The Express. — 1849-04-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE OP A FEMALE. BY OXALIC AClD—BefOte Mr. Bedford, at the Hose and Crown, Knightsbridge, on the body of Mary Ann Taylor, aged 42, who destroyed hod by taking poison.—Mr. Brownlow, of Trevorcquare, degree' that deceased entered his service as general servant on** 15th of February last. Before engaging her he had algastood from her brother, a tied, swan in the City, that As was formerly a great drunkard but had quite reformed. She conducted herself very well Lir the first fortnight, but dm. wards she was frequently the worse (or liquor. On thelfmday and Tut sday preceding her death she was so much in Ewe as to be incapable of doing her duties, and on Wednesday mem ing he told her she must quit her situation on Saturday Nan), adding that in lieu of a month's warning he should pay bar a month's wages. On Thursday evening be returned Mae, when, ringing for deceased, and receiving no answer, be went to look after her, and in the watercloset fouled bar crouched up on the floor quite dead. He had sinus food duplicates of property which she had pledged belonging to him, and in a cupboard in the kitchen was a stone pt:&m containing gin.—Mr.W. Marlyn, surgeon, raid he wu called in to see the deceased, who had been some time dead. There were no external marks of violence, but, cn making a post mortars examination, be found the death to have been caused by oxalic acid.—Verdict, " That the deceased died from the effects of oxalic acid, but how or by whom administered there was no evidence to show." SUSPICIOUS DEATH LN THE TRINITY ALMSHOUSE& —Yesterday, Mr. Baker resumed an inquest commenced cc Saturday, at the Earl Grey, Mile-end read, on the body el Thomas Davis, aged 72, formerly a pilot, and WWI, a per stoner in the Triaity House Almshou-es, Mile-end•rosel. It may to recollected that on the previous Wade,day evening, a little boy ran out of the hone occupied by the deceased, crying "fire," upon whirl • female named Ann Moore entered, and fogad de deceased in a room on the ground floor sitting in a chair with nis back to the fire. The chair, which was about dues bet from the fire-place, was in flames, and the whole of the upper part of the deceueers clothing was reduced to limier, sod he was quite dead. It was thought impossible tt at his clothing could have ought fire accidentally, considering the dines! ho sat from the stove ; and suspicion fell upon three 61111' low character who had been in the room with bin that VW ing. Additional evidence was adduced yesterday. A Pa!! stated that he went into the room directly the alms raised, and saw that the chair had been overturned ista the fireplace, and that the deceased was lying with his Will the stove. The girls above mentioned were called here"",_ coroner, and denied that they had done the deceased say jury. It app. aced clear that they had robbed the 6=4 that evening, but whether one or all bad been freill7°"'"" not he ascertained, as they accused each other.—The OM, said that under all circumstances the case was AO tulyioo4 that he did not think the jury could decide the death of ,a deceased to have been accidental, and he recommended , open verdict —The jury returned a verdict, " nit the d!' ceased was found in his room burnt to death, but bovi hs became so burnt there was not sufficient evidence to shelf. —A sergeant of police immediately apprehended the three girls on a charge of robbing the deceased.