The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-13 00:00:00

111TrZEJ017.1 CABE OP POISONING.

Os Monday an inquest was opened by G. A.
pattrides, Req., coroner, in a barn on the farm of Mr.
Cosa Nunn, of Pornhain St. Genevieve, on the body of
Robert Marton, aged 16 years. a shepherd's page, who died
nu the previous Saturday morning, after only a few hours'
Wages, under cucumetancen which led to the supposition
that death was the result of arsenical poisoning. Mr. G.
J. Hiuuell, the surgeon who was called in, dut G» late to
see the poor lad alive, made a pat mortern examination
I which conlaned thisauspeeion and obtained the skilful aid
of Mr. W. E. Image in =kali a further analysis of certain
orgams. The crow read a letter from Mr. Image, stating
that he gas =table to be premed at the inquest that day,
hat that he had dimmed a quantity of arsenic in the
milorach arl interior of Emerged, and also in the crops of
sear fowls which had did from sating his vomit. The fol.
lowing depositions were thee taken :
Elisabeth, wife of James Curtis, deposed—My husband
attends to the bullock, at Mr. Noun's, at Fornham St. ne-
m/neve. We have lived seven years with Mr. Nunn. The
deceased had his victuals with us, and I cooked fur him.
He was a shepherd's rage to Mr. Nunn. He only had his
supper at bow°, his other meals he took into the fields
with him. Lent Friday evening, between 7 and 8, he had
Ina supper at home. 1 had made him a pudding of his own
flour, width be always bought himself, and which was kept
separate from our. He ate the pudding, giving some of it
to the cats, as he always did. The tate are all alive and
well now. He looked very pale when he came
in to supper, and I observed that he did not feed ea
well as usual. I told him ad to give the cats so mach, hot
to eat it himself. As soon as be Garbed he tuned from
the table and left the roar, looking pale. I think about
as luau after that Charles Hawkins called or, and said the
dreamed was very ill in the outhouse. I went directly :
armful people were with him. We got him to bed as
quickly as poesible. We informed Mrs. Nunn of his being
I, and she gave him some brandy. At 12 o'clock he told
me be was better—he wad to sleep. I sat and watched
him, and Hawkins laid down on the door. Hesleptan hour.
He awoke and c..mpleined of thirst. I made him some tea,
and he drink it. He complained again of thirst, and I gave
bin, some more tea. He then complained of pain in the
chest, and he looked altered. We sent fur Mr. [linnet].
The deemed died about hate! past 1, before Mr. Masa
mess. Latterly he complained of polo in his stomach.
He vomited three times after we gut him to bed. The
vomit was all pat aw except the last one, which was
clarity lidera and blood anal which was left in the brio.
The padding was ladled in an iron saucepan, as usual. The
sauceps• had sonic water build in it yeatay, to wash up
tea Shier. ihicroaal ate sonic ketchup with his malls'.
I roasidered him a steady well.conducted lad, and was much
attached to him.

Edward Hawkins deposed—l em Mr. Nunu's bailiff.
Daesseed had been keeping sheep all day. os Friday last in
Fornham Park. At night, about eight o'clock, I heard that
he was in the privy making • noise. I went and found that
he wee ill. I sent to Mrs. Curtis. I have some arsenic mixed
with sot at the top of my house. No6dy knows where it
is, not even my wife, and if any one did know they can't
get it without a huller. My house is in the yard, but las
ewe deceased did not know that I had any anemic.
Mr. George John IliuneU, surgeon, deposed—l got to
dames' on Saturday moruing about half-past three, and
found ,dm just dead ; ho countenance had a blueish east,
and the pupils of the eyes were dilated. I saw a small
quantity "(blood and mucus in • basin by the side of the
bed I made a p•mt otwrfem examination OD Naturiksy.
Brains, lunge, and heat quite healthy. I removed the
bowels, and took them to Mr. Image: slap mte kids', and
the tunsit. Ou opening the stomach in Mr. Image s pre-
*epee I found ,e%,..re inflammation of the lining membrane,
and also of the du6linium. There were some uillatrungtory
pitches in the shoal intestines : they bore the • of
imtant poison. The stomach contained about •half of
brownish fluid. When I aims to Mr. Nu'n's to make the
pat twortem, eighteen dead fowls were shown to me. Two
of the crops were opened, and they contained pudding and
wheat.

