Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

PARTY RIOT AND HO UICIDE IN CROSSGAIL

We have received the following particulars regarding
party-riot, which resulted in loss of life to one man) and
serious injuries to several others, in the town of Crossgar
on Wednesday night last. The Orangemen of the town
and neighbourhood of Crossgar assembled there about
nine o'clock, on the night of tha Ist of July, and
began to beat drums and play their favourite airs on fifes
and other musical ins truments. For some time they were
allowed to proceed unmolested in their foolish performance;
but the sound of the drum attracted the attention of the.
‘i navvies" who were employed in the constriction of
the extension line of the County Down, Railway, which
will have a terminus at Crossgar. These men were rein-
forced by a number of young fellows of the opposite
faction to the Orangemen, and a breach of the peace. was
committed. By whom, or in what manner, the riot was
begun, we have been unable to, learn ; but it is certain
that the rankling bitterness of years was aroused, and a
spirit of revenge evoked, which was only too terribly
gratified. Fire-arms were used, and wounds inflicted by
other and not less deadly weapons. For twa hours Cross-
gar was one scene of lawless violence and confusion, and
the worst passions were excited to such an extent as
to call forcibly to mind the excesses committed not
long ago by our Transatlantic cousins in the State of
Kansas. In the contest, an aged man, named Martin, from
Ballywoollen, was shot dead. He was in no way cos'
nected with the riotous proceedings; and when he Was
so suddenly deprived of life, was in the act of accompany
ing a female friend out of Crossgar, so as to be out of the
reach of danger. His remains were removed to the Police
heßarracks, where
b
till an inquest was held upon
m yesterday, by
eßohnyY A. Ward, Lq,, coroner for the
district. There are many persons seriously injured, but
t
the particulars have not been, precisely ascertained.
Many houses have suffered severely—those of o'
noxious individuals in particular. We hear that the
house of Mr. Daniel Smith, pv.'olican, has been completell
riddled with bullets ; and srime other premises in the town
have suffered h a 0-oiler way. This is a lamentable
..
occurrence in a locality but too celebrated for outrage:
originating i
-a Do.rty spleen. Surely something might.%
done to ptit stop to all demonstrations calculated to
.g."l/,
offence t" any individual, especially on religious or political
grottr:da. But we hope that the perpetrators of tgot
outrage and homicide will be taught that they cane
violate the law with impunity.—Belfast Mercury.

THE GLASGOW POISONING CASE

TRIAL OF MISS M. SMITH, FOR MURDER

_HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH.

In addition to the evidence taken on Thursday, and published by
us on Saturday, the following was received
Bernard M`Lauchlin, assistant to Murray, the sheriffs officer•
assisted to take possession of the letters found in Haggin's office
belonging tO the deceased, and the letters, papers, clothing, and other
property found at deceased's lodgings. That was on 30th March. He
kept the letters at his house, and is quite satisfied that they never
were opened from the time he got them into his possession till he
gave them up to Murray. These letters he Initialed afterwards were
found in the lodgings, not in the desk at the warehouse. Wm. Wil-
son, assistant to the sheriff's fiscal in Glasgow, examined by Mr.
WlCenzie: Shown a large paper box. I remember that box, filled
with letters, being brought to the office of Messrs. Hart and Young on
the afternoon of the 31st March. It is numbered 16 and 190. I was
not present when it was brought to the off :e. When I came to the
.office on the afternoon of that day I found Mr. Hart, and Murray and
ll`Lanchlin there, with the box, which was then open. Mr. Steven-
son was also present. I took possession of the box and Its contents,

and kept it in my p 0333851011 for two or three days afterwards. With

one exception, the letters and envelopes found in that box remained
in nay hands until I had lettered and numbered every letter and enve-
lope relatively to each other. Shown letter 103. That is the excep-
tion. I took particular care, in going over these letters and envelopes.
to mark each envelope with reference to the letter in which it was
found, and I did so to the best of my belief. Shown latter No 31.
That is one of the letters foand In the box. The cross-examination of
this witness lasted a long time. It had reference entirely to the cus-
tody of the letters and documents in the !sheriffs office, and the
labelling of them. The object seemed to be to make oat that the
agents of the prisoner had not had due access to the letters, for the
Purposes of the defence. The examination of this witness being con-
cluded, the Lord Advocate said if his learned friend, the Dean of
Faculty, thought that the prisoner had not had due facilities for the
examination of documents, the crown would have been ready to have
agreed to a postponement of the trial, and to have given every facility
that could be wished. Instead of that, however, the prisoner had run
her letters and forced the crown within a certain time to bring her to
trial. Notwithstanding, he ventured to say that in no case had greater
facilities been ever given to a prisoner's counsel than in this case. He
had desired that a copy of all these documents should be made for
their own use, and it was at once given to the counsel on the other
aide. A copy of the indictment was sent to them several days before
it was lodged, along with copies not only of the articles libelled, but of
the whole productions. This being done, however, he thought he was
entitled to take care, when important original documents came into
his hands, that no tampering with them should take place. This
could only be secured by not allowing them to get out of his hands,
and he considered he only did his duty by not allowing the prisoner
access to the original MSS. The Dean of Faculty said he did not
complain of the Lord Advocate, or of the Crown OfEce, but he did
most seriously complain of his lordship's subordinates. Information
which had been asked for had been kept back, and, in consequence,
preparations for the trial had been delayed, and they had not, up to
the present moment, the slightest certainty that they had got alt the
documents found in the various repositories. The Lord Justice-Clerk
said they could have applied to the court; and if they had not ran
their letters the trial might have been postponed as long as they
thought necessary. He himself, however, did not yet know why
several steps were taken. He wanted to know if there was a criminal
charge made against anyone when the searches were institnt3d.
There were letters found on the 25th, and investigations continued
afterwards. Was there any party against wham a charge was made
When the warrants were issued ? Tne Solicitor-General said one
•of the witnesses, he thought, stated yesterday that it was not till
the beginaing of the following week that a charge was made. It
• being now twenty minates past six o'clock, the court adjourned.

