The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

N°. 22,426.

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The Extraordinary Poisoning Case in Paris.

The great "over of poisoning" in the La Pomme-
rais case was opened on Monday morning in the
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being admitted. M. de Boissieu was the presiding
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for the prisoner. The latter is a man of small ate-

Shocking Murder in the Colney Hatch
Lunatic Asylum.

Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lankester, coroner for Central
Middlesex, assisted by Dr. Hardwicke, the deputy-coroner,
held an inquest at the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum,
Colney-hatch, on the body of John Vine Phillips, aged 52,
late confidential clerk and cashier to Messrs. Rogerson and
Ford, solicitors, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, an inmate, who
was killed by another inmate named Daniel Hobbs,
under the following very paiufnl circumstances :
Mr. Ford, of the firm to which the deceased was attached,
attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the friends
of the deceased.

Francis E wens, attendant in No. 5 Ward in the asylum,
deposed that deceased was under his care in that ward.
He was very restless end irritable, and did not sleep at
night. His general habit was very destructive. On Thurs-
day last, above minutes to one p.m., was in No. 5 Ward, en
duty in the " Spur," and saw Hobbs, another patient, come
out of the water closet with a piece of gas piping in his
hand. Deceased went up to Hobbs to take it away from
hint. He laid hold of the gas pipe, and Hobbs forced the
gas pipe away from Phillips and struck him a blow on the

side of the head. Phillip immediately stagg,-,red mains

the wall and foil down. He seemed very queer from the
blow, but was not insensible. lie walked him away and
got him to bed. He died about six o'clock, in witness's
presence.

By the Jury—The doctor saw 'him about half an hour
after he was placed in the bed. The doctor was resident in
the asylum. The pipe produced is the piece of gas pipe
with which Hobbs inflicted the blow. It was in the water-
closet, and c.-as not properly fastened. At one end of the
gas pipe is a joint, and it was with that joint that he struck
deceased on the head,
By Mr. Ford—l had 73 patients under charge of myself
and two other keepers in the ward. They did not see what
took place. I called out to the other keepers, and they ran to
my assistance, and helped to convey Phillips to his bed.

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Hobbs is not a viclent character. He had been there about

ure and youthful appearance, with dark hair and
ively intelligent eyes. He wore a white cravat, and
was otherwise carefully dreesed. On being asked
the usual preliminary questions, he declared his
name to be Desire Edmond Conty de la Pomme-
rais, and said he
was 31 years old, born at Neuville
aux Bois, department of the Loiret, and was by
profession a doctor of medicine. His domicile in
Paris at the time of his arrest was Rue des Saints
Peres, No. 6, The indictment was then read. That
part of it which accuses him of the murder of Ma-
dame Pauw by poisoning,
appeared some days since.
The
Madame
of the indictment, accusing the
prisoner of having also poisoned his mother-in-law,
Aadm seceoll ndubizy,
was in the following terms :
" The crime of which the widow Pauw was the
victim was not the first committed by La Pomme-
rais. Two years before he despatched his mother-
in-law, Madame Dubizy, by similar means. It was
in August, 1861, that he married, and his marriage
was not accomplished without considerabL' difficulty.
Madame Dubizy Was distrustful of her future Bon-
in-law, whose representations about his fortune
appeared to her suspicious ;
and it turned out, in
point of fact, that the greater part of his pretended
re° payable to bearer, which
tie had borrowed from a person named Pelordy de
p Neuville.ropery
picion of Madame Dubizy, she did not succeed in
shaking the confidence of her daughter; but she
insisted that the marriage contract should be made
upon the footing of a separation of goods. La
Pommerais was constrained to submit to this
condition, and he consequently found himself
unable to dispose of his wife's fortune which
Madame Dubizy sedulously took care of.
His mother-in-law's death Was necessary to relieve
him of an inconvenient surveillance, and to
put him in Possession of the remaining g fortune of
Madame Dubizy. Scarcely two months had elapsed
after his marriage when vvu find him, on October 4,
buying 50 centigrammes of digitalis at M. Menier's
drug-shop. Almost immediately afterwards Madame
Dubizy, whose health theretofore had been excel-
lent, was suddenly taken ill While at dinner, and
was seized with violent vomiting. Drs, Leboucher
and Loiseau were succeesively called in. They
prescribed various remedies, but their prescriptions
were not followed. me Leboucher paid her only a
single visit, and Dr. Loiseau, as he admits himself,
only went " to cover La Pommerais.'' It was La
Pommerais who superintended her treatment. He
says, in order to explain the vomiting, that his
raether.in_lay, bad en attack of cholera (an allegation
which Dr. Loiseau denies), and et the same time he
procured for her, from Lebainville's pharmacy, medi-
caments which could only have been wanted for such
malady. 10 centigrammes of digitalis and 25 centi-
grammes of hydrechlorate of morphine were sup-
plied in the night of the 10th of October by order
of La Pommerais, and the following day Madame
Dubizy breathed her last. The prisoner lost no
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50,000 fr. He refused to have an inventory and
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the fortune consisted, and most of which have
now disappeared. He thus attained his object,
and for a longtime battered himself that his crime
would never be known. However, much surprise
was caused by the sudden death of Madame
Dubizy, nobody pointed out at the time how
strange and inexplicable the circumstances were.
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three weeks. He had been violent and pushed patients
about, but did not strike them. As soon as I saw Hobbs
come out of the closet with the gaspipe in his hand I made
towards him, but the blow was struck betore I could reach
them. Never reported Hobbs to the medical officer for
violence. Patients are net restricted as to going to the
closets, and unless they are troublesome we have no instruc-
tions to notice the time they are there. When this event
occurred I reported it to Usher, the chargeman of the ward,
and he entered it in a book. I am on duty from 6 in the
morning till Sat night. I assume decease' to be violent,
because of the torn state of his bedding in the morning.
There are no persons from wham danger is expected in No.
5 Ward.

