The Poole Telegram. — 1882-09-15 (Poole, Dorset, England)

WOULD-BE PISC&TOLL  ALLEGED MURDER BY STRYCHNINE. 'De adjourned inquest on the body of Emma Howell, wifis of the district superintendent of an insurance cornrainy, took place on F,iday at Cambridge. Tbe greateot exciteruentprevailed. Mr. Thompson, Ba,n,bury, Lond. deposed that he saw the deceased in London within three weeks of her death. ,She appeared to be in gre, t trouble. She stated to him that sine her son bad been away from them her husband's cendurt had been dreadful, so that she Was afraid to be in the house with him. Only a few days before she bad taken his dinner lip to him, and while she was laying the cloth be aerated his fo arms the carpet, and said, in a gruff, angry t see, as though talking to a dog, "Get out, you t ; I'll poison you if I've half a chime," Witnedt bad beard for thittv or forty veers complaints of the systematic b, utalitv and ill-treatment of the deceased by her hiteband. Mrs. Laura Susaunah Thrmpaon saw the deceased en the morning of her death, and she arranged to viPit her the some evening. About three weeks before her death witness gave the deceased a bottle of home-mede einger-beer, which, after taking home, she brought back, saving she could riot drink it, it was an hitt or. Sending a thrill through her she spat it out. On emptying the b .ttle she found a quantity of white grain at the boltem : t e greater portion had been emptied down the sink, but the bottle (produced) contamed some powder still. Drc rased complained to her :IR Fufferin4 from scute pains in the arms, especially on Saturday and Wednesday nights behre death. A number of other witnesses having been examined, the C .roner stemmed up, and remarked upon the snop'cioue character of Howell's c rnduot ; but in nide . to enable the police to make further ..inquiry he adviged an open verdict. The Jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder " against a ' person unknown.  BIR Augns 29, at tho Dcr.et County School, the wife of the lt,v. T. Rnas.L.Wri,ht, Headmaster, of a daughtfr. Sept. 1, at Fial,ls Oak House, Vandfo-d, the wife- of NI r. W. E. B etmani oli i or, of a eaughter. Sept. 3, at Weymoath, the wife of NUJ Leacock, Fort Adjutant, Adrgarti, premAturely, of a sou—s born. Sept. 7, at Okehampton, the wife of Frederick C. Bennett, of a son. Sept. 7, at No. 27, Dorset-place, Weymouth, the wife of Mr. R. A. Ayles, jun., of a -twin—son and daughter. Sept. 7, at Marksdanes, Bruton, Some' set, the wife of William Bennett, s licitor, if a daughter. Sept. 7, at Trinity-street, Doioheeter, the wife of Mr. John Dyson,"of a dai,ghter. S qt. 8, at Treverbyn, Dwolost-r-road, Weymouth, the wife of Rev. 11, P. Marri tt DAlingten, f a son. _ _ _  September 8, at Pea.e-laue, Doicheeter, the wife of Sergeant Earle, of the 3 d Battalion Doreetehire Regiment, of a on Sept. 8 at 114, Middle-dr.:et, Yevil, the wife of J. G. H. Radford of e nor.  Sep'. 8, a., The Rookery, Portman-terrace, Taunton, the wife of Mr. W. Wy ai a son. Sept. 10, at flopAeld, iendleton, Manchester, the wife of Mr. C. Tnpos, of a sm. Sept. 10, at St. Mary, Blandford, the wife of Mr. G. A. Ha" e, of a son. Sept. 11 at (alto o Farm, Dorchester, the wife of Mr. EL White, of a daughter. Sept. 12, at Princes-street, Dorcheater, the wife of Mr. Voss, of a son._