceration of the bowels seldom does. After
taking food sickness would ensue, and immediately cease
after the stomach had been relieved. Gastric intestinal
irritation or irritation of the alimentary canal, might be
produced by natural causes; and any disease of the
stomach or bowels would produce great exhaustion, and
ultimately death. Knowing the cause of death, I should
attribute the increase of the pain in the abdomen on
Friday to perforation. I did not see her in convulsions.
Her limbs during life were not contracted. I knew- a
day or two after she was admitted, that she had cancer
of the bowels, or more correctly of the cceeum, and
ulceration of the stomach ; and all the symptoms
which she had described were consistent with the
disease she was labouring under. We do not keep
a book at the hospital in which visitors' names are
inserted. The room in which the deceased was, was the
private room of the nurse, in which were three beds,
all occupied at the time of Mrs. James's admission. If
t >e prisdner were standing by the window of the ward,
his back would be turned towards the nurse and Mrs,
James, who could partially see hit- face when he had
slightly turned. There is a small round table which
could not prevent him from hiding his face, by the
-window.
Archibald Tapper—I have been following the sea for
the last two years, and I was a patient in the Sodthern
Hospital on the 11th of June last, when I received two
bottler from Dr. Downs, and I took them to Seel-street
id Dr. Edwards, and left them in the possession of the
witness Dickens. As I was closing the umbrella at the
door, the bottle containing the urine fell and broke.
Benjamin Dickens, assistant to Dr. Edwards, of the
Royal "Institution Laboratory, Colquitt-street, deposed
that on Wednesday, the 6th June, he received a bottle
from witness Weir. On Tuesday, the 12th, witness
Tapper brought three bottles, breaking one at the door.
On Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, witness
went to the hospital for more bottles ; and on the
following Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, the witness Scott brought two or
three bottles each day from the hospital, which were
locked up and given at the first opportunity to Dr.
Edwards. On Monday witness received from Dr.
Downs four sealed bottles and jars, containing the
deceased's body.
Owen Scott, porter at Dr. Edward's laboratory,
proved receiving the bottles from Dr. Downs, and carry-
ing them to the laboratory.
John Cameron, M.D., and honorary physician at
the Southern Hospital, and lecturer on saedieal j uris-
prudence, said---On the sth of February last the priso-
ner Winslow called upon me, and informed me that be
had been a patient at the hospital some time previously.
I reside in Rodney-street, a considerable distance from
Vauxhall-road. The purport of his message was that
Mrs. James was very ill, and that having attended him
at the hospital during serious illness he had advised
Mrs. James to send for me. I attended Mrs. James
in eonsequence. On visiting her on the sth February
I found her in bed. She was emaciated, and looked like
a person who had been for some time in ill health. She
was suffering from purging and vomitink. I examined
her, and in the right side of the abdomen I distinguished
a tumour,—which, connected with the symptoms,—l
believed to be malignant, or cancerous. There was a
considerable amount of prostration. She informed me
that she had been for some time subject to attacks of
diarrhoea with vomiting; but she laid most stress upon
the purging ; and further stated that ate had been sub-
ject for the last four or five years to occasional loose-
ness of the bowels, and that the
worsesymptoms
since r *i-Christmas. culitg
and purging had become much
I prescribed for her, and I left with the understanding
that I was to be informed of her progress. Two or
tll'ree days after that, Winslow called upon me, and
inform:4 me that she was better. I did not see hey
again until the 29th of March, when I was called
upon, I iteelieve,
by
dWinslow, to see me.
On calling upon:who informed me
that she was' worse,
se,
a wishedl
found her in very much
the same state that
her,she was in on the sth February
and on enquiry as to her p.
*ogress since my last visit, I
ascertained that she had impro .71f1 rapidly. I did not
keep all my prescriptions. I wrov,`' the prescriptions
marked A on the sth of February, and iibelieve I wrote
a prescription, of which the paper marke 4 13 is a dupli-
cate on the same occasion. Although sale
¢d
Akdii
k.a..a been
better in the interval from the .sth of Februa,t
had
the 29th of March, she had never been well, hili
been enabled to attend to her business. On this occasion
t
as on the former, the purging was the most urgent
Symptom. I prescribed this prescription (C) advising
her to continue prescription B. I left on the
under-
standing that I was to be informed of her progress. I
was sent for on the Bth of May, when I found
the deceased suffering under the same symptoms
as on the previous visits, but she was much worse.
But in the interval, she had been, was told, able
to follow her usual duties. I considered her in
danger on that occasion. Wishing to communi-
cate the matter to her relatives, I asked her niece, Mrs.
Cafferata, to call upon me the following morning, when
I informed her that her aunt was very ill, and that my
attendance must be continued. My attendance was
continued regularly from the Bth of May. By the 19th
she was again better. On that occasion I stated that I
should not call again for several days. On the Bth of
May I confirmed the same.treatment. On the 11th I
wrote the prescription D. When I left on the 19th she
was again relieved. On the 25th May I saw her next,
when I found her in much the same state
as on the former occasions and I prescribed for her
the prescription E directing her to continue presenp •
tion B. On the 31st of May I wrote prescription I',
Still directing B to be continued. I continued my
attendance until the 6th of June, when she was again
relieved. On the 9th of June I was sent for, and pre-
scribed the prescription G. I should have mentioned
that on the 6th of June I carried away some of her wine,
and forwarded it to Dr. Edwards to be analysed. I
obtained it from Mrs. Cafferata. I suspected that the
deceased was suffering under the ialuence of poison.
I came to this conclusion in consequence of having
observed the progress of her case, the violent purg.
jug and sudden attacks occurring or setting in while

