The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-08-08 00:00:00

"THE BALHAM MYSTERY."

MRS: BRAVO'S EVIDENCE.

Thursday, the Pith day of this inquiry, saw before
the Court • witness whose name has been very frequently
mentioned—Mrs. Charles Bravo, the widow of the gentle-
man whose death is the subject of the present proceedings,
and previously the widow of the late Captain Ricardo.
More than two hours' time of the sitting was occupied by
the reading of the depositions of Mrs. Cox, who signed her
statements and then left the court.
Mrs. Charles Bravo was called, and a ladylike woman
in widow's costume came into court. Her manner was
quiet, and she was very self-possessed. She gave her
answers nearly all throughout to the questions ill a firm
and distinct voice. Twit* only she faltered, but recovered
herself on each occasion immediately. In giving her
evidence she did not merely give assent to the statements
put to her, but added to them or altered them according
to circumstances. Her examination was conducted by
Sir Henry James, and to him she replied,—My name is
Florence Bravo. I sin one of the daughters of Mr.
Robert C.smpbell, of Buscot-park. In 1861 I was married
to the late Captain Alexander Ricardo, an officer in the
I Grenadier Guards, aiul the son of the late Lady Catherine
I and Mr. Lewis Ricardo. Lady Catherine lived at 46.
Chester-square. Captain Iticardo had a place called
llockham Hall, in Norfolk, and gave it up in 1868. We
resided next at Shute-house, Axminster, Devon. Theme
we went to Sudbury, near Farringdon, about three miles
from Buscotleirk. In December, ISM, on Christmas-eve
Captain Ricardo and I went to Bournemouth, where we
remeitusl, on an off, until the April of 1870. At that time
my husband had been in the habit of drinking to excess,
and was very frequently intoxicated. When he was sober
I lived happily, very happily, with him. When be had
been drinking he was sometimes very violent towards me
—he was twice. When he was thus in drink he was
generally more sullen than anything else, and said, when
he was under the influence of drink, that he had taken
nothing but water. He had attacks of delirium tremens
three times, if not four tinier, he had such attacks. When
he had been drinking there was constantly recurring sick-
ness. When we were at Bournemouth, or shortly after I
left there, I wrote to my mother, telling her I was very
unhappy about my husband. This was at the end of
April or the beginning of March (18i0). My mother sag-
vested our going to Malt ern, saying that she thought that
if wo went there the visit would do us Loth good. I went,
and arrived there on the 86th of Apnl, 1870, with my two
maids. At this time Captain Ricardo was at the St.
James's Hotel, Piccadilly. I had gone without him
because his uncle thould it would be as well for me to be
absent from him to see if that would reform, lie was
always very miserable when he was living away from me,
and it was thought that if he was told he could not be
allowed to be with me unless he behaved better the effect
would be to reform him. When I went to Malvern this
time I stayed at " Malvern-house," a lodging-house. I
required medical attendance at this time, and I
was attended first by I/r. Fernie, and 1.1,en by Dr.
Gully. Dr. Gully first attended me on the first of
May, 1870. Ile had attended sue when I was
eleven or twelve years of age. I was not seriously
ill when I was at that age, but I was delicate,
and the Malvern treatment did me good. My husband
joined nie at Malvern about • fortnight after the 28th of
April, 1870. We took • furnished house. Dr. Gully
attended Captain Ricardo at the same time that he
attended me. Captain Ricardo stayed at Malvern until he
began to drink to excess again in about a fortnight or
three weeks'. At the end of that fortnight or three weeks
" outbreak," and he left me and came to London. I
telegraphed to my mother to try and fined Capt. Ricardo;
he had left.ip.aildres! with me. She di.l not then ensue
. . . . .

