The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

RESUMED INQUEST ON ANN COXALL.
Yesterday evening, at eight o'clock, the Jury again as-
sembled at the Light Horseman, in Orange-court, near
Leicester-square, on the body of Ann Coxall, the unfortu-
nate female who was found drowned in the Green Park on
Monday morning last. In addition to the former evidence
adduved,
A long conversation took place amongst the Jury. about
the money the deceased had received from her =stress.
Several of them were for adjourning, observing they were
not satisfied about the money not being discovered. They
at last returned a verdict of " Found drowned."

MELANCHOLY CASE OF DEATH BY POISON.
On Tuesday afternoon an inquisition was held at the
sign of the City of London, the corner of Sydney-street,
City-road, before THOMAS STIRLING, Esq. to inquire into
the circumstances connected with the death of Jane
Mitchell, a girl only 19 years of age.
Mr. Archibald Maxfield, surgeon, of No. (39, Snow-hill,
had known the deceased, by her occasionally calling at his
shop, for four or five months put; but was not aware of
her residence, until the evening of Friday last, when be
was sent for to attend her at No. 5,
,Sidney-street. He
went about 8 o'clock, and found deceased in bed, perfectly
calm and collected. She asked witness to be seated, and
then informed him she had beeome pregnant, but wishing
to conceal the circumstance from her family, she had been
induced by the persuasion of a female friend to swallow a
drug to cause abortion. Deceased then went on to state,
that she accompanied her adviser to a herb shop in Covent
garden market, and purchased a quarter of a pound of the
water, and afterwards drank the liquid, one
bulb of meadow saffron, which she boiled in a pint of
day night, and the remainder that morning. Witness
prescribed such medical treatment as he considered the
case required, but without its having the desired effect, anti
the deceased lingered until four o'clock on Saturday morn•
-
ing, when she expired in the greatest agony. She rr
suited in her statement, that a female friend, a mauled
woman, caused her to commit the rash act, but obstinately
part on Thurs.

