The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-28 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF A WIFE AT SODBURY.

The adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Jane
Hathway, of whose murder by arsenic some particulars
have already appeared in the Express, was resumed on
Wednesday, and again excited a large amount of interest.
The prisoner, the husband of the deceased, and the girl
Caroline Carey were again present in custody, but soon
after the proceedings of the day had commenced,
The Coroner said he did not feel warranted in detaining
the female prisoner any longer, as there was nothing what-
ever in the evidence to fix guilt on her.
Charles Wall, a ahopman to Mr. Moreton, a chemist at
Framptou Cottrel, deposed that on the 31st of January a
man came to his master's shop, said he wanted a small
quantity of arsenic, and asked how it was sold. Witness
told him 2d. per os., upon which he said he would take a
pennyworth. lie said it was for Mr. Brown, a farmer, at
‘Vinterbourn, for the purpose of killing rats.
The witness was desired to look at the various persons in
the inquest room, and see if be could identify the man, and
after looking round he pointed out the prisoner.
John Prosser, of Sodbury, tailor, deposed that on the
evening before Mrs. Ilathway's death he was at work, and
saw the &visaed pass his window, immediately after which
he heard her enter into conversation with his sister-law, and
heard her tell the latter that her husband had made her
some onion broth, and that after partaking of it she was
mixed with sickness.
This witness was to some extent contradicted by his
sister-law,
Hannah Prosser, who deposed to the conversation with
deceased, and to ;Laving been told by her that she was
seized with sickness after partaking of some onion broth
for has dinner, but who said she was orebsia that Mrs.
"Plathway EA set wadies says ae &slag and
the broth.
Mr. W. Ilerapath, analytical chemist, deposed that he
had examined the powd ,rs handed to him when last in
Sudbury, but could find no poison in them. The saucepan I
he received from the police he took home with him. It
had been washed out, but upon acting upon it with a quan-
tity of boiling water, and evaporating that quantity down
to a small portion, he was enabled to detect very slight but
unmistakeable traces of arsenic.
Mary Turner deposed that at about five o'clock on the 1,
Friday evening the deceased came to her house. She ik
looked very ill, and she was very cold, and complained of It
being sick and of pains in her stomach and bowels. She 00
said that she had taken some onion broth for dinner which lei
Daniel (the prisoner) had prepared for her, and after eating
which she became very sick and ill. She asked witness to ILL
see her home, but she could not do so, and sent her daughter 20
wi.h her. Before she left, she asked witness to come up 20
and see her in the morning. Witness went on the Satur-
day to do so, when she found that she was dead. Witness
met the prisoner coming down stairs, and asked him if she rt.
might go up. Ile said, "Yes, by all means." Should m.
think that the wife had been dead about half an hour. 03
There were no slops about. Afterwards, while chafing St
about the house witness found a saucepan under a stool. 1100.
There was water in it and a tea-cup. There had been onion M..
broth in it, of which there were some remains. There was
a something on the bottom of the saucepan which had been I
burnt. It was brown and white as if there had been flour,
which is put into onion broth, and it had got burnt to the
bottom. Witness scraped it off with her hand. The sauce-
pan was afterwards given to the police ; threw the washings
down the sink.
Miss Gibbs, aunt of the deceased, was sent for on the
Saturday morning by a note; when she arrived she was
shocked to find that her niece was dead. Witness hail not
spoken to the prisoner for same time before, on account of
what she had heard of his ill usage of his wife. Deceased
had always denied that he had ill used her, but witness be-
lieved that she did so through fear. Very little conversation
passed between her and Ilathway, but knowing that her
niece had an aversion to broth and slops, she asked him bow
she had come to have onion broth. He replied that she had „b„,,
had some before, and that she chose it. Ile also said in `",
the course of the conversation that Jane (the deceased) Lai
made the broth, and that he partook of it.
This being the whole of the evidence, the jury, after a Is
short deliberation, returned a verdict, "That the deceased 3,
Came by her death through poison, administered to her by M.
her husband, Daniel Gibbs Ilathway." SO
The verdict is tantamount to one of wilful murder against to
the hushand, who was committed on the coroner's warrant 20
to take his trial for that crime.
20

