The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-20 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

lane Hewitt, • young a, was platted at the
charged with robbing her waw
inhitrems, Mn. Mary Dicke—e,—em,tmr,
lady living at 70, Stanley-Wrest, Pimlico.
Prosecutrix raid that the prisoner entered her service on
the 184 h of August, and left on Tuesday week suddenly.
She left corns clothes at the time of her departure, which
wise examined, and one article of her mistrial's wee found
s them. It waa subsequently discovered that a great
quantity of handsome clothing, some sheets, and other linen
had been stolen, and promentrbc went to when the pri-
soner was lodging and charged her with the robbery. The
primmer denied it while standing on the main, when
a fellow-lodger, with a view of proving her inno-
caws, lifted part of her clothing, to show that she
had sot a miming article named tapes ber, and unluckily dis-
played one of prceecutries missing petticoats. Os entering
prieoner's room several articles of the stoles linen were
found, and the sawed was taken into cadody.
Mr. Holden, inspector B division, maid that he had not
had time to cats the requisite inquiries after the other
lAticrlY•
Prisoner said that it was true she had taken the things
now produced, but the did not know anything shout the
other •th. spoken of.
Mrs. ..emeon said there wee soother *ad very serious
charge against the prisoner, of dealing some valuable arti-
cles from a lady who was @haying in her house. They eon-
misted of gold sleeve links, very handsome etude, and articles
of that &stringiest.
After a wesultetion between the magistrate and Mr.
Holden prisoner wee remanded for a week, the sexed ohmage
beteg postponed.

THE SUICIDE OP THE MANAGER OP THE
MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK.

Yesterday an inquiry was held by Dr. Lankester,
the eoreser, into the sircurnstaaose attending the death of
Mr. Hobert Henry Williams, 27 years of age, who was the
Loudon meager of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank,
which took plain at hie private residence, No. 9, New
Cavendiah-street, Cavendish.equere.
Mr. Wm. Smith Williams, of 13, Ampthilloquere, iden-
tified the body as that of his son. He NM him last alive on
Sunday last, and he was than L 2 hi nasal health, but much
&Owed in spirit' and harmed about the bank affairs.
He had eciticed a difference in him for the last few weeks.
Witness's tears had beer around as to the stability of hi
intellect, although be had seen no act that would lead him
to suppree that he was labouring under insanity. He heard
of his death on Tuesday morning.
The Coroner—Do you think that he died a natural death ?
Witness—No, I do sot Link an ; I am sot of that opinion.
The Coroner then maid 1$ would be as well if they took the
cause of death from the medial gentleman. There was no
seaway to pain the feribp of any of the members of the
family by an examination which could ressonehly be avoided,
and he should therefore propose to Like the endues of Dr.
Haney.
George Harley, M.D., analytical chemist and profemor of '
medkal jurisprudence at I:Jaty College Hospital. mead
he had made a post-martem examination of the body thirty-
mix hours after death. There were no marks whatever upon
the a:tarsal surface of the body. Mr. Blake, the coroner's
carer, handed over to him a email phial, which wee labelled
pox vomit, ea also a tumbler messiah* half an mace of
fluid which had been removed from deceemed's bedroom by
that dims. He did tot anapes than at once, but proceeded
to examine the body. He find opened the head and found
congestion of the brain. In the chat be found chronic
inflammation of the loft lung. The left ventricle
of the heart ma empty ; but the right was full
of blood, slightly °regulable, but of a very light colour.
The spleen was large and congested, as also were the kid-
neys. He removed the stomach for analysis, with portions
of the istutimax The stomach was very much inflamed,
the intestines in a Lease degrea The curtails of the do-
me& were submitted to tests, and found to contain
cyanide of potarinsi. The smell of that poison wee very
prominent. The contents of the bottle labelled " rnx
Tomei " upon sealyis contained strychnine, and for
cyanide of potaanum gave a negative result. The coateete
of the tumbler he next placed guider analysis, and the re-
turn given was the solution of cyanide of potassium in
common with water. He lad then arrived at that point
when he could distinctly may that the cause of death was
poisoning by oyaaide of poesierium.
The Coroner hare otaervwl that Mr. Epps, a e
who was related to deceased, wee the first person whoo saw
deemed after death•• but he (the Comer) thought It
would be more satisfactory to the jury end other pinions
who might be concerned in the death if an independent gen-
tleman were called in to carry out the cue. lie bad their
fan instructed Dr. Harley to maks the post-mortem am-
minetion acid analysis.
Mr. George Napoleon Epps, M.8.C.5., said he was re-
lated to deosand, sad frequently sew bum—sometimes two
or three times a-week. He saw him on Sunday lest, bet
be was not ea usual ; he seemed ,depreesed, whiell witness
attributed to his overwork at the bank. He believed that
deemed had overworked his brain, and his mind bad given
way under the preraee of witty. He was present with
Dr. Harley at • post-mortem examination.
A juror mated how long after dawned had taken the
mhos would death eases
Dr. Harley replied that from the time he bad taken the
poison he should think he did not live a quarter of an hour
i at the outdid&

