The Express. — 1866-05-05 (London, England)

VOLUNTEERS.  Mr. Humphreys, coroner, held an inairT at the White Hart 'Tavern, Royal Mini.street, touching the death by poison of Israel Abrahams, aged 45 years, colour-sergeant of the 7th (Tower Hamlets) Volunteers. Mrs. Julia Benjamin, 144, Royalt said that the deceased was &working jcier, and was her brotherin-low. He had latterly become addicted to habits of intemperance. On Monday Lathe was drunk, and on the next day St. (Tuesd) he was very quarrelsome. He refused to eat his din- St ner, anon being remonstrated with he said, " I shall go away altogether. He went into the shop, and shortly after- , wards witness's son called out that he had taken poisonShe found him lying ineencible near the counter, on which 3t was a bottle containing cyanide of potassium, used in the St. jewellery business, and a cup. A piece of paper was found 84St on the counter, on which the deceased had written, " Give my love to my mother. God bless you all." A doctor sc was sent for at once. as Dr. J. Scott &quer& said that he found the deceased st. just dead from the effects of a large dose of cyanide of ss. potassium, the poisonous principle of which was preasie SL acid. The Coroner said that the ow ie was another illastraton Bt. of the lamentable effects of excessive drinking. The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased coin- so. mitted suicide by poisoning himself with cyanide of po- St. Ma'am whilst in a state of insanity caused by drink." aft  id  ORDINARY BRAUN AND ISTOCIL  RAILWAYS  51MsierC I 4rtme emir to-dap 1 to 1 p.m.  100 Bristol and Exeter B9 1100 ICaledosian 100 'Cambium all ,Cork and Bandon all ,Cornwall 100 .DublinandßelfutJunc 07 100 Dundee,Perth,&Abdln 70 all 'East London Scrip Cert. 100 I Do 2O 100 'Glasgow and S. Western 112 100 Great Eastern Ord. St. 118 e 100 , Do. E. Ang. Stk., No. 6 100 ,Great North of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 'Do.A I A rec. no db. un- Übe 100 ,Do.Bleilep.c.ispal 100 ',Lb.:). New ias. a' 25 Fa — SO 'Do. Ord. DeL D. s 4 100 GL South & West. Pei 100 'Great Western 100 Do.StourVal.Clualitk 100 Do. !balk Wales . 100 Do. W. Yid.--Oxford) 100 Do. Do. Newport 100 ,lencaahire &Yorl 100 ,Lon.,Brights„ &S.Coast 100 London,Chatham,&Dov 100 1 Do. Met Exton. Allp.e. 100 London &North Weatn. 100 IL ondon&SouthWestern 109 Man. Shef.,&Lincolnahi 100 Metropolitan 7 Do. New anB ifetroDo. pouExiantenalustrion_.ed 10 Do. do. do. 8 Do. &St John's-wood 100 Midland 5 Do. L 9 Shares • 100 I Do. Birm. & Derby 1 all .Mid Kent 'lOO 'North British 100 Do. Min ,Perth,Thind 100 iN. Eastern—Berwick •161 Do. G. N. & Pure tOO Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 Do. Carlisle all , Do. Stock.&Darling. 118 Do. do., 1800-61 100 North London 7 j Do. do., 1864 ' 7 1 Do. do., 1865 L. 100 North Staffordshire .ot. 100 'N. & S. Western June. St. 100 Scottish Central St. 100 • Scottish N. K Aber. SW St. 'lOO .Scottish Midland Bt. 1100 Shropahlre Colon St. 100 'South Devon St. 100 South Eastern 20 all Staines,Wo2lllllll92ooBe St. 100 Taff Vale 18 3 Do. C St. 100 Vale of Neagh St. 100 'Waterford & Kilkenny 10 . e Waterloo & Whitehall St 100 'West Cornwall  tsi 15 I TO TI  314 9.-'  64 Si  67 10 SS 40 34 SS 11% 110 04 96 35 27  119 i 110 98 60 611 16,9 13!i IT rin 90 92  1221 1221 1 2 p 1 92 94  25 57 26 27 to e 4 109 e  Ml}  86 368 10 11 pm LEO 124 1 gym 1 2 pm 74 76 108 112 146 160 66 68  64s  193 A 944 28  il I 1 ID UPI i 1 19a 91 9 91i  48 60 72 78 8 • 140 143 1 S 843 100 108  62 24  1121 1  1091  _ nn  ,::,o,  00k 7- 0 - :4  if Id  iilis Pa 2 8 r. prs' 45 46 id, • 2015 S 2 dis  4000  41. as es I —1 35 37 14 13 ells 9 7 clls 61 63  I 10 I 6 1  311 id  6 i dis W. L 4  77* 47 7 $  4.5 1.1  601 li 63e