The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-08-10 00:00:00

Mr. William,: Is that a ph,toorAph of the lady you

Witness: Yes, sir, it is. I saw her again on the follow-
ing Friday. about one o'clock, sitting on the sofa. She
appeared to be very unwell. In the afternoon Mrs.
Colman: told me to go and fetch Mr. Calmer from Mir.
Crocker's, as he was wanted. Mr. Crocker lives at the
bottom of Middle-street. I saw Mr. Colmer, and he said
he would come directly. I returned to Mr.. Calmer's.
Mr. Calmer followiog behind me. It was about two
o'clock, and Mr. Calmer weet into the shop, the dining.
room being n:xt to it. In the afternoon I heard Mr.
Calmer cid two or three timer, "Mrs. Colmer, Mr,.
Calmer, come in ; bring • cloth, she has f suited r This
wee shout three o'clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Calmer
came through the dining-room door into the kitchen, and
took od the table • cloth and • kitchen cloth. The blind
was down in the dining-room, and I could not see into
Mrs. Golmer's two daughters lived with her, and
they generally dined in the dining-room, but on
that day they dined in the kitchen. During the afternoon
I was sent out on errand,. About seven o'clock I saw the
lady again—sitting on the sofa. She was the same lady as
the one whose photograph I have seen. In the evening
Miss Calmer sent me to order the 'bus, and passing
through the paesage, I saw Mrs. Calmer with her arm
round the waist of Mrs. Budge, and they were both sitting
on the sofa in the dining-room. The ges wee I,ghted at
the time. Mrs. Budge had not any bonnet and jacket on,
and was looking very ill. She had • mantle on when I
saw her in the morning. There are two ulnae pantile In
the door between the dining-room and the kitchen, and
on this oci-z-bn a paper was pat over them. I saw in the
evening • bucket of water in the sink under the tap, and
in • basin there wasp. towel. There is • cocoa-nut matting
in the dining-room. and the next morning I noticed •
little water on it near the sofa. Mx,. C diner took her
dinner that day between one and two in the kitchen. I
left Mrs. Colmer's service the day after the inquest. My
father took me sway.
The plans were handed to the jurymen, and Mr. Clark
repented hi, questions, the witness pier-ban; in hcr
previoos answer.
Q.—Y,u saw the urea' on the sofa, and she was look.
ing very L 3ouei e ell hat 1
Witness: Yeo, sir. I don't know whether she was in
mourning or not.
4-1:14 you tell the jury before the corner that you only
saw the lady once?
Witness; Y,s•
Q. —Why I
Witness: B.:cattie I WAS Mid uot to say anything about
what I knew.
Q.—Dol you alter tile et transient before the magistrates
Witn-es admitted she d'd slightly.
Mr. Clark: Did you .ey before the Coroner that Mrs.
Calmer did not fetch lbw cloth!
A —Yes, sir, Mee. Colmar took two cloth.; but they
were not used. The towel found in tho sink was. About
an hour after I fe:chiel Mr. C olna-r, I heard him Gall
" Mu. 11:- dour, lire. Coltucr, fetch a cleth." Mrs. Colour
then Canoe into the kitchen end took away two clothe;
but they were brought back again in the evening.
Kr- ixamined by Mr. Wahiawa: You say you were told
not to say what you knew. Who told you to do this?
L—Mi.s C,lwr. belore tho Millet. The 'bus was
ordered to meet the 8.13 train f 0 Crowkone
George LtlC4s, exauii e I by Mr. Norris, amid :
On the 19 h of M arch I WAS at W.`rk in Go Ifrey's
house, Erret door to Mr... C baler. &W Mr. ()Waxer in
WI own garden between three and four.
George Martin. formerly in Mr. Golfrey's employ
examined by Mr. Poland, ,Id, tie saw Mr. Closer in his
own garden In the afternou o of the! 91h of March.
William G ulfrav, of Mal Ile-street, Yoeil examined
by Mr. Norris, said : On the I9'h of Marsh I had scan.
versati ill with Mr. C Amer in my shop about a grate, and
In the afternoon, .about halt-nast four. I went into Mrs.
Colony's. Tho grate was in the ilining-ri.ow, and Mrs.
Calmer sell it had la3on made sotisfactory, and there was
wag someone in the room, anal I could not gain it.
lward Tann.r said: I livii at Ilcheetcr, mod am •
miller. to the 19th of March IWU on Yeovil. and went
to the female pis 'Dees shop While I was there I heard
some one all " Mrs. Calmer" two or three times, and
Mrs. C diner went to Lbo door, which appeared to be
locked, notch aik tho ban Ile.
John 11,tuloury said n tho 19111 of March the Mermaid
'bus aropni• I ..t the aide do r of Mrs. C 'Mara's, and I II&W
a la& the s in black iin the pavemen,.
Ed: ib.itti lierringt.in, toother of the ilecea.ed, said her
daughter brought hem) from Ye,vil a 133ttle with 80111111
powder in it, t 3 which she par Wm' sherry. She was in
great pain all the night, but she would rut allow Dr.
Will, to be lent for until she WA& eclat,' with death. She
died at about quarter to six in the evening. Teem were
marks of hlood op the sheet).
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--.Arlfe:Elisabetla Budge, daughter of the dice wed, said:
My fathir wee a solici:or, and has been dead about two
years. On Friday morning I Raw my wither before I
went to school, and she appeared very well. I was home
when she returned is the evening, and she then appeared
very ill. She brought hom) a bottle of IN iid and some
white powder. I mixed some sherry with the powder,
and she took some. I slept with my mother that night.
She was very ill, and epourod ia very great pain. I did
not go to school the neat day, ant my mother remained
in bed until Ear death.
Elisabeth B irrett, a widow, of Ceewkerne, was shown
various clothes by Mrs. Taller, viho laid out the deceased.
/Misspoke to their erndition.
I:miss Taylor corroh mated.
Inspector Bailey, of Bristol, apprehended the male
prisoner in consequence of a telegram from the Chief
Constable of S.,merset, stating he was wanted for murder
be told the prisoner the contents of the telegram and he
said "Alt-right, I know al about IL" On the following
day be handed the prisoners over to the Somerset police.
Cross-examined: Previous to his apprehension be said
he had seen another policemen; but he did not say that
in consequence he intended to have gone himself to the
chief police office.
Sergeant Joesph (Litwin, stationed at, Yeovil, said on
the 13.ta of April h, took the female pri.oner into custody,
and in one of the drawers in the bedroom found an instru-
ment produced. Ile hal often seen the male prisoner
write, and the telegrams produced were, he believed, in
his handwriting. The male prisoner eras at the Yeovil
police station for about • foctuight, and he ISM him
write nearly every day.
Crosa-examined by Mr. Buller): Calmer o rote several
letters at the police station to a woman with whom, he
believed, he bad been living at Bristol.
The female prisoner appeared to feel her position
acutely, and hardly once looked : but her husband
stood up in front of the dock, and occupied himself with
writing a number of notes, which he kept °matinee'',
passing to his solicitor and 0031110. Justice Revuee
expressed hie determination to sit till the case was over.
SATURDAT.

