The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

Aasox.

The jury Acquitted Wing, charged with setting fire to
premises at Dry Drayton. And in the ease of John Hay-
ward, charged with setting tire to out-buildings at Cotten-
ham, by which a fourth of the village was burned down, the
grand jury ignored the bill.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-YORK, JULY 19.
01,11F111 C31:11T HMI S Mm. JIATICIt CRF.P.IIII
POO10:11110 A MiMAZiI OF A BI:MAL CIXO.

[Pries of matter prevented our giving the (*Bowing Cu.
yesterday.]
Milian Ross, 19, was charged with having, on the 30th
of May last, at Quick, wilfully murdered his wife, Mary
Roes, by administering to her a certain quantity of • deadly
poison called arsenic in sense treacle, whereof she then and
there nwently died. The prisoner was charged by the eoro-
ner's inquisition with the like offence.
The prisoner, who is a respectable-looking youth, pleaded
"Not guilty."
Mr. Bliss stated the case. After a few opening remarks
to th.' jury, on the responsibility which attached to them,
both as regarded the pri oner and the public at large, he
said the inquiry would be of a protracted character, the
fans being numerous and intricate, and requiring all the
care and attention on their parts which it was possible to give.
The prisoner at the bar was show 20 years old, and he was se-
cused of the murder of his wife. Mary Rosa, who chid by poi.
no on Thunday, the 30th of May last. lie would relate the
facts as they occurred in their order, but in the first place he
might remark that an the 2nd of June the hotly of the de.
ceased was opened, when there was found a quantity of arsenic
in the stomach, which bad caused extensive inflammation,
and had also abeorbed itself into the system generally, as
poison was found upon the liver and eiders. The most accu
rate chemical tests had been applied, and their results proved
that arsenic had been the nun of death. The place where
this awful event occurred is a village called Roughtown,
which is situated on the confines of Yorkshire and Lancashire,
and is within a few miles of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the latter
county. The maiden name of the deceased eras Bottnmley,
and she was married to the prisotrc about Entre. 1849, at
the town of Ashton. Alter living to twoor three places they
went to reside with their father in-law, Willism Bottom
ley, who in January of the resent year removed to
Roughtown. and occupied the house in which the murder
occurred. The household consisted of Bottomley and I
his wife, the prisoner and his wife, and two daughters
and a ton of Bottomley. Within a short distance of the'
house lived Martha, another daughter of Bottomley's, who
was married to a man named Buckley. A fourth daughter,
named Caroline, also resided in the virago of Roughtown.
The daughters, the son, and the deoeesed worked at setae
mills in the neighbourhood, and the father also worked at
a mill. About six o'clock in the morning they generally
went to work, and returned in the evening. In May last •
sister of the prisoner paid him a visit, but she and Mrs. Ross
net agreeing, the prisoner directed her to return to Ashton,
whisk she dad, on the 16'h of the month, in company with
her brother, the prisoner. On that day he should be able to
prove that the prisoner prebend five enlaces of arsenic, for
which he paid Gd , at a druggist's shop. The prisoner
remained in Ashton all night, and returned to Roughtown
next day, when scene words took place between him and his
wife, and he was heard to say to her, "Thos's worth
more dead than quick." The learned counsel explained
the meaning of this remark by observing that the
deceased was In a funeral club, called the Penny
Club, and also in another at the mill. in the former of which
41., and in the latter six guineas would be raid at her death,
making • total of 101. 6s. On Saturday morning, the 25th
of May, the prisoner charged his mother in-law and his
brother-in-law with robbery from a neighbour, bat no notice
was taken of the charge that day. On the 26th of May he
renewed the accusation, and ev.thtually the deceased's
mother and John Bottomley, the brothetein-law, were taken
into custody, examined before the magistrate, end committed
to the sessions for trial, but this grand jury ignored the bill
against them. When he made the charge he said he was
firmly determined to be revenged on all the Bottemley fa-
mily. 17p to this period the deemed had enjoyed her usual
state of health. On Tuesday, the 28th of May, the pri
loner's wife was taken very ill—she vomited and was much
purged. There was no penes in the house at the time except
the primer madam deceased, the family being at work at the
mills, and the mother- in law in prison. The deceased conduced
ill the whole day, sad the primer gave her some tee, and
some potatoes sad milk. She was persuaded to have a doe-
tor sent br, and the prisoner having entered the house, was
informed that Dr. Seholefield must be sent for, when he re-
plied that he would go and fetch him at once. The prisoner
went out and returned in a short time, saying that Dr.
Scholefleld was not at home, but that he had left word with
Mrs. Seholefield to send her husband to visit the deceased as
soon as be came home. Now he should be able to prove that
this was a falsehood, for the prisoner had not gone to Dr.
Seholeileld'a house at all. It also appeared that on the same
day the prisoner was in company with a person named
Matas, who bed a bottle of exalt. acid is his possession.
Re Legnica if it wee poison. Elston replied in the affirma-
tive. The prisoner said he dent swallow some, as he knew
a person who had taken a pennyworth without receiving
any injury. The prisow returned home at eight o'clock,
when he complained of the difficulty he bad of inducing
his wife to take medicine. He went up stain with a tea
cup in his head, and was heard by the per down
stairs to price hie wife to drink the contents of the cap
On the following morning the deceased appeared somewhat
better, and the family went to their work as usual, leaving
the prisoner and his wife slow In the house. At 9 o'clock
the prisoner went to a peblismbesse, where he spoke of his
wife's Illness sad the peobabillity et her death, and that as
new as she wee buried he intended to fie Lets Americo. He
was advised to wenn seat madiskse. sad at 11 o'clock he
went to Dr. Helkyard' and naked that geollemaa to visit
his laic He said he would Mood shortly alterwards. The
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