The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

THI suspacisn CASE OP POISONING 42'
NULL.

On Saturday George Wright, landlord of the
Tymmouth Gale, sad Auduetus Watia, assinsat to Mr.
Day, suegeon, were again brought up before the Hull
nano, Merged with attempting to get poison administered
to en illmitireete child. The case, am before, excited the
greatest interest, sod the court was crowded.
The fink winers celled was Lemma Woodmanosy,
the Mama of the witness Woodmaneey, who had :
been previorely examined. He said —ln January,
1863, I lived in Trinity-buildings, North Churchdde.
Wells came to my house sad asked um if we could
aceommodate a yousg gone sem who was going to be
confined. He said she wet from • vierchaes house,
in Beverley-road, whose place of business was in High-
street, but be did cot tall me the potismaa's name, as it
was secret, he said ; neither did be tell me the name of the
'mama I removed from Ttinity.Mildinp to Waltham-
street for the purpose of moommciatioe Mr. Wells by taking
in the governess to be ceased. She came to my house
co the 11th of February, about 8 or 9 o'clock at night.
About eight or tea daya Wier she came to our home my
wife told me something whit* bad wad between her and
is consequence of which I pre bee aerials Metres.
time My wife accordingly soon after gave me • Mae
cootsining a liquid, which I took end helm., op in a small
box, which I placed inside a larger one upstairs. The
key of the little box I riways carry about with me, sod
No one but myself could epee it. The loner boa was
sot looked, u the key is lost. A few days after this
I received soother bottle from my wife, whisk I alas
looked up. In ginug me the first bade my wife made
certain oomentucations to ine, sad so, when I received
the mooed one, 1 made no ioquiries, se I knew it wee from
the same source. The child was ultimately takes away,
but I met recollect the moat. The mother left us • week
era fortnight before the child was take, say. In Amend
lest I heard from my wife that the child we had bad wee
dead. Whoa I bend this I gave my wife certain Mane.
noes, after which I saw Detective Joess and gave him the
two bottles, which were in exactly the same states; whet I
remind thaw, but I don't remember the day of the masa
epos which 1 did this.
Cromexamined by Mr. Stead (for Wright)—l hare •
may of my ones aid work for myself. I kept a eir
"potable home in Teinity.builcilap. There were
only two imam there, sad ens came to be we-
fined, sad the other was Alice Sweatt, Welles young
woman. The name of the other was Clara ; bat I don't know
bow she canoed a living. She west with me to Waltham-
street I deal know how Mies obtained a living, except
that her board and lodgings were paid for by the dose er
(Wells). I was not aware that be cohabited with her
Unall one eight he got in through the window whoa I was
ia bed, and thee, I suppose, slept with her. After this be
came and slept with her when be liked, until she left un.
Claret and slice slept together. sad they used to let him
(Wells) is at sight, bat how they all three slept I n'ea't
Mow. I met tell bow Clara got a living. I never saw her
with any stet, aid met say whether she reef stayed out
all sight or sot. I didn't see from what particular plan my
wife fetched the first bottle she gave me, nerd° I know.
I cat talking
_about the bottle some time with my wife
Were I locked it up. I did not my to her, "We shall
=eke a lot o/ money oat of this." I didn't get my money
ia that way. I have to work bard for my
rather kudos than you, primps. (Laughter.) I Meat got
the key of the &a referred to now, for then's nothing in
the box, and 'have no waft to look it. There wee a
Bails messy lilt whim I looked it up—a few shinny=
bat We had the bailiffs in the bonne about a week .
vry rionviag this bottle. My wife hammed some moasy
el Wells to get them out. I met tell what I semi
myself that week, but whatever I mina I spa gave
my wife what money I bad to spare after my
working ex paost lam • member of the imperanin
Sway, sad I doe't drink. I new had say reavnestioa
with Assn Shoehorn respective the ob'id, and I never
mode me remark to her to the effect that if I knew who
wee the father of the I would make him pay doable
for it. I never end that if I was Slierburn I would go sad
tell the child's father's wife. I have sever had the had
disorder, we has my wife saes I Mire know" her—of that
sas certain. I sever Weaned shout the child as all, but
left it entirely to my wife. The odour of the liquid in the
Int bottle was of a laws or plum colour. I Met bend
the beam ever to the pollee whoa I received them, bosun
I didn't know what to do with than. Whoa the child died
I thought it was time there should be as iavotigation, and
I thee gave them to the polies.
Gramaiunined by Mr. Gresham (for Well)—I had m-
esa to believe, so far as I could judge from what my wife
told me, that the liquid in the beis was meant to num*
thee/did. It didn't occur to me to mention the koalas to
the pike at the time I received them, nor whim the child
woe takes away. It was after I left week whoa my wife
gave me the first bottle. The boa ia what it was placed
was is the bask bedroom. I did sot pet it in a closet.
Mr. Gretham—lf your wife says you pat it in a box in a
chest doe. 'bespeak the truth
Witmer—l cannot say anything about it. I never said I
=Med a second bottle ooming. I did not ask nay wife who
bret the wooed bottle. I expected that it came the
seas as the first. I made so remark to my wife about
this bottle. I took it away sad locked it up along with
the first. Hooka it op because my wife told me it had
been seat for the child, and I thought it would be like the
first I did not keep a home of ill-fame la Trinity-buildings.
Alin Barrett was there at the latter sod of the time we
were in the boaae. The prisoner Wells did sot sleep with
Alice at this house. I always usdentood that be was pay-
lag for her. Ido sot remember Well, conies to Tinny-
baddinp late one night sad koockiug us up. I Never said
that I would not get up, and that be might get in through
the window. I never went into the room whom Alice end
Wells were is bed together whilst I lived is Trinity-bad-
imp. The house is Waltham-street was se proper and
@Man as the one in Trinity-buildings. I knew that Wells
slept with Alice in Walthametrest.
Mr. Gresham—Do you call that as proper and 'elect es
the hems in Trinity.buildinp ?
Witless—Not as far as that goes.
Mr. Greiliani—Do you know that Clara and Alice slept
together?
I !plane—Ares. _ -