The Court sat at 10. The female prisoner wait first
placed in the dock. She did not appear leas haggard or
careworn than on the previous evening. She hung her
head dejectedly. and evidently realised the peril of her
position. The male prisouer shortly after followed. To
• considerable extent he was outwardly calm; but the
nervous twitchings of his hands evidenced that he also
felt that liberty, if not life, was at stake.
Mr. Justice Hawkins took his sal at quarter past ten.
The first witness called was
Dr. Frederick Wine, a registered medical practioner,
who had practised for some years in Crewkenie, and said
he had known the deceased and attended her for 10 or 14
, years. She generally enjoyed good health. On the 90th
of March he went to her bedro3m and found her nearly
dying. lie gave her some brandy and water, and tried to
rally her. She recognised him he believed; but was
unable to speak. He applied hot water and flannels, but
in vain, and she died half-an-hour after he had been In the
room. I n consequence of what he had heard, he examined
the body immediately after death. There were no exter-
nal marks of violence; but the body we, of a peculiarly
yellowish colour. He saw marks of blood on the sheets.
The body was fairly nourished; she was a thin person.
Oa the following day be made • post-esortem ex iminetion
with Mr. Alford, another surgeon practising at Crew-
kerne. The bxly was very much decomposed considering
the short time—only Id hours—after death. All the
organs were healthy, with one exception. There was no
trace of worms. Oa the organ to which he referral were
certain marks. When he had removed this organ and
made an examination the result showed that the Meet.
brans had been torn in several places. (Winnow described
the varbus appearance. at considerable length, but hi,
evidence would not bear Nouns, here.) The
opinion he formed was that she had been pregnato_
and that the foetus had been recently vsittovei
She had been probably Pregnant about three or four
months. From the appeersimee he thought then mai
be no doubt but that violence had been used. irthis
Judgment the aPPear"Cla we" such as would be coge.
pauble with those that would have been produced by the
use of an iostrumeet They were generally such ee b.
would have expected to dad had an instrument been used,
two within a few hours previous, compati with nee
on the previous dal. The colour 4 the bxty was common
erclaed
when there lad been much lose of blood. Heraorrhage
used previous
dangerous
;1111 :r7.4liaswl
malformation
f aeath.
11ot not•
t eT:h e• tlnath
purpose,7sc n"
riearlier Stages
abortion,
oLw7-1 ca.h
e he
enable the operator to use another instrument by
which abortion might be effected. He could not
tell what instrument could have caused the Injuries
he law. Any hard substance forcibly used would
hays done so. After such an operation thepatient
would have required very peat care indeed, Ii
would add very much to the danger if a woman were
allowed eiterwerda to travel by ournibas altd train- The
Deettena of the body he removed at the szarainatics be