The Sun.
London, England, 1810-09-22 00:00:00

ATTEMPT TO POISON,

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Elizabelh Mitchlift, only 14 years, of age, and in.
appearance not more than t t, was capitally indift-.
ed under the, Act -commonly 'called Lord Ellenbo-
rough's fir administering a quantity of arsenic,
with the intent to murder Anne Parker, her misl
tress,. and Chiistoplier John Stanley and Samuel
Smith, two children under the care of Mrs. Parker.
Anne Parker,
.perfumer" and dealer in medicines,
No. 14, Tavistock-row, Covent-garden, with much
agitation deposed, that the prisoner lived with her
as a. servant ; she for a long time was teazing the
witness to send for some poison to _destroy the rats,
which she said had over-Inn the lower pail of the
house. On the 2d of September she wrote .a note
to Mr. Midgeley, of No. 47, Strand, requesting him
to send her some poison to destroy the rats;
prisoner went with the note, and brought back a
paper parcel with the 'poison • the witne:so desired
her to put it into a desk in the parlour, after which
the witness removed it for greater security to the
back part of the desk : she desired the prisoner to
settle the parlour and get tea, which she did
she brought': up _two • tea-pots with British herb
tea. The witness then gave her some halfpence,
to go out and buy some mortar to mix with broken
glass to stop up the rat-holes, after the poi Son bad
been put in: The witness poured tint tea for' her-
self and the two children ; they drank theirs, but
the witness let bet's get cold, when she drank it off
in. one draught : her-throat- immedia.ely got hot;
she fist thought there, might be pepper amongst
the 'sugar: She' potrred herself out another cup,
but did not drink it, as she burned all the way
down : it soon searched round her, and met at the
back bone, from whence the pain shot into her
thigh r she went to 'the desk and looked at the
package, but was of opinion it had not been opened.
One of the children, only four years of age, began
vomiting, and the second shortly was io the saute
state;- the witness was seized with a violent trem-
bling ; the prisoner came in ; she asked her what
she had put into the tea ? she said nothing the wit-
ness told her, if she had been playing any tricks with
the poison, and would confess, she, the witness,
would go to au apothecary, and get something to
relieve them, and there should not be word said of
tt :- the prisoner denied she had put any thing' into
the tea, and said,if the witness would look at the
parcel, sbe would find it in the same state that the
• Gentleman 'had given it to her in. The witness took
the parcel, and set off for. the chemist's in the Strand,
but was there taken three different- times with vio-
lent vomiting-before she got to Mr. Midgeley. He
examined the parce4-and said .it had been opened-i.
and on. weighing it, found it was deficient a quarter.
of an ounce. - He made up some medicine. to relieve'
her and the children, but she was a fortnight before
site recovered. The prisoner bad behaved very.
well for a long time before the 2d of September ;
• three days before that, the witness had scolded bet-
for wearing dirty linen, and she wits that very 'even=,.
ing Making'a mew frock for her.

£vlr. George Midgiey corroborated the testimony
of Mrs. Parker.

'The prisoner in her,defence said, she did so be-
cause her rmstresS'used her dl.

!'he Learned Judge, Mr.. Baron. WooD, summed
np the evidence; .and the July, alter deliberatiug

