The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-08-22 00:00:00

COTTON.

LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.

'CROWN COURT.-7-YrsttßDAt.
(Before. Mr. BARON Milting.)
THE TRIAL OF THOMAS WINSLOW, FOR THE
MURDER OF MRS. JAMES, BY THE 'ADMI-
NISTRATION OF, ANTIMONY, . .

• SECOND DAY.
The same interest was manifested this day as on the
previous day, and the court was crowded.
The first Witness called was Inspector Horn, wbo, in
addition to his former statement, said, in answer to Mr.
Aspinall—l went with a person, named Maguire, to a
chemist's shop, two or three days after being before the
magistrates. I saw him point out a place in the shop,
and said, " Aboht there." It was a range of bottles on
a shelf. Mr. Rees, the assistant, was there.
Cross-examined-L-There. was no person present to
represent the prisoner. I have heard that the prisoner
is an Orangeman. When he called at the Police-station
on the Sunday he said Mrs. James was better, and
seemed pleased. He was in drink at the time. The
dog was exhumed before I went to Miller's. There was
a statement made before the magistrates that an experi-
ment had been made by the prisoner to destroy a dog.
lam not aware it Maguire was in court on that day. I
had been in Miller's shop before. I have not made any
inquiries about some evidence supposed to be given by
Maguire. I do not 'know Copeland, but there was a
person named Wooddook who called at the Police-office,
and said he kept a chemist's shop, and he said Mr. Pope
had been talking to him. I have not made inquiries
about Maguire's statement, but some other officer may
have done. I have not seen Maguire's statement, but a
person called at the station, and said that he had made
one. Woodcock did not say a word about Copeland, or
a letter from Wales. .1 did not pay attention to him. I
did not tell him he might keep his evidence and the letter
to himself. I thought the surgeon was pumping me,
and I told him I did not know anything about it.
Detective-officer Eaton has made some inquiries, but I
was not present. The prisoner told me the key was
in the deceased's pocket, and it was then I found
all the valuable property of the deceased. I did cut out
the prisoner's trowsers pocket, and took away his waist-
coat. The pockets were all scrutinised. No other per-
son's pockets were cut out.

Henry Bagnall was the next witness. He said—l
first went to reside at 18, Vauxhall-road as a lodger, and
after that I used to assist the prisoner during the night.
The deceased used to knock when she required anything,
and the prisoner used to go to her. She generally
required something between four and five o'clock in the
morning. It was generally food—such as sago, tea, or
an egg. I was there on the 9th of June. I was assist-
ing to serve customers. I went to bed about half-past
nine o'clock on the following morning. I could not
swear if anything was prepared for the deceased on that
morning. - '

Cross-examined=4 have no reason to doubt that the
prisoner did prepare the food on that morning, if he
says, he did. The prisoner always prepared it openly
and without any concealment; her food was cooked in
the usual way. I never knew him to go up unless the
deceased knocked, and she generally knocked about the
time I have named. The prisoner, if dozing, always
jumped up with alacrity to attend upon her.
Margaret Higgins was called, but the prosecution
declined to ask her any questions.
In answer to Mr. Seymour, she said—l and my sister
lived as servants to the deceased. I was before the
coroner, the magistrates, and the grand jury, and gave
evidence. I had lived with the deceased for three years
and a half, but left the day after the examination before
the magistrates, when- Inspector Horn took lodgings for
us. The deceased was frequently vomiting, and has
asked me to hold her head: Mrs. Cafferata frequently
prepared food for the deceased .in the daytime. The
prisoner during the night. I saw Martin Townsend
Prepare some fish for the deceased, in the kitchen, a few
weeks before this affair. The fish was fried. 'Martin
Townsend bought the fish and cooked it. The deceased
eat some of the fish, and she vomited immediately after,
and asked me to bold her bead. Martin Townsend
put the remainder of the fish away. I lave stated this
on oath before. lam aßoman Catholic. I have pre-
pared food for the deceased. I was at the house on the
10th of June.

(From Messrs. 117. P. Wright and Co.'s Circular.)

