The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-26 00:00:00

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The adjourned inqueet ea this tree toot plat*ii tlie
Nisi Price Court, Saliebery, on Thureday morning,
shortly after nine o'olock, befo e M. Zsq.,
coroner. Few parties except the repreeentati yea of the
pr iea were admitted. The Coroner, in np ning the
proceedioga, stated that he bad .r Ceivl a reporsfront
Professor Taylor, who would be iu attendance at nee
o'clock.—Mr. Kelsey, who appe trail on behalf of the
accused, suggested that a after should be pent
to Mr. Dowding, e.sking for the ttenaance of the
accused. To this the Coroner re: int that he had no
power to compel the attendance f Mr; street. The
magistrates had comtnenoed the inquiry, and he had to
doubt they would carry on the inquiry. So far as thy
were concerned, the only question at present before
them was as to the ciuse of death of Emily Sop'iia
Blake.—Mr. Whatman,
.who appeared for the family,
sugvest4yl that as the medical evidence would follow
after that of Professor Taylor's, those gentlemen naLlit
withdraw. The evidence of Sup.. Callow was
then taken. He stated that on Thursday, 7th Sept.,
he went to Fahnonth, with • warrant to apprehend
Storer, Ile was not there, and he left on Friday for
Exeter. On the following ,dayi,lis went ts Topsham.,
where be saw Storer walking With ri Mr, Salter, a
chemist. He went to him, and told h'm he had a war-
rant fo- his appreheni•ion, witch he ;hared him. He then
accompanied him to Mr. Salter's bootie, telling him that
be shoold gig-wherever be went. He then said" I did not
murder her. I have been away front Or. MAN'S for
three weeks." Witness then said "1 shell put • question
to you," at the same time remaining him as to his
answer. He then asked him if he gave Miss Blake
any medicines previous to his leaviiig her father's
house, or had he sent ber any, since leaving; to pinch he
repiied, "No, never." He then_eaid, Iselm dead r.
to which witness replied, "Ye,, poor girl, she is." To
this Storer replied. "If she 11 dead her father wee the
,a,tls• of it." Stever then went up stairs, and witness
followed him. On going into the rein Storer took out
a quantity of letters from his ooket, and laid them on
the table. Witness said " I must take pnwession of those
letters, and everything else belonging to you in the
house." Storer then unlocked his portmsntean, end he
saw what was inside thee was • Cltl•blitY Of
wearing apparel. He took possresion of it, and also
of a hat box. Went with, him to Mr. Hsmiltoya,
a magistrate, and then Ifrought the prisoner to
Exeter, and from thence to Salisbuiy. What
witness arrived at Ereter on Saturday, the 9to,
be telegraphed to the Superintendent of the Borough
Police at Falmouth to take permission of a small
which he undbratood had been forwarded from Salisbury
OR the same evening as Miss Blake died; and likewise
to take possossiou of the prisoner's luggage. On the
following Sunday he exarniiied the portmanteau, and
found in it several notes, which he now produced. [At
Mr. Whatman's suggestion Mrs. Blake was sent for to
prove the handwriting of the notes.] Receiving no
answer from Falmouth, he proceeded there, getting
there on the 13th. lie than went to the house where
Storer had been previously lodgine with his sister, at a
Mrs. Conlin's. He found the house looked up. Super-
intendent Julian went and got a litteh-key from Mrs:
Cox, and they both went in. The house was completely
• stripped of furniture, the only things remaining
were two boxed, both broken open, the smaller
one at the hinge, and the larger at the
fastening of the look. .He did not then examine
