The Sun.
London, England, 1815-09-15 00:00:00

ANOTHER FAMILY POIFONED.

Atvg.thcr cal-amitors ‘,.s nqpperteti
tic c,rekssoeNs ;,' . 4r-
sellle li open plitccs. 'oing Mrs:
Nr.kum N, the-wife of a respect:, ,te toucher, of

Kennin!,ton-cro,s, on going out to take a. walk,
pee her ,ereaor-maid it to boy sonte-_;rits, to make
gruel for the chihiren's upper, with orders to Put
them to b-d as soon as they nad supped. The ser-
vant, a girl 16 years of age, ~reit for the grits to.
Mr. fiolland,s, a corn-Chandler in Whitt: Ilart-
place, where she bought 3d. worth of grits, saying
she could have no more, as she hail lost a ?enny'
otit ;t.ftlie4,l. her mistress gave her, and all the erne
she had for it Was to inake the thinner. She
went, iimne, Made the gruel, and gave the children. •
their suppers.; immediately after which the chil-
dren were sei.zed with convulsive and excruciating
pitiiS in the stomach and bowels, attended with.
violent vomitings, alit! sercamiog aloud from ex-
cess of pain: Mr. Willis, 'a heighoouting surgeon,
was sent for, who, on examming the children,
from the symptoms attending their complaint, de-
clared they had been poisoned, and.an inquiry im-
mediately took place. The servant was question-
ed, but she denied having any knowledge of the
cause. Oil examining the gruel, Mr. Willis was
of opinion that it was strongly impre.guated
with arsenic. Mr. Holland, the corn-chandler,
produced some of the same grits, which proved to.
be qiiite free.from any •poisonous mixture. Mr.
Newman was questioned if he kept any arsenic irt
the hotse; - he acknowledged he had kularge paper
.Of arsenic in the cupboard, which was unlocked,
which lie kept for the purpose of destroying rats ;
the cupboard was then searehe& for the arsenic,
but it was not to be found. The servant being ques-
tionedifshe knew what had become of it, she strong-
ly t4enied having seen it but it was proved she was
Seen to go to the cupboard for something when.
she WAS making the gruel ; and it is suspected that
the unfortanate girl, mistaking it for flour, and.
_being short .of oatmeal, mixed it in the gruel int.
order to thicken it. Its she was very fond of the.
is supposed if she did it, that it was
throngh ignorance. In spite of medical assistance,
the eldest. of the children died in the most excru-'
elating agony yesterday morning, and the death.
Of another was hourly expected • The girl is irk
custody, to.await the reulr. of the Coroner's In-.
quest..

CORONER'S INQUEST.—AN Inquest was held be-:
fore GEORGE Hoposu&, Esq. at. the. One Tun,'
Goodp-street,. Tottenharn-court-road, on the.
body of Win. Roberts; Esq. Thedeeeased vast
tin inilelpendent Gentleman, and had lodged in the
first floor of Mr. Burrows, watch-malierii,Goodg.e.,
sCrefta forr,uearly two years: for .s'oine tinie past
he had beep very unwell, so as to render cupping,
&c. neeessary. • After such operation lie became
snlleti and dejected, the Medical Gentleman
think-
in g that it must lithe occasioned low ness•of `spi7.
rits. .On Saturdav• he evinced much agitation of
body and wind,. and he sent for Mrs.... Bin-rows,
saying, ally he-certainly should ttie in the course
of thouhpossib!y not I) night.—
Mrs. Burro:6 endea‘oured to pa..;ify and cheer
nJul thinking ,she had p,istiaity ~:il,:cted her
sbelyft thc raisin. AirS. B. w,:at into illl-.
Other, room, where there was a female ii lend ;
presently •they were much alarmed by the de-
ceased jumping (Mt •of..bed with sonic violence,
swiftly running It then); and rapidly hurrying up
s;airs to. the tilt-et:pair stair-Case Wilidow, Out of
_which he instantly jumped into the yard. He was
immediately- picked up, but he was quite acad.—,

CAs2.--7About a month ago, !Sarah
Clough, on:: tae servants in the fatuity of Cot.
EyRE, att(„ligove-plrk, near Ea"t Rettord, Nottt;
having-Aeeretly delrvereq herself of au illegitimate
child, was shortly after'wartls considerable indis—
posed, and expressed an anxious wish to leave her
servitude and go , home to her friends'. Strong°.
suspicions, however, being entertained as to the
cause of her illness, a surgeon was sent for, ivhc-•
soon discovered that it proceeded from" reeent
child-birth, at; the same time Mentioning his °pi-•
nion to herb! pretty plain terms. Finding, there-‘
fore,,that her deception was likely to be made ma.,
nifest, she removed the •infant from the place
where it Wri, secreted--Trupped it in a cloth—ac-.
Wally pl.atql•=it.upon the back of one of 'the fires,
in-A:74m ..to -.consume it ; and then immediately.
veui,,,np stairs nut attempted to cut her own.
throat,' The situation of the child, from the
unosnal.•'imirning smell therehy erelted, vas
presently detected,' and on removing it from the
fire:and elosely,enliuipg it,.the throat was found:
• to,.ba.ve. been•cni nearly from far to ear, apparent,.
~.after' its 'birth. She -was On Thnrsdar
.:committlid- to the cotnitv gaol for trial at the next
\.A.SsizeS;by virtmeo;-:theboroner's eramint,eintrg
ing 'her with the wilful murder of her new born,
baStal•d•ehild.

7%1A-Fir.-The hCro of the pedestriah:
.
ey,pipit at Blackheath is
,an old who has
been in the hahit of carrying ,mplikt tz • :I) t for oil
rr:jl.llyei)l:S ; and ite.,hoasti, that dtiying the pc..
riod-NVhile
,he amused. with • the"! distribe-
tionofliteratnre, seldom walkcd,!ess than
40 in; les vcr.
_Yesterthty .vas the fourth of
_his exhibition, and at nine o'clock in the even-
ing• he..,had fiv-e miles' to perform—which,
.after
taking refreshment, he completed at a quartet
before eleven. Wilson is a twin about five feet
sip anti half—his walk, like that of the cele-
hrxtedllo'well', is shuffi.ing3 'but he covers an int-
a•very short period. lie has hi.
therto b2ea fighting under very great d'va•lvan-
tages : the heat 'of the wea,ther—'the dust of the
road—and the pressure of the connoisseurs, have
inconvenienced him very much. Bettiog is against
him.- It was., at Greenwich, yesterday evening.,
four to two. Should he succeed i. the enterprise,
.we_ntiderstand lie is engaged to go 100 m;les
201 hours. The pedestrian's dress is a strati: 11,;1,
very broad in the brim—a light covering o'.
keen 00 the body, and nankeen trowNers and gai.
ters. With respect to the ground, he has pro..
‘'idt•'(l, that, should heavy [On come on, he shall
flie green-sward instead of
the gravelied.road.---Wilsott was going. ou ‘4.3
tiv,rning. =

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