The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-02-06 00:00:00

the house in consequence of miscondUct. Was troubled with
rats, and had purchased iirsenic for the purpose of destroing
TheprisiMer knew arsenic was kept in the house, and
Ind been Cautioned not to mediae with it, as it was poison. Al-
ter the illneA4 of Witness, Mr. Moody, the surgeon, took a por-
tion of the tea from- the canister, a neighbour tank anoiher

Witness, on

portion, and the rest was thrown into the lire.
looking closely at the tea, found it quite white:
Cross-examined by Mr. Doane—After witness had had her
tea, she placed the canister on the mantelpiece. No person.
caute into the kitchen till Mr. Moody the surgeon arrived. The
priSener, up to the time of the unfortunate occurrence, had been
a most honest, hirmless, and good-natured girl—had heard that.'
the priSoner had been subject to fits which had impaired her
intellect—she appeared dull and stupid at times,. hat .could go
about her work.
John Walker, the half brother of the prisoner, corroborated
the testimony of Mrs. Cambridge. Saw Shepherd and his
sister talking together on the sth November, but could not hear
what they said. On leaving each other, Shepherd said, "good
hve•" the prisoner said, "for ever;" to which the prisoner re-
pile(); "No, not forever." Prisoner was attached to Shepherd.
`Witness breakfasted with his wife and went to work; on return-
ing about half-past eight o'clock he found Shepherd talking
with her; he stayed about ten minutes. Witness had occasion
to go back for some sacks. Shepherd was just leaving; the
prisoner called her back, but on perceiving witness she said
" never mind • that will do." He then again went to work,
and upon going up to the house for more sacks he found his
sister dressed, and upon asking her where she was going, she
said she was going to Mrs. Ratcliff's for her mistress. 'I 1;e pri-
soner did not say she was going to leave, The house was
locked up, and the key left in the usual place, under the porch.
Had tea' with his mistress, who was taken ill shortly afterwards.
In about five minutes witness also felt His mistress desired
him to go to a neighhour's, and ask them to fetch a doctor.—
Was taken ill on the road side, and while sitting there the pri-
soner passed.b)% Witness asked her where she was going. She
said she-was going home, that she would take the coach, her
friends being in Yorkshire. Witness said that hie mistress and
himself were very ill, and requested .her to go back to Mr.
Cambridge. She said she would not, but would go to her

friends ii Yorkshire.
JOseph; Fnster, a constable, apprehended the prisoner.—
When be did so he told her that she was accused of an
attempt to,,poison her mistress -and her brother-in-law. Did
not say:that.jt would be better to tell the truth, but said she
might tell biltt anything. The prisoner cried, and accused Mrs.
iditlgatin her to commit the act, and of telling her
!lOW tn'tltiit:'-'Aftefthe prisoner hail been examined and re-
'mailikid'Strelirsk-ed the magistrate if she might speak to witness
in private. This the magistrate allowed. •Witness went with
'hecrittifithPdiltf•roinn, end there she cried, and put her hamt
rite h•itness'~'ah~iiilder, sayin allehe hail stated about Mm Budd
visas-tatse sbehhtl.dorieir herself; she hail put the a 'settle
.into
the tea: lied no one else. WitnesS asked her how she could do
'do, when-env knew ber.own brother would take part of it ? She
said'She knew it; *as very sorry for it, but could not help it.
Shttsal*l4lleihitinilhe arsenic at the lime Walker was,clean-
ingsbetArrthe.washtletige.-. *Witnt,ss then took ter before the
Magistrattt,- and stated what hail passed. , Was present at the
last exThrination, when the -prisoner made a Statement, whieh
waii".takin'dovrn in Writing by the magistrate, and read ovorlo
Or, when she put her nark to it.
Mr.-Moody. a surgeon residing at Tottenham, who attended
Mrs. Cambridge, described her symptoms after she had taken
the poison-.
from
was lab-outing udder irritation of stomach,
produced from taking arsenic. Mrs. Cambridge's s‘mptoins,
however, were so-slight, that hail it not been fur the previous
information be had received he should have doubted very much,
whether the symptotne she was labouring under did not arise
from natural causes. Witness took about two ounces of tea
from the canister, whiehe was evidently mixed with something.
The tea was sent to town to be tested by his assistance, but he
was not iu attendance. There was about one sixteenth part
of arsenic amongst the tea. four or five grains of arsenic was
sufficient to destroy life. Amongst the tea put into the teapot
by Mrs. Cambridge there was at least forty grains of arsenic.
The prisoner said nothing in her defence. Verdict, guilty.