The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27
THE ENGLISH POISONING CASE.
The story Of n Trial that has Affiliated So
oiety In Great Britain.

Inc Stofy OF n EFtut tuut nus hkhntCu GV-
oiety In Great Britain.
The interest attaching to murder, or
suspected murder, mainly depends on two cir
ystery and the social position OF
those concerned. when q coalheaver gives
costermon ser a crack on the head and kills him.
people In general give very liule heed TO the
matter; but when Nathan, Psrkman- Webster
or Bond street case occurs, how Intensely IL
public interest aroused. Still more so Ia this the
case In England, where social position counts
for so much. IL IL the combination OF both
these exciting causes, In the highest degree,
which has given such an extraordinary interest
TO what Is known 10 England as the Bravo case.
About twenty-five years ago there returned to
England from Australia a gentleman named
| Campbell He had made large fortune In the
| palny days OF sheep farming, and In common
| with most OF hts countrymen under SUI coDdi-
| tions determined to enjoy the delightful life OF
| an English country gentleman. He accordingly
purchased Buscot Park, a large est ITO In Berk-
shire some eighty miles from London, and soon
achieved position In the county, and place In
| Burke's Landed GENTRY When. some years ago,
| his daughter became the bride Of Mr.. and LADY
| Catherine Ricardo's eldest son, the Campbells
were more than ever regarded as enviablo and
prosperous people, but their case presents
| strong instance OF how little any one oan calcu-
| late on permanent happiness, and how by no
| fault OF their own, people may be plunged into
| the utmost misery. Capt Ricardo was a very
| handsome young man Of q, when he married,
| IN September, 1884. Before long he contracted
| a passion for drink, which his wife to some
| extent shared, and great deal OF unhappiness
| between them was the consequence. At this
| time there was at Malvern, a beautiful place in
MD England, celebrated wa er cure establish
| ment, kept by one Dr. Gully. The Iticardos went
| TO Malvern and took lodgings. Mrs. Ricardo
| put herself under DR.. Gully's care. But the
| doctor declares that he never attended her
| husband.
Capt. Ricardo grew worse at Malvern, and
| after he returned thence had terrible fits Of
vomiting. Some times 80 often, SAYS Mrs
| Campbell his mother-in-liw, AS sixty times u
| day" An amazing state nent. lie, 1t seems,
expressed Troat surprise At such dreadful sick
ness which Is not ordinarily feature OF dipso-
mania, but enquiry was not pressed on this
point, aud II Is remark bic that no counsel re-
| presentod MIR. Ricardo's family.
Ric lrdo suspected his wife Of iinp proper intima-
cy with Gully. He left her and took divorce pro-
ceedings, but before the case came on, died at
| Cologne, in Aurl, 1871, with the coats Of the
| stomach worn out. With him at his dc ith were
| faithful valet and a mistress with whom no
| lived. These persons were not examined at the
| recent inquiry MRS. ftlt tTuO was now Tree
rich for Ricardo had settled a large sum on her,
| and her father had done the same she had
| some $4,000 a year, which goes a. far as $4,000
| here. She continued her intimacy with Gully.
| In fact It now, at all events, by her own adns-
| sion, became a guilty one; but she couldD't
marry this elderly lover-he Is now near seventy
because he had wife. Her family, es-
peciallv nor father, OF whom sne Is
evidently in awe, objected TO what they
| deemed her preposterous but Innocent In
fatuation for this elderly Esculapius, and at
| length forbid her their house. Somewhere
| about this time Mrs. Bravo wanted, or thought
she wanted, what Lord steyne prescribed for
another innocent-a sheep dog. This was pro-
cured In the person OF a lady Of very different
| order to the sim ple and guteless spinster Briggs
Mrs. Cox was a widow, with incumorance t.
support. She had connections In Jamaica, and
| thus became acquainted with Mr.. Joseph
Bravo. who had partner there. Mr.. Brave
came with his family to stay at brighton. and
through Mrs.. Cox became acquainted with
Mrs. RE lrdO. soilurning there Mrs. Bravo had
been married before to- Mr.. Turner. out hei
on by Sir. Turner took his stepfather's % oseph
lisavo'-) name Thi, sen was Mr.. Charles Drav y
;he subject Of the recent Coroners inquest. Hi,
dcq Iantance with the rich attractive Mrs
| Ricardo riDened rapidly. and they were soon
engaged His mother disked Florence Ricardo
and refused to attend the marriage. Charles
| Bravo had, rs we fear most young men have
some unsatisfactory CHI lpters IN hts history. Ill
had kept mistress, b. whom he h al child
lie told his wife OF this ami she In turn told
MIN, 1t really seems. everything as to her past
impropreties with with DIR. Gully.
Stress Il laid In some quart r. on the fact thai
bravo had but slOO a year, aud that he married
her for money; but this seems unfair infer
Alfhuuyn ia had only A regal incOm.
Of this kind during his mothers life, he coul'
aud q get what he wanted from his stepfather
who doatcd on him. lie married, no doubt, a
nineteen men out Of twenty 40 when tley've
reached thirty-from mixed motives. He ike
her, anG he liked her money, too: and the com
bination was a set-or in his eyes to the very uGl
| Gully episode. After the marriage they went I
| live at Btlham, a pleasant suburb south OF Lon
| don. There had been agreement betwee
them that he W IS never to mention G ally, an
I, she was never to mention his former "estab
. | .isnInent." But 1t seems that he did not kee
his part OF the compact; nor can this ne won
| dered at In view Of the fact that Gully occupie
| a house at BALKAN, close to the Priory, a. tn
Braves house was called. and was constant
crossing Bravos path. Prior 10 tue mlrrag,
Gully even had d. key VI the Puory cardon gat,
but after the marriage communication entirel
&c Ased so he aud Mrs. Bravo swear, betwee
| them. Still Mr.. Cox had somehow a way
| often stumbling gu DIR. Gully AT the station an
| elsewhere, and having a chat with him. rhl
| astute lady found that her position, which Ia
been SO snug rather jeopardized by Mr.
| Rlcardos marriage. Mrs. Bravo, senior, eviden
| ~ thought IL absurd that her daughter-in-la
d | should need companion who In one way
4 another cost 1880 year and this expense wa
a the subject Of more than one conversation wit
~ her friends Mr.. Bravo, the stepfather, did M
hesitate TO advise the return Of the lady to he
Jamaica friends, and IL may he fairly presume
. that Mrs. Cox turned regre fully To the anti
: second marriage days. Meanwhile she ciut
~ the closer to Mrs. Bravo, who paid the cost
: expensive counsel for her at the inquiry.
" During the early part Of THIS year they la
only been married four months when he die
the relations between Mir. and Mrs. Charles Bra'
were often disturbed 10y his bitter reference
r. to Dr. Gully. He is stated by his wife and NJ
"a Cox to have peen subject to violent outbur
rs | Of passion, aud on one occasion he struck h'
~ The Inference which the counsel for Mrs. IRA
IN and Mrs. Cox evidently desired to ,deduce fro
| nat m mart al