The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

IF DR. PRITCHAI

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EDENBIIRGH, Towner, :int 4.
This morning, at 10 o'clock, the trial of Dr.
Priteherd was resumed is the High Court of Jentleiery.
whisk was oxtremely orewbsd throughout the day. The
primmer was Win and aollsoesd. though looking a littinkl•
at ease than on the previous day, wimps tram tho Wigs*
of long shalagia the warm court. His blether again Ili in

the dock with him all day.
Marj Paterson, a cook, who entered the service of Dr.
Pritchard ma the 16th February last, wee the first wither.
She spoke to Mrs. Taylor dying soddenly, and to finding in
the pocket of her dtess, after her death, a small
bottle half-fall of • brown liquid, like laudanum.
She observed Mrs. Taylor's body all coloured on
the left side, a purplish sort of colour. After
the body of Mrs. Taylor was dressed, Dr. Pritchard
came and asked for the bottle that we found in Mrs.
Taylor's pocket. Hal said to witnew when he saw the
bottle, "Good Heaver), ! has she taken this much since
Tuesday?' and charged witness to say nothing about it, as
it would not do for • man in his petition to be "pokes of.
A day or two before Mrs. Pritchard died witness found •
small piece of shore on a plate in the pantry, and took
off a little bit and ate it, when she fodnd it had • bitter
taste. Shortly after tasting the chute the felt a bunting
sensation in her threat, which was followed by sieksew and
vomiting and pain in the stomach and bowels. On the fol-
lowing day, thelfith Marsh, Dr. Pritchard asked wheals
to make some egg-flip for Mrs. Pritchard, and
gave her a whole egg to beat up smooth in • porter
glass. Witness did so in the pantry, and prisoner
went from the pantry into the dining-room, then from the
dining-room to his consulting room, and then frees the con-
sulting room into the pantry. Witness law prisoner drop
pima of lump-angar into the glue outaining the beaten
egg. Witness afterwards tasted the egg-fiip, and said,
" What a horrible taste !" She then felt a burning sensation
in the throat, and became sick, and vomited, and had the
same symptoms as she had after tasting the cheese. On the
day of Mn. Pritchuts death witness was in her bedroom,
and saw her finishing something out of a porter glass. Dr.
Pritchard was 'tenths( over her at the bedside. Mrs.
Pritchard got very ill ; and in the same afternoon was attacked
with cramp in the hand and died. Witness described the
painted somw at her death, and said that the prisoner called
out, "Come back, coma back, my dear Mary Jade,
sod do not leave your dear Edward." Dr.
Pritchard also said, after his wife's death, "What a brute!
what a wretch ! so gentle, so mild ;" and he asked witness
to take the ride kept by a boarder in the home and shoot
him. When witness rebuked him, telling him perhaps
he was unprepared to " stead before • righteous God,"
the prisoner replied, "Mary Paterson, you are the wisest
and kindest woman ever I saw."
Mrs. Nabb, a washerwoman in prisoner's home, =rota.
rated part of the testimony of the preceding witness, sad
said that Dr. Pritchard told bar thee his motherin-law bad
been iodulging in liquor for • few days, and had taken an
overdoes of opium.
Thomas Council and Richard King, two students of medi-
aine in the ploas• of the prisoner, gave evidence
similar to previous witnesses, u to the symptoms of the
illness of the prisoner's wife sad mother-in-law.
Dr. Gardner, professor of medicine in the University of
Glasgow, said be was called in twice by Dr. Pritchard to
visit his wife, the first time on the Bth end the second on
the 9th of March. On the first visit he found Mrs.
Pritchard in • state of excitement, which he attributed to
stimulanta, • combination of champagne and chloroform.
When he went from the bedside to the fireside, Mrs.
Pritchard coned to witness, " Oh, you cruel, cruel man—
don's leave me." Witness thought they were the oxalates-
tions of an intoxicated woman, and ordered Dr. Pritchard to
discontinue stimulant', as it was • very bad practice. He
gave the same order at his second visit next day.
Dr. Paterson, of Glasgow, was called in late
at night on the 24th of February to see the
mother-in-law and wife of the prisoner. Dr. Prit.
chard told him his mother-in-law and Mrs. Prit-
chard had been partaking of some bitter beer for supper'
soon after which they both became sick and vomited, and
both complained that the beer was more bitter to the taste
than usual. Witness described the symptoms of the illness
of both ladies, the mother-in-law being in a dying state and
unconscious, as if suffering from a powerful narcotic, and
the wife appeared to be under the influence of antimony.
He formed the opinion from what he saw of Mrs. Pritchard
while visiting her that the had been having antimony given
to her for some time. His impression was that she wag
being poisoned by antimony, and in ercesaxamination he
said he formed that opinion simply by looking at her. Ho
refused a certificate to the registrar as to the cause of death
of the mother-in-law. Tie never mentioned poison to Mrs.
Pritchard, bemuse the treatment be prescribed, provided she
got nothing else, was quite 'officio:it to bare brought her
, round. Ho did not communicate to Dr. Pritchard his sus-
picion as to Mrs. Pritchard being poisoned with antimony,
became he did not think it would have been Rafe to do eo.
James Smithey; registrar of deaths, proved that Dr.
Pritchard, in his certificate, ascribed the death of Mrs. Tay-
lor to paralysis, and of his wife to gastric fever.
Dr. Patterson was recalled, and said that, in • letter which
be sent to the registrar, he told the registrnr that the death
of Mn. Taylor " was extemely sudden, unexpected, and
to him mysterious."
Dr. Cowan, Edinburgh, • frisad of Mrs. Pritchard, spoke
to the Rinses of Mrs. Taylor and Mete. Pritchard, and said
that Dr. Pritchard and Mrs. Taylor bad always lived on
good terms with each other.
Mr. Taylor, the father-le-law of the prisoner, gave mi-
asmas as to the death of his wife and daughter, arid spoke
total daughter having been sick while on a visit to his
house in Edinburgh. about Christmas last, and getting
better before she left. His daughter and her husband
appeared to live happily together.
The court adjourned at 6 o'clock till Wednesday at 10.

