The Express.
London, England, 1852-01-20 00:00:00

THE COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON MRS.

CUMMING.

S.M.. Ms . C..vsmoorait rARm ow.

The following addittenal witneusee were celled
yesterday on behalf of the alleged luratit :
Mr. S. Hutchinson was recalled. and a *trained as to the
Meant delivered by Inns to Mr. Mayan for rent, alid
varlosis permeate made by him on account of Mrs. Cum-
mins. The total amount was 371. 17s. tid. It appeared
then was no charge for fowls.
Mrs. Sarah Ilut hinson examined—lll/ known Mr..
Clllllllll2g for 20 years, and intivastely sinee 1546. Always
baud the hove clean. 31m. Cumming was alwaysratiohal
sad ladylike. Endeavoured to persuade her to carry out
the arrangement of IMI6. She said she never would, in
coneequenee of the treatment she received from her
daughtert. She came to that resolution immediately after
the commission in Isl 6. Mrs. C. is a self-willed woman.
She complained of the conduct of Mary Rainey; told wit-
ness that she was afraid of being taken away, and therefore
Came to witness's house in Stasufundstreet ; recollects Mr.
E. Jones coming to the house ; be was refused admittance.
lie then burst open Mrs. Cumming's room. She said, "Oh, •
Mr. Jour.. I miler thought you would have served me 'U..'
Bhe was taken to the police.olfice, although oho was in ill'!
health Mrs. Inc, fAne afterwards to the house. Mrs.
Cumming would not .e hi r. Mrs. Cumming told wit-
ness that whilst she Cllrs. Cumming) was living at Mr.
Oldfield's, in the Edgeware•rand, Mrs. late came, and
threw her arm. round her nick. with the intention, as she
belii veil, of doing her some bodily harm. Mi.. Cumming
was afterwards ilisatio,il of that idea. Some short time
after ssw Mrs. lace and Mrs. Hooper, with other persons,
outside the bowie. Mr-. Cumming pointed them out.
There war a violent ringing at the door. Saw •
polies min with them. Mrs. Cumming after this wont to
fhiuthall. She neat went to Worthing, where she
changed her name; she changed her name in order to
neap.. from pursuit. She resumed her name at Brighton
because she said the I.7,outuissioners had made her a free
agent, and she expressed her delight thereat. Itecollects
1/r. King coming to h, r house in Brighton with the keep-
er'
and the police. Mrs. Cumming shut the door upon
them. It was burst open. Dr. King acted with great
roughness. She screamed out and *wooed to he in pain.
She was taken to Elfra Ball. First heard of a will in ?fay,
11417. Mrt. Cumming thought she was dying. Sent for
Mr. Mayne* by Mrs. l'unoning'sile-ire. Was told by Mr.
Mayne. that her husband was one of the executors. lye
reluml to met. llegral for the first time last year of the
routines of the will. 'that was whoa she consulted Mr.
Thorns. . . .

