The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-02 00:00:00

murder him, she made a statement to the effect that she
was innocent of administering anything wrong either to
her husband or her children, and declaring at the same
lime that she had not had any poison in the house for
months, and that she had given nothing to her children
but what the doctor had sent them.

Mr. E. W. Subbs, a chemist at Hastings, proved that
about last June twelvemonth he sold the prisoner arsenic
upon three occasions. The last time was in June. She
had a pennyworth each time, which was about GO grains,
and she said that she wanted it to poison rats.
Charlotte Thrubsell deposed that she was in Mr,
Stubbs's shop upon another occasion when the prisoner
purchased some arsenic.

Mr. Pittman, another chemist at Hactings, proved
that upon four several occasions since the autumn of
1848 the prisoner purchased arsenic at his shop. The
last time was about the month of February in the pre-
sent year, and she then purchased twopennyworth.
A witness was then called, who deposed that about
three years ago he frequently heard the prisoner and the
deceased quarrel.

Another witness spoke to bearing the prisoner say
that she did not like her husband, and she never should;
and she hoped she should pass one year without him.
Sarah Benney, sister to the deceased, deposed that in
1846 she accompanied him to the savings bank at Hast-
ings, and saw him deposit a sum of 20/. there, and the
book which had been produced by the constable was the
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her and took it away, saying that her son Allan wanted
to look it over.
Mr. Bishop, the actuary of the savings bank, proved
that during the year 1847-8 the prisoner drew out the
whole of the remainder of the 201., with the exception of
a balance of Is. 4d. The whole of the money was given
to the prisoner herself.
By the COURT—Where they knew the parties the
production of the savings bank book by any member of
the family was considered sufficient authority to pay the
money.
Jane Brown, a married daughter of the prisoner, de-
posed that after the funeral of her father, the prisoner said
there was a little money in the savings bank, but the
deceased wished it to remain there for a twelvemonth,
and then it was to be equally divided between the family.
Her father and mother frequently had disputes about
this money.
By Mr. HURST—Prisoner had been in the habit of
purchasing drugs for other people since she (witness)
was a child, and people frequently got her to purchase
arsenic for poisoning rats, because she was known to the
chemists.

Joseph Honeysett, the steward of the Guestling
Benefit Club, was then called to prove that upon the
death of Richard Goering, he carried 51. 3s. 4d. to the
prisoner, to which sum she was entitled as the widow of
a member of the club. The prisoner applied to him for
the money on the same day that her husband died. It
was the rule of the club that one shilling should be given
by each surviving member.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. HURST then addressed the jury for the prisoner.
Tho Learned Counsel commented at considerable length
upon the absence of any adequate motive for the com-
mission of the crime, and also upon the improbability, if
the prisoner really entertained the horrible design im-
puted to her, that she should have gone openly to pur-
chase the deadly ingredient from persons who were well
acquainted with her.
The Learned JUDGE then summed up the whole case,
and the jury, after deliberating a short time in the box,
expressed a wish to retire. They were not ab3ent more
than ten minutes, and at a quarter past seven o'clock
they returned into court, and gave a verdict of Guilty.
The CHIEF BARON then put on the black cap, and
passed sentence of death upon the prisoner, who was re-
moved from the bar apparently very little affected at her
awful position.