THD3 DAY.

(BY nzenuc

OWN OOR OWN CONZEBPONDINT.)
EDINBURGH, WITNISDLY.

John Campbell, manager of the Apothecsries' Company,
Glasgow, deposed to-day that the prier:mar bought more
chloroform during last year and this than all other canto-
men together. The prisoner was also in the habit of buying
unusually large quantities of aconite, tartarised antimony,
and other poisons.
Professor Madigan read a report, which stated that
Mrs. Pritehard'a death must be ascribed to the action of
antimony, and that from the extent to which the organs
and fluids were impregnated, it must have bean taken in
repeated doom.

35. -

OF MR. 00XWELL'S NEW
BALLOON.

to.
INJURY TO TEM ANRONALTTL
(From the Northern Whig of Belfast.)
Yesterday (Monday) the balloon ascent of Mr.
Coxweß, the celebrated seronant, took place from the
Royal Botanic Gardens. The weedier was magoillesol.
The " Research," the name given to the present halloos, is
the largest aerial machine ever constructed, and when In-
flated palmeate a very hoodoo:as as well a gigantic sprier.
ante. It is painted a light brown colour, sidieved mud the
centre with devices In yellow, and the wet* "
Reetereh." It wee purekseedl by public suloperiptima, and
preemetcd to Mr. Corwell by ausconittes of scientific gentle.
num, in order that the educe of aerialdiecovery which, in
conjunction with Mr. Glaisher, he has pursued with snob
unweaded devotion, and which hes &Wady led to highly
useful es well as interesting ninths, might net be later-
rupted, as was likely to be the one after the disaster to
he Britannia 'at Leloestar. The first and only meat
made by the Research previously to yesterday was made
at York • fortnight ago, when Mr. Ornswell took up with
him the Lord Mayor of the city and other gentlemen.
Probably, from 10,000 to 12,000 people were in the pe
dens, end the open and beautiful sward in front of the
conservatory presented a most animated appearasce with
the moving throng of welldreesed ladies end gentle-
mss. It was nearly 5 o'clock before the balloon was
completely iallated, sod, at a quarter to 6, the moister
" Ressuch " proudly rose late the air, end hooded over
the beads of the spectators in • north-westerly direction.
We are indebted to one of the' gentlemen who made the
wont for the following seeettnt of the disutaoes adventures
of the party
"The wind, which was very light, carried us slowly over
the town in • northerly direction, and the Linen Hall,
Barracks, Court-home, Jail, he., were clearly seen ; but, at
the height we had attained, appeared of the smallest dimen-
does. Puling over the Oars Hill the view wee really mar
ailloent ; Belfast, Liras. sad Strome:4A Imugba were
clearly seen, and Lough Neagh, though rather dim from a
bass over it,'could be distinctly tracertby the help of a glass.
The wind, ever capricious, drove us for a short time
Inland, sad it was thought our resting-place would be
Ballymena, but another change took us straight far
Glenarm Bay, Menem and Oeraloegh were distinctly
seen, and it was intended by Mr. Oozwell to make the
descent near latter place. Unfortunately the valve at the
top of the balloon did not ant so quickly se is usual, and,
la eouseijuseee. instead of slighting is the valley where
we had proposed, the balloon west along at • great pace,
bumping with considerable force against the side of the
hills above Carnlough. None but thou present coo have
say idea of the fearful nature of these collisions;
but our readers may have some nodes of their cha-
racter when we mention that the reporter of the
Morning News got several ribs broken, and even
the most fortunate had some bruise or wound to show.
After bumping along for nearly • mile—the anchor or
grapnel occasionally holding and then suddenly giving way,
shaking the car about as if it were a feather in the air—
the cord which opened the valve allowirg the gee to
escape suddenly broke, end there was then no chance for
the occupants of the car but to escape as best they could.
Two gentlemen, who were apparently perfectly paralysed
with fear, did not mopped to the cry to jump out, and to
our horror the balloon took • sudden surge, and they
were carried up many hundred feet in a few seconds
into the air. Nothing could be dose to save them. We
all ran as quickly as possible after the balloon ; but, as
it was sailing majestically away at about twenty miles an
hour, it soon palmed over the hills, and was to our sight.
We sadly walked over to Osnalondh, sheet three miles
off, thinking of our unfortunate oompanions. We saw the
balloon several times on our way at a considerable distance,
apparently about two miles high, but our last glimpee of it
was in Carelough, apparently sinking over the Clulteradall
hills. We understand the names of the gentlemen an Mr.
Rungs, a German, and Mr. Rafferty, ofLondonderry."

lOLA

LAW INTELLIGKNOZ.
(THIS DAY.)

