The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-07 00:00:00

CILSIGN 01 POISONING dT I'OPLAS.

Yesterday George Frederick Royal, aged 27, a
ihostnaker, who is also known by the name of Fred Reynolds
and Rynold, was brought before Mr. Sete, at the Thames
polloe•conrt, Stepney, on remand, charged with poironing
Zipporah Wright, by administering to bar a quantity of

The antecedents of the ;Ammer are anything but good.
Re deserted his wife and two children about eightemanionthe
ago, in Ramengton, and a reward was offered for his appro.
head= by the parochial authorities. About the same time
he seduced the demand, Zipporah Wright, a young woman
of respootable fatally and connexioes,•and they cohabited
together as man and wife until the day preceding her death.
Sines he has Loan at Upper itydenhtm he hsa been plying
his addresses to a young woman to whom he represented that
he a single roan, and ones took her to the Surrey Teasers,
and on another occasion to the British Museum.
The nest witness called was Eleanor Stubbs' who deported
that she had known the ;claimer and the deceased oleos
November last up to the day when deceased died. The pet-
some and thedeceased, who passed as his ink, lived on
tolerably good time, although now and then they quarreled.
On the 27th of last April deceased was confined and got well
over her contleement, but about the Last Tuesday in May
deceased was taken and the prisoner remarked b witness
that he did not knew what to make of his wile, she wee se
curious. Between 4 and 6 o'clock the same evening a Mee.
Allan came to venom and requested her to go and see de-
cried, who was very ill. Witness went and found her
complaining of pains in her stomach and • burning esuattom
is her throat, but without vomiting. Witness pro.
cured the attendance of Or, Webb, who came be-
tween 7 and 8 o'clock, with Mr. Smith, his partners
and sent witness for tome medicine. Prisoner came hems
just before 8 o'clock, and although nothing bed been
mid to him about his wife's Slues be asked witness
" whether the doctor said that he (prisoner) had poisoned
her." Witness told him, "No." The next morning witness
again saw the deceased, who said she was a little better. On
kneader morning between to m.d 11 o'clock witness went
again and saw the prisoner in the roma with the decesecd.
The deceased asked the prisoner to give bar something to
drink, observing that she was very thirsty. The prisoner
upon this gave tier some milk which was in a map on a cheer
by hes bedside. She trill complained of thirst, when the
primmer gave her two cups of water. The remark made by
' the deceased was " Give me more, asit does not quench my
t thirst." The prisoner afterwards washed himself, &mud,
and went out. Soon after the deceased became worse. Mr.
Webb subsequently called and applied turpentine to the de-
oseard's stomach. About 4 o'clock witness went to the sur-
geon for some powders. They were mixed and given to her
by Mr. Allen. After she took them she exclaimed, "06, I
shall be sick I" and then vomited. Alter that she got greatly
worm. The lost time witness saw the deceased was on the
Thursday, when she was much worse.
Margaret Allen, of No. 44, Gough-street, Poplar, said
that the detested end the prisoner hired an apartment es
her holm in November last, and gave their names as Mr,
and Mrs. Royal. They appeared to be in ersitened
tie-
cumetaaoes, but were on tolerably good terms, and did not
quarrel much, and were very sober. The health of the de•
carrel, for a woman in her condition, was particularly g
and she got through her confinement very nicely reeked, and
became quite well again after it. Witness'. attention wee par-
ticularly called to the deceased on Tuesday, the 31e1 of Mem
when she Lard her moaning in her room. On knocking at UM
door to inquire the cause the priloner told grimes. mist his
wife (the deceased) had been suited with cramp, upon which
witness told him to fetch some brandy. A little later the
same morning the weal into demise& s rot. m, and foiled het
In bed retching violently. Deceased, on hems qemtioned,
said she had taken nothing except a little beer the day be-
fore, when out with the primmer, who drank the reminder
of it. Witness applied bet fomentatioas to her stomach,
as deceased complained of pains in her stomach and of
learning esesauen in the throat. Witness also made her
some tea, sad alien deceased (track it she vomited. !her
deceased had taken the tea she told witness, in reply to
meatics, that she had had nothing but a little coffee,
which priaomer gave her, since her dinner of the day
before. Witatas also made her some gruel sal arrowroot
and toast-water, but vomiting immediately tubed after
satin the arrowroot and gruel Demised sent foe her en
the same day again after dinner, and raid she was much
worse. Witness than went out and fetched deceased's
mother end sister, and on tier return fated the primmer
In demand e room. Witame then went to a doctor and
procured a slats-coloured powder from Mr. Sm.tit, the
assistant of Dr. Webb, which she adminiatered to the poor
woman in some auger and water. On the following day,
Jane 1, she accompanied the pamper, who mid he hod otter
' mint to make, to Dr. Webb',, teed au that occas'on she
asked the prisoner if the deceased had not taken somethleg
to hurt herself, sad be mid, " I am sore she boa not.
Primmer also denied wing anything Injurious in his trade
which she could take, lead when wittier said that the dying
woman had every symptom of poison about her, he asked
what made her say that, and added, lam inmate, lam
sure I have not given bar anything." On Wednesday night
and Thursday morning eh* appealed to be getting better.
The deemeare mother left her daughter for a few roes on
the Thursday, end asked witness to look after her. The
mother was absent from 7 o'clock until of sr The
was at home on the Thursday in the forme )c, and
rejig= the deceased some milk. In the *Porno= be went
out. Witness saw him gain at about 11 o'clock, when she
called him out of the zoom, and said to him, "The doctor
tells one your wife won't got over it, and won't live more
than thirty hours," to which he made no answer
whatever. Prisoner weal out early next matting
(Friday), and witness had not wince seen him
mit" to-day. 'the poor women was very bad all
day on Friday, and died on the east day (Saturday).
Witness further deposed Out she never saw the primmer
give the deceased anything daring her cocfleemen. or in
the coarse of her het illness. She had heart Mat be had
given her milk, end oleo water. On the forenoon of Friday,
the day before she died, minutes sited bee if she bad
ever tab n anything to hurt h. r ? to which the replied,
" No, not anything." Witness Men asked bee if anyone
had given her anything that she thought might have hurt
her P Deceased siid, George (the premier) gave me some
coffee; it was very bitter • and be made me take it, became
there was nothing else; in the room." Witness then said,
" Be sure you are right; bemuse the innocent might be
blamed if anything was wrong." She said many times,"
God forgive Ohm" The deceased suckled her own child
op to the tams she was M. After that she suckled it twice
in her resence. Winter did not know if she e
id eo
more. For two or three dm a atter the child was very
and continued so until its death. It was • tine healthy •
from its birth.
Mr. Webb, medical officer of the Poplar Union, stated
that on the 31st of May he received the relieving
order to attend on the decemed. Ilia partner, Mr. Smith,
went to the house and tomtit). d fur her. In the course of
the evening Mrs. Wright called. She stated that her
daughter was very ill, and that she thought rho bed
Lean poisoned. In the evening he accompanied Mr.
Smith to see the deceased, w ten be found her he
sgreat
ymptoms,owf ithobstanwieanxiLiousu.coutinotne.nanscoge andstateadll
maths
NNW cafes bad been given to her the previous evening. The
deceased was prescribed for, and on the next day was better.
In the afternoon of that day the primate came to him with
Mrs. Wright, and observed to witness that his wife had
been suffering from venereal disease, which be remarked
might account for the symptoms. Witness said no, that
the symptoms were either the effect of cold or the admintetre-
tion uf sums irritant medicine. The prisoner then observed
the/ hie wife wait out with • pair of wet Marinette on a tem
days previously. On the Thereday, the 2nd if June, the
deceased's mother brought to Mei acme vomiting matter dr
mated bad brought up after having drank some milt, sod
which was utended with some pin in the stomach. W ahem
saw the deceased afterwards, mad thee told her mother that
she would not live thirty hours. The dor-seed expired estly
in the morning of Saturday, the 4th of I are. Re situ
made a post modem examination of the body.
At 7 e'cleck Mr. Self* Yoga vijourned the inquiry until
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, and the prisoner was re-
mended.