she was in a state of comparatively good health ;
that then the violence of the symptoms decreased
as rapidly as they set in—and that they were accompanied
by an extraordinary amount of prostration. These
attacks came on frequently after taking food, arid food
that had been cooked. The medicine administered had
an unusual effect in relieving the symptoms ; and I
may sum the whole up by saying that I did not believe
the symptoms were those of cancer of the ccecum. I
began to believe on the Bth of May that she was
suffering from some foreign irritating substance, and
it was in consequence of that that I procured the
urine and left it at the laboratory with Mr. Weir.
When I called on the 9th of June I carried away some
of the matter that had passed from the bowels, and took
it to Dr. Edwards on the same afternoon. In con-
sequence of the information which I received from Dr.
Edwards, I communicated the following morning
(Sunday the 10th inst.) with Major Greig, and in the
course of the morning the deceased was removed to the
Southern Hospital. After her admission to the hospital,

she continued at first to suffer fiom purging and vomit-
ing. On the 10th, before she was removed, I went in
to Mrs. James and informed her that I believed
she was suffering from the effects of poison,
and that it was absolutely necessary for her
safety that she should be removed from her house.

Mr. Kehoe joined me. There was a basin in the room
containing matters, purging, &c. She informed me that
during the night she had been much worse. On the

table there were some bottles, containing medicine,
brandy, and wine; and one of the cups contained something
which appeared like cooked sago. The other cup was
empty. As soon as she was ready, she was removed in
a car to the Southern Hospital, where she remained
from the 10th till the 24th, when she died. Up to
Friday, the 22nd, her state was variable, but there was
no marked change in her progress. The symptoms
were vomiting and purging, accompanied with great
exhaustion, total loss of appetite, and a short time
before her death she began to suffer from cough. I should
also mention, with respect to the vomiting, that during
the first few days after her admission they were more
urgent than afterwards. On Friday, the 22nd, she was

suddenly seized by a severe pain in the abdomen, acorn

ponied by an extreme collapse. She never rallied, and
died about twelve o'clock at noon on Sunday, the 24th.

was present at the post ~nor tend examination made by

Mr. Pemberton six hours after death. Externally, the
body was very much emaciated. Ou opening the body
and examining the oesophagus, we found tile lining
membrane deeply tainted with yellow. At a short dis-
tance from the orifice of te stomach were two patches
of hardened lymph. On opening the stomach, we found
this organ considerably distended, and containing about
a pint of thick yellow fluid. At the smaller end of the
stomach were two ulcers—mie about. an eighth of an
inch, and the other three-eighths of an inch in diameter.
Their edges were circular, formed by a softening of the
mucous membrane. On introducing a probe into the
ulcers, we found that they communicated with the
substance of a humour, which I shall describe

