The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-29 00:00:00

TIIE EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS.

At the West Ham Police-court, the two prisoners, Jacob
Brenner, 24, residing at No. 1, Edith-cottages, near the
Chandos-road, Stratford, cabinetmaker, and Charles Hems,
24, sugar-bake; Whitechapel, were brought up by Mr.
Inspector Standage, of the K division, before Nathaniel
Powell, Esq., charged with feloniously cutting and wounding
Joseph Kruchen, aged 40, a master cabinetmaker, with in-
tent to do him grievous bodily harm.
The prisoners not being able to understand English, the
services of MrJohn Schwytzer were obtained as interpreter.
Immediately upon the commencement of the proceedings
some little delay was caused by a German in court persist-
ently endeavouring to communicate something to the pri-
soners while they were in the dock, and it was only by the
prompt exertions of Inspector Standage that he would desist.
Leonard Kruchen said—l am the son of the injured man.
I live at home with my father, Joseph Kruchen. Between
11 and 12 o'clock last night my father came running up-
stairs and knocked at my door. He said, " Come down-
stairs directly, as they are beating me." When I got down-
stairs I saw the two men hitting him. I then saw Jacob
Brenner stab my father six'or seven times in the arm. I will
swear he gave him six stabs in the house. My father then
went into the yard. The prisoner followed him and stabbed
him in the belly. Ho did it with a knife that they use in
cabinet work. It was a table knife, but he sometimes uses
it for his work.

The Magistrate—Has the knifo been produced ?
Inspector Standage—No, it has not been found yet.

Witness—When my father came into the house he fell
down, and when I came to look for the prisoners they were
gone. I did not see the prisoner Hems stab my father. I
only saw him standing outside the door.
Inspector Standage—l shall be able to show that a short
time previously they had all been together. Wo do not
know what the injured man may say if he should recover.
T hey had been drinking together in the evening.

Witness—We had had a friend at our house in the after-
noon, and they had been to see him off by the train.
The prisoner Brenner, in answer to the usual question as
to whether he had anything to say, said that what the pre-
vious witness had said was all false.

Dr. G. T. W. Mugßaton said—About half-past 11 o'clock
on Sunday night I was called to see a man who was
atalibed. I went to No. 1, Edith-cottages, and saw Joseph
Kruchen. I found six superficial wounds about the shoulders,
and one severe wound in the abdomen. It was about
long, and there was Sin. of gut protruding from it. I en-
larged the wound and put the bowels back, bandaged him
up, and recommended him to be conveyed immediately to
the London Hospital.
Mr. Inspector Standage—About 1 o'clock this morning,
from information I received, I went to the house of Joseph
Kruchen. I there saw he had six cuts upon his arms, and
one upon the abdomen, as described by the doctor. Accord-
ing to his instructions I had him conveyed to the hospital.
I produce no certificate from the hospital, as the prisoners
were not apprehended.
Police-constable Foote, 484 K—l am stationed at West
Ham. About a quarter-past 8 this morning, from informa-
tion received, I apprehended the prisoner Hems in Strat-
ford-grove. I told him the charge, and he made some reply
which I did not understand. From other information which
I received I apprehended the prisoner Brenner at a house
in Edmund's-road, Stratford-new-town. I told him the
charge, and he made some reply which I did not under-
stand.

Mr. Inspector Standage—There are marks of blood on
the prisoner Brenner's shirt bosom and wristbands.
Dr. Mugliston said if the wounded man survived a re-
mand would be required for some time.
The prisoners were then remanded.

The Murder at Wolverhampton.
4.-

Yesterday an inquest was held at the Graisleyßrook Inn,
Wolverhampton, before Mr. T. M. Phillips, coroner, on the
body of the young woman Harriet Seagar, who was mur-
dered by Charles Christopher Robinson, at the residence of
both in Sidney-street, in that town, on Saturday evening.
Mr. Thomas Walker, solicitor, was present, watchingthe
case for the defence ; and Mr. Bartlett was there, instructed
by the chief constable and by the friends of the deceased,
for the prosecution.
Emma Silleto, servant to Mr. Isaiah Fisher, of the Queen's
Arms, deposed that on Saturday evening, between five and
six o'clock, she saw Robinson coming down the stairs of
Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, with a razor in his hand, having
blood upon it. She asked him what ho had done to the
deceased, and he said, "I have shot her."

Alfred Fullwood, aged 8, who lived with his parents in
Ablow-street, deposed that he was playing with a son of
Mr. Josiah Fisher in Mr. Isaiah Fisher's yard. His play-
fellow told him that he had seen Robinson strike deceased
with his hand while she was sweeping the yard. Pre-
viously witness had seen him attempt to kiss the deceased.
She pushed him away, and he then struck her in the face.
She was crying before he did so. Shortly afterwards, and
whilst the deceased was in the back kitchen, Robinson
same and sent him (witness) away, shutting the back door
after him.

