The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-02 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Last evening a Coroner's Inquest, composed of highly respect-
able gentlemen, assembled at the house of Abrahams, Esq.
in Keppell-street, Russell-square, for the purpose of inquiring into
the circumstances attending the death of Hannah Jefferies, who
was said to have destroyed herself by taking a decoction of meadow
saffron, for the purpose of producing abortion.
Mr. Henry Coombe, of Caroline-street, Bedford-square, surgeon,
was called. On Monday last, about one o'clock in the day, wit-
ness was seut for to attend the deceased, at the house of Mr.
Abrahams. She was extremely ill, and in bed. Upon being
questioned, she said she had taken a quantity of meadow saffron
—a tea-cup full. She said she had purchased three pennyworth
and boiled it, and taken the infusion. The infusion, from the
quantity named, was sufficient to.cause death. The deceased was
not enciente. Upon investigation, there were no appearances to
lead witness to suppose she was so. She was perfectly sensible,
and she made no declaration of that kind to witness. _

Mr. H. R. Abrahams sworn—ls an architect, and son of the
proprietor of this house. Tthe deceased bad been ten days in the
house, as a servant, having been. engaged, on the 16th, by his
father. Witness saw the 'deceased very ill, on Tuesday. She ap-
peared extremely faint. Witness having learned that she had
taken meadow saffron, asked her how she cause to take it, and she
said she had been advised to take it for a cold, having understood
that it saa good for a tightness of the chest. He saw some re-
mains of the decoction, and some -of the root, in . a snug in the
kitchen. On Tuesday evening, a person, representing himself to
be her brother-in-law, called to see her. From circumstances,
which had occurred, witness
.had reason to believe that he was
otherwise connected with her, and he called him in and examined
him. He said he had certainly had illicit intercourse with her,
and that, a short time ago, she told him her health was deranged
in a particular way, and she did not know whether she was in the
family way or not. She said she would take some meadow
saffron, but he Advised her not, telling her that be would give her
something which would produce the .same effect, and not injure
her health. .114 name is Peter Ennis. Witness desired bins to
attend here this crossing, and he was new in the house.
Sarah Gillhatn---Is servant to Mr. Abrahams. She had known_
the deceased only since she cause into the service of Mr. Abrahams..
On Saturday last, deceased told her she was going to take some
herbs for a cough. Witness had-no reason to suspect that she
was in the family way. She was a married woman, and had had
one child, but it was dead. On Sunday evening she complained
of being ill, and spoke oilier husband,- and said she regretted that
he had left her. Witness understood he was at a distance in
the country.
Mary Elliott, another servant to Mr. Abrahams, said, the de-
ceased told her she was advised to take the decoction, but did not
say by whom.
The Co.nosirts (ills.. Stirling) here expressed an opinion, that it
was not necessary to call any further evidence, for whatever sus-
picion .might be excited, with respect to Ennis, the gardener, there
was no proof whatever to implicate him. However profligate
Ennis might have been, and:he appeared to be a worthless fellow,
still they could not, in the absence of proof, take any measure
against him. , ,
'The Jury expressed a wish to have him examined, and after
some conversation, _ . _

.2s. fted.

PRICE OF CANDLES.
The price of good Store Candles, In the retail shops, is as follows :
Candles, per dozen Ss. Od. to 9s. Od. Moulds, per dozen 10s. tid.
COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peelle.
Per Quarter. se.a. to a. s. to a. s. to a. s. to A,
Alnwiek 51 30 29 —
Aylesbury.--. 54 59 38 42 23 36 42 6U
8anbury...,..,,... 54 60 42 45 34 42 58 60
Basingstoke 48 60 35 40 26 31 50 55
Blantiford 54 50 42
Bridport 44 60 --26 28 54 58 ——
Cambridgc 55 36 -**. 54 57
Canterbury --.... 53 63 SS 43 96 35 10 56
Chard 56 16 39 44 24 32 44 48
Chelmsford 52 64 35 41 30 94 44 48 54 64
Derby . . 59 61 47 48 26 40 54 00
Devizes
Dorchester....,... 52 60 34 40 33 26 56 62 '—
Exeter._ .
Eye • 46 54 36 39 26 32 48 52 46 48
_ Guildford '6O 711 37 42 25 35 54 58 56
Henley 52 6.1 30 41 26 34 52 59 54 57
Horticastle.—...— 54 58 40 43 34 38 60 63
null 55 57 24 28 19 94 37 40 40 44
Hungerford 48 62 11 40 32 38 54 60
Huntingdon.,,... 64 70 35 39 25 35 45 50
Ipswich .............» 52 58 32 39 46 48 50 52
Lewes 54 44 22 38 50
Maidstone;,,.,...— 40 65 38 43 26 38 49 59 50 56
50 RI 37 • 42 28 38 60 62
Northampton 55 58 40 43 24 37
Norwich 54 61 34 39 30 36 46 52 47 51
Nottingham
Peterborough 55 58 •35 40 25 32
Plymouth 54 62 30 .38 28 32
!leading 51 68 38 45 26 37 54 60 55 39
Sherhorne 50 Wi 39 40 97 35 '52 60
Stamfoni*. 48 62 37 45 30 44 56 64 —.—
Stowinarket 28 39 24 30 411 46
**nausea.. 67 It
Truro .„,,,
Warminster
Wisbech 54 61 40 24 36 48 58

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