The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-05-13 00:00:00

• MILITARY RECIPE FOR MAKING
111:1TuTALYR8.
To did E ditor.
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Blr,—ln a KUM' Itent que-rierecl not 200 milse frau
Use IL•fropolia. • tow days ago, two non-coot musiosted
Mime were brought before Mitt muninauding Ulcer
charpd with drunkeenme. The charge being fully proved
the olhaiders had the option of going to the hospital
esegnent C. Good-templarl and Maniac the [AA" or being
armload before a 'Linter, Court IlLettiel for Met:alma.
It is medlar to my they wen discreet encti,...h to choose
the formic alternative. Offal, much ham been said about
mating people sob r by Act of Puliatitent. It not this
something malogous to it

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THE SUPPOSED ATTEMPC AT SI: VIDE

WZDPIZIDAT : B,fore the Mayor (Mr. A. P pe) sad
Messrs IC Devetuah, K. Dads, swig..
.a 6.-rory.
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Biieseali Gilbert came up chained with au attempt at
enlekle, by drinkingradln otl. She e. limp sad
guarder's, and dropped, palpitating. into a chnr, where,
with partly dishevel ed hair, she was nue iwly regarded
by craw or two of danmele, and about hali-a-i. son young
feHows.
The matiatratee, biter dietnthed by protons coining
Into the Court, directed that the do,r near.,.; the Bench
atimald be rimed, and visit tra were no to tho other end,
the moult being that several gentlens. n seer • u'liged
come in at the lower door, before beau amoiumodated
with mats mound the clerk's table.
The little girl witness listened attentively to Mr. Henry
Symonds's distinct radio& of her evideime, aril a faint
smile crowed her lac,' as the tale at %Valliant '.Valley's
remark that ha liked snuieh betU.r o. E a dealt was
read, while the young WOOWWI ts u t d.
aniumwd.„. . . .

—Rade-Steeng. a wit... eve. einalle. I, t. list, and
oaly 10, told-4s no. ehe'd be ee 4 before
next morning, and I sail "All nght."—ltr. Symonds
brought het beck to time• and by .1i lisp: Ote lived
at home with her parents. awl on the a'. tit nine,
was. home with her biiitur. p-i nn.r ...nig, al.. there.
ffillffiaboth said she felt Vcri bt.i, and eue'd .1..4 by the
morning. She then went opatto 1. and la‘d she ...tould go
to bed, and wit.asa rena toed led.. but did a., any-
thing In her hen& nor di .h •we t:le cup. Witmer's
▪ glisabetti Toms, went uss.ta;rs, and wit,: rss with
her, and In about fire r. torn 01, awl trig came
match. beck with bar. When grat.e., gat sip•t des. chit I
found prisoner In bed in ner room emu wss in las wisp
dow, and prisoner reacted over to th 2 sicdcw-ill for the
cup produced (an ordinary white teo,otp, wsth ho handle),
drank the contents, and *Lid " ier ! h..w ii's paraffin ;
now I've done It." By the 11'4 r: She appeared to be
I. main afterwards, but did riot Winos oat. Her sister '
▪ "Two. gm... of you, Bras, to do VIE." It did Doi
nem to take away bur you,
In any way. Mr,. Page,
who lodges with hor, swine, went to .or eol sated whet !
she did it for, when prisoner, who was in 1.1, made mt
answer, but took her by the throat
pi...0.w. shaken up lir Mr. Day, bat dial not room
herself, or ask any quen.L,lie.
Yrs, Tether Page, wife of driver John PAZ., R.H.A.,
lodges In the house with prisoner, and on CI- Bfthwm
railed from her bed about nine, to au •at • tile prisoner's
room, left her hnshand, found nrii.snor on bed. and sent
the little girl to her mother. Pets ,n.e. Uvrlth was half
open, and smoke coming I. on tier muuth. Fiat as if from
• Ara, and It smelt ef paraffin. Asked -bat she had dine
It for, when prisoner took her by the throe!, anal, as well
se sbe could *peek, said, In so egetod stete, that her
throat was burning. Witt.. slid not think she was right,
was frightened, and ran downstairs till she could get
someone to go with her, as prisoner reused to be out of
her mind, and witness was afraid she'd do her an injury.
Her husband took the cup, which bad some enca, at ths
bottom. Witness sent for medical advice, went beck and
remained with her till the police removed her. On
atiltmorning, the day sitar, with.. asked her what
it tori when prieona replied "Mean. of
binifillliana, Witmer. said Ho! could it he hecause of
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I He bee only been in the house a month." He was
▪ soquaintenoe whatevar. Witness said paraffin wouldn't
do it, sad prisoner replied 'shed do It again, and %would
mealy cost her • penny." Previous to this she had threatened
to do something to Meld : the. was something my
bean on her mind that she would not tell a single edil.
Oreemsamined : She said so before William Weskley
CSIDO to the house and she .84 always oomplai mug of her
head.
In answer to the Mayor, Sept. Coward said prisoner
seared at home, and kept house for her father, and when
be was summoned for UMW she severed
Witness did not believe it was an Wala,ns Weakley's
..out that the did this, but that shv was not right in
her mind, she always complained of Mir head. Prisoner,
se being asked by the sergeant if she hat any iineetion to
ask, uttered sense high-pitched complainuig sounds, and
Mt her head fell on one side es before.
Mr. Cafe deposition WY reed to him, and helrat nothing
to add. He had not analysed anything, as the v mat ea.
go
WWI charged with paraffin, ant the cup ant brittle
meat of the sante. He did not believe the *tracts of the
paraffin were all gone out of the brain.
t Kitchell was ceded in on thefliti Anvil and
weitistnirthe er's home, and got from Mrs. Page the
cep prodoced, which smelt of parsfan. Wit,-., mutter-
wards put in charge of her, and she remain* I sullen for
boss. sad than would laugh end talk, end all ter her
father sod
The brother Gilbert was called, but not sworn, and in
onswor to the Mayor said be got a job where he emit,
beleiterine sad such Coward Bald he had been
to the Amy Reserve) He wanted to know why Hr.,
vlite=4,,yrire that his Elston had threeteeed
The maegietrates declined to go into this* v
The brother said he believed the young mao had been
my luttniate with his eider, and hod promised her
marriage, and he believed this affair me on the young
nen% 8[0:11111, ; but be admitted he thought hie sister not
riitsin her head.
resolved to commit the prisoner for
andatTstmaewer to them prisoner moaned out—"l did
net Witham I maid kill wired."
Otairaitted f artotaL

