The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

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CHAII6II 'AGAT/MT RIM —On Wednee-
- morning there was considerable excitement in
in cionsequenes of a report that Miss Emily
lake, only danghternf Mr. Thomas John Blake,
of CL1,113 street, in this city, had died on Tues-
night from the effects of pnson. The young lady
only IS years of age. Last Tuesday evening Mies
re retired to her room and went to bed at half-past
o'clock. About eleven virile.* Mr. Blake and his
, who was Miss Blske's step-mother, were alarmed
nut serums from the young lady's bedroom, and
heard her crying out, "Oh! mamma, come up
" Mr. and Mrs. Blake immediately went to the
where they found hfila Blake in great agony,
g loudly, while her body was in a state of
4 , as though she was suffering from the effects of
, irritant peson. Her parents questioned her as to
ther she had taken anything likely to cause illness,
could not obtain a sati.factory answer. They i Os-
listely sent for Dr. Roberta and Mr. W. M. Coates,
shortly afterwards arrived and visited the patient,
ared to be suffering as if from the effects of
These gentlemen applied all the usual
,es in a case of this nature, but their efforts were ,
.ectly ineffectual, and the patient gradually sank. '
' being questioned whether she had taken any
she denied that she bad done so; but she was
.sards privately questioned by Dr. Roberts, who
her she was dying, when she admitted that she had
sa three pills. Dr. Roberts asked her who gave her
pills, and she replied, "They were given to me by
r. Storer, who said they were to keep me welL" Dr.
'a ask.-el her if any of them were left, and she
"Yes, there's • box in the dreaing-table
1." The box of pills was found, and on being
If that was the box from which she had taken the
she said that it was. Shortly after this she fell
convulsions and died. On Wednesday, at one
an inquest was held at the Council-house,
Mr. R. M. Wilson, coroner, when the jury,
„g been sworn, proceeded to view the body, and
, inquest was adjourned for the purpose of having
postmortem examination. On Wednesday evening,
Roberts, Mr. W. M. Coates, and Jr. H. P. Bleck-
° made • post-mortem examination of the boa*
found the principal organs in a healthy a.
re symptoms which appeared to have 000+1.6011/..
were inch as would result from pnieoning by
- The stomach and its contents were accord-
-4 up, and, together with the pills found in
have been forwarded to Professor Taylor for
may also mention, in answer to a cruel
report which had gained credence in the
/, tha▪ t the post-mortem examination revealed the
A that the young lady was not in the family- way. It
evident from all the circumstances that Miss Blake
't ill such a state of mind as to indium the belief
took the pills with any intention of committing
as she had Jost written a letter to one of her mints
-a jouroey to London, and she was in very
a short time before her death. We under.
- she was out for • walk on Tuesday evening,
was met by various persons, who observed nothing
,al in her appearance. She also had a romp in the
with the servants before geing to bed. A short
since she had written a letter to • young lady
siting • croquet party. Mr. Storer, the person
siosording to Miss Blake's statement, gave her the
was for some time an assiatant to Mr. Blake. It
_
wed to marry ber, but his snit was
; and his oondnot uut being all
he was dismissed. He left Salisbury
After. he was

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the pni.- witnesses who wens present st the,
Milli Blake. The jury having acquiesced in this,
was given:—

. J. Bl.ke said he was a surgeow. Hie
ar's name was Emily Sophia Blake. She wax 19
a a He formerly had an assistant named
h m Jro Storer. He O&M, into his service on the
Ootober hut, and left his employ about three weeks
(ore the death of his daughter. That was on the 17th
gust. lie formed a part of his Storer was
friendly terms with his daughter. He paid his
to her contrary to his (witneee) wishes. Re
' bin) for him irregular conduct and habits
. He gave him notice on w previoisi
_ll Tuesday night he took leave of hie
shortly before nine o'clock. She was quite
and appeared cheerful. When he returned his
ser was gone to bed. That was a little after 10.
been out with her mamma until half-past eight.
half.past 11 he and his wife were sitting in a
. . . . .