FOURTII DAY —FRIDAY.
The court resumed at ten o'clock. The examination of wit-
nesses was proceeded with. Mr. Wm. Hart examined by
the S)licitor.Geseral : I am joint procurator-fiscal at
Gla,gow. Mr. Young is my colleague. I first heard of L'Angelier's
death about the end of the same week in which it happened. I hap-
Pensl on Monday, the 23rd March. Mr. Young first mentioned it to
me and Mr. Wilson.—The Lord Justice-Clerk : Were not letters
brought to your office on Wednesday the 25th ? Witness : I believe
s 0; but I was about that time unwell.—By Solicitor-Gemeral: An
investigation was go'ng on at the time ie regard to the death of
L'Angelier. It was certainly not being conducted in the expectation
that a criminal charge should result oat of it. I saw a quantity of
letters lathe course of the investigation, which had been brought to
the office by Murray an 1 Stevenson. T 11.3 was not in the course of
that week, but of the following week. I ultimately made a criminal
charge on Tuesday, the 31st Merch, against the prisoner, and got a
Warrant for her appreeension, which was executed the same day,
when she was examined. In the course of this investigation, I had
a number of letters read which came from L'Angelier's
repositories ; they ware generally in envelopes, and I am
particularly careful to restore the letters to their proper
envelopes. By Mr. Young : There was a warrant against Miss Smith
on the 30th March to apprehend leer. The application was to my
colleague, and he knows better about it than I do ; but I knew of
it generally.—Was spy written precognition • taken before the
sheriff at all? A great deal. Sheriff Smith and Sheriff Bell took a
great interest in the matter, as well as Sir Archibald Alison. By
the Solicitor General : Did you you mike any selection of the letters
Which have been need and libelled on in this indictment? Made
only a comnaritively small selection. Those that have been used
Were printed for the use of the prosecution. A large portion of
them ware copied in 'manuscript in my office. I am not sure if
they were all copied there. I think some of them were copied in
the crown agent's office, Edinburgh, but a large portion were
copied in my office ; and I may mention that a large portion were
actually copied by Mr. Young himself, to prevent them, as much as
possible, getting into improper hands. Was that a usual course fer
a procurator-fiscal to take ? It is not ; and the reason for it was to
Prevent the letters getting into improper hands. Mr. Taylor Young :
I am one of the procurators-fiscal in Glasgow. The first information
I got about the case of L'Angelier's death was on Tuesday, 25th of
March. I understood that a post morlem examination had taken
place by Drs. Thomson and Steven. Mr. Hart was away from home
at that time. There was nothing done on the Tuesday ; but next
morning Mr. Kennedy called, and said that a po,t mortem examina-
tion had been ordered, for the purpose of letting his friends know
of what he had died. 113 said that there was some love affair in the
mcarn, and that there were some letters in Messrs. Huggins's
counting-house, which I think he said he had not read. I said it might
be material to send round and see some of those letters, that we
might see about the cense. Mr. Stevenson brought six :or seven
letters. They were handed to me and our assistant, Mr. Wits on
We read theno ; made Mr. Stevenson mark them with his initials;
and they were afterwards carefully laid aside. I pursued the whole
of them. They were on a rough calculation, about 300 in number,
but in reality there were about 500, from more than one being often
placed under the same envelope. It took ten days before I could
read them. I made a selection of them, with the view of reporting
the case to the crown. The utmost care was taken to put the letters
'ate their proper envelopes. We found that this case interrupted
the business very much. Andrew Murray, a writer to the signet, in
Edinburgh, was employed by the crown agent to look over some
letters, said to have been written by the prisoner, with a view of
taking a correct copy of them. I took the originals and read from
them to my der. We did so, letter by letter. I then took the
copy lets my hands, and he read the originals. As we proceeded,
wa marked each letter so compared. The proof, as corrected, was
then
fathftrelall by the clerk, and a new copy, prepared and compared
51,Ca1l : With the proof, was signed with my initials. George
I was acqutiated with the deceased. He dined with me in
Edinburgh on the Sanday week previous to his death. I recollect his
writing a note to Mr. Kennedy, of Huggins and Co Gla putting a postscript to that letter. He seemeciver;wellg,°bwn; a.hnedsmaiyd
going
he had been unwell before. Ha talked of
to the
aleSttretr. H
l g 3oef
Allan. He did not say anything to sue about expecting
said nothing about having had an illness or two illnesses before that.
II spoke only of his recent illness. By Mr. Young : I saw L'Ange-
lier for the last time on Monday, 16th March, the Monday after the
Saturday on which he dined with me. It was after dinner. He said
he had been dining with Co'onel Fraser, at Portobello. Robert
Monteith: I am a packer in the employment of Huggins and Co.
I knew L'Ange,lier. He has asked me to address letters for him. I
addressed one to Miss C. Haggart, Rowaleyn, Row. I wrote the same
address for him afterwards. I have once wrAten an address for the
same person in Blythswood-square. Her name was Miss C. Haggart,
BlYthswood-square. By Mr. Young : The reason he gave was, he did
not want his handwriting to be known. Robert Sinclair : I am in the
employment of Hugging and Co. Did L'Angelier ever ask you to
address a letter for him to a person of the name of Haggart ? Yes ;
he did so twice. The full address I pat was, Miss C. Haggart, care
of Mr. James Smith, India-street, Glasgow." This would be a little
more than twelve months before his death. Cross-examined by Mr.
Young: What was his reason for asking you to address them? He
said it was to prevent his handwriting being known. Janet 51'Dou-
gall : I am post-mistress at the Row. I remember in the coarse of
the year 1855 and 1856 letters coming here addressed to Miss Bruce,
toI should
be called for. I did not take any account of the number, but
say there were seven or eight in the course of the year.
One of Mr. Smith'sy ot them.
that
servants got these letters. I think it was Jane
Mr. Smith of I know at least it was one of the servants of
:Brace at Rowale Rowaleyn.
Thera was no parson of the name of Miss
'Glasgow, and senYnio•r
surgeon
Telfer Corbett: I am a physician in
in the Infirmary. I was called in
to assist at the pest mortem examination of the body of L'Angelier,
and concurred in the repyosrt, what
on that occasion. So far as you
Could judge without analysis,
was the general conclusion formed
by you from the appearance of the body ? That the deceased had
appearance
died from theof the effecbody ts of poiso.
W
frown
which
yotiht ere anything in the
could judge as to the
time when the poison was administered? i
may mention that
different the morbid appearances presented were of two
kinds—
one showing the result of recent action, 'and the other the result of
action at a period antecedent to that. By the I ord Advocate : You
know, fro as your reading and study, that Jaundice is an
occasional
symptom of arsenical poisoning ? Appearances of jaundice are a symp..
tom. Professor Penny, of Glasgow, who was examined on Wednes-
day, was again pat In the witness box, and examined by the Lcrn
Advocate: I understand you have made some examinations in refer-
ence to the effect of the colouring matter in the arsenic you parclimad
:IVA the two druggists in Glasgow ? I hare. Would you 119 kltn

enough to state the result? Some of the arsenic I purchased at
Murdoch's, which was mixed with soot, I gave to a dot, and I had no
difficulty in detecting the soot in the stomach of that dog after death.

