The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-07-28 00:00:00

THE tOISOMM3- CASE IN VAUXHALL-
ROAD.

Yesterday, et the Police-cor.iii, the etlimithta klak of
poisoning against T...'-dotnag WitisloNV tt6s inirestiAted
before It. -itaft es the stipendiary nia4istrate.
oe temeOtted that the original 'ilarie \iris that of
poisoning Mrs. the lien Pet b an eating-house in
Vaux.hall-:roid, and that the case was adjourned in order
that `the bodies of Mr. Samuel Townshend and Mrs.
Townshend might be disinterred, and their centttitki
analysed. Mr. Aspinall (barrister), who Appeared thOi
the prosecution, stated that the three rases ronicl be
taken seriatim. Mr. Cobb rletetaa %lye ~risoz cr.
in opening the case', lir. Xspinall stated that there
had alYeadY b'EA inquiry into this case, and that
in4iiitY had resulted in a verdict of • wilful murder
against the prisoner, returned by the Coroner's jury.
He knew that,. the bench would not bo guided by the
result of that inquiry: This was altogether a fresh tifn-
needing ; they had taken more pains in this Cast than
they had 4the opportlittitfoT doing; before the coronet's
inquests and a. great deal Of fresh evidende would be
brought fotward. Ike *mild agree*, any of
,
excitement or Prejudice, itrhiCh is cometinics attended
With injury to eases of thits tInA. After some further
obseilittidis.'t6 the same effect, he adduced the following

