The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-06 00:00:00

THE STYX, LONDON, MONDA Y EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1

mare took a lead of about 300 yards, and came in this
distance in advance. At the completion of fire miles,
which occupied 17 minutes and 47 seconds, they were
pulled in and refreshed, and in three minutes were at
their work, and performed the next five milts in 18
minutes and 31 seconds, coming in nearly together, and
without evincing the least apparent distress. They
were allowed two minutes' breathing time, and re-
commenced their work with great speed. At the
conclusion of the next five miles the horse came
in at a lead of 400 yards. Fifteen miles had
now been accomplished in 54 minutes and 18
seconds. The horses were gruelled and remounted, and
started for the remaining five miles, and on the seven-
teenth mile the mare was at a good lead. The horse
was then pressed by its jockey, which duly complied,
and was quickly alongside its opponent, and on the ap-
proach of the 19th mile had succeededin going a head,
and ultimately came in first by 200 yards. The last
mile was performed in two minutes and 38 seconds, and
the whole distance of 20 miles was accomplished in one
hour 12 minutes and 30 seconds. The animals were
ridden by their respective owners, and were jockeyed in
admirable style. The horses at the termination of the
race appeared not at all distressed.

THE- HEROINE{ OF MATAGORDA.—We have much
pleasuro in stating that the subscription to this deserv-
ing old woman now amounts to a sum sufficient to se-
cure her 30/. a year for life, with a few pounds over to
set up house with. The money will be invested in
Glasgow, on her beaif next week.—Glasgow Post.
HANDSOME AND NOVEL CHRISTMAS GIFT.—MT.
John Allen, the contractor for keeping the line of the
Lancaster and Preston Railway in repair, has presented
every man in his employ (sixty-five in number), with a
fat goose.—Lancaster Guardian.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 4.

IN THE MATTER OF JOHNSON, JOHNSON, AND MANN.
THE ROMFORD BANK.—This day was appointed
for the allowance of the certificate to Mr. Nann, one
of the partners in the Romford Bank. An application
was made to the Court on Saturday last, and it was
then stated that Mr. Mann's private debts were only
301. in the shape of weekly bills, and that the re-
mainder of a sum of 12,0001. would be carried over to
the joint estate, which would pay about 2s. Gil. in
the pound. On the present occasion Mr. Mann was
in attendance.

Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE asked if any
creditor attended to oppose the certificate ?
No creditor attended, and the Registrar informed
the Learned Commissioner that all Mr. Mann's pri-
vate creditors would be paid in full, and a day had
been appointed (the 22d instant) for that purpose.
The Learned Commissioner signed the certificate,
and it was, therefore, duly allowed.
When the case was mentioned the other day, Mr.
Commissioner Goulburn remarked that the small
amount of debts owing by Mr. Minn was very credit-
able to him.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
GUILDHALL.