just now. The mucous membrane, or the lining
coat of the stomach, was tinged with a deep yellow
colour, but presented no other appearance of disease.
On proceeding to the intestines, we found in
the upper part of the intestine a few patches of
redness. The remainder of the small intes-
tine presented no appearance of disease. At the emu-
mencement of the large intestine, in that part of the
bowel commonly called the ccecum, we found a cancer-
ous humour about four by five inches in each direction,
and varying from an inch to au inch and a half in
thickness. This involved the coats of the bowels in
which it had originated. On its inner aspect the surface
was irregularly ulcerated. At the upper or right side
of this tumour we found two small ragged openings,
through which the contents of the bowels had pene-
trated into the cavity of the abdomen. It was in the
upper part of this cancerous tumour that the ulcers in the
stomach terminated. The disease was strictly limited to
the mecum, terminating abruptly above and below. The
folds of the inner coat of the larger bowel throughout the
remainder of the course presented patches of superficial
redness becoming more numerous towards the rectum.
In the right side of the abdominal cavity we
found several ounces of thick fluid which had escaped
from the bowel and given rise to inflammation of the
peritoneum. The intestines throughout tke whole course
were remarkably empty. The liver, the spleen, and the
kidneys presented no unusual appearance. The left lung
was healthy; the lower part of the right lung was con-
siderably congested and of a deep fed colour. Whe
heart was healthy. The brain was healthy.
By Mr. Aspinall—During my attendance she told me
that for the four or five last years she had had good
health ; but she had been subject to what she called
looseness of the bowels. On ascertaining what she
meant, she said she took indigestible food, which
brought on bilious attacks; and dated the commence-
ment of her last illness from Christmas. Tire change
she alluded to was caused by diarrheea, occurring with
vomiting, not always urgent.
By Mr. Raffles—l did not prescribe antimony at any
time.

Mr. John Weir--I am chemist to the Inland Revenue
at Liverpool. On the 6th of June I was in Dr.
Edwards' laboratory. Dr. Cameron gave me a bottle
for Dr. Edwards, which I delivered to Mr. Dickens.

Thomas George Thompson, porter in the Soutbern
Hospital—l know the boy Scott. He came to the .hos,
pital on the 22nd June, whilst Mr. Downs was at din-
ner. I went to Mr. Downs; in consequence of his
instructions I gave Scott three bottles.

By Mr. Cobb---I saw the prisoner almost every time
that he was admitted into the hospital.
Dr. Cameron cross-examined by Mr. Cobb,--It was at
my attendance beginning on the Bth of May that I grs
suspected that poison had been administered to her. I was
struck that there was someting peculiar and unusual about
her case. M y suspicions were confirmed after the first ana-
lysis by Dr. Edwards on the 6th June. I gave an antidote on
the 31st May. The most judicious treatment, I thought,
was a preparation of morphia, considering that poison
had been administered in small doses. The vomiting
and Purging being so violent, would of themselyes„ I
believe, carry off the poison. The patient's stomach
55-4 S so irritated, that it rejected everything that she took.
I considered that poison was administered in small, but
poisonous, doses. The peculiar symptom not usually
accompanying, he disease under which she suffered, was
the great violence of vomiting occurring with purging
of equally violent character, and coming on suddenly,
the patient being previously in a comparatively good
state of health. The two occurring together with such
unusual violence was the peculiar symptom not usually
seen in patients suffering from cancer. I have seen a
case similar to that which Mrs. James was labouring
under—cancer of the bowels. That which I have seen
differed in a very remarkable manner—constant and
slight diarrhoea, but no vomiting. There was no
ukeration of the stomach. Sickness is produced by
disease of the stomach oftener than by disease a the
bowels. There might have been vomiting in this case
of a different character, and occurring in a different
manner. On the occasion of my first visit there was a greater
excess of purging than vomiting, which indicated a cer-
tain 4,iscase of the bowels. Thirst was never a very marked
symptom, but it was a symptom. In dysentery there is
thirst. The ulceration of the mouth and throat
occurred a few days before death, being the result of
prostration. I did not see any black vomit. I was
never at the house of the deceased previous to the sth
February. The vomits were usually shaded green and

