The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-01 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

WESTMINSTER.
Mr. Alfred Mann, an independent gentlersan,wm charged
with the following extraordinary conduct.
William Connor, conductor of • Chelsea omnibus, said
that on Tuesday evening the defendant got into the car-
riage. On arriving in the King's-road, Chelsea, com-
plainant asked defendant for his fare, and where he wished
to be put down. He got out of the omnibus in Church-
street, and then putting his hand in his pocket, said he had
no money ; that he had been out and spent it all. He then
moved a short distance to a dark part of the street, and on
being followed by the complainant, t, said, " 1 have been
abroad. Do yon want gouging . and suddenly opening
• clasp-knife, rushed toward' him with it. Com-
plainant avoided receiving any injury, when defendant
advanced towards him a second time with the knife, but •
gentleman fortunately stepped between them and laid bold
of defendant. Further assistance then arrived, and defen-
dant was taken into custody.
Mr. Paynter inquired whether the knife touched com-
plainant?
Complainant replied that he fortunately got out of the
way, and it did not ; but he was very much alarmed, the
attack was so sudden and unexpected.
Mr. Paynter asked whether defendant appeared to have
been drinking ?
Complainant replied that he did not ; he seemed all right
when he first got into the omnibus, but afterwards, when
be asked for the money, became much excited.
A gentleman who was in attendance recommended defen-
dant, who had two or three times rudely interrupted the
proceedings, to be quiet, and said that he had recently arrived
from the country, and appeared for the LA few days in so
excited • state that be the applicant) thought it would be
as well if he were restrained for • short time, in order that
stikto lumlth might b• ..,stained.
Defendant laid he ought to have been set down at
Bywater-street, where he lived, and complainant provoked
him by putting ha hand upon him and mapping him when
the got out.
Complainant positively denied that he had touched the
gentleman.
Defendant was remanded for a week.

THE POISONING OF FOUR CHILDREN BY
ARSENICAL PAPER-HANGINGS.-ZETRAOR-
DINAR)" VERDICT.

Yesterday Mr. Humphreys resumed, at the
Freemasons'Arme, Salmon's. lane, Limehonse, the adjourned
investigation touching the death of Anne Amilia Tumor
and 3 years, the last of a family of four children who al
died within the last two mouths, with strong symptoms of
arsenical poisoning, alleged to have been occasioned by n-
haling the emanation from green paper-haogings, as reported
in our columns LA week.
Dr. Letheby, professor of chemistry at the London
Hospital, said—l received from Dr. Orton the stomach and
viscera of deceased, and also a portion of green paper. I
examined the latter, and found that it contained weenie,
loosely adherent, in the proportion of three grains to the
square foot. There was no glaze, and it could be very easily
rubbed off. I examined the viscera, but could not God
arsenic. The symptoms described by Dr. Orton were those
of arsenical pointing. I have known effects of the same
kitrOduCed by the poisonous powder of such per being
abs
orbed ad inhaled while floating in the re. In the
absence of disease death might have been caused by arsenic,
though I could not trace it in the system. Owng to the
poisoning being gradual, it was possible that the tram
might be wanting, though the effect would be fatale
The children's not sleeping in the room would not make
much differenoe. I have known two children die from arsenical
poison imbibed while playing for a few hours daily in their
father's library.
Dr. Orton recalled, said—l bare no hesitation in 'eying
that deceased died from chronic poisoning by arsenic taken
into the system in minute quantities. The bodies of all the
four damned children remind unusually long undetrom-
posed.
After a very brief consultation the jury returned a verdict
of " Natural death."
The Coroner—lAannot refrain from expressing my entire
dissent from the verdict. The medical evidence not only
proves that there was no disease to account for death, but
that there were no remains of disease.
A Juror—Oh, we are willing to admit that the use of
green paper is objectionable.
The verdict appeared to create great astonishment in the
court.