John Lucas Grierson, residing at 210, Strand, and
who stated himself to be a phrenologist of some cele-
brity, was placed at the bar, before Sir James Duke,
charged with having defrauded Mr. Charles, the
tailor, of Fleet-street, of a suit of clothes, value 51. ss.
Mr. Ward, a solicitor, of Essex-street, appeared
for the prisoner.
According to the evidence of the prosecutor's son,
it appeared that on last Wednesday evening the
prisoner entered his father's shop, and ordered a
suit of clothes to be made for himself, and which
he desired might be executed by the following
evening, and sent to his residence at the above
address. The clothes were accordingly sent home by
the time, witness taking them, when he was informed
that the prisoner was not in the way, but that if he
called in the course of two hours, he, no doubt, might
find him in the way. Witness then left, and on
calling in the course of two hours, found that he
had returned home. Prisoner immediately came
down to the door, and expressed his regret that
he had been disappointed in having some cash, and
which would prevent his paying the amour 4 of the
suit, cash on delivery being the agreement; but that
if witness would call with the clothes on the follow-
ing evening (Thursday) he would be sure to have
sufficient cash to settle the bill. On the Thursday
evening witness again called at the prisoner's resi-
dence, when he was ushered into the sitting room.
The prisoner then expressed his desire to try the
clothes on, and they were handed over to him for
that purpose. He instantly proceeded into a kind of
anti-room, as witness supposed, to put them on. Jn
a few minutes afterwards a lad came up into the
sitting-room with a pair of boots, appa-
rently new from the bootmaker's, and inquired for
the prisoner, but who was not forthcoming. A gen-
tleman next came up and made the same inquiries,
but met with the same unsatisfactory results. The
landlady, Mrs. Butterworth, at last entered the
apartment and informed them that the prisoner had
left the house about ten minutes previously. Wit-
ness, on passing a bootmaker's shop at the corner of
Essex-street, in the course of Friday afternoon, saw
the prisoner come out, and he immediately caused
him to be taken into custody.
Wardle, the City police-officer, stated that he re
ceived the clothes from the mother of the prisoner,
who lived at the boot-shop alluded to. They had,
apparently, been in pawn, for they were very much
creased, and had only been brought into the house a
short time before he seized him.
Sir J. DUXE wished to know whether Mr. Charles,
sen., could identify the prisoner as being the same
party who ordered the clothes of him on the Wednes-
day evening ?—Mr. Charles said he could not posi-
tively swear to him. The prisoner was something
like the party, but there was a difference.
Wardle, the officer, thought he could assist Mr.
Charles in clearing up the doubt. When he appre-
hended the prisoner, he found him wearing a wig;
that was sinoe doffed, and he thought that if it was
put on the prosecutor might then have an opportunity
of identifying the accused.
Sir J. DUKE immediately ordered the wig on, and
on it being effected, Mr. Charles said he had then no
doubt but what the prisoner was the same person who
ordered the clothes of him on the Wednesday evening.
The prisoner was remanded.
LAMBETH.

On Saturday a respectable-looking middle-aged
female, dressed in " widow's weeds," applied to Mr.
Norton for his humane assistance.
The applicant stated that, through the sudden and
unexpected death of her husband, herself and her six
children were at present reduced to a state of perfect
want, and she knew not what to do to provide the.n
with absolute necessaries. In reply to the questions
of Mr. Norton, she said that her late husband, Mr.
John Moore, was an artist of considerable eminence,
and rapidly rising in his profession, when in the
midst of health he was seized with violent illness, and
died in a few hours afterwards. Though he had re-
ceived a good deal of money from several distin-
guished personages for portraits, and other paintings,
yet from having to provide for a young family in
a manner which he thought befitting his position, her
husband bad not been enabled to make the slightest
provision for herself or his children, and the conse-
quence was, that the melancholy deprivation placed
her and her family in a state of dependence, and, she
might say, poverty. By the assistance of some kind
friends she took a house in West-square, in the hope
of being able to make a living for herself and family,
by boi.rd and lodging ; but this turned out a perfect
failure. Her furniture had been seizel on and sold
up for rent, and she was now left, as she had ,before
stated, without the means of subsistence for herself
and children. The applicant further said that her
oldest child, a girl of seventeen, was out at a boarding-
school, giving her services for her board and lodging;
and the other six (and one of them an infant in arms)
were upon her hands. The applicant here handed to
Mr. Norton some flattering testimonials of the talents
of her late husband. Amongst them was one from
Sir William Follett, in which that distinguished
lawyer addresses him in the most familiar
manner, and speaks in the highest terms of his por-
trait of Sir Edward Sugden, the present Lord Chan-
cellor of Ireland. Another, from the Right Hon.
John Wilson Croker, in which that laconic writer,
addressing the late artist, says—" Dear Mr. Moore,
you will be glad to hear the picture came down safe,
and is pronounced here equal to Sir Thomas's."—
A third, from Mr. Barrow, of the Treasury, in which
the writer spegks in the highest terms of admiration
of the portrait of his mother, Lady Barrow, painted
by Mr. Moore ; and several others, and from distin-
guished persons, equally laudatory of the talents and
genius of Mr. Moore.
Mr. NORTON remarked that the funds in the poor-
box were intended to relieve those cases of distress
which came incidentally before the magistrates more
than in cases of applications for relief, such as the
made by the applicant ; besides, the funds in the
poor-box were, he was sorry to say, not very great.
He then directed one of the summoning officers to
make the necessary inquiries, and he having repre-
sented the circumstances precisely as they had been
described by Mrs. Moore, Mr. Norton ordered the
chief clerk to give the applicant a sovereign.
Mrs. Moore, on receiving the money, expressed her
gratitude to the worthy magistrate for his kindness.
SOUTHWARK.
On Saturday morning the vicinity of Long-lane,
Bermondsey, was thrown into considerable excite-
ment, owing to a report being extensively circulated
that a man had inhumanly murdered his wife in the
neighbourhood of Smith's-buildings, Long-lane. In-
formation of the above being given at the station-