The demand for cotton in this market during the past
week has been very limited, though prices have been
more steady. There is a fair inquiry for export for the
good ordinary and low middling qualities. The latter
grade's are difficult to find, and are held at extreme
prices. The sales are estimated at 4,500 bales for home
consumption, export, and some little on speculation.
We have expOrted during the week fol. Liverpool, 35
bales ; Ilamburgb, 716 ; Naples, 530 ; total, 1,281.
SouTHEßN,Manxrrs.--The reports by mail are given
in detail. By telegraph, for a week later, we leain that
a better feeling has prevailed, and that it is not easy to
buy at the latest dates as well by ;c to ic per lb. as
might have been done three.weeks ago. Sales of new
crop middling have been made in New Orleans at

1 lie per lb.
By telegraph the following has been,received :-
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3.-Receipts, far, the week, 670
bales, of which 114 are new crop, against 900 for cor-
ponding -week last year. Sales for the week, 3,400
bales ; to-day, 600 ; market showing an advancing ten-
dency. Exports for the week, 3,500 bales ; tqtal since
Ist September last, 2,196,000. Increased receipts at
this port over last year, 45,500.ba1es ; and at all south-
ern ports, 763,000. Receipts of new crop to date, 160
bales, against 6 bales to same time last year.--4th :
Market firm; sales. to-day, 100 bales.-6th : Market
unchanged and quiet; receipts new cotton to date, 480
bales. •
MOBILE, Aug. 4.-Receipts for the wedk, 150 bales,
against 453 for same week last year ; sales for the week,
600 bales. Middling, 10c. Freight to Liverpool, lid.
Crop..-:-We continue to receive accounts from the
south representing the effects of the recent drought as
more serious than was at one time supposed. The
pfant is small, and has
,bepn prematurely forced to
maturity, yielding but a Moderate 'quantity of cotton.
Various estimates are being:Put forth as to the probable
yield, too early, of course, to be other than mere
surmise. The general impression on the public mind,
however, iS shown by the better prices paid in the
various markets during the past ten days, and the greater
willingness on' the part of buyers to operate. Yester-
day and 'to-day the letters from South Carolina and
Georgia mention the occurrence of rains two or three
times during the week in those sections, which may do
;yowl in some enses,' hut injury in others. The fear now
is, that continuous rain would cause the present forms-
and squares to drop off, force the plant into a new
growth, new blooms, &c., and make the second growth
dependant upon favourable weather and n late frest for
its maturity. The low lands and river bottoms continue
to do well, and on all such the promise is good for
a large yield.
New Cotton.-Up 'to Friday evening, 3rd instant, at
New Orleans, the total receipts of new cotton amounted
to 160 bales, against six to corresponding date last year,
and three the year before. The receipts of new cotton
are likely to be'large at an earlier period than usual this
season, which is strong proof of the' forcing character of
the weather, and tends- to confirm the idea of the
exhaustion of the plant. Very little of the early
receipts will be shipped to England. France, the Conti-
nent, and our northern buyers will pay higher prices,
and take the bulk of the early receipts.
-The following• is a statement of the movement in
cotton since' the Ist September last, as compared with
the previous four years :-
1860. 1859. 1858. 1857. 1856.
Rec. al. Ports,.. 4,452,000 3,685,000 3,062,000 2,895,000 3,428,000
Ex. to G. 8.... 2,657,000 1,966,000 1,777,000 1,412,000 1,939,000
~ France 576,000 488,000 378,000 412,000 478,000
Stock OnPLletsd- .3'
To,t,aoltEh,erF: P. 491,000 545,000 338,000 408;000 520,000
Of which, ..
724,000 2,949,000 2,543,0002,232,000 2,937,000
145,000 140,000 118,000 85,000 63,00 )
Er to G. B. ...... 4,000
during the past weak, included in the above :
Rec. at Ports... 4,000 5,000 11,000 3,000 12,0100
1000 5,000 5,000 20,000
France 9,000
other F. P. 2,000
6,000
14, 1,000 3,000 7
4 000 4 000 1 000 1 000
Totasul::::;:_ineceipts: 1,000 10 ot, 000 the
ports 9,oocOomp2la,roe3de
767,000 bales. • Exports : Increase. to
:bales-; increase. to France,
wGl3irtseha,
otloaoi3s last year,
laeianr,,
691,000
4,erease to other foreign, ports, 54,000 bales.
Total increase in exports, 775,000 bales.
Freights.-For, the little that is vino, forward to
rld
Liverpool the rate is 5-32 d to 3-16 d, and :o 1107 ae .
i 11
Exchanges.--Sterling is quiet at lt,i4 t
on Paris, 5.131 to 5.15.

