The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-20 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.

On Sunday afternoon Harry Jas. Jukes, formerly clerk and
commission agent in the City, was found dead in his bed, at
No. Philpot street, Commercial-rooad East, and under
lA'
circumstances which left no doubt that he had poisoned
himself. It appears that the wife of the unfortunate de-
ceased left town a few days since, with her only son, a little
boy, to attend the funeral of her late father at Yarmouth.
The deceased, who had met with many adversities, had
since been in a desponding state. He came home soon after
11 o'clock on Saturday night, and went to bed. He did
not appear on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon, soon
after two o'clock, the servant in the house opened the door
of his room and found him in bed dead, and the countenance
much distorted. On a table in the room in which deceased
lodged were discovered two letters written by the deceased,
as follows.:—" To Mr. and Mrs. Chapman,—Should I be
discovered a corpse in this house, during my dearest wife's
abscence, it will be my own act—self-poisoning by acetate
of morphia. Cause I have none. All I request you to do,
after the fact, is to inform my darling wife in the most deli-
cate way von possibly can. Her address is Mrs. Martha
Rebecca Jukes, No. 1, Chapel-square, Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. Should you have to make any preparation for my
funeral, do so in the most economical manner possible.—
h enry James Jukes, Sunday, 17th of August, 1856."—The
second letter was as follocss : " 10A, Philpot-street, Sunday,
17th August, 1856.—T0 my beloved wife—Should I be
found a corpse, it will be my own wicked action, produced
by poison, held in possession some long time. I really can-
not account for my taking so dangerous a course, only that
lam tired of my life, not my married life, but things run
so contrary and unpromising for the future. I dread
poverty. May Gad bless and favour you and my dear boy
Willy is my last dying prayer. Ido not wish you to re-
main a widow any longer than is usual, say twelve months.
For my putting an end to my own existence is an offence
that I pray God may forgive me. S) my darling wife,
when I am no more, forgive me the many wrongs I have
done you. My watch I leave on the bedroom mantel shelf,
and 14s. 6d. with two or three halfpence is all the cash I
now have. All I can care for in dying is to be sure you and
my dear Willy, our son, may never know my privations.
You will pray for my soul; and in my last moments I de-
clare you to be a really good, true, fond and faithful wife.
From your departed, unaccountable husband, Henry James
Jukes. The remains of the poison is in my trowsera pocket.
Henry James Jukes."—Mr. Stevens f iind a paper contain-
ing acetate of morphia in the deceased's trousers pocket.

MIBB NIGFI TING ALE'S CARRIAGE. This vehicle,
brought from the Crimea in the Argo steamer, has arrived
at the mayor's manufactory, and excited a good deal of
interest, both from its connection with the scenes incident
to the late war, and the peculiarity, according to English
notions of carri ges, of its construction ; but it was, no
doubt, well adapted for the purpOse for which it was inb
tended. It is very light, being composed of wood b +ttens
framed on the outside, and basket work, so much the
fashion now in England. In the interior it is lined with
a sort of waterproof canvas. It has a fixed head on the
hind part, and canopy running the full length, with cur—
tains at the side to inclose the interior. The front driving
seat removes, and thus the whole forms a sort of
its that it has been well tested, and proved
small tilted waggon, with a webbed frame suspended
on the back part, on which to recline. and well padded
round the sides. It is fitted with patent breaks to
both the hind wheels, so as to let it go gently down the
steep hills of the Turkish roads. We have no doubt from
appearanceitself, notwithstanding its present rough appearance, a
good friend to hundreds of our unfortunate couptrymen,
and will long continue an object of great Inter est.---Bant s
(Southampton) Inckpoident!

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.-YESTERDAY

CROWN COURT.

(BEFORE MIL. JUSTICE WILLIS.)