evidence :
Mrs. Jane Cafferata was the first witness called. She
was the wife of Henry Cafferata, who is an ornamental
japanner, residing in Manchester. The deceased, her
aunt, was a single woman; but witness tholight, she, had
been married, and was a tvidoW. fiEstee., to 't a lodging-
house in Vaxhallseet.d. It ;.;ts registered for fourteen
lodger!, end 'it had also a considerable business as an
ei6Ug-hpuse. Witness had known the prisoner, Tho-
mas Winslow, since 1854. Witness's aunt was 56
years Of age when she died. At the time when witness
first knew the prisoner, he was engaged in the
Vauxhall foundry. His acquaintance with 3,ltsy Santes
originated as a lodger, He Was at the eating-house
before he came to lodge With airs. fatties. In 1854
he left the fOnnctry, and came to assist witness's aunt
and live in the house ; witness also iiVed with tet mint
at that titne. The firdily cois'isted o 4 Writne*s father
Henry TOWitsheha, her 4ather tlizabeth Townshend,
her brother Airtrin Townshend, herself, her brothers
Wilftam and Samuel Townshend. Witness was not
then married. Her brother Martin and herself
assisted in the business ; her mother supplied trnall
shops with pastry. Henri' Toseit-staid, her father, used
to sell on commistieh. Her brother William earned
his living by performing on the violin, and Samuel
played the piano. William, et the time of his death in
September, was 28 years of age. and Samuel, at the
time of his death in January, was 25 years of age. Mrs.
James was the sister of witness's mothet. From the
year 1842, the whole family Lived togefb cr.
Witness's aunt was th;s iniiiieSs of the
shop. in • 1854, when the prisoner first
Caine to live in the house, one or two servants were
kept. The business was then only a day busi-
ness. The prisoner became an assistant ; and
shortly after he came, the shop was kept open all
night. Martin Townshend also assisted at this time.
When the night business began the prisoriet chide,
attended to it. Henry Cafferati-, the Witness's husband,
lodged in the house, and he married her Wen\ there.
In June 1855 witnest and het hsbarld. left LiVerpool
and -Went teli'Ve in hillitelteeter. At the time she left
her aunt and the prisoner appeared to manage the busi-
ness jointly. From that time up to the present witness
had resided in Manchester, iebe visited Mrs. James
occasionally Otte she went to Manchester, and thought
that 'ate' deceased and Winslow continued to be on the
same terms of kindness as they Mee it‘ 1554. PreVidtts
to rebtuaty WI, the il6eisad Iliaa subject to bilious
atticke, hitd When these were upon her she 'generally
vomited and was much purged. In February last wit-
ness received a letter iu the handwriting of the prisoner,
which after reading she destroyed. Its contents were sts
follows : —" If you wish to see yottr dekl n4nt alive come
immediately:." Withal; 'elite immediately and feund
her Ada 4ta tea iii the back parlour ; she told witness in
'the 'Prisoner's presence that she was very ill, and said,
"I never expected to see you again." Witness remained
with her about a (ortnight, for the first few days of which
she got worse .bet then improved. The prisoner and tkVo
servants attended her at this tittle ; witless did SO too.
Witness slept with het ant Curing the fortnight she
remained-et th'e TiOase in Vauxhall-road. The prisoner
brdight the deceaied's food at night, :but she could not
tell who prepared it. When she left her aunt's her
brother Martin was staying there, and in the month of
March she . received a letter . front Uim, but she *as
unable to isonee.to Liverpool, as eliejeas heekif ''cry ill
at that time.
In the kttteti eLI pit the 'month of April.
witnessed rectittli a litter in Winslow's handwriting,
containing e post office order. In. that letter he said
Mrs. James.wisverY ill, and requested witness to come
and see her as ,soon- ayshe could. The wienees eon-
tinuidg, then said,. I think that it was erre:Saturday
When Ireceived this) note, , and oft•the following 'Ours-
day I came oeer to Li-e 4901. On this decLste`il t found
my aunt sittitigalp..,,.She Voted very ill, and told me•
she was very !tick and had a' pain:in her side. I cannot
gh3, tvliether.thi prisoner was present or not when she
made that statement. She appeared to be suffering
very much. I never remember her complaining
of the pain in her side before this. I remained
with her until her death, and slept with her
as before. When I arrived, there was no doctor id
attendance. There was a doctor attending her iri Leh:
ritary last, but i did not see Bird. I alto ascertained
that Doctor danterent hid been visiting her some time
beeiveen mp vii & 1 arrived on Thursdsay, and on the
follaWitlg Tuesday Dr. Cameron was sent for. My aunt
expressed, in Winslow's presence, a wish to sec the
doctor, and he went for him. She improved first, and
then got worse again. Dr. Cameron left instructions
with me to preserve her motions and vomitings, which
I did. He took these away on the 6th of Sane. On
the evening of the §th of June 1 Made her some saga,
which she took; after taliing it the 'Fleit aboilt seven
hours. The nett morning I prepared a cup of tea and an
qgg, ' could not take them. I put them on
the chair by her bedside, and got into bed, lielOre
going *to bed I had locked the door, and placed
the key underneath, so that if any of the family
wanted to come in they could get it. • ale pt
very sound, and did not waken until beVeeil
eleven o'clock in the ni Meting. *hen lea tip no-
ticed that the tto on the table; and the
oils I lets; a the chair had been removed. Neither of
hose on the table was the same as that which I had left
by the bedside. - Dr. Cameron called that morning
shortly after I got up; he was accompanied by two
detectives—Kehoe and Horn. I did not then know
what they were. - They sent for one, gad f Werit 1;8 riy
aunt's room, *bete they were. tkr, dieleton said, " I
am pint to ieMoVe your Mint: you will have to settle
Ytai dcethints." fie told me to get her dressed as soon
As possible. I went with them to the Southeast Hos-
pital. Mr. HOrn took possession Of the 0.76 Clips
which *ere on the table. nelWeeti the 6th and 9th
June 1 had preserved more vomitiugs and motions, and
1 gave them to Dr. Cameron. I assisted in bottling them,
and the doctor took them away. In the month of May
when I was at my aunt's she appeared very weak, purg-
ing also took place. After the middle of the day she
continued to get more weak and exhatisted. She *mild
keep getting Weaker Until the !kit inuring. The Vomit-
ing and pUrgings generally took place in the after part
of the ditY. lily brother Martin was not home during
visit in May. Winslow used to attend upon her at
night as did also Bagnall. I saw my aunt in the pre-
sence of the nurse at the Southern Hospital. She
appeared to get mime from the time Or her entering the
hospital. I last saw her alive on the Wednesday, as
she died on Salinday. On that Occasion I had words
with the prisoner, and he said,' " You are taking things •
too easy, and you are a second Palmer." The ritiver-
sation began about thy hUsband 7 he had come to the
house, and the prisoner said he would not let him
remain. The prisoner said to me, " I have authority
to put you out of the house ;" to which I replied that I
should stop until my aunt recovered. On Thursday be
asked me whether I was going to the hospital. 1 said
intended to do so. The prisoner then said, "If you
attempt to do so I will place you finder arrest." He
then went out, and ott returning said, " If you have
any clean to take you can go." On one occasion,
when we had words, he said my husband was carrying
white powders in his pocket,' and he did not do so for
nothing. My husband showed some carbonate of soda
to the prisoner, and ho replied " It is not likely that he
would show me the right sort." It was, I think, on
this Occasion that he said my husband was a second
Palmer. Before my aunt was removed to the hospital
the prisoner frequently expressed great sorrow at her
not recovering. Several weeks before her death he said
he could not sleep, as he was disturbed by seeing Mrs.
James at his bedside, calling him up, and he observed
that before this all his thoughts were absorbed by
Samuel Townshend's illness, and they were now absorbed
by her illness. On the 28th of May the prisoner told
me that he had instructions to go and call in Mr. John
BIWA Lloyd to make her will. On the same day Mr.
W. T. Lloyd and another gentleman called at our house.
On the next day they came again. The sago which I
made on the 9th of May I got from a pound parcel on
the shelf in the shop. I never put any antimony or any
poison into Or food that I gave to my aunt; I never
put anything in but the ordinary ingredients. Up to
the time of her death I was not aware that she was pos-
sessed of any property but the business and the furniture.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cobb—l don't recollect to
whom I first told the conversation between the prisoner
and myself in the quarrel. There were several persons
near at the time—Eliza Higgins, my brother Martin, and
others. I was not quite in the room when the
will was about to be made ; 1 was standing in the
doorway and was ordered out. I can swear that
I did not know that my aunt was possessed of pro-
perty. I have before stated that I had heard
Winslow saying to my aunt that her days would not be
shortened by her making a will. 1 have never stated
that this conversation took place more than. a month
beeaunt's decease. At my visit in May, there
w
husband, two servants, the
beforein mythe my

