The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yestectlay afternoon, at two o'clock, an inquest
was held before Mr. Thos. STIRLING, Coroner,, at
the Blue Lion, Gray's-inn-road, to inquire trucking
the death of Jane Violetta Nottley, aged 20, a very
fine voting woman, who destroyed herself by taking
oxalic acid.

Ann Davis, aged 16, living at No. 102, Guii.
ford-street, Russell-square, sworn—The deceased
was my fellow-servant, and corresponded with a
young man, out of the house, to whom she almost
'daily sent letters, which I wrote for her. Sha con-
tinued to correspond w;th the young man until she
left the service of Mr. Clewes, of Guilford-street,
this day fortnight ; since which time I have.not seen
her. She was dismissed from her situation for some
misconduct. I know nothing of the death of the
deceased; but in one of her last letters which I
wrote. for her, she reproached the young tran with
unkind behaviour towards her, and said that "if he
in the least slighted her, a watery grave should be
her doom." I heard her one day say, on seeing a
razor in her drawer, " I have a razor when I wish
to put an end to myself." Deceased and my fellow-
servant at once exclaimed, "God forbid I should do
that." When I have been out with the children at
walk, and with the deceased, we have met the
young man with whom she corresponded frequently
in company with other females. His name is Wm.
13elsham, and I believe he follows the business of a
gardener, but he was out of employment all the
time the deceased knew Iti.n.

Rose Anna Lewington, of No. 6, Wilson's-place,
Gray's-inn-road, sworn—The deceased lodged in
the same house with me, after leaving her place;
and the man Belsham lodged in a top room of the
same house. I did not observe whether they went
out frequently together. On Saturday night the
deceased's sister desired me to make some gruel for
the deceased, who was unwell, and I did so. When
I handed the gruel to the deceased, she went, as I
thought, to her box, and afterwards got into bed.—
I then left the room, and was called in a few minutes
after by the deceased's sister, who exclaimed, " For
.God's sake go up to her." When I went up the
deceased appeared sick and looked very ill. I asked
her if she had taken anythimr. Deceased replied
she had. In answer to another question, she said
she had not purchased it that day—she had it in-her
possession. She then exclaimed " Oh, my. mother!"
and" Pray fur me." Deceased did not
.say what
she had taken. A medical man was instantly sent
for, and the deceased was alive when he came, but
she expired in leis than half an hour. The de.
ceased had previously been low in her spirits.
Isaaellorson, a lodger in the same house, slept
with Belsham, who about half past nine o'clock On
Saturday night suddenly leaped out of hed, exclaim-
ing, "Jane has poisoned herself." He shortly after
returned to
‘bed, saying, " she had injured herself,"
and went out to fetch her father and mother. Had
heard quarrek between the deceased and Belsham.
A ring bad been purchased for their marriage. .
William Belsham, who appeared to be ahout
nineteen years of age, was here brought before the
Jury, and being cautioned by the Cormier, did not
know of the deceased's intention to poison herself,
but feared something of the kind would baopen.
The Jury, after a brief address from the Coro-
ner, returned a .verdict—" That the deceased poi-
soned herself while under th-e iaduence of temporary