Mr. Epps continued—He received • merge from
Disks, the serving iraa to deceased, about 11 deice& oe
Monday night, asking him to come and see deemed. He
went, and was shown into the parlour, when Drake sait
in answer to inquiry. " He is not here, he is in his bedroom.
Witness then went upstairs and spoke to deceased. He did
not answer ;Latter which witness put his head oe deceased's
forehead in • friendly way, and found be was died. This
was at 5 minutes past 11. He thee called assistance.
Edward John Drake said he took care of the house while
Mr. Williams (the deceased) was out of town. He bad
been living there latterly. He slept there on Sunday night
last, having come to town on the previous Friday. He did
not say be was ill—in fact be appeared in his usual health.
Oa the Monday evening-be came in at 7 o'clock, when be
said he would have • bath. This was between 8 and 9 o'clock.
He then went to see Mr. Epps, who wee oat ; when he
come back be (witness) inked him if be would have • little
brandy, to which he agreed, and witness fetched some,
having noes ia the hoer. That was about nine o'clock.
About five minutes to tee be said, "Co to Mr. Eppe—go
resod sad tell him to come bus,' and witness went.
By the J 'try—Wanda., oe his return, let himself in with
• key, as his wife was out, and he put some brandy in •
wine glass for the deceased, and placed it lust inside the door
on a dower stand. _
_____

By the Coroaer—Witaror did not know whether hs draak
it or aot.

Mr. Epps said he believed there wu an empty wine glass
in the room, end further stated that when dammed called
during hie absence be left no message.
The Causer inquired if any paper bad been found which
had contaiaed cyanide of potassium, or whether deceased
had practised photography.
A negative reply was returned.
A brother of deceased (whose name did not transpire),
epos those qustioom said that he oecasionally took pho-
tographa, but ha could not may whether demand led pos.
mead himself of say of hie cyanide of potassium.
Doak* (repelled by the Coroner)—and told wits's@
that he had beam round to Mr. Epps, but he weasel, at home,
, but witness thought nothing of it.
This being the whole of tliesvidence,
The Omar, having nuarned up,
• juror wished to know where Mn. Williams, the wife of
the decreed, wee at the time.
Mr. Williams (father to deceased) said a brother-la-law
had come to town and had tame tickets for the theatre. Do.
eesesd's wife accompanied them there.
After some further remarks by the Coroner,
The jury returned a verdict that " Drowsed was toned
dead in his bed from the mortal effects of cyanide of
potassium, which he bad taken by his own hand while in an
uniound slate of mind."

FATAL Guic Accrnaler.—An inquest was held in
Westmoreland on Thunday lest, before Mr. Thompson,
coroner, upon the body of Mr. Edward Knoell Courtesy,
second son of the item F. Ceurtesay, of Maebo, in that
county. The deceased, who was E 6 years of age, hd been
out shooting over the estate of his family at Great Strick-
land on Thursday, the 6th inst., in sompany with a pme-
keeper. Os returning in the sitemoon they were met by a
earvant with &dogcart about a mile from Merles& Mr.
Courtesy placed his gun wider the seat at the hack of the
conveyance. Both barrel, were loaded sod cocked. and the
muzzle pasting toward, him. He was in the act of ramie.
ing a rag. when one of the barrels went off and lodged its
col:teat. in his left hand and Lou. He wee driven imme-
diately to • surgeon, who rimmed the wounds, but the
witortnnate young man died on the following Tuesday from
nervous exhaustion. The jury returned • vesdi4 of
" doeidental death." _ _

THI LAYS DOITSLI HURD= 111 Ili =AND. —'l'he
late murder of two sisters, which was perpetrated near 134-
hokum ea Meader week, is still involved is mystery as to.
surds the murderer, who *widest' laid his plass with
the utmost ears oe w booted The brother,
Richard Murphy, who boa bees sainted is easpicioa, wr
Infanta up as nariad eta TesidaY. before • bench of
.11•00.
trains, ta the Balbriggan courtlerink ktt.eh the entheattele
el Sub-faspordor Oarey, yam ap remanded. No sew feet
bas is the meantime fraeapired,Ythe results of the polio, in.
pains behes kept sea et.