The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1886-02-16 00:00:00

THE DORCI

THE PIMLICO MYSTERY.

Btßrr.Err IN Clidrot)y.
On Thur.a lay afternoon at Landon. Mr.
Hicks, o armee, resumed the in teary into the death
of Mr. K twin Thoininn Bartlett. aged 40, late •
partner in A firm of grocer" ant provision ale der.,
carrying on leisinen at Station•road, Herne.hill, who
died on New Year's live, at his apartin .nts,
Clavertmoureet, Pimlico. under catraeolinary car-
cumstanoes. An analysis of the st.nnach of the
deceased by Dr. Ti1,i1114.1 Stevenson sli•evel that a
poitontaus dose of chloroform had either lsam taken
tar administered. It may Ina remembered that the
father of the deenaued gave evidence that his an had
enjoyei remarkably g.ssl health lip to Christmas
last, when he wan taken all. The witness had visited
bun on several occasions, and found him extremely
unwell, but upon his last call in Wan refits...l admit.
tenon by Mrs. Bartlett, who said her husband WAS WO
unwell to receive visitors.
At the last bearing the medical Titan natal that the
widow had telt' him of her hiniband's peculiar views
on marriage, and of her fitmeestion if a bottle of
chloroform which she had given into the polisession
of her husband jiist before his death, and that she
woke rip in the inidd:e of the night and found him
lying on his face and really dead.
Beal again aies:arel on behalf of the widow;
Mr. Lickfeld for the K lay•an ; and ar. Donnie
for the father of the deceased Detective Inspector
Manahan watched the case on liehalf the Commis.
sioner of Police,
1 The Bev. arge rlyn.lll Winn the first witnesa
Re is a young man with heavy moustache, sad short
whiskers.
Mr. Lickfold said Mr. Dyson was most sintiout to
give every explanatioe in hi. power.
Tne witnein was then sworn. He said : My name
is George Itymnii, and I am a Wesleyan iiiiiiister,
residing at In, Parklield, l'utney. I first knew Mr.
Bartlett shunt twelve months ago. lie was then
living at Merton Abbey, 'war Merton .tlabey :Station.
.Mrs. Bartlett was with him. I first saw them tea that
day as menibers of the congregation of a small chapel
I had charge of. I called on him as his yoosar.
could not see them longer than twenty minutes that
afternoon, anal then led agent for tit inontha, I was
only nocasloitally at chapel, anti when there they WOW"
net present. I 41141 them next in the dowel,. and
reuewest my acquaintance. That was in Iwit .1004.
On aii lay I callod in by their request in the after.
noon, anal I.,itk fact. A 4 far a. I conlil judge Mr Dart.
lea'. health was goa4, and he requested mai to call
oftener than I had,dune, and I made arrangements
to call tan the following Wedneaclay._when I spent the
evening with them I think I called again after that.
I generally visitnil them, as far 44 I remember, in the
aft,rh,,tn, air, Bartlett was not usually at keine till
the evening. I did on two or three a'ovations have
dinner at Mr. Bartlett'a. After my return from Dublin
Mr. Bartlett told me he would be Ukiligni4l if I Wiiill4
444.i4t his wife in her studies. I went to Dublin kaiak,'
my degree. lie IlAked IMO sninsentot hi. wife in sevend
subjects. Etrentioally I became very intimate with %fr.
Bartlett. I 4,44 irk ch., oontidmioo of both of them an a
friend. I Wln mad,, executor to his will. He said he
had made one, and wanted someone in whom he had
confidence to act as sixeoutor, and that he had put my
down.

