The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-31 00:00:00

THE STOCKWELL TRAGEDY.

The Rev. John Selby Wateoo was spin brought up
on Wednesday last, at the Lambeth rolicecomi, on the
charge of murdering his wife, Annie Widson, at Stock-
well. on the Sib inst. The 1141. Mr. TheFiger and
Mr. Fraser for prisoner.
Dr. Muter proved that the bottles found in prisoner's
bedroom, with the contents of which he was supposed
to hare attempted suicide, contained weak hydrocyanic

lhar es ['tuner spoke to prisoner ordering a strong
ewe 21t Uu lung. 21t din wide, and lls Om deep on the
11:11 lust., and selling on Tuesday afternoon to tell him
not to send it to his house, but hu paid for it—El 5s—
with • LIU note, and I give bin, the change. I said I
supposed I was not to send it round until I heard from
him. Prisoner said ',mottling, which I amid not
understand, as he wai leaving the shop.
Mr Ellison—LK' you give bin. a receipt?
Witness—No, air; I gave him the change, and he
appeared tkry iudilforent whether he took it or not.
Ry Mr. The,iger—l obsorved a diff,renee in his
manner on the Tuesday. Ito seemed very much de-
to,beil. The box came to El too.- lie seemed quito
iudillisvut about the charge, in fact, ai if he was un-
ominnols. I notional his manner as strange, knowhil
Winos • customer.
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Sergeant Giddings spoke fa finding three pistols in
prisoner's hedrootn—two dusty, the third apparently
tecusUp 1;1431410d.
Dr. Muter recalled said on a sponge given him he
fused about a dozen hairs, some light•coloared and
wine quite gray. Sumo ul them were nine and Ciroe-
tpLiftol r inches long. Tla is were also some
of wool which looked as if ably had been rubb4
some (stair.

Mr. Meador asked that Dr. Rugg might be recalled,
which wu done. and that gentleman id: I hare made
myself acquainted m uiy practioo with the subj.:et of

insanity.
Mr. Thesiger : Woul,l Lot the anxiety an] dirappoint-
ment Ur. Watson has g.,no through the past years com-
ing upo n mind toles:WA by incessant nil-utat toil,
°Anse insanity : Certainly it would:

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Mr. Thesiger : in honacindal mania lilt common for
the object of it to be one with whom the person deleted
with mania him hithcrte been on affectionato Udine ?
Dr. Rugg : Yes.
Mr. Meleager : Is not such mania often found worn-
anied by geueral soundness of mind ?
Dr. Rugg : Yes, sir. and it generally 'bows itself
Thesiger : You evoke of the oyster-dial shown
you by the prisoner. What would that show ?
Dr. Rugg: it show, d he was perfectly oblivious of
the wile' position in which he was placod, and I cannot
comive a sane person would rusk.) such • frivolous
remark at such a time and uuder such circumstances.
Mr. Thesiger : Did be seem consoious of the act he
had committed ?
Dr. Rugg—lie did not seem to quite understand how
he was placed. Du brushed his hair, and wanted to
shave himself.
Mr. Thesiger : You have heard all the evidence in
the cage, and. takin,r all the cirentostancies into con-
sideration, what opini..o have you as to the date of
prisoner's mind when he committed the set
Drt Ruda sin of °o‘rueo *hen ho did it ho was
cert.auly not In his right mind.
rhro being the whole of the OVili”•••• Mr. Bird. the
clerk, proceeded to ruad the depssition., which occupied
•01110 trifle.
The prisoner, durieg the evidence, remained
moved. When the deposi•
perfectly quiet, cud searculy
vend were being read. howorer, he ocessiotudly rsised
hid eyes.
Mr. Elliani than, addressing prisoner, add—Having
heard the evidence, do you widl to s‘i anything In
sn•wer? . . . .

panied

--P-thioher (slightly thiug) /Uhl, in .t I ,w tone-- N
eir. . .

Mr. Ellison gave the usual melon and sill Laving
heard this do you wish to say anything?
Prisou.n. (almost inaudibly) said "Nothing."
Mr. Ellison—Do you call any witnossea?
Prisoner—No, air.
Mr. Ellison—You are committed to trial at the
reutr.ll et iminal Court in the November suasion,.
. . .

The prirronor, at nu intiurstiou front Oats, thugs...ler.
followed lulu out of tho dock, and al ho did Co. held
Li, head down to avoid the gag.. 1• tilt ou.,;La Court.

Tor NATIONAL SANATORIUM AT BOURNEMOUTIL—Tbe
Weribipful Company of addsiniths, following the
example of thee City Companies, have voted a donation
of Mai to this institution.
CuAMPIONAHIP FoUR-OARIO Rice—After the me-
morable death of lienforth, the chain :ion. In the race
Ito Canadian crew in New Brunswick, the
honours which were confidently expected to be gained
th, party whom ho took out decoded from them
ace hll to the lot of a second English four who were
Present at the same regattas. On their return to Env
liuul the Itenforth crew, now beaded by Harry Kelley.
PlllOOll7 ciallseged their rivals to a match on the Tyne
ter Mat The cartel was taken up by the second four.
9.td.d by Joa,ph Sadler, and the race boa been fixed
the 2:41. of November. Itoth crows hove just coin-
their training on the Tyne. litlky, Chambers,
Oicht, aud Krey have taken up their quarters at the
eowi Houston ; Sadler and the Win-nips are at
~:Onle Aran, Scotswood. Etch hoot will thus carry
Of the very best moo of the Thames and l'yne,
-CjetehaskeNS Sin 6144t0fi to be one of very groat