..... ---
is; me at Malvern I went to her first, to her house in
Lowndes-square. I found that my husband was then
seriously ill with delirium t 'engem. Ile had been in lodgings
in Wiginore-street, and then he was removed to 60,
Elizabeth-street, the house of an old servant. I was not
allowed to see him there, as he was AO very very ill :it was
thought he would not live. When he got better I went
with lain to Ids late mother's house in Chester-square, and
in August of that year I returned with him to Malvern.
On this second visit we took another furnished house. We
were not regularly tinder medical treatment then, but we
occasionally received attendance 'rpm Dr. Gully. I recol-
lect my mother coining to me at Malvern in November,
Isal. Between the time the captain and I bad gone the
I '
second time and toy mother's visit to me, which was from
August till November, the captain was always drinking to
exceo at intervals of a fortnight or three weeks. The
habit at this time grew upon him very much, and during
the latter portion of this time he would not let me into
the room at all. No violence was used to me at this time.
of the occasions when he used violence to me, one was at
Bingen, on the Rhine, in PelB. : the other wee on the same
trip, at Zurich. When icy mother came to me at Malvern
in November, Pro, the captain had been continually
drunk for some time, and without absolutely using
physical violence, his conduct was most unkind. Ile had
constantly promised me that he would amend, and I did
my very best to live on good terms with hint. When my
mother came to Malvern I went with her to my fathers
house at Buscotpark, leaving my husband at 31a1vern. I
remained at Buscot until February, 1:41, when I went to
live at Mr. Brook's (at Tooting). I heard that Captain
Ricardo came to London. went back to Malvern to pack
up some things, and then went away. In April, 11471,
I beard by telegraph of the death of Captain Ricardo, at
Cologne. Mr. Brooks, my solicitor, in whose house I was
living, sent sue the telegram. From November, 1870 t
when I left Malvern. I never saw Captain Ricardo, nor
was I under the same roof with him after November.
. . .

was afterwards infiTriii-4 in whose society Captain Ricardo
was at the time of his death. At the time I refused to pay
the debts of my husband (as given in evidence). I had that
information. Apart from other causes, that had helped
to create an unpleasant feeling between me and my
family. Though estranged, I had not lost my feelings of
affection for my mother. In September, I went to East-
bourne. Dr. Gully went abroad. Mrs. Cox went with
me to Eastbourne. We—Mrs. Cox and myself —remained
at Eastbourne not quite a week, and then we went to
Brighton. I cannot give you a date upon which
we arrived at Brighton, but I think it was
about the middle of September. There we went
into lodgings. I think it was about ten days or
a fortnight after Iliad come to Brighton that I ,aw Mr.
Charles Bravo. I had been introduced to him at Palace.
green the previous winter, when I called at Palace-green
to pick up Mrs. Cox. I had only seen hint that on-e
until I met him at Brighton on the Parade. Mrs. Cox
and I were in the carriage at the time, and as we were
going to athletic sports at a school where Mrs. Cox's boy
was Mr. Charles Bravo accompanied us. At that stay
in Brighton I saw a great, deal of Mr. Charles Bravo, and
I found that he was paying considerable attentions. I
! was actually engaged to him in the beginning of
November. I do not recollect whether it was the end of
October or the beginning of November when I left
Brighton. When Mem Dr. Gully I did not mention Mr.
Bravo. I think we passed Mr. Bravo in the carriage, and
Dr. Gully asked me who he was. To the best of my
recollection I wrote such a letter to Dr. Gull' as I have
described, and I wrote this before Mr. Bravo propoeed"
to me. I recollect that Dr. Gully wrote to nie, not
angrily at first. All the letters between use and Dr.
Gully had born &mange,' previous to my marriage with
Mr. Bravo, Dr. Gully wrote after Mr. Bravo had
"proposed," and ho wrote angrily then—upon the subject
of mi y ntended marriage. After I made the communica-
tion to Dr. Gully that I was not to see his face span, I
recollect his coming down in the train with Mrs. (ox. I
wrote to Mr. Bravo on the 21st of October, before the
visit from Dr. Gully; before the day when Dr. Gully
came in the train. Dr. Gully's visit on this occasion WU
the result of lily letter to him "breaking" my acquaint-
ance with bins. . . .

The letter the witness had sent to Mr. Charles Bravo
was read by Sir 11. Jammi, and the examination ran upon
it. It is:—

"113, King's-road, Brighton, Oct. 21, 1675.
"My lien Charles,—After serious and deep consideration
I have none to the conclumon that if you still hope and wish
to gain my love we must sec more of each other, and be quite
sure that the solemn act of marriage will be for the happiness
of both. This is what 1 think you ought to tell your mother.
I would never enter a family where I WY not welcome. I
have no fear of gaining her affection ; but of course she
must know me and Judge for herself. All I can toy is that
you have behaved in the noblest manner, and that I have no
doubt of being happy with you; but, of course, before giving
up my present freedom I must be quite convinced it would be
for our mutual happiness, Need I tell you that I have
written to Dr. to my I 'wort never see his lice ; it in the right
thing to do in every respect, whatever happens, whether we
marry or whether we do not. I shall ever have a great regard
for you, and take a deep interest in your welfare, for I think
you arc a very good man. Write and tell me what you think
of this letter, and with every kind wish,
"Ever your sisoere friend,
ELOSISCS RICARDO.
. . _ _

