The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-29 00:00:00

The inquiry was resumed on Tuesday (being the eleventh
day) —Wa take the following account of the proceedings
from the Globe :

The witness Griffiths, again recalled, in answer to Mr.
aorat, aaiu I produce the stable book I kept when I was in
Mrs. It:cardo's service It contains entries of what I put,
chi/ en. It contains entries of "horse medicine," which in-
cluded the sum pdd for the tartar emetic. lam not sure
whiai et the entries—that of July 31st, when I paid 3d., or
August 16th, when I 'aid is. ed.—incityles the sum paid for
trier emetio. I know Ib.)ught it soon af,er I went into the
service for the etc•lbd tame.

Dr. e urge Johnson, recal',(l, examined by Mr. Lewis, said:
When I drove down on the thursday with Sir W. Gull I told
him the whole history of the case daring the whole time. I
began by saying that it was a very extraordinary case. I
then described the symptoms, and Sir W. Gull said, "that
looks like poisoning." I said. "Titer,, can be no question as
to that; it is clearly a case of poison ; there are only two
doub. fill points—first, what is the exact nature of the p oison ;
anti secomily, how did it get into the p..tient's stomach?'
I lead him everything I had seen of the case from the time I
first arrived at 2.31 on the Wednesday morning until
the time we were then talking. I told him I had the vomited
matters tested for arsenic, but that none was found I repeated
to him the conversations I had with Mrs. Cox, and sub-
sequently with the patient I can hardly conceive it pos•
Bible that Sir W. Gull when he arrived expected to see a Cas9
of disease, unless tie entirely disbelieved what I had said, or
had forgotten it. There is not the slightest doubt that I told
him everything I have said. I have been aFitC. P. for 26
years, and a ALB. CS. since 1142 On the second occasion I
directly followed Sir W. Gull into the room. When Sir W.
Gull saw thwatieut he did not ask him a single question as
to his symebrims, and without hearing something of the pre-
vious historrrof the case he could not tell that it was poison;
it might have been one of a dozen cases of disease. It is not
an accurate representation to say that Mr. Bravo
only asked Sir W. Gall if he was dyiog. Mr. Bravo
seemed very anxious that Sir W. Gull should believe he
had told him the entire truth during the previous interview,
that he had taken nothing but laudanum, and that he had
k• pt nothing back. Mr. Bravo either said "5) help m)
God," or "Before God," but I think it was the former expres-
sion he used. lam not sure whether he said that at the
first interview. At the second interview I said nothing.
Poison was first spoken of heft)) e Mrs. Bravo between three
and four o'olock on Wednesday morning. The shortest
period at which purging would ensue after tarter emetic
would be a quarter of an hour; vomiting would occur sooner.
Sir W. Gull told me he had no doubt Mr. Bravo had taken
ursenic
By Si' 11. James: I read Sir W. Gull's evidence, that
having been called to a oat° of diaeage he found a case
of poison. It seems to me that Sir W. Gull paid more
attention to Mrs. Bravo's note than he did to what I said to

By Mr. Murphy: I have not made up my mind yet what
Is thy impression of the case. On the Thursday I drove
down with Mr. Henry Smith, of Wimpole-street, who was
related to the late Mr. Bravo, On the way down it is very
likely I told him that it was my Impression it WAII a case of
/Weide. I ws.a not then, as now, eonfident whether it was a
case of suicide, homicide, or accident. Notwithstanding
what Mr. Bravo hail said, I was 1104 satisfied that he was
telling the truth His symptoms were not those of lauda-
num, One could nos be sure that his explanation was a
complete one. I drove Mr. Smith down on the Thursday
afternoon about three o'clock. The interview with Sir W.
Gull shook my belief in the theory of suicide.
By Par Lewis: At the time I formed the opinion that it
+was a case of suicide the only knowledge I had of the case
was the symptoms and the statement made by Mr. Bravo.
What is your opinion flow?
Sir If. James: You mutt not put the question. You make
him, a j ury VALI at (Mee,.
BY Mr. Murphy I have known Mr. i 5 avo, sen., for many
years aa a member of the Council of King's College.
By Mr. Lewis: I did not know Mr. C. bravo, but I believe
I have seen him once or twice. He recognised me.
Sir H. James asked Mr. Gorat and Mr. Lewis whether they
had received any information as to where Mr. Bravo was
when he went out for a ride on the Tuesday afternoon?
Mr Gorst and Mr. Lewis replied In the negative.
The Foreman of the Jury said he had received a letter
which would answer Sir 11. James's question.
The letter was handed to the learned counsel. It was sent
by a gentleman who wrote that on the thy in question he
saw a gentleman in every way answering the description of
the deceased rioing on a horse near Mitcham, and with his
hat c ff.

