Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-02 00:00:00

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she has COMMitCe
THE ATTEMPT TO POISON A
On Tuesday, Jane Riley, the sery
before the Nottingham Bench of
last, on a charge of attempting to poison 4
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four children by administering to them eopPeras 1 e
(the particulars of which have already appeared), ``.
brought before the magistrates at the Police-ofac.viereo,;
evidence of Mr. Marshall Hall Higginbottoxl,
went to show that•on Sunday, the 22nd he was sell
a, bee
Mrs. Kurtman, showed Sc: 1,10
who him some gruel. -I"._ ft,l4 t

sense of the horrid r

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previously attending the family. Mrs' Kurtnlan,
that the prisoner had confessed to her that slit

copperas in the gruel. He (the surb
its metallic appeararice he had no doubt that it /it
copperas that was in it. Fortunately the matter Deter
out before the children had partaken of it. 'ebe
Walker apprehended the prisoner, and asked her 'f
aware of the deadly nature of the copperas, anf
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fatal. effect it would have had upon the children i the,
taken it, to which she replied that she was quite kartoli
both facts. A fortnight ago a relation of Mrs. firii°,l,l;
died; and a former servant in that family told the 'le hg,
that if she had staid'a few days longer she Would 113., pee.
tioo'poi.t
mourning given to her, and it is suggested that
circumstance influenced the prisoner in her attemPt„ to Est
the children. The prisoner had no reply to 11111,.1.10 e"
charge, and was committed to take her trial a' "

eon) tasted it

JulyOVE-assizes.
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L AND SUICIDE.—On Tuesday Mr. Bedford t o;.g It
inquest at King's College Hospital 'Pojtucrai..stree;r.
the body of Frederick Schrader, a native of fran°:llo I(nt
,c 1 from: the evidence that the deceased,
for a;
and a tailor by trade, had formed an lit's-V
tfoldayoung woman, named Mary Ann Gibbs. alog e
him that if a young man whom she had olic't cem;t
and who was at present in Australia, did 1,1.1u°,5 Ireis
back, she would: marry him (deceased), and t".l-0
on well together with the couple till o oche
ago, when the young lady told deceased that snd
received a letter from her former sweetheart, 3bicia`sf
she was going to. Australia to him. On 13'4 told kids
he was out walking, with Miss Gibb when she $Ol-f
that that was the last tune that he Wo'Uld sec her'ilt.°ch
he made no reply, but merely smiled, soon after wbile herre
parted. Shortly after the parting a police-consta ;Tig: tbo;j.
the report of firearms in Long's yard, and, upon gtf bl
saw the deceased lying on the gronnd, in a pool arc. ``,.
He said to the:constable in broken English, `ll,°„tistrsi:lb.e
late. lam too fond of the young lady English t
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He was promptly seen to upon being adnartted aieti
et
hospital, but in spite of all exertions he ssiaifiis
Friday morning last Upon a post mortepi ?015011.14
tion being made, it was found he had shot 11`.njilA,
the left side of the chest, and the ball had, aftertille bs
a rib and going through the heart, lodged in
Verdict, " Temporary Insanity."

annearc

„, TOWN COUNCIL.
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teia -f.-'7l, monthly meeting of the Town Cotmcil was
44Yor,Nvli I tvn-hall at eleven o'clock yesterday. The
L'eston, Esq., presided.
L the Proceedings lOttinNen COMMITTEE.
'his committee contained the follow-
recernmendations :—Recommendation of Mr. William Joht.on,
Recommendation to increase the
District Building Surveyor,
RI& 42 6s. to 10s. 13,- week, the consideration of
to Was postponed at the last monthly council, pursuant
co
e Was orders. Recommendation to increase the
dobwf„,allee Payable to Mr. Baines, of theT.,iverpool Office, Lon-
"eta 4100 to fftoo per annum, being the amount form-
Iteie Paid by this corporation to the late kt-Wainewright.
to tZTniendation to adopt the plan of proposea
wroaches
the 1,-; 'ew Free-library and Museum, and to auo.-nrise
of tiCrnediate prosecution of the work, under the direct°.
ext,4 surveyor. Report that funds are available to the
tern a 42,200, should the council think fit to adopt the
belnlendation of baths' committee, to erect a plunge
tee,; Everton at that cost New table of fees to be
accept by the clerk-of-the-peace. Recommendation to
prin'-vi.‘ the tender of Messrs. M'Corquodale and Co., for
,"41,1 for three years, from the Id of June next
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