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London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

Mr. Beard objected to this document as evidence.
It was totally irrelevant to the case.
Coroner—Did von ever know a child buried from
No. 12, Charles-street, St. Luke's?
Witness—l decline to answer. I have been at
Highgate Cemetery. I never attended any other
funeral except those of my father and mother.
Mr. Beard wished it to be publicly and distinctly
understood that the witness declined to answer these
questions under his special advice, on the ground
thatw they were not relevant to the inquiry. Ho
said this in vindication of his client ; and further,
he would say that in strictness the jury ought not
to be allowed to see the document.
The Coroner intended to call the attention of the
jury to it.
Mr. Beard—lt is certainly contrary to every

rule of law.
Mrs. Collier was then recalled, and asked by the
Coroner if she mentioned her conversation with,
Mrs.Butley as to her being pregnant to her husband,
Mr. Butley.
Witness—Yes.
The Coroner—Did he deny it ?-
Witness—Oh, dear no.
The Coroner said this was the whole of the evi-
dence in the case. lie then proceeded to sum up
the evidence with the greatest minuteness. He
animadverted severely on the manner in which the
time of the Court had been wasted by the absence
of Mr. Butley, under the advice and with the con-
nivance of his solicitor.
Mr. Beard protested against the use of the word
" connivance."

The Coroner proceeded to draw attention to the
reckless manner in which Mrs. Batley had given her
evidence, both as to the absence of her husband and
on the points raised by the documentary evidence
which he had produced, as she apparently swore to
anything that was uppermost in her mind. He also
referred to the fact that though Mrs. Butley had
given as her reason for attempting to conceal the
skeleton after its discovery her desire to screen her
mother, yet she came into court afterwards and
strove to blast that mother's character by inviting
the jury to believe that this was her mother's illegi-
timate offspring, brought to her house with the
remainder of her effects. He also adverted to the
important fact that Mrs. Batley had been contra-
dicted on every essential point by nearly every
witness ; and the indifference with which she told
the jury that she knew nothing of her husband's
whereabouts was remarkable. lie was gone into
the country, she knew not where ; and yet within
an hour he was forthcoming. Had he not come he
should have considered him wanting in every manly
feeling. There were three distinct issues for the
jury to consider, and these were—Firstly, the dis-
covery of the skeleton. On this there could be no
doubt. Secondly, the cause of death. On this point
the medical evidence was conclusive, for Dr. 'Wright
stated that owing to the length of time which had
elapsed and the condition of the remains it was im-
possible to fix the cause. The third point was whether
the jury considered there was any evidence sufficient
to convince them as to whose the child was. The
struggle seemed to lie as between Mrs. Clarke and
Mrs. Butley, and the credibility of the several wit-
nesses was a most material matter for consideration.
lle pointed out that the veracity of Mrs. Batley was
very much shaken by her replies to his questions on
various sulij 2cts, and particularly by those in relation
to the document he had placed in her hands, on
seeing which her evidence shut up by her declining
to answer any more questions. It had not escaped
his mind that a young person of attractive appear-
ance, like Mrs. Butley, might have been tempted,
and that she might have been prejudicially operated
on by the example of her mother living in open
adultery with another man before her eyes, which
would be some excuse for any lapse of conduct on
her part.
A Juror expressed a desire to know if there was
any possible connexion between Mr. Webster and
the woman Bransen ; and Mr. Webster having been
called stated that he never saw Mrs. Bransen till

her appearance as a witness in this court.
The court was then cleared, and the jury, after a
lapse of three-quarters of an hour, returned a verdict
That the remains were those of a child, the
cause of whose death was unknown. That the jurors
were of opinion that the child was not that of Mrs.
Clarke ; and as to whether it was the child of Mrs.
Butley, there was not sufficient evidence to deter-

mine."

VIE REMAINS OF THE LATE EMPEROb
MAXIMILIAN.

A correspondent of the New York Tribune at
Queretaro on the 24th of August states that he
visited the remains of Maximilian, and writes that
he found the coffin containing the corpse in a room
in the second story of the house occupied by Don
Munos Ledo. A soldier guarded the door, but any
one was admitted, especially if they were willing to
pay him a few reals. The apartment bore the ap-
pearance of having once been a store room, and was
both very dark and extremely filthy. The coffin
was in the centre, resting upon two rude wooden
benches. It was covered with black cloth and
adorned with a cheap quality of gold lace, while the
top had a false cover, the opening of which re-
vealed three glasses, through which the last re-
mains of the ill-fated Emperor were dimly risible .
He was dressed in a blue coat with military but -
tons, dark blue pantaloons and heavy cavalry boots.
His hands were covered with a pair of soiled white
gloves. His mouth and eyes were partially open,
revealing his teeth and the colour of his eyes, and
his beard was quite gone, having with the greater
part of his hair been cut off, it is said, by Dr.
Lisso, who had charge of the embalming, who sold it,
receiving as high as five ounces, $BO, for very small
locks. This same man, the correspondent adds, had
the Emperor's body for some time at his house,
using it as a means of speculation, and selling
pieces of his garments and his personal effects for
large prices. The correspondent also states, but
for this he will not vouch, that there is a report

that Liss() removed a small portion of the skull,
which he sold, replacing it with wood. The
body of the Emperor was in a good state of
preservation, as far as outward appearance showed.

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