Glasgow Courier. — 1850-10-24 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

URSDAT.—The adjourned iliVeStigaSlOD into the circumstances of this dreadful tragedy was resumed this afternoon, before Mr. C. C. Lewis, Coroner for Esse:, and the jury eropannelled on Monday last. The prisoner, by direction of the Coroner, was led into the room. Upon entering he shook hands with his father and uncle' and then sat down in a chair provided for him. His youthful and prepos. seeming appearance exeded general surprise. His countenance, no far front indicating anything of a ferocious or brutal character, is mild in the extreme. The first witness called was-- _ . .  George Nicholls, who, being sworn, said—l am a market gardener, and live at South Weald. I knew the deer used Joel Denny, and also the prisoner Thomas Drury. On the first of this month I went to the prisoner in a field where he was ploughing. Some conservation occurred between us about Jae' Denny being in the family way, and the pi ironer told me he had been to the deceased on the Sunday morning previous, and got her to sign a paint. certif3ing that the child did not belong to him. lie added,' George, you will bear of something very serious of her in a short time. She told ore on Sunday morning that she would make away with herself." I replied, "I hope you don't think such a thing, Thomas." I do not think he mail: any reply to this ot,iervation; I don't recollect that he did. The prisoner did not appear to me to know what he was about at the time. _ .  Mr. Alfred Semite Taylor, professor of chemistry and medical jurisprudence at Guy's Hospital, examined. He said—On the evening of Monday the 14th of October last, I received at my house, in Cambridge Place, Regent's Park, from Fuperintendent Coulson, a pair of corduroy sinall-clothes, for the purpose of determining whether certain stains seen upon them were or were not caused by blood. 1 had examined all the stains by a powerful magnifier, and, to the best of my judgment and belief, they were caused by blood. The marks have been examined by two surgical friends, in my presence, as well as by myself, and it is our united opinion that they were caused by blood. It is my opinion that the blood must have come from a living person, or one recently dead. I ought to state, farther, that when a person dies, as the body cools the blood begins to coagulate. The CORONER (addressing Professor Taylor)—Will you lie good enough to tell me, Professor Taylor, whether in a case of strangulation it is usual to have an effusion of blood without much violence having been used? Professor Taylor--Certainly not. There must be very great violence, indeed, to cause an effusion of blood in such a case. Two other witnesses were examined at t.i conversations with the prisoner in regard to his acquaintance with the deceased, but their evidence was not material.  The Coroner charged the jury at some length, end alluded to all the facts and ciretunstances in the case. In conclusion, ha said it was for the jury now to take the whole circumstances into their serious consideration. and if they thought there was not sufficient evidence to implicate any particular party,. it would be their duty to return a verdict of " Wilful murder against come person or persons unknown." If, on the other hand, they thought the evidence sufficiently brought home guilt to the accused, it would be their duty to return a verdict accordingly. In doing this, he might remind them that they were only in the position of a grand jury referring the case before them to a proper tribunal for its investigation and decision. The jury then relit ed, and they, after the lapse of a quarter of an hour, returned, when the foreman announced, as the unaninious finding of himself and brother jurors, a verdict of " Wilful murder against Thomas Drory." • The Coroner immediately placed an order of committal in the hands of Superintendent Coulson, by a hom the pi boner was conveyed to Chelmsford jail at a late hour ia the evening.