The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-07 00:00:00

TM LAT' Y MIDIS AND ATTILIIPTED SUICIDI AT CHESTIER

srelltiMil Morgan, 19, servant, Aston, near Whittington,
wee Indicted on the chum of having, at the city of Cheater,
on the 27th of October last, feloniously, wiltally, end of her
malice aforethought, killed and murdered Gene Henry
Davies.

Mr. H. Lloyd and Mr. Antrobm presorted ; Mr. Wlntye
defended the prisoner.
The prisoner is powered of considerable personal attrac-
tions, is of the middle height, and of rather full habit. She
was allowed to be seated during the inquiry, and appeared
at time to be very much affected. The court wee crowded
to excess threerhout the day.
It appeared that the deceased, G. H. Davies, had been
living with the prisoner for some weeks before the °mur-
mur and they bad erceiveil • stroog attachment towards
each giber. On Saturday, the 26th October, the deceased
end primmer went to Liverpool, and remained there until
the following evening, when they returned to Chester. The
deceased had spent a large sum of money, with which it had
been inteeded that he Arid have set op in business u •
chemist. Finding that his money, with the excep-
tioo of • few shillings, was exhausted, he de-
termined to commit suicide. On their way from
Liverpool to Chester the deceased took • bottle of
laudanum out of his pocket, sod captured his determina-
tion to the primmer to take it. She, however, succeeded
in taking the bottle away from him, and poured the °en-
tente out of the carriage window. On arriving at Chester
they partook of some beer at the refreshment-room, after
which they went to their lodging, and subsequently they
visited several public-houses, during which time the de-
ceased procured from • chemist, by • Latin prescription,
two ounces of laudanum. Between eight and nine o'clock
in the evening they adjourued to the City Arms, and
remained there until five minutes to eleven o'clock ;
and whilst they were in this house tbedetwased wrote three
letter., one to each of his parents, sad lie ether to Sagnar
Volpe, ordering a picture. In thetweedostuatedletters item
said "that if their parents sum to Chester they would dad
both the prisoner and the deceased Mai. sod beeped that
they would be buried together respectably ermreng to the
rites of the established rhumb." The dammed Wee east
soother little boy for • terommee beads of bdianwiA sad
told the landlord that be was married to tletE, and
that they were bath going to Paris on the morn-
ing. The prisoner, at Übe saggentioe of the pre
the landlord's daughter a gold gourd sad Whet for
little arta of Medal's she bed resolved at her
heeds. About eve =tutu past eleven 'Aloe& the
deceased and prisoner returned to time leditinicezo.Lith •
pint of hose, and immediately retired to the r
After being there for • few minutes they agreed that they
would pear out the kodantun for seek other, and that
they would bath die together. The landsmen having been
empted late two tumbles, they were Ailed up with beer.
The prisoner did not attempt to teke her share for same
moments, md the dismeed !ladies she beeltated said be
would take it ell himself ; end was going to
take up her glass, wise she at coos took it
up and swallowed the ceetsate. The deemed immediately
followed her example in drinking Meat wm ia his glom
after which they retired to bed. They had yet been ie bed
long before the prisoner became alarmed frees the deceased
brestbiog very hard. Obi got out ad bed and cried to the
landlady in • very excited meaner, "Oh, Nu Warms,
cams up bore ; we are poisimed—Herry has given me
pima, sad I have gives bias prism." A mediae'
ere was Immediately seat for, sad the prisoner and
derma weeerstnov ad to the ine . Here everything wee
dem animation in the but he ma.
Vetoed suer uttered • word, sad shoat Wi-
pes& eine desk ea the following morning. A pest-
manila exmobalismuse made, mid the doctor gam ft m
his minim Mettle deemed bad died hem the effects ef
landueuxe Med deebelie Minks. The laudanum had net
each • p.thr westepos the prisoner, for she gratlanny
recoveredgeiroild 11111 gabs well the followiog morning.
M•Kr. • was adireasi the jury for the primacy
whim our peril was