The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lnwoug, Dxc. 7.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
11011D111.

Elizabeth Dodds was charged with the wilful mantes of
John Dodds, her husband, at Wrangle, on the Veld day of
July last.
Mr. O'Brien prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended
by Mr. Stephen.
The prisoner was a young woman, and the husband at the
time of his death was several years older. la July last the
deceased was suffering front constipation of the bowels' but
this disease excepted, the man was in the sujoyment of good
health. On Sunday, the 15th day of July, the prisoner's
husband complained of sickness • on Tuesday Mr. Cammack,
the surgeon, of Bennington, sent him some medicine, con-
sisting of two powders. He was ill until the following
Thursday, when the medicine operated. On the subsequent
Saturday the deceased was out all day and was engaged in
the construction of • rabbit hutch. On that day he ate •
hearty dinner consisting of tea and broiled meat; and
after he had partaken of the repast he again went into the
pm... The deceased came into the house again about six
oclock, and appeared to be very ill. He went to bed, re-
making the living room of the house but a very short
spaiecl time that night. He never went out of doors, and
at sine o'clock he took some of the medicine which had been
left on the window sill by the prisoner. He was sick and
purged all night, sod the prisoner emptied the evacuations
away. Mr. Cammack, the surgeon, gave him a tonic to
correct the disturbed state of his bowels. lie died in great
agony at three o'clock on the following day, the doctor
being. of opinion that he had succumbed under a sharp
of English cholera. On the following Tuesday, the
94th of July, rumours began to be &limit, and it was
ascertained that the prisoner had purchased a quarter
of a pound of arsenic on the previous Saturday. The
amass alleged for the purchase was that Dodds was a
martyr to the toothache, and that he used arsenic se •
remedy ; but deceased was not troubled with the toothache
at the time of the purchase. The quarter of a pound of
arsenic had been placed in a hovel, and when it was found,
latter the death of Dedda,it was discovered that I ox. of the
poison had been ehetracted. On the Ith of August follow-
, tug the body was exhumed, and on a post mortem examine.
tion beiug made an enormous quantity of arsenic was found
in the body. One of the medical men described the body
as being saturated with arsenic, and there was no less than
140 grains in solidity adhering to the etomach. With regard to
thesupposed motive for such • serious crime as that with which
the prisoner was charged, it appeared that there had been
jealousy and dissension between the parties. Previously
the prisoner had said to a Mrs. Blakey, " John would soon
die, and she should have to look out for soother sweet-
heart." She had also stated that as the apple tree had
bloomed twice that year, she knew that her husband would
die.
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Witnesses were then called, who proved the purchaae of
the arsenic and it. being short in weight when found ; the
various remarks made by the prisoner having reference to
the death of her husband; and the surgeon and professor
proving the finding of a great quantity of arsenic in the body
of the deceased man.
Mr. Stephen was addressing the jury when our parcelleft.

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