,
Prisoner, wrici mysnif, I know. bysort,. chemist and
druggist Tedic;itles :tterg
frOni.thb escriptioiis pf
Ailbeileines, Were isinnetAthei k6t F 0165.,
)3y g4ns, tv other
.persons. My
liklal,anA went once with Mrs. Foley. Previous to the

time when my husband went? 1 bArti tiO compliiints
from my malt ONa tbd halltligolietlca Of the medicines.
My husband has wia me that lit lids goiie (in
Tithebun-stkeet) td get he mane
e Viotigg 144k erb ;cAi;biei iofltcli I atithini-
antit did not like it so well as the last;

it made her very sick, and she would take no more of
it. When I visited the Southern Hospital it was

genetally at six or seven o'clock in the evening. I
remember once seeing a young female in the mom Frith
my aunt. When the tititse goes otit ,it the tooth she
goes into the treat *Ara. 'this fetriale
the first wO3k of iiiy tiiere; *Ay atint's
*ere of tht tithe pattern ;on the Oth of fang .• ..-• - • •

, . _
there were only three left of that pattern. There is at.
present one cup in the house ; the others. weie taken
away 'the dateo&eil *ha I said tt at mould
gi,ear that the diips on the table were not the

same as the one which I left on the chair, I meant

they did not contain the same ; the cups are
of the same pattern, so that they cannot be
distinguished. I first heard of my mother's illness on
the 2nd of September, 1959, and I canie over and
remained with her iintil her , death: t via!, ildt hi the
hodse si* weeks oe6itlis ld hei (keit My husband
never cara near until after my mother died. I was at
the house when my brother Samuel died ; my husband
was not over then either. Dr. Whittle ceased to be the

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medical attendant after the death of Samuel Townshend

It was at the prisoner's suggestion that Dr. Cameron
Mended. He does not lift so dear he lists Id
Rodney-street: The thene).* Which I took Id the shop
t gave td thy Mini. The iirisaner, sometimes gave his
Money to the to give to my aunt. T haVe seen the money
In this manner a month beforemy, aunt's death.
After taking sago, perhaps thy 4ilit *dad not vomit
until 'the 'kit day. I have administered food to her
thyself in the day-tlme, and she has been sick afterwards.
The witness was then re-examined by Mr. Aspinall.
By 'permission of Mr. Raffles, Mr. Cobb pat some
questions relating to a young man who eaMe to see the
witness t 11u!band. This yoSig roan was an apprentice
to MY. HeY*ood, chemist. Mr. Cobb asked the witness
whether this man came to Liverpool with her husband,.
when Mr. Caffarata, who was in court, shouted out,
"No:" The witness replied that he came to her bus=
baud, but not with him.

