The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-18 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

Sir H. W. Barron, of, 44, Curate-street, Mayfair, ap-
peared before Mr. Carrie to a etunumme ia which he was
charged with aseaaltieg Daniel M`Farlane at the Interim -
time! Exhibition. The assault arose oat of an attempt on
the part of the defendant, who is • seasonxicket.bolder,
to eater the Exhibition without putting his signature in •
book, which all mama-ticket holders are required to do,
before they rim the turnstile to go into the interior.
Mr. Humphrey, jun., who was engaged to prosecute,
skated the circumstances of the assault, which were given
is evidence, and which were to the following effect :
It appeared that on the 4th of July the defendant went to
the ExMbition,and was about to enter by stile N 0.61, when
he was asked by Knowles, one of the commiseicomairre, No.
148, foe his ticket, and was requested to rip the book
whjah wee by the side of the turnstile. He said " No," and
wastes. As he was going along, the complainant (Mr.
Infarlaae) put sort hie arm to prevent his passage. De-
fendant remarked, " Yon have no right to ask me to sign."
He was told that every asmouticket holder was required to
rip the book, no matter what his station or rank in life.
11he &Medan' persisted M wain without signing, and on
bsiag preveMed by Mr. Minim" he struck him on the
Mr. Lester produced • book kept for the insertion
of the signatures of all ticket-holders, and he said that there
were la it the signatures of noblemea, gentlemen, kc.

Several wideness having corroborated the evidence as to
. the assault,
Knowles, in answer to the defendant, stated that when
there was a great pressure of adeon.ticket visitors, many
ware allowed to pass without signing the book.
By Mr. Oorrie—On the occasion alluded to there was no
premarit
The defendant, in reply to the charge, denied that there
was any law by which anyone could refuse him admission to
the Exhibition unless be placed his signature in • book.
He bad been to the Exhibition twenty times without being
asked to sign the book, and he WWI nut goal to do so on
the 21st time. Ho told the complainant that tf he (com-
plainant) put his band upon him, he (defendant) would lay
his hand upon him. Complainant pat his hand on his
breast,and pushed him back. Defendant merely pushed him.
Mr. Corrhi said the question was, had her Majesty's com-
missionary a right to impose the obligation upon him and
all season-ticket hoiden that was regaled el defendant.
lie believed they had • right to impose this reetrietios, and
that they could draw up what rules and regulatiess they
thought proper. The Exhibition is their property, and they
can allow persons to come in or not, as they like. He (Mr.
Corrie) bad no doubt that defendant had been is the Exhi-
bition several times without being required to put his rigor
taro in • book, but that was on account of the pressure • at
this time there was no pressure ; they were justified in
stopping the defendant.
Defendant was lined be. and two gained coda.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OP SYSTE-
MATIC POISONING.

Yesterday Constance Wilson, alias Catharine
Taylor, who steeds charged with having caused the death
of Mn. Ann Atkinson b 7 poison, was again placed at the
bar at the Lambeth Polioe-offioe for further examination.
A second charge w also preferred against the prisoner of
having in October? 1856, caused the death of Mrs. Mary
&lames by the administration of poison.
Mr. Chipporliskl, as before, appeared for the prosecution,
sad Mr. Neale for the defence.