Tsa
ATTRMPT. TO POISON AT ASHTON-UNDEN-LYNE.--
His Lordship took his seat on the bench at eine o'clock, when
the prisoner, Jane Newton, described in the calendar as a
weaver, was placed at the bar on a charge of having adminis-
tered to her husband, Henry Newton, half an ounce of
arsenic, with intent to murder him. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins
and Mr. Wheeler conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sowler
watched the case for the prisoner. The learned sergeant, in
opening the case, said the prisoner then in the dock stood
charged with one of the most heinous offences that a person
could be guilty of. The indictment charged her with admi-
nistering arsenic, for the purpose of poisoning her husband.
He mentioned this fact, that the jury might give the subject
their serious attention, in order that justice might be done to
all parties. The prisoner was the wife of a blacksmith, living
at Ashton—under-Lyne. To him she had been married about
eight years, and had borne him four children, two of whom
were dead, and two alive. The jury would be told that, upon
evidence that could not be cantradicted, that on the morning of
Saturday, the 6th of May, the husband of the prisoner arose
from his bed in perfect health. It would be proved that on
that morning the prisoner had prepared a quantity of stew for
breakfast, which she had put into three vessels, one for herself,
one for the children, and the other for her husband. During
the process of preparing the breakfast she had been seen to stir
her husband's portion with a spoon, but did not do that in the
other vessels. She then called her husband down, and after
he had partaken of about a gill of the stew he complained to
the prisoner that he was ill, and he thcn fell sick. He said he
could not eat any more of it, but would divide it amongst the
children, which he did. He then went into the back yard
and began to vomit. After he had left the kitchen the prisoner
took the stew from the children, saying that as it had not done
him any good it would not do them any good, and she then
threw it away. She washed out the basins in which the
childrens' and the husband's stew had been. In about ten
minutes her husband returned into the house, and
began to vomit, and threw up a deal of matter.
Iu the yard close to where the husband had vomited there were
a number of fowls kept. These fowls were taken ill, and
the prisoner said " They will die," and they did die. These
fowls were afterwards opened and their contents were analysed,
and arsenic was found in them. One of the children, after
taking of a portion of the father's stew, was also taken ill
and vomited, but afterwards recovered. The husband was
attended by two medical men, Mr. Hunt and Mr. Kitson.
Each of these gentlemen would be called into the box, and
would give their opinion as to the symptoms of the prisoner's
husband. On the Tuesday night the husband's brother,
Charles, went to stay with him, and on entering the house,
he charged the prisoner with having attempted to poison her
husband. She then denied the charge, bat afterwards
admitted that she had, on the Friday before, purchased some
arsenic ' for the purpose of destroying fleas. It would be
proved that that statement was a falsehood, because there were
no fleas in the house. When the husband heard about the
arsenic he was startled, because he never knew that there was
any in the house, nor of there being any fleas. The brother
then said to the prisoner, " Thou had better be off from here,
for if thou don't, thou'lt soon be in the custody of the
police." Site then put on her bonnet and shawl and went
away. The husband recovered, and the vomits which had
been carefully collected, were handed over to a skilful chemist,
who, on analysing them, clearly discovered the presence of
arsenic. It would also be proved that the prisoner had
purchased arsenic on the Friday before, and if she did
not give a better account of it than she had
already done, he feared that the only conclusion
that could be arrived at was that she had purchased it for the
purpose of poisoning her husband. The reason the prisoner
had alleged to the person who went with her for the arsenic
was that she wanted it to destroy fleas, as her husband had
been bitten so bad that he could not sleep, and that the
children were so badly bitten that she did not like to see them.
Here the learned sergeant animadverted on the conduct of the
druggists so readily supplying persons with such large quanti-
ties of arsenic. With reference to the purchasing of the stew,
the prisoner had told several tales, all of which would be
proved to be false. On the Monday she had stated that she
had bought them of a Mr. Martin, but if she had done so it
would be found to be good stew. The questions the jury
would have to consider was, did the prisoner purchase the
arsenic? Of that there could be no doubt. Then, for what
did she purchase it? She bad said it was to destroy fleas, and
that she used a portion of it to wash the bed with. This
would be proved to be false, as the bed had been examined,
and not a particle of arsenic had been found in it. It was true
that the prisoner had not been seen to put the arsenic into the
stew, but her husband's stew had arsenic, in it. Then, he
would ask, who put it there ? As it would be proved the
prisoner told so many falsehoods, he had no doubt but that
the jury would regard it as a material element in the case. It
might be asked wltat motive could have induced the prisoner to
do such an act. That was a difficult question to decide. What
might be the motive with one person might not be the motive
with another ; but there was this fact, that at the death of her
husband the prisoner would receive £8 for his funeral expenses,
and that she had made away with a portion of his clothes, and
had been getting goods which she had not paid for. If the jury
come to the conclusion that the prisoner was guilty, their country
enjoined them to do so, but if they should have any doubt, they
must yield to those doubts, and give the prisoner the benefit
of them. The prisoner being eneienle, was accommodated
with a seat at the bar. Throughout the protracted enquiry
she appeared to treat the investigation with the greatest in-
difference. Remy Newton, the husband of the prisoner,
said : On the morning of the 4th of May, I was quite well in
health. On that morning we had some stew for breakfast.
The prisoner gave it to me and the children. The prisoner
called me down stairs to get my breakfast, I was not in the
room when the prisoner brought the stew into the house.
We all began to eat the stew at about the same time. After
I had eaten a small portion of the stew, I began to feel a
burning sensation at my stomach. I told her so, but she
made me no answer. I then took that portion of the stew I
had left and divided it with the two children. I put the basin
on the table, and went into the back yard near to where the
fowls are kept, and I vomited very much for about five
minutes, and then I went to bed, where I remained for about
half an hour. When I returned the prisoner asked me if site
should go for a doctor. I told her to do so. Sho left the
house, and on her return said she had been for Mr. Lee, but
that he was from home. She afterwards went, as she stated
for Mr. Hunt, whom she also said was from home. She
afterwards left the house several times to go for Mr. Hunt,
but each time she said he was from home. She afterwards
went for Mr. Kitson, who came to me immediately afterwards
and gave me some medicine. I vomited very much while he
was present. The children was also taken ill. Between five
and six o'clock on Sunday morning the prisoner asked me if
I could eat anything. I told her I could eat some pottage.
She made me some, and after I had eaten one or two spoons-
ful I began to feel the same burning sensation at my chest
as I had done after eating the stew, On Tuesday
my brother came and went for Mr. Kitson. In a conversation
which took place between them, I heard her say that she had
purchased some mercury. She had never before said that she
had purchased any mercury. I had, previous to this occurrence,
missed some of my clothes, which the prisoner said she had
pawned for her sister, Hunt. I was very ill until the Friday.
I am a member of a Foresters club, and if I had died the
prisoner wonid have been entitled to £B. I never complained
of having fleas. I never had any dealings with any travelling
hawkers, but some have applied to me for bills. The prosecutor
was cross-examined at considerable length, but his testimony
remained unshaken. Thomas Mayhew, a nephew to the
prisoner, spoke to being at the house on the morning in
question, and seeing the prisoner bring the stew into the house,
also to her stirring that up in the basin with a spoon. He also
said that he saw her take the stew from the children, and throw
it at the back of the fire, at the same time observing that as it
bad made one poorly, it would not do for her to have all three
down, and she then gave the children some -tea. Sarah
Newton, the sister of the prosecutor, spoke to going to live
with her brother on the 6th, and by the instruction of the
police collecting all the vomits and placing them into a jar,
and subsequently handing them over to the police. Charles
Newton, the prisoner's brother, fully bore out the statement
made by the learned sergeant as to the conversation with the
prisoner, when he charged her with having poisoned his
brother, and to her having acknowledged that she, on the
Friday before, purchased a quarter of a pound. A great many
witnesses were called, for the purpose of proving the more
minute details of the case, as stated by the learned sergeant,
all of which they most substantially corroborated, especially as
to the prisoner having purchased the arsenic, and to her having
made several statements relative thereto, all of which were
corroborated. An assistant to Mr. Waterhouse spoke to
selling the prisoner 416. of arsenic. She asked for meacury,
and he gave her arsenic. His employer was in the shop at the
time. Mr. Hunt, surgeon, was called to visit the prosecutor
on the sth of May, when he found him vomiting very severely,
and complained of heat its the stomach and tongue. He said
he had been quite well on the Sunday morning before he had
taken of any of the stew. He prescribed for him until
Saturday, when he had recovered. The prosecutor had told
him that the stew had a nasty taste. Inspector Brown, of the
police force, deposed to receiving the vessel from the witness
Sarah Newton, costraining the vomits, which he handed to Mr.
Stones, a chemist. He also took the flock out of the beds,
and delivered it to the same person. He likewise gave one of
the dead fowls to the same person. Mr. H. Stone, analytical
chemist, deposed to finding arsenic in time contents of the
bottles, and also in the crops of the fowls, but none in the
flocks. Cross-examined Arsenic is used in making lass
bottles, but would undertake to show that there could be g
found in time bottle. Mr. Sowler then addressed the noonne
behalf of the prisoner, a duty, he said, he would not juryshrink
from any more than he had done on the day before, when
requested by his lordship to do the same thing Although it
was one of those cases which was entered upon. with fear and
trepidation, as it was one by which, by a little word, the
prisoner would suffer the extreme penalty of the law; or, by
the addition of another little word, she might be restored to her
liberty. He then, at considerable length, poted out the
discrepencies in the evidence, and argued i
tnhat nothingi d
been adduced that could show that the prisonerhad any
motive whatever for the commital of such a dreadful offence
as that with which he stood charged. He also thought the
jury would require to know what had become of the remainder
o the arsenic On that point there was no evidence, 14
then, admitting that arsenic had been administered to, the man