"l'.B. Of *terve this le veered. I remain hero till Monday."
The witness continued: By this letter lie. the marriago
was discussed between us—Mr. Bravo and myself—at the
time, but I think I dui not give my consent until the
beginning of November. Before this letter of October
the 21st Mr. Bravo had made known to me that he was
willing and anxious to marry me, and before I wrote that
letter to Mr. Charles Bravo.' wrote to Dr. Gully. (The
witness considered for a little.) I now recollect that Dr.
Gully came down about the leth or 12th of October. I
saw Dr. Gully at the stater at Brighton, and we went
into a little hotel near the station. Mrs. Cox waited in
the ladies' room at the station until that interview had
concluded. We three then had • carriage, and we went
to my lodgings. We three had luncheon together. I
think Dr. Gully returned to town in the afternoon. I
don't think it is likely he would stop all night at that
time—the second occasion—after a painful interview. He
stayed on one of the occasions all night—not at my
lodgings, but at an hotel, Markwell's hotel. It was •
painful interview we had. I mentioned at that interview
the attentions which Mr. Bravo was palmy ins, though
he had not actually proposed. I told Dr. Gully of my
determination to " break off" my acquaintance with hitu.
The cause of that was that I wished to see my mother,
and I could not if I kept up my acquaintance with Dr.
Gully. I was fully aware of my mother's objection to
that acquaintance. Dr. Gully, in regard to the deter
ruination, said that whatever was for my happiness he
wished me to do. (The witness was affeetel at this part of
her story, but she conquered her emotion quickly.) Even
with this acquiescence on his part the interview was a
painful one. As I said, Dr. Gully did not write angrily at
ffist, but he did afterwards, lie wrote angrily towards
the end of October—it was the time of the letter I wrote
to Mr. Bravo on October 21. The auger was expressed
by Dr. Gully at my 'breaking off" the engagement with
him. Dr. Gully knew when he thus wrote that Mr.
Bravo wished to marry me. Notwithstanding the
existence of these feelings on the part of Dr. Gully, I
Persisted in the determination of breaking off the
acquaintance, and with the exception of one interview I
have not seen Dr. Gully since the interview at Brighton.
Upon leaving Brighton I went to the Priory, and pending
Cox and Mr.
the marriage I went on a visit to l'alace-green--staying
there 10 days, 1 think, returning thence to the Priory,
the visit terminating at the end of November. I went,
on the eve of my marriage, to Lowndes-square, and
trangement. The first
was married from my father's house there. I was at
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upon
Surbiton about the 10th of November—the house of my
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name of Dr. Gully was not Mentioned by ins in my
letter, for I knew they would not see Use if I continued
on terms with him. I think it was from Brighton that 1
wrote to my father first, and it was after I had formed
my determination to break off" with Dr. Gully that!
se wrote to ruy father. When I saw my mother the
estransumant was at end, and we, in the words of my
letter, did "blot out anit forget the peat" I had received

letterfroin my father which was very kind and affectionate ,
before I wrote back to him. I was present when Mr.
Charles Bravo saw my mother: but I think my mother !
had seen him at the Priory before that. I was present •
souse part of the time when my mother spoke to Mr.
Bravo on the subject of making communication to his
family, but I was not present the whole time. I gathered
from the conversation that there had beets previous CON-
versation on the subject. My mother add to both of us
that she had told Mr. Bravo to tell his mother about my
previous acquaintance with Dr. Gully. She said. "You
are both old enough to know your own minds, and it will
depend upon you yourselves whether the marriage turns
outs happy one or not." He said on the subject of making
communication with his soother that nothing would
induce him to do so. He said he was perfectly content
with what I had told him, and sooner than tell his
mother he would be upon the sea and leave the country.
He seemed most determined and emphatic upon the
subject. As my letter of October the 21st shows, in
addition to my mother's wish, it was my wish that he
should tell his mother, and it was Mrs. Cog's wish and
request also that he should communicate what he had
learnt from me to his mother. He utterly refused to do
so, emphatically and determinedly. In my letter I said,
"You have behaved in the noblest manner," and I was
then making reference to • private communication he
had made to me. Am I obliged to state that
Sir Henry James.—l must ask you to state explicitly
what that private communication was.
Witness.—lt was that he had had an 'establishment
at

