The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-01

wINsLow REMANDED-No DAY FIXED FOR THE
NEXT HEAEIN0-rHE AMERICAN POSITION
SUSTAINED M AN EMINENT LEGAL Au-
rHoRrrY-PRICEs FIRM ON 'cHANGE-rHE
sMEE-vANcE CONSPIRACY TO POISON CASE
LONDON May 81, 1875
On tho application Of the government winsow was
to-day again romanded until after juno Is, without
date
AMERICAN OFFICIAL OPINION.
The members OF tho Unitod States Legation here
think that eventually no will DO surrendered but do
mot say they possess any facts TO support such
belief
AN EMINENT ENDORSEMENT rnH WASHINGTON AReu-
II is learned however, from good authority, that
lord Cairns tho Lord High Chancellor, thinks tho
arguments OF the United States sound
and their position correct
WOULD he SUICIDE rRIAL-A co-coxsriRAroR ALSO
IxpIcrED-cuRlous RESULTS NEWSPAPER ADvxR-
TrsEMEHT.
William Kcmpton Vance, ngcd twenty four, medical
student, and Hccn Since, aged thirty, married
woman, who were committed at the Bow Street Police
Court for conspiracy to murder Helen Smec. with
second ndctmcnt against the prisoner Vance of aiding
and nbcttins the other prisoner 10 commit suicide,
wore arragned for trial at tho Central Criminal Court
to-day.
A MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE
The facts In this cnse which make II one Of the
remarkable in tho annals Of crime briefly fol-
lows
On the 23d Of February last letter to the Post
once in tho Junction road, Kcntshtown, N W.,
London, addressed to M. O." No called for it,
and IL remained until the end of March, when It was
returned to tho General Post Oflca There the Dead
Letter onlco IL opened in tho usual course, and
tho clerk who read il thought his duty to bring It
undo- tho notice Of his superors who, owing 10 its
peculiar nature sent II to the Commissioners OF Police
CRIMINAL INTENT.
This letter, which signed Nv. K "" was cvi-
IDENTIFY portion OF correspondence between tho
wrcr and some person who had applied 10 him TO
supply poison in order TO destroy life, and that fc
was to be destroyed in such way that there should
DO no Coroners inquest and that any will made by the
person destroyed should no; be invalidatcd-
INVESTIGATION.
Tho police authorities took charge OF tho case and
the result the arrest Of tho two prisoners
From tho Investigations that have subsequently been
held it appears that the female prisoner Helen Since,
inserted an advertisement in the London Daily Teie-
qroph 10 tho effect that gentleman engaged In an in
tcresting experiment willing to give liberal rc-
muncration 10 a medical man student well up In
chemistry for professional assistance To Tits the male
prisoner responded and furnished various poisons,
with full and explicit directions for their usc
Mrs Smco stated to the police when arrested
that she did not intend 10 harm anyone
or to commit murder; she intended tho drugs for her.
sel and added ~ only intended to have tho drugs in
readiness, as have been very III and weak, that
might have used them In case was III again. have
been very lonely since my husband left me-"
Tng CHARGE AGAINST INK PRISONER.
The Attorney General, in opening the case to-day,
said the substantial charge was that Mrs Helen Smcc
had resolved to commit suicide. and that William
Kcmpton Vance had fclonously consprcd to aid her
Tho trial ID progressing.
CHANGE CONFIDENT
Tho Stock Exchange to-day is nearly deserted on
Of its boing derby Day" but prices nrs nrm
at about yesterdays average.
snEFYRLD.
wheatmnn Smiths tool works In shcnicd wcro
destroyed by irc to-day Tnrco hundred persons arc
thrown out OF employment
PRESS ARRANGEMENT.
The London Echo discoutnues tho publication OF It's
morning editions alter to day.