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Manchester, and say that the interest of deceased's
money would be sufficient for her support.
In re-examination by Mr. Aspinall, witness said
there was only very little sago, perhaps two tea-
spoonful, in the cup described.
Eliza Higgins (sister and fellow-servaut• of the
preceding witness) corroborated the evidence of
Margaret as to the expressions used by Martin
Townsend, and had heard Ann Rowe, a female on
friendly terms with Martin (and once a servant in
the house) say, in allusion to Winslow, that " if her
evidence was taken by the coroner it would hang
the Orange dog."
Margaret Ann Rowe was called, but merely de-
scribed the vomitings and purgings to which the
deceased was subject.
Henry Cafferata examined—Witness, an orna-
mental japanner and painter, living in Manchester,
was troubled with indigestion, and used carbonate
of soda, and occasionally ginger and laudanum to
alleviate the affection. During one of witness's visits
to Liverpool, before Mrs. James's death, Winslow
accused him of "going about poisoning the family ;"
said he "carried white powders in his pocket ;"
that "he did not come to Liverpool for nothing ;"
that "he was a second Palmer, and that his wife
was as bad as himself." A day or two afterwards
prisoner said that he would show witness that he
was master.
In cross-examination by Mr. Seymour, witness
said he had been troubled with indigestion for 14
years. He had recommended laudanum to Mrs.
James because he knew it was good to stop purging.
During the conversation described with the pri-
soner, both the latter and witness were in liquor.
About a week before Mrs. James's death Wins-
low complained of an attack of purging, and
said that somebody had been " Palmerising" him.
Witness volunteered to accompany him to some
surgeon or chemist, and they did go for some dis-
tance, when Winslow stoppedand said he was better.
Witness had frequently been to Miller, druggist's
shop for laudanum and carbonate of soda. Had con-
versed with the assistant about antimony, but would
not swear that they had conversed as to the diffi-
culty of tracing antimony to the prisoner's posses-
sion in this case. Might have said that it would be
better for the prisoner to speak the truth, but never
used the word " reward."
Elizabeth Hughes, nurse at the Liverpool South-
ern Hospital, was the next witness. She described
the reception and movements of Mrs. James at the
hospital. From the 10th June to the 24th (when
she died), she suffered greatly from vomiting and
purging. Witness had preserved the discharges of
deceased daily. 'While at the hospital deceased was
visited by Martin Townsend, Mrs. Cafferata, and
the prisoner, all of whom witness closely watched
according to Dr. Cameron's instructions. When the
prisoner came on the 13th he gave deceased a cup
of coffee, which witness had just prepared ; and he
also gave her a little brandy from a bottle on the
table. Dr. Cameron was passing through at this
time, and requested witness to leave the room, as
Winslow wanted to speak to Mrs. James. She did
so, but kept an eye on the prisoner, and saw him
give the coffee. Deceased drank it all. Mrs. Caffe-
rata came on the 12th and 15th, but gave deceased
nothing. On the 19th, when Winslow came, he gave
deceased some arrowroot, which witness had pre-
pared before.
In cross-examination the witness said the brandy
and coffee belonged to the hospital. Deceased seemed
pleased to take anything from Winslow.
In answer to his lordship witness said that both
Mrs. James and the prisoner requested her to leave
the room when the latter came.
Ann Foley (a charwoman employed occasionally
at Mrs. James's) remembered receiving money from
Mrs. James herself to buy " pantimony," but she
did not get it, and Winslow, who was present when
deceased said "I knew she would not get it, for it
is poison," was angry. Mrs. James said that wit-
ness was not to mind him.
Edward Price Rees, assistant to Mr. Miller, che-
mist and druggist, knew the prisoner from his fre-
quently coming to their shop, and had a strong im-
pression (though he would not swear) that the pri-
soner was one of three persons who had called at
his shop and asked for antimony. The man said he
wanted to poison a dog, but witness refused to sup-
ply the antimony, though he said if the dog were
brought to the shop he would poison it. One of
the three persons who called was a woman, but he
could not identify Mrs. Foley as that person.
In cross-examination witness said that Cafferata
had called frequently at the shop, and had told wit-
ness that he would be better paid in the long r.in
if he told the truth relative to the Winslow case.
Elizabeth Brannon deposed that about two years
ago, when she was a servant at Mrs. James's, and
about to leave for Dublin, Winslow asked her to
buy him half-a-crown's worth of antimony, and said
if she would forward it to him safely he would give
her £5. He said he wanted the antimony to poi-
son rats. She refused to procure the antimony.
In cross-examination witness's statement was not
shaken.