001711 T ON QUKKN'S BENCH.
Aft* Lad Mid 1111•0111~ at GaildhalL—alMent tat
Chief Jodie. end tipectel Juries)
DTI'S AND 01111211 0. HEDGE AND OTRO.
This wan en action to recover damages for breech of Ye.
tract. The defendant pleaded that they did not wee is
Aar)and father that the oestrect wee reoeleded.
. J. Powell, Q. 0., Mr. Guth, end Mr. Gilbert mite
oronno.ni for the * tiff ; Mr. Edward Jasmmeess,, Q.C., Nr.
Milwoot, Q.C., be., were cothiel for the d~e• rat
Mr. Powell, in slating the ease to the jury. um
plaintiff, the Has. Kr. Byes, sad others were the committse
of the Isetitution for Neediewomeo, esteldithed
Louden for the purpose of obtaining governweet
and other contracts for making shirts end anklet
of that description, and employln the poor mealtimes* i
of the metropolis.*** were on the slop shops,
making them up, and who were pail the full vibe
of their labour without the intervention of the •
middlemen. The defendants carried on business is
Looms and Manchester as calico buyers. The
seties was breught to recover the sum of 6001., leo
difference between the price paid for 50,000 yards of coffin
and that et which the defendants had contracted to sop*
it, end the question tuned upon whether the volumismo
correspondence which bed passed between the partite re. -
'eluded the cootrset.
After the learned counsel bad stated the details relied
on, a verdict wee takes for the plaintiffs for 6001., subject
to a referent* ; the arbitrator to have the power to "Wile
ell matters in dispute between the partite.
MI mention OF MONT OF JORZFR 010106 CIURCHWAID
TO THII DOW.
This was a petition of right hr Mr. Churchyard against
the postimasier.general to recover, we believe, a sum or
125,0001. for an alleged breech of his entreat far the coy
7D:of the Dover mak. The subject of the contract, it
recollected, wee the subject of one or two debates
lest semion in the House of Commons.
The Solicitor-General, en the part of the trews, embed
to have this case postpoold, on the grouted that as there were
certain demurrer to be erased, it would be mere mayestent
to &spew of them before they tried the bane of fact raised
by the petitioner. He, therefore, proposed to make the
tree a remenet until Michaelmas torn.
Mr. Hannan, on the part of Mr. Church's:li, serrated,
end the case was accordingly postponed.
NOTION TO OFICIAL JORTION.
Several! special jurymen were fined 101. ea*. and the
summoning officer was fined 51. for his absence, At a Wig
polled of the day his lordolvp remitted the latter fine, on
the summoning officer promising not to be so neglectful is
future.
The other cases were nettled, and the court rose before 12
o'clock.
SEOOND COURT.
After Term Nisi Priam Sittings aft Geildhall.—Blare Mr.
Justice Mellor and a Common Jury.)
—7! or OODNON JOIOIB AND TEL STAT. OP
THIL 0001 T.
On calling the panel this morning great difficulty was en.
perienced in forming a jury, and 19 jurymen who had ben
already fitted et these sittings 21. each, were further fiscal
51. each. One juryman stated that he wee unable to attend
yesterday from illness occasioned by the mosesive but of
the court.
Mr. Justice Mellor said he quite understood that. The
eciort was a disgrace to the thty, and he had painfally
experienced the effect of the stanottpbere. He thought the
grease a reasonable one, end he remitted the fine.
SIINNIRTOII V. ABBOTT.
