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London, England, 1826-09-02 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO POISON TWO PERSONS.

M•arxttowt Orfscx.—Yestertlay, Mr. Henry Cot, charged
with haring attempted to poison his wife, and Aliso Mary Anne
Croker was placed at the bat 'for re-examination; Ire was assisted in
his defence by Mr. Harmer.
Mrs. Cot being placed &Are the Magistrates,
Mr. Racitionrow addressed her—l think you stated, that when
Mr. Cot married you, you ws• a widow ? She said, she did not
state exactly so.beca:ise she was liamerly married to a man who
had another wife.
Mr. iiAltwe a—Cpoo your oath, was you ever married to that
man ?

Mrs. Cox (hesitatingly)-1 will admit I was not.
Mr. lIXOUGHTOX—Iiow cone you on Wednesday, upon your
oath, to declare you had been married to him ?
Mn. Cox—The question was put before I was sworn ; Ido not
recollect that it was repeated afterwards.
Mr.dittouosur ow—Tban you think it no crime to say one thing,
and swear another ? _ _

Mrs. Cox —I was ashamed to acknowledge it then.
In answer to many questions from the Magistrate, and Mr.
Harmer, she stated that the house, in which she has only a life in-
terest, produces Seven guineas a month ; the other three are not
worth Mt each. Whet she mania Mr. Cox he wee am in
debts his money has dace been parted with, to nay house re.
paws nod esker charges; there is none of the 2801. left. After
she dl erect the oxalic odd she genevally, not alw s, took pan 1
Aiettlar pans to at andikink Nothing but what her husbad per.
'soak al t sise had bad he psfiielabi fall out with Min. bat she:
wished hint to beam her, aid amid to go into a gentleman's fa-
mily as a nurse.
' Mr. 11111)121—DM you net tell an indivkleal in this ream
that after two days yes should have semething to communicate to
Ides?
Igen Cox—No, Sir, I did not.
Mr.llastuda—Mo you know a pbrson named Rutherford, and
am not tdl him dee you was desertnieed to part, and if your
husband did not accede to your lams by Tuesday, you woeM
weer your life against him ?
Mrs. Cox—l told Mr. Rutherford that my husband treated me
so meetly. that If be did not consent to leave me I must swam my
life against him.
Miss Croker was calked for.
Mr. OilliFllTlT—Why should be wish to poison you 7
I • Mary Anne—To prevent, if any thing happened, my being a
prinelpat evidence against him.
Me, Ciairmit—Did you never tell any body beside Mn, Cox
that expected to be poisoned ?
Miry Anne—t told Mrs. Child so, the day before we Ibund the

Mi.iiiirretn—Where is Mrs. Child ?
Katy Anne—She is gone into the country.
Mi. Squire, front Mr. Garden's in Oxford-street, had analysed
the wine and the water ; the wine contained In the ratio of
Inapt to each wise glom The half pint of wine contained alto-
gnher *boot half tei mews, and that quantity hes been kaolin to
produce death Is lam minutes. The water contained IMe much
smaller 'Proportion
_of three grains to each wise glass I he was no
Prepared "'gist the • drinking
glass ear the.
drank

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...amis...4lllgewagitheognetMeg bet
jr Camber. 4 iromigit as ounce et salts
Ism" were mitt nay "el naiad in a paper
mem b.«
116. Mr. Vax take them
M. JLL.. *Am.-They were wised he Mtn, but he did not like
Choir mina me be *new the* away, excepting a little piece. which
peter. ha bad throws theta away,
lot it ye hint to the shop where I bought them.
'Mr. *lntl • Cea to tell hie leery respecting the
film •
Mr. Coateid hie ',tithed than "Mkt beiges up Shirt They
did het and

preititetrt-osay what volgbi be the iesult of driukisse pee wine
glaii each day of tliejnbesed ease, but !he whole of Itie.weser, if
° drank at once, wean bit weetriew death. Itles.esa sod Miss
- evoker brought dee Geddes to be anidysed. Mn. Ms-appeared to
distress. Alias (*kw did net appear at all agitated. •
John Raninefeed, *pima to hewn. 'William and Wahl', of
Conduit.eleese,t NOMA dee dim et Mr. HumpiterssAtie:pan
, sated 'by Mrs. Con bee ljeer_belibandy Mr. Ham
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a *soothe age,tetil left eiminismilliipuiperty to different hot
*me to him. inisible lla litetberferd died bulb?, tin bembeKilla
5 rawly now bilee~e Mrs. Cost was len str.het by hied. ' He
has always been ea Way terms with Mr. and Mrs. to;. They'
o appeared to live happy mpthm omit lately. He visited diem_ ri
a Wednesday week, in elf evening. She then complained a me,
• Capes behatioar.' and mid she had no &obi there-was anmetit
• lb the house foe her desinetine. On Sunday he tidied demi i
a
• They emetaany gave bin the invitation. He nem at brie
I Mr. and Mrs. Cox IleTaiat far a walk utile,' temsond seitiMaine.
2
Mr. Cox went ant agate to get some porter, and she teeithimisto
the ititeben, and slowed him the oxalic acid. Ste retrreedit
am^ tone en anteald, as seat as Mr. CO. had mixed It.
e' one nimbi' it analysed, and weer ha lint against him, and
bang he he Ind deceived bee, and- ertmindbor very in,
entFdie helittbins‘' Wisp be LA,
,idtefollemsd feest Imo the pa-
, des, end said she slpsid km to bre Intsband, and,
rte did net neieile Id swear bee lite
mpdaet hiss', tbett bare been dad I
• asitibienet; legacies to settle. He nal,
a asomddigg liihyg the charge :against Mr. Cox; be did
e'sot Oda he yolk down* da do se.
✓ ream pre hist. the character of a meek and
*a orb ailed ibewani—Sbe west, on New. '70147it• •
r thir owls g Aft WM"- Plo. 14 uPper Vntimunsti Poe-.
.1 absent-dm ammo et lark Ise Um Coes wine.
I Me. Ilannuts—akt gpaantaphsie NOW bet the hawk?
• Play Crier ho isiuneso salts fee Mr. Cox. I