house soon after the occurrence, Sergeant Newberry,
of the M division was dispatched to the spot to ascer-
tain the truth of the report. He found the woman
was not dead, but in a hopeless condition. The name
of the man is Thomas Hines, residing with his family,
which consists of his wife and four children, at N 0.5,
Cottage-place, Smith's-buildings. He is a fellowship
porter, and in the habit of earning from 15s. to 20s.
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o'clock, he entered his house, and began to abuse
his wife, threatening to murder her. She ran out of
the room and attempted to ascend the stairs to get
out of his way, when he turned round and kicked
her brutally in the lower pert of the abdomen. The
poor woman immediately fell down insensible, and
her assailant absconded. The eldest of the poor chil-
dren, a girl about nine years of age, finding her
mother speechless and deluged in blood, called in the
wife of the postman, living next door, who imme-
diately obtained the assistance of some of her
neighbours, and conveyed her up stairs. Mr.
Neill, the surgeon, of 150, Bermondsey-street,
was instantly in attendance. He found the
poor woman bleeding profusely from internal
hemorrhage, caused by a violent kick. She
had miscarried only a fortnight ago through her hus-
band's violent conduct towards her, and it was Mr.
Neill's opinion the present injury, coupled with the
former, would cause her death. Late in the after-
noon the accused, Thomas Hines, was brought before
the magistrate, who, after hearing evidence to the
above effect, addressed the prisoner, and informed
him that the charge at present was merely a violent
assault on his wife, but he was sorry to say that it
was almost certain his wife's life would fall a sacri-
fice to his violence. He advised him to be silent in
the present stage of the inquiy, as it was his intention
to remand him until Wednesday. The prisoner, who
seemed much agitated, was then remanded.

HAMMERSMITH.
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE
DUKE or NORMANDY.—Late on Friday afternoon, the
Duke of Normandy, who was accompanied by three
of the officers of his household, entered the court and
requested to have an interview with Mr. Clive, the
sitting Magistrate, on the subject of the late alleged
attempt to assassinate the Duke, at his residence,
Mulgrave House, Fulham, on the evening of Thurs-
day last. _ _

Inspector Shepherd, V division, then made some
private communication to Mr. Clive, who, accom-
panied by Mr. Nichols, the clerk, proceeded into the
Magistrate's private room, followed by the Duke and
Inspector Shepherd, where they remained in consulta-
tion for upwards of an hour, after which the Duke,
&c., left the court by the private door, without the
result of the application being made known.
On Mr. CLIVE re-entering the court he appointed
Inspector Shepherd to meet him at the Wandsworth
Police-court, at half-past twelve o'clock on the fol-
lowing.day, when he said he would accompany him
to Mulgrave-house for the purpose of making an exa•
mination of the premises.
On Saturday, between one and two o'clock, Mr.
Clive, accompanied by Superintendent Bicknell, V
division, Mr. Nichols, Inspector Shepherd, and In-
spector Haynes (Detective Force), made an examina-
tion of the premises, which lasted nearly an hour,
during which they inspected the apartments in which
the Duke was at the time, and through which the ball
passed, and also the flattened bullet which had been
found in the garden.
Mr. CLIVE, on leaving, directed the police to use
their utmost endeavours to get all the evidence they
could in the case, and to bring the witnesses on as
early a day as possible in the ensuing week to this
court, when a searching inquiry will be made into the
circumstances connected with the mysterious affair.

EXECUTION of TWO MURDERERS

AT LIVERPOOL.

