New-York daily tribune., 1843-06-23
The Murder Case I'm Scotland

We alluded, yesterday, to the arrest ota woman
on board the brig Excel in pursuance ofa demand,
undcr the provisions Of the late treaty. from the
British Government 1t appears that her name
was Christina Cochran. and that she married, in
January last, wcll-oif' farmer named Gilmour,
who died suddenly five weeks after their marriage.
In April suspicion having been excited he was
disintcrrcd, and a large quantity Of arsenic found
in his stomach. The wife fled. She IS woman
about % years of age, and was accompanied by
young man. They passed on board as Mr.. and
Mrs Spear. His real name. however, it appears,
is Simpson. The wife is imprisoned in the Tombs,
and an examination as to the case will take place
on Saturday. The following arc the documents
! on which the warrant was founded
Unto The Hon the Sheriff Of Renretcshire, or has subst
The petition Of Robert Ro,ger writer in Paisley procu
fiscal Of court, humbly sheweth:
That John GIlmour, late farmer in the town Of nchnnan
in the parish of ncinau aud shire of Renew died there
the lth day Of January last after short illness; and his
body which had been subsequently inferred in the parish
chutcyard of Dunlap, in Ayrshire, having been exhpmed
the 22d day Of April past and examined has been
asceaned that his death has bee by arsenc dead
y poison; that from the pecogntoa Of witnesses who have
been examined AMI other information obtained the petition
has strong ground believe that the said poison had been
administered sad Joa cilfndr by arS. Christina
Cochran, or Gmour, his wife, occasuns
shortly before his death, and thar he had thus been
by The said Christmas and this is strengthened and confirmed
by the fact 81 the said Christina the body o the deceased
being dsnterred order be examined about that time,
having absconde and tied from justice aud now and
the petitioner is Informed and has believe her
way 10 New} orb, ~ tie L. 5. Of America: That order
that the said Christina may be appeeNde charged gull!
~ Of the aforesaid crime Of murder of her u.y4Dd
and delt with according to law, the present application Is
made.
May it therefore please ycul lordships grant
an officer of eoult and the at pass search
for and aPprehead the person Of the said Christina wherever
she can be found, within the shire Of Reirew and Of
prsonng her within the prison Of Paisley therein
as charged guilty. Of the aforesaid crine until thenceoh
liberated in due Of 'aw: and also grant waator
witnesses to be pfeaogcscn relative the facts forth
tuftEer 60 grant warrant fo searching the person houses
auntS, aud repostre0 of e said person complained ol for
articles connected with tn sad dencs and or seizg and
securing the same and 10 ctarge the magistrates Of other
countries to give their to the premises. Accord
inG 20 judges ROBERT BADGER,
Doc. >. Provost Fiscal.
PAtsLnY i7th May 1919
The Sheriff substitute having considered the foregoing
petition, grants warrant 70 George NiKey, Of Pasley,an
officer Of court pass spere for sppEehend and bring
fore him for examination Christina Cochran or Gilmour,
compa also search for, seize aud secure,
efayed and TO cite witnesses TO be and charged
as craved. ALEX. CAMPBELL.
arrival here:
Southern District Of Ner York, George M'Key Of
Rel.f,e"sire Scotland in the kingdom Of Gfeat Bdian
aud Of the Royal Police Of said place being duly swon
says that the day Of June Instant Bosten
Mass. board the steamboat Acadia for the purpose Of
apprelending Christina Cochran or Gilnour as fugitive
from justice charged with the murder Of John Gmca late
farmer in the town of nchiEan the parish Of uchnan
ana shire Of ReEfrew, Scotland.
That on the lth day of January last the said John Gil.
nour died at the tine last named aud subsequent thereto
to Wiz on the 22d day Of April last the body Of the said
Gimonr was exhumed, and on examination ascetlad
that The said John Gmour died from tie effect Of some
deadly poison that Immediately after discovered as
aforesaid that the death of said Gimour caused by pol
son, an examination Of witnesses was had touching Ihs
death OF said Ginour and that from such examination, and
from other circumstances within the knowledge of this dspo-
nen he verify believes that the said Gnour died firm the
effects Of some deadly poison administered him By the sad
Christina the wife OF the said John Gmour cceajed that
immediately after the dsinerment Of the body Of the Sd
tmour, or about the time the examination TO iaGe
place touching the circumstances of the death Of the SAID
bmour, the said Christina abscond I'd and fled from Justice
and this deponent believes that said Cnrisna Gu
board vessel which sailed from Liverpool abou, ae
ID of the last month"; and will shortly the port oil
New'fork and that her departure from the town of nchn
man, as a:oresad for the purpose Of fleeing from justice
Tor the murder Of the said Jen Gimour And this deP@
nen believes that in the aforesaid the said Christina
Cochran or Gimou did kill aud murder the said john M
mour. GEORGE M'KEY
Sworn this ID day of June, a. D., l8i3, before
SAMUEL r. Belts.