The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-16 00:00:00

SUPPOSED POISONING OF THREE CHILDREN.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Aram 16.
Yesterday, an inquest was bald at Longbanton.
neer this town, before S. Reed, Esq., coroner for Sulk
Noethaseberland, on the bodies of Robert Wood, Mar
Weston, and Bumble, three children of mode, y
It aears that Elisabeth Short, the we a a labourer.
keeppp • shop at • colliery village, is the if
neighbourhood a
Losgbenton, and, among other thinge,selle a few metlialart
For several weeks • eatmeons disorder called " the waters
jop" has @Meted amongst the children of the village, sad
as the parents considered sulphur a useful medicine in sash
cases, Me. Short has had a great sassy applieshanre
for it. The article which she supplied, how-
ever, has invariably produced yamiting sad meaty
sad three childrse have died. Two of the bodies have uses
disinterred and etamimid. In both mass the lup ass
stomach were heathy, and there were no marks of tlelsasa
eztereally. hlrl. Short volasurny stated that she obilinell
her pelmet stock slam, of sulphas, ten days ago him Kr.
Robert Forth, of North Shields, chemist sad
like became • tenant of the shep some time ego=
deeded a Yrs. Bell, whore stook she took at a vehmelelh.
Amongst other articles she found • paper Wu of saphah
She 'mew it to have been obtaised from Yr. Foch, by IN
being entered la the lassies of goods frost him as filte. off
sulphur. TWA she had sold in small quantities, from Haub
to time, and the last was disposed of to the amther of Om
deceased Robert Wood, Catherine Wood, on the 27th of
March. It appear. that this was the day the medic:roe wee
administered to both Woof end Weevils. It was Wm!
with treacle. Werra died the lame day, and the other
child on the following rimming. The contents of the
momaelse of She thawed Andrea will be analysed by Du.
&charting, of Newcastle, sad is the meantime the Wiwi
bee bees &Invited for a lortn;ght.

FIINIELL or MU. KELLY.—Yeiderday, the re.
maths of the late Mrs. Belly, of DubHo, were 'atoned by
the side of her late husband, Mr. Kelly, in the salt papa
I chimed by his in Mensal-green Cemetery. The body
arrived I. Loadita Ma the North Washita Railway, as
Saturday sight. TM cemainsof the deceased werefolloweE
to the grave by bar brother, Captain Barth, end dun el
her mellows.
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN WORCESTEESHIRE.—At
Oldbury, yesterday, • man. named Meaty Reynolds, war
ehar.ed with attempting to poison Margaret Mincer, •
neerled woman by administering to bet a quantity of
rt. Oa Sseday night be was left sitting with Mr by
1 at the bone weer, she laved ; in an boar er MO
be seesied the °the:imams and told them that the wow
bad takth tomathing which would "lay her teraioht," sad
Of Oleg es suits the honed her Wes es the door, erg
leenieg atdo %beneath, appyarently very ill. Asti's.*bay.
taim
beg bees that for, he stated that the woman was a
kik ke arts of nets be poison, which she said
bed Ad dews ber threat. A reseed was oh ' the
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