, 1843-07-15


as GIlmour. who is accused OF havlng
murdered her husband in January
last. near Paisley, in Scotland, by ad-
mlnlsterlng arsenic. arrived at New
York on Wednesday evening, in the
brig Excel, from Liverpool. and was
arrested under the provisions OF the
late Treaty, she having been demand
eddy the British Government, through
an agent sent TO this country in the
Acadia.
The cause ofthe murder is thus ex-
planned by the Express. The gen
t'eman TO whom she was married was
a man OF wealth, who settled fI000,
or $4,000 upon her on the day OF her
marriage, and her father settled
1000 more; thus placing at fer im-
mediate disposal, nearly $4,000. In
three weeks from his marriage-day
the husband suddenly died. The
wife, previous 10 her marriage, had
been attached 10 a young man named
spears. and, we understand, after
wards left the neighborhood in com
rany with him. which caused the sus-
PIcion, and led to the discovery other
husband having been poisoned.
She is said to have IA large amount
of money in her possession, and fears
being entertained hat she might
make her escape from on board be-
fore the boat reached the wharf, Off
GERS were despatched below, who
immediately arrested her. 1t was
truly an unexpected, and we need
not say unweIcOme surprise to her
she wept. protested her innocence,
but all to no Purp"se the officers were
memorable. and the fair, Tut as it is
believed, too deeply wicked young
woman, was brought up TO the city.
and her first lodging place in the new
world, was, asst apparently deserved
to be, the Tombs.
The New York Courier and Enqui.
rer gives the following as the circum.
Stances which first tended to fix sus-
p%icinn upon Mrs. GiImour as being
the murderess of her husband. and
are Of 50 extraordinary a nature as 10
he worthy OF notice.
\ dav or two before Mr.. Gilmour
VS. taken sick, lis wife came in hav-
in. / bag on Ler am, which she LAID
down in the room, and willie her a.
tention was drawn another way, 4
little pet dog seized il and carried Ii
of INTO n Of the out houses. without
her having observed what was done.
/ Onc Of tie servants took the bag Il.
way from The dog. and thinking it must
e belong to some of The female servants.
carried it into the kitchen, and some
one inspected lis contents, among
which was noticed a paper labelled
arsenic. poison At that moment
/, Mrs. Grlmour came into the kitchen.
and oaservin ing the bag in the hands OF
the servants, sna,ched it away from
Them ntwo or three days thereat,
ter. Mr.. GIlmour died. and was bun
ed in his own parish. HIS father took
possession of his farm, and Mrs. Gil.
mour went back TO her parents 10
live
One of tie servants (ihc one who
had taken the bag from tie dng) con,
ceived the idea that something was
wrong, and was determined not 10
rest until ii was sified out, but no per,
. son first appeared willing TO JON in his
suspicious. Eventually the neigh.
borh0od became so excited by the
various reports %atloat, that the Shcr-
If granted permission to examine the
body. which was done. and four phisi.
| clans called in to examine it. As al.
5 ready stated, they at once discovered
that he had been poisoned. and the
Police were then set at work TO ascer,
= tain, if possible by whom.
By perseverance. n witness was
discovered. who testified that on the
day IN which the arsenic was seen in
Mrs. Gilmour's bag by the servants.
E she was seen in an apothecarv shop
in a neighborlngtown. purchasing the
poison. and upon that occasion the
witness heard her give a fictitious
!, name and place OF residence.
. Another servant testified tina,
Mr.. GiImour before he died. had
) said he believed his wife had given
him something, and the deceased had
requested another of the servants,
!, shortly before he died, TO have his DO.
t dy opened and examined, as he be,
lIeved he had been poisoned.
The circumstances combined, ten.
ded to fix suspicion on Mrs. GIImour,
| and her arrest was ordered, but she
: had absconded, while the authorities
:. wera apUaUed IN ferratinU out owl