I administered arsenic, coloured by myself, to another dog, and had
difficulty in detecting the indigo in that case by chemical tests. I
a iministered to another dog a portion of the arsenio sold by Currie,
which, it will be remembered, was mixed with indigo. After death I
detected black particles in the stomach of that dog, but I could not
identify the arsenic found with the arsenic given. I mean I found
carbonaceous particles, bat that I could not undertivie to say that
these particles were of themselves sufficient to identify any of the par-
ticular description of poison administered. Christina Haggett, or
M'Kenzie, wife of Duncan M` Benz's, joiner : Since the end of March
last I was married to Duncan M'Kenzie. I was servant in the family
of Mr. Smith, Miss Smith's father, in Glasgow. I was two years with
him, and I left last Whitsunday. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs
Smith and five children—Miss Madeleine Smith, Bessie Smith,
and Miss Janet. Miss Bessie was a grown-np young lady,
abont two years younger than Miss Smith. Miss Janet was
about twelve or thirteen years of age. The eldest son was 7.ohn. He
was abont sixteen or seventeen, and the youngest son, Mr. James,

was two or thrae years younger. He was till the eud of March last at
school in Edinburgh. Mr. Smith has a house at Rowaylen, near Row.
They lived there a good part of the year while, I was with them. They
went about May, and came back about November. The first winter
I lived with them they lived in India-street. That was the winter
before last. That winter they lived in No. 7. When they were II iing
In India-street, Miss Smith pointed out a French gentleman to me. I

did not know his name. She never spoke of him to me by his name.
I did not know his name until after I was taken to the County Build-
ings.—Whe❑ she pointed him out to you, did she tell you anything
a' out hm ? She told me he was a friend of hers. -Where was he
when she pointed him out ? He was walking in the street, and we
were in the drawing-room. We saw him from the window. He was
just passing along the street.—Shown a portrai'. of L'Angelier. That
is a like less of the gentleman pointed out to me.—Did you ever see
him come to the house in India-Street? Yes.—Did he come
into the house? He did. I was asked by Miss Smith to open
the gate for him. It was the back gate she a ked me to
op3n. I did so. This was during the day. I think the
family were all at church at. the time, esettpt her yonnge t
sister. It was on a Sunday. Ile went into the laundry, I did not
show Wm into the laundry. It was Miss Smith who did so. She went
in with him. The door was then shut. He reztained there abon

half-an hour, I think. He came back to the house on other
occasions. These were at night. I don't remember how ofton
he did so. I don't think it would be more than three or
four times at most. What hour of the night did he come? About
ten o'clock. Was that after the family had retired? No; be`ore
they had retired to-their rooms. Would the family be at home at that
time ? So far as I remember, they would. Did he always go to the
laundry ? No ; he generally stood at the back gate after that. Did
he come into the house at all ? Not to my knowledge. DJ you believe
that ha did not? I believe he did not. Did Miss Smith go out to
him? Yes. How did you know it was the same gentleman? I saw
him at that gate. Do you mean by opening the gate that you just set
it open, and then kept it so? I opened it both when he was t t ere and
when he was not there. On some occasions, when I went to open the
gate, I fou d the gentleman standing at it, and on others he was not.
Did Miss Smith, on these occasions when you opened the gate, go out
to him ? I did not see her, but I think she did. Yon reached the
back-gate by the back-door of her house ? Yes. And left it also
open ? I did. Was there any penon in the laun,lry at the time?
No ; the back door being a good piece away from the
1 sundry. Might Miss Smith and the g,ntleman have gone
into the laundry without you knowing it ? Tney might.

During that season, when living in India-street, did yon ever point.
out this gentleman to Duncan M'Kenzie, your present husband ?
Yes. Did you mention his name to Duncan APKeozie ? I said he
was a friend of Miss Smith's. Bat did you mention his name? I
don't remember. Try and recollect whether you said his name was
L'Angelier or some such name? I don't remember. Did you ever
speak to that gentleman during that seasen ? Yes. Did he make
you a present ? Yes. That was during the season you were living
In India-street ? Yes. What was the present ? He gave me a dress.
Did he say what he gave you it for P He did not. When the family
were living at Rowa'eyn, dil you ever see that gentleman there, or
in the neighbourhood ? Not that I mind of. Were there ever letter

