The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-26 00:00:00

DNA!!! PROM SITYCHNIA.

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Yesterday afternoon Mr. Edward Coxwell, the
borough coroner, concluded an adjourned investigation at
the Crown and Sceptre Inn, Bevois-valley, a suburb of
Southampton, into the circumstances attending the death
of Elizabeth Harrison. The deceased cams from Sammer-
ton, near Glastonbury, and bad lived in sinus la Domet-
shire, and latterly at Mr. Coventry's, ow
but for three weeks prior to her death she bad I.6lll72tritli
a tread, Mrs. Cross, at 12, Bevois•ralley. On Friday
night, the 13th instant,
gardener
ihewent out with
w Fle
ilee strir le3m
there ; they went to the Uncle Tom's Cabin beerhouss,
remained there some time, and at a late hour of the
night Grey accompanied her as far as the &mole Castle
Inn, where he left her believing that she would go to
Cross's, and she promised to meet lam next morning,
She did not go to Cross's house until next morning early,
when she stated that she had slept with the laindlord's
daughter at the Uncle Tom's Cabin. This was not the fad.
She met Gray at 6 o'clock in the morning, told him that
she would go and get her breakfast, and then she went to
Mr. Cross's; after which she met Grey at • quarter-paid
it o'clock. and accompanied him to Cracknore Hard, on the
opposite side of the Southampton Water. They remained
at Cracknore Hard sore time, and bad eons, refreshment;
and, on their return, • photographic artist who joined them
in the boat „chaffed" Grey about getting married. Grey
walked through Southampton with the gui, and when he
parted with her near the Ordnance Survey-odoe, she
asked him if he was gang to be married to a young
woman with whom he had iwn keeping company. He toil
der that he thought he *hued, and the tears were observed
to run down her face, end she mid that *bethought she bad
better not call and see him anymore. She bad ahem celled
to see him at his lodgings, and generally expressed bomb'
in terns of stfristion towards him. She proceeded to Mrs.
Cross's in flevotsieraßoy, and after mobile brae( and
chanrog her drees she came downstairs and mused Ws.
Cron& • baby for some time, but saddeoly ekes menplained of
violent pains in her head, and clasped her lima to bar fore-
head. Mrs. Cross gave bee a cup of tie, when she Demme
emcee and shrieked "Good God ! what can they have given
mer She wee unable to vomit, and was assisted to her bed,
where she was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Craw, and by •
nurse (Mrs. Thomas). She sail she should die ; she Dever
should t better unless she were sick, and she appeared
particularly anxious that Kra Cross should not take for some
mew • cup which she had used is dinning her teeth.
Re exclaimed, " Oh, ray Ord 1 I skill die, I shall die !"
She took some antimonial wise, whelk she kepi by her as a
remedy for sick headache, and Mr. Lawman% the surgeon
who was called in, edminiatered aa emetic, but all remedies
were is vain, and, after • series of dreadful Wank
the poor girl died. She gnu 36 years of age. Sbe. saw
nearly VI. out of her earnings, besides ipurehameg a gold
watch and chain. I)n the day after her deatli--thM is, on
Sunday, the lath—Mrs, Cross and Mrs. Thomas made an
examination of the rel.' apartment and boxes. The cup
above mentioned was found to have in it a white sedi-
ment, and in one of her boxes was a small bottle,
containing • white powder, which, on being subjected
to the ordinary test, proved to be strychnia 'The coroner
adjourned the inquest from Tueolay of last week until yes-
terday, to permit an analysis being made of the stomach,
be. Gr. Osborn and Mr. Lawrence found strychnia in the
stomach, the liver, and the duodenum ; and the poem ex.
tracted from the viscera, on being administered to a kitten
wed to a frug..eused death in a very short time, with all
the painful tetanic symptom of poisoning by drytluals.
After • lengthened investigation, which elicited the
above facts, the coroner said be thought the ury might
now bring the case to • close, having heard the
evidence taken to a very considerable length. As to the
came of death there could be little doubt, and warmly
less doubt that the girl had died by her own hand ; at the
same time, the jury had no conclusive evidence before
them of the fact. His imprwtea was that the evidence
brought before them v.ould lead them to the coaclusion that
although the deceased had died be poison—that is to say,
rtrircluiia --there WU nut sufficient evidence to show by
whom it was administered. Of course, if they were clearly
of opinion that she hid destroyed herself, their verdict would
be that she had wilfully taken the poison ; at the same time,
there was just that want of evidence to prevent the jury re-
turning a verdict that she had died by poison administered
by her own hazel. The room was cleared for some time,
and on the readmission of the public, the foreman said,—
" We find that the deceased, llimbeth Harrison, cams by
her death by the administration of stryohnia ; but by whom
administered there is no evidence to show. We should
much wish the police to end out where the bottle and its
content. were purchased." Mr. F.nright, the chief superin-
tendent of police, promised to make every inquiry which
would be likely to throw any light upon the painful occur-
once.

fti MARK'S Hoerrre.L. —The twenty-fourth an-
Diversely of this valuable charity was celebrated yesterday
weenies, at the Albion Tavern, under the presidency of the
Right. Hon. the Lord Mayor. His lordship is the
course of the evening made • forcible appeal
Ia favour of the special objects of the charity,
and pointed out how zealously the committee bad
exerted themselves to extend its sphere of usefulness.
From 14 beds, the original number, they had soon increased
toil ; and now, although the subscriptiow had not an-
wend their expectations, they had taken courage to M-
imeo the somber to 30. Having dwelt forearm sentences
with great force and feeling en the sufferings of the victims
of the ream disease to the cure of which
the hospital was devoted, his lonlahip concluded
by , giving Prosperity to St Mark's Hospital. A roller-
csas followed, and this, with the subsenptions, amounted
to MX. The report. which was reed by the Secretary, Mr.
J. P. Whiskin. exhibited the following results for the past
year:-44es outdoor patients. and 280 in-patients, had
bon r•-lieveei : and the number of beds had been increased
hem 21 to Ai Saseriptions, auxiliary society, 4" ;
1,3•47/. 9,4 d. ; this with the other subscriptions
left in the treasure?* heads at the mad of the year a
balance of 4064. ire. bd. Mr. Salmon, at the pemaug re-
ign* of the committee, still retained the post al honorary
eneseltin surgeon. The peso receipts for the pail year
to 2,1661. 12s. %L, sad the endowment fund had
rhea to 7.r11. The toast of the institution wee acknow-
ledged by Mr. Seademaa, treasurer. A selection of vocal
meek was given by Mews, Wien, Benson, and Francis. Mr.
Drown was the teastmaster.

CaYwrAt. PALAci, —Robson's sigual lights, which
aro to be used in the greet to prooreeioa
Ming the Meariehnolin statue on Friday, the 4th May.
will be displayed from the galleries of the Water•towers of
the Crystal Palace this (Toaradayi evening, at a quarter past
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