yellow.
Dr. Edwards, analytical chemist—On Thursday, the
7th June, I received a bottle of urine from witness
Dielums. I found a trace of antimony in it. On the
the 9th Ju I received from Dr. Cameron two bottles,
one containing fceces. I analysed this and found a trace
of antimony. I analysed the other containing vomit,
and from it I obtained two considerable deposits of
antimony. On the 12th June I received from witness
Dickens, a bottle of vomit, labelled Mrs. James. I
analysed /this, and obtained two considerable deposits of
antimony ; also a
bottle of fceces, labelled " Mrs. James,
Sunday." I analysed this,
,and found a trace of anti-
mony. On the afternoon of the same day, I received
from Mr. Dickins two other bottles one contained
vomit, and was labelled " Mrs. James, Monday." I
analysed this, and found a trace of antimony in it.
The other bottle contained urine. I analysed
this, and found a trace of antimony in it.
On the 13th June 1 received from Benjamizi Dickens
three bottles, labelled " Mrs. James, Tuesday." One
contained yAkit this did mot give a recognisable trace
of antimony. T 4 e second bottle contained fceces : in
this I obtained a trace of antimony. The third bottle
contained urine, and a trace of antimony. The §,f,,we day
I received from Inspector Horhaicah small bottle of ,
port wine, labelled "
cowntainingcontained no
antinxoay. Also two cups
uquantity
of cooked sago food—about a table
_spaouonfa_ 1. One
cup was smaller than thq other.
.alysed this,
and found two considerable
Dickens three
dapn%ts tntimony
On June the 14th, I received froni
bottles, labelled " Wednesday," one containing vomit
which contained no antimony. The second bottle con-
tained urine, and from it I obtained &trace of ant.
mony.
The third bottle contain fceces, and a trace of antimony.
On the 15th I received three bottles from Air. Dickens,
which were labelled "Thursday." The first contained
vomit and a trace of antimony. The second bottle con-
tained fceces; and from it I obtained a deposit of anti-
moYy. The third bottle contained urine ; but it did not
contain stifticient antimony to show a certain trace
but on investigation. On the 16th I received three
bottles, labelled "Friday," from Dickens; the first con-
tained fcecia, and no antimony ; the second urine, which
was :nixed with that of the previous day, and from the
two combined I obtained a trace of antimony. The
third bottle Contained fees and a trace of antimony.
On the same clay T obtained from Inspector Horn a
quantity of old uncooked sago. I examined about a
quarter of a pound of it, ami Ntind no trace of anti-
mony. On the 18th of June I receireu from witness
Dickens a bottle of fceces, marked " Mrs. James',
Saturday." I obtained a mere trace of antimony in it;
a bottle of urine, from this I obtained a decided deposit
of amtimony ; also a bottle of Vomit, labelled "

James, Sunday," and from this I obtained no deposit.
I also 'obtained a bottle of fceees containing a distinct
trace of antimony, and a bottle of urine which contained
a trace of antimony. On the 19th of June, the bottle
labelled " Mrs. James, Monday," contained urine and a
distinct trace of antimony. On the 20th June I obtained
one containing faeces and a trace of antimony ; the
second contained urine, but no antimony ; the third
contained vomit, and no antimony. On the 21st I
received from Mr. Dickens three bottles, labelled
"Wednesday :" one contained faeces, and from it I
obtained a deposit of antimony. The second contained
vomit ; I obtained from this a deposit of antimony.
The third contained urine, and I found a trace of
antimony. On the 22nd June I received from Mr.
Dickens three bottler+, labelled " Thursday." One con-
tained faeces, and I obtained a faint trace of antimony ;
the second contained urine, and a slight trace of antiL
mony ; the third bottle contained vomit, but no
antimony. On the 23rd June I received three bottles
from Mr. Dickens, labelled " Friday ;" one contained
faeces and a distinct deposit of antimony ; the second
contained urine and a distinct deposit of antimony ; the
third contained vomit and scarcely a trace of antimony.
On the 26th of June I received from Mr. Dickens four
jars; the first contained the brain, the heart, the lungs,
and spleen ; the second the liver and kidneys ; the third
the intestines ; the fourth the stomach, a portion of
diseased ccecum, and a portion of the oesophagus or
gullet. There were all properly labelled as being ob-
tained from the deceased, Ann James. I also received
four bottles--one containing bile ; the second blood ;
the third fluid from the stomach; and the fourth fluid

from the abdominal cavity. From one half of the
stomach I obtained five antimonial deposits. From
more than one-half the intestines I obtained five anti-
monial deposits; fwm one kidney, four antimonial de-
posits ; from about two pounds of the liver I obtained
three antimonial deposits ; from about two pounds of
brain, I obtained no antimony ; from three ounces of
the bile, I obtained no antimony ; from four ounces of
the blood I obtained a distinct antimonial deposit ;
from the fluid in the stomach, measuring about a pint,
I obtained one consi,Zerable deposit of antimony,; from
the fluid from the peritoneal cavity, measuring about
twelve ounces, I obtained a slight trace of antimony.
1 received on the 3,a of July from Inspector Horn a
bottle of medicine clntaining about seven fluid ounces,
having the label of "Costine and Dyson," marked No.
6. I analysed this, and it contained no antiinony. tin
the 24th of July 1 received from Inspector Horn sin
bottles ; one containing medicine, marked No. 1, and
no antimony ; another containing medicine, marked No.
2; another containing medicine, marked No. 3; another