rrow-etamined—Mrs. renaming told wanes. that she
consulted Mr. Thorne brews, .he was not satisfied with
the way Mr. Hay n.. was going on. She wished
to get au account trona Mr. Haynes. She soon began
vi he sutpieious of Mr. Thiene. Was present when Mr.
Thorne called cm the lOth or February, 15.11. Did nut re-
fu. admittance. Mr.. Cumming did. Ile said he
game to represer.t Mrs. Cumming's Cast. She told him it
was rt prevented already. Wrote a letter on the 11th, at
Mr.. Curnming's desire. Mrs. Cumming signed it. It was
to tell Mr. 'lborne not to trouble himself about Mrs.:Cum-
vaing's attain. She suspected that he was in commie:jet-
tion with her daughters. Mn. Cumming gave the will to
Mr. Thome. and she wanted to get it back.
'l'o tin Commissioner—Does nut think Mrs. Ctimming's
recollection is as good as it was.
Mr. J. 014,414 csainincd—ls clerk in the Monetary Loan
Company. First saw Mrs. Cumming at the Horn. Tavern.
Saw her when Mr. E. Junes Caine to arrest her in Stamfonl-
strc,-t. She said she would not live them any longer. Wit-
ness told her that he had querns, not in the Edgware-rood.
Mr.. (*aiming agreed to take them at two guineas a week.
It:collects Mrs. lure man* to the house to see her mother.
Was scat tee by Haynes to be present at what paired. Mrs.
Int, complained of Mr. Hurtles keeping her away frogs her
moth, r. Mr. Haynes replica that it was hyMrs.Ctunrning's
own d. sire. Mrs. Cumming confirmed that statement.
Mrs. Ince was in a pennon, and said, " Mr. Haynes placed
you there, mamma, and we got you out." Mrs. Ince and
Mrs. Hooper came again. They were not admitted, by
Mrs. r lamming's direction.. There was a policeman and
two or three men with them.
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Cross-examined—Mr. Muses is the solicitor to the Mo-
netary 1.011.0 Company. Was never employed by Mr.
llayn. •r• clerk. Ili. son is a clerk in tlo °thee of Robin-
son and aspics. Mr,. Cumming sometimes paid him for
the .apartments, and sometime. Mr. Haynes made other pay-
ac nt. tur bee to the amount of li. Is. a week.

Ite..zainincd—Lard Ikon is chairman of thc )lonetary
Loan Society. Ills. Cumming was perfectly sane whilst in
his home.

Charles Ellis at posed to the circumstances attentliu the
seizure of Met. Cumming at brighten. She W. 1.1 roughly
treated.

Mrs. Watson, waiting-woman, wail called and examined
to the same point. Remembers Sir A. Morison and Mr.
Turner coming to Mrs. Cumming on the 25th of October. Sir
A-Murimin pat several question. to ber..ln reply to questions,
she said that she was not unhappy or uncomfortable, she
said her daughters had not treated her like daughters. Mr.
Turucr put several questions and suggested others. She
refused to answer questions he put regarding her property.
Did not hear her say anything about her eats being her
coachman and her postillion. Mr. Turner said that Mr.
Harm had a very fine house, and asked her if slue did not
think it was bought by her money. She said she did not think
It 11114. lie asked it she did not act up Mr. Haynes is buei-
nese. She replied that he was in business long before she
knew ban. There was no idea of taking her away from
Brighton. She complained of the conduct of Dr. King on
the subsequent day. She always behaved like a Lady and a
rational being. She is of a hot temper.
rroes.esamined —Was present at the examination by Sir
A. Morisco. Never heard Mrs. Cumming say that her
daughter. es ishe.l ta poison her, and had put poison into the
tea-eup. Will swear she dui not say so. She did not my
that her daughters tried to strangle her. She did not may
that her daughters tried to rob her. She said nothing of
the kind to Dr. Monson or Dr. King. She was quiet and
rational. Mr. Turner asked her who put the poison in her
milk. She said she did not know who did it. Mr. Turner
put qui 'lions about the unpr per conduct of her husband.
She .mad he was now dead, sail it was now mean and piti-
ful to revive these thing.. She told Mr. Turner that she
thought at one time her daughter attempted to strangle her;
bat that impression remained no longer.
Me.. Mary Moore, who was requested under the order of
the Court of Chancery to attend upon Mrs. Cumming,
an old friend, deposed that Mrs. l umlaute was of a very
kkieezipselgatetit. She was a very agreeable woman. Never
her talk of her daughters except on one oethaion,
when she said she was badly treated by them. Never made
any signs to Mrs. Cumming when Dr. Melia and Dr. Davy
came to visit her. Would not think of doing such a thing. .
Mr.. Cumming was not likely to be influenced by_ dor
She was quite capable 01 Judging fur herself. Met mio'
arm is not 1111 good since she cane from Effra-hall.
Mry . Jacob Ilihherd, a builder, deposed that he wi
not nuild the two Inman' bought by Mrs. Cumming 800
Mr. II epics for lees than I.feeM.
Mr. Frederick Lomax, auctioneer and valuer. depend
that he valued the boosts in 1847 at 1,6101.; he saw them Mill
day, and coneelereel they were of the same value.
Mr Lackey, s Tar. said the houses would fetch
Mr. George Chadwin, parish clerk of Battersea, produced
an order of efiiiiation on a Captain "Cummins," of 2,
Queen-meet?, (lobe*, dated the 21st September, 1622.
I. eturer on forensic medicine, spoke to several
later • aloe hhe had with Mrs.Cusaminit during and after
her cootie. mint in York-house. On those oceasioas she
spoke with mane:C.l4e coherence sad command over her
s&as. She complained of the persons she was obliged to
mis with, and the preautious that were taken to prevent
her map.. These thing. had a depreesing effect on her
spirits. She complained that she could rat no sleep, and
took little load. Etreullieis that she Lad a conversation
with Mr. Heine. about her property and the wane of
her def. one She 'tamed to know perfectly well what
was snug. She read all the documents hermit. Could not
learn feign her that there was auy insanity in her family.
She said that the imputation of insanity might a. well be
transferred to her children as to her. Can speak with as
mock confidence of her sanity during the five years that
he has known her as of that of any person to be
met with in the ordinary intercourse. of society. Mrs.
Cumming wan anything but dirty in her per-
son. bho had perfect control over her household,
none of them ever treated her as of unsound mind. She
could Mall with facility from one topic to another. fths
said that if she lift ;impiety to her grandchildren the ob-
ject of her ehildren would be partly gained, and she would
not le- foreed to anything. la October. 1547, she told him
that ....of her finis had been found dead, end ou the day
following that her cats had refused to drink milk. She
mid she thought her family wished to annoy her by lead
her f0w1... Witness received some acetate of lead
which wee found in the fowl-house ; who took borne some of
the mill. Found eimom emits in the milk. She told him on
another occasion that Mr.. Ince COMe upon her unexpectedly
in the house iu the Edgware-road, and threw her arms
round her neck. She said she thought Mrs. lam intended
her personal violence. but that impression wore away. Sam
her at Worthing. She said that she wee trying to ethers
from the permeation of her family. Her health is wiry
much impaired since she left Effra-hall. Her memory
cot so good as it W.la. She told wastes she hoped tha
would go through the second trial, but that "constant
dripping would wear the stone." She said she would we
severe to the last.
CI

