The Express. — 1862-08-05 (London, England)

EXTRAORDINARY AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OP A YOUNG WOMAN PROM POISON, IN ISLINGTON.  INQUEEIT.—(THIS DAY.) This morning the investigation was resumed by Mr. John Humphreys and Dr. bankester, the lifiddleiea coroners, at the Castle Tavern, Holloway-read, respecting the death of Sarah Ryan, sod 22, who was found dying from the effects of primate acid, in the honest of a friend of hers, under most extraordinary and itoesplained circumstances, in July Wit. Mr. Ashley, solicitor, appeared on behalf of Mr. Greening, • lodger, who was in the bones at the time the dammed was found in the waits of death. It will be recollected that the deceawd, who was a respectable young person, left ber home in perfect health ...a the afternoon of Sunday, July 6, mad went to see a servant in the employ of a lady at Coles.terrace, Islington, and that she partook of dinner, after which the servant went out for some time, leaving the deceased in the kitchen, Mr. Greening, a lodger, being upstairs. After the lapse of a short interval a lad called fur deceased, and he kuocked for some time before be obtained admittance, when, on proceeding to the kitchen. be ironed deceased insensible upon the floor, with her clothes disarranged and above her knees, and her hair tumbled and in disorder. The lad eteted that when he looked up his eye caught that of Mr. Greening, who was on the stairouie, loukieg over at the scene, and that gentleman thee come dowustairs, and they attempted to revive the deceased. but without mamma. Ultimately death took place, and upon the post mortem examination Professor Harley found prussic acid in the stomach, and • peculiar appearance in the uterus, apparently as if pregnancy had taken place about three weeks . _  The Coroner (Mr. Humphreys), upon taking his seat, rid that since the last meeting of the court every endeavour had been made to obtain iridium which would afford a clue to the elucidation of the mystery, but without avaiL Such , being the cue it would serve in no way the ends of joule, to keep the matter open any loorr, and he should therefore ask the jury to come to their decision at one, Mr. Ashley raid that, on behalf of Mr. Greening, he had Ito observe, with regard to what had transpired on the previous OCCeIIiODS• that be bad no object but the fullest investigation of all the circumstances. However, after what had fallen from the learned coroner, he (Mr. Ashley) should not think it necessary to take the initiative in further inquiry. Mrs. Ryan, the mother of the deceased, said that her daughter had evidently no intention of taking her own life, and she was seen in good health and spirits half an hour before she was found dying. The Coroner then proceeded to reed over the voluminous depositions at length, and remarked that no phial had been found iu which deceased could have brought the poison into the house. The tumbler found in the kitchen, however, was stated by Professor Harley to have mutinied cyanide of potassi um. All endeavours to ascertain whether , a young women had purchased poison had bees unavailing, and there did not seem to be the slightest evidence that deceased had contemplated or threatened suicide. The whole case was one of extraordinary mystery, if not of suspicion ; but the only 's!. course would be to bring in a verdict that death resulted from poison, but bow the drug was administered there was so evidence to show. Such a verdict would leave the vestion still open, if by accident further circumstances of elucidation ahoull berme known. The jury, after a very anxious and protracted consultation, asked for a further adjournment, to give time to the Home Secretary to offer a reward for the elucidation of the mystery. The court accordingly adjourned for that purpose.