Oh, ray dear, whet le the
,'t know, T "

he was of

He asked hie wife if she bad ever seen her so
and she replied "No," and then asked him to
or Mr. Coates. His daughter had had two or
slight snooks of 'hysteria previously. In NC
' between his sending for and the arrival or
tee he asked his daughter if she bad fakeer
to MAKI her illness. She said, Na pat.:l
bottles in her room, butiur
she b."--

Wren Lorthing. aw 4, "TN*. no. .r.
th.n took up an saliptyk and mid " What
which le twiinirs) te s'ilasc in which he
bora dble of oblcaodioe. Re thoo uiid give her

flux '
Jiltle

was,

monthly poorliness." She was then mated where
rest of the pills were, and reeled, "They are in my
mar," the. Blake then opened the top drawee of
standing near, and took net a box, partly
_broken,
ad in a piece of paper, and containing
idle in the box were shown to her, she beM,
site sensible; she looked at them and said, "
,-ere the pills." Nothing was written on the box. Believed
I that when she spoke to D. Babette about the pilla IbS
,as quits aware of her state film lived about 10 minu4o,
- the identification of the pill bog. Witness made
, examination on the followior•
brain and spinal

and found no sign of disesee. He senile.
the small intestines and their contents, mod •
of the liver and rpleen, and some
• sealed jar, to the Coroner's of
containing the pills. These Isere' platawu
possession for transmission to Professor Taylor, aeoells•

