Star. — 1827-06-04 (London, England)

MOSSIDO. /*gods Name, aged 64, was indicted for the wilful murder of Jeremiah lisephy, by administering 'arsenic in a pint of peeteral which the deceased drank. Samuel Mils,, surgeon, Spitalfields, examined the body of the deceased as the 18th of April—k presented an unnatural livid ap- ' romance, the face, mouth, and lips were very much swollen; the eyes were in the ordinary state. The body generally war in a high state of putrefaction. He had seen similar appearances follow death by poison OD several occasions. He first opened the lungs; there was the appearance of extmvasated blood, which might have been produced by a blow, but from the state of the body he could not come to that conclusion. He found the vessels of the brain in a very turgid state, and effused blood on the brain. Various causes might have produced these appearances; apoplexy or poison might, he could not conclusively say which. He opened the stismaCh, and found it mach inflamed—general inflammation. The state of the stomach and the intestines was not such as to lead to a satisfactory conclusion as to the cause of his.deatb, they only led hint to a suspicion; the appearances might have proceeded team other causes. He took home the contents of the stomacb-.had there been any mineral poison, there was a sufficieat quantity for him to have detected it. He detected no mineral poison—he used a variety of tests. He did not think that any medical man could say with certainty what was the cause of the death of the deceased. Mr. Baron Hustace here stopped the case. In his' Spinioni there was not evidence to support the indictment; it was not necessary to prove that the poison was of a particular description, but there must be poison • and it was clear from the evidence that no poison had been discovered. A skilful person could discover the least quantity of mineral poison, but here there was not the least particle found; and the witness not being able to say, with certainty, what was the cause of the death of the deceased, the ptiseno must be acquitted. Verdict—Not Guilty.  Saturday an Inquest was held at the Ring's Bench Prison, on the young man, Henry Hewes, who threw himself out of one of the windows in the inside of the prison. The evidence which was given corroborated the statement given in Saturday's STAR, and the. Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. The Jury said, that a medical Gentleman ought to be engaged to reside within the walls, and resdlved to petition the Secretary of State upon the subject. STRUM Rusamtv.—Friday last, Mary Hawkins, a respectably dressed female, entered the Mary-la-bonne Court-house, in a state of great agitation, and address-1 ing Mr. Litton, one of the officers, exclaimed, " Oh, Sir, I have lost all the money I possessed in the world ! the produce of my industry and labour for several years past." Mw Litton asked her to explain the particular nature of her loss? The young woman said, " Sir, I received a letter from a relation of mine, a few days ago, who resides at Rippon, in Yorkshire, recommending me to d-aw my money from the Bank of England, and to hasten home as soon as possible, my mother being in so dangerous a state, that she was not expected to live an hour. I accordingly went to the Bank, and received 441. (one2ol. and tour 51. notes and 4 sorer eigns), all of which I kept close in my hand until I arrived at the corner of Berners-street, Oxford-street. I then put the money into my pocket, and did not discover my loss, until looking at some caps in a milliner's shop. window, higher up in Osford•street, and having put my hand in my pocket with an intention of making a purchase, I, to my sorrow, discovered that my money was gone, my pocket cut across at the bottom, and every thing in it made away with." The officer recom. mended her to proceed as expeditiously as possible to the Bank, to stop the payment of the notes, it it could be done. The poor girl thanked him for his advice, and refired Irons the Court-house in deep distress. •