Thomas Maguire was the next witness. He said
he had lived at Mrs. James's for 18 months before
January last, and had frequently been there since.
On the 4th June, 1859, remembered prisoner send-
ing for something to Mr. Miller's shop. It was a
white powder. The prisoner said it was for a dog,
and that it would either kill or cure. The prisoner
mixed it with water, and then killed the dog. The
dog vomited very much. About half an hour after-
wards the prisoner sent again for the same thing.
He got the powder—the assistant took it from the
sixth or seventh bottle on the shelf—and brought
it to Winslow, but he did not know what Winslow
did with it. Had been to the shop with Inspector
Horn, and pointed out the bottle. When witness
lived at Mrs. James's he had frequently seen the
prisoner, when preparing bread and butter for the
deceased, sprinkle some white powder, which he took
from his pocket, on the bread, then spread the butter
over it, and afterwards put the powder in his pocket.
On one or two occasions when witness asked the
prisoner what this powder was, he said it was " fine
salt." The last time when witness saw the pri-
soner do this was since he left, about three or four
months ago.

In cross-examination the witness admitted that
he had a very bad memory ; that he had received
the sum of Os. from the prosecution, and that with
this he treated Martin Townsend and himself to
liquor ; and that they had conversed about the
case, bat that Martin had not said anything about
antimony. Witness was aware that Mrs. James
was said to have died from poisoning, but did not
say anything about what he knew until after the
committal of the prisoner, because he did not want
to have anything to do with the case. This was
the reason also that, though he told Horn about
the white powder, he did not at first say anything
about the bread and butter. He knew that the
dog was killed on the 4th June, because there was
an inscription to that effect on the flag beneath
which it was buried.

Thos. Copeland, Mr. Miller's assistant, never re-
membered seeing Maguire at the shop, and would
not have sold antimony to any one on his own re-
sponsibility.
Witnesses were then called to prove that pre-
scriptions which had been made up for deceased
contained no antimony.
John Fraser, formerly a lodger at Mrs. James's,
recognised a notice for the withdrawal of money
from the savings bank as in the prisoner's hand-
writing, as also the signature, "Ann James,"
though the latter was written in a different style.
John H. Hugo, c'erk at the savings bank, Bold-
street, Liverpool, proved that the deceased had an
account there.

George Miller, cashier to the Liverpool Gas Com-
pany, said the deceased held £lOO of stock in that
concern, and deposed also to the prisoner calling at
the office to request that the shares might be trans-
ferred to him, as he said Mrs. James was very ill,
and this was her wish. Witness told him this could
be done by will or transfer, and referred Winslow
to the solicitor to the company, Mr. Lloyd.
Wm.
,T. Lloyd, nephew and clerk to Mr. J. B.
Lloyd, solicitor, of Liverpool, was then examined,
and described the circumstances attending the de-
ceased's making her will. Winslow was appointed
sole executor, and in reference to leaving him the
goodwill the deceased said, when making her will,
" As Winslow made the business, it is only right I
should leave it to him."

Dr. J. B. Edwards, analytical chemist, was then
examined—From examination of the excretions of
the deceased, from the 7th to the 24th of June, wit-
ness obtained upon copper foil deposits of antimony
in various quantities. He found antimony also in
the portions of the viscera, intestines, blood, &c.,
which he had examined; and satisfied himself of
the accuracy of his analysis by the most rigid scien-
tific tests. There was no antimony in the uncooked
sago which he examined, nor in the medicines. He
took the lungs and spleen to London on the 26th
June, and examined them in conjunction with Dr.
Taylor and Dr. Miller. Witness examined the body
of the dog which had been exhumed from the yard
of Mrs. James's house, but found no antimony. In
cross-examination the witness said that had anti-
mony been taken and no vomiting ensued he should
have expected to have found antimony in the dog.
Clarence Pemberton, house surgeon at the