KIRKDALE, SATURDAY, ONE o'Cnoca.—George
Evans and Thomas Stew, two young men just burst-
ing into manhood, the former being only twenty years
of age, and the latter twenty-one, have just termi-
nated their short earthly, though wicked, career by
an ignominious and forcible death upon the public
scaffold.
The prisoners were both confined since their con-
demnation in one cell, but on Monday last they were
separated, a measure which turned out, apparently,
for the benefit of both ; and from that period Evans
was continually engaged in reading the Bible, singing
hymns, or listening to the religious instructions of the
indefatigable chaplain. Some of his friends, up to
Thursday evening last, had visited him, and his
father, whom he had requested to see, sent a letter
declining the interview in consequence of his being
in a very poor state of health, and anxious to avoid so
agitating a scene.
From the moment of his condemnation, Stew
acknowledged the justice of his sentence. On 'Wed-
nesday one of the culprit's brothers and one of his
sisters, with his brother's wife, paid him a visit ; and
on Friday, his stepfather and several of his friends,
took an eternal farewell of their unhappy relative.
Both the prisoners made a voluntary confession of
their guilt to the reverend chaplain several days before
their execution, and on Friday afternoon each reite-
rated a declaration of its truth. That of Evans was
very short. He said he had had a quarrel with Mrs.
Millen, the day before the murder, about six shillings
which he owed her. He had written to his father
for some money, and. his letter had not been answered,
and Mrs. Millen taunted him with it. But it was not
that which made him kill her; something came across
his mind, and he killed her with several blows of the
life preserver. He denied having taken a ring from
her finger, as was stated by some of the witnesses
the ring was in a drawer with the other trinkets.
Stew, on the other hand, has given a more circum-
stantial account, of which the following is a copy :
" I, Thomas Stew, voluntarily make this state-
ment to Mr. Appleton, the chaplain :—I courted
Alice Nolan for a little more than four months.
She was as decent a young woman as any one would
wish to keep company with, and I thought we should
have lived comfortably together. About a month
before her death I made her a promise to marry her
in five weeks (the wedding-day was to have been the
Sunday after the day on which she died); but could
not keep my word in consequence of getting into bad
company and spending all that I had. As, therefore,
we could not live together on earth, I thought we
might be happy together in heaven. I borrowed a
razor, as appeared on my trial, to take her life and
my own. With this razor in my pocket I took her
on her way home, as I had been in the habit of doing,
and when we reached a bank, the name of which I
forget, very near to her house, we stood to talk toge-
ther, as we had usually done before. She asked me
if I was going to do what I had promised (namely,
to marry her) ? I answered, No, I cannot, for I
have been drinking very hard ; I have left Stephen
horses on Sundays; but I got 7,
Bill's through drinking on Saturdays, and not
looking after
an-
other place on ednesday last; but it does not suit
me so well ,as Stephen's place, for it will
not be so constant an employ.' She said,
Well, then, you, must do as well as you ean.' I
then said, lam very badly vexed that I should have
left the last place, and that I cannot put things for-
ward as I could wish to do.' She said, Give me a
kiss, and I put my arm round her neck and gave her
one. She said, Shall we meet again at Sally's on
Monday night ?' meaning Mrs. Shepherd's. I said,
still with my arm round her neck, 'No, I hope we
shall poet in heaven next.' Then I drew the razor
across her throat, upon which she exclaimed, Oh,
my love, Ton !' Then I left her, and walked at my
usual pace across a corner of the bank, along George-
street and down Brewery-street, and so along the
several streets to Mrs. Shepherd's. Down the
entry, about half a yard from the door, I went down
on my knees, and I said, I hope her is in heaven, and
that I shall soon meet her there.' I then drew the
razor across my throat, after which I got up and fell
against the door, which flew open, and I fell down
into the house. Somebody picked me up, but I
could not tell who, and put me in a chair, in which I
sat with the blood pouring from my neck. I re-
member no more until I saw my two brothers stand-
ing over my bed in the Manchester Infirmary."
During the whole of Friday night both prisoners
were engaged in prayer and religious devotion. To-
wards morning, however, both the prisoners lay down
for a couple of hours, and slept soundly. At seven
o'clock, at their own request, they attended the usual
morning service in the chapel. After partaking of a
slight breakfast, they repaired at eleven o'clock to the
chapel,
where the sacrament was administered to
them. They joined in that holy ordinance apparently
with the devout feeling of sincere repentance. The
procession left the chapel precisely at twelve o clock.
The chaplain, in his surplice, walked in front, read-
ing the funeral service followed by the Governor.
Next came Stew, walking with a firm step, but with
his face hid in a handkerchief. Evans followed,
walking erect, his eyes closed, and apparently
engaged in prayer; he appeared to be not
in the least discomposed. Never, perhaps, did a per-
son so situated display such firmness. They ascended
the stairs leading to the press-room in the same com-
posed and firm manner, and took their seats in view
of the scaffold. The process of pinioning having
been performed with great dexterity by the execu-
tioner, he led Evans to the scaffold, where, after the