THY DEATH OP PLOWMAN'S CHILD.
The adjourned lemma was held on Thursday morning,
at the Borough Magatmb...
t 3 before Mr. R. N.
Howard. comm. Kr. Usury Lock wee also beside the
coroner. A few woman were in the body of the Court
yag inquiet had been adjourned for a poet normso and
snahreia —Dr. Aldridge sedated Dr. Morrie in holding
poet *erten ea the child on the Bob alt. and to reed Q.,. Awstjoan which pointed om that it waa
;;:ri I or.d. hap vows, and well nourtelied. There was
considerable muecslor rigidity, and as opeodag the chest
and abdomen. the
,perSolal meek were found in tumid
Ayeay gigort the egaminatiou of the eineu
In▪
eestiase. the Dr. went on to my they were dark in
oolong and livid; but there was no evidence of any
ladammatory action. The meals around the Intestines
were much ouneneted. Spleen, liver and kidney. we..
ecreasi. and the lunge crepitated throughout their
extent The stomach and Intestines wore put in
w lit, for snalyels by Mr. Cowrie Leach, 'laid
with the result of that he was not acquainted.
The appeerances might ham resulted from narcotic
pawn, they were inch as led to suemcloo ; but tam ways
not inconsistent with the child having aeon laid ou
the mother. Was in court and heard Dr. Morris a
evidence that the child was in a stem of coma No marks
of violence or bruises were vomont m the body. The
child not having died until two o'clock would make the
more suspicious. though it was not inccenpatible
with its having bean laid on.
smoingd by the comeer, mid the mother
had a gloss of beer and a piece of breed and chew the
lesttll Did not know of her having any hat bier
the prerrlow evening ; that which she had was cold.
The Coroner summed up the result of the peg smortort
--that death might have melted front some tutreotc
Vbut that would depend on the result ot the
•La Hunts evidence was read over, and the mother,
Alice Ann Roemer., wag naked by the Coroner IS she
wished to Put question ; but she did not.
Dr- 3163" in ovideuco wee read to him and he &kw
that the appearames Wile not isoonapsable with the child
Wing been Lid on.
laiggba" lAgtild Fardinglon, sad living la the awe
lama es Aligg Plowman. said on Meader_ . hgwil
gao was in her room, and Kra Plowman ailed her. Mid
b.hr was al, and asked her to mese and look at It,,
rya bled We. then thrown back. She mid she thought
tie bitclekurid.fie dying, am it was piping for breath, and
sad she had beigeo• him the clocear.
rfturest asked ther to idee the baby the barmy wbin th.
gLwok it up sad tried to do so ; but the baby wee
io ffok. Told has she had beater gel a
um yes AM East tame is sad vitro Odd