The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-25 00:00:00

Mrs. Harriett Jane Stevenson was next called,
and deposed that she was the wife of Mr. Sampson
Stevenson, and no.v resided at 6, Melbourne-terrace,
Pratt-street, Camden Town. In October, 1856,
they were lodging in the house of the deceased, and
had done so for four years. She remembered that
on the evening of October 15, 1856, she saw the de-
ceased in her kitchen between 9 and 10 o'clock. She
then appeared to be in her usual state of health and
spirits, which were always very good. Witness was
just on the eve of her confinement, and her mother,
Mrs. Martin, was staying with her, and Mrs. Soames,
the deceased, had promised to be with her during
her confinement. On the Wednesday night in
question the deceased told her that her time was
near, and she hoped she would call her up that night
if anything happened. Witness was taken ill be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock on the Thursday morning,
when the deceased came down to her and said " I
feel dreadfully ill; so bad that I am afraid I cannot
stay with you." She complained of sickness and
was sick. The prisoner came into witness's room
once or twice during that night, but witness refused
to allow her to remain there. She had objected to
the prisoner because, to Mrs. Martin, she had
spoken ill of the deceased and tried to take away
her character, Witness's child was born two or
three hours afterwards, and the deceased died early
on the following Saturday morning. The deceased
had never intimated to her that she was acquainted
with or carrying on a correspondence with any
man, or that she had lent money to any man. Her
husband had died before the preceding Christmas,
and the deceased was still wearing widow's weeds.
She had known and lived with the deceased for
four years, and always considered her a prudent,
discreet, and respectable woman.
Mr. Stevenson, the husband of the last witness,
was next called, and deposed that he remembered
that on the day of the inquest he met the prisoner
on the stairs, on her return from that inquiry. He
asked her what was the result of the inquiry, when
she said, "Plenty of cause for natural death. How
thankful I am ; for if that fellow had given her any-
thing"—and there she broke off. No reference had
been made to whom she meant by "fellow," and
witness passed her and went upstairs.
Mr. Cnipperfield here intimated that this was all
the evidence he proposed offering that day. An
analysis in the case was being made by Professor
Taylor and Professor Miller, of the King's College
Hospital, and he hoped on the next occasion to con-
clude this case as well as that of Mrs. Atkinson.
The application was granted, and the prisoner
again remanded.
The prisoner is a good deal altered in appearance
since her first examination. When led into the dock
she requested permission to be seated, and her re-
quest was complied with, but the moment Mr.
Whidborne was sworn, she rose, and advancing to
the front of the dock, and leaning over it, listened
attentively to the evidence, remaining in that posi
tion until the termination of the proceedings.

DISCOVERY OF A CORAL BED.—An interesting
and valuable discovery was made a few days ago of a coral
bed in the Straits of Freghi. It first became known acci-
dentally to a Sicilian dealer in coral named Michele
Criscuolo, who was presented with some fine pieces for
sale by a fisherman from Gaze. The fisherman was quite
ignorant of the value and great importance of the disco-
very. Criscuolo offered him two scudi (3s. 4d.) a-day to
fish for him, to which the man very readily agreed. The
success was beyond all expectation. In a few days upwards
of £2OO worth of the light pink coral so much esteemed now-
a-days was brought up, and Criscui do appeared in a fair way
of making a rapid fortune. So grand a discovery could not,
however, be long kept secret, and in a few days as many as
40 boats are said to have collected on the spot, and tried
their fortune with varied success. The bed lies at a depth
of about 80 fathoms, and is situate at about a quarter of a
mile off the Gozo shore. We understand the Chamber of
Commerce has written to the Government calling upon it
to take steps for putting a temporary stop to the fishing
until regulations be made to prevent the needless destruction
of the coral by inexperienced persons, in order that the
greatest possible profit may be made to accrue from it to the
public. It is reported that this coral bed
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tificate of death, but he could not recollect whether
it was Mr. Barnes, the brother of the deceased, or
the prisoner, who asked for it.
Mr. Norton—When you refused to give a certifi-
cate of death without a post-mortem examination,
had it crossed your mind that she died from unfair
means ?
Witness—lt had crossed my mind that she had
died in a manner that was not at all satisfactory.
He had attended the inquest when the post-mortem
was ordered, and with his assistant he had made the
post-mortem. He found considerable inflammation
of the peritineum, which is the memtnne which
encircles the bowels. The smaller intestines were
also very much inflamed. He remembered that the
heart was particularly large, but empty. He did
not recollect whether in the stomach they f and any
thing that particularly drew their attention. They
examined the liver and the bladder, but there was
nothing particular about either. To the best of his
recollection the stomach was taken away by his
pupil, but nothing was done to analyse it, for medical
men generally are not up to analyses of that sort.
impression of the result of the post-mortem exa-
wMr. Norton—Doitness_my you remember what was your
nation ?
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herself that caused this, but I had no
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did not mean to say that she had taken poison to de-
stroy herself, for that never entered Iris head. He
did not think that the inflammation was the natural
consequences of the choleraic complaint. The infla-
mation was very severe, and he could not in any
way account for it. The appearances which presented
themselves were consistent with death from poison,
as were also the symptoms before death, and those
appearances might have been caused either by a
vegetable or mineral poison.
By Mr. Chipperfield—Witness was present when
the prisoner was examined at the inquest. She ex-
hibited great apparent regret at what had occurred,
and evinced feelings that would be expected from an
intimate friend on such an occasion. She did not
express any opinion as to the cause of the death of
deceased ; but he remembered she made some obser-
vation to the effect that the deceased had had a good
deal of anxiety and trouble about family matters.
The eldest daughter told him the same thing when
she fetched him to attend her mother.
Mr. Norton—Can you remember whether the
prisoner said anything about the death of deceased
in connection with poison ?
Witness (after some hesitation)—To the best of
my recollection it was said that deceased had lent a
considerable sum of money to a person she had met
in an omnibus near the Angel at Islington, and that
she had lost it, and I thought it extraordinary that
a well-conducted person like Mrs. Soames should
have lent money in such a way. The contents of
deceased's stomach had been taken to the University
College by his pupil, who was now with his regi-
ment in India, but he did not learn the result of the
analysis. Mineral poisons and vegetable poisons
would produce the same symptoms, but mineral
poisons would be found, while vegetable poisons,
such as colchicum and belladonna, woald produce
the same effects and leave no trace behind.
In cross-examination the witness said he had not
taken any opinion as to the cause of death, nor had
any one else been called in during the illness of the
deceased.
Mr. Barnes, the brother of deceased, was recalled,
and said that he had never applied to the last wit-
ness for a certificate of his sister's death. It was
he (witness) who had called for the inquest.
Mr. John Howard Dixon was next called, and
proved that he was a senior clerk at the Post-office,
and was well acquainted with the die stamps used
in 1856. From the die stamps on the letter pro-
duced, he was enabled to say that it was posted in
Torrington place between 10 o'clock on the night of
Saturday, October 18, and 8 o'clock of the morning
of Monday, October 20.
The letter here referred to was the anonymous
letter addressed to the deceased after her death, and
purported to come from the unknown man to whom
the money had been alleged to be lent, but which
letter is sworn to be in the handwriting of the pri-
soner.