rope was adjusted, Stew was afterwards igd. Not
the least symptom of agitation was displayed by
Evans. Stew was somewhat affected. The chaplain
followed the culprits to the scaffold, and at the con-
clusion of the funeral service, the drop fell. Evans,
who was a short youth, though stoutly made, strug-
gled convulsively for some time. Stew ceased to
exist instantaneously. The wound in his neck burst
open, and the blood trickled down upon his shirt.
Blood also burst from the nose of Evans, and stained
the cap which was drawn over his face.

•
A SAD REvEßsE.—Four individuals, who were a
few years since occupiers of as many farms of consi-
derable extent in the parish, are now working on the
roads for the means of existence, at Boarstall, Bucks.
A sad reverse this ! from master to man, from the
land to the road, to be obliged to labour on the high-
ways for the parish surveyors, at the small sum paid
them for their work, we believe eight shillings is the
highest down to six shillings par week. With two of
them it is the more severely felt from their having large
families to support.

MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT SALT
HILL, NEAR WINDSOR.
On Saturday the inquest on the body of Sarah
Hart, who came by her death on the evening of Wed-
nesday last, under extraordinary circumstances, was
resumed at the place in which the previous inquest
was held. The excitement in the neighbourhood is
most intense, and is hourly increasing, owing to the
profound mystery in which the matter is enshrouded.
It is impossible to give any idea of the sensation
which the tragical occurrence has created. The
hour of adjournment was ten o'clock, but owing to
the non-arrival, by the early trains, of certain par-
ties interested in the examination, the proceedings
did net commence until eleven o,clock.
The names of the jury having been called over, the
Coroner called the witnesses. The first was
Mr. Henry Montagu Champneys—ls an admitted
and practising surgeon in the neighbourhood. On
Wednesday evening, a few minutes before seven, was
called to see the deceased. Did not know her name,
but knew her person. The female who called him
rang violently at his bell. When he opened the door
she said, " Will you come immediately to a woman
who has fallen down at Bath-place ?" adding, she
was afraid she was dying. Witness went imme-
diately—indeed he ran—to the place, which was about
200 yards from his house. Found the woman, Sarah
Hart, lying on the ground. She was lying on her
back, with her clothes half way up. The left stock-
ing was down, and torn. Deceased had no cap on,
but a cat) was lying on the floor. Her eyes were
fixed. Felt her pulse, and thought he felt three
beats; but not being continued, he thought he might
he mistaken. She moved her nether jaw slightly,
which he thought to be a dying effort. He then saw that
she was dead; but to convince himself; he put his hand
to feel her heart, and found there was no pulsation.
Opened a vein, not with the idea of bringing her to
life, but to see her blood, with the view of ascertain-
ing the cause of her death. Saw the person now in
custody at the station shortly afterwards. Had no
conversation with him. Told Mr. Favell to convey
information to London by the telegraph. Then re-
turned to the house of the deceased. Ought to have
mentioned that he saw in the house a porter bottle
on the table, with a brown liquid, half full, in it, and
also a tumbler with a lighter liquid in it. Gave
orders to Mrs. Ashlee, whom he found in the house,
before he left it in the first instance, to take charge
of the bottle and the tumbler. His reason for this
was, that he thought some deleterious matter might
have been in the liquids. Took the articles himself
on his return, and had kept them since, until they
had been produced before the Coroner. On the
second day, externally examined the body by order
of the court. Did not find any external mark on
the person of the deceased. Made the examina-
tion in conjunction with Mr. Norblad, another me-
dical gentleman. Has been desired by the Coroner,
in conjunction with the same gentleman, to make a
post mortem examination. When he applied his
lancet, on first seeing the deceased, there was nothing
unnatural in the appearance of the blood. At the
post mortem examination, he discoved nothing on dis-
secting the head, to account for the death of the de-
ceased. Found the heart, on opening it, perfectly
healthy. Examined the lungs, and, with the excep-
tion of an adhesion on the right lung, they were
healthy. The adhesion could not cause death.
Examined the abdominal viscera, and found it rather
fat, but generally healthy. Removed the stomach
and its contents for the purpose of chemical examina-
tion. The internal surface of the stomach had rather
more mucuous matter than usual. Then reported to
the Coroner that he and Mr. Norblad could come to
no satisfactory conclusion without analysing the con-
tents of the stomach. The aesult of that exami-
nation was, that the contents of the stomach were
found to be generally acid. The contents of
the stomach were tested for four different poi-
sons. There was no oxalic acid nor sulphuric
acid, nor arsenic. The contents of the stomach were
then examined for prussic acid, and the result proved
that acid to be present. It may not have been prussic
acid by itself, but in conjunction with some salt
nearly allied to it. This experiment was tried twice,
the same result following in each case. Could not
say whether there was sufficient prussic acid to cause
death, but had every reason to believe there was.
Was of opinion it would cause death. The appear-
ance of the stomach would not assist him in coming
to the conclusion that death had been ceased by
