The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-15
STRANGE POISONING CASE.
THE BALHAM MYSTERY BEFORETHE
CORONER A SECOND TINE
a Tragedy in which the Actors havo had
Curious Uistorics-InterestingT Testimony
Of n Companion of the Victims Wife.

Oi u NOmpunion OIL tue NlCtlinB WI
Prom ne Cincinnati Commercial
LONDON july 2g.--The BALKAN mystery
Increases IN int est. The CorOner's Court Is
cramtned with persons II both sexes. and yes
tetday the run upon the room In which refresh
ments are provided AZ one time was such tnst
the lawyers could b rdlv get Their luncheon.
The immediate occasion OF this pressure "
the evidence OF mrs Cox cOmplnion 81 Mrs.
Bravo, the victims wife, around whom sns-
picion has gathered. a large crowd is ALWAYS
waiting outside tie court room to got a glimpse
of her, am Yesterday IL WAS Thought pest To
take her to- her carriage by private door.
Tire chief drama IL persore OF this tragedy
have had strange histories. Mrs Braves father
uIisin lily, II T. said. an Australi IN 81 tier.
He became wealthy, and tie family residence az
Buscot Park - palAtial. CAPTAIN Ricardo, her
FIRST husband, who Is thought TO h We dled IN
der suspicious circumstances, belonRru 70 'ne
family Of the famous vii or on poiliicdi econ.
omy VI the same name. Mr. bravo, tuner OF
the victim. liv with his VIE IN ne peh1tIul
house IN kensington PLACE & .rden' hulli ny
TharkeraN. ana for some Tine Occulleu ny nun
Mr. Bravo d givcnn MS son good education;
career; hut his parents ttitcrlv opposed hts
marriage with MIS- Ricardo even though they
nectcd her n1me with tut Of Dr Gully.
This Dr. gully vs. founder 0i the hydro attic
Establishment ut Malvern lie his been n vulu-
minuus writer on medical subjects. For good
many years he has teen identified with spirit
uaii-n, and a particular frlcrd Uf notnc, the
medium lie seems To have known the lady
Mrs. BfuvO) VINO Omitted aud dcpluied her
wv I've years OF age. lie is near seventy she
pDout twenty-five years = age. Mrs. Cox Is the
daughter OF an Last Indian merch M. she
married 1850 and went " tn her husband 1SiD
TO j imaica, whore he was Ia Gpvernment en-
ploN. Six years af,er he died. aud she returned
10 this country with her three b ys. whom she
supported ~ tel,hng, until she met Dr. Gully,
who iutroduc. d her to MIS-. Ricardo. who inyt-
ed her to reside Win her - "oompanion." In
1872 they resided together In apartments at
Great Malvern. aud were under the professional
care VI DIR. Gully.
MR. Ricardo nd wealth. and much more In
prospect, Decides being beautiful Since her
late husp tud's DEATH aud the excitement about
II. she has received latse numb 10 oi .nony
letters accusing her Of the CRIME. and has seve-
raj times been almost IN zane, Imagining herself
pursued by a mob. The evidence. hpweNer
tends less ana less To incrminate her. sue
knows, however, that she Is the " Helen OF the
tragedy. and that death could hardly be worse
than the shanow IN I has fallen upon her ne,
and this consciousness Of the degree to which
her inds 'retion has caused the whole trouble,
Her mother, Mrs. { impoell, a highly educated
lady, bus given her evidence with great clearness.
and has produced the impression that she Is
telling The truth which Is. on the whole. favora
BILE to the Innocence Of her daughter as to this
crime.
Poor Mrs Bravo hardly knew the extent Of
the accident which tefell her when one day
when out hunting she sDraned her back.
nervous agitation of spirit circles, with Home
at tbs head OF them. II was at spiritual SUD
per that Captain Ricardo became Jealous Of
Gulys attention to his wife a quarrel cnsued !:
the Captain--a hard driuker ana often ;ipsy-
left his house forever, went to Cologne, and
his second wde, VINO now resides at BtghtOn.
She Is somc years older than he is. You VIII
bcts lItItitIts luAi lht uNnAtfN ~ very com
pick one Indeed. Tie medical evidence shows
that CHARLES Bravo died Of antimony; that the
one person he hated was Dr. Gully. and tbat he
was the last person IN the world TO commit
suicide. Mrs. Cox. however, repeated We ter
cay the testimony she was Supposed 60 hive
abandoned, namely. that when he was taken III
and she rushed int the room he exclaimed ::
Mrs. Cox, have taken poison Tor DIR. Gully;
don't tell Florence" Ois wifcl. Mrs. COX gave
her evidence IN such low tone that the law
yers had to ns'rate with her Her evil
aence Is not generally believed.
IRON, ne World.
LONDON. Aug. at Is quite clear that the wife
OF the poisoned man, Mrs Bravo. was the mis-
tress Of Dr.. Gully; that d.. GUY sent this mys-
te iOus bottle into the house ana that after Mr..
Braves death Mrs. Braves "cJmplnion," Mrs.
Cox carefully enlp'ied the remains Of the bottle
why size was 50 dnx'ou- to cmpty that particu-
lar bottle. ana why DR.. Gully should have sent
It into the house, Re questions stu unanswered,
but they are likely to De thoroughly sifted. The
AFFAIR creates an amount Of Talk everywhere
winch would perhaps SUNRISE YOU II sthe top
never be able To hold uD his head IN England
again. for u is at least clear that he was indi-
rectly, II not directly. the cause Of Mr.. Braves
death. one ~ tue strangest parts Of the timing
Is that he Is about o. years old. while Mrs Bravo
Is only about -. II DR.. Gully Is called before
the Coroner It will be necessary to have a strong
body OF police to protect him fr I'm the mob, SO
tTem ,nduus IA the feeling Hg 4inst him.
Tue expense involved In carrying on such an
investga ION AS This Is enormous. have already
toli YOU tnat sir Henry James receives fee of
flO day for attending on behalf Of Mrs. Bravo.
She has also another counsel WHO receives so a
day. She also pays the expenses of the counsel
who watch the case on behalf Of her late com
paniOn," Mr.. Cox, amounting to SO diy. Dr.
GuilYs counsel must cost him at least ESQ a day,
for my old friend, Sergeant Parry. Is one OF
them. a-d although bo Is by no means a grasp
ing or an avariCious man, | hOre he would not
condrscend 10 20 an the way 10 II,lham In such
case as TINS for any hing under atty guine a
day. Then Mr.. Bravo, the father Of the de-
ceased. j. rtprrseutrd by Mr. Lewis, one OF
the keenest lawyers IA London, and man who
eau conduct almost a. searching cToss-exnm-
inatiOn as Judge ullerton himself All this Is,
OF course, apart from the expenses Of witnesses
and other incidental st, ~ the proceedings
II, therefore, they do not succeed in luding out
for lack Of trouble. time or IN ney. would not
give much for DIR. Gully's pracuce at this mo-
ment. You ouslt 10 see the way In which the
"prnny weckhcs the Radical pap rs Of Eng
iaDd-are down upon MIN. I'M, week his pur-
trait Is to appear IN Vanity Fair. 50 tn Il every
body will be able to see what sort Of man this
too fascinating. although elderly Lothario really
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