James Usher said he was principal attendant in No. 5
Ward, and knew deceased, who was much excited on Thurs-
day last. He was quiet when he first came in, but gradually
became worse. The night attendant said he slept very little.
Hobbs was a destructive, but not what we consider a very
violent patient. He had occasionally struck at the other
patients. Was called to the deceased after Hobbs had given
him the blow, but did not see it. Deceased was not insen-
sible till atter 6 o'clock, Witness informed Mr Fleming,
head assistant, of what had happened, and he informed the
doctor. Made an entry of the occurrence in the day-book.
The doctor did not see the deceased till about 5 o'clock. The
occurrence took place a little before 1.

By the Jury—l did not go to the doctor at once, because
I did not think the accident a serious one. I showed the
"as pipe to MrFlemming when I told him of the oocurrence.
I ha,^e not been reprimanded for not going direct to the
surgeon. It was about half-past 1 when I told Mr
Flemming. _ _

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By MrFord—A,:ter Phillips was struck he was taken to
his bed in the half-pa,ded room, because he became so
violent. When I first saw deceased after the occurrence
Owens had got hold of him, and
.another attendant had hold
of liobbs. Did not make the entn:
es in the book till the
evening.

The book was produced, and the entry wa..'—" John Vine
Phillips, slight cut on left side of the head ; do1:0 by Daniel
Hobbs." There was another entry in the colum2 headed
"Patients' Seclusion"—" Daniel Hobbs, four hours. John
Vine Phillips, four hours. Very excited, and fighting."