arldressei to you, but intended for Miss Smith, while you lived in
India-street? Yea Did Miss Smith tell you that they won dbe so
addressed? Yes, she did. Did she say from whence they were to
come? She said they ware from her friend. Did yon understand
who she meant by that? I tnoaght she meant L'Angelier. How many
letters came in that way? I cannot tell; a good many came to India..
street. I gave them all to Miss Smith. Did any letters come to
Rowaleyn addressed in the same way ? Yes. How man . ? Very few;
but I don't remember how many. Did you ever get any letters
addressed to Miss Bruce while living there? I called for them at the
Post-office. And got thorn ? Yes. Who desired you to call for
them ? Miss Smith. Did you give these letters to Miss Smith ? I
did. Did Miss Smith ever give you letters addressed to a gentleman
to post? Yes. What was the name? I could not pronounce the
name. Wasthe same name on them all ? On some of them. Was
it a name like L'Angelier? I think it was L'Angelier. I posted
letters for her to that name when we were in India-street and Blyths-
wood-square, and also during the two summers while we were at
Rowaleyn. Did yon ever deliver any letters for her with that ad tress ?
Yes. Where did you deliver them ? In Franklyn-place, Glasgow.
Did you deliver more than one letter so addressed ? . Only one. The
Lord Justice Clerk—When you say delivered, do you mean you saw
the gentleman or that von left the letters at the house? The Solicitor
General—ln the Btythswood-square house, was there a back door
leading through a small entrance to the back gate, and thence into
the land? Yes. The court then retired for a few minutes. On
their return, the Lord Justice Clerk asked if Mr. Cunningham,
from the Scottish Th stle office, was present, or if there was any
communication from him in answer to the summons of Mr.
Munro? No answer being made, his lordship then asked If there was
any reporter present from the Thistle office, and stated that it would
be as well to give notice to Mr. Cunningham, that if no appearance
was made for him, it would be visited as con' umacy and contempt of
court. Mrs. 3l•Kenzie was then re-examined—Did Miss Smith at any
one time ask you to do anything to that back gate in Blythswood-
square House? Yes; she asked me to oprn it. Can you tell me
when that was 1 How long was it before Miss Smi h was app:ehended ?
It was s good long time before that. Was it a week, or a month?
I think it was more than a month. I don't think it was two
menths. Do you think it was approaching to that ? I can-
not say. What time of the day was it she asked you? It was
at night. How late was it ? I think it was past ten. How
much past ten? I don't recolleca Where was she when she
asked yon? In her own room. Her room was down stairs on the
same floor with the kitchen. In what room did you sleep? I slept
in the tack room, next to the back door. The cook slept there with
with me. Her name was Charlotte 31• Lean. I was in Miss Smith's
room when she told me, and Charlotte MiLean was in the kitchen.
When I opene 1 the back gate into the lane, I did not s e any person
there. I came away and left it open, and returned into the house.
Did you leave the back door of the house open? Yes ; I let it open
also. And where did yon go? I went into the kitchen. Before
going into the kitchen, did you see Miss Smith ? I met her in the
passage. In what direction was she going ? Towards the back door.
Did you hear any other footsteps than those of Miss Smith ? I
heard footsteps coming through the gate. Did you hear when
Miss Smith went out ? No. How long did yon remain in
the kitchen? I don't remember the time.—Was it a few minutes or
longer? It was longer, it would be half an hour at least. I think it
might he an hour, but I could not say. Charlotte al`Lean was with
eve in the kitch n during all the time.—What is your usual tine of
going to bed ? gTen or eleven o'clock—Was it past that time? Yes.
Did you remain longer in the kitchen than usual? I think I did.—
What made you do so? Hiss Smith eased me to stay in the kitchen.
—When did she tell yon that ? When she was speaking to me in the

bedroom. She asked me if I would opau the back door :lad stay in
the kitchen a little.—Did she say why? She sa'd she was to see a
friend.—Did she say where? She did not.—While you stayed in the
kitchen, did you know where Miss Smith was ? No.—Did yon not know
that she was in yrur b3droom ? I cl,d not know it ; I had no doubt that
she was there, but did not know it of my own knowledge. What made
you leave the kitchen at last? We left when we heard Miss Smith
going to her own room. That is, the cook and yon left ? Yes.
did you know when Miss Smith went to her room? We heard the door
of h.rr room shut. Did you hear the door of your room open?

Did you hear tho back door of the house shut? No. Did you find
It shut when you went to your bedroom? I am not awa-e. The
kitchen is at the front of the house, and my bedroom is at the
back of the house. There is also a front area, with an area
gate and a low door? Yes. Where was the k-y of that
low door kept? It was sometimes in the kitchen and some-
times in the l'oysl room. Did you ever hear, before Miss
Smith was apprehended, that she NM going to ba married? I did.
Who told you of it? Mrs. Smith, her mother. Can you say when
she Old you that? I can't remember the time ; I think it must have
been a good while before the apprehension of Miss Smith. Did you
in consequence of th it communication ask Miss Smith any question ?
Yes, I asked her what she was to do with her other friend? She told
me then, or so re time shortly afterwards, that she had given him
up. Did she say anything about her I otters ? I asked if she had
got them back, and ahe said " No," and that she did not care.
Did you at any time refuse to receive letters for her ? Yes ; that
was in India-street. Was it after you had received some there ?
It was. What did Miss Smith say ? I do nut remember.
When you were in Blythswood-square, did you also refine
to receive letters for her? Yes.—What did she say then? I don't
remember of her passing any remark.—Did she ever say anythine
about the window? Shn reecivod letters in at the window.—Wae
that after you refused to receive them for her ? It was in consequence
of that.—Did you ever see L'Angelier in Main-street, el, se to the
ho Ise? Yes.—Was that at night? Yes; he was walking along.—
Did he seem to be jest passing, or was he loitering about the place ?
He was walking backward and forward. That wasabout thi2 beg uning
of last winter.—Could Miss Smith have passed at night, when you
were in bcd, from her own bedroom to the kitchen without being
heard by you ? Yes.—Could she have passed up s'airs
from her own bedroom without betas heard by you? She could*
dining-room door is very near her
The stair leading up to the
bedroom window, is it not) Yes. Did you ever see any rats about the
house in Blythswond-square ? No. Yon were not troubled with
them? No. Do you remember Sunday the 22nd March? Yes; I
was unwell that day. I kept my bad in consequence. What time did
you get up ? 11,2 tween four and five in the afternoon. I saw Duncan
my present husband, that same evening. He came between
"e". and eight o'clock There was family worship hi the home that
evening, at the usual hour, nine o'clock I was present la 14. 211183 Smith
Iwas also present at it with the rent of the 41411 P Ditacan 151.Benzie re-

mined in the house while we were up at worship. He remained in my
rasa. He was there when we came down again. I left Miss Smith in
the dining room when I came down stairs. I did net see her again
that evening. I went to bed about tea o'clock, or a little after it.
The look a ept with me as usual that night. When did M'llenzie
leave ? I thick it would be about ten o'clock. Did you hear any-

thing in the course of the night in the house ? I did not. Were you
aware of any strangers being present in the house? I was not. Do
you remember of Miss Smith 1e eving home unexpectedly in the course
of that week? Yes. Do you recollect the day? I think it was the
Thursday after the Sunday I have been speaking about. Do you re-
member if on the Wednesday evening Miss Smith was out at an

evening party? She was out on some evening, but I cannot say if
it was Wednesday. Can you say if she was at home on that
Wednesday evening at the n.ual time? I cannot say. On that

Thursday, at what time was it discovered that Miss Smith was not

at home ? I think it would be about eight o'c'ock in the morning.

