The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-01-23 00:00:00

THE BRIGHTON POISONING OABL

Mies Christians Edwards was charged at the Central
Criminel Court, on Monday, before Boron liartio, for
the wilful murder of • boy named Barker.
Primmer was en ensarried Invert, 34 years of age
enamoured of Lim, end " the aoqueietree Armed
187b...0 Dr.
"Bedsrdin erttiecniclredluashieara.ea'pro.flesaßlornilabilir.
Lu
into en intimacy sourly consistent with the stride
relations that ought to exist between a inedicei adviser
[ end one of his tamer lettients." le Berndts,. 1870,
I Miss Edmund. when en • colt to Dr. Board's hog",
ger • ehoriate meets to lira Beard, &
.whlen lee
her ill, and Dr. Berd armed her of trying to poison
his wife. Theseaftsr tilt), bath withdrew from bar
sorry and Kim Yeissineds, finding that the object of
her guilty affection was now further removed from kier
than ever, sour to bre determined to reinstate her.
self in his oorion by leading in to believe that the
&cooler creams were poisonous when she bad bought
rein. She begin to sow poison broadcast merely to
win bock his cionil.Lnie. S.. purebred rychere
ander false newt. Irons • rotor% Donal Garrett, sett
teen by forging • letter in the name of the Coroner gee
Gasrett'a We of poisoes book, end t .re oat the erre*
of the sty...beim, she had obtained. She poisoned
@wattmeter awl gees them to children in the striper,
and several berme *leeringly dl. She rat a
bey Darned Adru May to • coreetioner's named
Maynard for shoveler cream., and, herr. it
Is believed, substituted °theta previously got end
poisoned for the... sent him Lack to have
them *hanged. They—the ;misused ones—
' then entered the store. The uncle of the child Barber
bought some of threes chewier creams et Maynard*
and, ?A minutes after smiting LAYS, the child died with
symptoms of strychnine pureeing. Prisoner tried
every means to throw the blame on Maynerd.
Mr. Iridium{ Perry, in her defence, was unable to
deny the fare, and arid only ask the jury to eerier
the pert whether, on the particular sharp before the
Court, Mir Marrs could be convisted of wilful
warder. Ifer father wee insane. Her brother died ea
epileptic idiot at Forlswood. tier cotter had attempted
to commit seicide. Both her rianelfseliers wore
inibessike The prisoner herself had suffered from
by,eria.
ter • Lour'e sonsidoration the jury found her
gs II
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Pr,iohor, apporrod feartelly rialto!, aald, I
elan I I.d brou tried tin the other ; I want lb.
inipruptr innuiszy that clawed botarte too and Dr.
Board to be .owe.

The Jedp 0000arred in the verdict, and sentenoed
bee to be bnag at Lewes
The Clerk of the Arraigna—Prismer at the bar, have
you anything to say in stay of execution?
Tne prisoner said she was pregnant.
The Jedge thereupon direetW • jury of matrons to
be empaaed.
This announAnDent created oomiderable matte:neat.
The prisoner sat ia the dock. In the course of tee
minutes or a quarter of an hour • number of Wise
were requested toga into the jury-hoz, and they WON
mown amid dead Miens' to inquire whether the pd.
sonar was "will quirk child."
The primmer was than asked if she wished to call
anybody to prove that she vs with sad she
ii
"I
do not wish to call anybody.
veJary of Natrona then retired, and afterwards
they sent for • medical man, and one being forthcoming,
he went to the room in which they were. A Nominates
afterwards they returned into mart.
The Clerk of Arraigns—Are you *greed in TOW
verdict, and do you find whether the priscaer at the bar
Is with quick Mild.
The Forewomen—We say she is not.
While this wm going on, the prisoner looked wildly
round the mart with despair. The Clerk of Arraigns
directed that she should be removed, on which she
turned towards him, as if she would bay.. said want-
thing ; but the gaoler, taking her by tbe arm, said
" Come on," and she was led away.

Tho Zut...nor of Bratt b. rotara .1 to
The health d Diurnal is isipro ring.
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An effort Is being made to establish a hospital In
London, where patienta shall not be given alcohoL
There are 195 owes down for hearing in the Divorce
Court for Mary Term.
Smell-pox and fever are sprawling In Halifax. There
are GOO mese el sistall-pax in the borough.
Ons hundred and eighteen tons of putrid ash were
destroyed in the Loudon markets toot quarts:.
The will of Sir. P. dished, Bert., has been proved
nada rto,coo personalty.
Saudi-pax Is deslining ma Yeovil ; el the last report
the easel had been redwood to 28.

Mn. Mandan annoenrca that she will have no more
lin-hunting in her ineuagerte.
The hippopotamus at the London Zoologieal Garden
haeninn birth too sub, but tithed in two days.
his expected that the Lord Chancellor will make
several Queen's Counsel before Parliament Amts.
A dish of very dna new potatoes has jut been grows
by Mr. Newton, of Ponbary, frost Foes seedlings.
Wen Somerset skeeplentasse for 1812 are and for
Marsh 12 and 13.