_. Maidenhead for four years. Haat was before our
engagement; but we were virtually engaged then, for he
was certain of gaining his mother's consent to our
marriage, and so he told we that. The statement was
made to me with a promise to give up that establishment
I made then a communication to Mr. Bravo.
Sir Henry James.—l must ask you to state without
reserve of what that communication consisted.

•-itte witness, speaking deliberately, said, told him I ,
had been in Dr. Gully's society constantly from the time
of the Leigham-courtroad residence; that I hail been '
journeys with him at home and abroad; and that I went
to Kiasingen alone with him. I told him of visits to
Devonshire and Soutlisea, and the others. I told him all.
While I was staying at Mr. Brooks's house in 1871 I
suffered from a illness-it was in April. ICI, and Dr.
Frodshani, of Worcester, attended me. There is no truth
in saying that that illness was in any way connected with
miscarriage. In ICI I had a similar illness, and Dr. Lid
knew what that illness was. I state upon my oath that
that illness of ICI was noNekany way connected with
miscarriage? and was in no war the result of improper
intimacy with any one. I have to state that there was at
one time an improper intimacy between myself and Dr.
Gully. There wen-
(The witness here lost her self-control and left the
room, but returned immediately.)
The witness then proceeded:- The first occasion of that
intimacy was in 1873, on the visit to Kissengen, and
there were "intimacies" on the occasion of that visit -
more than one. Go returning to England I went back to
Leinham-court-road. In the November of that year I
suffered from illness, and I was then attended by Dr.
Gully.
Sir IL James. -That illness was a miscarriage.
Witness.-It was. and I did my utmost to conceal the
fact of that from every one about me. So far as I know
Mrs. Cox did not know what that illness was, and I did
, all I could to prevent her from knowing it. I owe my
I life then to Mrs. Cox, from her attendance upon me, and
I had acute physical suffering-most acute suffering.
During that illness Mrs. Cox was most attentive to me.
The "improper intimacy" with Dr. Gully ceased on our
return from abroad. I thought my illness at first was due
to the baths at Kissengen. That terminated my" im-
proper intimacy" with Dr. Gully. I stated at the
Treasury that that was an innocent intimacy.
Sir IL James-You were anxious to keep it from the
public.
The witness answered-When I informed Mr. Charles
Bravo of the intimacy which had occurred between Dr.
Gully and myself in 167:3, he made me take my solemn
oath before God that I would not divulge it to any other
human being. At the time when I made this com-
munication to him and he exacted this pledge from me,
I was engaged to him, and my mother even did not know
of it. _

—Sir 11. Janies.—State explicitly what was the nature
of the communication you then made to Mr. Charles
Bravo.

—Wit-Mese—l stated to him that I had erred with Dr.
Gully in 1873 at Kissengen, and had had a miscarriage in
November of that year. It was then, after that communi-
cation, that he still wished me to marry him. and he
married me with a full knowledge of the fact.
Sir H. James: He did marry you with a full knowledge
of the fact
Witness • He did.
•_ . _