Mary Ann Lewis, of Ablow-street, deposed to the cir-
cumstances of the murder in terms substantially agreeing
with our narrative of yesterday. The girl was respect-
able, steady, and modest.
George Henry Wilson, clerk, of Melbourne-street, de-
posed that Robinson was an intimate friend of his. Knew
that he was paying attention to deceased, and they were
always on the best of terms. On Saturday afternoon he
was with the two, at Mr. Josiah Fisher's house, from a
quarter to three to half-past four. Ho and Robinson were
shooting sparrows about the yard. When he left Robinson
and Seagar wore very friendly. Did not think that Robin-
son was sober. At one time during the afternoon he said
that Seagar was crying, but he did not know what for.
He was very dull and sullen.

Josiah Fisher deposed that he was a house agent, and
the deceased lived with him as servant of all work. Robin-
son lodged at the house, and was his first cousin. Six or
seven weeks ago there was a slight quarrel between de-
ceased and Robinson. Deceased wished him to go and see
a child who was ill, and who was a niece to witness.
Charles said ho would not, and squeezed her on the throat,
spud she was in consequence offended with him for some
tame. Robinson bad taken to
.drinking of late, but his
committing a murder was the last thing he (witness)
should have thought of.
Police-inspector Thomas and Mr. Llewelleu Summers,
surgeon, were also examined.

The Coroner adjourned the inquiry until this day (Tues-
day) fortnight, at two o'clock, when it is expected the
murderer will bo able to attend.

The alleged murderer now
lies in a private ward in the
South Staffordshire Hospital, which is guarded by a police
officer, Ho was removed to that institution late on Sunday
night, and the ward was specially prepared for his recep-
tion. Before he was removed he got out of bed at the
house in Sidney-street and walked across the landing into
the deceased'sbedroom, lie was brought back again by the
officer who had been set to watch him. He re-entered his
own room, and eyed himself in the looking-glass, and
then got into bed, maintaining during all this the

silence which has characterised him ever since the
committal of the offence. He is a young man of middle
height, somewhat muscularly built, with a pale counte-
nance, and having a set, determined expression about the
upper lip; but his general expression of features is not such
as would lead to the conclusion that he would be guilty of
a crime such as the one now charged against him.

Committal of a Chemist and Druggist for

Manslaughter.

HOVE, BRIGHTON, Monday.
This morning Mr. Richard Noakes, a druggist, of North-
street, Brighton, a man of the very highest respectability,
and a member of the Society of Friends, was taken into
custody under a magistrate's warrant, and charged before
Mr. C. Carpenter, Mr. M. Scott, Mr. Allfred, Mr. Hurlock,
and Mr. Young, the magistrates sitting at the county bench,
Hove, on a charge of having caused the death of Mr. Thos.
Boys, of 74, Lansdowne-place, by accidentally substituting
tincture of aconite for tincture of henbane, in a bottle sent
to him to be refilled.

The proceedings excited very great interest in conse-
quence of the coroner's jury having returned a verdict in
which Mr. Noakes was not incriminated, and of his appre-
hension having been brought about by means extraneous
to the family of the deceased.
The accused was represented by Mr. Merrifield, instructed
by Mr. Ewen Evershed, solicitor.
Mrs. Boys, widow of deceased—My husband was 81 years
of age. About a month ago in consequence of his infirmity
Dr. Dill prescribedfor him 30 drops of henbane, to be taken
occasionally. On Sunday week he went to bed at 11
o'clock, after reading, as was his custom. He said he was
afraid he should not be able to sleep, and that he would
therefore take a dose of henbane. He took a bottle out of
his medicine chest, held it up to the light, and counted out
30 drops, which he put into a rummer. He then told me to
fill up the glass with camphor julep. I did so, and he
drank the contents of the glass. About ton minutes after-
wards he said he thought a little went the wrong way, and
that it felt hot. Still a quarter of an hour later, he jumped
up in bed and said his hands and legs felt benumbed, and
he hoped that Noakes had sent the right stuff. I said
"Then I had better send for some one." Ho said, "No ;
I'll have no one disturbed at this time of the morning." He
sat up in the bed and looked at the bottle again. Holding it
up to the light, he said, " It's all right." Half an hour or an
hour afterwards he said he felt very sick ; and I got up and
called my servant, and desired her to get somo warm
water. I gave him a tumbler of it, and it produced violent
attempts at retching. All the inmates of the house then got
up, and I again wanted to send for a surgeon, but he said,
in very decisive tones, "No." Let some one go in the morn-
ing, but not before six." He desired Mr. Noakes might be
informed that he had been very ill all night, and that the
bottle should be sent to him, a small quantity being first
poured out to be retained. He then lay down apparently to
sleep. In about five minutes I went to the side of the bed
and put my arm round his neck, and asked, "Are you
asleep ?" He did not reply; he never spoke again. At a
quarter to five I knew he was dead.

Evidence was then given to show that the bottles wero
sent to Mr. Noakes's shop to be filled, and that they wore
filled and sent home, and that the bottle labelled "Hen-
bane" was filled with aconite.