, them, hitt took possession of b iti,. He then went to
Miss Eliza Alin Storer, the sister ot Mr. Storer, who
was living at Mr. Read's, and asked her if she had
received a parcel that was directed to her brother. She
said, "Yea, it was delivered to her on the 7th of
September. She said she had opened it, and that she
had given it tip to Superinteadent Julian, and that she
gave him all the contents; that it contained letters,
two hair pins, one ring, and his (Storer's) likeness.
That parcel was forwarded by Mr. Julian to witness,
who received it on Saturday night from Sergeant Slough.
He had since opened it.
Mrs. Blake here came into court. and on being sworn,
stated, in reply to the coroner, that the whole of the
notes or &Imps of paper produced by Superintendent
Crude. were DO the best of her belief in her daughter'e
handwriting. After repeating the question several
times as to whether she had any doubt on the
matter, she replied, "I think it is my Into daughter's
handwriting. It is badly written, and not like her
general handwriting. "By the Coroner: Do you'
entertain any doubt as to their being your daughter's
henclwriting. "No." There were sof these notes,
which the Coroner said were mere scraps, without any
signature. These he numbered 1,2, 3,4, 5. Three
more were then handed by the Superintendent to the
Coroner, which he said he found in the boy, These
were also handed by the Coroner to Mrs. Blake Whh
said tlielappeared to be the same a; the ree4 imr; T
and 881.8 cofild'not swear to. The parcel taken by her
daughter to the station to be returned to Storer contained
letters and a small present, a ring, and • blurs pin, with-a
portrait in it. The brown paper in which the parcel
•was enclosed ass here produced, and, to a question from
the Coroner. Mrs. Blake said she directed, her danghter
asking, her to de so, as her'a (Mrs. Blake's) handwriting
was larger and plainer. Could not say whether'
any letters frost her daughter aocompaniel the parcel.
Superintendent Oaldow's examination resumed
opened the two boxes on Saturday last on in, return to
Salisbury. They contained a quantity of wearing
apparel, sad a great Mabee of letters. In the smaller box
I found a dressing ease and a medicine chest. The
dressing ease wan broken open, but not the medicine
chest. They were both looked. In Om medicine che-t
there was a variety of drugs, which he (witness) showed
to Hr. Martin Coates And Dr. Blakeweil. Mr. Costes
made an inventory of them. There were also seine
drugs in the dretsiog ease. I took one packet out of
the medicine chest, which I took to London and gave
to Mr. Collins, assistant to Pi ofeasor Tator. The paper
marked No. 9 is the one I took to London for Pro.
tensor Taylor. It has on it • portion of a label, of which
the letters. "I'. 21 Y. C." only remain. The notes
found by Superintendent Caldow were then read. They
were as follows
No. I.—" Thanks darling for the powders. I have
taken two, but no good yet. Mamma wrote to aunt
and said it was my time. I was to take care of myself. Do
you think you lied better send me something stronger!
I mean pills, or some more powders. lam always down
in the morning to take the letters out of the box, so you
need not fear sending the pills no long as I have them in
the morning. I hope I shall be all right before I come
home, for mamma will be Bare to ask rue. Fri lay.
Write to-mormw.—Good bye Prr."
L , No. 2.—" My darling—Mamma says that papa is in a
ay about me, and is going to examine me. Do you
think its will find it all out? Mind, I shall still ay
rock have taken no liberties with me. Say yes, or no,
le "Fernando," meaning whether he will find it out or
c..hot. Burn this.

