The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-22 00:00:00

AUGUST 22, 1860.

their shop, and had • (groat impromien (though be would
net swear) that lie primmer was one of three persons who
had wiled at his shop and asked far antimony. The man
said he wanted to possum a dog, bat witness refused to sub•
ply the antimony, though he said If the dug were brought
to the shop be would ponce it. Ow el the three
who called was a 1/0011114 best be ovoid not idea Ma.
Foley as that person.
In nor-examination witness mid that Cafferata had
called frequently at the shop, and had told witness that he
would be lieUer paid in the long rim if he told the troth
relatia to the Wirnd.w cue.

Elinebath Branson deposed that about two yews agq
whin she was a servant at lit. Jame's, and about to leave
for Dublin, Winslow asked her to boy him halt-a-erown's
warthog antimony, and said if she would forward it to him
safely he would give her 5L He said he wanted the anti-
moue to pence rats. She refused to procure the antimony.
licrome-ezaminatios witness's statement was not shaken.
Thomas Maguire was the next witness. He said he bad
lived at MI. James's for 18 months before January last,
and had frequently been there since. On the 4th June,
1859, remembered prisoner sending for something to Mr.
Miller's shop. It was a white powder. The prisoner said it
was for a dog, and that it would "either kill or cure." The
prisoner mixed it with water, and then killed the dog. The
dog vomited very much. About half an hour afterwards
the prisoner sent him again for the one thing. He got
the powder—the assistant took it from the sixth
or seventh bottle on the shelf—and brought it to
Winslow, but did not know what Winslow did
with it. Had been to the shop with Inspector Horn, and
pointed out the bottle. When witmees lived at Mrs. James's
he had frequently seen the primmer, when preparing bread
and butter for the demand, sprinkle some white powder,
which he took from his pocket, on the bread, then spread
the butter over it, and afterwards put the powder in his
pocket. On one or two occasions when witness asked the
prisoner what this powder was, be said it was " fine salt."
The last time when witness saw the prisoner do this was
since be left, about three or four months ago.
In cross-examinatima the witness admitted that he bad •
very bad memory ; that be bad received the sum of ss.
from the prosecution, and that with this he treated
Martin Townsend and hires& to liquor ; and that
they hail conversed about the case, but that
Martin had not said anything about antimony.
Witness was aware that Mrs. James was said to have died
from poisoning, but did not say anything about what he
knew until after the committal of the prisoner, because he
did not want to have anything to du with the case. This
was the reason also that, though he told Horn about the
white powder, he did not at first say anything about the
bread and butter. He knew that the dog was killed on
the 4th of June, because there was an inscription to that
effect on the flag beneath which it was buried.
Thos. Copeland, Mr. Miller's assistant, never remem-
bered seeing Maguire at the shop, and would not have sold
antimony to any one on his own responsibility.
Witnesses were then called to prove that prescriptions
which had been madeup for deceased contained no antimony.
John Fraser, formerly • lodger at Mrs. James's, recog-
nised a notice for the withdrawal of money from the savings
hank as in the prisoner's handwriting, as also the signature,
"Ann James, though the latter was written in a different
style.
John H. Hugo, clerk at the savings bank, Boldstreet,
Liverpool, proved that the deceased had an account there.
George Miller, cashier to the Liverpool Gas Company,
said the deceased held 100/. of stock in that concern, and
deposed also to the prisoner's calling at the office to request
that the shame might be transferred to him, as he said Mrs.
James was very ill, and this was her wish. Witness told
him this could be done by will or transfer, and referred
Winslow to the solicitor to the company, Mr. Lloyd.
Wm. T. Lloyd, nephew and clerk to Mr. J. B, Lloyd,
solicitor, of Liverpool, was then examined, and described
the circumstances attending the deceased's making her will.
Winslow was appointed ode executor, and in reference to
leaving him the goodwill the deceased said, when making
her will, " As V. toslow made the business it is only right I
should leave it to him."
_ _

Dr. J. B. !dwell* analytical chemist, was then exa-
mined—Frornexamtration of the excretions of the deceased,
from the 7th to the 24th of June, witness obtained upon
copper foil deposits of antimony in various quantities. He
found antimony also in the portions of the viscera,intestines,
blood, &c., which he had examined ; and satisfied himself of
the accuracy of his analysis by the most rigid scientific testa.
There was no antimony in the uncooked sago, which he
examined, nor in the medicines. He took the lungs and
spleen to Loudon, on the 2bth June, and examined them iu
conjunction with Dr. Taylor and Dr. Miller. Witness
examined the body of the dog which had been exhumed from
the yard of Mrs. James's house, but found no antimony.
In cross-examination the witness said that had antimony
been taken and no vomiting ensued he should have expected
to have found the antimony iu the dog.
Clarence Pemberton, house.surgeon at the Southern
Hospital, made the post-mortem examination of Mrs.Jailleii,
and was of opinion that death was caused by the cancer in
the mecum. but, taking all the circumstances of the case
into consideration, and assuming the evidence of Dr.
Edwards to be correct, that death had been accelerated by
the administration of antimony.

