The Sun. — 1848-09-01 (London, England)

CORONER—Are you aware of Mre. Ham ever absenting herself from home? Witness—Frequently while the deceased was living, sometimes as long as a, fertnight at a time. On one occasion he asked her why she left her home? and she said, " I celled to see my Johnny, and had a cup of tea with him." She meant John Southgate, her present husband. Before and after the deceased was unwell I have heard her say to him, " I like Johnny's little finger better than the whole of your body." On another occasion she remarked "that she would marry Johnny as soon as possible after her husband's death, the next thy if she could." He replied, " I don't think you will have the chance." Sho said, "Oh, I am sure to have him." He said, " You must stop, Madam, and get rid of me first." She said, " I can have him, and will have him ; and so if you don't die soon I'll kill you."—(Sensation.) I have heard her say that she would poi,ent him. May, who was executed et Chelmsford two or three weeks ago, sometimes visited the prisoner. On the day after the deceased was buried, Mre. May clone to Mrs. Ham's house and dined, with her. In the course of conversation I heard Mrs. May remark to the prisoner, " Well, it's a good job Tommy is dead." Mrs. Ham replied, " Yes, it is a good job, for he was a nasty little blackguard, and there was no going near him." Mr. D. L. Manthorpe, surgeon, said, he first attended the deceased in March, 1847, for an affection of the digestive organs. On the evening of the 26th of April he was sent for to see him, and found him in a state of great exhaustion. He complained of his throat and a difficulty in swallowing. Did not remember his complaining of sickness. Supposed he had.ruptured bloodvessel. Was sent for to see him the next morning, when he found him dead. Since the body had been exhumed had made a post modern examination. ,Found the viscera less decomposed than could have been expected. On the right side found an inguinal hernia, containing the omentum only. Mr. Alfred Swaine Taylor, Professor of Chemistry at Guy's Hospital, was then sworn and examined. He detected the presence of arsenic with particles of glass and sand, a somewhat unusual circumstance. From the -stomach --and con-teets 14' collected 15 grains of arsenic, which was quite enough to poison five full grown persons. He had no doubt that the deceased died from the effects of arsenic. Mrs. Mary Ham, the mother of the deceased, said, she saw her son on the Sunday previous to his death. He complained of great sickness and retched a great deal. She asked his wife to let her know how he was on the following morning. She did not do so. They lived miserably together. Jane Harvey had heard Mrs. Hans say if her husband didn't die soon she would kill him. Charlotte Elvish, a married woman, spoke of having heard the prisoner threaten she would poison her hue band.  The proceedings were then adjoUrned. Mr. Inspector Raison, of the constabulary force, who has displayed much tact and zeal in the case, as also in that of. the Wix murder, then communicated to the Coroner very important facts relative to other suspected cases of poisoning, which, in order that the ,ends of justice may not he defeated, we decline publishing for the present. We may state that the particulars, if true, develop a most diabolical system. The disinterment of the bodies will no doubt be immediately ordered. The woman Southgate was conveyed back to Col. cheater Gaol to await the close of the coroner's inquiry.