Was there a key to [the back gate Into the area ? Yes, Had you

charge of it ? Yes. Whst sort of a gate was it? It Is a large wooden
gate. How high is the back wall ? It is a high wall; it may be 12
feet high. The Lord Justice-Clerk—ls the large wooden &Ate a gate

far taking in coals? Is it big enough for a cart to come through ?
Na ; it is a big door in the wall. Christina Haggart, or hrKenzie,

examined by the Solicitor-General. In the end of last March I was
married to M`Kanzie. My maiden name was Christina Haggart. I
was servant in the family of Mr. Smith, Miss Smith's father. I was
two years there. I left at last Whitsunday. The
:family consisted
of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and five children. Miss Smith was the
eldest. Last winter they stayed at 7, Blythewood-square. While
they hued in India-street Miss Smith pointed oat a French gentleman
to me. She did not speak of him by name ; I came to know his name
when I was examined at the County Buil lngs. The name was
L'Angelier. Miss Smith, when she pointed him out, told me he was
a friend of hers ; he was in the street when she pointed him oat, and
we were in the drawing-room; he was passing. [Shown photograph.]
That is a likeness of him. I have seen him in the house in India-
street, I was a ked by Miss Smith to open the back gate to let him
in, and I did so. Thi' was during the day ; I think they were all in
church except the younger sister ; it was on a Sunday. Miss Smith
went in with him to the laundry; the door was shut when they
went in. I don't remember how long he remained—l
think about half-an-hour. He came back to the house at night oftener
than once; I don't think more than three or four times; he came
about ten o'clock, before the family retired to their rooms. As far as
I remember they were all at Lome. On these occasions hestood at the
back gate. He did not, to my kriowtedge, come into the house. I

don't know if he came in. I opened the back gate to him by Miss
Smith's directions. She asked me to open the gate for her friend. 0
some occasions when I went to open the gate be was there, and on
others he was not. I did not see Miss Smith go oat to him.
I left open the bae'e door of the house leading to the
gate. There was no person in the laundry at the time;
the back door was a good piece away from the laundry.
ahliss smith and this gent!eman might have gone into the laundry
without me seeing them. During the season we lived in India-street
I pointed this gentleman out to Duncan M'Kenzie, my present has.

band. I said he was a friend f Miss Smith's. I have spoken to that
gentleman during the season we were in India-street, He made m- a
present of a dre!s. He did not say what he gave it for. When the
family we-e at Rowaleyn, I don't recollect seeing him there, or in the

neighbourhood. Letters came to me intended for :hiss Smith while
we live 4 in; India. street. Mas Smith said they would be so addressed•

She said they were from her friend. I thought she m ant
L'Angelier. I can't say how many letters came so addressed. A

good many came to India-street, and I gave them all to
Miss Smith. Letters also came to Rowaleyn addressed to me for
Miss Smith; but there were very few. I called tor letters addressed
to Miss Bruce at the Post-office, Row ; Miss S.nith asked me to call

for them, and I got them and gave them to Bli,s Smith. She has
given me letters to post for her, add-ess'rd to L'Argelier. I posted
letters for her with that address, in India-street, in iilythswood-square,
and during the two summers I was at Rowaleyn. I have delivered a
latter with that address in Franklin-place ;II only delivered one let-

ter so addressed ; I left it at the house. In the Blythswood-square
house there was a back door leading into an at ea and into a
lane. She asked me once to open it for her. I don't know
when that was; it was a good long time before Miss
Smith was apprehen led. I don't receect whether it was two mouths

before ;it might be about two months. It was at night—l think past
tea—that she asked me to open the door. I was is her room when
she asked me to do this. Her room was down stairs, on the same
fl (3r as the k tehen. I slept in a back room next to the hick door.

The Gook, Char otte lll`Lean slept with e. At the time I speak of,
Ccarlotte M`Leaii wa in the kitchen. I opened the back gate into
the lama. I saw no person there. I left it open and returned to
the house. I left the back door of the house open, and went into

the
.kitchen. She met me in the passage; she was going towards
the back door. I heard footsteps coming through the

gate. I went into the kitchen. I did not hear where
Miss Smith went to. I did Dot hear the door of my room
shut. I don't remember how long I remained in the kitchen; I think

it would be more than half an hour. Charlotte M Lean was in the
kitchen with me daring that time. I think I remained longer than
usual in the:kite:len that night. Miss Smith had told me to stay in
the kitchen. She asked if I wJuld open the back door and stay in the
kitchen a little, because she wa, to ses her friend. • Wnile I stayed in
the kitchen, I did not know where Miss Smith was. I did not know

that she was in my bedroom. I had n) doubt that she was thorn, but
did not know it. My bedroom is next to the back door. I

heard that Mi3s Smith was to be married short'y before hzr

apprehension. Mrs. Smith told ma of it. I don't remember

tiM time; it was a good wlliie oeiora utr appreneu,ioii. iu ...0,...-
quanea of that, I asked Miss Smith what ahe was to do with her other

friend, and she told me then, or some time after, that she had given
him up. 1 asked if she had got back her letters? she said no, that
she did not care. I have seen L'Artgelier in Mains-street, close to the
house, at night. He was wa kingslowly. That was in the bo. hitting
of the winter. At night, when we were in bd, Miss Smith could have
passed from her bedroom to the kitchen, or upstairs, without being
overheard by me. The stair leading up to the dining-room floor is
very near her bedroom door. I never saw any rats in the house
in Blythswood-square. We were not troubled with rats. I remem-
ber Sunday, the 22ad March. I was not well that day, and kept
my bed in consequence. I got np sietween five and six o'clock in the
afternoon. I saw my ; r,sent husband that evening. He came be-
tween seven and eight o'clock. There was family worship that even-
ing at nine o'clock. I was present. Miss Smith was present, and the
rest of the family, Mackenzie remained in the house when I went up
to family worship, and he was there when I came down. I left Miss
Smith in the dining-room when I came down; and I did not see her
again that evening. I went to bed at ten o'clock. The cook slept
with me as usual that night. Mackenzie left near ten, or
thereabouts. I was not aware of anything taking place in
the house during the night. I did not hear anything, and
was not aware of any stranger being in. I remember Miss
Smith leaving home sad lenly on the Thursday after that &ludas'.
One evening that week Miss Smith was oat at au evening party. I
could not say if she was at home at the usual time on the We Mosley
e•:ening. The key of the back door was kept in my bedroom. On
Thursday morning it was discovered that Miss Smith was not at
home. I had charge of cleaning out Miss Smith's bedroom. During
February or March I never observe i that the water in her basin was
coloured peculiarly black or peculiarly blue. I saw nothilag n :usual
of that sort. Cross-examined by the Daan AfLer I had received
some letters for Miss Smith, I declined to take more ; the reason wgs
that her mother had found fault with me for taking them, and had for-

