The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

the place under the roof. If a penon had been
there recently I think I must have L2en traces of it. I
A model of the cot in which the murdered child
slept was here produced, and the witness explained
the position in which the clothes were describedto
be found on the morning of the murder. The quilt
and sheet were smoothly folded back towards the
foot of the cot, displaying the impression made by
the head of the child on the pillow, and by the body
on the mattress. _ _

Witness continued—The prisoner stated that she
awoke about 5 o'clock in the morning, and knelt up
in bed, looked across towards the cot, and missed
the child. Fancying that Mrs. Kent might have
taken it away, she lay down again and slept till 6.
I have tried the experiment by kneeling on the bed
and looking towards the cot ; a garment of a dark
colour was put in the cot in the position the child
was lying, but I could not see it.
By the Chairman—The sides of the cot were of
thick canework ; looking over the cot, you could
only see about four inches into the cot ; looking
sideways you could not see through the canework.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—From the posi-
tion the prisoner described she would have looked
cornerways at the cot ; if she had stood up she could
have looked into it. The prisoner was interrogated
in my presence on several occasions, after which she
left. Mr. Foley told me where she was gone, and I
went there and found her. The warrant was issued
on the 27th of September ; the prisoner left Road-
hill-house on the 27th of August. I don't know when
Mr. Slack undertook the management of the case.
All the other inmates of the house except the prisoner
have been examined by Mr. Slack. She never mani-
fested any disinclination to answer questions put to
her. On the 4th of August I find I have a memoran-
dum that she said to me " I only wish I knew about
the murder, I would soon tell you. Do you suppose
I could have kept it for five weeks ?" On the 7th of
August she said to Capt. Meredith" I know nothing
about it ; who came into my room, or who went out
that night, I can't say. I did believe, and do now,
that some one must have bees secreted in the house,
or that they got in. How is it that we hear very
often of people secreting themselves in houses, some-
times for robbery ? " Towards the end of the same
conversation she said " The night-lamp was burnt
out in the ordinary way. It does not burn quite six
hours. It wag lighted rather before 11, and was
quite out when I awoke at 6. If I had known any-
thing I should have told Mr. Foley on the Saturday
morning." There were chairs, sofas, and tables in
the room Mr. Kent pointed out to me as a spare room.
I think it a thousand chances to one that a person
could have been under the sofa in that room without
being seen by daytime. I will not swear that there
was not a cupboard in that room. I think Mr. Kent
did not show me any unoccupied bedroom. I did not
see any person in the lumberroom. I think I can
swear there was not one there; I will not swear
there was not one there. It was some few days after
the murder that the position of the clothes in the cot
was shown to me. This is the first time I have been
examined on oath. I apprehended the prisoner. She
was sent for, and brought to me at her father's house.
Re-examined—The clothes, as shown to me by
the nurse, were folded down by an experienced hand.
The prisoner said she thought it must have been
done by a woman, because a man's hand could not
have done it. The prisoner, on the 7th August, said,
at the end of the conversation I have spoken of,
" Mr. Kent has never alluded to the murder to me
from first to last ; the young ladies have, and so has
Miss Constance, but not Mr. Kent."
By the Chairman—All these questions were put
to the prisoner with the view of getting general in-
formation for our own guidance, and not for the
purpose of obtaining evidence against herself.
By Mr. Ribton—l heard Mr. Kent deny to Mr.
Foley that he knew of the blanket being missing
before he returned from Trowbridge on the Satur-
day morning.
Mr. Saunders—We have disposed of 13 witnesses
to-day. I now propose to adjourn. We shall have
only 8 or 9 more then, and most of them on small
matters.
The court broke up at 5 until 11 o'clock to-day.
It was understood that it would then close.
The demeanour of the prisoner throughout the
day was tranquil and composed. She evinced the
liveliest interest in all that passed, though remain-
ing silent. Mr. Dunn solicitor, and Mr. Edlin, bar-
rister, have attended to watch the case for Mr.
Kent, but have remained silent. When being re-
moved yesterday to Devizes Gaol prisoner said to
Mr. Wolfe, " They may imprison me for life on this
evidence, but they can't hang me."
As Mr. Kent's carriage left Trowbridge, after the
adjournment of the court, on Monday evening, the
mob which had collected outside hooted vigorously;
but the presence of the police prevented this strong
ebullition of popular prejudice from assuming any
more violent form.

