The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

THE SWISS POISONING CASS.

The Court of Assizes of Berne was occupied
during the remainder of the sitting of the 25th with the
continuation of the interrogatory of the prisoner Demme.
relative to the events preceding 'frumpy 's death.

At the commencement of the sitting of the 27th the
teru•le prisoner Trump, mu introduced, and in reply to the
President's questions made • statement of which the follow-
iog is the substance :—She was aware of the crime laid to
her charge, and was confident that her innocence would be
established. Her marriage with H. Trumpy, who was two
years her senior, took place in 1646. They bad one child,
Flora Trumpy. The first years of their wedded life were
tolerably happy, and she assisted bar husband in his busi-
ness for acme time, but subsequently ceased to do so,
owing to his having become ill-tempered and violent wider
the vexation caused by unaucceesful speculations.
At one time her husband was extremely jealous, and
treated her in the most brutal mealier, but for some years
preceding 1862 they bad lived on better terms. She first
new Dr. Demme in 1861, when he attended ber during an
illness ; but their intimate acquaintance did not commence
tall 1862, after her hasten& to consequence of a quarrel
about • servant, bad thrown a decanter (not • lamp, as
stated in the indictment) at her head while at table, and
knocked out ono of her eyes. In the beginning of the pre-
sent year her husband was suffering from a painful disease,
the entire of which she did not know, and was attended
by a person connected with • military hospital.
She advised him to consult a duly qualified physician,
and he, of hi. own accord, called in Dr. Demme. This was
about • fortnight before. her husband's death. He took to
his bed on Saturday, Feb. 13. Dr. Demme never told her
what was her husband's disease. On the night before his
death she saw the doctor give her husband some medicine in
• ease, and beard him say, "Take this. it will do you
good." At the moment her husband expired she was re-
clining on • sofa in his bedroom. She confessed that her
intimate relations with Dr. Demme were continued after
her husband's decease. The prisoner was sent interrogated
as to what occurred during their journey in the Levant, and
related a scene which took place at Corfu when she refused
to drink a glans of some mixture offered to her by her hue
band. In reply to the president's question relative to this
scene at Corfu, the prisoner stated that she could not affirm
her husband wished to poison her, but that she refused to
drink the mixture he offered because she thought it looked
suspicious. She was not aware that her husband had bought
poison at Constantinople, but such • thing was possible, as
he often went out accompanied only by a dragoman. The
president then proceeded again to interrogate the
prisoner at great length relative to the events
which immediately preceded and followed her hus-
band's death, especially with regard to • letter
written by her, in which she said—" I am • wicked
woman, as edultrese, and the assassin of my husband!"
She replied that the above words were written in • moment
of despair ; they did not mean that she was her husband's
actual murderer, but that the pie( and trouble her conduct
had caused him contributed to shorten his life. The read-
ing of the letter containing the above phrase produced a
painful impression in court, and seemed to overwhelm the
male prisoner with astonishment The court then adjourned.
At the opening of the sitting next morning (214th) several
witnesses gave evidence as to the mental state of the female
prisoner, from which it appeared that she was very
excitable sod subject to hallucinations, and that she often
fancied voices from unseen persons were addressing her.
A report from IS. Scheirer, physician of the Items Lunatic
Asylum, was reed, in which be expressed an opinion that
she ought to be carefull► watched, as she might attempt
suicide. At this stage of the proceedings Madame Trumpy
looked wildly upwards and exclaimed, "I still hear voices
telling tie to commit suicide; they say that they will only
be silent wbea I sh►ll have returned to my room to kill
myself." Dr. Schaeder, another physician of the Berne
Lunatic Asylum, gave evidence to the same effect as Dr.
Sotiserees, and added that when he conversed with the pri-
soner she had often stopped short to reply to these imaginary
voices. Other testimony having been given, the case was
again adjourned.

New Acr ON CHIMNEY SWEEPS.—Yesterday the
new act on chimney sweepers came into operation. There
is a restriction on the employment of children under 10,
and sweeps mitering houses to follow their occupation are
not to bring with them persons under 16. ID lieu of penal-
ties hard labour for six months can be awarded for infring-
ing the law.
M ANC II LS7 RR, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE
RAILWAY (INCLUDING Till BOUTII YOIIKAIIIILE RAILWAY
AND RIVIR DUN CONPANT.)—The total expenses of this
company's railways, including Testa, tolls, duty, &c., from
July 1 to Oct. 25, 1864, amounted to 124,036/., as whist
127,370/. for the corresponding period of 1863. The pro-
portion of the South Junction receipts accruing to this
company from July 1 to Oot. 25, amounted to 12.6061., es
against 11,624. for the corresponding period of 1863; and
the expenses to 6,4501. as against 5,3691.
OSTITAL rALAOS. ON! SHILLINO DAY.
TUESDAY. Nov. I.—Admissions ea payment, 1,396; ditto
by moon tickets, 644: total, 2,040.

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