The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-28 00:00:00

11111 DIR BY 701801.

A horrible tragedy, indicating is most fearful
emoted of moral depavity has just been deeded in tbe
pariah of thichney, about nine mßse north of Beaton, Lin-
coins/ore. In the centre of this village resided Richard
Biggedike, an agricultural labourer, who was about 30
years of age. He was • married man, and had three ohd-
then. To add to the miserable pittance he earned as •
labourer, two lodgers lived with the family, nainedThoolas
noctea and George liouusonger, the former an agricid-
twat labourer, about 30 years of age, and the latter a
fisherman, aged 21. The wretched hut in which they
lived easitaing d hot one sleeping-mom, and in that room
Biegadike, his wife, three chikiieu, and two lodgers ail
oh t, the two beds wh:ch accommodated them being not
mole than 18 inches spelt. It not unfrequendy hap-
p. r.. d 0 at the lodgers' ware left in bed after Biggadike
eolith d the 11.41113 end went to be. daily labour. The result.
as might naturally be expected from such • state of
11.ioup, was an implore intimacy between the wife and
ne of the lodgers. The Mebane bemuse first suspicious,
Hint ji aloha, and finally so& satisfied with her toad uct that
qhmiele Le tweet' thim beraine ewe and frequent. At
Linen., Mi. bated in Ler affections, and apparently as tired
ftl er heaved's lett...nee as she was of lie complaints,
he ref ma to Lave conceive d the idea of resorting to murder
to let ea of Loth. How long she contemplated the
died listuic its execution it M impossible to say; probably
acme tine, as it is now known that she had aneme in her
poistrib n fully Billie months ago. Be this, howiver, as
it may, begodike, who had just before returned from
evroi k in the enjoyment of perfect health, was taken sud-
denly 11l about kitten hour atter te% on Wednesday even-
iug, the 30th Sept., and in spite of medical aid, which was
called in invoechately, he died at six Melock on the
following moiniug. An inquest was held on the
31c1 of October - Leine Mr. Walter Clegg,
coroner for the Boston district, when the evi-
dence of Dr. Maxwell, who made the port wierteas
examination of the body, left no doubt on the minds of
the juiy that the deceased had been poisoned ; it was
detenihncd, therefore, to forward the stomach and its
centents, &c., to Dr. Taylor, of Guy's Hospital, for
analysis, and to adjourn the inquiry until such analysis
could be complet.d. At that time the only perform in
custody was the wife of the deceased, but circumstances
transpired a few days afterwards which led to the appre-
hension of Thomas Proctor, one of the lodgere„ en •
charge of complicity. The adjourned inquest was held at
the Hose and Crown Inn, !Blarney. on Friday last, when
the following, among other important evidence, was
adduced

Alfred Swayne 'Taylor deposed—l am • Fellow of the
College of Physicians and Professor of Medical Jurispru-
dence at Guy's Hospital. On Tuesday, the 6th October,
I received certain jars and bottles from Superintendent
Wright, containing the contents of the stomach, &c., of
Richaid Biggadike. I now pot in my report.
The report was here read. It was a lengthy document,
full of the usual scientific details, from which it appeared
that a considerable quantity of arsenic was discoverei.
Pr. Taylor then proceeaed—l have beard the deposi-
tion,' of In. Ids:well to-day, and I have not the slightest
doubt that death was caused by inane. The symptoms,
duration, and whole history of the case are in strict ac-
cot dunce with poisoning by arsenic when it proves rapidly
fatal. I infer that the deceased had taken a large dose of
arsenic, but thnt some of it mint hare been discharged
frcm the body by vomiting and purging. There was
enough left in the body, which 1 was able to separate, to
&ahoy the life of another tenon. I never saw a clearer
rare of poisoning by. arsenic. Death took Owe more
rapidly than usual, bcing histely twelve hours after the
efts( k, a bile the average time is from eighteen to twenty-
fear hours. _ _ .