containing wine, marked No. 5; another containing
medicine, marked No. 7; and another containing medi-
cine, marked No. 8. I aualysed egch of these, and
found no antimony. On Thursday, .1-14 20, I conveyed
to London a large portion of Itielung and the entire spleen,
and examined these, in conjunction with Dr. Taylor and
Dr. Miller, at King's College Observatory. I obtained
several deposits of antimony from the viscera ; and these
I subjected to further chemical analyses, in the presence
of these gentlemen. In each of these analyses I digested
the fluids with hydrochloric add, 40 the solids with
hydrochloric acid and water. Having obtainsd a volu-
tion of the substance, I added a slip of copper. Both

the copper and the hydrochloric acid I separately
analysed in the first place, and ascertained that they
were free from antimony. The deposits which I here
speak of were the thin films of metallic antimony, which
becomes precipitated on the surface Qf t.he copper when
that metal is present. As far as possible I observo the
same conditions with respect to the quantity of acid, and
the duration of the experiment in all these cases ; and
the quantitative opinion which I have given here is
founded upon observing the colour of the copper as
coated. The deposits from the vomit were heated in a

tube by which they hecame oxidized. A portion of
theui—l speak of the first vomited matter—which was
disolved in tartaric acid and salphuretted hydro pp gas,
and passed through the solution, and formed an orange
coloure d precipitate—a sulphuret of antimony ; the depo,
sits obtained from the urine and the faeces were digested
with a little potash, which dissolved the films of antimony.
Siilphuretted hydrogen was passed through this solution,
and the *aid filtered. It was then acidulated with
hydrochloric acid, c-ncl precipitated as an orange
sulphuret of antimony. This was tested with ammonia,
in which it was found to be insoluble. It was digolyed
in hydrochloric acid, and placed in a Marsh's apparatus,
in which pure hydrogen gas was being disengaged. In
heating a portion of this apparatus, the metallic anti-
mony was repvered in the form of a sublimate, which was
found to he insoluble in a solution of chloride of lime. I be-
lieve no substance will give these reactions save antimony.
dTehpeosistasineobtparionceedss from the viscera, w%fhperreecisteloy the
same result.

By Mr. Cobb—The appearance and the colour of
the mucous membrane might be altered if preserved in
spirits of wine for two or three days. The alteration
would principally consist in the fluid being withdrawn,
and the colourcoming, a little paler.
Alfred Swaine Taylor, F.C.?., lecturer on medica
jurisprudence at Guy's College, 4c., Ch Tues-
day, the 10th July, I received from Inspector Hern
at Guy's Hospital, three jars containing part of the
stomach, the diseased ececum, a portion of the liver,
one kidney, the heart, and a portion of the intes-
tines; und I subsequently received from Dr. Edwards
the whole of the' spleen} and a large portion of
the lungs. With the exception of the spleen and
the lungs, I divided the viscera, and delivered one
half to Dr. Miller. I examined the portions of the
viscera for antimony and arsenic. I found antimony
clearly in the spleen, the lungs, and the liver. The
other portions of the viscera which I analysed did not
yield distinct traces of antimony. I examined the spleen
in the preence of Dr. Edwards ; and the liver and the
lungs with Dr. Miller and Dr. Edwards. Tilt,. Dr.
Miller I also examined the deposits on copper produced
by Dr. Edwards, and some sublimates, on glass, ob-
tained by Dr. Edwards in his analyses. I also examined,
with Dr. Edwards, the deposits on copper which Dr.
Edwards had obtained from the urine and evacuations.
Dr. I.fger and I obtained antimony from the liver.
The result was that we had no doubt in our Minds that the
.deposits consisted of some eempotiud of antimony present
In the body of the deceased ; and I may add that from
finding it diffused through these organs I formed the
opinion that the antimony bad entered the body of the
deceased person during life. From an examination
of the viscera, there was nothing that could lead me
to ascertain the cause of death, except the cancerous
disease of the coecuna. In the analyses I adopted the
plan which Dr. Edwards has described in his presence,
and in the presence of Dr. and we satisfied our-
selves—we were all equally satisfied—that the deposits
and sublimates were due to antimony. I have heard
the relation of symptoms of the deceased during her
illness, and the result of the post mortein examination,
and I should attribute the cause of death to a rupture
of deeeased's cceenm. The symptoms of violent purging
and vomiting were such as small deses of antimony
would produce, and, as the presence of antimony was
found in the vomited matter as well as in the faeces, I
should attribute these symptoms to the action of anti-
mony. How far that contributed to the death of the
deceased I find it impossible to give an opinion. There
was extensive disease of the cmcam, with ulceration of
the stomach ; and antimony given to a person labouring
under chronic disease of this nature, would be liable to
B o
cause great exhaustion, and accelerate a termination.fatal
n estimating
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should have an opportunity of watching the progressive
nature of the symptoms. Any answer which I could
give on that point would be purely speculative.
By Mr. Cobb—l think the symptoms might more or
less be produced by the disease which I have heard
described, from the diseased condition of the body, and
ulceration of the stomach. 1 agre with Dr. Cameron
that diarrhcea is a more prominent symptom of a dis-
eased ccecum, and that ulceration of the stomach is
attended with vomiting. But the difficulty which I
have here to aceount for is the presence of antimony in
the matter vomited. The tartar emetic would irritate
the mucous membrane; and, if frequently repeated,
it might cause inflammatory redness in the stomach and
bowels. I do not remember a case mentioned by the
chemist Trosseau, where one grain of tartar emetic
caused the loss of sight to a dog.