By the Jury: The statement of Sir W. Gull that when he
went to the bedshie of the patiebt he told him that he was
d)ing from poison, and that he made that statement without
cousuita.tion, quite astounded me. I did not believe that Sir
W. Gull had said so until L had referred to several papers
and found the reports indentical.

Mr. McCalmont, recalled, said, in anewer to Mr. Murphy: I
think on the evening of the 14th of February, when I came to
the 111ory to dine and sleep, after Muster, Mrs. Cole name
came up in conversation and I think I asked him why he
kept Mrs. Cox in the house after his marriage. His reply
was, "She is very:useful in doing the household work and to
my wife, and I owe her something becalm) she used to urge
my lie had no intention then of dismissing her, lie
did not then show that her presence was irksome, and he
treated her as one of the family. I think they called each
other by their Christian name,. I haa never teard him speak
of Dr. Gully. He never communicated anything to me about
- his receipt of anonymous letters and if he had received any
I think I should have heard of it. He never said anything
to me about an advertisement which gave him trouble
By Mr. Lewis: I never saw all adveraiement having
reference to Dr. Gully.
Mr. Edward Stanley Hope, barrister, examined by Mr.
Le said: I was a member of the same circuit as Mr.
Bray,. I bad known him for four years, very intimately.
The Imt time I saw him was on the 11th of April. in West-
minster. He was of a remarkahy cheerful disposition, very
high spirited. I should think he was a ramarkaby
courageous MM. I was aware of his marriage at tee time.
lie invited me to his house • two or three times after his
marriage. I had dined at Ida father's haute both if
Loudon and at Hastinge. On the 22n0 of March last I
accompanied him to the Pilory to ninner. There was a
party at dinner. Mre. Cox waa at the dinner, tied when
I first arrived the was in the roam with Mrs. Bravo
and Mrs. Campbell. Me. and Mrs. iira.vci appeared on
excellent termr. Before this he had talked to me a
great deal abent his wife's family; he spoke of them
wittn great regard. On the 221 March he ald weed me over
the -grounds, and he seemed very plaaaed with eve. ythiug.
In the afternoon Oars Bravo, Mrs. and Mies Campbell, awl
MO. CoX where in the Men,, and he told me afterwards the
obi lady in s,.ectacles was Mra. cox, alio was his wife's com-
panion. 00 ra.re than one .occa,ion I spoke Its 31,-a Cox:
and his observation& were very comollmer.tary to the lady—
that she Was very useful. 0.1 the 11th of April, when I SAW
him for the last time, he was in his usual ip rite and health.
On . hat occaotion he spoke about Mrs. Coi lle seemed to ha
calonlating on a piece of patio*, ant be began by saying "After
all, Mrs. Cox must cost me about £3OO a year ;''und 1 laughed
and said, *. You might keep another pair of /eines for that"
I was at the funeral but did not go into the douse. I saw
Mrs. Bravo that d ty. but I did not see her to speak to her.
She haa 61 her hand whet appeared to me to be a wreath of
flowers. I was aware that he had a knowledge of surgery,
and he told me he was in the habit of goitg to King's
college H woital. H, was decidedly DOE a Its eiy man to
commit suicide. Be was toed of his pro!essiun.

W.:me-47 lira Bravo placed the wreath on the
coffin. Deceased was very cotfiding, and tad me the allow-
ance he received from his stepfather. I did not know of his
visits to Maidenhead. I think I heard of his intended
marriage before he told me about it. I congratulated him.
I told him I was glad to bear that his intended wife was very
well off, , and he Tad, "Yes, and my stepfather has come
doeh handsomely." I cadnot say whether I saw him in