To. WouTire;l:o (ho £lOO,OOO guarantee fluid of the
limited Kingdom Allies's now reach kearly L 711,000.
C 0.... is 104. per owt. lower now than • par ago,
partly owing to Atomises imports.
Mr. Trereiyan, M.P., snimunces • crusade 'visit
tlm eitzevaout ezpitare for law end juice.
Tbe meters port of Um Woolwieli dockyard, sot
revered by the Goverment, has been sold by anodes
for ./13,000,
Dr. Moriarty, the Boman Catholic Bishop of Keen,
b.as avowed himself an opponent of the Home We
movement, Bo has the O'Dosoghte.
2nd Devon Artillery Oomptiny is to be ditbsndod
for want of caeca The nen lied • farewell tastiest
on Monday in '• honour" of the occasion.
The Whilakead Ash torpedo km been &doped *
Government and saportniento are to be made on se
extensive seals.

-"los ;‘-rigpool takers Jo the Forest of Dean bare
beau granted the 10 per mot. advaDoe de waded
after three days strike.
A garotter has been I.cged at Newcastle. He cried
piteously, bit his lip abroad', and writhed dreedful/y.
kils beak warn a mass of bruised livid fleih.

Mr. Armitatead, one of the I; Donde*, has
presented £.5,000 to be expended in providing two °lab-
imams for tho worklag-men.
Dr. Forbes Winslow says emphatically tbs habit of
tippling is more destructive to the heath of body sad
mind than an ommaiesal boot of drankoonesa
Indian orsti brisgs news of the explosion of a
powder magazine near tho city of lodoie, ceasing the
death of from 70 to 80 permits.
The Whitstable fisbermeu have sent a barrel of reel
aat‘ve oysters to the Prince of Woks, sad the primal
him heou thitukfuldy acknowlodged.
An agriouitural *admonition is to be established for
this sonnty of Devos. and too Doke of Somerset is
appointed president for 1872.
The Standard wornness that a work will shortly he
published by tho Emperor NVOi4IOII on the Fria&
military system previously to and tiering the last war.
250 Blackburn weavers are oa strike loom. their
employer, Mr. Greenwood, bad the torpedoes)* to stop .
21 front the wages of one of his ooys who had dome
imperfect work I
It is proposed by a newspaper ourrespoodent that the
pnbho ahail subecribe sod peroltme an emote kw
pee 00151100 to the Prince of Wales, as • thank-offering.
for his 100001111.
Toe Northampton borough magistrates on Thursday
heard 120 charges of noommyliames with the ems-
mammy Voesinatesm Act. Hoary floes were inflated is
ULII4I OLIN,
The iWirafqollll When et Bristol bare remind to
o▪ eu,antle M Yebraery. lo o boon per day, and a rise if
wages—foremen ao 28r., orougal "Was "sr third
limit's. 20s peg omit.
(:)."aol Akroyd. 11. P. for Halifax, as an expreision
a gratitude to God for the rostoratioa of the Prince of
W•lote bee emit 112110 to tilt Soloy Abbey Char*
iteetormipa read.
At" iiillbsfale M.P. for the North Wass,
_tam
ettaorms.d his iateatioa of ratios Sir Charles Dago,
when he first moots him in Podiums% to retrain 110
mate meets.
The_gosimUans of 81. Gearrge's (liesorer-sqoare) Foes
LOWUnion, have rewired to allow people%
&$ 0001451
'OOllO4O 01 "4 884, tiara for private devotions is the
•11•P•1 of the workbags*.
In their direction for the to whiny 1 ariga.“.
LI
elementary estmote, the lidocativo Department direst
that a shaft of the ntetrie getout Modal be hutting oft
the school walla.
Tim Loui of Oarnarvon, who has been in
thro•oh loggers, and anxiety at the death of his 'Malty*
Us. Sal of tlitesimfield, is decidedly hotter. TIN
441. en bat toirgraphed her oondolenses with am
ltortaWes.
I'be death took plum last week of Ur. Joseph Gillote
peormakir. of Btradaditneu. tie test iste4siad
Earwigs/ay for the sasaglireary of peas and MIMI minum_
ont Lakouo,ouo s year. Lo died worth • wow'_,
forte**. .

-
ills John Twolaway, addettalmg hla maditashls "
Plymouth, aapswasol • hes* that Ms Womb of NO'
*altars would bo better attsattod to la tis mamas
assioa. do say all of us I hit John soadoosid lA,
Gums laws. .

_
Ilir Pettier, M.P.,ia • resent speech to his seastitesato
at Roehden, end the teens why Jobe Might WI the
Oabinet on that he disapproved ot lAIPre:I4W
addition el 20,000 nes to tee essay, and • otasegsset
salaried vote el two nations sterling.
An inet.eas of the diagnosis' moaner is obi& peeper
tenant. e.• eemettnee seadested onerred net week st
Oidlisin, when ea ins solo, anniedeg the body If NI
old 111011111111 el oighty-oso, wee being looseed late Wes
grave it own to penes, aim in. envoi bell set.
Tee R Room an SwenvOir.—Vieo•
Oheinsealer Wishes' has mimed so green laimeltina
to ample the OvoM Western Balm Oesepast Warm •
tie 9.15 a.m. eel 145 Weis bon te eft
kr !vs Wastes at Nubia' wihros aka&