name That was at Putney, about the
middle of •Deoeutber. He left Merton Abbey as
the end of Augu.i. He went than to Dover, anil
wan away a little more than a month. They took
room, on returning fnno Dover in Taritortiotreet. I
visited ahem at Dover. They offered me • Ilr.tclatt,
ees•on tioket, that I might go down as often as I
could, but I declined it. I went down in the second
week, and again in the [44 week of their visit. It
wan at Dover he spoke about the will, and Mr. Wood
showed it to ate, but I dint remember the date. (Mr.
Wood said it w•. the 33rd tit September ; that • copy
IMO at the coroner'. service). Whilst they were
staying at I)over, and during a emit they paid me at
Putney, the will was ineintionel, and der:mond told me
h. 1444 left hi, property to hi. wife. He did not tell
me there wan another will, awl gave no reason why
he made the will at that particular time. I continued
1.41 visit them in Tavitornatreet whilst they rettitled
there. Mr. Bartlett purcha...l a iteatom ticket that I
might ruin up and instruct hi. wife. The ticket was
from Putney to Waterloo. I remember the time Mr.
Leach was called in. He said three or four days before
that he felt his health failing. He seetned time very
wearied, but otherwise he did not nem S., be ill at that
tins... I continued my visits up to the time of Mr.
Leach'. attendance as Tinro my visite were
lean frequent. I used to call every other day or
thinl day. I cannot lie sure which. k did not call so
frequently -

beenuae Mrs. &Klett +aid deceased would
not see vi.itors. I never went o the dentiiit'a with
Init I hoard of his teeth being drawn (rein Mrs.
Bartlett snit from himself. The Christmaa week I

waii down in the country, and returned on Boxing day
t Putney. On that day I went to see Mr. Bartlett.
Ile waa then better than when I had left the week