The medical evideeee not being ready in the first case,
Mr. Chipperfield called only one wither, and then prooseded
to open the second case. He stated that the late Mrs.
Starnes was the widow of a pianoforte maker, residing at
27, Alfredstreet, Bedfordequare. She lived upon some
property which bad been left her by her late husband, but
the house being too large for her family, she let out part of
it. The prisoner occupied the first Boor unrurnished, and
had dose so for twelve months preceding the death. The
desemed lady was of an extremely amiable and
kind disposition, and the primmer had sseceedid
in borrowing various sums of money from her.
On the 15th of October the itecessed, who scarcely ever
sawed from illams, and am than in spyexcee good
health, went the residasos of Mr. Bargee, at
Holloway, and asked him for the loan of 101., and obtained
from him the loam of 91. She returned home sled took tea
with her daughters and Mies Roe, who had lived with her
nearly six years, and was him a member of her own family.
He should all Miss Roe as a witness, and she would prove
that late in the evening the prisoner came down and invited
Mrs. Soames (the deceased) to take supper with her. The
deceased went upstairs to the primaier's apartment., and
Mies Roe and one of the deceased's daughters left the boom
27, and went to sleep at No. 13, a house also belonging to
the deceased, arid also let oat in spattmenta. They baud
nothing more of the deemed ant l morning, when she was
found to be seriously ill, with vomiting, purging, and other
violent symptoms. A medical men was called 'a and at-
tended the deceased. Mies Roe had only seen the demised
coos on that day, but on the following day, when she de-
sired to see her, namely, on the Friday, the prisons, told
Mies Roe that the deceased must be kept very
quiet, and it would be better not to see her.
The deceased died on that night, or rather betimes
three or four o'clock on the Saturday morning. He (Mr.
ChipperfieW) proposed to put this case on such evidence se
would enable a jury to oome to a conclusion even without
an analysis of the body of the deceased, for the exhumatioe
of which he had received as order from the Secretary of
State. He should state also that there was an inquest on
the body at the time, so great were the suspicions thee
entertained ; but to prevent a thoroughly searching inquiry,
the prisoner represented to the daughters and ft iends of the
deceased that the poor woman had taken poison, and they
were thus induced to do what they could to hush up the
inquiry ; and the surgeon who attended that inquest, which
was held before the late Mr. Walley, would state that the
post-mortem examination weer= °Deducted by himself per-
sonally, but by one of his pupils, who bad just open the
body, looked at the viscera, sewn up the body main.
which was then buried, so that there was no proper =sly=
at that time. A opee mealy= was now about to be made
under the order of the Secretary ef State. Ho should prove
in evidence that • the prisoner herself admitted that the
deceased had died from the effects of poison, and Miss Roe
would prove that on the Thursday and Friday preceding
the deceased's death she was in the prisoner's room, and saw
on the mantel-shelf a bottle of medicine, and beside it a
small phial containing a colourless liquor. She said to the
=I, " What is this!' ad she replied that it was Mrs.
s medicine ; and when Miss Rea further inquired
why it was kept locked up in the prisooer's room, the an
▪ said that it was very particular stuff, and
that she alone must administer it. The medical
gentleman would be called, and would deny
that be bad ever given the prisoner any such
direction. On the Thursday the deceased was so ill
that the doctor attended her two or three times in the
course of that& , and yet the prisoner stated to inquirers
that the deeeaead was getting better, sad would be all tight
in • day or two. Mims Roe wished to sit up with the de-
ceased that night, but the prisoner declined her aid, and
' she went and slept at the house No. 13, opposite. That
night a message mine across to her and the youuger
daughter, who was with her, requesting them to come over,
but as they were preparing to obey, a second message was
seat that they need not come. lie now came to an =mu-
tant piece of evidence, which had been kept back at the in-
quest. It would be proved that after the death the psi-
so e, called Miss Roe into her mom and mid, "I have some-
thing to tell you. Mrs. fioames's is not a natural death ,•
she formed 1101116 connexion with some man who promised
' her marriage sod had obtained money from her. She found she
had been deceived; she had taken poison in her (the prisoner's)
pr Bence on Wednesday night, and the deed was done." The
prisoner ridded that there would be • letter come in a day
or two from this man, and it would be all about money ; and
that if the letter came ad she (Miss Roe) received it, she
was to give it to her. Oo the Monday mornirig the letter
did arrive, and was directed to Mrs. Soames, Alfred-street,
as though that lady was still alive. That letter he would
prove to be is the prisooar's handwriting. The letter was
as follows :

" Dear Maria,—l hope you was not
•very hurt at my not
being at home on Friday. I was surprised to hare L=
in black wetted me. I can't let you have the 20
now, but if you will let me have 10 snore, I will by next
Monday mime to the corner. Don't my any cf what your
going to do to anybody. Said me word if you was sot well
after you got home on Wanaday, as you was unhappy in
the afternoon. Direct this letter as the first used to be, for
the old postman found fault in the street. Be chareful and
come on Wensday, i will be there. Write by return.—
Yours."

- fin letter was produced at the inquest. but as the writer
was not known no inquiry was set on foot with respect to
it, atd an open verdiot was returned, though the inquisition
was endorsed •' Suspected poison."
Evidence in s..wor&nce with the above statement having
bee. hoard, the prisoner was again remanded.