Evidence continued—This last entry refers to the placing
of the deceased and Daniel Hobbs for four hours each in
padded rooms, Did not know that Philipps was dead when
ho made these entries. Deceased was in the padded room
at 8 o'clock, and died there. He was not dead when wit-
ness left at 8 o'clock. They were not put there as a punish-
ment. There was no punishment in the asylum.
Gee, Flemming said he was head attendant of No. 1,4,
and 5 wards. First heard of the attack on deceased by
Hobbs from Usher at half-past one on Thursday, and he
showed him the piece of gas pipe with which he had struck
Phillips on the side of the head. Went and saw Phillips,
and was under the impression that the injury was not a
dangerous one, as the patient was not more excited than
usual. Did not think it of sufficient importance to send for
the medical man. Saw Phillips two or three times during
the afternoon, and did not observe any change in him till
about five o'clock. Thinking he was worse, he sent for the
surgeon. Did not know be had died till the following
morning.
An entry which witness had also made was read, in which
it was stated that Hobbs had been placed in seclusion for
striking deceased with the gaspipe, and afterwards smashing
two panes of glass and destroying a strong rug.
Dr. Edgar Sheppard said he was medical superintendent
of the male department of the asylum. All officers were
under his control. He had the power of suspending them
for misconduct. Did not consider the conduct of any of
the attendants was reprehensible in reference to the death
of deceased. Was called to see deceased about five o'clock
on Thursday. He was then comatose and had a rapid pulse,
and had a slight wound behind the left ear, He died at a
quarter to eleven the same night. Had since made a post
mortem examination. There was a comminuted fracture of
the skull, and a large effusion of blood on the left side of
the brain, quite sufficient to cause death. The cause of
death was effusion of blood on the brain from the fracture.
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similar dreumstances as Phillips, on the 21st of April. He
was more violent than Phillips. The medical certificate
under which he was sent to the asylum stated that he was
exceedingly violent and dangerous to others. Hobbs was
56 years of age. I did not apprehend any aggressive personal
violence from either Hobbs or Phillips. They were both
what are termed paralytic patients.
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, event, and the result is that a second crime is
established against the prisoner. The examination
made two years after the death failed to give the
same results which it would have done if made im-
mediately—the lapse of time prevents the medical
men stating with certainty the cause of death. But
Dr. Tardieu reports that the principal organs were
in such a stale of preservation as renders it difficult
to suppose that death could have resulted from
natural causes. It is, moreover, to be observed
that this disease so rapidly superveuing upon pt r
feet health—a disease which was neither cholera,
nor apoplexy, nor aneurism—is a most surprising
thing, and that the doses of morphine and digi-
talis exhibited by order of the prisoner, were
truly excessive. Thus, in the case of Madame
Dubizy, as in that of Madame Pauw, the
post-mortem examination led to the dis-
covery of no trace of lesion in the organs which
could have caused death; at the same time the
inquiry shows that in both cases there was ;to other
symptom of illness than of vomiting coming on sud-
denly and unaccountably in the midst of perfect
health. In both cases La Pommerais was present
a few minutes before vomiting took place; and in
both cases it is proved that a short time previous
he had purchased a considerable quantity of digitalis,
which has disappeared without his being able to ex-
plain what came of it. Everything shows that Ma-
dame Dubizy met the same kind of death as Ma-
dame Pauw, and that the prisoner made both of
them the victims of his cupidity.."
The judge then proceeded to:his examination, and,
addressing the prisoner, told him that as the
interrogatory would be long, he might sit
down whenever he pleased. "Your family," he
said, "lives at Neuville-aux-Bois, and is very much
respected. We can understand the grief they
must feel at the situation in which you are placed.
Your father is a physician ; you have an uncle who
lives at Orleans, and is a chemist. [The prisoner
—I beg your pardon, Mr. President, my uncle is a
merchant.] One of your sisters is married to a
chemist in Paris; you were received as a doctor of
medicine in Paris in 1854'; you took to homeeo•
pathy, and from that time you manifested the inten-
tion to get yourself talked about, and showed an
ardent desire to make a fortune. In 1853 you ass
sumed the title of count, which you had no right to,
and which was never borne by your fathers. [The
prisoner—l have a right to the title. I left off
using it to please my father, whose modest way of
life is not suited to it. But M. Hauterive's book
shows that the title belongs to my family.]
The examination was proceeding down to a late
hour.

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as to the violence of patients turn out to be very inaccurate,
and I form my own judgment from careful examination. I
subjected Hobbs to that careflil examination. I did not
consider him a fit patient to be put in the ward for danger-
ous lunatics. The medical statement as to the deceased was
that he was harmless and not dangerous to others.

The witness Ewens was recalled and said ho had made a
mistake in saying Phillips died in his presence at 6 o'clock.
It was 10 45.

Mr. Ford called attention to the extraordinary disrepa.ney
between the two medical certificates under which Hobbs and
deceased were sent to the asylum ; the totmer showed de-
ceased's assailant as a raving, dangerous madman, whilst
deceased was a poor harmless imbecile, and yet they were
placed in the same ward together. He wished to cross
examine Dr. Sheppard on this point, and demanded his book
to be produced in which ho entered the result of his exami-
nation of both patients.

The Coroner said there was no doubt this inquiry was a
most important one to the public, as well as the character
of the institution, and therefore the inquiry had better be
adjourned.

The jury having acquiesced, the investigation, which
excited deep interest, and was attended by a number of the
visiting justices, was adjourned for a week.

THE PRUSSIANS IN JUTLAND.

COPENHAGEN, May 7.
A communication from the neighbourhood of
Vella to the Berlingske Tidente states that the
Prussians have already began to take compulsory
steps enforcing payment of the contributions they
have demanded. Under the superintendence of a
civil commissioner an organised plunder of the
shops has been effected in Horsens ; the goods are
carried south, probably to be sold in Germany. A
similar fate awaits the other Jutland towns; Veile
was to follow Horsens. It was expected that in the
rural districts the stock and cattle of the peasants
would be confiscated by the invaders, The muni-
cipal Council in Veile had next to discuss whether
the district should pay the sums required. During
the sitting the Prussians planted cannon before the
Town-hall and occupied the staircases with soldiers,
in order to intimidate the Council. The measure
failed in its effect, for the Council positively refused
to comply with the denland.
Wherever the Prussians appear in Jutland the
same course is repeated. A contribution, enormous
in comparison with the resources of the town, is
demanded to be paid within 48 hours, and is every-
where unanimously refused by the citizens. Here-
upon the public treasuries are plundered—i.e.,
wherever anything is to be found. Thus, for ex-
ample 80 rigsdalers were discovered at the Aarhuus
Bank, and 40 in the town coffers. The Prussians
then proceed to carry off the most respected citi-

asps and officials as hostages, usually ten from every
town, who are temporarily conveyed to Rendsburg.
When these measures are found ineffectual plunder
is resorted to, as has already been the case in
Horsens.

