The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-11 00:00:00

MYSTERIOUS CASE OF POISONING IN

WILTSHIRE.

The secluded hamlet of Ludwell, in Wiltshire,
has been thrown into a state of great excitement by the
discovery of what is hand to be a very foul and raj-de-
l...we murder by poisoning. In Ludwell lives Mr. Juba
Riddle, a wheelwright., who was held in very high esti.
?nation by his neighbours. His wife, Ann Riddle, died
on the 22nd of October, after an illness of some tIW
end the investigation into the cause of her death
is 'ltaly to have a very serious aspect. At the
first ioqutry held before Mr. Nelson, one of the
coroners for Wilts, Dr. Shettle, of Shaftesbury, was the
pnocipal airman examined. He mid he had attended No.
Riddle professionally since the 25th of August latit.
When he first attended her she appeared to be autfenal
from irritation of the stomach, and Dr. Shettle prescribed
semodies for that complaint. These, however, produced
no effect, and the patient's sufferings continued, sickle/
cud retching following after she had eaten or drunk any.
thing. The doctor on boding this suspected that some
irritant had been administered to the deceased, and ex'
pressed that opinion to the husband, who stated that that
was impossible, since almost everything given to his sifs
was prepared at the house of • friend and neighbour mind
Mrs. Trowbridge, a schoolmistress in the village, who "e
in constant attendance on Mrs. Riddle. After sow nrr.
sition on the part of her husband, Dr. Shettle idled
Dr. Roberts, of Salisbury, who saw the patient on the
14th. To him Dr. Shettle communicatA his inss
pinions, but that gentleman did not entirely concur io the
opinion, and thought the CP.6 one of malignant &sada
of the stomach. The ease was looked upon by both ► s
hopeless one, and no medicine wee administned aftertts
Bth. Mrs. Riddle died on the ?god. On the Nth Pt
Shettle made, on his own responsibility, • post-""'lases
examination of the deceased, which was at first objected
to by Mrs. Trowbridge. The intestines and omen:tan
were much inflamed, bet the lungs, heart, and Fencer'
dium were particularly healthy. The neopludtt
stomach, bowels., and liver were placed in • jar. eb,l
was sealed and forwarded to Dr. /I erapath, 1"'",„
Dr. Shettle doing this without communicatieg with It'
family of the deceased woman. He strongly suspected not
Mrs. Riddle bad died from poison. The body wan °le.
quently disinterred, and examined by Mr. Carden, surge'''.
of Salisbury. He found a remarkable absence of decor&
I salon, sod no trace whatever of any organic disease. di!
also was of opinion that a virulert poison had been IT
miniesred. As Dr. Herepath could not conclude ba
analysis for some time, the inquiry was adjourned till the
21st inst. Mrs. Trowbridge is meanwhile io custody. ne!
stands remanded till Wednesday next. The other Pox
of the body bash by direction of the coroner, been 'ent
another analytical oheasiek —Western Dail y Peas.

Tag GLABGOW MIIRDER.—The convict
takes the heal destiny assigned to her by the Home sorrow!
with some chagrin sod disappointment, and has shed tow
abundantly at the provost of penal servitude for life. 11l
the enthosisam of them who believed her ionomot. tw!W
their wooer in saving her life, she had been uplifted HI
the notion that she was forthwith to be set at liberty. At°
she has sow asked " If the folk ootaide moos do oometluot
mair for her." 111'14'61'a, the husband, who, we belle"
is a respectable man, sad much to be pitied render tire wr.
cumetenomb &boat to emigrate in a few weeks. Be .„
act of parliament it appears that penal servitude, Awl ""'"
transportation, is the doom of those who have Wm ww
demued to death sad whose sentence has been commuted.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordloam)
SMETHURST T. TOMLIN—THE WILL OP ISABELLA BAAL&
The Queen's Advocate moved for probate of the will, which
the court granted without observation.
KTRAUBMZEIC r. MOBELL.
Sir C. Cromwell delivered judgment in this friendly suit
which wars tried last week. The only point in ques-
tion was whether two papers folded by Lady
31onck in a third, on which wee writing, executed
in the form required by the Wills Act, and requesting her
husband (Sir C. Mond() to carry out the armogernents set
forth, as was supposed, in the inclosures, constituted a good
disposition of a sum of 5,01 X f., over which her ladyship
had a power of appointment given her under her marriage
settlement.
The learned Judge was of opinion that there was not a
sufficiently clear reference to the inclosed papers to incor-
porate them with the paper executed, and to make them a
will.

On the motion of 1)r. Tristram,
The court ordered all the costa to be paid out of the
estate.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Head.)

IN RE ALFRED GERRIT. -LARZI FAILURE IN THE RINI AND