ALLEGED 11IUR OER BY POISONING

AT WAKEFIELD.

AGGBRIG, TUESDAY

On the reassembling of the jury, after the ad-
journment, the inquiry into tne death of Miss
Adamson was proceeded with as follows:
Mary Link—l am a Roman Catholic, and attended
the Roman Catholic chapel in consequence of con-
versations I had with the late Miss Adamson. I

knew deceased very well, and was frequently at her
house, but I have not gone there so much of late, in
consequence of something Emma Stringer said
about me, and we have nut been very friendly since.
During the time I used to go to the house Miss
Adamson was frequently unwell, and used to get
better for a day or two. She complained of burning
pains in her stomach and throat. From my fre-
quently going there I know that Emma always
used to prepare Miss Adamson's food. At the re-
quest of Emma I fetched her sister Matilda to as-
sist her in the work of the house. On the morning
of the deceased's death I was fetched by old Mrs.
Bateson, who told me that Miss Adamson was
dead, and I went to the house mnd assisted in lay-
ing out the body, The face of the deceased looked
very much puffed and swollen. When living she
was of a very ruddy complexion, and bright red
cheeks.

Mr. David Heeld, stationer, of Wakefield, said
he knew Emma Stringer well. On the day
iss Adamson died Emma Stringer called and
registered it, and about a week after she called and
ordered address cards for herself. He had a con-
versation with her about the rumours afloat that
Vli.s Adamson came to her death by unfair means.
He then told her that if the deceased lady had not
been poisoned it would be better for her (Emma)
that she should be taken up, wheu she said, in
reply, that it was nQt she who was suspected, but
her sister.

Mrs. Denton, wife of a farmer at Walton, said
she was present at the sale of Miss Adamson's
household furniture and other property, and on
that occasion went over to the house to look at the
things. In Emma Stringer's bedroom she saw a
pot with something white in it. She did not
know what it was, but supposed it to be some
mercurial preparation for beds, and she took no
particular notice of it.
Mr. Thomas Wood said—l resided with the de-
ceased for many years. I have known her, perhaps,
40 or 50 years, and have been in the habit of
taking my meals with her, but I never felt any ill
effects after eating in the house. The deceased
lady had English cholera before Emma Stringer
came to live with her.

William Illingworth said he was present at the
sale of Miss Adamson's furniture, and upon a shelf
in the kitchen he found a packet containing a
white powder, and which was labelled " Poison."
He threw it in the fire. He did not know poison
when he saw it.
John Scott—l remember Miss Adamson's sale
ou the 29th of August, and was in the kitchen
when the last witness, Wm. Illingworth, found a
packet of white powder. It was labelled " Arsenic,
poison." I said, " This is dangerous stuff to be
here, fling it in the fire ;" and he did so, and it was
burnt. Some of it fell on a loose bar of the grate
and was calcined.

Joseph Priestley, another person who.was present
at the same time when the paper packet was found,
was next examined, and said that when the packet
was thrown into the fire he made the remark,
" They say that people have been poisoned here, and
there is poison in that paper." He heard John
Scott say it was to be thrown into the fire. He tried
to get it out afterwards, but could not succeed.
Afterwards he saw some women upstairs who had
come to the sale, and he took the hot bar and showed
it to them. The powder was white like flour. He
should not have known it to be poison but for the
label.

J. Burrers, gardener, confirmed the testimony
given, to the effect that the day after Miss Adamson
was dead Emma Stringer and her brothers removed
some things away from the house in trunks.
Henry Robinson, an undertaker, said that he was
sent for to measure Miss Adamson for her coffin, and
was several times at the house after her death. On
one occasion he saw Emma Stringer with three or
four rings on her finger, which she had never worn
before. They were in the habit of conversing to-
gether, and on one occasion she asked him whether
she could have anything that Miss Adamson had
left to her, and he said, " Certainly, if there was a
will, and it was properly witnessed."
Mr. Taylor, of the firm of Taylor and Mountain,
proved that, at Miss Adamson's request by letter,
he had supplied an arsenical and mercurial prepa-
ration for the purpose of killing rats. He had never
supplied Emma Stringer with any arsenic or other
poison.
This being all the evidence at present obtained,