the question would he, was it so administered by accident or
design. They might •inf,r that it was by accident ; and he
therefore hoped that the jury would see such doubts as would
lead them to pronounce a verdict of acquittal against the
prisoner. His Lordship then proceeded to sum up the evi-
dence, by observing that the prisoner stood charged with
having administered poison to her husband, for the purpose of
causing his death. The law on this point was so clear that he
need not refer to it, as the real question they would have to
decide was, whether or not there had been poison in the stew
that the husband had eaten on the morning of the Ch of May.
If so, who put it in? Was it put in by the prisoner? And,
if so, did she put it in by design or by accident? If they were
of opinion that it had been put in designedly, then they must
find a verdict of guilty; but if they entertained any substantial
doubt in the matter, they would give the prisoner the benefit
of that doubt, and return a verdict of not guilty. His Lord.
ship then proceeded to recapitulate the evidence, and left it for
the jury to arrive at a conclusion. The jury retired at twenty
minutes to six o'clock, arid returned into court at five minutes
to six with a verdict of not guilty. His Lordship then
directed the attention of the jury to the reprehensible conduct
of persons selling paisons in such large quantities, in a country
where life was so valuable, without any enquiry. This was a
sad instance of it. He did hope that the attention of the
legislature would be directed to the point, with a view to a
remedy being applied. The prisoner was then ordered to be
discharged.

MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER.—ThoMeS Fary, a lad,
stood charged with causing the death of a man named Thninas
Karr, on the 234 of June last. 'the prisoner and the leceased
were fighting, when the prisoner struck the deceased a blow
which caused his death. The prisoner was acquitted.
The court then adjourned.

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