The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-18 00:00:00

ter medicine to his

wife on one

Mr. Bliss : I have known Mrs. Dove
ie last three weeks of her life
r house every
•day. t gave her some hot mint
; for which came from my house, on the
)ova had complained to me of pains in her
ral debility. She also told me

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Cross.exa.mi

THE NORTHERN

attack until half-past ten or eleven. On Sunday morning
I was called up at twenty minutes to one. The prisoner
knocked at my door, and when I got down stairs he said,
" Oh; she's gone she's gone." He was much intoxicated.
He said he had been obliged to take some brandy to keep
his spirits up
Crosa-examined by Mr. Bliss . When I urged biro to
return he did not say that Mrs. Witham was there but
he said they would call her in. On the Friday, Mrs. Dove
said the medicine was very nauseous, very bitter, and
very disagreeable, and the worst she had ever tasted. It
was in consequence of the prisoner's strange and un-

accountable conduct that our acquaintance ceased a year
after their marriage. When he talked about marrying
again, I thought he had no affection for his wife.

-Re:examind by Mr. Overend: When I speak of his
strange conduct, I mean that he drank too much, and I
did not wish him as an associate for my son.

Maria Kilham was the next witness called, but Mr.
Overend declined to ask her any questions.
By Mr. Bliss : I accompanied the last witness, Mrs,
Dixon, on' her visit to Mrs. Dove. He first expressed his
pleasure at our being there. He appeared kind and
affectionate to his wife. I remember him giving
her some medicine on the Wednesday. She said,
" its very nasty,' but she had not then tasted

it. He asked me to taste it, and I did. It ;as.
very disagreeable, but not very bitter. Mrs. Dove then
drank it. He repeatedly expressed his thanks for the
kindness of Mrs. Witham. He said when all was over he
would give her a handsome book, which should not cost
less than 16s or 18s.

John Wood, examined by Mr. Overend : I live at Bur-
ley. On the Ist of March I saw_the prisoner. He told

w him that day on

the road, and he said on account of his wife being vei), ill
it was very hard upon him. He had to sit up night and
day. I saw him again at 10 o'clock at night, and I had

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TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.

fully expect, (if it be agreeable,) I will come down and

Please send your full direction, and give my kind love
to my sisters and brothers, and all enquiring friends, and
accept the same, from your affectionate son,
WILLIAM DOVE•

York Castle, York, Yorkshire.
In further examination, the witness deposed to the
prisoner's violent conduct towards his wife on several
occasions during her (witness's) stay with them.
Mrs. Risden, sister of the late Mrs. Dove, corroborated

the previous witness's statement.
John Ellison, a pupil of Mr. Morley, deposed to having
supplied the prisoner with ten grains, and five grains of
strychnia, a few days before. Mrs. Dove's death.
James P. Peacock, Mr Morley's surgery boy, proved
that on one occasion, when the prisoner came for some
medicine for Mrs. Dove, he (prisoner) remarked that
strychnia could not be detected.
Mr. Scaife, Mr. Morley's assistant, deposed to attend-
ing Mrs. Dove, and described her symptoms. lie also
spoke to a conversation he had with the prisoner, in
which the latter said he would not consent to a post
mortem examination of Mrs. Dove's body,
[Mr. Morley's examination had just commenced, when
our parcel was despatched ]

IMPERIAL

.RLIAMENT.

HOTJSE OF LORDS.-

-T HIJRSDAY

ps met at five o'c!c

didluid Juncion Railway Companies

LI reading of the

1, which was introduced by

3111, after a' second read-

'owe disccissian,

iscopal and Capitular
). 2) Continuance Bill,

COURT OF PASSAGE

(BEFORE E. JAIkiES, ESC!, Q.C., ASSESSOR.)

Yesterday, this court sat at nine o'clock in the morning.
The cause list contained 72 cases in which issue had been
joined-2 writs of trial, 1 demurrer, 1 special argument,
and 2 writs of enquiry before the registrar. However, out
of the above number, about 30 of the cases were settled out
of court, or were undefended.

AN ACTION AGAINST AN ATTORNEY.—MONIES AND ANO-
THER V. BLACKFICEST.—In this action, the plaintiff
assignees in bankruptcy to Mr. James Bateman, a printer,
and who formerly occupied a public houso called the Catlle-
market Inn ; and the defendant is Mr. James Blackhurst,
attorney, of Basnett-street. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Brett was for the defendant. The claim
was for £24 6s 2d, monies had and received by him on the
part of James Bateman. In opening the case, Mr. Aspinall
expressed his regret that this case could not have been
settled at another tribunal, and thus have spared the defen-
dant the exposure which, if the case went on, must of
necessity arise. It appeared that the defendant, some time
since, acted as the solicitor. for Mr. Bateman, who, being in

ifficultics, was defending actions against him for the purpose
of obtaining time, a very common course. At that time a
person named Farnworth, a sheriff's officer, from Preston,

put in a claim made by Mrs
for money lent over a
A writ was issued fo-

hephenl, the aunt of Bateman
period of upwards of twenty
479, but the n

claim, was £379

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