b warehouse-
men, reo t e
com-
puteds use
m , vielsllteoypraenad, p
aCyoni.,
zihtehstleiar
at £35,000.
Messrs. Chicken and Bodilly, a wholesale house
doing a considerable business in the Manchester
and woollen trades, have also suspended.
The Admiralty will receive tenders on the 27th
September for the supply of
18,000 tierces and
6,000 tierces and
5,800 barrels of navy beef, and
18,500 barrels of navy pork.
At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Edmond
Buvelot, leather factor, held yesterday, it was
resolved to accept a composition of ss. in the
pound, payable at two, four, six, and twelve
months, the estate to be under inspection.
The recent letter to Count Persigny, with the
intention of conciliating England, is known to
have given the greatest umbrage at St. Peters-
burg. Austria, however, is still as implacably
tenacious of defeat as before. It was believed
that the Emperor of the French, having accom-
plished all that he sought on the side of Italy,
would now definitely turn his attention to the
Rhine; but it was Italy, not Germany, that
formed the topic and the anxiety at Tceplitz.
The result is, that it will be easy to provoke
Austria to begin a war in which her joint impru-
dence and misfortune must again disgust au
ay from'coming to her succour.

She commenced to be thus afflicted a few hours after she
arrived. She continued so for some time, and was, up
to the time of her death, so afflicted. From instructions
I received, I preserved her vomits and purgings, and
put them in a bottle, and afterwards handed them to the
surgeon, Mr. Downs. This I did every day. On the
10th of June, Martin Townsend came and visited the
deceased, between nine and ten o'clock at night, but he
did not give her anything. The next day, Mrs. Caffe-
rata came, but she did not give her anything to take.
She also again came on the Tuesday. On the 13th, the
prisoner came and stopped with her for about twenty
miuutes, and gave her a cup of coffee, but he had given her
a drop of brandy first. I had made the coffee, and the
prisoner gave her it. At that time Dr. Cameron came up
and told me to leave the room for the prisoner to speak
to the deceased. I went to the next ward, but I kept
my eye upon him, and when I came back the coffee was
all drank, and the prisoner went away. On the Saturday
the prisoner came again, and gave her some brandy; and
on the 19th he gave her something. Mrs. Cafferata
never gave her anything.
This witness was not questioned for the prisoner.
By the Judge--The deceased and the prisoner always
appeared on the most friendly terms. The deceased
wished that the prisoner should give her the coffee.
The deceased occasionally vomited when I gave her
drink, but not always.
Anne Foley—l knew the prisoner and the deceased,
and was in the habit of selling vegetables at the housee
One day the deceased said, Here is Mrs. Foley, and
she will go for it," and one of them told me to go for
two pennyworth of antimony, but at the last examination
I called it " white pantimony." I went for it, but could
not get it, as the chemist told me I was to bring the
dog over to him. The deceased said, Never mind,
Mrs. Foley, I knew you could not get it," and that was
because I sauced her for sending me for it.
Cross-examined—l did not mention that to the police
until after the death.
By the Judge—l have seen many dogs there.
Edward Pryca Rees, an assistant in Mr. Miller's
chemist shop, about 100 yards from the deceased's house.
The prisoner has frequently been at our shop; I do
recollect a person coming to the shop for antimony.
The first came about ten months' since, and another
came a few minutes after. It was not the same person
that called the first time that called the second. Ido
not know those two persons, but I have an impression
that the prisoner was the third person who called and
asked for antimony. I do not recollect how close he
came to me, but I told him I did not sell antimony, and
he asked me why, and I told him I was not allowed,
and he said it was to poison a dog with. I told him I
would poison the dog and he went away. I have a
strong opinion that that person was the prisoner, but
not strong enough for me to swear to him. The prisoner
has been in the habit of coming for domestic articles
and I have heard his voice. I can't tell if the last wit-
ness ever came to the shop for antimony.
Witness cross-examined.—l have never said if I had
a reward I would speak the truth. Cafferata called at
the shop, and after we had talked over the matter, he
said "It will be better for you to speak the truth, and
you will be benefitted in the long run." He had told
Mr. Elver of this conversation, and added that he did
not care to whom it was mentioned.
Eliza Brennan said—About two years ago I was in
the service of Mrs. James. After being there a week,
I talked to the prisoner about leaving, as the situation
did not suit me. On the eighth morning he was talking
to me again, and I told him I was leaving and going
home. He then asked me if I would go to a doctor's
shop there and ask for N. worth of antimony, and he
would make me a present of X 5. I asked him what it
was for, and he said he wanted it to poison rats. I told
him my mother would not allow me to send poison over
to this country. He also asked me to get him it, and
send it over by the boats.
Cross-examined--Sometimes I am in work, and some-
time out. I know I told the prisoner what was not

