The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIP+O, JULY 26, 1865.

Suspicious Death of a Young French Lady.

RESUMED INQUIRY.(THIS DAY.)

This morning Dr. Lankester, for the fifth time, presided
over a jury, at the British Stores, New-street, Portland-
town, for further inquiry relative to the death of Mdlle.
Math Bullot, the young French lady who died at 28,
Portland-terrace, St. John's-wood, after the procuration of
abortion.

Mr. Montague WiMama and Mr. Lewis again appeared

for their respective clients.
Mrs. Georgiana Friend was first examined. She said
she know a lady calling herself Marie Bullot. She spent
ten or eleven days in . witness's mother's house, in St.
George's-road, Pimlico. She came about the 9th or 10th of
March last, and left on the 21st. She came in a cab by her-
self. She had lodgings there. A gentleman came there
also, and on the second day he gave a card bearing the
name of Francis Moret, Athenamm Club. He came to visit
the young lady. He said, on the first occasion, a young
French lady was committed to his care, the family being
highly respectable, but had met with misfortunes. This
was before the arrival of the young lady. He said his trust
was given him by a mutual friend. After the young lady
left a passport was found on her bed from Brazil, made out
in the Spanish language relative'to herself. It was dated
Rio Janeiro, January 7, 180. She had some luggage in
a box, and a large tin case.

By a Juror—No other gentleman than the ono named
called upon deceased, nor in fact any other person.

In answer to the Coroner—Witness described the ap-
pearance of Marie Bullot, which agreed with the passport.
By a Juror—The gentleman never slept at witness's
mother's house. She would know him again if she saw
him. He was about 61-or 62 years of age.
By the Crown—Mdlle Bullot ostensibly went to Paris
accompanied by a servant, but on arriving at Charing-
cross station the servant was dismissed. Witness did not
receive any letters for her from Paris, but she had heard
one read after /Mlle. Bullot left. Witness found a piece
of a French paper while Mdlle. Bullot was in the house
referring to Monsienr Bullot, who had been tried and
sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Mrs. Eliza 'Davis, of 2, Upper Belgmve-place, said Marie
Bullot came to reside in her houso on the Bth of March
and stayed a week. A gentleman called about the 4th or
sth of that month and engaged apartments for her as a
boarder for six months. lie palled four or five times and
took her out for a walk. lie was a tall man about 60 years
old. Witness last saw her on the 19th March, she having
called for some linen which had- been at the laundress's.
She said she came from Paris to England to learn English.
(Witness identified the boxes, blue bonnet, and earrings
which were produced.)

By the Clown—Witness was positive about the Bth of
March. She kept books, but had not got them with her.
The previous witness was here recalled, and, relative to
the date of the arrival of Mdlle. Bullot, said she received it
from her sister.

Miss Arabella Friend was next called, and could not re-
member the date on which Mdlle. Bullot arrived at their
house. It was somewhere about the middle of March, and
she remained there about 10 or 11 days. She had no
means of speaking positively as to the date. She bad a
small pencilling dated March 21st, but she could not tell to
what it related.

By a juror—The young lady paid one week's rent, and
stayed a few weeks afterwards. She said she was going
to Paris. They had no other recommendation than that
of the gentleman.
The Coroner said that the evidence clearly pointed to
some gentleman, and the question was whether the jury
would adjourn for his appearance, after being served with
a summons.

Mr. Lewis said if it were the wish of the jury ho would
produce the gentleman;
Tho jury said that was their wish.

Mrs. Oliver, the landlady of the house where deceased
died, deposed to the soiled linen being sent away to wash.
They were sheets marked " Verner." They were put
away by the gentleman, and witness's servant was after-
wards told to fetch them from • a greengrocer named
Hodges. The sheets were sent away on the Friday, the
day before the death of the deceased. Witness changed
the sheets twice on account of their being slightly soiled.

Hodges, the greengrocer, was sent for, but he stated
that neither he nor his wife received the sheets to wash.
It was his servant, who was then out of town.

The question of shrieks having been heard as proceed-
ing from deceased was referred to, Mrs. Oliver denied that
there were any shrieks.

