The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-27 00:00:00

ALLEGED DEATH FROM HOMEOPATHY.

Yesterday, Mr. Waleley, accompanied by Mr. Brent,
his deputy, held at the Hope and Anchor, Gloucester-
place, Bedford New Town, an inquest of five hours'
duration on the late Mrs. Margaret Sedgewick, aged
GO, whose death was attributed to homeopathic treat-
ment. The inquest-room was crowded by medical men,
parochial authorities, and friends of the deceased, who
took the deepest interest in the inquiry.
Maria Cox, a nurse, deposed, that she attended de-
ceased from the previous Tuesday until Friday, when
she died. She gradually got worse until Friday morn-
ing, when the died. She was sensible within a few mo-
ments of death,
Mr. Samuel Sedgwick, deceased's husband, said, that
on Sunday fortnight deceased was taken ill, when he
gave her two antibilious pills. She was much worse on
the following Tuesday, and at her request he called en
Mr. David Griffith Jones, the homoeopathist, who said
that she suffered n( t !ram stoppage of the bowels, but
from inflammation of the lungs. At the time she suffered
from pain in the stomach and difficulty of breathing.
Sunday week her daughter, who had no faith in houasee-
path'', sent Dr. M‘Clowell, her own physician, to attend
her mother, and he told him that deceased was rapidly
.inking, and that unless she had other treatment she
would assuredly die. Witness told that to Mr. Jones,
requesting him to have a consultation with one of " the
old practice." Mr. Jones declined the proposal, saying
" they will doctor her to death." Dr. Epps was then
sent for, and he held a consultation with Mr. Jones, on
Monday. After which they declared it a hopeless case,
and that deceased's complaint was a forerunner of others,
and the dropsy had set in. Whereupon witness resolved to
get rid of the horecepathic treatment, and revert to " the
old practice." Accordingly he sent for Mr. M'Clowell and
Dr. Bliley, and also engaged a new nurse.
Mr. A. C. M'Clowell, surgeon, 29, Harley-street,
said that on Sunday week he visited deceased at her
daughter's request. He believed that he had certified
correctly, and that death resulted from inflammation of
the lungs and
homeopa-
thists
and
Wak the nullity
peritoneum. And he was also of opinion
nsuulmlitmye ofd up a
that death was caused by the neglect of the homoopa-
thetet edgreat ici nes.
mlength.
Mr. Jones.—l want to speak.
Mr. Wakley.—This is contrary to all precedents. I
have charged the jury, after which you have no right
to address the Court. Yon had every opportunity of
doing so before.
Mr. Jones.--You have
_ not acted as a gentleman.
Mr. Wakleee—Coust
contempt of Court. able, take him into custody for
Mr. Davis, the summoning
Mr. e
Jones, and kept officer, accordingly re-
moveding room, to await the coronehr's in custody in an adjoin-
The jury retired fur half au pleasure.
the following verdict, which the foreman and then returned
ceased died from inflammation of the
eilian read :—" De-
jury, are not competent enough to unge, but we, the
treatment. judge of the medical
The above finding completely overwhelm d
Present with wonder, us quite a differ e every one
ent verdict was
expected. When the surprise abated,
' Mr. Wakley calmly said—Gentlemen, you have
en
yourselves judges of the cause of death, but I will
sae
nothing. y
Mr. Jones was then brought into the Court, and
having made a suitable apology, was discharged by the
I coroner from ousted y.

THE CASE OF THE MAntas.—Letters of the 20th,
received from Genoa, report the arrival in that city, en route
to Florence, of the Earls of Roden and Cavan and Captain
Trotter, as a deputation from the Protestant Alliance, to in-
tercede with the Grand Duke of Tuscany for the release of
Francine and Rosa Medial, who have been condemned to a
lengthened period of imprisonment, with hard labour, for
alleged "impiety," in holding and teaching Protestant doc-
trines in their own house. The deputation had received
several memorials, transmitted from this country, for presen-
tation to the Grand Duke, but it was feared they would be
compelled to withhold some of them, as more likely to ob-
struct than promote the object of their mission. Lord Roden,
who was accompanied by the Hon. R. Somerset Maxwell,
was obliged to proceed to Florence in his carriage, in conse-
quence of every bed and mattress on board the Leghoin
steamer having been preoccupied. The following, as has yet
been ascertaine.d, is the list of continental delegates assn( tied
with the British deputation : —From France, Count Agenor
do
Gasparin and M. de Mitnont ; Holland, M. Emit de
Soet
erwoude ; Wurtemburg, M. von Pistorius • Prussia, M.
Detlunan H
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