The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-05 00:00:00

EVENING, MAY 5, 1868.

LATEST SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

CHESTER MEETING.-(THIS DAY.)

STAKE&

Prince R-eiel;i7..-- --...---
... ...
Returned ... • • •
Blacklock ... ... • • •
9 ran.
MOBTYN STAKES.
Reapole f ... ... •••
Beautiful Bird ... •••
Ups••• • • •
Bruut e ...
IV YNNSTAY STAYER.
Clown ... ... • • •
Goojerat ... ... • •
Corporal ... . . •• •
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6 ran.

GROSVRNOR HANDICAP. One mile and a quieter.
Corporal, Mandrake, Steamboat, Distaff, Vixen, Pur-
veyor, Rampart, Attack c, Scotcbman's Pride, and Ham-
merton are bore.

EATON PLATE. Half a mile.
Indian Star, The King's Daughter, Mistletoe, Perms,
Practitioner, The Dean Conundrum, The Clown, Festival,
Lady Rosehill, Rhine Wine, The Returned, Patrician,
The Don, St. Valentine, Curfew Bell, and Prince George
are here.

PALATINE STAKES. About a mile.
Returno.l, Bedford, Czar, and Zings», ars here.
Autuuct).—Uncaa, Buckingham f, )ieliora, and Weather
Isle.

LATEST RETYING.
CHESTER CUP.
2to ea to 1
—BI eget Pauuty (l Jonest) (t)
8
9to 1 Stradbroke (off)
100 to 8 Dolby (t)
14 to 1 Abergeldie (t)
20 to 1 Grey Stocking (t)
25 to 1 Goodwood (off)
0 to 4 on the field (off)

BETTING IN LONDON.-(THIS DAY.)

2.30 P. M.

Attendance limited, and but little doing. For the
Chester Cup there was some disposition to back Dalby,
100 to 9 being taken. Quotations as follow :

CHESTER CUP.
2to 1 agst Paul Jones (t and off)
Bto 1 Stradbroke (off)
10 to 1 Beauty (off, t 12)
100 to 9 Dalby (t)
:00 to 6 Bracken (off)
25 to 1 Treasure Trove (0
25 to 1 Grey Stocking (oft)
25 to 1 Goodwood, (off)
25 to 1 Minster Bell (off)
25 to 1 Stratheonan (off)
bo to 1 War (t)
GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Blinkoolie (off, 6to 1 t and w)
7 to 1 Fortunio (t and off)
7 to 1 Paul Jones (off)
7to 1 -- Weatwick (off)
DERBY.
3 to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (off, 100 to 30 t
and w)
12 to 1 Blue Gown (t)

DEPLORABLE DEATH OF A LUNATIC PROM
EXHAUSTION.

INQUEST AND SPECIAL VERDICT.-(THIS DAY.)

•
This morning Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex
coroner, held an inquiry at St. Luke's Lunatic Asylum,
relative to the death of Mrs. Sarah Adams, aged 56 years.
George Adams, Hertingford Bay, Herta, identified the
body of the deceased as that of his mother. She was the
widow of a farmer. Some three weeks ago she became
insane, and refused to take her food. On Friday last
witness brought her to this asylum. He could not account
for the bruises on her arms, for he did not live with her,
but he believed she used to try and run away, and it was
necessary to hold her. While being taken to the asylum
she was for an hour in a faint.

Anna Thurloe, tiewg►te-street, near Hertford, said that
she was a friend of the deceased, and a fortnight ago she
went to take care of her. She was very violent, and the
bruises in her arms arose from her being held down. She
went mad in consequence of some difficulties about her
property. Witneu crersidered she was in • dying
state when she was taken to the asylum, and
thought she was not in a fit state to be re-
moved. Mr. Horley, the surgeon, had ordered her
removal on the Thursday. Witness sent for him to see her
on the Friday ; but he refused to come. It was on his
order that she was removed. Another surgeon signed the
certificate of her insanity.
George Adams, re-called, said that he did not think the
deceased was in a fit state to be removed on Friday last.
She was three hours on the road, and one hour of that
time she was insensible from faintness.

Dr. James Ellis, medical officer of St. Luke's Hospital,
said that deceased was admitted on May 1, in such a state
of exhaustion that she was manifestly dying. She wan too
weak to be undressed. She was laid on a bed, and stimu-
lants were given, but she died during the night. Her
death, he considered, was accelerated by her removal
while in an unlit state to bear the journey. The imme-
diate cause of death was exhaustion and mania.
The Coroner—lf she bad been treated for mania at an
earlier period, and bad been fed as you feed patients in
the asylum who refuse to take food, would she have been
now alive

Witnese—Yes ; no doubt she would be now alive.

The Coroner asked the friends of the deceased why they
had not caused her to be taken to the asylum at once
instead of allowing her to remain three weeks without
food?

The son said that the doctor could not give any definite
information as to where she could be taken to. It was
difficult also to get the necessary papers and forms filled
up. The friends were anxious to do the best they could
for the deceased, but they did not well know what to do.
The Coroner having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict th►t the deceased died from
the mortal effects of exhaustion consequent fn want of food,
and mania; and that her exhaustion and death were
accelerated by her removal from the country whilst in an
unfit state ; and that her medical attendant ought to have
seen her to authorise her removal or retention.