Arthur Roberts, inapector of police, deposed —I found one
1,60 e --0.4 far from the place where decedent slept
where he had vomited. I have taken up what vomit I
could lather; there is a piece of pudding in it. This has
not yet been anal) al. I have got the iron saucepan and
the bottle of ketchup, and the dour bag out of which Mrs.
i'ortis tells me the ;poor for the pudding was taken.
Mr. Minna recalled —Moose of the ketchup has been
given by me to some fowls yesterday, and had no effect.
The inquest was then adjourned till Thursday. In the
meantime Use vomit and the piece of pudding found by In-
spector Roberta (together with some other fowls and the
dour Leg) will be milyseal by Mr. Image.
Mime the inquest eleven other fowls (making in all nine-
a:adtweut)) have been picked up dud in or near the fowl-
-11011•0, and it is certain that a large quantity of poison
must have been taken by the deceased. The police we
nuking smirching inquiries to sacertain if the decreed bed
purchased say poison, mid in the hope of discovering any
eirtuinstames which can throw light upon this very la
lONA :,ttair. Domed was • native of Ashley. riserrelw.:
market.

l'itlsra I. PA LA' I,..—The fete in aid of the funds
of the Licensed Victimllen' Asylum taken place boilay. The
committee of manageininst have put forth for the omegas
au attractive programme of special entertainment., and
bave :arranged that the pa stale is the nave sail tran-
sept shall be lighted at dusk, to afford facilities for the
egress of the la nre number of persona expected.
Ait zetto.4). KULA. —The Liverpool, New York,
sad Phdedelphia Compsny's steamer Flhaborgh sailed from
Liverpool for New York yesterday (Wednesday) with mails
cud YU pessangers for the ('oiled States. To-day (Thurs-
day) the tjoakee mid Sl.,atreal mail steamer Aisiglo-Mazas
will le deepatabed from the Mersey for Quebse, with mails
for (hawk and the United Melee. the hot at the Liver-
pol P.at.odlee will le ..pen fur the receipt el letters, he.,
hall 7.. V a.m., but letters may be forwarded eid Londoa-
Jerry up to 9.30 p. 111., those bowing a late he of ld. till 10
p in. and others with late fee of jd. until *LS p.m.
Ste Miititers• its taut THE bollOrOff or LlVER-
epic - —The following gcntlemen have just hewn placed on
the commianon of tee peace for the boroueli J Ezvelpeol :
blown. J. Barnes }trencher, Chris. Jit....ortally, Joke
erawarth, John Wakefield Crimper, Thomas Dyes.
lloialiy, Joseph Hublawk, llszwell Hyslop, Was. Jamie
Lampert, George Melly, Thomas Mills, Choi. Mosley, W.
Prestoa, sad Jame. Robison. The borough list now we.
sista el*. eisgUtnami.
A KAN wtnr Form %Vivo' —At the Liverpool
polies came yesterday, a man, named John Williams, shout
110 peen et age, was brought up, charged with bigamy.
Two of the prison,. *lie., one of whom had only been
Married to him A few loofahs, were in court. Roth women
I appeared to enjoy the .41 oisii's prnienment amazingly,
I and oftee smiled who, .ay statement of the old gentle•
I mu's " philaadertm:." “11110 out in evidence. It tntna-
, pawl that Wiliam. ha. four wive. living, and be was con-
' ...meetly moussited for tas days, is onler that the proper
might be rehteed On leaving the dock the
gar Lethseie rat • ihntertug glance, accompanied with a
•• ~weee smile, at hoth hie wive.- as mu.h as to say :
•.HOW happy swild I be wall ell her
Was Vigor Asir cheesier away."
It a. understood that Wilbur hale a 'my pod p
ritwn
is Liverpool, in the siabirlosis.