This was an smith for slander. The defendant plead
not guilty and a justification as to pert of the words.
Mr. Joyce and Mr. Butler Rigby were counsel for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Serpent Salentine end Mr. Dowdsewoil
were counsel for the defeedset.
The plaintiff is a cattirdealer at Wombed., and the de.
fondant is tumollector and inspector of nulainees, and Mel
action was brought for alleged slanderous words uttered In
the defendant. The slander complained of was, "
ton Ind Yrs. Nutter's dead cow taken to his preraiere, he
had it dressed, and put op in clothe and taken up is the
London market, he would poison belt London. I bed Wm
ones before, and he had to pay 101." It was to the lather ,
part that the defendant pleaded a justification.
Evidence having been given of the uttering of the wank
and the plaintiff la his evidence admitted that the caw wan
rotator pound the night before it was forwards:lth
because it was not right. Other witnesses stated
that they were a lonia-dealer, a pork-dealer, and a sthaspe ,
maker, and that they bought putrid cows for the pounces
of selling them to the kasokers.
The defames was that the defendant knew the plaintiff
was carrying as this abominable traffic in dimmed most for
the London market, though he professed to be a milkmen.
Defendant bed been directed to watch him ; mod, having
seen the cow, he gave notice of it to the person to whoa
the any was sent in London. The caw. it was stated, was
shoat putrid before it was killed, and the plaintiff woe
described as a post to society, and one who ought to be
busted out of every place wWwe he attempted to carry on
his ebominabie trade.
Defendant wee celled, sad sold he knew the plaintiff
well. His attention had been celled to him by toe reef. '
dente of the neighbourhood. The cow was nothinc hut
bone, and when he saw it in the pound it was slobbering et
the mouth, and could scarcely stand. The cow wee mind.
The cow was seen by many other people while it wee in the
posed. The defeedest said that what he indigene end mid
was only in his public character, and that in consequence it I
partook et • privileged oommusicetion.
The plaintiff was then poosuited, and
The learned Judge said he thought the defendant led
only discharged his duty, and ought to be protected by the,
law.
The court rose shortly after 12 o'clock, having &sped:
of other awe; which were devoid of leanest.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Skaggs at Nisi Pries in Looden.—(Bnfors Lord Aid'
Justine Eel* and a Special Jury.)
SPECIAL 71:111ITYCIL
&MeV • day passes during the sittings of the courted
nisi prim without complaints ban made by special juries
of the hardships they suffer. It is the medico is
London and Middlesex to have • panel for 116*
spedal jury muse, 24 pntlenesei being summoned, end
the first 12 simmering in mud forming the jury to try the
mum In most cams, however, twelve special juryrosa do
sot answer, and the number is mad' up with " tekemea"
taken from the ammo jury panel. It frequently happens
that • special juryman ban several sommoossa, from Me.
sat courts, at the same time, that be is kept Is eV
Modem* several days, and when the cause is willedi
oa is told that he is not wanted in consigusm,
of some srmagsemint having been made to settle or
the matter ; and also that fines of 101. sr* imprfiste.