bidden me to take them. When Char:otte ll'lz3an and I were in tno

kitchen the night L'A,gCer was in the house, the interview between
Miss Smith and him might take plats in the lobby. Her youngest

sister slept with Miss Smith; st.e was in bed by that Cate. By the
Lord Justice-Clerk—When the family went to the Bridge of Allan,
the servants were Lll at home. On the morning of tae Thursday,
when it was found that Miss Smith had left the house, I don't know if
it was found she had taker any of her clothes with her. I saw her on
her return; a small carpet bag, containing things of hers, was brought
back with la, r. The bag was not ,ery small. It was in India-streat. I
was desired by Mrs. Smith not to receive letters ; but I did receive
some Lfterwards. The Lord Justice-Clerk—l suppw,e, in re ility, as

Mackenzie was Comini to visit you, you were anxious to oblige the
young lady. Chatotte 51'Lean, examined by the Solcitor.Generai
I was cook in Mr. Smith's family. I was there for six mantas up till
last Whit-Sunday. I have left now. I never saw any gentleman visit
Miss Smith without the knowledge of her family. I was not aware
any ene did so. She never gave me letters to L'Angelier, and I
never saw cry letters come to Mr. Smith's house addreseid to Miss
Bruce. at Rew. I remember one night list spring remaining
in the kitchen for some time with Christina Haggart. The reason
she gave me for it was that some person was speaking
to Mist Smith. I can't say I heard Miss Smith in the passage
while I was in the kitchen. I afterwards heard her go into her
bcdrosm, and then Christina Haggart and I went to our room. Dun-
can Mackense (married to Christina Haggart) said, I used to visit
Christina whon the family lived in India-street. Christina painted
out a gentleman to me at the back door of the house. She did not
tell me his name. I never saw him again. Cross-examined by the
Dean : I saw him at the back door of the house. I was coming up t o
the house, and saw him standing. He asked me ii I wad going into
the house, and I said I was.. He asked if I knew Christina, and he
asked me if I would ask her to come out and speak to him. I did so,
and she went out to speak to him. I was present when they met,
but I did not hear what was said. I saw them talle•ng to-
gether. I was not jealous about them. Christina was
afraid I might be. I bad a letter signed " M. Smith,"
saying it wad her friend Hilt I had seen, and therefore
site hoped nothing would arise between Christina and me. I never
saw this gentleman again. I was frequently about that house and the
house in Illythswcod-square after that. James Galloway examined by
the Lord Advocate —I live at 192, St. George's-road, Glasgow. I knew
L'Angelier by sight; he lived irxt door to a relation of mine, and
I saw him several tames. I remember Sunday, the 22nd March. I
saw L'Angelier that night about nine o'clock. He was in Sauchisehall-
street. He was going east, he was going in the direction of Blyths-
wood-sqnare. He wae about four or five minutes walk from Blythswo od-
square. Cross-examined by the Dean—He was walking rattle:
slowly. Mary Twee•!ale, examined by the Lord Advocate. I
was servant to Mrs. Parr, who keeps a lodging-house in Terrace-street.
St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. I knew M. L'Augelier. He was some-
times in the habit of coming to Mrs. Parr's house to see at Mr.
al'Alester, who lodged there. I remember Sunday, the 22nd Muses
I saw M. L'Angelier thairnight at twenty minutiae past nine o'clock;
he called at the door, and asked for Mr. M'Alester, but Mrs WAlester
was not at borne. He wore a light top-coat and a Balmoral bonnet.
[Shown coat and bonnet.] These are like the coat, and bonnet he
wore. When he found Mr. M'Alestv was net at home, he halted a
moment at the stair-head, and then went away. I went with an offi-
cer from Mrs. Parr's do !Prilillifr;d-square, and it took us flea