Mr. Cobb stated that he wished Mr. Cagerata to be
called nett, in order that ho alight have ad Opportdnity
df speaking:to his .
Er airy Cif eritta was ili4ri called. fie said : fam an
Oiitinkental japanner, living in Manchester. I first
became acquainted with my wife in Mrs. James's house-
Last Whitsun week • I came from Manchester ; my wife
was here, and slept with Mrs. James. Precious to Mrs.
James's death I came over about three times after the
Whitsuntide visit. I think I stayed about three or
four days. Dario those visits I did thit attend upon
Mrs. ladies the least. tipoti One of niy Visits (I
think in the week before Saelei'S de/AO ttie
sorter appeared 4itli iiarking and bowel corn-
After a great deal of persuasion I got him to go
out; with the intention of going to the doctor's.
When he got into the street he appeared very weak,
and asked me to support him. When he got to the
end of the street he turned back, saying that he felt
much better. In retarding towards the holler; the
prisoner, pretended td ha4;'t aildthei 2ttaeft cif titn'vel
cOrAiMint; aiid dent tip a passage in the street. I left
him for a moment, and he came home. I was passing
the placeethe nest day, but could not see any. evacua-
tion. I remember, shortly before Mrs. James's death,
that the prissier and narialf qiiarrelled several
lie told it‘4, otte Occasides, that 1 was a
oisener, and that my wife was as bad as myself. He
also said that I went about the house with white pow-
ders in my pocket, poisoning the family. He compared
me to Palmer, and said something to the effect that he
could turn me riiit of the house, as he was master now.

Cross-examined by Mr:,eobb-4ii iapAnning *e use
black MO jaPol tao nut ion I%llethei
.t,l it
,1
mony t used iii japanning. At the time 1 got medicine
at Ilyson's, I do not think I bought any white powders;
I might have bought some carbonate of soda afterwards.
I don't remember throwing down a penny when I got
Mrs. Jitmes's prescription, as payment for the powder.
I suppose I did ultimately, pay a.penny for it; 1 did
notilay.at the tithe that I Under-
sto6d the nature of the drugs, and that one penny
would be the right price of the carbonate of soda.
When I was at Mrs. James's, on a Whitsuutide visit,
a young man came down to me from Manchester. He
was an apprentice' to a chemist. I never said to any
one that I could get any things I liked from that chemist's
shop without paying foi it; tietttier is lit title that I
Ord ;Ot arlythlit *ithdilt payiiii for it. I have never
ethiliitea st bottle of laudanum to the servant girl
Higgins, nor made any statement about laudanum to
her. After the deceased had been taken to the Southern
Hospital, I went there with my wife ; she went upstairs
and saw Mrs. James while I remained below. I did not
ask to go up. I had then heard the rumours about her
being poisoned. I did not go up because I understood
she did not wish to be disturbed,
Townsheild was then etaniiiied. lie said,
tidal the dtli ii April this year I lived with
my aunt. On that date I left home, and
returned on the 31st of May. When I left my aunt
was ill, and when I came back she appeared to be worse ;
Mrs. Cafferata was then in the house. I remember that
Mrs. James was removed to the hospital on the 10th of
June. The prisoner was in the habit of attending upon
her previous to her removal, and either he or the ser-
vants prepared the food for her. The prisoner appeared
to live err very good terms her; lie managed the
linsi,noss; and idea as master. I last save my aunt alive
On the evening of the 10th of June in the hospital. I
never fetched or administered any medicine to ker. I
have been with prescriptions, but the MAicine 14R in

sot, anerWkrds.
By Mr. Cobb—l have been a soldier several times.
The prisoner came with the matey to bay tie off. I
ha'e neVer stated that i 44 the event Of ,my tiles death
i Wahl e sits Got INVitie that she
was possessed of a farthing besides the shop and busi-
ness. I have said " I have been waiting for my oppor-
tunity, and it is come at last." This was said after my
aunt's death, and meant that I was very glad that I had
the opportunity to correct the servants, who were dirty
and negligent, .
At this point Of the .tii*cedings tlib eianiination
SiasAdicnirned anal this niorning, at ten o'clock.