Dr. 7alms writes to the Times that he was re-
visited to attend the ales of Messrs. Byrne, Teesdale, and
Co , the 'solicitors for the pruaecutlon of Sezethunt, to answer
certain welkin., he believes stiggeetcd Ly the Home Bauer
tau, aid his answers were corrobota, lye of the evidence he
gave on the nisi. "I clan truly sty," he adds, "that neither
Mr. Bird war myself feel any dedra to be relieved from a
responsibility which late unavoidably boen Lectured by the
discharge of a west painful duty to society end to ourselme
se coesciactious men. Awl I would also add that our
opinions es to the crime of Miss Bankea's death have not bus
fa the slightest degree shaken."
AIIUdINO INCIDENT AT ROSLIN.-000 day lend
week, his Royal 'Matinees the Princes of W. 165 mad suite
paid a visit to the beautiful grounds of Rodin ited Haw-
thensies. As his royal highness ws moun'ing him
hors at the inn door at Hoehn, a lord old woman who
had heard of his toing in the neighboarho id, and to
whom the prince had been pAnt•A at as he wt.., eding
by, stepped up and accosted his royal highness in homely,
unceremonious fashion, mod timing in the brooder. &latch—
" sir, gie nes shake o' your my.l hand." The prices
good Immouredly held out his bend, which the old ledy
clasped in both her own, and shook warmly, one! which she
trottedoff .n high spirits, leaving the prime and ha atten-
dee's exceedingly amused by the incident.—Mneury.
THE Igliif PRIESTS AND THE FAIRIL—Tbe
priestly coedeuination of the mutt fair as Name, commonly
known se the great Leine..r fair, bee been (serried out to the
letter. After lull smite hed boon giv. to the public an
attempt was made on Monday to etlet tale., but 'rem en n•
rise to sunset not a Angle haul of (utile wee to be eon on the
faiegreeu. There was no Motive or Any ithposit,en evinced
to create Metathetic*. PILIAVJ resimanes wes the emir
employed to wool out the policy of the Roman catholic
clergy. Mr. Keaby, the unhappy ein of the church who
hes fallen under her displeasure wrote, it to said, to the Lori
Lieutenant, sitting forth a stem:omit of hie woes; but, d
court', nothing ease of it, except the consolatMu of beta( 6
, far wiser man than be was previous to the fact of the
Amumption on the 11th of AKIUSt 14e.
, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, OIXT'd-INN-ROAD.-410
mumble of pathade relieved et this hospital during the wad
soling Sao. 3 wee 2,480, al which itid ware sew WIC