The Coroner said the question was, whether improper
means had been used to procure abortion. It did not fol-
low that in such a case shrieks would be heard.
Mr. Francis Mowatt here entered the inquest room. He
said he lived in Eccleston-square. •He knew Marie Bullot.
He took lodgings for her. He was not aware when he
took the lodgings that she was pregnant. Between three
and four years ago, when in Paris with a friend, they met
Marie Bullot accidentalry at a shop She was crying bitterly,
owing to some difference about money with her employer,
which she could not, replace. After inquiries they gave her
500 f., the amount required. She called at their hotel several
times, 'when she said tei: life was insupportable, and she
wanted to go to the Brazils—Rio Janeiro. Witness and
his friend paid her passage, together with something
extra, and she went to Rio Janeiro in April or May, 1863,
about ten months after their first meeting with her. He
subsequently heard froin her in London, she stating that
she was tired of Rio Janeiro, and wanted to do something
in her own business—n dressmaker—with his help. She
was then in a French house at the top of the Haymarket.
Witness's friend having died, he told Marie Bullot that ho
could not do anything for her. She then requested that
he would get her lodgings until she could do for herself.
He obtained lodgings for her, and saw her there, but only
in the presence of other People. On her arrival from the
Brazils she had another project, the rearing of silkworms,
and for this purpose went to Forge d'Allais, in the depart-
ment of the Gard, South of France. Some time after wit-
ness received a note from her, in which she regretted hav-
ing left London, and stated that she should return. Ho
wrote back to her discouraging her, but she insisted on his
taking lodgings for her.' He received a telegraphic mes-
sage from her on Wednesday, the 21st June, stating that
she would arrive at Charing-cross that evening. Ho went
there, and took a bed for her at the Charing-cross Hotel.
He called upon her the next day, when she told him she
had had a bad sea voyage. The next day he took her
to 28, Portland-terrace, when she told him sho was
pregnant. She told witless that she had lived with a
French gentleman at Lisle as his mistress, and that that
gentleman was then living in the South of France. She
told him of her sea sickness, that she had slipped down
on the deck of the vessel, and her fear that it would be
serious. Witness recommended that a medical gentleman
should be called in, and she desired a French doctor. On
Wednesday, the 28th ult., he called about two o'clock,
when the landlady said the French lady had been taken
ill, and she had sent her servant in a Hansom cab for two
doctors. He saw Dr. Meredyth subsequently, when he
was told by that gentleman that she had miscarried. The
child was about four months old. Dr. Meredyth said she
was getting-on well. On the day of her death (Saturday)
sheshe abteecaamveervyehrey sickarty dlna-enakfeaxset,cebduinly
but half
paanle. hour
Sheaf beterwcaamrdes
worse, moaned from time to time, and threw herself about.
Dr. Meredyth brought in another doctor with him, and they
attended on her immediately. Witness heard her moan-
ing when he knocked at the. door, and on Dr. Meredyth
appearing, witness expressed his fear that something was
wrong; but Dr. Meredith, although in a somewhat doubt-
ful manner, said there was no particular danger. Witness
then went to his dinner—between 7 and 8 in the evening
—and then heard that the young woman was dead. Wit-
ness had recommended a French nurse. He believed that
she was well attended to"; in Tact, had every attention.
By a Juror—Witness did walk out with deceased occa-
sionally. He beligved that the sliirdiilhe deck of the ves-
sel had produced the miscarriage.
By the Coroner!—.Witness had not seen the child. At
the request of deceased 40 had purchased a pair of sheets
for her, and applied too-a
gr9engrocer to have others washed.

By a Juror--Witness ti<<as not A medical man, and all he
knew of the case was what he had been told by the medical
man and the deceased. He merely visited tho young woman
as a friend.
There, being no further, evidence, the coroner referred to
the whole of the evidence and the suspicion that had been
attached thereto. [To then alluded to the explanation that
had been made by Mr. Mowatt, and after an allusion to the
medical evidence left the jury to decide upon their verdict.
The jury then retired, and, after an absence of half an
hour, returned the following unanimous verdict—" Death
from abortion, but how produced there was not sufficient
evidence to show."

CLIFTON COLLEGE.—The annual meeting of share-
holders in this institution was held yesterday, the
Rev. J. Beyworth in the chair. The report stated that the
number of pupils had risen during the past year from 222
to 255. A feeling tribute was also paid to the memory of
the late Canon Guthrie, chairman of the council, and it
was resolved to establish a scholarship of £5O per annum,
to be called the " Guthrie Scholarship," in commemoration
of the services rendered to the College by the late Canon.
The examiners, the Rev. G. S. Ward and Mr. H. Sedg-
wick, pronounced the work of the scholars to be very satis-
factory. The prizes were distributed by the Principal, the
Rev. J. Percival.
DROWNED IN ONE FOOT OF WATER.—On Thurs-
day evening last Joshua M'lutosh M'Leod, a fine
boy aged 15 months, and only son of Mr. James M‘Leod,
shoemaker, Tomdhu, met his death by drowning in
Tomdhu mill-dam. Ile had not been over three minutes
out of the house, and from under the eye of his mother,
when she went to look for him. For about 10 minutes the
y several others, searched in vain, but at
last foundthe
was
fellow in part of the mill-dam where
the
ono foot deep, head downwards, and
mother,
water
wassisted s
little
tu tbll y
quite dead. It is supposed that he had been chasing some
ducks, and had ventured after them into the dam, where
he had met his sad fate. Dr. Croyk, Inveravon, was
speedily in attendance, but the
_vital spark had fled.—Elgin
Courant.