refused to mention her name. ,
In answer to some questions by the jury, Mr. Maxfield
said that the quantity of meadow saffron taken by the de-
ceased was sufficient to destroy bairn dozen lives.
Mr. George Raven, a mediisl student, residing with
man. He questioned her very closely, and .though
Mr. Maxfield, found deceased as described by that gentle-
acknowledged being advised to the dreadful step site bail
taken by a female friend, all his endeavours to
ns certain
the name of that friend were ineffectual. Has doubt
she died from the poisonous effect of the drug. - -
Mrs. Sarah Jay, sister to the deceased; on' Wednesdal
last deceased was with her, and appeared in perfect health;
but
mentioned to witness her fears that she was.pregnanty
whatever her feelings might be on that subject, she CO" she
had taken
trived effectually to conceal them. Witness saw her
again on Thursday, and she then appeared much the same
as usual:
Mrs. H. Busse •, of No. 5, Sydney-street.—Deceased
had lodged with her during the last three months, and
demon whom she called her husband did not reside in the
house, but came occasionally. He was a middle-aged gen-
tleman, and deceased was about 19 or 20 years of ae.
refused to take it ;
On Thursday evening deceased complained of severe !Teti
ness, attended with violent vomitings, in ccalsequenee t
the apartments a$ a married woman. The gen-
which witness went to a druggist s, in Gosivemitm ,
who sent, something to relieve her. Deceased, howeyer!
her situation to witness, and said she had taken I' 4114'
sistac. nocren
Coroner—'t
until
myhn some
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procure abortion.,.v.
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CMONER. —When deceased told had "I-en
you 5115., ow
some drug, did not you endeavour to procure TOW" No
and then, for the first time,
,to
Sir; it was twelve o'clock, and I thought it too late. be
A Juror—Too late ! why, medical as can
procured any hour of the night or morning. I thiltk )."
were guilty of gross neglect. Zeille?
her to buy the int'
Witness—l do not know.
J uror—You, yourself, did her? Wit'
not accompany
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you no idea who went I,vith herqess rr-ei
to take the meadow saffron ? wi
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almostty ; unless—
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l witnessctransaction,o roner examined,here
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of theee
_ast sure—quite sure—that her sister, Mrs. op.
t I 11 itblivs,i
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Seas:beo,:y,rahrYie..n.sitihg,:ehlsttieorinmof.
.the Coroner was itrimediatelYt".t-erd;
1 of the jurors observing, that it appeared to n
ad
the-strictest investigation.
ry was then adjourned till three o'clock_ he
next
waTs hree7uNceuldilg:.
next day, and Mr. Maxfield was requested to open '
ON e
. At the appointed hoar yesterday afternoon the. r
jury re-assembled, and the following additional evident'
: to
as The beadle stated, that he had taken every Pl'ifilh.
certain at ,what shop the drug was purchased, but -
out effect.
ehaiMigr.eMhaladfiteakkiliiin padladceiti::
that he had opened the body of the deceased, and
dfonN%
.the stomach and alimentary canal very much iallinievitaeo
thinks that if assistance bad been procured
of the-drnhearlio., the
stomach pump might have been used with effect. ...rs.
They returned and took tea, and
Jay,Mr was with rheerexthanell'invedhore oirfheTshi:itresrdaYl ;deicnesstheedc'°,7-r:re.
wir den market.
of which day, they both went to Covent"
Jay went away. In less than a %neer °f 'in' }your
"Ili
witness was called to the assistance(i
of deceased, who
tiolnhyis former evidence, statedi
very sick, and who then first ex WO
P fooled, that on
On
cross-examination, she relnetantlY c°ll a hinted ,
had Lee
here
frielld
the preceding_ Tuesday Ile same thing
stated, that
her by the deceased, who* likewise
she must go to
.a id
was displeased at it, and had Old,
edshe:ot
Tilrnyedeimplicated one.i7
lOv
inieen sisterbOth 1 ' She likewls °
house, as he could not support
something about poison.
The Coroner said,the - taro was a ow' De
ceased, Jane Mitchell,
circurns was in $Ol
transaftion.
the
.4e,
rhe following verdict was return
That eta
poison, taken to procure abortion, and is mippOSem•
,;,f to,
advice of her sister, Sarah Jay ; the deceased being ,
stroll
The Jury, at the same time,anirnadverted in very .
terms on the conduct of Mrs. Bussey. .4 tentiv
inc Coroner said the verdict, in legtd terms, o'7 tj)e
mount to that of " Wilful Murder " against go; lye,
sister, and it was his duty to commit her, w awl" :freed
duct of a higher tribunal. The beadle.was then l
•li take her to the New Prisou,'Clerkenwell.
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BIR'IIIS. . cross,
On the 9th instant, at Prince's-place, Kennington'
dead,
J. D. Woods, of a eon. )
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On the Sth instant, at Woolwich, the lady oi ,-.41L-
0f a daughter.
MARRIED. U.
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On the 10th inst. at All Saints, Hertford, by the Rev. . ter of
• e dgug°
the Rev. Robert Ridsdale, 111. A., to Audrey Ilarrie , .
theOßnigthhet 1110otlhhisotradn;r,uallit ISTt.°PwannHierleasndC. hurch, T. i_ticil°Klll.o °f
of Barneley, to Alice, eldest daughter of J. To
wne's"
Pentonville,

On the 9th instant, at Cram r re'v
days' illness, aged 24, Robert Carliyle Esq. of Gray a-
DreyDrt. Rectory, Surrey', sou 01
the Rev. Win. Carlisle, of Belmont, Slittfordshire. 1.0 of 0'
On the Id instant, at Brighton, Mrs. Metcalfe, "
late Joseph Metcalfe, Esq. of I.lppel East Sinithfield.

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