the guardian of Mr.. 'Aden" Dilke'schildren! N...- b dere. lie was in better spirits', and seemed more
Did you know there were children ! Yea.-Mre. himself ; but he did not get much strength, be said,
Ashton Dinkv used to visit her! Yee. -And brought and had to walk &Wet% the prom at night as he was very
children with her sometimes! Yes. -Tbe brougham reatleaa. I discussed the meter with Mr.
neel to drive np to the doer, awl you "Ilene.' the deer and Mrs. Bartlett-all three together. I called
and the gentleman announced his name! Yoe- the next evening, Snedafe He again coin-
Where did you Allow him! I showed him into the Plein'd "I being prortrate, with weaken's., and lie
&Awing-re-en. which is ii. the first floor, in Young- asked in.. whether anyone could be worse than he WaS
street.-Wae that the ..refinery room in which visitors without inseing away entirely. He mentioned no
were received? Yen. -How long did these visite last; that day that he was cuff-ring from worms. I don's
five or ten minutes! I think about half an hoer.- think he l°r.ti,l them ; but I inferred that he meant
You attach-I itmairtenee to them: you regarded in the lowels. I saw him next sin the Tuesday, the
them aa ordinary g visite! Yes.-And the 29th of December. He seemed then very mach
nimalee of them you did net notice! No. -Did he better, anil much owe cheerful, and on that day he
visit five time. altogether! It was more than five went out with his wife_ On the Sunday night, when
timee.-You are speaking .4 the year., beef and Mel, I came to Taviton-street, all the maid opened the door,
when you were in Young-street! Yes.-Were you Mrs. Bartlett came out with letters to post, and asked
parlotannaid at Sidnetplace ale.? Yee-And you me ill could get some chloroform forher. She stated
would he the pmeen who w.eild el*, the doer ? vet that during former sicknesses of Mr. Bartlett, when
-Mrs. Crawford had visitors occasionally in the she had nursed him awl felt herself breaking dawn
morning? yea__Feenetiinea lady friends and some. for want of 'deep, she had been accustomed to use
times gentlemen? Ide not remember any gentletneu chloroform externally es ipiet him. She sail that she
calling. -Can you say there were none? I cannot required sones again. The daily new leen whom
remember any but Sir C. Dilke.-When wore y... 1 first she had been accustoined to .btain it had gone
spoken to, shout the mew! !tad you been apeken te to A meek t, and she knew of u‘i other way of getting
up to July of last year! No.-And who was it who it exoept through Sim sail that she had nursed
first spike to you! Mrs. Crawford told in.. to tell her hitelaand before without any doctor. She told me
'sir. Crawford all I knew sheet Sir C. Iblke. -Wu that previsnisly. She paid she had 'wen nitrne and
that on the 17th Judy! Was it on the day your inis• doctor in owe and that she had a emisidereble kunw.
tress left her home! Yes-Mr. Crawford haul never le.liu-iif drugs. Mr. Bartlett lead corroborated to me
said anything to you about Sir C. Dilke up to that the statement that she had a coneidereble knowlelm.
time, and you had said nothing to him! No - 'rid he Of medieine• When she asked ice to get chloroform I
ask you about another gentleman, Captain Foreter? asked how 'ouch she required. She said it was very
Yee-When was that? .tiout the beginning of July veleta, and evaiorated quickly, and I had better get
-last July.-Was that the first tine, he epolce to you • inaticine glass bottle full. This convenvation took
&Not Captain Forster! Yea.-What did you tell him 1.40, as I WWI walking to the Post ()lie, with
about Captain Fenster? I told him about his visite her. I said I would try to get it in the neighbor.
ti the hemp.. -When did you tell lone these viiiits hoed where I lived. On the NI .ndef I Purchseel
began? In wa, in y,„ing..u.,...t? yaL some chlerulmen of Mr. !tunable, of Putney. When
-Did they er., on in 1343 --'luring the time you were I asked for it he asked me whether I wanted
in town! Per esme time.-And when he came back camphorated chlorulorin. I said "Ni, I want the
in Itelf, did Captain Foneer reeeive his visit.; I do pure chlorMorm." I thought campher might have
nut say immediately after he eine back !It meet s-um, ill effect, and he breight cult a very stutll
have been in 13,14 when he came. I remit have made bottle. I said, "I ebould like a larger one." He
a mistake. -Hew slid v.ni cenie to In ike • inietake brolight out then another, which he gave me. I coil
It was • mistake. Llmit she receive letters from swear Mrs. Bartlett told in,, to ask for pure chloro-
Captain Forster! Ye". -Did yeti post letters to him forin. Mr. Humble gave me a bottle full and
from her? yeu pot aim.. 'ml these letters labelled it. He asked in.' a question. which I think
to Captain Feeder ea late sis.lnly last reir, the month wee whether it wad for internal or external nee, but
in which your mistress left herhome? I cannot say I I den't quite remember. He put the question in
have posbel them. but I have wee. them. -Do you such a way that I fenced with it, and put &nether,
recollect that seine of them were addresseil te Ireland whether it was ireol for rein wing urea.. stains. I
late as July, PM! Yea that, do you kw., that annnoina is good, and I thought as
recallect awn, hieing aide,' to his in cheleferin was volatile, it wauld do the same. I paid
Gmaion ? Yea I have seen them. -Have you ever for it; but I don't remember how much. I did not
p •sted id letter to Si, C. Itilke hien your inietress ? give far names I was not asked for it. I did not
No. -Ws. Captain Forseer the only freetleinen who try anywhere elee to get chloroform. I believe there
a 'sited yew mistress! Yes. -New, how came it that 14 an MI and elemr glop next dear to Mr.
few moments ago von swere that no iretithelein of the Udfile Ive:k. I tried there the same de,
called except Sir C. Dines! I cud un tlie morning.- I. lees going to 'sir. !twirl.. Lock told me he did
Did you tell Mr. Crawford. when pita spike &lout not keen it, and directed rue to Mr. Humble, T
Captain Perster, of letters being sent to Ireland and walked (rem Lek', *hop into Humble'.. A. I did
to his club! I told him in the end of July. . not get all the claim...form I wanted at Humble'., 1
"leorge 1311 WS. next examined :In Felenary, Vera, went to Wimbledon, where there is • cheiniet mimed
I war, in service with Mns. Harrioan, 73, Cromwell. Penne.., whe is personally known to me, and there I
read. She is Mrs. Crawlerd's mister. I do net elotained, I think, mere than Mr. fluinhle had given
remenalwr Mrs. Crawford coming to sleep in February, me. I wanted it f. or taking green., stains out of my
IWO. I will tee der isonnirely t'at she did not have clothe.. I gave that eras &item, as I believeel it was
one minting at seven WOW'S, belt I .11h1 not eet her, 1111fienit to get it for the purrs.. of procuring else,.
suit think I *heal have known it if elie had. I email not has* toil I a chemist the full story .4 what
Mr. Inderwich yid he warn net ins to adi I wanted it fir, and all iny relations with thou. (fa
Mee Reeereen. the same shy I ionrchsesed *elle chlereferen .4 Mr.
The Atterneylleneral atid that they were very Nielline High•etreet. Wieibledeu, alont the awe
anximei to have the evidences .4 that, ly ; and they quantity as on the second netweion. I don't recollect
hail agreed to the application to have it taken by whether I gave the same reason fer purchasing there.
com I
mia•ion. put the three lots then into one glas. bottle of the
inderwick then announced that this closed the battle and the chlereform dile,' it Mout two.thitda
I ordinary mite. It WS, I sinner. ordinary medicine
caw for the petitioner.
• fell. [TheCorsmer sent for *ens bottle, to identify ,
the coiirt resenting after luncheon. the Attorney. the wise., I pet the labels fem. the stnall bottles on
Deneral said ; 1 have new to asslonsit to your lersieli.p to the large ene with the 'reel “11;111oreferna" en it.
that there is an case whatever which Sir Cheri**, On the Tuesday I tick the, bottle ti Mn., Bartlett, 1
Dints, id milled mean to &newer ; that there is. in fact, and gave it to her when we went fie • walk. Mr.
, nothing to answer. I propswe further to suite the Bartlett went out be &drive. and I tsok Nib,. Bartlett
course' which, after antions consideration betweem my unit for a walk. She thanked me for the bottle, and
leemsel friends and inywq, we hsve thonght it right sail that would de On the day she wiked toe' fee-
tsia'l-il,t in this
chimp '.l the caseme,adtte,r-Rotbinnere.onl edh.l,,,.,,nwlinryntithiedirlsstiletthashe
dh...ertwbetdteidr it
nit kfnessz
a 'limiter gee-4We to that here involved was dee-trawl, she bad been accustemed to use chhunn,t,wu,, and to
The reeilt of that ew was that as between the the nerse and doctor her husband said he email net
plaintiff en the en.. side -.nd the ceenemendent (an the understand hew she could use chloroform. He under. other, the rime-owe, of the respondent was censidered steed ehe had iised chloroform in former sickness of
aa if it had been absolutely struck nut, the deceased, and theight she would use it in the
Mr. Justice Built: I quite agree with you. By the same way WM- On January 4th witness went tome
law of England, and by every rule of good sense, Ur. Wund, the solicitor, who gave him certain lettere