'.. No. 3.—" Dear pet—Do you think you will go away
"before Saturday? If you do, you will write to me,
slarling, won't you? But I hope you won't go. I think if
you get better by the change you may come back again,
Abet is if you want to. Do give me something
1 maninmyeouP‘Weymb3e, WyCium°wrilrivieekrtnoittenempaawll"tlrtkmnblwe
from me. Oh I lam miserable. I really think it too
Imsd of von not to give me something to bring it up."
~ No. 4. —M.aauns asked me this morning if lam poorly.
t has not come on at all. If it does not come on this
1 evening or tomlorrow morning, mamma will find it not;
and then papa will examine me. That in What it will
be. Oh! you don't know bow mitierable lam. Do
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ut me up something ads morning for it, and put i n
-the back parlour where you are going to put the other.
Co you think I shall be all right I thought I ahonld
have been yesterday, after what you said. I don't
,know whet I shall do. I shell die if lam not. If you
ilove me, darling, you will try AI I you can not to get me
'into trouble. Now, don't fagot to put me up some-
ahing directly after breakfast.
No. 5.—" It is just coming on, darling, a little. I
to take any more pills, and that I
shall be all right bOW."
Letter No. 6, was of similar purport to Nos. 3 and 4.
• - . . . .

' Superintendent Caldow's examination continued :
The papers marked 1,2, 3, 4 were found in the box, and
No. 5 Storer took from his pocket and put in his
portmanteau. The Superintendent then handed two
other letters, and an envelope. The envelope was
marked with Weymouth poet mark. 'and was addressed
"Delta, Post •Ofilce, &thsbury, Wilts. To be left till
.1,..11ed f"r."
• hire. Blake was then recalled, and stated, in answer to
one of the jury, that she had no stuipi,ion there had
been any improper connection between Mr. Storer and
her daughter-in-law. Had she been in the habit at
asking her any
_questions as to any irregularities ?
Answer : She might, have asked her ones. The Coroner:
These letters point to a fear on the part of your
•daughter that a strict inquiry would be made into ,er
oohditioo. Did you aver give her ranee to suppose that
such inquiry would be made? 'No. I never charged-
my daughter with any improper conduct. My daughter
was not in the habit of coming down stairs early and
taking the letters out of, the box.. The letter box was
locked, and I kept the key, so that my daughter Gould
not possess herself of letters put in the box without my
'knowledge, unless she had a private one." Twoletters
sent by Storer from Falmouth were then put in, which
' the Coroner had great tronble to;deeipper, and after
,reading them remarked they appeared to hate been
',written by a person in a state of intoxication. One
tatter was dated May 24th, the other only bad
." Thursday' on the top. Mr. Blake said they were both
In the handwriting of Storer.
' One letter was addressed to "My own • dearest
,)Emmy," and commenced by saying that he bad just I
been lifted in and out of bed, he was so ill, bat the
doctor had said he would not be so lifted many times
more. Her mamma had said all correspondence most
'cease between them, and because he had not heard
from her, he thought it had. But so long as he could
hold a pen in Ain hand, he would eontinue to write to
the one he so much adored. He felt that her parents
'would regret the ha-its steps they had taken, and that
-they had not only destroyed his, but also her happiness.
His heart, he oontinuel, was quite broken, and he felt
he could not live ; yet if he could die with her he
would die easily and happily—his heart would be
content. He could not think where they had put her.
. she might at least write to one of his sisters, to inquire
of his state. Then followed something about else whom
' he (the watto,s) adored ; but the coroner said it was all
. stem land, if there was any obfeet it all in it, it was
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parents arriter'e behltif.— H.; did, norese that it
bore upon the eme, and he should not finish the reading
of it or commence the other.
The Coroner here intimated to the jury that sit Pro-
fessor Taylor could not arrive till about one o'clock, he
proposed to adjourn the inquiry till then.
On the re-assembling of the jury the court-honee was
filled by a very mimeo able andien% Manlfeetgd
considerable interest in the p
Alfred- grade. Saylor, MIMI% said 'he was.'
Fellow of Hord College liFleysieiarie,:nd Pecdowor id
Medical Jurisprudence and Chemistry in Illary,s Hospital.
The report of .ths anelYsk Made by Professor Taylor
was then rea by the coroner 11111 teiioWll 1—

J 1 Blake, of Salisbury.—"C
1865 I reoeieed from Mr.

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eased ; 2n3, a small bottle and ard, a box cootaining
I. I re.amled theme artitais with the exception of
lbox of pills, which was already distinctly sealed with
_impression el At smelt. deliVeled them ou
following moitittig to itly assistant, Mr.
or, to be planed M a Prfvate room at the
oratory, Guy's Hospital, until the result of an
Ai. %Con to the iletwetary elf State wee kiwarn, On
,nday evening, Sept... Haber 11, I received an *ter to
k• the mailte 'cairns in Wm ecne.

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