The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

'OTHER SUSPECTED CASE OF POISONING
IN STAFFORDSHIRE.

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(From Om Staffo►ZAire deteertiair of Oh day.)
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Cortsidorshlo *IOUMOM hits pdflailsd in th.
Arbiorbboarttood of Bersionrod. soar LillWM, darks, the
week, in coasequemee of a rumour that the body of a female
woe to be eshumed, after as interment of twelve soothe,
eons suspicion having remedy mbar that death bad hems
occasioned by other than wawa rawer. Iteproorstatioas
to that effect having boos made to the comer, lb. Wm.
Webb Ward, that 'endemism commusicsted the particulars
to Si, Osorp Grey, the Secretary of State, sad the malt
has been the isms*/ of en ceder from the Roma adios for
the disfatoroust of the body.
The mime of the deceased was Catherine Ashram% end I
she wee the wife of Mr. Joseph ashmasit, former, of Ediell,
law Lichfield. Mr. Ashman's home is Masted ea the tie
roadside, between Liehfield sad Burotwood, with este:sive I.
fans buildup adjment. Mr. and Mee. Admiral hid been sr
I married upwards of twelve pars previously to bey death, Ei
which look plus la the month of March, 1855, and three E
children an the base of the merrier, the eldest of whim is.
is a girl about titirteea years old. For some time previa*/
t 3 her demise Mrs. Ashmell's health was dello *.
and oho bad bean confined to the house. NW 114./
death, however, was anstmehst sodden. No sae-
piciose were entertsised at the time that death
bad been meteicatd by tidal: mesas ; but it bevies E.
Mace become knows that no medical certificate had beat
'reamed stating the Gahm of death, although the registrar's
eatileate fee the purposes e f interment lied been °Maimed, Mr
emenbined with other circumstances, the present proceeding lat

wore iastitatod. le
A aommaaiestioa woe is the mesa time roads to Sir ...t.
Cherp Gm by J. H. lictoa, Esq., the chief oosstable of it
ih, asset', reepectiog the affair, end a letter, of which the la
following is a oopy, was reastved by the COM' oaths 2ad st
insteot : SO
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" (Pressing.)
Wetteball, I.t April. 1856.

"Sir,-1 as directed by the Secretary, Sir George °fey,
to acquaint yoe that he Ins received information as to t►e
eirennistaaces connected with the death of Catherine, the
wife of Jcsepb Ashanti, of Ediall, near Lichfield, in the
meth of M. rch, 1856, from which he has tome to the
conclusioa that it is among for the rade of justice that en
ieqemt sboald be bald upon the body. I es, t►eta fore, to
request that you will issue your warrant for the disinter-
ment of the body of the said Catherine Asltheall, and cause
the inquest to be holden without delay.
" I am, eir, your obedient servant,

..H. IV,

P.B.—Chief Constable Hatton is aware of the circens-
'tenses of the case, and will be prepared to plods'a the
necessary evidence at the inquest.
"W. W. Ward, Esq., Coroner for StAfordshise,
Stand." _ .

Oe the let tastent, bettre receivicg Sir Oco•ge Guy's
letter, Mr. Mud communicated the Information he bad
received to Sir George Grey, to which the followieg reply
was immediately returned :

.' Whitehall, Zed April, 1856.

Bir,—l an directed by the Secretory Sir George Grey,
to seksowlidge the receipt of your letter of the lit instant,
forwarding • copy of • cot responds nee relative t the death
of Oath( rue Ashman ; sad to Inform you that this rowan
nitration oelyeasfirens Sir George Orey la the opinion which
be bad previously formed, that an inquest should be held
without delay.
" I am, air, your obedient env int,
" H. WADDINOTON.

" W. W.bb Ward, 81., earorer of Staffordabira,
Stafford."

In accordance with these instreations, the Coroner ironed
his warrant for the disintannent of the body, which took place
yesterday (Friday) .craing. Tit, warrant was pitted in the
hands of Mr. Chisf-stperinteadent Bargee, wto irsiaadiately

Intuited that the churebyerd stßarntwood should be wateheci,
sad as early r seven o'clock in the Isoraing the work of
*Wherries enemsaled. The Rev. Mr. Prole, perpetual
eanno, 'traded et that ►our to author's the owning of
the arcing, but subsequently left. The Chntohwarder,
Mr. John Tudor and Mr. Edward Woolley, remained
ea the ground dare( the disinterment. The
grave, which was built of brisk, sad arched, wee very
wet at the tone's, and a oonsiderable twenty of water rae
from the erne after it had been lifted bombs sutra place.
The seplearaat duty of ultra oat the conk wan performed
by polieemen after the arch bed bees removed. Mr. Ash-
man, the husband of the deceased, afforded every Lenity to
the authorities in the die:barge of their duties, and 'ohm-
tined the use of kis barn for the reofpties of the erre.
To this place, secorthe ply, a distance of mare than a quarter
of a mile, the eoMa wee caned by the pelie►ofirra, and
the lid removed to allow the Illation' to per away ham
the corpse, whisk wee left in the custody of the °Moen.
At ten e'elvek a jury of twenty-throe gentlemea wane
pralled at; t►e Star lea, Berntsrood, before Mr. W. W.
Ward, ereser, to investigate the affair. Mr. John Tager,

elserkitstdes, woo fovea's.
After the Joey bad boos mars, sad had bees aditreereit
by tie sanosr, lbw retired to view the bitty, wide\ wee
is • very dressed @tape of deompleitios, almost sooty
teem of pereesol idestity Wag °blies rat.d.
Os te-aseestbliag at the his, the coroner Intimated that
an adjowesmrat would be aecoosary, is ardor that a
pit storm' examisaties of the body tales% be wade, sad
if tee eirossitaseee woorestet it. as sailyeS of the iota&
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tees wield be obtalaed. Dr. jarektoo:of Deploy, bad
bees requested to Rohe the imasiaatioa, sad if the jug
tenet it adviable that seen this sae modest year
lea Weald be preset, be would immediately regent the
siteadatee el sag sae they eight eelest.
no jury esteemed, masted Itr. Welebsea, napes,
of Liddell, to met Dr. Mooches la tie earialaatial, sad
• Mawr we seat to ILadabsall for tie purpose of ease.
'seise die lobbed a medical gentleman to be premed oa
Lis Waif. _ . _

estemeratly Mr. Wier Dialer Merges, of liehlehl,
minded os bail( et Mr. itehnoll ; sad at two o'clock taw
pest moron essmisatien was emeneased. Dr. Mosektos
made the exesisaties, the other medic radium wiso
lap is the operation. TM remelt, hoverer, of the essailas•
tom, sad the *WM of Ms 'milks' gewlesass, had net
transpired when cm reporter lift.

The Manshafer Chardisis of this morass lays It is
esposted that the latesUses will, wordier/ to this diteetioas
el the Bowe Remstary, be forwarded to Professes Tailor.
of Gay's Hcopital, Iced's, fer saalyale.