The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-09 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIG-lrli

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On Monday an inquest was held at tile sof:
Wellington, in University-street, Tottenhani;,r
before THOMAS, STIRLING, Esq., and a highlYifi"
Jury, on a view of the body of Mary Roche'
of a policeman of the E division, who, it Wti
had come to her death from taking a mixtur,e
been improperly administered to her by I‘ll.'rei.,
surgeon, of Francis-street, Tottenham-cetrhoirir,
Mr. Joseph Curtis. surgeon, of No. 12, U,O. der
Camden-town, stated that he did not know the/
that on Tuesday morning one of the beadles "0
cras parish brought him a bottle containing 0
which he said had been supplied to a fenialeiv.,,
within 20 minutes after she had taken it.
marked that it contained prussic acid, and, ov‘.ll
found that it was the case. Witness was
prescription of Mr. Henry Charles Claphanh
man who had attended the deceased, but it c°o
direction for the use of prussic acid. There ,14
bottle shown to witness, which contained nntustO
rious—merely tincture of myrrh, laudannob
liquids, for the teeth. In consequence of tile
munication witness waited upon Mr. Latteo,o
duced a book from which the above prescriPt,i,c„e
taken. It was to the following effect :—" San,ol
eight ounces; of the tincture of hyosclannls'd
and a half; powdered rhubarb, half a draal7
salts, mixed together, and ordered to be takeritiol
spoonfuls every four hours." In a preseq,,to
preceded the above-mentioned, in a book sh°3o.-o
was one for three drops of hydrocianic acid; re]
is of opinion that that quantity was administemi
of the tincture of hyosclaruus. The dose of .4.
acid is three times as large as witness would 113 ,
Those liquids are not similar in colour, °,11,e
e 0
olive green and the other colourless. Wt`'
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examined the body internally, but from the sP;.,
scribed by the husband and brother of the de v,
ness has every reason to believe that death ices
by the powerful effects of prussic acid, ishicii edit
operate immediately after she had taken the elo4
Mr. Henry Charles Clapham, 29, Franei' " stito
geon, stated that on Sunday last he was call°'
the deceased, for the first time, at her residence.j
labouring under great nervous excitement -fl
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fever, and much pain in the face, arising from b('
of the nerves of the tooth. Witness pres.cht`'
antimonials, small doses of calomel, and silet,i°
which were formed into pills. He also gavelle''
mixture, which was sent her on Sunday: atP;
twice that day, and on the following morning ale
nine, when she was not so well. There was I
and great nervous excitement. He ordered
be applied to her head, a saline mixture, con
fool
three a drachm and a half of hyosciant fool
three table spoonfuls were to be taken everyb
He directed his assistant (Mr. Marren) te 'JI•
same, which witness supposed he did car, r
after witness sent the mixture he was sent ihee
deceased, and on his arrival at her lodging.c ge,A
dying under symptoms of poison from prtissiVitf
died within ten minutes after his arrival. if'
opinion that the deceased had taken of the terio
fourth instead of one-sixth of the dose prese
hydrocianic acid is kept in a little drawer byis
the medicines are labelled. His assistant 00,
years of age, and has been in his service ab°llt,
Witness had a good character with him frota bad 4
ton, of Leather-lane, in whose employ 11,eie oc;
upwards of two years. After the lamentau itte'
witness questioned his young man, who adino
had made use of the hydrocianic acid by re.% tt
William Frederick Latten, 57 E divist,oA
said that on Sunday morning lie called upoll'e
to attend his wife. After visiting her sag
medicine, which she took. Mr. Clapham yid.
in the evening, when he gave her a dietlieo,
course of the night she became very ligultjeloy
at the request of witness, the above getiiV
attended her between nine and ten on Merl ad,
He ordered leeches to be applied to her h‘eite
her a change of medicine, observing that -o'folP
better in a day or two. Three table
named mixture was taken by the deceased
which the deceased made an attempt to 11 het
cried out, "Oh, lam sick." Witness wentl '
her head, and after retching in a dreadf,e, iota)
vomited a quantity of blood. She then fe'redY
arms, foamed at her mouth, her eyes aPre3pe
were gushing out of her head, and she heal fori,
lifeless. Witness screamed out, and calletlit,'
named Vaughan. After which he ran for the
vvho returned with him, and having taste as 11
remarked, in answer to witness, that he ,vg t,t/
his wife had been poisoned. Mr. Clapn3hatv
her something to make her vomit, sayingt'ileri
keep life for an hour he should preserceoleo*
that the deceased had every symptom of c,h j)egoh
Mr. William Broughton, surgeons ejr,joY''
stated that the lad Marrell was in his entr„ ,
ei-1(1;
three years. He was first engaged by o*'„t'ii
boy. After a little while he put him heln,lla
to compound medicines, and all the
~.11°iiafi
quired was from himself, (witness.) Ile,'
ledge of Latin when he first came to Wite•eo" vdt.
After some conversation as to the proprlid,4
ing Mr. Clapham's assistant, he was on, OP .101
Coroner, who cautioned him not to say' 'l°l o
he choose so to do.
He replied that if he was guilty of an tic
s, •
arisen from accident. OP' d
Juror—Do you know the qualities of P
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Wituess—l can't say that I do.
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The Jury having put some few other ~`,O A1"e0
witness, whiCh tended to prove his utter v;65 di'
pare prescriptions, Mr. STIRLING said til,e) `j
preila
ing from his lips that which might pr"` spot;
him, and under those circumstances he
him to leave the room. v
The Coroner briefly summed up the eedro
Jury, after an hour's consultation, rete, -The de'
"Manslaughter against John Marrell.', gir retell
same time could not help expressing tn`e the c
of the way in which Mr. Broughton gavOlf.T,
and the want of due caution on the par:Pr-
.ie
in receiving such an inexperienced Y°
employ, forthe purpose of making ill)

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Barclay for Sonuer—rtlac
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pears that the Defiance, the Magnet,
week, on its way to thisn
and the,l_ no,.
pinning close upon each other at a fast, but the to tV
is7)oserbt o°rll'r-edll-1-41)'114'4
Defiance leading, when the a-xletree broke hh'sen the,
the coach of course imraediately upset. Wi'e•s-elY:io
arising from this shocking event coraparatteo oc!
was found that the leg of the coachman, Shawer or: th,ri
Major Page of the 60th foot, who was riding e othti
the driver, liad a!so his leg broken; and all tl'scert,?
gers were more or less hurt. The passengersivf-ncllS'i
man and Major Page, were conveyed on to aconi,e
Red Rover and the l‘lagnet; but the major was coil )4,
Wellington Bridge Inn, Stockport, where 1ie_....„5 io'c
improving daily. Shawcross, the coachman, '': pet,"
conveyance to Oldfichi-lane and is, at preseu,.t,ally
quite so well as could be wisled.—:.lancheaer U. `I