The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

THE WINNFIELD POISONING CAM

001LIIITTAL OF THE PRISONER.
WAKEFIELD, TEICIADAT.
The examination of Emma Stringer, maimed of
poisoning Miss Adamson, of Aggbrigg, her mistress, the
admiaistratice of arsenic in small doges, was rimmed this
moraine before the county magistrates, Mr. K Tow
in the chair. The court was again crowded by speeteices,
and the interest in the proceedings seemed to be maressing
rather than diminishing.
Mr. Shaw again appeared for the proescution, and Mr.
'Wheelhouse fur the deknee. The first witness was
Mary Link, the daughter of the woman who was called La
to ambit in laying out Mies Adamaon's body. She stated
that she was a drasamaker, and worked occasicselle for
Miss Adamson. Iti.inemberea Mr. Weal's birth-day, on the
2nd of August, and on that occasion she dined with Kenna
Stringer, and slept there that night. Emma Stringer pre-
pared Mlill Adanisou's food. Mr. Wood dined with him
In the night she was awakened by Miss Adsmeos's
being taken dl. She vomited violently. Emma
went into her room, and on her return she told ;till:
Miss Adamson was taken luck. Wither went home about
seven o'clock. Mies Adansees was again taken sick early in
the scam, but afterwards Emma Steiner told me that
her mistesm was much better. I heard the vonsitins.l24n
the fsa ellswieg Scuelay I w Mies Maniacs going to
thdthe told me she was well than. Oa the Bth of Augurt,
I was seat for by Emma to write for Mr. Hint. She odd
me that Miss Adannon was taken ill egain, with pains in
him stomach. I slept there that night, and Mims Adamson
we again taken ill with vomiting and purging, and Emma
west to her. She told me that her mis.ress was subject to
such attacks. film stayed there all that day, end helped to
sake Miss Adamson's bed. Miss Adamson, while the bed was
being made, sat up in a chair wrapped up in llama She
appeared very ill, and sat with her eyes closed all the time. 1
After Dr. Hint Mel bees there witness asked Emma what
was the matter with her mistress, and she told her that the
doctor said it was wean,: fever and laresclutis. Emma
took up Miss ida1149,011.11 breathe% width assisted ef •
little dry toast mid tea. At the request al thanes whams
west to Dirtcar to fetch Abigail, and isthened with her.
Thu time after that that she saw Met Adamson was
the before she died She had caned etheml times to
hew, and Emma said she the meth the mew
rhels whams asked to see Mims Adresse Bum mid kr
mthesse thd not wish to see say acs. Wbsit eft car ease
Kim Aimee= on the day before she tied the tell within
that she thought that she was going to die, end the wished
hr to go for Father Young. In reply to a qoadien m
hew she was, Miss Adamme put her uand op to Me Uwe
and said, " Oh, my thiatt, it is very be!"' warm 'dial
Emma why it wan that Miss Adamson wet gelsg
to have Father Young instead of Father Dan"
and Emma merely said that she did not wish
for Father Baron. At that time Abigail Stringer and Mrs.
Batesse were in the house with Kunnas and Matilda
Stringer. She carried the message to Father Y . She
saw alias Adamson after she was dead. Matilda bigger
came to our house in the morning, and told in that Miss
Adamson was dead, and that they wanted witness's mother
to ley the body out. She wee there about sin the sesame,
and there were then in the house Emma and her sisters.
When wither was there in the evening she saw a cart in
the care of James Stringer, standing at Miss Adamson's
door. He was putting in two boxes and a bandbox. One
of the boxes was a heir truth.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wheelhouse—Emma Stringer
above appeered to believe most dutifully towarda him
Adinmon.

Sy ttee Beach—On the evening of the 2nd of /twat Hr.
Wood Ink tea out of the ram teapot. Alias Adamson
was rwpd r well u attacked with vomiting tied *H.
lam a cart when 1 wee then in the eventing need* maths
pr. Jaw/. Stringer we. putting in onus togpiet. He
Mint tin; in two boxes ; one wen a square box, and tin
owyow. w bow trtuik. . -

Ceimiczanused"--hyMt. Wheelhouse—During the dome I
was there Emma appeared to behave very kindly
and dokiltily th
The ldre. Mr. You& Lew& catholic pried, was then
celled, mai numated, la pmiciesly the same terms, the
evaders liras by him before the inquest
Creso-examised l,y Mr. Wbeelleimed—l adnoisistered ex-
treme uactkis to Slim Actinium More her death, and
used to attend Slim Adaroacia b codjametiou with Father
Dana, who occupies with ins the priests' hoses West.
wertiastnist, Wasebeld. kind visited M Admen°, Is
spiritual advisor, conjoiatly wink cmfrirc, Yader
kora*. elms meths
By Mr. Shaw—Father Bares and myself are in chuff of
this &string. Mho Adamisai was of of oar wommunicsats,
and we attend our coinntesiniate tradifferestly ; but in the
matter of coafesaion our co inuittnaiate dunes their own
senfeemirs, acct 1 was geaerally cbmeu as her otiedemor.
Mary Daimon, daughter-in-law of the old WOLAIn who
gave evidesee at the iwised, deposed that on the eight of
the death of toe decanted she wee la Mies Adman:es bed-
room best part of as hoer. Zama Struve was third