prussic acid. Neither could they detect the presence
of prussic acid by the smell. Did not think the
prussic acid was administered by itself; but that it
was administered in a liquid, but could not say what
liquid. Could not tell the quantity of prussic acid
taken. Was of opinion that the quantity of prussic
acid found in the stomach would produce death
speedily, but did not know in what time. Was of
opinion that she died from the effects of this poison.
The liquids in the bottle and tumbler had not been
analysed, because there was not sufficiant time to do
it fully.
By a juryman--We have not discovered what salt,
if any, was present in conjunction with the prussic
acid. The salts of prussic acid have not the same
pungent peculiar odour as prussic acid itself. The
salts of prussic acid would produce death, but he
could not say how quickly.
Cross-examined by Mr. Williams, counsel for the
prisoner—Was about three minutes at the railway
station before he saw the prisoner. Saw him get into
the carriage and go away. Did not pour out the
liquid in the bottle till yesterday. The liquids were
left in the charge of Mrs. Ashlee about an hour and
twenty minutes. Mr. Pickering was also present at
the post mortem examination. Witness had seen a
considerable number of persons die from convulsions.
Had not seen persons die from prussic acid, but had
seen animals die from the effects of that poison. The
adhesion on the right lung was pretty considerable,
and was evidently old. Even when persons are
violently agitated, such an adhesion on the lung
would not cause death. Enough of prussic acid to
cause death would possibly make a slight difference
in the appearance of the brain. Smelt the breath of
deceased after her death, but there was no smell of
prussic acid. Prussic acid has a violent smell. Could
give no opinion as to the smell which salts of prussic
acid would have, for he did not know much about
them. Could not swear that there was any other
salts in conjunction with the prussic acid at all though
of opinion that there was enough of prussic acid to
cause death, but did not know what the quantity was.
William Marlow was next examined—ls a gar-
dener. Saw deceased on Wednesday evening at a
quarter past six, going towards her house. She
spoke to him first. She said, " Ah, Marlow." She
was running, and he asked her why she was in so
much haste ? She said she had got a friend come in,
and she had been for a bottle of Guinness's stout for
him. She appeared quite well, and in high spirits.
She then ran away again towards her own house.
By a juror—Deceased had nothing else but the
porter in her hand.
Mr. Norblad—ls a practising surgeon in the neigh-
bourhood of Slough. Saw the deceased shortly before
the inquest. Her shoes were off, one of her stockings
down, her legs partly exposed, and her cap off.
Examined the body externally, in conjunction with
Mr. Champneys, but did not find any marks of ex-
ternal violence. There was nothing in the external
appearance of the body which could lead to any sus-
picion of a violent death. By order of the coroner
he then made an internal examination. The result
was that the whole of the interior of the body was
free from existing disease. They removed the
stomach, laid it open, and turned out the contents.
There was no smell of prussic acid whatever. The
stomach was then sealed up, and put in posses-
sion of Mr. Champneys. An examination of the con-
tents was made yesterday. The application of the
tests did not discover any ordinary poison.
They then submitted the contents to the
tests of prussic acid, which was unequivo-
cally proved to be present. From the absence of
disease, the manner of deceased's death, and the pre-
sence f prussic acid, he was of opinion that she died
of prussic acid, or of some one of the salts into the
composition of which prussic acid enters. In conse-
quence of the absence of the odour of prussic acid,
and knowing there is a salt equally poisonous which
gives the same results by chemical analysis, he
qualified the latter part of his evidence. The salt he
referred to would produce death in from two seconds
to a quarter of an hour, according to:the strength of
the poison. There was sufficient poison in the
stomach to cause death. The adhesion on the lungs
was not of the slightest consequence.
Cross-examined by Mr. Williams—The name of the
salt to which he referred was cyanuret of potassium.
A considerable quantity of the elements of prussic
acid entered into the composition of this salt.
Catherine White—ls a single person, residing at Mr.
Botham's hotel. Is barmaid at that establishment.
Recollects deceased coming to the house on Wed-
nesday evening, at half-past six, and having a bottle
of Guinness's stout. Was about ten minutes at the
hotel. Witnessed served the deceased with the stout.
It was al bottle of the description now produced,
and, she believed, the same bottle. Lent her a cork-
screw. The screw produced was the one she lent
deceased. Deceased did not seem at all agitated.
Seemed quite well. Gave no reason whatever for
asking for the stout.
Mrs. Moss—Derived her knowledge of the prisoner
from the deceased herself. She did not know him
personally.
The CORONER said that, in that case, he woad not
ask her any questions.
Mrs. Ashlee examined—ln addition to the bottle
and tumbler on the table there was a glass. The one
produced was the glass. There was froth on the
table, but it had no smell. Never saw the prisoner
until the occasion in question.
Mrs. Burrett deposed that a bottle and two glasses
and part of a bun were lying on the table %% hen she
went into deceased's house. She was fetched by Mrs.
Ashlee. Rinsed one of the glasses, in which there
was some froth, to give a little water to the _ de-