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wee g . les,•impter naerneteed -by,'grodesient ebb L. f.
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',keel • his • —kimer fel wea-mily the.. he was
be . "#!l!?eits=:b lar0,0114#04;-• so 761. that kte _
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idiligentneitsder durum* e, dde ellilliker;/
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fo nulatiation • .i dry
or , , .in tessetna. ,
keep their upiriie up, ~. . ' - - ... le down " an.
.... wages (so called)tiheelisa. ' - ''. . Th had all
dertlflingrdic-
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velist, iesji ' , .ipisilifor Au. bite Melssbury ._
iliooti
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preerialion nagediad en bring Waif fil'lmMsettea—bu. .velfe, w.
PrephiMetil.thit.lidil, datitterialleelisat-hbxihdreitbi e let- by loud
thidgenited thoilE4r7iiit, tielteetomeeml stoe• 6. ly
ciskellka . tagek yg*bileet‘'lppi' , ire.
as knew 'NI ilowar,_forowitik,eitery Ito*? , oom,
they ' . betty 'NMI' "Alf Mtleell) Beifiret paea.'h,•Alt, streaming
proicilmt. coll'Uteii 'sodirtei Ililie lantiritallitiorti T .. • , "afoiditr
ap:itraillimlw tkoswitadirits,all priori ; the , seine irr,
just" ;sityldf #1 0, josind' " iedisgr„oyeig oit., *gig ?Whether
f ' ,segliggiglthemeg.,bet,',, 'lrtego 'Taw, lien .be ,bet could
their . . tmeeyoreisitseileplitigiaggitot4,*ese:..tiediately
date de- r- . .1. -_ . ... 110 short
etridej. " ' 'e ; ' on JAW i If, t ho appeared
slatibtr,_ . . 'lliendellittde,fptelittiffir ~ i strychnine.
1*
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Pr°4lltli ;tor eto9rll! A,r_ x,irrifotv 4'• '> '.. ' 1 ' rfactlY
drit Prtse.- -Jet* RAM ! itll., . . .10 •,. ,ite P.',44n heini
awsiiter ‘ obese
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le - ffais:rrol ' . ..
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• tweeds
inertias* the eteriokiriOOlof AM* ''!*r• •ro ' •. ' ha! rteld her'
the rootlets of the sot of
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.oe -or : . tree: him ' , •mergaw,,eassia,
might - Sttisd Allell'idistidolf Wanilleat with belts
the bleastad Chpa,,is: lima ,:ittisiok. is lity,"ptith 41 OM.
pragmatic soil tryclibeir .usion.-lbe 1' Union is elsength"' ' wer.'
—IW iliceir ighil duty to PitiourPres ared•totiaidi tel if
Ar et 1114114 . taw, to tbe women, weal et the fredit lle. sl
and weeredkri israrinery to which we had the happiness. , l to co
to beim*. r(Appkugg.) ' - ~ ,' , ' . clock,
'fb• Rev. A. Etallil wale he wished to tender heart, . form
Mutate oet baiter ,•( :ti,Wetniety hums 'Henry Vovemed- ' ring
for kindly aodiriakillit 44 4* '4 ppociago W . °
all reMillinted the peesseel, and e ••Ite . V
I? what he_po., logmliei I • .4011/44". ' .
CoitageM' rteproVetnisi • • ' ' . ' °r°
oonduatetqleelaiefsatt-edoiisr, Ai*, yr t . hen they to“,--
vr , ... bile the symptoms
iiituri.p2illitito=i, , , Now with h were inch•
i' sallairichrli: amine. "'"
d 151145 Nor t'. . Rllllll6lllMrs ill 3' seeled
tiggLibg- e box, ha..
fi" I. mnit4' L'lttinrciT.; .iya, We may also
brio( thesotoleloadotoste Di dolibetkee met ,to •d unjust report ehich
t.,_h*llL'ig.,l•l,slgggd, -At Us. luurnet liiiiii V . ty, ti post-mortem
s'°oltePiserf ' 111,1tge were lit' unnir of the gerßeter . • the ed
"'troll' ' That eiretimatence.had b- eit rulied eeide
;M.
TIP,* rim' irtliihiters over and over again. 3iirad• " not ' 431- replied,
PotetoellWisre Owesitai thing, sad they Gould not est on at the ,
It
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stee, woke up so ill." He then said she should
p . her .namma, thinking that she had awoke in withontibens— at Not, they limo eel botilhoy icicle, as
leglit. ,fter h• had seen her a little while he was of
wi"hikt4b get -,Elite. prime offeeed by the society they peeling
moat have variety in their prodnee, he..---- --- --...÷ ... BPirit+ al different opinion and gave up the idea that she was
'se to develop ad that life*" from hysteria. , like said "Hold me, held 1
, prilens d mei c" (leery soess*, rod his wife went and took hold of the
succestionte the mope Pre,bendary ff.eoce runner canal r. 0 draw._
remarked at there was a 'great need for thinning the Wien :of odor "Tapped
dwelt a chest
turnip., carrots, parsnips O
, and onions. The vicar me m
dielt on the importance of this matter being attended meting t ree 11 Me r
ton proper time and repeated when ueoeluary. The ho, women i terra luite
inapemova of the gardens -ha the 2e4 district comprising . Ila, was for Mr. Coates
Berke, Netberbiary, and Molphiieh, were the Rev. Mr. . dated 6.11116 abrotnos
West and Kr. Beewlise, sod - they ieworted • groat *eked DY he. .."- -There wen. _
improvement. . The Mee. 'W. 0 And* and dlr. Smith t was cones uld end nothing to lead him to,.
inspected the gardens in No. 3 district embracing . r Fdrecuth I:'th' __ ...mall Ilgo, ken poison. The reason he asked her
Cheddirmton, Otorseembe, and .ilmcØimfnsor, They ne• Its. Maks received • telegram from his Meter u henna. of the violence of the attack.
&lain had the teett*Orif "• of the in ail to the in. Mug that be was very ill, mid was in it desperate me in rather more than half-em-hour, a.
o, seism. , ,
", di the 1i I ',bra, ,i.a ammenea in he of 'wog Nopectiug the young logy. pro ought to ughter was tsken ill. Mr. Coates asked her
ihe Parish ef :01," „,. . , pte- et-,e*Tig leek the ewe, cation one singular circumstance In commotion with take-
t ,ni.y . ; . ..,v- -,, . a him, ofgiallo; -Case, ',ie.,. kb* fact that Mr. Make had no strychine, ikistec
attodiaa to the •• " . •of 1v01g0fig4•174,71 in his autgefy ; and thus, if the pills which oriostioned is this ?"
rek 'T*, an ritowlest or . .. . • . when wee Kiag iiilake'r death were preparod for her by Mr. Storer, had &an

. thought it would
or the principal -
of Nisi Blake. '.i.
following evidence
Mr. T. J. 1:11
daughter's name
'years of age.
William Johr
lab Ootober '
before shed
August. F
on friend'
addresses ,
discharged
ititemperano•
occasion. On
daughter .'
well, and
daughter was
She had b-
About hals,
7 reom downulestualleillaal leftWillrealleelk ---"r
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semen,. Mesabi, "la that Emliy r- lir.: . Ilan* ;
eke thought it was some one in the street, and roe, and Roberts
Hilted tie blind weds. They then heard another "Me q"'
siireaut. His wife lit • candle by the gas, but be pre- Robert!,
, her ufretairs. He found his daughter in • fearful Wine '
She was andressed and in bed. lie said get t
' matter r and -, • .• i them
, Storer
Blake's