The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-05 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH
OP A YOUNG WOMAN PROM POISON, IN
ISLINGTON.

INQUEEIT.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning the investigation was resumed by
Mr. John Humphreys and Dr. bankester, the lifiddleiea
coroners, at the Castle Tavern, Holloway-read, respecting
the death of Sarah Ryan, sod 22, who was found dying
from the effects of primate acid, in the honest of a friend of
hers, under most extraordinary and itoesplained circum-
stances, in July Wit.
Mr. Ashley, solicitor, appeared on behalf of Mr. Greening,
• lodger, who was in the bones at the time the dammed was
found in the waits of death.
It will be recollected that the deceawd, who was a re-
spectable young person, left ber home in perfect health ...a
the afternoon of Sunday, July 6, mad went to see a servant
in the employ of a lady at Coles.terrace, Islington, and
that she partook of dinner, after which the servant went
out for some time, leaving the deceased in the kitchen, Mr.
Greening, a lodger, being upstairs. After the lapse of a
short interval a lad called fur deceased, and he kuocked for
some time before be obtained admittance, when, on pro-
ceeding to the kitchen. be ironed deceased insensible upon
the floor, with her clothes disarranged and above her knees,
and her hair tumbled and in disorder. The lad eteted
that when he looked up his eye caught that of Mr.
Greening, who was on the stairouie, loukieg over at the
scene, and that gentleman thee come dowustairs, and they
attempted to revive the deceased. but without mamma.
Ultimately death took place, and upon the post mortem
examination Professor Harley found prussic acid in the
stomach, and • peculiar appearance in the uterus, appa-
rently as if pregnancy had taken place about three weeks
. _

The Coroner (Mr. Humphreys), upon taking his seat, rid
that since the last meeting of the court every endeavour had
been made to obtain iridium which would afford a clue to
the elucidation of the mystery, but without avaiL Such
, being the cue it would serve in no way the ends of joule,
to keep the matter open any loorr, and he should
therefore ask the jury to come to their decision at one,
Mr. Ashley raid that, on behalf of Mr. Greening, he had
Ito observe, with regard to what had transpired on the
previous OCCeIIiODS• that be bad no object but the fullest
investigation of all the circumstances. However, after
what had fallen from the learned coroner, he (Mr. Ashley)
should not think it necessary to take the initiative in further
inquiry.
Mrs. Ryan, the mother of the deceased, said that her
daughter had evidently no intention of taking her own life,
and she was seen in good health and spirits half an hour
before she was found dying.
The Coroner then proceeded to reed over the voluminous
depositions at length, and remarked that no phial had been
found iu which deceased could have brought the poison into
the house. The tumbler found in the kitchen, however, was
stated by Professor Harley to have mutinied cyanide of
potassi um. All endeavours to ascertain whether
, a young women had purchased poison had bees unavailing,
and there did not seem to be the slightest evidence that
deceased had contemplated or threatened suicide. The
whole case was one of extraordinary mystery, if not of
suspicion ; but the only 's!. course would be to bring in a
verdict that death resulted from poison, but bow the drug
was administered there was so evidence to show. Such a
verdict would leave the vestion still open, if by accident
further circumstances of elucidation ahoull berme known.
The jury, after a very anxious and protracted consulta-
tion, asked for a further adjournment, to give time to the
Home Secretary to offer a reward for the elucidation of the
mystery.
The court accordingly adjourned for that purpose.