A project is on foot for running a steamer to New
Ferry, which is the property of B. A. Made, Esq.
ACCIDENT. TO A ,LIVED.EOOL S!itr.--- Information
Iva.; received yesterday, t die 'Underwriter's Rooms,
that the screw-steamer Cambria, from Liverpool to
Silloth, was in collision, on the previous night, off
Walney Island, with the schooner Adelaide of Drogheda,
from Barrow for Llanelly. The schooner sank, and the
master (Morgan) was missing. The passengers by the
Cambria were all landed at Fleetwood.
RENt' or Vtio.+Ntttas At WARRINGrow Tins
wiEk.-66 Saturday licit a review of Lancashire
volunteers will take place at Warrington,
_on which
occasion a splendid silver bUgle will be presented to the
9th division. We understand that several of the Liver-
pool companies have signitled their ititentiati of being
present; and thde is no doubt that the review will be
a first rate affair.

. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—These gardens continue to be
a great goatee Of attraction, and the success of the
dramatic company nightly Oettorniirig iti tile theatre has
been and still is unqualified. A favourite play is pro-
duced each evening, and the characters are impersonated
in a very natural and pleasing manner, as is shown by
the applause with which the actors are on all occasions
greeted. To-night the laughable farce of " How to
settle accounts with your laundress" will be placed on
the boards.
40 On Monday a grand gala of the Inde-
pendent Order of Oddiellows will talm place at the
gardens. The programme for the day is extensive, and,
should the weather turn out favourable, the proceedings
will doubtless be of the happiest character. ..
LIST or PASSENGERS PER S.S. - EDINBURGH.
Messrs. A. Carril, P. M‘Mahori, S. S. Espalber, Mullit,
A. Polcman, James Marrow, Jose H. Y. Serva, A.
M'Alcina, T. Game', S. Sarda, T. R. Reid and friend,
Jas.' Mitchell, John O'Neill, Mr. and Mrs. Ward and
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Franconi and family, Mess's-.
William Mein, 8. IL Dewelly, Mrs. Healy, Mr. and
Mrs. Middleton, Mr. A. Bradshaw, Mr. S. Bach and
lady, Messrs. L. Passaearidain, J. Gurcheney, Madame
Ade Lalione, Miss Hopley, Mr. A. M. de. Zlack and
lady, Mrs. M. A. Stevens and son, Rev. C. M. Read,
Messrs. D. Edwards, John• Goodwin, J. Janquell, John
Russell, Wm. Chreadie, A. Moore, Mr. A. Reiff and
son, Mr. J. Turncy, Miss Rosina glmston, Messrs. E.
Sayer, J. Dooley, Read, Mrs. Boucheer, family, and
servants, Mr. Daniel Syms, Mr. H. Frost and son,
Messrs. R. Jackson, J. Maguire, T. 0. Sullivan, Mr. N.
L. Archer and lady, Messrs. N. Shiers, S. J. Sayers,
Misses O'Neill, Edwards, Shiers, and Mr. L. Lamaniere.
PATENTS.—Thc following patents (amongst others)
passed the Great Seal during the week ended the 16th
instant:—Robert F. FiLlay, of Liverpool, for " a new
method of reefing and furling the sails of ships and
vessels from the decks thereof." John W. Scott of
Worcester, for " improvements in plates for 'attaching
buttons to garments and other articles, in button shanks
and in buttons." Julius Jeffreys, of Richmond, for
" improvements in sun blinds." George Smith, of Glas-
gow, for "improvements in monuments, follutains,
lamps, letter=boxes, urinals, and such like ornamental
and public erections in cast iron." Thomas Routledge,
of Eynsham Paper Works, for. "improvements in the
manufitcture of paper." Paul Chartroule, of Paris,. for
" lodine inhaling means and apparatus for medical pur-
poses." Charles W. Siemens, of Westminster, for
• " improvements in the construction rellectric telegra-
phic cables and conductors, and in machinery connected
therewith."--Coiantunieated from the tfateue Offices, 4,
Clayton Square, Liverpool. .