The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-25 00:00:00

THE SLOW POISO‘ING CASE.

DARLINGTOY, Friday.—'this case was resumed to-
day. Mr. Ford, solicitor, L.,ndon, for the defence.
The Clerk of the Magistrates read a letter from Mr.
George Smith, the solicitor f..r the prosecution, which
stated that in future, in cmsequence of the great ex-
pense attending the prosecution, Mr. Rymer would
alone appear.
Mr. Rymer stated that Professor Taylor would attend
here by order of the Home Secretory.
Dr. Haliewood was then called to prove the exami-
nation of the body ; and Superintendent Robert proved
its delivery to Mr. Thomai Andrews chemical assistant
at Guy's Hospital. Mr. Thomas Andrews further proved
its delivery into the bands of Professor Taylor on the
Bth of August.

Dr. Alfred S ',eine Taylor, Professor of Chemistry
and Medical Jurisprudence, at Guy's flospit which he
had held for 24 years, being sworn, said be bad analysed
the remains which he had received from Mr. Andrews,
!i] the presence of Dr. G. Rees. He commenced the
examination of the remains on the 10th of August, and
&Jill], first, the reale of the packet unbroken, and pre.
cisely the same which had been forwarded to him by
letter, by Drs. Robinson and Haslewood : these are the
seals now produced. The cover of the large jar was first
removed. Ti.ere was a small jar inside, labelled " the
liver," G. R. Then, besides that, in the large jar were
four bladders, well secured and labelled, marked " No.
1, intestines," "No. 2, part of the lungs and heart,"
" No, 3, liqui'l from the abdomen," and No. 4,
"the rectum," the lower portion laid open. First
examined the liver, of which part only had been
sent. The quantity sent weighed 21b. 4oz. The
liver was enlarged from disease, and was of a pale greenish
yellow colour, and the structure very soft and filled
with .oily matter, It was diseased, called by me-
dical men "fatty degeneration." The liver had already
undergone putrefaction, without any appearance of ab-
.!cess, or of any disease; except enlargement and conver-
sion of fat into oil. Then proceeded to make a chemical
analysis Examined the outside closely with a magnify.
ing-glass, and could not detect powder or other suspicious
appearance about it. There was a portion of newspaper
adhered to one part, which was removed, and first ex-
amined for arsenic. There was no arsenic present in the
paper. Then took an ounce of liver entirely from the
inside, and separated from it a small quantity of arsenic.
They weighed out four ounces, and from that obtained
a still larger amount of arsenic. The day after,
in company with Dr. Rees, examined 13 ounces
of the liver, and from that arsenic was also ob-
tained in still larger proportion (a portion of the me-
tallic arsenic deposited is now produced). Before the
examination the whole of the instiuments used in the
analysis were submitted to close investieation, and
were entirely free 'from arsenic. The muriatic acid fre-
quently contains arsenic, but in this instance it was en-
tirely pure, Witnese would mention, at a trial in Wells,
Mr. Brande and he went into three chemists' shops, and
on the examination of the best muriatic acid he foetid it
to contaie arsenic. This he thought it neces eiry to in-
form the bench, but in the instance before them he would
undertake to swear that the water, the muriatic acid,
and the copper were entirely free from arsenic. The