Yr. Gresham—Wbere did Wells sleep at that time ?
Witness—With both of them, for anything I know.
Yr. Gresham—Do you call that proper conduct
la sot in far wrong.
Greeham—After snob conduct as that yon all it •
house
nuser—l do. I did not know that Clara was • girl oa
the tows. Ido not know that moo earns to see Clan at my
home. I never maw them, and they never came to my
knowledge. lam a teetotaller. lam sot is the habit of
satin opium. I don't know that ever I saw such a thing.
Ido sot know what Ludanom is. I never had any in my
=hl remember the morning on which the fire
at MIMI. warabouse. I woe perfectly is
myosin's= that morning. I don't know that I attempted
to kill myself. I don't remember taking a knife is sty
hoed. They told me I had done so, but I hams nothing
about It. I have been in • lunatic asylum. I don't
'mow what time in the morning I took up the knife. I
sever before bad a similar attack. I had sot quarreled
with my wife on the previous night. I remember getting
op that morning an usual to go to work. It might be about
amen o'clock in the morning. The ht I bad bated till about
elem. o'clock. Ido sot know what time I started. I know . -

Well; lest my wife some money to pay the rest with. I
don't know that he lent her money on any other coscasions. I
remember the day on which I mentioned the bottles to De.
Motive Jesse I remember ?fleabag the prmoeer Wells I.
Wellington-street, on Friday, Aug. 21. Nothing partied*,
took place between as. Welly called me down from my ray.
I asked him for tie., which was owing for Alice Bar-
rett's board. He said that he could not pay just them, he
was leaving his siteatimi, and he was in a very destitute
▪ but he would pay me some money as soma se he got
say. I said I would wait, sad with that we parted. I did
not ask Wells for Isis watch. I never did in my We. I
emu asked him to pay me for sleeping io the house with
Alice Barrett. I never said anything to Wells about the
conety.coart for the Itte, Both Clara sad Abe. bad left my
homiest the time of the 001OVIKSIADM with Wells. Mies IA
without notice. She said she was going away for a week, but
did not come back again. 1 sever lost my temper about it.
I never threatened him with the county court, car with
anything else. I never told him if I could not get it in the
county court I would shame him eat of it. I emu need
any threat bemuse 1 knew I had the two bottles in my
=toe, I knew be was going to Australia. I
Gard him say his father was them I never heard
him mention his mother. I don't know that my wife is
looking out for another house. There was no other money
owing to m except that for Alice's board and lodging, due
from Wells. I never mentioned any other sum.
The con was spin adjourned.—Bartern Counties Herald.

THE ALLEGED FR•I7DB DT • GOVEILEXIDIS
Coa-
TLCros —The rumours, to which we referred yesterday ee
beng current in Denoport, have been, in pert, mfirmed.
We are able to state that not only has the fact of the alleged
frauds been brought under the notice of the authorities, but
also that yesterday monolog a purvey took place at the dock.
yard by two paymasters and a government tailor. The pre-
cise nature of the charge is that the onatrestor has used
cotton cloth instead of the No. 1 quality whin was served
out to him from the ship by the paymaster. Certainly the
articles which have been brought os shore by Etepsrleteir
dent Baxter, Detective Sergeant Brown, and Bagent Bate,
are of the lank° quality, which is worth 4a. per yard,
while that served out for Use gamest. is worth lls. We
believe the credit of the discovery at the eiretunslanom
tosationed is due to Detective Sergeant Mown. A report
of the facts hes been furnished to the Admiralty, sod
farther instruction from headquarter' en awaited. We
treat that the leastigatioa whloh must now be made will
be thorough, and effectually deter for the future all who
cask to defraud or " Jew" the 'overman by any of
thaw tricks of trade for which New Took °outman have
blooms so famous. There is the more ram far urging a
strict inquiry into this frand—if frond there be—lesetunch
es an very long ago a clothing eantractor was subjected
to similar 'napkins, but through the reticence of certain
whams no crimien prosesdiny were Janina& sad
though the contnetor had hie entreat cancelled two,
moths before the expiration of its time, be has Shift
been allowed to mike a fresh contract foe the same de-
partaseat.— Western Meriting News.
Fall benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
lads. Dorsyna•Zs
41.17
4,71•; very
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sad mast debdolts dEpartaL awns on miry lowa supWslt
la pideME.—PADwilissms4