A remarkable proof of the feeling prevailing in
this hardly-tried province is afforded by the fact
that not a single town has expressed a wish that
the Government should allow itself to be in-
duced to yield by consideration for the sufferings
of the jutlanders.

The municipal council of Viborg has refused to
urnish the required contribution in the following

" A communication from the Amtmann of
the district, dated yesterday, informs us that
Major-General E. von Bornhorst has required of
the town of Viborg a war contributicn of 50,000
Prussian dollars as compensation for the captured
Prussian ships, and failing payment has threatened
compulsory measures. The municipal council thinks
it right to state that, while we believed it most
conducive to the interests of the town to furnish to
the u•m-)st of our power the supplies required for
the Euthistence of the Prussian troops, it would not
accord with our lawß, and, following the orders re-
ceived upon the subject from our Government, wauld
violate the duty wo owe to king and country if we
took any steps to furnish the required amount.
While we beg, therefore, to convey this determina-
tion to the Amtraann, we consider it necessary to
add that, even were we ever so willing, th© pay-
ment of the sum demanded would be completely im-
possible."

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY,

The eleventh meeting of the present session o:

this society was held at Burlington-house, en Mon-
day evening, the 9th inst.: Sir R, J. Murchison,
K.C.8., president, in the chair.
The paper read was on " A Newly discovered
Low Pass over the Andes in Chili, south of Valdi-
via," by Don Guillermo Cox, translated and com-
municated by Sir Woodbine Parish.

Sir WOODBINE Palma, who was present and
read the paper, said that Senor Cox was the son of
an English physician of Valparaiso, and had under-
taken his recent remarkable journey with a view
to discover an easy route between the new Chilien
settlements on the Pacific coast in 40 deg. and 41
deg. S. lat. and the river Negro, which 80 years
ago had been proved by Villarino, a Spanish exs
plorer, to be navigable from the eastern side of the
Andes to the Atlantic. He equipped an expedition
at his own cost at Port Montt, a new German
settlement containing 15,000 inhabitants, near the
island of Chiloe, and proceeded in December, 1862,
by way of the two lakes, Llanquilhue and Todos-
os-Santos, towards the almost inland sea of Na-
guelhnapi. He traversed the lakes by means of
gutta percha boats, three of which were carried by
tde party, and succeeded in discovering a pass over
the Cordillera, at an altitude of not more than
2,800 ft. Arrived at the end of the Lake Naguel-
huapi (Lake of Tigers), which lies on the eastern
side of the chain of the Andes, Senor Cox's party
were rejoiced to find a stream issuing from it in
the direction of the rivers which flow into the
Atlantic: Nine of the 16 persons who formed the
expedition here returned to Port Montt ; the rest
embarked in one of the boats and descended the
river, which is called the Limay, and forms one of
the effluents of the Rio Negro. The voyage was
from the first attended with great risks, owing to
the numerous rapids, and the various adventures
encountered were narrated in a lively manner by
the author. At length, when within five miles of
the point to which Villarino had attained in ascend-
ing the Rio Negro from the Atlantic, the boat was
upset, and the party escaped drowning only to fall
into the hands of a savage tribe of Pampas Indians,
encamped near the spot. Senor Cox appeased the
anger of the Cacique, who wished to put him to
death for having visited his territory without per-
mission, by playing a tone on a flageolet he had
fortunately saved from the wreck. The Cacique at
length promised to assist him in reaching the Rio
Negro, on condition that he first went to Valdivia
for presents. The recrossing of the Cordillera at a
more northerly point towards Valdivia was accom-
plished without much difficulty, but the main object
of Senor Cox's journey—namely, the opening of an
easy passage across the continent—has been up to
the present time frustrated by the hostility of the
Indian tribes.
the Pre.
Aamiral FITZROY, on being invited
by
sident to express his opinion on the
been called
papee, said that
had
the region to which their attention well
suited with respect both to soil and climate,
suited to the constitution, habits, and pursuits of
en rl
Englishmen. The western sideofthes ot:id y
t n
parts of Sauth America embraced some of the finest
regions in the world, in proof
to point totho fact that the new of which he
h German colony of
Port Montt, in a region which, when he surveyed
the coast, was peopled only by scanty hordes of
savages, had in ten years become a town of 15,000
inhabitants. A little further to the north there was
a place where we now heard of 20 or 30 ships at a
time loading coal; while at the time of his visit
nothing but a few fragments of coal were seen lying
about, which no one thought worth picking up.
The range of the Andes is rich in minerals, and the
whole of the country to the west is well-timbered ;
indeed, the country is already becoming the abode

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