The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

SHOCKING ATTEMPT AT PARRICIDE.

A good deal of sensation has been created in this
city (soya the Both Chronic/0 by • repeat, which is unfor-
tunately toe true, that Mr. Chutes Tutton, auctioneer, and
a member of the town souncil, has had poison administered
to him by his only sou. It seems that Mr. Tattoo, for some
weeks put, hes beets ocusionally seised with violent pain.
in the bowels and vomiting, which have occasioned greet
anxiety to his family, although the disease has succumbed
to medical treatment. Oa Sunday, the 19th, he had a
very violent sneak, after partaking of some beer ; and it
has been ascertaised beyond all doubt that this beer was
passed to him by the hands of the eon, who was the only
person besides partaking of the beverage, Mrs. Tutton
having dispensed with the use of it because she thought
it did not agree with her, and the Misses Tucson drinking
water only. Under the treatment of Mr. Harries, surgeon,
however, Mr. Tattoo got coolderahly better, and on
Monday last was able to come into Bath from his resi-
dence at Lambridge. He was then suffering from debility,
occasioned by his previous attack, and, feehog hungry
when be got home, he exprused a wish to have some fried
potatoes and bums for his sapper. His eon, Thomas Tut-
ton, to whose unnatural conduct hie previous illness, otos-
cloned there can be no doubt by point°, is attributed, took
occasion to go into the kitchen, and volunteered to cut up
the potatoes, and during this process he suet, as is almost
beyond question, have repeated a dose of the poison for
compassing his tether's death. The potatoes having been
served up, Mr. Tattoo complained that they had the use
coppery taste be had noticed on previous occasions when be
was taken ill, and before be had ani,hed his repast be
again became seriously indisposed. The son removed the
plate with the remainder of the potatoes, and was seen to
go to the bottom of the garden by the servant, where it is
supposed that be nest have emptied its contents, es it was
afterwards found empty, with the knife and fork on the
table of the study, through which he would have occasion
to return to proceed to the perkier. He also went to the
kitchen, end having put some water in the frying pen,
placed it ea the Are to boil, and afterwards threw it away.
Mr. Mantes, the family surgeon, was sent for, and be,
having applied the proper remedies to the patient, took
part of the ejected contents of the stomach away with him ;
and, upon analysis, a quantity of arsenic was found therein.
It appeus that the suspicions of the family have been excited
for a long time post. Some months ago, 11r. Tattoo, getting
home later than lintel, partook of tea, which the son had
left for him. He at ones remarked that it had a very
disagreeable taste, and, shortly afterward., became soddenly
ill. This aroused the suspicions of his two daughters, one
of whom, on a subsequent occasion, asked Mr. Harries if
he thought her father bed not taken poison. Mr. Harries,
astonished at the question, inquired if she suspected any
one. The reply which the young lady gave lett no doubt
on the mind of Mr. Harries that she inspected that her
brother had administered poison to her father. Mr. Harries
said be was totally unable to state, excepting on an analysis
of the ejected contents of the stomach, and requested that
any portion that could be secured should be p d until
he called again. This was dons on the occasion of Mr.
Tuttca's eating the potatoes, and hence the discovery of
poison. As soon as this became known, Mr. Tutton's son
was miming, and be has not since been heard of. Informa-
tion soon reached the polies, who hays now a warrant in
their haute for his apprehension. There can be no doubt
that the discovery of these repeated attempts to poison their
father is due to the Mines Totten, whose anxiety on the
occasion of each attack of illness wu inexpressible.

DETERMINED SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY TRAIN.
I Yesterday (Thursday) morning a most determined
set of self-deetraction was committed in a railway carriage,
between Nottieghami and Derby, by a young geatlemaa
named Payee, eon of Dr. Pa ne, of the Brat-mentioned
town. It appears that deosa left Nottingham by the
ordinary train at 840 a.m. travelling in a second-class
earriage. In the Name compartment were two gintlentes
who proceeded as far as the Trent Junction, whore they got
oat, and deceased was left alone Trent Junction is equi-
distant between Nottingham and Derby, being about eight
miles from either place. The train on leaelog called at
&whey and Draycott, two small stations, and then stopped
at Borrowesh; the station master at which place was proceed-
ing to open the door when be saw the body of Mr. Payne
banging cause to the door. The deceased gentleman had taken
a black silk neckerchief from his neck, and bad suspended
himself from the ventilator at the top of the carriage door.
Ho had also taken off his shoes, and turned his trousers up
to the knees. He was immediately cat down, and although
life was apparently not extinct, be was beyond hope of
recovery. The unfortunate gentleman was conveyed
to Derby, end Mr. Oishorne, the company's surgeon,
attended him, but life was extinct. To show bow deter-
mined deceased wee to commit the rash set, we may state
that from the time the two gentlemen got out at Trent
Janette& still he was discovered at Borrowssh not more
tbaa le Models mould have elapsed. No letters were found
upsides o Wow any light on the cause of the deed, bat
he had la money, • band-box, slippers, &c., as if pro-
osediug as a Journey. His pariahs have been made se-
gestated by laph with the melancholy cireamotanot,
and the body resits an impost at the Derby station.
On thie tome day en levant was held upoa the body, by
Mr. libidos. canoe, at the George Inn, near the Rail-
way Station, Derby, when evideeoe was adduced as to the
finding of the body, and an opinion was expremed that Mr.
Payne had taken away his life whilst suffering from au
attack of lefismaatlon of the bowels, to which, it appeared,
be was very subject, occasionally to such an extent as to
deprive him of his sasses for a time. The jury returned •
verdict to the effect that " deceased had destroyed himself,
being at the time la as unsoustd state of Naiad. '

THE Dzornwriox BY FOX OF THE BASQUE KA-
THARiIts H Tours, Ants Ib.—The
barque Yalltarine Shin?, Thom, from London for this
port, which caught Are and blew op while at anchor I. this
harbour on the 2.d last. (to preciously reported in lb. Doily
Non), is a toad lon. happen that the bottom of the ship
hes been blows late three or four parts, and wash in nine
fathom of water. All hope, therefore, of reeovering any
buillsor portion of the cargo is abandoned ; what little has
bees saved will be sold for the beneAt of them canatened.
Perliene of the wreck were blown Inland, • mile and • half
Mom the spot where the blew up. The canes of the Sr. le
set Itzwaly Ineeers, het the to have used the
prametlearme Impal==l:hip haying com-
bnetibles en boo& Zed this emillant remened at ma, when
tbo ahip wes lattemetag, ft might his Wen attributed to
spanteneema nembustion ; bat verlatiedroneasteuees which
bays traaspired temlao ranee a euspidst Olt it was the eat
of an inceadiary. Exeminatione are new being taken at the
police cam. Freeklin, see of theseeasen, is la custody on
suspicion of belies the party. From the ship's manifest we
god she had then 609 i barrels of gnapowder oh board,
wan 900 Mt of suss.