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SUNDAY EVENING.—Upon the prisoner being taken to
he house, at Eton, of Perkins, the Superintendent of
the Eton Police, at the conclusion of the proceedings be-
fore the Coroner's jury yesterday afternoon, where he ar-
rived about four o'clock, in a fly, he appeared consider-
ably more depressed in spirits than upon the former
occasion. His sighs and moans, his quivering lip, and
restless eye, clearly indicated that he was suffering the
most intense mental anguish, although there was not
only an apparent but very manifest effort on his part to
appear to treat the matter with stoical indifference.
While he was waiting in a private room yesterday, at
the Three Tuns, Salt-hill, during the progress of the
inquiry before the Coroner, he appeared extremely
fidgetty and anxious to avoid the gaze of those who
were present. lie maintains an almost total silence, and
has never once alluded to the mysterious and painful
circumstances connected with the death of his former
servant, Sarah Hart. During the whole of the past
night he was very restless, scarcely obtaining any sleep
till the morning. His appetite has also considerably
fallen off since he was first taken into custody.
Some years ago the prisoner was tried and found
guilty of forgery, and sentenced to be transported for
21 years. The forgery was committed upon a relative
of Mr. Smith, one of the partners in the Uxbridge Bank,
to the amount (as I am informed by a member of the
Society of Friends, who came from Uxbridge yesterday
to attend the inquiry before the Coroner) of 1,000/. His
good conduct while in the colony obtained for him a
ticket of leave after having served seven years of his
time. He then set up in business at Sydney as a che-
mist and druggist, and embarked generally in the ship-
ping trade, in which he was so exceedingly successful,
that in the course of a few years he had saved upwards
of 20,000 L—some persons have reported 60,000/.; but I
believe the amount I have mentioned is the most correct.
As soon as the crime of forgery had been clearly es-
tablished against him, he was discarded by the Society
of Friends, and m longer acknowledged to be a member
of thal body. Upon his return to England from Botany
Bay, between six and seven years ago, he applied to the
society to be again admitted amongst them, but was pe-
remptorily refused, his former crime of forgery being an
insuperable barrier, notwithstanding the great effort he
made to be again received into membership. He then
went to live at Croydon, where he resided but a very
short time, but where he is well-known. Thence he
went to Berkhamstead, where about four years ago he
married (but much against the wishes of her family and
connexions) a highly' respectable widow, a Quakeress,
named Cutforth. This lady kept a ladies' school at the
time of her marriage, but her extensive establishment
was given up immediately after her union with Mr.
Tawell, who lived with his wife and family in a spacious
house, nearly opposite the church at Berkhamstead, in
very good style. He had two sons and a daughter by
his first wife. Both the sons have died within the last
five years. The daughter, an interesting girl, about 17
years of age, resided with her father and step-mother, at
Berkhamstead. A child is the fruit of his last marriage,
which is now about 18 months old.
The distressing intelligence of the apprehension of her
husband, upon strong suspicion of his being concerned
in the death of a woman at Salt-hill, was only commu-
nicated to Mrs. Tawell through the medium of the Lon-
