The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

THE GLASGOW POISONING CASE.

FOURTH DAY.-TESTERDAY.

After several miscellaneous witnesses and further
medical testimony,

Christina Ilagigart, formerly servant to Mr. Smith, dr
pored to one or more clandestine interviews between prisoner
and ticessaei at the back MA door, but could not flu any date,
and heard no one come into the house on the night of Sun-
day, the 22zsl of March. lied known of their secret intimacy,
end received totters under cover to herself for prisoner.
Two witnesses had seen the deceased about 9 on Sunday
night, going in a direction which might load to Illythawood-
Kum. _

A constable on the beat had seen hint once or twke near
the house but not on the Sondey
Mr. and We Towers Portobello had been visited by the
deceased on the 16th of March, when he said ho bad lately
taken some seas and coffee which bad disagreed with him,
and he thought be bad been poisoned.
Mary Arthur Perry, examined by the Lord Advocate—l live
at 144, Itenfrewetmet, Glasgow, and was acquainted with
Ile Isle M. L'Angeller. I became acquainted with him about
the year 1853. We both attended the same chapel—St.
Ms's. About the spring of 1835, 1 came to know him
; the intimacy west on gradually. He was in
pat Manes; la the early pan of the eurniner of that year
1110111111 INS Its wragessibi Xlisalifadeline Smith ; and 1 was
sweestmea him, ham rat time %mid, of the progress of his
attachment and anwaspendcww. In August, 1855, I was
introduced to Mim Smith ; he brought her to call on me.
After that I received several letters from her. [Shown
No. IL) I received this letter from Mies Smith. It
bee no date. I think I received it about the end of Sep-
tember or beginning of October, 1855. [Shown Noe. 19
and 20.] I also received this knee from her in the spring of
ISM. [Shown Ne. 27.] I received this letter also from her in
theapvineref 1836. It Issigned Mimi." That was a pet mune by
which L'Angelier called her. [Shown No. 29.] I gut this
during the spring of 1856. No. 45 I received in June or
July, 1856. No. 83 1 received from her early in January,
1867. No. 141 lea letter from L'Angslier to me. It is
dated Bridge of Allan, 20th Mere& The Let paragraph
la—. I should have come to sew some ore last night, but
the letter came to late, so we are both disappointed."
I understood that that paragraph referred to Miss
Smith. L'Angelier was frequently at my hour, and
dined with me occasionally. Down to the beginning
of February, 1657, he had generally good health, but dur-
ing February he seemed not so well ea formerly. In the
beginning of February, he aeld he had beard of a re-
port of another gentleman paying attentions to Miss Smith.
He maid Miss Smith had written to him an the eubjeet.
_ _