.Br been an Id I) since IRIM. Ilu
Dann 8.14. Waft 11113. Does not think • person labouring
under a delusion to be necessarily of unsound mind. The
liormaas are labouring under • delusion, but they are not
insane. We an all labouring under some delusion.
(Laughter.) I ilas't di* lam bound to tell the delusion
lam labouring =dim kutter.) I cannot say that my
father mind es lime la ming. I don't know that
she ever mid then wee pima in the milk ; if she did, I
undeceived be 41141jsuasi101 this day.

GVNIKRAL LTINO-IN HOSPITAL. The anneal
inettina of the governors of this Metitutioa was held yes-
teed iy, at the hoard-room of Um hospital, York•roed, Lana-
leth , Thomas Somers Gas, jun. Esq., MP. Or the
chair Mr. W. W. Hairline, tar e:remturT; read the re-
port, from which it appeared that, during the pert year,
the semen° of the institution amounted te—frosa divjdt ode
on stock, 1,1121. 13s. ; from annual anbeeriptiona and
donations, 4361. Its. 10d. • from other sources, 4W. 18e. 6d. ;
total, WON. No 7d.: and the expenditure 1,2781. 192. 3d.;
oiag, 34W. 122. id. ; Natal,
!Ans. Ile. 10d. The number
ofw pudenda admitted illi•—married, 206; single, 40; total,
240, owl 406 attended at their own habitations; total
dtir the year 704, and dazing the poet Ave pan 1,667
ineele Ind 2,700 eat-door patients had received the
theieseitufiss. The report having been received
awl AM Os and mats. bolus treauseted, the
assess Imieffillei