The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-09-27
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band Containing full report OF alT the testi
mony, arguments Of both counsel, charge TO the
Jury. remarks OF counsel on claim for mitigation
Of sentence, and the sentence. IL no., o. PIP
Biddefordi Butler 4 Place. 1867.
We cannot better give on idea Of tho Importance
Of this trial. the interest Il naturally excited ana
the consideration due . capital crime OF the ns-
ture ofpoi,oning, than byeopyinE an extract nom
the introduction 10 the Report,
This method Of causing death has seemcd always
tn have been mvoritc one In the icmsle nind
IL was extensively used by the creeks ana no
mans 20O years Is a.. who, however, seemed not 10
have known OF mineral posons. - they used only
my ladies OF the nr,t families Of Rome we're pun.
ished for dealing In seorst poisons. But was 70
served for Italy u be distinguished As the seat OF
the greatest PROFICIENCY 10 the Art OF secret pol
Italian prelate aud soldier. poisoned tho Tirksh
prince zIim. ferrata, the most influential dignita-
~ In the papal court, his brother diovanni Borgia,
the wealthiest cardinals. by mistake he poisoned
only Pope Alexander VI. In is'9, tho hci that
very many young married ladies became widows,
excited official suspicion, and searching inquiry
married women. banded together To- get rid OF
their husbands whenever they became disagreesble
20 them. or their fancy sought new conquesn.
They were furnished their secret po,sons ~ s u
president, an old Sicllisn woman whom tho diIe.
ful rafiania had taught the art Mt Palermo, one
was hung. TaffanIa Was the most celebrated OF all
secret prisoners. She confessed that she had tak
She yayo away TO discontented wives her medicines
In small glass Walls labeled Mana, Of 50: nseAch'
of Barr, enbellshing tho label with saintiy lm.
age. And II 10 TO no feared that the an OF M,
labelling perniciOus and even deadly acts ana SUP
stances with sanity precautions, did not die Win
her when she was strangled. ,,.,
But the art was not confined 10 Italy. In 1910,
France became greatly e,citsd upon uns as Min.
villier, q young and beautiful female. VINO POI.
soned her lathcr aud brother, and casting asae
the allurements Of wealthy life, assumed inc carp
Of man. and distributes 1000 70 the Povr NJ. .hs aIso
nursed, solely 10 become proficient 10 the art OF
secretly taking life, and she abundantly SUGGESTED.
She was beheaded, and Jet the practce a,u mi
ooaso either In high or low lie. Az last I
son, to especially apprehend and punish posonsrs;
Two extensive female trafickers were apprehonaoa
and burned alive. Without being tetiouso o,uns
ior in his Medical Jun,prudenos states that 10
this XIxth century, from parliamentary N tssus
Il appears that in one year. IN Great b,ta,n, Is
were twelve hundred and thirteen trials LnVo,s'nk
murder and manslaught either pcrpetfated OF
attempted, from poisoning and wounds alone. in
two years there were five hundred and loity Que
deaths from poison In England and Walcs alons,
and thi. Is exclusive OF attempts at poisoning NOV
followed by death. ..............
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