One time she bad denied it, and another time
she had evaded the question. This would be some time
daring February. He dined with me on the 17th
February. Re told me that day when he neat expected
to see her; that waa to be on Thursday. The 17th arm a
Tuesday. lie was to see her on the Thursday. I did
not see his *gels till the 2nd al Meech. He was looking
extemelyfll then. Whin he came in he said, "Well, I
never expected to have seen yon again, 1 was so ill." He
mid he had fallen on the floor, and been unable to ring
the bell. He did not say what day that was, but from
eircumetances I knew it was the 19th of February.
He del not lee me he had men Mies Smith on the 19th,
He told me of having had a cup of chocolate which had
made him ill. He told me of that on the 9th March. He
took ea with me on the 9th March. On the 2nd he mid be
could not attribute his illness to any muse. On the 9th he
said, w I can't think why I on. so unwell after getting that
coffee and chocolate from bar." I understood be
rs-
fereed to two different maims; " bar' meant Miss
Smith lle was talking about her at the time.
He did not say that the seem illness which came
on of the coffee or chocolate wee the illness he had
refereed to un the 2nd March ; but I understood se. On the
9th March he was talking of hie extreme attachment to Mles
Smith; he liplike of it as a Urination. He said, "Itis •
perfect Urination my attachment to that girl ; If she were to
pokes me I would forgive her." I said, " You ought not
' to allow each thoughts to pees through your mind; what
motive could she have for giving you scything to hurt you r.
Ile sail,"l duet know that; perhaps she might not be
sorry to be rid of rne." All this was geld m.earneet,
; but I interpreted the expression "to be rid of me" to
mean rid of her t. From what he said there
...seed to he some sus n he his mind as to 'time Miss
' Smith bed given him, but It us net • serious suspiclEn. I
I never saw hen again alive. On the 9th he auks of her in-
tended marriage. He said he had heard she was to be
tuned, but he said he had offered to her some months be-
, fore to dierentinue the engagement, but she would not then
hero it broken. Some time afterwards she wished him to
r ream her letters, and she would return hie. Ho refused
, to do this, bet offered to return the letters to
tree father. That is what he told me. On the
23rd March I received a nations—. M. L'Angelier's
compliments' be was very at Franklin-place, and
' be would tis very glad if I would call." That was
abut ten in the . I went about mid-day, and
' Soma he was dead. I Ballad on Mrs. Smith, and inti-
mated his desek to her. I saw Mimi Smith. I did not
mention it to her. She recognised me, and shook hands,
&eked me to go into the dewing-room, and if I wished
to see bee mamma. She also @eked If anything was
wrong. 1. Iber with' tthe obj sea
ect of my mamma, sad latdid
not know Mrs. Smith before. I know Mr. l'hilpot. He
met H. L'Angelier en the 17th February at my house.
' Ile met him on smother *erasion about the &acne time. I
had • warm affection for N. L'Augelier, and corresponded
with him frequently. I thought him a strictly moral and
religiocui man. He sae a rar attendant on church. I
1 was vary much agitated by the sudden shock of hearing of
his death. I saw the body, and was very. much shocked.
Cross-examined by the Dean—l live in Renfrew-greet.
I was not a.. all acquainted with Mr. Smith's fetidly.
When L'Angeller brought Mies Smith to see me, I knew
the correepondenes was clandestine; he told nue that
whoa the tint engagement was formed he wished to tell
her father, but she objected; he then saked her to tell
her father herself, but she objected to that also, and he
was very much diseased. I knew that be was not
acquainted with her father or mother; he knew her sister.
In August, 1855, when she was introduced to me, I know
the engagement had existed for a few weeks, but I don't
•ow hew long they had been intimate with each ether.
L'Ang"licr told me he was intreduced to Mee Smith at a
lady's hone—at Mrs. Ba'nd's. He said he had met her there.
' I was aware that their intimacy was disapproved of by
the family, and that the engagement was broken off at
' one time. In tine of the note, she wrote me rho rye her
mother had become aware of It. I never knew that bee
father or mother had ahead their dislike of the intimacy.
I wrote on me ORCIISIOD to Mee Smith advising her to
mention it to her paresis. I advised M. L Angrlier
not to resew the engagers* sitar it was broken
till her parents were aware et It. He said he
intended to do so, that he renewed the magegetnent
previaiondly, Him Smith having promised on the fleet
opportunity to make her parents aware of it. I knew that
they met clandestinely. I consausided with both at the
time. . (Shown No. II of third inventory for the prisoner.]
This is a letter which I wrote to L'Angelier, postmark
February 7, 1857; it is ea follows:—",Though you have not
told dear L'Angelier, that psalm* received such kind
cheering notes from Mimi, thee you are quite comfortable
and happy—at tenet • great del lees sad than you were
last evening. I felt so sorry for you when you were so ill,
and miserable, and you are solitary in Glasgow, and
yet I could do nothing to help to cheer you, my kind
friend. To-day I emir Mime with her mother and
Beesie—at least I think it wee her mother. Mimi looked
very well, and I believe she raw me. Ate you suffering
aim from your neck Best whir for your happiness and
Mimi's." (Shown No. 39, and read it as follows]
" Dear L'Anutelier, pray don't think of taking the
trouble of calling on at my aunt's. I feel uncertain of
the mutation that you might receive. I ought to have
pukes of thin yesterday, but had such a keel headache that
I was quite stupid. I enclose a note for Mimi. Among
my regrets yesterday I omitted to ask whether I should
take notice of her birthday; but I am very fund of all them
days, and you are so also; and therefore I wish her many
Upw returns. Yon are, however, quite at libelee to put it
In Ifi• fire if you are inclined to ineendierism. I shall think
of you both on the 19th, for I wish you very good news and*
happy evening. I wish you many happy returns of her birth-
day:" The reception I there refer to has no reference to Mies
Smith; it refers to &relative of RAW who did not much fancy
him. [Shown No. 1.5 and read] ,—" My dear L'Angeher,—
A. I mast be out on Monday foreseer, and may be enured
in the evening with a friend from Edinburgh, who has
same to terra for • few days, will you defer vow vide
till Toesday ? I hail wished to send a message to liliml last
tiros I saw you. bet I had no time for a word. Yon are, I
hope, now sei. y mg a very happy interview. I am longing to
hear front yen. Meanwhile, bedieve sus fee." The interview
refers to Miss Smith. That I knew was a clandestine
interview. L'Augelier was in the Debit of writing to me.
Our correspondence went on for pirhare two years.
Very often my note did not require an answer. It might be
&eking Liao to cuene to tea or call ; latterly we addressed each '
i other by our Cbristien names. I addressed him by his sur-
name, and he Udmurt tee " Dear Mary," or "My dear
Mary ;" never "Dc meat Mary." I wan first introduced to I
him by • lady now resident in England—Mir Philpot. I
knelt his mother lived in Jersey. I never inquired what 1
her occupation was. He had two sisters, and ho hart a
brother who died some time before. I don't know that I ever
Inquired what his occupation was. I dent think I was 1
in the habit of meeting him hi other houses In
Glasgow then my own. I have said that durum- 1
Mane • seabird me to fix an illness of L'Angelier's on the I
19th February. I remember that he said he did not go 1
to the office on a certain day after that, but that he want
on the Saturday; that Sued it for a Thursday, and I knew
It wan net the la.t Thersday of February. I did not recol- i
loot this when I wee first examined, but it was
to me by the Final's amenummia. I reoullecg tit