Dr. Cameron was examined as to the cause of
death. He said the immediate cause of death was
from perforation of the diseased bowel ; but from
the rAdipg of antimony in the matters vomited
during lire, and in ipatters passed from the bowels
during life, together with the eynaPtOms ender which
the deceased laboured, and the extent to which antimony
was found in the body after death, I am of opinion that.
her death was accelerated by the administration of some
preparation of antimony during life. It is my impres-
sion that 0":4 Would not have died so soon but for the
administration of antimony.disease der which
tel4il
she suffered would, in'the long run, have been fatal. It
was impossible for her to have recovered. I super-
intended the post mortem examination. The presence
of antimony would depend upon the time that had
elapsed since the last administration,

. .
Dr. Taylor to Mr. Cobb—Antimony, in an absorbed
state, may remain in the system as a metal for a
period of four or five weeks. I have never found
it more than from fifteen days to three weeks. It
was a question much debated at f'4lr4ef§ t;*.
If it be tine tildt, this WoMan' had 'not lived
fourteen days after the last administration of antimony,
then I should ,not expect to find such appearance as if
she had taken a dm immediately previous to her death,
Assuming that the antimony was given in this case
fourteen day 3 previous to her death, it might well be
that it accelerated death; that wonld deperid upon the
exhaustion-,rthe prostration of the body; produced by
OW dose or 'loses administered. •
Clarenee
Pemberton,. house surgeon at the Southern
Hoasio.jo
pitaalt—rtl
piaae
heard Dr. Cameron describe the post mortem
ex
by me in his presence, and I entirely
n

agree with the description given by him of it. I had
seen the deceased before her death, but had not pre-
scribed for her. After the post mortem examination, I
sealed the viscera in jars. I have heard the evidence of
the chemical gentlemen as to finding antimony. I
attribute death to the rupture of the ccecum, accelerated
by the administration of antimony. I form that judg-
ment based on their facts.
By Mr. Cobb—The disease under which the woman
laboured was sufficient to produce the symptoms from
what I saw myself; malignant disease of the stomach
and bowels often produces death by exhaustion.
Inspector William Born—On Sunday morning, the
10th of June, I went with Dr. Cameron to Mrs. James's
house. Dr. Cameron went first into the bedroom, and
I shortly followed. I took possession of eight bottles ;
five labelled Williams, chemist, and one Costine and
Dyson. I also took possession of two cups containing
a portion of sago—cooked. The prisoner was not present
at the time. Mrs. James made a statement to me about
the sago in the cup. There might have been other
empty cups in the room which I did not take away. I
sealed them up and delivered them to Mr. Featherson,
the police storekeeper ; and on the 13th of June I got
the cups with the sago, and one of the bottles contain-
ing wine, which I delivered to Dr. Edwards, at his
laboratory. On the 13th I saw Winslow at the Police-
court. He had been informed by Dr. Cameron that
poison had been given to Mrs. James, and that I wanted
to see him. The following day, at the Detective-
office, I asked him who had been in the habit
of preparing food for Mrs. James, and attending
to her, and he made a statement, which I took
down in writing and then read it ever to him,
but I have not got it. I saw him nearly

