The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-11 00:00:00

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT Z

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF D:

(From the Brig/tem Gu irdian of ti

In our columns will be found the
inquest on the body of Mrs. Warder, wife
with whom she had been lodging a.t a hot
square. The lady had died there under su
stances, and the medical men engaged in
refused to certify any natural cause of de
was communicated with, and the first stag
opened. The facts then disclosed were of
that Dr. Warder was placed under the our
police. It is said that on the day of
applied to a Ilhton chemist for som
the chemist refused to sell him any. Not
transp;red since then till Monday morning,
constable (Mr. George White) was in pos-e.
that Dr. Warder had gone by train to Lond
evening intelligence was brought that he h.
appears he went back to his lodgings in
where he had remained since the death of
whence, on Saturday, he followed her corp.
There was nothing vet), unusual in his d
when Miss Lansdell, the landlady, an.
went to bed about 11 o'clock on
he was in his sitting•room. There is scan
that as soon se he ascertained Miss Landed
vant were gone to bed lie quietly let him
front door; for at half-past 11 he enter
Hotel and asked for a bed. He was then .
bac and was taken by the servants to have
Brighton. When a room was indicated I
go to bed at once, and went upstairs direr
morning his room was not vacated like the
out the hoteL As the forenoon wore on,
sleep of the new arrival was, of noun
of conversation and speculation among
but it was not till 2 o'clock in the after
active steps were taken. The room
that hour, and Dr. Warder was found
having apparently been dead some hours.
not then known at the hotel ; but on the
his room was found a letter addressed to Mi
as soon as this fact was made known to the
the idea of the real truth was given which
absolute proof by the sight of the unto
body. Close beside the body was a boo
prussic acid, and the medical men called
doubt from the appearance of the body
caused by that poison. In one of the
clothes was a box containing two pills, w
be, mainly, a strong preparation of laud.
His watch, keys, km were all found in the
Meanwhile his absence from his lodgings
When he did not appear at his usual ho,
looked into his bedroom and found that hi
The front door also was found on the lat
thought he might have gone out early fc
his lengthened absence Miss Lundell we.
room and it was then found that the be
lain in all night. Still not much anxiety
when Miss Lanadell first heard the news fi
she was no leas surprised than shocked.
The letter left for her by the utifortu
request that she would forward an encl
Miss Godding, at Brompton. The letter •
the chief constable, and, we believe, will
the inquest. It asks Miss Godding to t
valuables, Ise. We believe it will transp
ceased hail four children whom he placed iu
care.

It is thought that the journey of the u
to London and back was for the purpos
the poison. There might have been sof
doing so at Brighton. His going to the
may have been the vagary of a nimlinan ;
had the object of preventing further
anxiety to Mus Lansdell. We believe tha
was about 43 years of age.
We believe we are but forestalling evidei
brought forward in the course of the pendii
when we add that the unfortunate suicide
viously married. His first wife, we and
apart from him for some time, but died
cohabitation. The life of his second wife,
are informed, eight months after marriage,
His third wife (Miss Busmen) brought Ina
marriage portion.
The coroner's inquiry into the unfortunal
will take place to-day.

Lieutenant Broglie, of the Franc
resigned hie eonuniasion to enter iato holy i