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. It

MINCING-LANE.—THIS DAY.
SCOAR.—'fhe public sales, consisting of 11,700 bar Mau-
ritius, 3,000 bags Bengal, and 3,000 bags Madras, are pro- 50
greasing with some steadiness, but will not conclude until a
late hour. Refined closes dull at the same prices as last 3°
week ; grocery lumps, 401. to 51s. Neither do we make
any general alteration in the quotations of Sugar this week, 20
but the market has been dull and inactive, and in many
instances prices have been with difficulty supported. 10
Corms.—The unsettled state of the ministry has para-
lysed the market, and but little done. Good ordinary nn- .„
dye Ceylon remains quoted 465. 41is. 6d., which is Is. 6d. "
higher than lost Friday. Mocha showed a decline of about
2.5. from the highest point of last week. Foreign nominally
quoted at former prices.
TEA.—There has been an improvement in the demand
this week, particularly fur common Comma, which has 3(,,
shown a slight advance, and has become scarce in first It
hands, at Is. Canton Gunpowders have also been in de- a.j
mend, and are quoted a shade higher. 13
COTTON has been in fair demand this week, and prices
axe rather higher. Ile
Sem-i.e.—Kum and Brandy have been dull of sale.
SALTPETRE remains quoted the same as last week. Ni• ap
tote of Sods suklheavily in public sale, at I Is. 6d.
Mt:T.—The market has been dull, and prices show a se
ss
slight decline.
Immo,' continues dull of sale.
FEClT.—Currants In public sale damaged Patras sold Iv
steadily, at 365. to 38s. Muscatel Raisins, in layers, sold at
low prices, 38s. to 40s. The quotatMas fur Valencia remain si
unaltered.
In other articles no material alteration, but markets gene- 6.
rally have felt the depressing influence of the want of an 13
efficient administration. SS

TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. te
The market k firm, with a large business fur forward dc-
livery, at advances! quotations, but there is only a limited
demand on the spot Prices range as follows ..—Town Tal-
low, 375.; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 38s. to 375. 91.; 1:1
March and April, 3ss. to 395. 3d. ; last three months, is
38s. 91. to 9d.

MARK-LANE.—THIS DAY.
There was no alteration in the value of either English or
foreign Wheat this morning. The arrivals this week have
been short and the trade equally limited.
Barley maintained Monday's quotations, with a fair sale
fur the article.
We have had a few fresh vessels up coastwise with Oats, St%
and a fair arrival from abroad, consequently dealers were lee
enabled to supply themselves upon quite as good terms as
at the beginning of the week.
Beaus and Peas dull at Monday's quotations. to
There has been an increased amount of business trans. 01
acted this week in Cloverseed, and its value was fully sup- :
ported this morning. In
ARRIVALS INTO LONDON PROM 24. h FEB. to Rath FEB. S
Qrs. Baglids. ii etch. Irish. Ewers. N.
Wawa
rit:.3o 9in N
B atey 3OlO 100 a
Oats 2960 3340 I 8140 Bs.
, 4300 asks; MO bands. a
Lonna, Avcasasa.—Wheat, 335. lad.; Barley, 245. Od.; Oats,
Its. Ocl. ; Rye, —a. --d.; Beeps, Ns. 741.; Per, Us. Id. le

BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that fine Sussex
Mips are in great request, at an advance in prices.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.—THIS DAY.
The number of Beasts is small, but fully adequate to the
demand. We retain Monday's quotations ; they are not,
however, so readily obtained. The supply of Sheep is very
short, but we cannot quote any advance; trade being
rather worse at the dead markets. Trade is active for
choice Calves; pikes on the average are no better. Our
foreign supply consists of 8.5 Beasts, 750 Sheep, and 158
Calves; the number of milch Cow. is 85.
Per stow at sibs. ad.s. a. Per woes of Sta.s. d. ad.
Nast Noma. Itersiarda.. 3 4 3 6 But 1,20. . Ilf..bds. 0 t 0
asst 13bort-boms ...... 3 0 3 4 Hsi Looornols ....... 310 4 0
Owed quality ikons.. 2 6 210 Do. do. Shorn 0 0 0 0
CISITOI ........... 344 6I E.,. awl Pcom..l quallsy 30 3
INA 110.3 LW-beide 4 4 4 6 Lego be............... 0 0 0 0
limeta at saalust. ; glue awl lamb, 2.f& ; Calm. 267
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