Dr. Harrison deposed, however, that deceased had suf-
fered for ten years from disease of the heart, which a pro-
per dose of aconite would tend to alleviate. He believed
that deceased died from disease of the heart, and he would
not say that his death was accelerated by taking aconite.
Deceased had had aconite previously prescribed for him,
and these proceedings were not taken at the instance of
any member of his family.
Dr. Phillips said he had made a post-mortem examina-
tion of the body of deceased. His attention was entirely
directed to the condition of the heart, in consequence of
Dr. Dill, his medical attendant, having informed him that
deceased had suffered with disease of the heart. (The
ness described the appearances of the heart.) The state of
the heart was quite sufficient to account for death, there-
fore I did not examine the stomach or the head. Aconite,
or nicotine, if it had been taken, might have been found in
the stomach after death, but it must have been by an ex-
pert. I cannot state positively whether on this occasion
aconite-had anything to do with the death, though I in-
cline- to the opinion that it had. The question is not free
from doubt, not knowing the previous condition of the de-
ceased, or the precise strength of the tincture.
Wm. Bottell, a Hove constable, stated that he went to
Mr. Noakes's shop that day week, and told Mr. Noakes an
inquest would be held on the body of Mr. Boys, at the
Town Hall, Hove, at 6 o'clock that evening, and added that
he had "put up" that bottle of stuff for Mr. Boys, and Mr.
Noakes said, " Unfortunately I did."
Mr. Merrifield then addressed the bench on behalf of the
accused. It was by no means clear that the aconite even
accelerated the death of the old gentleman. The prosecution
was not instituted by the family of the deceased man, and
those who had experience in assize trials could predict with
absolute certainty that the sympathy of judge and jury in
such a case would lead to an acquittal. He therefore called
ou the magistrates not to inflict on the accused the annoy-
ance and inconvenience of a committal for trial, which
could never end in a conviction, and which was not called
for by public policy.
After a brief consultation among the magistrates,
Mr. Carpenter said the magistrates regretted that, they
fall themselves called upon to send the case to a jury. It
might be that the case would end in an aquittal, but the
magistrates thought it one that must be sifted in another
court. Of course bail would bo accepted, the accused in
£2OO, and two sureties in £lOO each.

Alleged Deaths from Malaria in BAhnal-

green.

Yesterday Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, opened
an iaquiry at the Gossett Arms Tavern, Gossett-street,
Bothnal-green, respecting the alleged death from malaria
of a child named Walter Cannell.

Wm. Cannel], 70, Gossett-street, cabinetmaker, said that
the deceased vas his son, and was aged six months. He was
taken ill about three weeks ago, and was attended by Dr.
Sarries until his death on the 20th inst. Witness did not
know what ho died from, except that Dr. Sarries said that
his stomach was out of order. Witness was certain that a
nuisance at the back of his house was injurious to the
health of his family. Witness had stated that he believed
his child had been injured by the nuisance. The nuisance
of which he complained was the collection and detention
of blood. The smell arising from the collection witness
thought was injurious.

The Coroner said that Professor Harley had been in-
structed to examine the premises on which the alleged
nuisance existed, and his report upon that would not be
ready for a few days, and therefore he (the coroner) would
adjourn the case at the present stage.
The witness Cannell said that he had papers to show that
he had buried three persons who died in that house.
It was stated that the nuisance complained of was caused
by the collection and retention of blood, for use in the
process of sugar baking, and that in the hot weather the
malaria arising therefrom was shocking.
The proceedings were adjourned for scientific evidence.

Dr. Barnes, the medical officer of health for Bethnal-
green, handed to the coroner the following report to the
sanatory committee as to the dangerous nuisance in ques-
tion :

" Aug. 24, 1865.
"Report.—Since my last report, dated July 6, 1865, upon
the method of conducting the business at Mr. Hempleman's,
Gossett-street, Hope Town, blood purveYor, I have ascer-
tained that he wilfully suppressed certain particulars that it
was necessary I should know. You aro aware I stated that
1 was informed by Mr. Hempleman, and fully believed, that
the blood underwent no process whatever. I have since as-
certained by personal inspection, from three to six a.m., on
July 22, 1865, that a process was carried on as follows :
"The blood being allowed to remain at the slaughter-
houses for some time became congealed, and in some in-
stances in a partial state of decomposition. In such a state
it is unfit for the sugarirefiners, and to render it fit for their
use the coagula is broken up by a machine, during which
process offensive stenches are emitted which I consider
highly injurious to the public health. I, therefore, beg to
suggest that the business be entirely discontinued.—l am,
Stc., " TIIONIAS SAItRIES, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health."

The report referred to above states that the blood under-
went no process, but that a stench arose from the sinking of
blood into the unpaved ground. A notice was then served
on the proprietor to completely pave the sheds and white-
wash and otherwise cleanse the place. That notice was, to
a certain extent, acted upon, but the result of further in-
spection is detailed above. A notice to discontinue the
nuisance was served on Saturday ; the result, as yet, re-
mains to be ascertained.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Sept. 18.

Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds. by British pao^et Sept. 1.

_ .
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and Mexico.

.Aug. 28

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Aug. •48.
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