The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-26 00:00:00

MUTH OP AN ARTIFICIAL FLORIST FROM

POISON.

Yesterday an inquiry was held by Mr. Brent, at
the Silver Rip, Cromer-street, Gmy's-inn-road, touching the
death of Matti& Schemer, 19 years of age, wbo was de-
prived of life by the deadly effects of poison imbibed into
the system donng her engagement in the manufacture of
at flower kayak

Mrs. Louisa Scheurer, a widow, mother of the deceased,
deposed that she was preset at the death of her daughter
on Wednesday morning last. On the previous Thursday her
daughter was taken ill, and complanied of a pain in the aide
and intense thirst. She was seized with vomiting, and the
reftele of the stomach was of a greenish colour. Wit-
eels took her to a doctor on the following morning, who told
her she was again suffering from the effects of poison. She
had been ill several times before, and complained of pains
in the stomach and sickness for the last year and a half.
She was envied as an artificial florist in the watehouae of
M. Bergerood, of Judd-street, Brunswick-square, and up to
the time of her death she had been employed in leaf-
making. The Mares were made of wax, sod, while wet,
emerald gross powder WAS sprinkled upon them. She was
in the greatest pain until she became insensible, when death
pat an sad to her sufferings. Witness did not believe that
the gross powder which her daughter was in the habit of
using had been taken for a suicidal purpose.
Mr. James Thos. Paul, surgeon, of Burton-crescent,
New-road. deposed to 'mowing the deceased welt He had
attended her four times within 18 months while suffering
under the same effects. She had on those occasions reco-
vered under his treatment. lie had made a post mortem
examination, end found the body of a greenish yellow
colour. The eyes were also of that colour. The nails were
very green, and the countenance emote particularly anxious
character. The lungs gave pretence ofs arsenite of copper,
the liver being highly iinpreguated, as also the mesenteric
glands. The stomach was much inflamed, with bunches of
gitagrenous ulcerations. The kidneys were healthy. There
was also iutlammation of the mucous membrane of the

bronchial tubes, no doubt caused by the contact with the
arsenite of copper. The cause of death was acute inthm-
mation of the mucous membrane of the stomach, produced
by the oshalatiou of the *melte of copper.
IL Harwood said ho employed tki girls in his establish-
ment, and for the purpose of their preservation he had
suggested the wearing of masks, but it was objected to by
them as producing excessive heat. They, however, wore
muslin over their mouths.

Mr. Paul PrOciii&SlaaMall glass tube for the inspection of
the jury, into which he had placed from 4 to 5 grains of the
emerald green used for the leaves, and on applying it to the
spirit lamp by the aid of a blow pipe, he found at the lower
end of the tube a deposit of metallic arsenic, and at the
upper end arsenious acid. The powder was us light as meg.
nesia, and as easily blown about; and the inhalation of the
above-mentioned quantity was quite sufficient to kill an
adult. He had hurl several cases of similar diameter,
eruptions on the neck and face being the usual appearances.
A sister of the deceased had died under the same circum-
etances, and was sent to the hospital, where she was treated
for fever. Now that he had discovered the real cause of
the affection, he should for the future recommend as an
antidote the administration of the hydrate peroxyds of
iron. He never before had a fatal case. _ _

The jury then retureed a verdict that deceased died in
accordance with the medical testimony.

SEEIOUR FIRE AT CIIESTER.—CEESTER, TUE.:-
DAT MORNING. --The Queen Railway Hotel, a wag-
eificent building opened last summer, has been to a
great extent destroyed by fire. The catastrophe origivated
about 5 o'clock p.m. yesterday, from an overheated flue in the
kitchen. The mayor, the magistrates, and the militia were
all quickly on the spot, with the (Amster fireengines. The
Birkeuheed and Crews engines were telegraphed for, and
soon arrived. The Saltney euginci were also present ID
good time. Captain Humberstote, M.P., heading a small
body of volunteers, supported the police, and every effort
was made to protect the property. There was just time to
save the plate and a large part of the furniture. At one
period the railway station itself, which cost above a iptarter
of a million, was deemed iu danger. The interior of the
original part of the hotel is destroyed, but at midnight the
large new wing was sate, so that the establishment may be
re-opened immediately. The building is partially Wound
its the London and Liverpool Fire-otlice.
CAPTURE OF • RUNAWAY CLERK FROM NEW
ZEALAND.—A young man of gentlemanly appearance,
named William Joseph Bruttou, was taken before the borough
magistrates at Southampton yesterday and remanded, uuder
the following circumataoom:—Bruttou LAS been engaged for
the last three or four years as a clerk at the Union Aus-
tralian Bank, Otago,SNew Zealand, whence he absconded
in the month of August with nearly tram/. iuhis possession.
He made his way to Melbourne, and there took a passage
in the ship Roxburgh Castle for England. This vessel ar-
rived off Cowes on Saturday evening, on her way up
Channel for Loudon, and the prisoner lauded at that port
with two or three other passengers, and in the evening
Bretton crowd over to Southampton. At that place he
time under the vigilant eye of Verge, a detective policeman
in the Southampton borough police force, who recognised
him uanswenng to the descnption of the runaway which
had been sent from London. Verge consequently took
him into custody, and on searching him about 30M. was
found upon his person. The prisoner was kept in custody
till yesterday morning, when he was taken before the
magistrates, and rent:aided until the arrival of an officer
from Loudon, who had goes to Deal to await the arrival of
the Roxburgh Castle at that place. Sruttue acknowledged
his guilt.