fur Mn. Bartlett. He told Mr. Wood nothing ab„.„
the chloroform. He apoke. to Mr Matthew. thee,
the ehke.,4,,eut, and he 114/1444 (14141..44 11414w4j4 th.
result of the analysis at the coontente of the stwai.d.
h.,1 • hem aierersati ii with Mrs. Ilartleti
after the inquest ios the dist Isy, 44 I VA.I her mesh,'
.rivim (1011 A .ii.Li.ryeajilauatiou so s,
. solo a the oral. dii sal lif he did ri 4
111.,i14.11444 Ii ,or 4110 II I 144 141.44(4 him
islturoo Waned sai . .11,1 atm
breaat of it, and oat. 1 o.s.i I the kith. ua
January 44th Mrs. Bartlett said NI. empti.el les
chloroform as eh' came along_ in the train 441 usi
peovjoila Wedneelay night. Tni.re was no arraeg,,
meat with deadwood that Mn. Bartlett should
witotwe's wife after or.. Bartlett'a death, Wit...
however, toad espectatiuma that character. m,'
Bartlett hied spoken to him about utimogainy
matrimony.
Beton, the court adjourned the jury suggest.' (hit
Ml4l. Barlett should be detained WI C140dy..0,1 this
step was forthwith taken.
The inquest wsrn adjourned till 11,eiday.

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