true, because I wished to get away. I knew I was not
going home to Dublin when I told him I was. Eliza
Higgins and I had something to do about a pair of
boots; they were Eliza ,Higgins' boots, and I took them

to a pawnshop. I did not steal the boots, although it
might be said I did. I was once under the bed, and

the prisoner came up and caught me there and told me
to come out; but there was a lodger in the room. I
left the house that night.
Thomas Maguire called--I am a porter. I have lived
with the deceased for about eighteen months. I came
away last January, but have slept there since. I was a
carrier of newspapers about the town. About the 4th
of June I went for some whits powder ; I don't know
what it was, but he said it was for a dog. He said
before he got it, "It will either kill or cure ,er." I
gave the white powder to the prisoner, and he put it
into a jug of water, and gave it to the dog, and after-
wards put the dog into the petty. About half-an-hour
after that he sent me again, and said, " Go for the same
again." I got it, and gave it to the prisoner, but did
not see what it was. I can't tell the name of the pow-
der. A young man served me each time, and took the
powder from a bottle. The young man who served me
is Copeland. I have been to the shop since with Horn,
and pointed oat the bottle. I can read middling. There
was something painted on the bottle, but I did not read
it. When I was at the deceased's, I saw the prisoner
cutting bread and butter, and he said it was for "misses."
He has taken a white powder out of his pocket and
strewed it over the bread, and put it back again. I have
seen him do that repeatedly, and when I asked him what
it was, he said it was fine salt. I do not know when I
last saw him do that, but it was after I left in January.
I have slept there since, and stopped up at nights with
him.