Sir H. James: l)id you also tell Mrs Cox that
Witness: I told her previously; I told her at Brighton
before Mr. Bravo "proposed' to rue.
Sir 11. James: Was it the first time, to your knowledge,
that Mrs. Cox knew of this/
Witness: It was the first time.
Sir H. Junes: Do you know the teruis in which you
made that communication to Mrs. Cox
Witness : I said that I thought it very cruel of lir.
to write me an angry letter after the misery I had
pine through in I57:1. I then asked her if she had any
idea at the time I was ill of what bad caused that illness.
She said she had no idea. I than told her what it was—
that it was the result of my intimacy with Dr. Gully upon
that visit to Kissingen. After the marriage I beard that
Mr. Charles Bravo spoke about that matter to Mrs. Cox.
The occasion was on hi, receiving the anonymous letter.
The letter contained reference to my connection with Dr.
Gully as being an improper one, and Mr. Bravo and Mrs.
Cox spoke of the contents of that letter. I did not learn
that there had been conversations between Mr. Charles
Bravo and Mrs. Cox on the subject of this intimacy.
That was never told me before or after the marriage.
Mrs. Cox was not treated by myself or Mr. Bravo as an
ordinary paid companion. When I communicated the
matter of this improper intimacy between myself and
Dr. Gully I left the room for a time, that Mr. Bravo
should consider the subject in relation to his continuing
his offer. I remained out of the room 20 minutes. I told
him when I communicated this matter to him that I had
considered it niy duty to tell him as he had asked me to
become his wife, and when I came back I told him I
should not hold him bound in any way by the offer he had
made me to become my husband. When I did return he
said I had acted nobly and generously in telling him, and
that he was still more certain from niy haying told him
that! was still less likely to err again. He said, "1 am
quite satisfied to make you my wife, but of course you
must nevee see Dr. Gully again." It was after this that
I wrote the letter of the 21st of October to Mr. Bravo to
say—" You have acted in the noblest manner," and
" Need I tell you I havs written to the doctor to tell him

I must never see his face again:" Although there had
only been
.the **improper intimacy" on the occasion of
going to Kissingen, I had, as a matter of fact. seen • great
deal of Dr. Gully down to September, P. 75, and was a
great deal in his society. That society was very accept-
able to me. He wag a mall of great information and
agreeable conversation, and, in my isolated position,
estranged from my family and friends, I found a refuge
in that society. Ile was is the habit of coming to the
l'riory, and lunching and dining there. I, too, was in the
habit of going to his house, generally accompanied by
Mrs. Cox. When she was absent I have dined alone with
him. Except on one occasion, when I was unwell, Dr.
Gully never slept either at Leighain Court-road or at the
Priory. There was an occasion, in the illness of
November, 1'47".1, that he slept there, and that wag the
only time. I never on any occasion, abroad or in Eng-
land, passed as the wife of Dr. Gully. I never assumed
his name, and he did not assume mine. I never had my
letters directed to any other name than my own. We
always had separate bedrooms, and that answer includes
any visit to Kissingen in 1s7:;. Our names appeared in
the books wherever we went as " Dr . Gully" and "
Ricardo." We took no steps to conceal who we were.
Since that time I have only seen Dr. Gully at a distance.
I have twice seen him from the house on the common
when I have looked out of the " venetians." I knew
him by his dug. Mrs. Onflith was in the lodge during
the interview I had with Dr. Gully there, but was not in
the room. As the result of the interview with I)r. Gully,
everything I possessed was settled upon Mr. Bravo.

MRS. BRAVO cers:i.Eivors.

