The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-14

quest and pieces Of paper said to have
been picked up by the govcrncss. Tr-
ured promptly IN the preliminary inouii',
before The British Consular Court The
pieces OF paper, when sewcd together.
seemed to be furnishing the missing
i ,i III me chain of evidence that was
pe!nS SLOWLY drawn around Mrs Ca
rev.. and which, apparently, was Lead
ing beyond doubt, to her conviction on
thc charge of poisoning her husband
Whilc these letters were being handled
III court one or them mystcriouSly disar-
pearcd. ana 1t was afterwards intimntol
mat Mrs. Carcw had stolen IL. The .Iuir..
ordered all the doors to the court to h..
cioseu, ana Il search was made ror the
missing document. ~ woman was de-
tailed to search Mrs. Carew. ana the
missing paper was found tucked AWAY
III inc cum OF her iacket. After thai the
quit OF the unfortunate woman seemed
established beyond doubt Counsel for
Mrs. Carew threw up their briefs saving
that they found II impossible to nc, any
longer for her.
Ting letter found on Mrs. Curcw wa.
written to her by II Mr. II. Vansitttard
Dickinson. clerk In the Hong Kong
ana shanghai bank who was "A friend of
the family. IL read:
nave been thinking much about
your probability of having To meet
TINS woman. The mysterious yelled wo-
man previously alluded to. wish for
your sake that you could refuse to- but
nave come to think that you cannot
well do so. DO you know anything
against her. IF not. you should meet
ner; think 1t would bring YOU endless
bullying by refusing, and want that to
he avoided, IL possible. II you refuse. do
so on the ground that he has insultc1
You before others. and that YOU do not
wash for REPETITION. Refuse on those
grounds iirst; that Is to say, If you refuse
Another letter to Mrs. carew was rs
follows:
Never mind my coming in To dinner
snail not feel hurt If l am left out OF
your parties. Nothing he can do will
hurt my feelings now. am only afraid
he VIII say something rude to mo before
oihers, ana | cannot sit quietly under
mat. Only YOU would be treated worse
IMAM ever II we come to an open row
again. 1t Is worse for You than me To
hear this abuse"
Mr.. Dickinson testified that Mrs. Ca
rev had been complaining To him OF her
husbands ill-trCatment. ana that before
the proceedings against the prisoner he
wrote 10 her:
wv" must be able To answer alike.
You can say. ur course. | recommend
your going To n lai,vyrr I'm case volir
| husband proves too difficult to manage
ah"ul the money. nothing more Your
note with The cap has disturbed mo very
hucn. III makes ne mad 10 think what
you may Inc subjected TO. Please be care
inl not Ia drive him into any violent
| acts.
1t will be seen that the purchase OF
! large quantities of arsenic, the bad feel
! lnS existing between Mrs. Carcw and
h"r husband. the production of the ap-
| pilcntiy discriminating correspondence.
anu finally. the finding OF the missing
document upon Mrs. Cnrcw's person ia
court, tended 10 prove her guilty on the
charge brought against her But, II the
report that Mary jacob has confessed
turns "ut 10 be correct, 1t Will probably
be demonstrated that the whole AFFAIR
was The work of the govcrncSs. and that
! III addition Ia poisoning Mr.. Care -. she
craftly drew about his widow the chain
of circnMstantial evidence (Which. seem
/ mSiy. would have led to nor conviction
OF murleling he- hmshnnd