every day after that, and he made some statements
criminating Mr. Cafferata. He said he had a strong
suspicion of Mrs. Cafferata's husband, because he was
the son of a chemist, and was in the habit of carrying
white powders in his pockets. On the 10th June I took
possession of some prepared sago, and delivered it on
the 16th to Dr. Edwards. On the 23rd June I took
the prisoner into custody at the house 18, Vauxhall-
road. I told him that I was taking him on suspicion
of having administered antimony to Mrs. James in sago,
which I told him had been analysed by Dr. Edwards,
who had found antimony in it. He said, " I made the
sago and took it up at five o'clock that morning, but I
put no antimony it. I know the use of antimony; I
have given it to cattle ; but have not used it for the
last eighteen years." I searched the room. In the
drawer in the table found the form of a will. He said
he bought it with the intention of making Mrs. James's
will himself, but he had recollected that it would have
to go through the probate court, and then sent for an
attorney, who made it out. He showed me another
locked drawer, where he said the will was kept, and also
£55 in gold, a gold watch and chain. On Sunday,
,June 24th, 1 made an enquiry at the Hospital, and
found that the deceased was dead. On the 25th, having
obtained the key from the pectict of deceased, I
went to the drawer, found £25 in gold ; a bank book,
for £135 ; a receipt for £lOO paid for four £25 shares
in the Liverpool Gas Company; a gold watch and chain,
and Mrs. James's will, all of which are now produced.
I received from Dr. Edwards, on the 9th July, three
bottles, Labe:led Mr 2. games, Nybich I conveyed to Dr.
Taylor, in London, the following morning. On the
24th July I took to Dr. Edwards thie six bottles, con-
taining medicine, found in the room. I found the pre-
scriptions marked A to G, which I now produce.
By Mr. Cobb—l wrote down the exact words of the
prisoner, and read it over. I did not ask him to sign
it, nor did he refuse to write his name. I cut his
trousers pocket o4t.

Francis Featherson—l am a clerk in the Central
Police-office. On the 10th of June Inspector Horn
brought me a number of jars, sealed up. I locked
them up, and retained them until the Wednesday
following.
George Milland, cashier at the Liverpool Gas Co.'s
office, said In September last, the prisoner attended
a sale of gas and bought four shares, paying a
deposit of
InNay last he called at the office, and
wanted to know how the shares might be transferred to
his name, as Mrs. James was very ill, and not likely to
recover, and she wished the shares to be transferred. I
asked him if she had made a will. He replied no ; and
then I told him that it might be done by will or the
ordinary transfer, but the matter being a question of
law, J mist refer him to Mr. J. B. Lloyd, our attorney.
John Henry Hugo, chief clerk in the Liverpool Bold-
street Savings Bank, said the deceased, at her death,
had £133 12s. 4d., including interest, in the bank. This
was her bank-book.

Elizabeth Kemble, wife of Hugh Ketnble, hair-dresser,
Wood-street East, Low-hill, formerly a resident of
Maryhone—l remember the prisoner being, five years
ago, in my shop in Naryhone. My husband and he
were in conversation : my hnsband*saut he knew every-
thing that world take life : putting charcoal fire in the
grate was one way, and stopping up all the holes, and
that would deceive all the doctors in the town. The
prisoner answered by saying that he knew of a better
thing than that, if it was not administered all at once.
I did not hear the prisoner say what it was. My hus-
band asked him what he wanted it for. He said he
was annoyed by a lot cf cats that came over the wall.
My husband is in America. Ido 'not carry the barber-
ing business on in his absence. I recollect it well,
because it was the time Townshend came home from
being a soldier. I saw Martin Townshend last night.
Edward Pryce Rees—l am an assistant in the che-
mists gm of Mr. Miller, Tithebarn-street. I know
the prisoner ; he has been in the habit of buying some
household things at our shop. I believe that the pri-
soner called at our shop for antimony about four or five
months since, but I should not like to swear to it. I
refused to sell any to the party that called. An old
woman called for antimony seven or, eight months ago ;
but he could not say whether she asked for pantimony
or antimony.
Mr. Cobb—Do you know what antimony and panti-
mony mean ?
Witness—Yes, sir.
Mr. Cobb—What is antimony ?
Witness—Antimony.
Mr. Cobb—That will do. Do you know what panti-
mony is ?

Witness—No sir. I knew Samuel Townshend.
saw him a few weeks previoy to his death.
Mr. Cobb—That will do , you are a clever tdiuw
that will do.

