The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-08 00:00:00

TSB POISONINGS AT BRADFORD.

The inquiry before the West Riding and Bradford
borough magistrates Into the extensive poisoning which has
resulted from eating peppermint tonneau containing arsenic,
that had been used by mistake for gypsum, or plaster of
Park, in the making of them, was resumed on Friday. The
Mla custody were Charles Hodgeon, druggist, of
at whose mhop the arsenic was obtained ; William
his aristant; and Joseph Neal, confectioner, of
fitanrstreet, Bradford, who manufactured the lozenges and
supplied them to Bardaker, of whom the poisonous compound
we. purchased. Mr. Lees, solicitor, appeared for the pri-
mates Hodgson and Goddard and Mr. Watson for Neal.
At the conclusion of the evidence,
The Mayor maid—After considering the evidence we
have nceived, the bench are of opinion that all the
three prisoners ought to be sent for trial for manslaughter,
and the the evidence of Hardaker (who is 1U from eating
poisoned lozenges) should he taken by one of the magistrates
and the solicitor who will attend at the same tiros. The
de will now be taken.
VlTet applied to the court to take bail for his clients'
6PC:rto take their trial.
ation, on behalf of Mr. Neal asked the magistrates
to he kind enough to accept the same bail as before.
The Mayor said the magistrates were willing to accept bail.
The amount of bail was then fixed sa follows —Mr. Hodg-
es to emit into his own recogaisances in 2001., and find
two swedes fa 1001. each ; Goddard to enter Into his own
recognimancam In 1001., end fond two sureties in 601. each ;
sad Mr. Neal to glee bail to the same amount as Mr.
Hodges..

BRADFORD, Serviumr.
Three more deaths have this afternoon been added to
the list of casualties arising out of this fearful calamity,
making the total number twenty. During the afternoon
Mrs. Stead, residing in Croes-street, reported to the
police that her daughter, Jane Ainsworth, wife of
Jacob Ainsworth, of Water-lane Leeds, was in Brad-
ford on Saturday night lest, and purchased some of the
towagee at Hardaker's Mall, and took them with her to
Leeds. She bed two 'Andrea aged between two and four
years respectively, to whom she gave some of the lozenges,
which they ate. She also ate some of them herself, and all
three were taken ill and died this morning. Mrs. Ainsworth
was 114 years of age. This afternoon three inquests were
held by Mr. Dyson, coroner, at Beam, Lowmonre, and
Little Horton, that at the latter place being held at the
Punch Bowl public-house, on the body of Benjamin Crab-
tree, aged 16 years, son of A. Crabtree, power-loom weaver,
Jacob-street. The coroner suggested that all that would be
necoser7 would be to call witnesses to identify the man of
whom the lozenges were purchased, and then to prove the
cause of the deatly after whist% they could return • verdict
that the man had 'died from the effects of poison. The jury
acquiesced in this course, whisk was accordingly adopted.
The Coroner again suggested the propriety of the jury
returning en open verdict ; and, after a few minutes' oast-
dwation, they agreed that the deceased died from the effects
of eating • lamp which contained arsenic.
The toques oat the bodies of those who died within the
borough will be resumed oil Tuesday.
The total number of people who have suffered from the
effects of the poisoned lomagee will probably never be aom-
rately ascertained It is believed that more than 61b. weight
of the lounges were disposed of by retail on the Saturday
night, and it is computed that the arsenic they contained
was sufficient to kill two thousand persons. The deaths re-
ported as having resulted from the poisoned compound now
number twisty.