The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-28 00:00:00

THE SECRET POISONINGCASE NEAR

AB.ERYSTWITH:

The adjourned inquest was resumed on the 17th
instant. The coroner read the whole of the evidence
from the commencement, and summed up in a most
able manner, especially commenting on that part of
the evidence which bore against the accused. The
jury deliberated for about two hours, and returned a
verdict to the following effect, via. :—" That the de-
ceased, Ann Jones, met her death through poison,
but that there was not sufficient evidence to show by
whom administered." Upon that fact being made
known, Captain Freeman, chief constable of the
county constabulary force, entered into consultation
with a neighbouring magistrate, the result of which
was that a charge was preferred against the accused

The accused was remanded until the 29th instant,
in order to afford time for Mr. licrapath, of Bristol,
to be again present, and accordingly a summons fur
that gentleman was issued yesterday.—Cambrian,
Friday.

POISONING AT CONISCLIFFE MOOR
HOUSE, NEAR DARLINGTON.
Mr. George Young; farmer, of Coniscliffe Moor House,
about throe miles from this town, was taken suddenly ill
one night in the early part of the month of September
last, and was attended by Dr. Jackson and Dr. Peacock,
both of Darlington. They found him labouring under
severe pains in the bowels, accompanied by violent
retching mid sickness, and his symptoms continued in-
creasing in violence until the follywing night, when he
died. Both doctors were present at his death, and Dr.
Jackson entertained suspicions that poison had bten ad-
ministered to the deceased, and intimated his fears on
the subject to Dr. Peacock. Deceased was, however,
buried.

The suspicions as to the cause of his death having got
abroad, and various rumours prevailing as to domestic
discords in deceased's household, owing to the allegi d
incontinence of his wife, they were at length formally
conveyed to Mr. Settle, the deputy coroner for Stocton
ward. Accordingly on the 12th inst., the remains of the
deceased were exhumed, where they had lain nearly five
weeks, and an inquiry was held before Mr. Settle, at the
Hope lon, Sedgefield.
At this inquest, Thomas Hayes Jackson, surgeon,
then deposed that the deceased was a healthy man up
to March last. On the 9th of that month, Dr. Jackson
was called to see deceased, who appeared to be labouring
under severe inflammation of the bowels, and was suf-
fering groat pain. Deceased recovered from that illness
in the month of May. On the night of the Ist of Sep-
tember, witness was again called in, and found deceased
in bed, complaining of severe pain in the bowels and
stomach; he continued vomiting violently, and on the
night of the 2d September he died. Witness had sus-
picions that death was caused by poison, and had, after
the funeral, communicated his suspicions to Dr. Pea-
cock, who had also been in attendance. Deceased had
remarked to witness that he had had a great deal of
trouble in consequence of family disturbances, and had
said he did not think he should recover. Witness had
assisted at the post mod tem examination of deceased,
and from the appearances presented, had not the least
doubt that the deceased had died from the effects of
poison.

After hearing this evidence, the jury recommended
that the stomach and other organs should be transmitted
to a competent gentleman for careful analysis, in order
that the presence of poison should be tested.
The inquiry was resumed on Tuesday last, when Dr.
Glover, of Newcastle, gave evidence of having examined
the organs to detect the presence of poison, and after a
most careful analysis, he had obtained satisfactory evi-
dence of the presence of arsenic in those organs.
After receiving this evidence the inquest was again
adjourned until next Tuesday, in order to collect further
evidence.

Superintendent Robson, of the Darlington police,
proceeded on Wedoesday to Conisclifro Moor House, for
the purpose of searching the premises. He there found
a packet of arsenic, labelled " poison," on the top of
a press. The widow of deceased was present, and ap-
peared considerably agitated, but expressed no surprise
at the discovery. At present the of air is shrouded in
considerable mystery; but it is anticipated that consi-
derable light will be thrown on the subject at the next
investigation.