Dr. Francis Ayrten, surgeon, who was present at the post
mortem examination, corroborated the opinion that death
bad been accelerated by antimony.
In re-examination by Mr. Bliss, the witness said he im-
puted the redness found in the intestines to antimony, and
not to natural

Dr. A. S. Taylor examined--On the 10th July be received
from Inspector Horn, at Guy's Hospital, three jars, contain-
ing part of the stomach, the diseased mecum, portion of the
liver, one kidney, the heart, and a portion of the intestines ;
and subsequently received from Dr. Edwards the whole
of the spleen and a large portion of the lungs.
With the exception of the spleen and the lungs,
be divided the viscera and delivered one half to Dr. Miller.
The spleen, liver, and lungs contained antimony. The de-
posits on copper produced by Dr. Edwards were also found
to be antimonial deposits. He believed that the antimony
must have been administered during life, and that antimony
given to • person labouring under kin. James's disease
would tend to accelerate death. He had formed the opinion
that in this cue the antimony had been administered in
small deem. Antimony, according to his experience, was
not found in an absorbed state in the system beyond 15 or
20 days. During this interval it might be found iu the
secretions.

In crosa-examinatton witness said he could not tell in
what degree antimony had accelerated the deceased's death.
Life must have terminated sooner or later according to the
strength of the person. So long as poison remained in the
body and affected it, and disease was present also, witness
did not believe that the disease would subvert the poison.
Reduces of the mucous membrane and 'stomach was a main
feature indicative of irritant poisoning. Inflammation of
the mouth, throat, and gullet, were also symptomatic of
the action of irritant poisons. Small doses frequently re-
peated would have the effect of irritating the mucous
membrane of the bowels. In two of the most marked came
of poisoning with which ho had been connected, there was
no change in the condition of the liver. All the indications
in the case of Mrs. James were referable to natural disease.
If antimony were found in the faces, pup should conclude
the • g was occasioned by antimony. In vomiting
caused by ulcers in the stomach, it was confined to the
relief of the stomach from its contents, and then ceased.
Antimony produced prostration of nervous power.
Dr. Miller, professor of chemistry at King's College+,
corroborated the opinion of Dr. Taylor so far as it related
to the chemical analysis, but gave no medical opinion.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Seymour hoped his lordship would allow him to post.
pone his &dares* to the Jury until next morning.
Bann Martin— Do you call any evidence
Mr. Seymour—No, my lord.

BOInCIOUR Oocviwci AT Balawrow.--Yegter-
day considerable excitement was museed at Brighton by a
runway spreading through the town that the mutilated body
of a boy had been found on the beach under circumstances
which proved theta very cruel murder had been committed.
It appears that about ten o'clock yesterday morning some
ladies were walking on the beach near the chain pier, at the
eastern end of the town, when their attention was drawn to
what they thought wee a boy lying asleep on the beach,
helm high-water mark. They thought, however, that the
position in which be was lying was a curious one, and they
swirlingly made a closer examination, which revealed the
fact that the youth was dead. One of the legs of the body
and part of the trunk were buried in the beach,
but it is just possible that if the boy had been laid on the
beach the shingle might have been washed over him. The
18 was removed to the nearest police station, and a sur.
examination showed that some extensive bruises bad
indicted on the face and bead. Even if these can be
satisfactorily accoeuted for, there is still some mystery at-
taching to the death of the lad, who was last seen alive by
any of his relatives or friends on Monday evening, when a
neighbour of his parents gave him some money and told him
tofetch some postage stamps. He, however, never re-
turned. It has been ascertained that he spent part of the
money on sweets ; Lut how he gut on to the beach or into
the water ix yet a mystery. Deceased was seven years of
age, and resided with his parents. A coroner's inquest was
summoned last evening, but the result of the investigation
was not known when our parcel was despatched.
THE CONDEMNED POLICEMAN IN IRELAND.—A
deputation consisting of the Rev. Mr. M'Namee, Richard
Allen, Mr. James Naughton, Mr. Peter P. M'Swiney, and
Mr. Henry Wighani, waited on his Excellency the Lord
Lieutenaut on Monday, at the Viceregal Lodge, to present
memorials adopted in several parts of the country, and ex.
ten.ively signed, in favour of a commutation of the sentence
of death weed upon Holden, convicted at the last
assizes of the murder of Sergeant /d'Clelland. Among t
memorials were one from Dublin and two from Tyrone,
brought up by the Rev. Mr. M'Namee, a catholic clergy.
men, who has zealously exerted himself in that locality on
behalf of the unfortunate man. The deputation was re-
ceived in the must courteous manner by his Excellency. The
memorials having been read, his Excellency said he fully
appreciated the motives which had brought them there. It
would be for him to consider what his duty was in relation
to the subject-matter of the memorials ; and he prayed that
he might be guided to perform it aright. The deputation
then withdrew, having thanked his Excellency for his kind-
ness and attention.

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