The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-21 00:00:00

The Alleged Poisoning Case at HulL

On Thursday Augustus Wells, assistant to Mr.
Day, surgeon, and George 'I. Wright, landlord of
the Tynemouth Castle public-house, Osborne•strect,
charged with attempting to get poison administered
to an illegitimate child, were again brought up at
the Hull Police-court before Mr. Travis, the sti•
pendiary magistrate.

Mr. Gresham appeared for Wells, and Mr. Stead
for Wright.

The witness Woudmancy was recalled, and, in
answer to Mr. Gresham, said—l know a rullyman
named Robert Norris. I remember meeting Well°
in Wellington-street some time ago, and asking him
for the 23s Alice owed me. I never asked him to
give his watch up. I never spoke to Norris about
having seen Wells in Wellington-street on that occa'
sion. I know a person of the name of David Dalton,
a rullyman, and if he says that I told him I bed
asked Wells for £3 he is not speaking the truth.
If Norris says I told him I had asked Wells for his
watch he is not speaking the truth. The box is
which the two bottles were kept I bought in Lon'
don, when I was up in London at the Exhibition
year. It cost 9J. or is., in the Lowther-arcade•
(The box was produced in court and identified by
the witness.)

Mrs. Woolmancy was also recalled, and in answer
to Mr. Gresham, said—l remember the police-con•
stable coming to my hence last Friday to fetch the
box in which the bottles had been. (The box wag
again produced and identified.) I told him I would
get the key and empty it of its contents if he would
wait. He replied that he was in a hurry, and I was to
bring it down to the Mansion-house. The box had
some money and papers in it. We have had the
box about seven years. (Sensation in court.) [The
stipendiary said if the persons in the gallery did
not restrain their feelings he would have the court
cleared, as it should not be turned into a bear gar'
den.] Witness continued—My husband bought it
for our little girl, who is dead. It was a money'
box, and when the child was living she used to put
her money into it. After the child died the hoz
was put away, and none of the other children were
allowed to have it. About three months ago ruf
husband wanted a box to put his papers in, 50 I
brought out this one, and it has been in use since.
'We have no other box in our house like this one.
I was not at the Exhibition last year, but my bus'
band was. He brought home a doll a-piece for the
children and a cruet-stand for me. He brought
neither myself nor the children a box like the one
produced. Of this lam quite positive. My hue'
band never told me that he had purchased a box at
the Lowther-arcade. I never heard him say one
word about having brought anything of the kind.
He could not have brought the box home without
my knowledge.

The Stipendiary—l shall give no further opinion
about the case, but discharge both prisoners for the
present. (Applause.)
The prisoners were then set at liberty.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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NORTHAMPTON—SATURDAY.
Harvest is over in this county, and wheat has proved
more than an average yield. Root crops look very well.
—White wheat, 44s to 465:; red, 42s to 445; fine,
to —s per qr. Barley, 34s to 408—grinding, 28s to 300;
Oats, 28s to 32s per 24 stone. Beans, 388 to 425: Feat
34s to 40s per qr.

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