minutes to go there. Cross-examined by the Dean—Terrace-street
Is south and east from Blythswood-square. If. L'Angelier did
aot seem much disappointed that M'Alester was not at home: When
he halted at the stair head he seemed as if he would have liked to
comer in. I did not ask him to come in.—Thomas Kavan, examined
by the Lord Advocate: lam a night constable In Glasgow. My beat
in winter last included the north and east sides of Blythswyod-square.
It included Mr. Smith's house. Shown photograph—l have seen this
lace more them once; I Saw him about two months previous to hear-
ing of his death; I did not kuow his name; but I beard of the death
of Mr. L'Angeler. 1 saw him in Mains-street ss well as I can recol-
lect, about eleven o'clock, or between ten and eleven. He was stand-
ing near a lamp-post at the back lane. When I came along the first
of the square, I turned along Mains-street, and he said—" Cold night,
policeman, do you smoke ?" I said " Yes Sir," and he put his
hand in hls breast-pocket, and gave me two cigars, and passed on.
He w a then not more than the breadth of this court from the wall of
Mr. Smith's house. I saw him again, ten or twelne days after the
first time He was passing along at the garden side by the railings
on the north side of B:ythswood-square, going east towards Regent-
streetee He was passing opposite 5 and 6 Blythswood-square ; he was
on qie Ale of the gardens. Sand 6, Blythswood-square are west of
Ala Z, and he was going east. 'saw him again in about a fortnight
or bet** a fortnight and three weeks, previous to the time I was
first exakined before the Fiscal. He was then at the corner of
Regent-street and Mains-street, coming towards Blythewoed-
square. It was early in the night. It would be, perhaps,
between; nine and ten. I never saw him again. Cross-
examined ; I cannot swear to the date, but it was
about a fortnight or three weeks before I was examiued by the
Fiscal—that was the 2nd of April. I was on my beat on the 22nd of
March in Meituestreet. I did not see the gentieman that night. lam
quite sure of that. Wm. Young—l am a photographer at kle7ens-
bargh. Shown photograph. I did it. It is the portrait of Miss
Smith. It was done on the 18th of September, 1851, and by her
desire. Rowland Hill M'Donald, a postman, identified some letters.
Jane Towers (this witness was deeply affected on being brought
into court) —I am a sister of Miss Perry, who lives in Glasgow.
I know she was acquainted with L'Angelier. I now live in
England; but in March last I and my huseand were living at
Portobello. I remora' er of L'Angelier coming to pay us a visit.
I had seen him a year before. Ha diced with us. He tallied
almost the whole time about his health. He said something about
cocoa. He said he had been geting cocoa and coffee; and, after
taking them both, they had disagreed with him, and he had bean ill.
He said he had been in the habit of taking coffee, but he was not
accustomed to cocas. He spoke of moro than two occasions on which
he had been ill. He made the remark that he thought he had been
peisoned. This was after telling us of the cocoa and coffee. No hing
was said about who had poisoned him, and no questions were asked.
James Towers confirmed his wife's evidence. By the Dean of
Faculty : Did he seem fond of talking about himself ? Very. I thought
he was a vain person. Mary A. Perry : I live in 144, Renfrew• s reet.
1 was acquainted with L'Angelier. I lsecame acquainted with him
about the end of 1855. We both attended the same chapel. In the
spring of 1855 he was in great distress about his mother's death. He
confided to me his attachment for a lady—that lady was Miss Smith.
I was aware from that time forward of the progress of his attach-
ment and correspondence. I was introduced to the lady in August,
1855. I received several letters from her after that. Shown letter
No. 11—I received that letter from her. It was not dated. I think I
received it about the end of February or the beginning of March,
1855. Shown letter No. 19—I also received that from her in June, 1856.
Shown No. 57—That is from her to me. It is signed " Minnie." That
was leer pet name. L'Angelier called her by it. Shown No. 29—1
got that in the same spring. Shown No. 45—1 got that on the July
succeeding. Shown No. 83—I received that early in January, 1857.
Shown No. 47—That is a letter from L'Angelier to me. It is dated
from the Bridge of Allan. At the last paragraph it rite, "I should
have come to see some one last night, but the letter came too late, and
so we-were both disappointe3." I understood that the 'ant paragraph
bad ieferance to Miss Smith. L'Angelier used to be frequently at my
house. He dined with me on one occasion, about the beginning of
February, 1857. He was generally in good health, but during last
winter he was not so well as formerly. I knew in February last that
be was in some trouble about his engagement with Miss Smith,
became another gentleman was paying his addresses to her.
He said she had written at one time denying it, and at another she
had evaded the question. Isa v him again on the second of March.
I had net seen him in the interval. There was a slight change in his
appearance. I had some conversation with him about it. Ho said,
• I never expected to haveseen you again. I have been very ill," He
said he had been lying on the floor very bad one night. He said, as
far as I can reco lest, that this happened on the 19th of February. He
did not tell me he had seen Miss Smith on the 19th. He told me of
having got coffee and chocolate from somebody on the 19th of March.
On the 2nd March he told me he could not sleep at all; and on the Bth
he said something about cocoa. He said," I am so unwell that I cannot
sleep after getting that coffee and chocolate from her." I understood
hint to refer to her on those occasions. He wastalking about her at the
tine. Did you understand the illness weich he spoke of after receiv-
ing the coffee and chocolate as the same which be spoke of on the 2nd
of March ? He d d not say so ; but I don't know of any other illness.
Did you say to him, or did he sae to you, anything about poison ? On
the 2nd of March he spoke of his affection for Miss Sulitki as a fascina-
tion. " It is quite an infatuation my attachment for that girl," he said;
'• if she were to poises me I would forgive her." I said he ought not to
allow such thoughts to pass through his mind, and asked what motive
could she have for giving you anything to hurt you. He said, " I do not
know that; perhaps she might not be sorry to be rid of me." All
• this was said in earnest. I understood him to mean that she might
.cant to got rid of the engagement with him. From what he said,
did you think he had misgivings as to what Miss Smith had given
hilt? There seemed to be some suspicion on his mind, but It was
not a serious suspicion. Did yon ever see him again? Not alive.
Did anything else material pass between you on that occasion of the
9th? I don't reco lect anything else. Did he say anything about
Miss Smith's intended marriage on that occasion? Yes; he spoke of
it. How did he treet it ? Ile said he had heard she was to be married
to another gentleman, and he mentioned, also, that some weeks
precious to that he had put it to her whether she felt desirous
of giving up that engagement ; but site objected to it then.
Afterwards, however, he said she proposed that he should
retvrn al her letters, and she would return all his. He
He refused to do this, but offered to return the letters to her father.
This is what he told ms On the 23rd of March I received a message
to sty that M. L'Angelier had returned from the Bridge of Allan, dart
he was very ill, and that he would Le glad if I w suld call. That was
about 10 o'clock in the morning. I went to hi lodgings and found
him dead. In consequence of that I went to Mr. Smith's house. Saw
Mrs. • mith, and I helmeted the death to her. I saw Miss Smith also.
I did not tell her about the death. I had a warm friendship for
L'Ange ier. He corresponded with me occasionally. I thought
him a strictly moral man, and, a religions man. He was
a regular a.tandant at church. 1 was very much agit ted
by the sudden shock when I learned -of his death. I saw
the body. By the Dean of Faculty : I live, as I said, at 144,
eenfrevr-street. I was not at all acquainted with Miss Smith's
family. When L'Angelier brought Miss Smith to see you, were you
aware that their correspondence was clandestine? He told me when
the engagement was first formed, that he wished to inform her father,
but she objected. Then he requested her to inform her parents of it
herself, but she objected to that too. 'This he disapproved of, and I
know it was a source of distress to hint. Then I suppose your
answer is " Yes ? " It is. 1 was aware that they met clandes-
tinely. I corresponded with them both. shown letter No.
11 —That is a letter I wrote to L'Angelier ; it is dated
February the 7th, 1857, and is as follows :—" Though you
have not told me so, 1 am in hopes, dear L'Angelier, that
you have been receiving such kind, cheering notes from
Minnie that you are quite comforted and happy—at least a great deal
less sad than you were last evening." L'Angelier was in the h ibit of
writing to me. This correspondence went on for, I think, perhaps
two years. I wrote occasionally when 1 had anything to say, and he
wrote sometimes too. I was not in the habit of meeting him in Glas-
gow in other houses than my own. He said he imagined she was
anai eis to break oft the engagement, and he said he would accede to
her wishes. He witei not des rous himself of breaking it off.
The Lord Advocate then stated that they proposed to read
No. 1 of the letters recovered by Murray from the print
copy. Mr. Young (counsel for the prisoner) said he mast
object to this. He then argued, at length, pointing , out
the irregular manner in which the letter had been taken and kept.
'lhemagistrate had merely granted his warrant for the recovery, and
took no farther security for their being kept in such a state as to meet
the ends of jasticebn both sides, but left them entirely to the prose-
cution. If the magistrate has neglected his proper duty, the result
of that, he apprehended, was, that no use could be made of what was
thus recovered ; and it would be unsafe to admit any part of this cor-
respondence in evidence. The Solicitor-General and the Lord Advo-
cate argurd in opposition to this objection. The Dean of Faculty
replied After retiring to consider the point, the court decided that
the oljection could not be sustained in so far as it applied to the
letters in general : and that the Crown was quite entitled to have such
documents procured in evidence as could be sufficiently accounted
for and c'early spoken to. In reference to the eomplaint on the part
of the prisoner's counsel that they had not early enough been per-
mitted access to the documents, the Lord Justice Clerk had never
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FlFill DAY.-SATURDAY.