'lie following statement, made by the female prisoner
fo Mr. John Fair I hillips, governor of the House of Cor-
reetit n at Spilrby, in wlane custody she has boon sincz her
al per hr nsion, was pi educed and read by that gentleman: --
`• ("n the is: t day of September, on a Wednesday, I wav
Handing against the tea-table, soil FLIV Thomas Pro ter
Lt a white pesetas of some tort into •tr •-up. awl then
peuird some milk, which stood on the table. into it. My
train r.d at that time was in the dairy warhiug himself.
My WO and came into the room directly after and sat
himself i'own to the table, and I then poured his tea out,
sari he thank it, and more besides that, and half an hour
afterwards i.e was taken ill. lie went out of doors and
w:.s sick, and came in and eat about ten minutes, and
went out and was sick again, and then went to bed. and
he arked me to send for the doctor, which I did. The
dor for was an hour before be came. I went to the doctor's
about a quaitrr of an hour after he left, and he gave me
HMO medicine, and ordered me how to give it him—two
table-spa nfuls every half hour—and I was to put a
mustard plaster on the stomach, and he came no more till
II o'clock at night. I came downstairs to go out of
dome, and asked Thomas Procter to go upstairs
and ,it with my husband. When I went up-
stairs into the room, as I was going up I saw
Prater putting erase white powder into the medicine
bottle with a spoon, and he they went downstairs and
left me in the room with my husband. As soon as ho had
left the room I poured some medicine into the cup, and
gave my husband, and 1 tasted it myself. In an hour
afterwards I was sick, and so I was for two days after.
What I have just stated about the medicine took place
about 2 o'clock in the morning, and after the doctor had
grl wish you to send a copy of what I have said to
ioroner; and I wish to be present at the inquest, to
state the case before theta, as it is the truth.
"PRIX:ILIA BIOOADIIII6 X her mark."

The jury returned a verdict of withal murder against
both prisoners, who were afterwards taken before the
Recs. D. Rawnsley and R. T. Lister, and committed for
on that charge at the next Lincoln a•sizea.

COMMITTAL FOR CNIXE INFLUENCE IX
DERBYSHIRE.

Yitterday (Tuesday), at the Burton petty ses-
sieus, before Mr. C. W. Lyon (chairman) and sitting ma-
Ott atm, an extraordinary case of undue influence, in
r. aI tit to the election of South Derbyshire Wall brought
moder tl.e Notice of the magistrates. Mr. Hughe4
ce, • gentleman of independent means, rmng idi at
mar Iluiton-en-Trent, appea «A personally to
ant wer en information charging him with unlawfully, by
n.. an. of n certain threatening letter, practising
n 11011 Or against George nornley, he being a voter
fear the South Deillryshire divi.ion, in order to iuduca him
to rive his vf t. at en election.
Mr. Leech...di...tor, 1/eiby, appeared in trupport of the
awe; Mt. Mottetam, barii•ter Lof the Oxfo:d circuit),
fc r the defence. _ _ _

}tom the faeti, it would appear that the defendant, who
wan formally et druggist at Burton. lent the complainant,
nhomaker and i,hoykeeper ut Stutiton, ISO!. on a ntort-
yege of fn.ti hold 'property worth 41.11 M. Coutplainatit
cot; d for the libels' cantl date (hlensns. Evans and I 'A-
v tie) at the last deviant. In July last the defendant wroto
the following letter to Mr. Thornley:
High Bark. MOT-rood. llurton-on-Tnott, July Yntl,
ar Sir; -Tlvie to to he a g. weal el.-Minn for OleOlinll.l of
yothanvent ato tit a, it third et, owl herrfon. I requtut that you
will oto good an to growth* me to vote then fbr the ronoervative
tandidateo, and shall La glad of your anower in a day or two.
Unit pa we oupt:ort the mum 'Native party. we &hall be in tilitlgtt
of having Papery brought in again.— I am, dear sir, yours truly,