The .".-"--- inquiry was continued k on nda y at Italhani. The
examination of Mrs. Bravo by Sir H. James was continued.
--question : I believe since you gave your evidence here
yesterday you have made some communication to your
friends which you had not made before !-Auswer : Yee.
--Your attention has been particularly called Mike state-
ment that your first intimacy with Dr. Gully occurred at
Kissengen in August, 18731-Yes -I believe all through
the years of your acquaintance with Dr. Gully, and in
giving your evidence, you have been must anxious not to
he regarded as the mistress of Dr. Gully I-Yes.-New.
Mrs. Bravo, begging you to tell ine the whole truth, do
you wish now to tell us that there was intimacy between
you before August, 18731 -Y..n.-(The witness sobbed
bitterly.)-Have you any correction to make to your
statement that after the visit to Kiasengen there MIA no
intimacy?- On Inc oath there was not.-It is true, Mrs.
Bravo, that you told Mr. C. Bravo of the intimacy at the
Kissengen visit only 1-Yes --I presume to him you were
anxious to appear not to have lawn the mistress of Dr.
Gully for any length of time (-Yes-And sli,l you
present the WIMO view of your intimacy to Mrs. col as
you did to Mr. Charles Bravo 1-I did-As far as you can
judge, had Mrs. Cox any knowledge of the intimacy
before the visit to Kiwiengeu 1-She had not-(The
witness became greatly agitated and distressed, and in
reply to Sir IL James as to whether she wished to retire
for • few minutes, she sobbed out "I would rather go
on.") Did any such intimacy ever occur during the life-
time of your first husband !-No.-We have heard of the
anonymous letter sent to Mr. Bravo. He allowed you
that letter on the 6th of January 1--Yes, I saw it -And I
believe in that letter you were spoken of di* ly
In relation to your intimacy with fir. Gully
it suggested in the letter that Mr. Bravo had married you
for your money I-It was-Did Mr. Bravo make any
remark after reading that letter I-Yes ; he said if I had
not told him about my intimacy with Dr. Gully he should
have been on the sea that night. -The letter spoke of the
intimacy as improper I-Yes. -Was he very angry or
enraged at receiving such a letter !-Well, he became
very livid with rage, and he was very angry indeed, but
not with me.
Sir H. Jallletl said that, though unwilling to interfere,
in his client's interest he was compelled to point out that
this lady, who WM eery 4,-rootta, when lifting up her eyes
caught the eves of gentlemen who were sketching her. It
occurred on Thursday. Under the circumstances he hoped
that place would not be made a rare,' show.
The Coroner hoped that the practice would be discon-
tinued.
Examination resumed: You say that Mr. Bravo was not
angry with you I-Not with me, but from the fact of such
comments being made about Dr. Gully and myself, -
Your own income is about £3,000 a year 1-Yes. He had
&DO • year. so he told we, but he did not
bring any of it to the household expenses. He
did not contribute anything to the household expenses
with the exception of the payment of the stable bill.
lie attributed considerable importance to economy.
-There were two or three occasions when there was some
little harshness of language used by your husband towards
you -I don't wish to say anything against hini.-(The
witness again wept bitterly.)-And I believe on one
occasion he struck you 1-He was extremely sorry when
he had done it. He burst into tears. Ile was exactly
like a child. It waa a child's passion. Ile was ex-
ceedingly sorry-With that exception, was your husband's
conduct marked with kindness to you 1-Yes, very kind.
-Is it true you were extremely annoyed about his inter-
ference with money matters I-We were always very well
when we were left to ourselves. -You only saw Dr. Gully
twice after your marriage from your windows. Did you
have any communication with himl-No.-Referring to
the events of the 15th of April last, witness stated that
when she went out with the deceased in the morning she
passed the house of Dr. Gully. Her habit was always to
turn her head away, and she did so on that occasion. The
deceased said to her, "Did you see anybody r and her
reply was, "No. I did not look." The deceased then
began to abuse Dr. Gully, and said that he thought he
should never get over his feeling, against him, and they
had better separate, As regarded the money, he said
there need be no bother about that. She thought be
added. "We can each have half. Witness was much
hurt, and thought it unkind, after doing everything to
make him happy.
did not get angry with him. She added that she also told
him she was not always talking to him about the
establishment he kept before be married. She was so
(Here the witness wept again.) She
hurt that she could not kiss him when be requested her
to do 50. When she refused he said, "You will see what
I will do when I get home." Ile looked brown in the face
and Molt determined, as if be meant to do something
violent. She was then so frightened that she kissed him.
When the deceased suggested that she should go to
Worthing alone she replied that she would not be
if he did not go with her. After leaving the d
the Turkish bath, in Jermyn-street she went to the
Co-operative Stores and obtained some heir-wash and
choice tobacco for him. When her father sent her in
amounts about La...%, she handed
If he paid it into his
bankinco.r.lt lui ovuci
m Dare plenty of money. She
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she returned to t
=O,, she thought she had little champague that