The trial was resumed this morning. Dr. Christison, examined by
the Lord Advocate : In regard to the use of arsenic, do you think an
ounce could be safely used in a basin of water to wash the face with?
It would be a most unsafe thing. What would be the effects ?
Inflammation of the eyes and nostrils. It would be difficult to keep
out the arsenic from the nostrils. I never heard it used as a cosmetic.
A preparation of arsenic is, used for removing hair by the Turks—it
is a compound of arsenic and lime. By the Dean of Faculty : The
common arsenic of the shops is nearly insoluble. Common water
would dissolve a five-hundredth part if agitated. Cold water is the
Worst of all mediums to hold arsenic in suspension. If arsenic
were put into a basin of water, very little would remain
suspension, it not agitated. If used to. wash the face and
I hands, even without much stirring, it wod unsafe to do so. By
i the Lord Advocate: The fine powder woutilld re bo
main in suspension. but
not long. In course of three or four minutes there would be little in
suspension except what was dissolved, but I do not speak from experi-
ence. By the Court: There is a great dispute that arsenic has no
I taste. As far as I could maks experiments the taste was slight—it
anything sweetish; but Orfila and others differ from me. No doubt
• large quantities have beOti swallowed repeatedly without being ob,
Iserved. I tried the repeatedly, with other two gentimneel
great care, 414 o'. agreed. Orilla, alluding to my
131,i5FTWVai•
k

Mains it has a taste. I should add, that it always struck me as
I utak 's that neither Orfi'a, nor those who doubted me, say they made
'AM* -rations themselves.' The taste that is perceptible would not in
the ohs& offee gave rise to suspicions; not at all. I could place that
cocoa or & ne or two observations. Several persons who have taken
clearer e o' v observed no taste, save a sweetish taste; others an
arg4l4 .t, in regard to accuracy, there are two fallacies—first.
acrid taste. SA
yards, they said it was the roughness they felt, and
when asked' agora
and second, the burning effects slowly developed
confounded` theeVe • els, By the Dean of Faculty :In those cases I
in the poison after"
im was sometimes coffee and water, and some
last spoke of, the-mcffila
ninstance where the same roughness was
times soup: There it' a
ean't tell what the quantities were. I have
observed in porridge:
sons poisoned with arsenic during life•
only seen two cases of I>re. id not come under my personal ()loser-
The cases I have referred' to. a.
laxity: The opinion of Ordla thus
vation. By the' Dean. of Pik
'
expressed is that the taste is- aeA, not corrosive, exciting salivation
,
in a slight degree. (Reads-two pee, 'ages in p. 310.) Orffia is
a high name in the chemical worid';, . none higher. The experiments
fed both in solid and liquid.
I made were of this nature. We V%
k of the tongue, and spat it
Allowed it to pass as fir back to' the 'ban-
a. Dr. Duncan kept three
out. There might be one or two grain.
grains in his mouth for a long time; The IQIB was sufficient to ascer-
tain the taste. By the Lord Advocate— cases of poisoning, the
quantity of arsenic is not ascertained even la, as prescription. By the
Court -Orfila maintained that there was arsenic:la the human bones;
but he gave up that opinion. By the Dean of Yam ItY—l don't think
that, during the last 35 years, there has been, awyeel. ifting of opinion
as to the effects of arsenic. It is new tc. me to hear .'hat it was said
there is arsenic naturally in the stomachs. Mr. Nenvea read No. 1 of
letter :
My dear Emile,—l do not feel as if I -were writing to you for the
first time. Though our interourse has been very sheet yot we have
become as familiar friends. May we long continue so ! And ere long
may you be a friend of Papa's in my most earnest desire We feel it
rather dull here after the excitement of a Town's Life, st3ut then we
have much more time to devote to study ani improvement.
I often wish you were near us, we could take such charming walks.
One enjoys walking with a pleasant companion, and where could we
find one equal to yourself? I am trying to break myself off all my
very ad habits ; it is sou I have to thank for this, which I do sincerely
from my heart. Your II iwor is fading

" I diver cast a flower away
The gift of one who eared for me
A little flower, a faded fl aver,
But it wal done re =tangy."

I wish I understood Botany for your sake ‘s-I
might send you Mlle
specimens of moss. BA alas!. I know noth ng of that study. We shalt
be in Town next week. We are goint to the B all on the 20th of this
month, Bowe will be sever ol times in Glasg.ow before that. Papa & Mama
are not going to Town next Sunday. So of couraeyou do no come to
Row. We shall not expect you. Bessie desires me to remember her
to you. Write on Wednesday or Thursday. I must n say adieu.
With kind love believe me yours very sincerely, MADELEIVE.
The date of postmark is 3rd April, 1855.

By the Dean of Faculty : That date is not upon this letter, bat noon
an envelope which was said to contain it. The jury will remember
that. (Reads No. 5.) By the Dean of Facuity : This is plainly only
the fragcaent of a letter.
The Court then adjourned till Monday morning (this day) at ten
o'clock.