111111GSSOUCIMICR
The Lord Chief Justice, in reference to this state el
Map, repeeted the substance of what he had saki Was.-
He exprresid his opinion that it was most desirable tint;
use panel of jurors should be summand for the trial of
ep elal jury causes io the metropolis, the same as was does
to other puts of the kingdom. Under such • cheap of:
system. a very much lens number of gentleman would
summoned ; they woold be ear* of employment whilst is •
ooert, and of rernivieg their fern, sad—which wes of gnat
importune—the suitors would have the fulls pecial_ pul,
which they had gone to great expease to obtsia. Re Ma.
that it was moot desirable that an alteration such se be had
referred to should be made, because be was fully assrisowt
that it would be far the interest of all parties.
Tux lIIIIIBIAL BARK (mom) V. BALDWIN AND OTHIML
The defendants ie this mu were oretuators who hat
beeeemployed upon the Berksand Haute Eztensioo Baillngrr
They had applied for and obtained advances from the pia;
tiffs upon annuity during the progress of this work, awl,
the prima maim was to move( the balsam due.
The three defendants appeared separately. but stile.
some observatioes in reference to the partnership
it wan admitted that there was no substantial
a verdict wits taken for the plaintiffs for 14,1131. ifs. fi

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE,.
(Belem the Judge Ordinary.)
morns V. RAIDING AND MISS.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Dr. Spittle'. and Mr. Shepherd, Is
the plaintiff ; Mr. field, QC. • Mr. B. Kuala"Kr.
Mlstyre, and Yr. Searle, for the defendants.
Tbi was a suit to determine the validity of a will err
seta esthe 21et of April, 1880, by Mr. Bleary Jones,
a mugs= at Welelipool, whs died the 29th of Mirth, 1818.
at the age of 85, leaving property amounting to betook
20.0001. and 30, It was ded by his wife&
aisen, Yea. Ilsey 0001.
Jane Mortis ; and it was opposed by lb(
Menton Raiding, the nephew of hie wife, and b) lb}
Burrow, his nephew, sod next of kin, on the pound erg
fraud, kiespecity, wed undue inflaeook
The owe, which is likely lobe a very long one, bid soi,
little program when we west to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commistioeir Holroyd.) •
IN HZ BIZ ROUST NICHOLSON, NAM
This was en application foe release from custody. Hs
is described as formerly of Hatewoodidomy
bankrupt
thee of Royal-crescoet, Notting bill. dr,
rodeo of the Patent Clarnege Com y, efisrwaidt
Orleatel-plami. Btightoo, a of Loutishly"(
lodge, Dorking, Cho of Kariwiparade, Hentetort,
then of Belsreve-pleco, Pimlico. and shoe
Cilturch-plaas. Clapham. Tb• bankrupt sttribetes
Mom to pressure of meditate end loss of ineosas WNW
the death of • (need. His debts are 1,786 i. Mae wit-
ila• detainers against him. Ore of the largest moditees.
Guertin J. B. Culpeper, of Harmrood-squme. whim
3631.
Kr. &good apposed for two ditaising creditors._ Oil
Pegg and Xt. Bathe. He asked *oldie application obsdN
not be esterteined till after the abates of swaps's.
Mr. B. Griffiths opposed for Captain Culpeper. le
Honsweed•echers, who was a creditor for upwards atllllo
tar the rest of apartments. He ermournd is the spPlieldol.
et Yr. &swot
After bowing Hr. Loam for the bankrupt.
His Hamer said It did mot appear that say benefit Impli
moat to the ereditors from ordering the die/harp a
tribe* be must therefor* (holies to Marble the NM
oaths until after the sitting for chaise of essigoem.
IN RR THE REV. RALPH WILLIAM LIONIL TOLLIMACII,
This was another application for release. The beshldlt