The Sun. — 1848-08-22 (London, England)

FARNCOMB.) CASE OF POLSONING.—Upon the application of Mr. CLARK80x, who appeared for Mary Spry and Mary Ann IJore, who stand charged with the murder of an infant child, the former being the grandmother and the latter the mother of the it was considered by the Court that the body should be placed in the hands of Mr. Taylor, the eminent chemist at Guy's Hospital, for the purpose of having the contents of the stomach analysed. The two prisoners, who occupy a I.."Pectable position in society. were charged upon a coroner's inquisition, and serious doubts have since seen entertained as to the truth of the statement that the death of the child was caused by the administration of poison. 41bert Brown, cabinet-maker, aged 21, was indicted with stealing, in the dwelling-house of Charles Wyeth. one watch and chain, value 141., the property of William Vaughan. William Vaughan deposed that the prisoner lived in the 'sone house with him, and that he quitted suddenly on the ,20th of July without giving any notice. On the same day us missed the watch and chain. He received a letter from the prisoner a few days afterwards, stating that the watch was at Chatham, and the chain in a pawnbroker's shop in the Westminster-road. Upon making inquiries, he found out the prisoner, and he then admitted that he had taken the property in• question. Mr. Attenborough, of the Western-road, pawnbroker, Proved that the chain was pledged with him by the prisoner. , A person of the name of Nathan stated that the prisoner mid offered the watch to him for sale. The prisoner's employer gave him a good character. The RECORDER having summed up, • The jury found a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for six calendar months, in the House of Correction, with hard labour. G eorge Lewis was indicted with defrauding William Hurst out of the sum of two guineas, upon the representation that it was due as a fee to the district surveyor. The prosecutor stated that he was the owner of a beer-shop in Shoe-lane, and that he placed the prisoner, who was his Servant and assistant, in the shop for the purpose of carrying an the business. In May last certain repairs were going on at the shop, and on the 28th he gave two guineas to the prisoner, who stated that it had been claimed by the district Surveyor, as his fee for superintending the alterations under the Building Act. The prisoner told him that in the first instance the surveyor claimed 51., but ultimately he had got it reduced to two guineas. In the beginning of June he discovered that the proper fee was only 30s. Mr. Kemp, clerk to the district surveyor, Mr. Stevens, said he called upon the prisoner on the 28th of May, and handed him a paper with a fee of 308. marked upon it. The prisoner told him to call again in the course of the day, which he did, when he paid him 1/., and promised to pay the remainder if he came again during the week. He never made a demand of 5/. or of 21. on any occasion. Mr. Hurst, the prosecutor, paid him the remaining 10s. on the discovery of the fraud. Mr. Bond, au accountant, stated -that the prisoner had giren credit to the prosecutor for two guineas in his books, and had inserted the amount as a payment to the district surVeyor. In the course of Mr. Ballantyne's speech for the defence, the prisoner was seized with a kind of hysterical fit, and the business of the Court had to be suspended while he was being removed. The RECORDER having addressed the Jury, • The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for three calendar months, with hard labour.