don papers of Friday last, which contained-a report of
the proceedings before the coroner and jury of the pre-
ceding day. Mrs. Tawell, in a state of mind it were
impossible adequately to describe, her feelings wrought
up to the highest pitch of mental excitement at receiving
the afflicting news, immediately left her home and pro-
ceeded to London by the Birmingham Railway, and from
Paddington, by the four o'clock train, to Slough, by the
Great Western. The interview which took place be-
tween the afflicted wife and her unfortunate husband,
which was of the most harrowing and heartrending
description, I will not attempt to describe. Mrs. Tawell,
after remaining at Eton for upwards of four hours, took
leave of her husband, and returned to London by the last
train from Slough.
It has been stated that the eldest child of the unfor-
tunate deceased Sarah Hart, a boy about five years of
age, bears a close resemblance to the prisoner. From
circumstances which have transpired since the first exa-
mination of the prisoner before the coroner's jury, there
is very little doubt that he is the father of both the
children of his former servant. Ho was always known,
at the different lodgings occupied by the deceased, as
Mr. Talbot.
A special messenger was sent off from Eton with a
letter from the prisoner to his wife at Berkhamstead on
Friday morning ; the messenger, however, did not ar-
rive at that town until after the departure of Mrs.Tawell
to visit her husband. The letter was opened by the
daughter of the prisoner, who was not aware of the
painful situation of her parent. She immediately re-
cognised the handwriting, but even then she would
scarcely believe her father was in custody upon suspi-
cion of some offence he had committed at Salt-hill, "be-
cause," she said, " her papa never knew any person,
either there or at Slough, and therefore there must be a
mistake." Upon Mrs. Tawell's return, the dreadful
tidings were communicated to her.
Mr. Tawell is well known in the City, and is now, I
am informed, engaged to some extent in the shipping
trade and exportation of goods. He is a subscriber to
the Hall of Commetce, the Jerusalem Coffee-house, and
other public mercantile establishments, and also to the
Zoological Society.
There is not the least doubt that all the representa-
tions made by the deceased to her female acquaintances
(with whom she became intimate at the different lodg-
ings she occupied during the past four years) as to her
being the wife of Mr. Tawell's son, who was, as she said,
abroad, and also as to Mr. Talbot (as she
always called
him, and not Mr. Tawell) bringing her her husband's
quarterly allowance, are entirely without foundation. I
have stated that both the prisoner's sons, by his first
wife, are dead. She also stated to another of her ac-
quaintances that she was the wife of a servant of Mr.
Tawell, jun., who was abroad with his master, and that
a part of his wages was paid to her quarterly by his
master's father ; but this sts.:einent is eq sally devoid of
truth. The public, however, will be enabled to form
their own opinions as to the nature of the connexion
which existed between the unfortunate woman and her

"friend," the party in custody.
Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. J. J. Williams, barristers-
at-law, and also Air. Bevan. solicitor, of the Old Jewry,
have been specially retained to be present at the ad-
journed inquiry on Wednesday next, to watch the pro-
ceedings on behalf of the prisoner. In the meantime
the contents of the bottle and glass found on the table