By the Judge : The deceased usually vomited about
a quarter of an hour after taking food.
Examination continued—On that morning I got up
at about eight o'clock, and at half-past I went to the
deceased's room. Mrs. Cafferata was then in the bed.
The key was in the outside of the door, as if some ptirson
had been in. There was a table and chair in the room,
and they both touched the bed. I noticed a cup on
the chair with sago in it. The sago was warm. I
took the sago from the chair. There was a small cup
and a large cup on the table. I saw Mrs. Cafferata
Make some sago the previous afternoon, and that cup
remained there until taken away by the police. I took
the warm sago downstairs, and I eat it•myself. I was
asked to take some tea up to the deceased. There was
a third cup in which I made the tea in for her. There
were three caps; all, alike. I did not vomit, nor was I
dick after Feat the sago. It was warm, but Ido not
know who prepared it. Martin Townsend said to my
sister, " I have waited a long time for this opportunity,
it is come at last. I am master now." After I was
before examined, I saw Martin Townsend, and he then
said to her, "If you do not back out of what you said
before the Coroner, I will ruin your character." The
Cafferatas, were not on good terms, with the deceased,
but the prisoner always was, and appeared most
affectionate. I have heard Martin Townsend say that
the deceased treated him very hard, but that he would
have all after her death. She has also frequently been
angry and vexed with him for enlisting. I have seen
Martin, Mrs. Cafferata, and the deceased together, when
the deceased said, " I need not go on in this manner ; I
have plenty of money, and can give up the business to
Winslow." I also have heard Mrs. Cafferata talk about
a cottage near Manchester. There never was a word
of complaint against me or my sister, until after we gave
evidence, and then it was that Mrs. Cafferata complained
of the dirty state of the house. There never was any
reason for it. •
By Mr. Aspinall—The key was in the lock outside,
and the door was locked from the outside. There was
about two table-spoons full of sago, and it was just fit
for any person to take. The only persons up in the
house were the prisoner and the witness Bagnell. I
made a statement to Inspector Horn. (His Lordship
stopped this question being pursued.) I never had a
quarrel with Mrs. Cafferata.
Eliza Higgins, sister to the last witness, was also
caneo, out-not examined by -tile prosecution. Haring
been bet Ween three and four years in the service of the
deceased, she denied ever having been drunk or of dirty
habits. Mary Ann Howe is still in the house; she was
very intimate with Martin Townsend. I heard her say
"Thank God it has come to my turn to hang the Orange
dog, and after I give my evidence the gentlemen need
not get any more." It is well known that the prisoner
is an Orangeman.
Margaret Ann Rowe, a single woman, living formerly
as a servant with the deceased. She said—l went to
her house in November, and left soon after Mrs.
Cafferata came. The deceased was in a very bad state
of health, and suffered from vomiting and purging before
Mrs. Cafferata came, but I had not seen anything of that
sort before.
This witness was not cross-examined for the prisoner.
Henry Cafferata, a japanner, said his father was an
Italian, and his mother an English woman, but he was
himself torn in Hull. I suffer from indigestion, and
take carbonate of soda. In February last, my wife came
to Liverpool from Manchester, and I also came very,
many times. In the beginning of June Ido not recol-
lect where I was, but I think in Manchester. After
Mrs. James died, and the prisoner was taken into cus-
tody, I came to Liverpool. I had seen the prisoner
while the deceased was in the hospital. I cannot tell
when the prisoner told me that "poison had been given
to the deceased by some one," but he did say so to
me. There was a great deal of conversation about it,
but I took no notice of it. The prisoner had said to
me, "You carry white powders in your pocket, and go
about poisoning the people," and I showed him the
white powder, when he said, "that won't do, show me
the' right one." He also said that I and my wife were
two Palmers, and that he was the master there, and that
he, would let me.see it.
• Cross-examined for prisoner—l will swear that the
prisoner said to me, "You do not come., from Man-
chester to Liverpool for nothing,
as you carry white
powder in your pocket poisoning people."
I am subject
to indigestion always after meals. I always carry soda
about with me, sometimes ginger, and occasionally a
little laudanum. I have recommended that the deceased
should have a little laudanum to stop the purging. At
the time the prisoner made the observation, I was bad
from the effects of drink, and so was the prisoner.. A
week before the death of Mrs. James the prisoner was
purged, and he said that " somebody had been Pal-
merising him." I offered to take him to a surgeon, and
he went part of the way and then returned, saying he
was better and would not go any further. I know
Miller's chemist shop. Lately I have been there every
day, and sometimes twice a day. I was there yesterday.
I generally bought soda or
ginger. I have talked to
him about the present case, but do not recollect talking
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Re-examined.--I.think, when the
prisoner pretended
to be purged, that he was not.
Elizabeth Hughes, the nurse to the Southern Hos-
pital, was next calla. She said: On the 10th of Jane,
the deceased was placed in that institution, in my room,
and under my care, by Dr. Cameron. She died on the
24th, oho wits suffering from. vomiting and purging,

rim DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1860.

