The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-23

VIM. c AUD. Secretary.
New Orleans. 81 July, 1874.
Curious and Interesting Extracts from Late
Foreign Journals.
From the John Bull, June AL
THE Gaze OF Mr. BgLANKY-The case Of this
gentleman, accused Of poisoning his wife by Prussic
acid, acquires deep interest. On Monday the in
quest was resumed before Mr.: B.ker, the Coroner,
at Stepney. We may remind our readers tina, Mr.
Delaney and his wife arrived in Lordon on Tues
day, the 4th inst, and took lodgings at Stepney,
where they appeared 10 live on most aheclionaie
terms. The lady is described rs having been very
handsome On Saturday morning, the 9Th, Mr.
Delaney called the landlady Of the lodgings, in grea
apparent alarm, 10 his wlfes assistance, and in
few minutes afterwards she died in the landladys
arms, the prisoner at the same time observing thai
her mother had died OF similar attack about nine
months before. post morton examination was
held upon the body; and az the inquest which al
forwards took place il was proved that Mr.. Delaney
admitted to several persons that he was In the habit
of taking prussic acid to correct his stomach, and
owing to an accident he LETT come expused in a
tumbler in his wife's bedroom, into which he pre-
sumed she poured some water and drank II oil IN y
mistake, having previously taken some salts. He
explained his not making this statement before, by
saying that he was ashamed to admit such neglect
respecting 80 deadly poison on the part OF med
lea. man. He was apprehended, and double IN
vestIgation has since been carried on, before the
Coroner and before the Thames Police Magistrate
On Monday Mr.. O'Donnoghue, the surgeon frenl
whom Mr.. Delaney had purchased the poison. said
that, on the Monday morning after Mrs. Belaney's
death, Mr.. Delaney and Capt. Clarke called upon
him, when Mr.. Be laney explained that her death
had been caused by his wife having taken the prusc
acid by mistake, he having incautiously LETT it in
her way Captain Clarke, In his evidence, assert
! ed that this interview took place on Tuesday.
Mrs Stobbs, an aunt to Mrs. Delaney ,said she had
rented farm from her late sister, Mrs. Skey, the
deceaeed's mother She understood that the pro,
perty which she rented, on her sisters death passed
to Mrs. Delaney, and from her to her husband
When Mrs. Skelly died she was residing at Mr..
Belaneys house. He told her that Mrs. Skeiy
was asleep, having taken laudanum and the wit
ness understood that Mrs. Sicily had died the same
day,
The inquest was adjourned to Thursday.
On Thursday the inquest was resumed The adj
ditional evidence was the that taken on the
previous day before the Police Magistrate, and
which is given below.
Mr. Baker, the coroner, then summed up the
evidence at considerable length, pointing out the
strong circumstances OF suspicion which II con
| tanned and the jury, aiter q deiberation OF be
tween three and four hourp, returned verdict o.
"wilful murder" against the prisoner.
On Wednesday the inves igation OF the case was
resumed before Mr.. Broderip, al the Thames Police
Couit, which was crowded to excess.
Some of the prisoners personal friends, persons
of great responsibility in the counties OF Durham
| and Northumberland, and amongst others county
magistrate, near neighbor OF Mr.. Belaneys, occu-
pird the reserved seats in Court, and his brother q
Clergyman of the Established Church, who, II l.
understood, has living at Arlington, III Essex, and
to whom, il appears from one OF the letters put II
evidence, the prisoner was about 70 proceed ON 9
visit with his wife, sat on one OF the benches az
propriated to solicitors.
| The first witness was Inspector Haynes, who
| had been collecting evidence in the north. H.
gave in certain docume nts which he had procured
| and which were read. There were several letters
from the prisoner to Mr.. Bell, agent for hmeworki
The first was dated June 5, and mentions their ar
| sval in London, adding that Mrs. Delaney WA
rather unwell. This letter was dated from thu
Euston Hotel, although the prisoner had removed
The next letter was dated the 9th, the day Of Mrs
| Beaney's death. In II he said: - %
81 have had her re moved from the hotel to pr
vate lodgings, where, with two medical attendants
he shn, d,ys bs wha,
still worse one of the medical men pron0unces th'
hear, to be diseased. OF this ! have had some
| dread myself"
died on the day this letter bears date.
Mr. Symons.--That is SO, sir; on the morning
| June 8.
| Or the 9th he wroie:-
"Thr worst that could be dreaded has come L
pass Rachel is no more. You shall know all
| Put the men off work at the new house AS sucf
| could not be done at the quarry and lime work.
i without great inconvenience to the partnership,
/ shall not desire the same there. ! am hardly able
to sit up; but hope to be able TO write tomorrow
more particulars As her death has occurred cnie
" amongst strangers and so suddenly, an inqnes
and most morton examination will be held. This
has been mentioned to me. OF course, do no
object to it," -
The next letter was dated June, without specify
| ing the day, bur had the post mark OF June IA. 1
was addressed to Mr.. Richard Hall, North Sunder
land. 1t began:- ~.
| LONDON, June, 1874.
| "DEAR HALL-O! am distracted. canno
write nor do any thing. have lost my dear Ra
chel and, what max es the loss SO much the worse
it was caused by my own neglect, from leaving
-ome medicine which | myself had been taking
| some portion Of for my stomach. in a tumbler or
| The top of the drawers at the opposite end OF The
| room where she was She had gone for the turn
bier, and poured some water into it without OBJ
serving any thing in it, the medicine being only
small portion Of liquid IN the bottom OF the glass
/ md clear as the glass or water. Then she hdc
drunk 1t. Oh, my God! know, not what TO do
| Ny dear Rachel is gone, gone forever from me
You and all Of you knew how happy we were TO-
gether. Ihad just gone, leaving her in bed, out o.
| the room for minute or so, into the other room
| in search OF another bottle to put the medicine in
for had broken the one 1t was in, and had got .
mmbler in the meantime TO secure the contents In
and she had got out Of bed to use the - and take
some salts, which were on the table by her bedside
| and, wishing to take some water after the salts
and supposing the glass an empty and clean one
| abe h II rome to the other end Of the ROOM un