The Sun. — 1835-12-25 (London, England)

CORONER—When I first knew the deceased she was a very high-spirited girl. For some months past the circumstances of Mr. and Mrs. Connolly have become much reduced, aad the deceased was put out as an assistant to a general sale shop, at the corner of Oxford and Davies-streets, in which situation she involved herself in trouble, and was dismissed, since which period the mind of the poor girl has been evidently much distressed. I do not believe that the deceased had formed any male acquaintance prejudicial to herself. Mrs. Elizabeth Conelly, a middle-aged female, of respectable appearance, the mother of the deceased (who was much affected whilst giving her deposition), stated that; in consequence of severe misfortunes which her husband had sustained they were compelle(l, about three months back to place their unfortunate daughter, the subject of the present inquiry, in a situation at Mr. Walker's fancy repository and sale shop, in Davies'-street, Oxford-street. The deceased had not, however, been many weeks from home when her master charged her with having purloined several articles, and having caused her apprehension, her poor girl was taken to Marlborough-street Police-office, and underwent examination, but was discharged, the evidence being too slight. The circumstance preyed greatly upon the mind  of her-unfortunate child, who, from the period in..question became low -spirited and unhappy. On Tuesday morning, being the day she took the poison, she (deceased) accidentally met' Mr. Walker, with .whom she had lived, and who had charged her with felony at Marlborough-street, who threatened to take her again into custody. On her return home witness observed that she was very much. agitated, which was accounted for by her stating the threat made to her as above stated. About nine o'clock on the. same evening the poor girl was taken-very ill and vomited much. Witness saw her to bed. At this time she (deceased) did not disclose having taken poison. She continued to get worse, and about two o'clock in the morning she admitted to witness and her (deceased's) father that she had taken arsenic. :Witness then administered quantities of warm water, which increased the vomiting,,and as soon as daylight came she (witness) went for Mr. Hands, the surgeon. In answer to questions from the Jury, the mother said she had no doubt but that the fear of again being taken into custody had so shocked her daughter that she had, iu a state of distraction, taken the poison. The Jury took the same view of the case, but regretted that on the discovery of the deceased having taken poison medical aid was not sooner obtained. A verdict was then returned, " That the deceased. destroyed herself whilst in a state of temporary derangement."  Yesterday an inquisition was taken before Mr. Hicos, at the Duke of Ormond's Head, Prince's-street, Westminster, on the body of Thomas Capon, aged 50, who was burned to death.  Richard Hayes, B 33, on Monday, the 7th of December, between one and two o'clock in the morning, • was on duty in Wood-street, Milbank-street, when he heard the cry of " Murder !" from the stables where the deceased lived. On observing smoke issuing through the crevices of the door, he sprang his rattle and broke open the door. The deceased was then lying on the floor, the straw on which he was laying and his clothes being on fire. Witness drew him out into the yard, by which time two of the police constables artived, with whose assistance the flames were extinguished, and he was immediately taken to the Westminster Hospital. The deceased was so much in liquor that he could give no account how the fire originated. Verdict—" Accidental Death from intoxication."