The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-22 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LivEItrooL, AUG. 21.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
THE ANTIMONY POISONINGS AT LIVERPOOL.

At 9 o'clock this morning the trial was resumed.
Before Inspector Horn, who was under examina-
tion when the court adjourned yesterday, was re-
called,
Dr. Cameron, in reply to questions by his lord-
ship, stated that the first effect of antimony was
nausea, which was followed by sickness. Eliminated
antimony was injurious from its interference with
the performance of their functions by the various
organs.

Inspector Horn recalled—Witness,
a few days
after the examination before the magistrates, went
with Maguire into Mr. Miller's (druggist) shop, in
Tithebarn-street, Liverpool, and when told to point
out the shelf whence the " white powder" (for
which Winslow had sent him) had been supplied,
Maguire pointed to a particular shelf, and said,
" It was about there."
In cross-examination by Mr. Sernour, Horn said
he had been told that Winslow
When the prisoner called at the was an Orangeman.
Police-office to say
that Mrs. James was much better..., he seemed to be
pleased. The dog upon which Mr. Kehoe (of the
detective police) had informed the magistrates the
prisoner had made some experiments was exhumed
before witness visited Miller's sbo.
Did not know
why Maguire was not examined before
Did not know a person named the justices.
Chapman. A person
named Woodcock did call at the police office, but
he did not mention Chapman. It
was the prisoner
who told witness that Mrs. James herself had the
key of the drawer where her effects were found.
Witness cut out the prisoner's trousers and waist-
coat pockets, and handed them to Dr. Edwards for
analysis and examination.
The next witness was Henry 13agnall, a night
assistant to Winslow. He corroborated other wit-
nesses as to the with regularity
which Winslow
prepared the food for the deceased at night,
and remembered the 9th and 10th of June, but
could not swear that any food
was taken up to
Mrs. James on the night of the
9th. In cross-ex-
amination Bagnall said that when Winslow pre-
pared the food for deceased he did it in the ordinary
way, and openly, Mrs. James's tea being taken
from the large teapot which also supplied the cus-
tomers to the shop. Prisoner never went into de-
ceas Al's room unless she knocked or he wanted
change. He always attended Mrs. James cheer-
fully and with alacrity.
Margaret Higgins was next called, but was not
examined in chief. In cross-examination by Mn
Seymour, witness said that she and
her sister were
both servants in Mrs. James's house. Had known
Martin Townsend prepare food for deceased shortly
before her death. Deceased partook of some fish
which witness had seen Martin Townsend fry, and
almost immediately afterwards she vomited. The
fish was fried in the place where Martin ordinarily
prepared his food. When witness was holding
Mrs. James's head, during this sickness, Martin
came into the room, and took the remainder of the
fish away. Witness had prepared food for Mrs.
James, and the deceased had Vomited after it.
About half-past Bin the morning
June witness went into Mrs. James's of the 10th of
• ames's room, and
noticed a cup with some sago remaining in it on
the chair close to the bed, but no Cup of tea and egg
on the table. Witness took up the sago, and after-
wards took it downstairs, where she herself ate the
sago which was in it. 11rs. Cafferata had taken
deceased sago during the previous afternoon. On
the table was another cup, which remained until
the police :came ; but witness, did not observe
whether there was anything in it. Witness did
not know who prepared the sago of which the de-
ceased had p irtaken. Witness went downstairs
on the occasion just mentioned, saw the prisoner
and Martin Townsend there, and heard him use the
expression, " I have waited a long time for this
opportunity, and it has come at last. lam master
" Martin, after the case had been before
the magistrates, threatened witness and her sister
that he would ruin their characters if they did
did not " back out" of what they had said.
The Townsend family and Mrs. James were not on
very good terms. The prisoner always seemed very
kind and attentive to deceased. Martin Townsend
complained that Mrs. James would not allow him
money for drink, but he would have all after her
death. Mrs. James was vexed with Martin on ac-
count of his irregularities. Witness had heard Mrs.
Cafferata ask Mrs. James to take a cottage near