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    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] Carlisle Journal 1845 - GRAHAM Poisoning Cases (9)
    2. Petra Mitchinson
    3. Saturday 07 Jun 1845 (p. 3, col. 2) SECOND EDITION. ----- Journal Office, Friday Morning, 12 o'Clock. DISINTERMENT OF THE LATE MRS. GRAHAM, OF KIRKANDREWS. ----- INQUEST ON THE CORPSE. An Inquest was held this morning, at Kirkandrews-upon-Eden, at nine o'clock, on the body of Margaret, wife of Mr. John GRAHAM, of Kirkandrews. Suspicions having arisen that she did not die a natural death, the corpse was exhumed, by the direction of the Coroner, W. CARRICK, Esq., at an early hour this morning, and deposited in the barn of Mr. Thomas NORMAM [sic], of Kirkandrews. The same jury who are investigating the circumstances attending the death of Mr. GRAHAM, of Grinsdale, were summoned at nine o'clock, and were sworn in the presence of the corpse, which they inspected. Richard HIND, ironfounder, Carlisle, was then called and sworn. The deceased, Mrs. GRAHAM, was his sister, and wife of John GRAHAM, of Kirkandrews. She was 45 years of age, and died on the 27th of November last. She was interred in the Kirkandrews church-yard. He identified the corpse as that of his sister, and the coffin as that in which she was buried. Jane HETHERINGTON, of Monkhill, was then examined. She said she knew Mrs. Margaret GRAHAM intimately; and identified the corpse and the coffin. These depositions were taken in the barn where the coffin was deposited. The coroner and jury having retired to a room in Mr. Thomas NORMAN's house, they were committed to writing; after which- The Coroner intimated that he should not take any more depositions that day. The corpse would be given into the hands of medical gentlemen, who would make a post mortem examination, with the view to ascertain whether deceased had or had not died from natural causes. It was possible that the result might tend to throw light on the cause of the death of Mr. GRAHAM, of Grinsdale, now under investigation, and it was advisable, therefore, that the medical evidence should be forthcoming before the inquiry was resumed. Dr. JAMES and Mr. ELLIOT, surgeon, arrived about ten o'clock, and said they would endeavour to be prepared to give evidence on Thursday next; to which day the two inquests were adjourned. The jury were then dismissed, and the post mortem examination commenced by the medical gentlemen already named. The corpse, which is very much decayed, will be re-interred to-day, after the stomach and other organs which are to be submitted to chemical tests have been secured.

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