The Evening critic., 1881-12-20
The killing Of IN Crippled Student I'm
Bleuhefm HOuse school.


The London papers give the particulars of
the reported poisoning at the Blenheim House
School Mt Wimbledon, near the metropolis.
The victim was Mr.. Percy Malcolm John,
youth OF 10, who, being q cripple, had com.
menced his education late In life. He was very
talented, having spent most Of his time read
Ing, for he was only able to move about In his
wheel chair, owing to n curvature OF the spine.
on Saturday, the ID OF December, the youth
was visited by Mr.. George II. Lamson, his
brother.in-law. strong friendship appeared
70 exist between INC awS and mr. i nn,o
this visit some sherry wine was brought In,
ana Lamson produced two boxes OF capsules,
among which were, he said, SOME quininc
Pills. The capsules were OF the ordinary
gclatinc composition. One OF them the visitor
handed TO Mr.. Bedrock, the principal OF the
school, who was present, with the remark That
he might ind them useful when DESTROYS OF
giving nausoous medicines TO his boys. Ho
showed how they divided in the middle, and
that in tho cavity could 10 placed pill or
powder Mr. Bedrock swallowed the capsule
given him, which was empty, and felt no i'll
effects. Mr.. Lamson asked for some sugar,
and obtaining IL observed by Mr.. Bedrock. he
hlled, to all appearances, second OF INC
empty capsules with It. This he passed TO the
deceased, who placed 1t on his tongue and
swallowed II 80 easily rs 10 call forth n remark.
Lamson soon after departed, saying that he
was bound to Florence via Paris, and not long
after that young Mr.. John was taken violently
i'll, and his death ensued four hours later, In
spite OF medical aid. There Is no doubt that
death was caused by poison administered In
this artful way, and the relationship between
the two gives ground for tho suspicion. The
deceased was the owner OF some property,
which at his death would revert TO Lamson's
wife, tho sister OF John. Lamson is physician,
and for some time resided at Rotherfield and
Boumemouth. Ho was assistant surgeon OF the
French ambulance corps mt tho siege of Paris
was n surgeon In the Servian army In 1ST6-77,
and served under the Russian Red Cross In the
following years. He has also stated that he
was an NJ. ID. OF Paris, had served AZ military
surgeon during the Franco-German and Russo
Turkish wars, and had been in Paris during
tho Commune. Further, he claimed TO have
had conferred upon him the Legion OF Honor,
the Iron Cross OF Prussia, the Order OF the Med.
Idle, and the Star OF Roumania; and among
the testimonials he presented was one
conveying the thanks OF the Prin-
cess of Roumania for his services
rs inspector OF military hospitals. Lamson
was arrested and is In prison, charged with
poisoning the deceased, the post-mortem OK
animation showing the existence Of poison,
probably aconite. II is now proposed to OK.
hume the body Of n brother OF tho deceased
man, who died recently under mysterious cir.
cumstances. DR.. Lamson appeared to be In
good spirits. The prosecution stated that evi
dence would be produced that DR.. Lamson
purchased two grains OF aconite previous to
his visit to Wimbledon, and that he was In
groat straits for money.