Cross-examined—l should not like to try to fix the
time. I slept at home that night, but have slept at
Vauxhall-road house for three weeks since. I have
since frequently seen Martin Townsend. I have never
been at Miller's with him, but had been at Cobb's
public-house with him. I can't tell whether I was in
the police court on that day. I was there regularly
when this case was on. I had been there the day when
Martin took me to the public-house. I did not know
that I was going to give important evidence ; I had
said I did not wish to have anything to do with the
case. I had 5s given to me by the prosecution to come
up and give evidence against the prisoner, and I spout
some of it with Martin. I might have spoken about
this case to him, and about Miller's shop, but I will not
swear it. I can't tell if I have. I think I have.
When at the shop with Horn, I pointed out the bottle
to him, but did not say "it is above there." I
did not know that Martin had been at Miller's
.her, ae he <ii.4 nos boll nie. I con .ptll
ant," but I know of no poison beginning with
" ant." On Saturday a gentleman came for me
for the prosecution. I had told Horn of this before the
examination before the magistrates, but was not called.
I did not tell him about the prisoner taking a white
powder out of his pocket and putting it on the bread
and butter. Horn asked me first if I had gone for
antimony, and I told him I did not know. Can't say if I
knew the prisoner was charged with murder, or
that Mrs. James was dead. I may have
told
Horn about the bread and butter at the time. I
thought there was something wrong in it, but I did
not tell about it before the prisoner was committed for
trial. The next person I saw was Mr. Savage, from
the prosecutor's office, but I did not tell him of it,
because I did not know I was going to be called up. I
had it all in my head, but did not tell. I have spoke
about the day several times, but do not know when was
the first time. I have a bad memory as to things,
dates, and names. I recollect things better at the end
of a week than a year. The water was got out of the
barrel and given to the dog at once, and he was purged
in three or four minutes. Ido not know what the dog
" ailed." Ido not know when the dog was hanged.
I did not see Martin hang it. I will swear that it was
on the 4th of June, because it was on the inscription
over the place where the dog was buried. It was
written in chalk. I can't swear for a week or a month
when I saw the bread and butter transaction. I will
not swear that Bagnall was or was not present. I
don't know when it was, within a month or two.
Re-examined—l have made a statement to Mr.
Walters. That was before the case was over before the
magistrates. I told him the same as I have said here
to-day. I have applied to the prosecution for money.
I received ss. and 2s. from Mr. Walters' office.
By the Judge—l was not before the grand jury.
Thomas Copeland, assistant to Mr. Miller, chemist—
There is antimony in the shop in Tithebarn-street, and
it is kept on a shelf. I. recollect Maguire coming to
the shop in Scotland-mad, but he never came to the
other shop.
Cross-examined—lf he had come I would not have
sold him or any other person antimony on my own
responsibility.
Mr. Charles Dyson, of the firm of Dyson and Co.,
druggists, of Tithebarn-street, spoke to mixing the pre-
scription produced, which Mr. Cafferata took. A
few days after, the prisoner called, and told me he was
going to see Dr. Cameron about Mrs. James, and he
would call again and let me know hat he said. He
did call, and said that there was no occasion to call in
further medical aid.
Cross-examined--He was much better when he called
the second time, and appeared more cheerful than at the
first.

Mr. Robert Williams, a member of the College of
Surgeons, and keeper of a druggist shop in Vauxhall-
road, spoke to having made up a number of presciip.
tions, which were produced, none of which contained

antimony.
John Fraser, a draper, formerly lodged at the pri-
soner's house—l have seen the prisoner write. The
body of the paper produced is in the prisoner's hand-
writing. I never saw the deceased. [This was a notice
to the Savings' Bank, dated 26th May, giving notice
that Ann James would require the amount of her
deposit in the bank.]
Mr. H. Hugo, chief clerk at the Savings' Bank, proved
that the deceased had £l3O in the bank.
George Milland, cashier at the Liverpool Gas Com-
pany's office, said—ln September last the prisoner