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icdeed the trial throughout excited much, rberrl-
mem.
• The prisoner, in her defence, totally denied one
assault ; and stated, that 'her liu,band (who, by td
bye, had another wife living, about 70 Years ;5.
age)' was so jealous, there was- no such thing
pleasing him. She was acquitted.
• John Davis and John
Down were indicted folk 1
tering two pieces of metal, purporting to be 81,_,.°,
England dollars, well kbowing the same to be:taw7
and counterfeit.
that
Mr. KNAPP- stated.- the case. It appeared,,t7i
about nine o'clock- in the everting of the l tt,""r
August, 'the two prisoners called•at the white be
public-hou.e, at Hadleigh, kept by a person of
name of Hewing; they asked for a quarters of g"
in payment of which they tendered a dollar, and re;
ceived the change, although it would appear
they had plenty of small silver about them. Ir,
few minutes alter they had gone, Hewing disco`
e,A
ed that the dollar was bad, and itnmediately.l4'.
it by itself. At about a quarter after nine the Ares
sners went to the Cock public-house, hept,.blni
Mr. Shirely, which is about luo lards dstant 1r43-
the White Bear ;- there also they called for a 91141;'
tern of gin, and in payment tendered another dolla;
when they received the change they dOp3ried, „if
such a hurry as• to excite suspicion in the into"
Mrs. who served them,. that she hart bee
Cheated. She communicated her tears to her 111-'5;
band, who onlooking at the dollar, immediately
that it was counterteit. While they woe
the.eircaunstance, the !myth:nil:or the I.lt-liitc Bead
came in, and, 'oh informiog Mt. • SiiideY tvto
he too had. been taken in, they deterinioea liy
procure a consteblee and -go in Breech k,-1
parties., They accordingly. applied to • igte';:o.
Walsh., ..the Constable of Chipping Barnet, wod
in- company with a brother othcer; of ilia
of Thomas, proceeded. to •the Mitre Int;10
house,- at Chipping Barnet,, where they fouOu
vith
prisoners enjoying a cool FN. 'l-‘tiey had d ;
them three bundles, two of which Davis clain''
and the third, he asserted, belonged to D'v
whoM he was unacquainted with, otherwisetb'
having met him on the road, and c 0,31:
pany. Down, at that time denied the batiLitr:
but the next morning lie opened it, and, "re L
ing looked over the things,. observed, " thnec
is a coat •of mine mis,ing ;" the ioletete
from which was, the bundle belong"( .r
him. In this bundle were found. tweiityel°,3l
counterfeit dollars-=-a frame, in which tie
for making them had beee melted—and a
~,blee
vice. When Davis was first apprehended, "3 to
observing him very busy at the table, went over r,
see what he was about, when he dropped 0, ,`l°'
'which, on examination proYedeo be base. • 'la tv
person he found, in gold; bank noteß, and silv'er~ at
the amount of 13i. Els. The piisonera were 1 0.,
night secured in Welsh's house; and on the ea;ij•
ing morning, while •he was gone to apply to `
il,ere
gistrate on the subject, Davis endeavoured (0
his escape. He was, however, seen tuuniog
the garden, by Mark Walsh, the constabliii.
a youth of 15 Or 16 years of ag9, who did out ''',
tate, though Davis is a tall. stoat man, L0,11117,'-t,
him; and though knocked down in, the first °7OO
he continued to engage him, until atioaeer niet
came •to his assistance ; for which c;.'„urt,
he received the well-inerited .praise .61 the 'l-
and of the Counsel air both side's. . O6
Mr. tiomershana, from the liank, prove -
whole 27 dollars, including those. passed tuthe P''
licans, to be counterfeit. • •
bo''
The whole of the heas of the case, as a
stated, were supported by the clearest test uno"Y'
• Mr . REYNOLDS made an ingenioui speech 0'
your of the prisoners. diEt
The Jury almost immediately returned a vete-
of Guilty against both the prisoners, who were bsto
tenced to six months' imprisonment in lac``
; and at the expiration of toat term, to eit
curity for their good behavout for six mouths
to come. tee'

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Joitn ll'ildgoose, indicted for stealing twenty
of leather, the property of Mr. Lingham, breccc-ii,
miker, in the Strand, pleaded Ciuthy,Sand viv‘'6'
fenced to six months imprisonment, the
Mr: Lingham stated, that lie had dealt*.wil'llely
prisoner, ‘A ho had been employed by him CO'
tidly, in' the mirlde.t manner he had been P•)"011
to a ennsiderable amount, and had he pleased, core'
have indicted him capitally ; but tie hoped' Old
sent ptinishment7WOuid 4.stitlicient wartiilLb
to
him and *others. • • •
• - in 5"

JohrlYcies was indiaed for stealing a'bas-, ur
two-salt-cellars, the propuriy.ot Mebsrs.
of Paddington, cnal-carrier. ro*''
A Clerk in thea employ ofs Messrs. Pickford, P
ed his havit,g taken the articles from the prison
but as no peison attended who.couid prove-th'ilt;e;
be the properly of -Me Pack: ford; the vrj'°
was,acquitied.

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galled -the Midas;

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On Wednesday last, the Lady of John Campbell,
Liston-Hall, of a paughtc.r. f I*
On the zuth inst. fn Guildford:place' the L:tdy 0
.ward Shaw, Esq. 'of a Son. . r),
,
Lively, at the ttuuse ukt'..:te Nbreitionesi
lof Aniegli::sl.3
lent, ne.tr.t.,rsbQn, the Lady, of Cal,t.do'lLogers, of ' -
Regiment, of a Pougtitm • - .
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At Bromley, Francis Bristoll,-, Esq agesi 88,
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On the Stn inst. ut.Leopirlstowu, Ireland,' the S coo ~,
Right Hun. Lord Castlecoutc; the flon.Climrles Henry ;lop
• Licutenaiit-Colonei or the 5,2 lltAll'b .Cuunty MAIO,/ 0
2inii year of his age. ot. ' . " lvdii.
On Thursday last, Mrs Elizabeth Smith, vv,c_Aiie,, ye'
William. 4/biol.. of Coi.pkce-r .., Clerkenwell, agcu /
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alter two years painful iiiii..s - 0
The someday, at Lee, ai inc house of her nepho"
Griffin, Mrs. Susannah ~.allccr, aged 73.
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