day, but she drank no bnrgundy. The deceared 'loaned
about four o'clock and kissed her must affectionately, and
said that he hail had a very jolly lunch with her uncle at
St. James's-hall. When he saw what she had purchased
for him he mid, "It is just like you, forgetting all the
unkindness of the morning, and getting me whst I like."
lie then appeared in the best of spirits, and told her he
was going ti have aamoke in the garden. Shortly
wards, to her surprise, he came down ready for riding
They parted quite good friend., end he was away an hour anal a half. When he returned, he 'aid the cob had run
away with him. lie looked very ill and was very stiff,
She advised him to have a warm bath, mud ordered it;
Witneos then spoke of the dinner of
ditiettliNlvaihedwtaxillt,:c.y.whi,:eedat.nho,joula:
that her husband hail some hub and bloater lost,. she
airs
she
est
She had LIISXIIIIII or sherry, and trunk bnr,nn iy. she
when he came in looking so ill and tired. At dimier he
looked ill and angry, and simmered altogether untibi,,,.trybeder
After dinner they went to the morning -room, and %name
remained about twenty minutes, going up to bed before
wine and water from Mrs. Cox. He might have referred
a glue,
to
for
t iii,
had acquired the habit of drinking wine, it Wills done
nth°
e rthi!ir.:b endeeet a ease dhnly bed'e"mtit ernirwonP;y:i
h;'lo:lil;lli:us°le:uaygddit offered
smtelnde
ow of e:
telegraphedto
thea
neghra
ehrteli
aedi,x I u Lighnr ton
gukuor"ardk,.aie.enpetelisi rdgshb natt
oilvn;Svfnwhearb‘ohlieler:,,,ale.t.
hh:mh.edr:tT extent
',ll.ld,rileue,e r n.'eoriffee'tueotot l,eira‘‘:o7thha-'n'e:
er
to his
he
allowed to take, and took, charge of her son. It would
emi
overdose of
thilse
tint
only have produced a scene if she (the witnerid had
resisted the request, so she gave her permission. when
stakhhaeethnheard that netted
"e
had taken poison with the
(Lint: n"uif.e taktg,ietinen
his life. The deceased, directly he recovered conei
not reply.
sani to
decea
voile
"I have tai
nese, said, "Kiss me, my wife." Ile -how,el no •
of unkindness or. distrust towards herself or Alni, cox. While wafering intense pain, he said, "0 Lord, have
Th(mer.ZiweitnurP:aninhheenitiamßit
e he you tab,a
ir
plied
Gila}m.youlptaeanthanukLnden.B" Sir William then
.11auldheenudiocii
eased: thatthednoesa.is tidot„ aceolurtittr.nyynir
it was only laudanaiu." She. del not think hs'cire.
poisoned until she learned it froiu Sir Wthie
and she thought her Inuiliand's
have been causes by his luncheon at J• .*
Hall, or ly his being thrown Fr
eqb
She continued t let from her previous. k00rk4,41,2:
Gully she thought he use the clever, . endear
the world, ind knew that he had :see
Ileatbcote's life who NM Flittering from Alritta,7,'Y,
husband's, and when no oilier doctor could
fore determined to obtain his aesistance. Shs. inv
Reyes Bell and others in the room, "You have your °en
way. I must have my way, and try the "within; I ran
think of." Site n e the sent Mr.. Cox to Dr. Gully, leit did
not conceal the fact from any one. %%km d,„eturn.4
she said they were to put mustard poultice: on the
deceased's back, to try a wet compni,. is the feet part
of his body, and to give him 111U1111 00-es of ar,nk.wat
intervals. The doctors did not tiesthe meth. tic. They
knew nothing about it. She and her mother administered
the arsenicum, which stopped the •ickueo. The witness
sought that remedy as is last hope of ilatiti.her liushand.
When Sir Henry Junes put the question. " Di.l he make
any reuuest before dying about taking charge or your'
the witness could not answer for a tune, but, after
suppressing her tears, she replied that he said. "lie hied
to my darling wife, mother; she has leen the hest of
wives to me.' He also requested the witness to Le kind
to Kitty, a child of the person he had lived with befure
his mamage• %Witness continued that she hal never
heard the deceased speak of antimony, and hal never
expressed an opinion that he would commit smeele. Ile
was an ambitious man and wished to distinguish hunsell.
He was proud of his home, and was always pleased to
introduce his friends to it. (The witness here again wept.)
After speaking of his affectionate nature, she said she had
seen no traces of jealousy down to the time of death. He
appeared thoroughly unconscious of what had pried
his illness, and aimhe did net as a question about it she
was much surprised. She could not say that he was, a
particularly truthful man. The witness said ,he
was treated with great kindness by the deceased,
and she added, "No one WaUlll have heard of
any dispute between us had not this enriuiry
been held." There was no dispute about Dr. Gully
except that he was always referred to by the
deceesed. It was not until November that she told
him of her improper intimacy with lir. Cully. She bad
previously spoken of her long attaehment te him
because the deceased had asked if she had hail any
attachment since Captain Ricardo's death. She did not
was
.ilnnbocei sinuerpoi,s)ee. that her iutimacy
periuthrwseDrl)..(!'ul'adly