The complainant replied as follows:
stmion, is sr Derby, July 7th, bet.- Dear Sir,—ln rely to
your. of the Ind inst., lime Go say that I cannot for one moment
think of mOing so wittzury to the principle, by which I have
tort se lung guided aa to promise to vote for the coo-
esrvative nuolidates who may come forward fur elietion
kr this part of the county. We're Itodo an I should
nuisiilie myself unworthy of the vote which I have
now poraesaid a considerable number of years. I am tits-Mealy
of opinion that the priam i tant religion is n oii way dependent oci
num realism, but that if the protestant (tomb wall be true to
hi rself V.ere is ao need to fear a return of popery as the peed"-
n ligion of this country. if I could coincide with your
viewe„l would nut !imitate to do 0.--Yours truly, tIEO. THOILVI .
TO Mr. 11. titooko.
To that letter Mr. Brookes replied as follow,:
Illigh-bank, Ashby-road, Burton-an-Treat, July 13, Pet —Mr.
Thornli y-• li,sr thr,—l rewired your favour, in answer to my
note ri queering you to vote for the con/emotive ea dilate at the
rola .lotion, ILIA, ati it is not emboli...tory, I waste Isintiu to Auto,
that as thc hitt r from you WIII4 tho work of another pitstoi, and
toot Idol) the rudiment not your own, hot nail in your name,
I arms t sanitize that you are in OWTOOIit in your wi-h
to my v.- tomemit ism, fur I retmanber that at the
hot chi lion you told nve a gentleman hail obtained a
prionee from you to vote for Mr. Culvite, by which I
understand that if you had beam left to your own choice you
wunhl haw total fox Mr. Untidy. Ilan rav, if you jainist in
pair ilia, tan nof voting for Ititt cry you roust cticti my st ding
that I into nil to TOMOVi• my money from your poryierty, rn 1 Owe
it al. io it lOW 04 Colll.onlait•M and ITIM'IMIOI WOO, and Untie-
for, n quiet that within fourteen day. you will p.y t t sue teioat
Cs Ica., 1. ind the 11111 l mut of iota-not dor; and also, NA it will his
• 111141 to M r 11.• pu.t. ely for tale t.y auction, ahilhor rent
I:ao1 any t boat, :is to the aut tioutv r. -I ;nu, tour, tt
U. Ilantsir a.
Mr. li that it woe in rt,port of the twit doeu-
Ivo bt that 11. i,, ChM ge of mitAtinennour was laid.
Hr. •11lottornin, in on ahlo iuldrues, replied for the
di f. toe; and after the 'eaglet. atm retiring for upwarili
of this eopitatent of an hour for con.ultation, thoy do-
• to co t tho defendant for trial. l'here was a
it opinion on tho tench, and the chairman gavu his
tir.tieg vide.

SINGULAR DNATII OW A ClllLD.—Yest,..ellay
afternoon Dr. Dipleek, coroner for West Middlesex. held
nn inquest at the White nerve Tonne, Windmill-litho.
0141 Dreutford, respecting the death of John (heorge
' hiker atied about six months. l'andine Maker, wife of a
servant m the employ of the South Western Hallway
l'ompany, living at No. 8, Mercury-road. Ilreatford, said
that the deceased was her son. tin Saturday uftornoon,
at about a quarter to one u'elork, sho carried him up-
stairs to hod. She got him to sleep, after which she lot
him. At half-past four the some afternoon witness went
upstairs to the teem to see if the child had woke tip; mut
to her surprise found that the deeeasod had falkm out of
bed, mid went banging by tint lwad botweon the table and
the bedstead. Witness soon extrieshsl him, and ,ottlert in
assistanwi, but the deceased was found to be +olio dead.
Tim jury returned a vordiet " Tied the disevisedtlb4 (coo,
suffocation, moused by insielotitul hanging."
No MORI PILLS oh ANY OTUNAt
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28, 1868*