Mr. Aspinall—That is the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Cobb admitted that there were some slight
grounds for committing the prisoner for trial, and he
therefore reserved the defence for the assizes, when the

prisoner would be represented by gentlemen far better
able to deal with the case than he was personally.

Mr. Rallies--Thc prisoner is committed for trial.
The court rose about six o'clock.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-•YETERDAY.

(Before Mr. P. H. RATRBONE.)
Mr. Rathbone sat yesterday for Mr. Raffles, who was engaged
in hearing the case df Winslow in another court.
CAUTION TO COACH-DRIVERS.
Thomas Winterburgh, a driver in the employment of Messrs.
Busby, was charged by Police-officer 5;5, who said he saw the
prisoner driving a mourning-coach and two spirited horses in
Preseot-street the previous evening. Ile was drunk, and not
able to manage the horses; and if he had not taken him and
secured the horses, no doubt mischief would have taken place.
Mr. Rathbone censured the conduct of the prisoner, and fined
him ss. and costs.
A JUVENILE JOHN GILPIN.
A good-looking, well-dressed youth (about narired Jas.
Knowles, described as a grocer at Birkenhead, was brought tip
by Police-officer Carroll 22S on the following charge :--He said
on Sunday evening he heard great shouting in London,road,
and on going to ascertain the cause he saw the prisoner on a
horse, going at a furious and dangerous pace, and he was lash-
ing the horse as hard as he could. Witness, seeing the danger
bath to himself and the public, went into the road and called
on the prisoner to stop ; but instead of doing so he urged
the horse more, and nearly ran over him. He dashed down
Shaw's-brow, and into the Old Haymarket, several people
having narrowly escaped being knocked down and injured.
The officer followed, calling out to him to stop, but lie refused
to do so; and at last another officer came up and made an
effort to stop him, 'Then the prisoner endeavoured to run the
horse over both of them. A crowd collected, and the prisoner
was eventually stoppeci Mr. Rathbone: Wits he drank?
sir. Prisoner : I was 'not ; I only had one glass of bitter
ale at Childwall Abbey. The officer said the prisoner had given
16s. for the horse for a day's "out," and if he had not stopped
him he would have killed some one or himself. The prisoner
was fined ss. and costs.
STEALING SACKS. •
A man named Martin. White was charged for having stolen
eighty bags from the Bramley-Moore Dock. Some belonged to
a ship, some to Messrs. Maxwell, and some to the Messrs.
Segar. It appeared that the prisoner was in the employment
of Messrs. Hastings and Andrews, who bad corn on board the
ship S. E. Smith, and he was engaged at the vessel looking
after the delivery of the corn, and whilst so engaged he was
seen by Mr. Joseph Waterhouse to pack up the bags, take
them away, and secrete them. Mr. Black, for the prisoner,
endeavoured to show that his client had been mistaken in
ta'k'ing the bags for those belonging to his en.ployers, but some
witnesses who were examined Put a different construction on
the case ; and the prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sent for
trial, as he was convicted before.
(Before Messrs. T. RATRBONY: and H. HORNRY.)
A GIANTESS !
Kate B. attersby, a powerful-looking, rather elderly femal,e,
whose figure resembled a good field l,ir-4Lici, was charged
by James.Greaney; a thin, ladder-looking fellow, for having
assaulted him. Bluck was for the complainant, and Mr.
Parker for the giantess.
The parties reside in Ormond-street ;
end op the evening of the 21st, complainant and his wife were
returning from market. When they met Mrs, Battersby, the
complainant had a doll in his hand, and intended to make a
present of it to his baby, when the defendant made some
remark about it, and then complainant laughed in her face,
and she in return slapped his face, for which she was fined
2s. Gil. and costs.

(Before Messrs. RATHLONE an 4 L. PEEL.)
ASSAULT WITII 9 gLING.
Thomas Martin was charged by 4aut,s Cason, for having
assaulted hilr, With cling-shot.
a Mr. Blue defended. On
Saturday night there was a row in Queen-square, in which the
parties were engaged, and, as it was proved by two witnesses,
the assault was committed by the pnsoner, who inflicted a
smart wound on the forehead of the prosecutor. Mr. Bluck
endeavoured to show that the parties were ini:Acten in tare
identity of the prisoner ; but the mag;istrites• cretited' the
e-,:i4ence for the pyc.sect4ti,;l4 and Ewa the prisoner £3, or Otl,e
month's impriso.4lalent.

The Archbishops of Bordeaux and Paris have
ordered prayers to be put up in all the Churches
of their respective diocese on behalf of the Chris-
tians in Syria.