The Warwickshire Herald. — 1894-09-13 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

REMARKABLE POISONING CASE IN MELBOURNE. WOMAN CHARGED WITH FIVE MURDERS.  A remakable poisoning case is now being investigated by the Melbourne police. A young ,widow named Martha Needle lived at Richmond, Victoria. In the same building a young man named Otto Juncken resided, and he fell in love with the widow. His brothers and mother, however, objected to the Match, and soon afterwards one of the brothers named Louis died under peculiar circumstances. However, a medical certificate was obtainA, and the body was taken to Adelaide for intciment. Subsequently another brother named Heiman went to Richmond to look after his late brotl.er's business, and he also became ill and died. Suspecting foul play, the doctor consulted an analyst, and an examination shewed that arsenic had been taken. The police then took up the matter, and after investigations arrested the widow Needle. Arsenic was found in the remains of Louis Juncicen, which were exhumed by the police. It was then remembered that the husband and three children of Mrs. Needle had died, most of them suddenly, and an order was obtained by the authorities for the exhumation of all but one child, who had diel before the husband's death. The husband, it seems, was insured, and on his death the money had to be divided between the widow and the two surviving children, Elsie and May. It is suggested that Mrs. Needle poisoned her husband for the sake of the insurance money, and then effected the death of her two little girls so that she might obtain all the money. The analytical examination shewed all the bodies to contain traces of arsenic. The prisoner has been several times remanded, and the case is creating quite a sensation in Melbourne.  Sixteen young lathes in Bt igidon have formed a whist club, and meet, weekly for practice. It is said that the neighbours can hear them play whist three streets away. " Shall women work or shall they marry ?" inquires a writer. They generally have to work if they marry. Put the question iii SUMO Other form.  It is 'elated as singular that fat men seldom Commit crime. It doesn't seem so singular when you reflect that it is difficult for a fat man to stoop to anything so low. Nothing, says Brown, is more disheartening to Is Mall than the discovety that lie has niarried a woman who loves to keep his writing-table hi miler. An old lady was asked what she thought of the eclipse. She replied : " Well, it proved one thing; and that is that, the papers don't always lie. Professot : "Wait, wait! You are playing that part too loud. Dan't hang so."—Maiden: "Oli, don't worry abut that, professor. The piano is an hired one. The question, "Where have all the old ' ordinary ' bicycles gone to?" is as likely to be answered as the old-fashioned question, " What has become of all the pins ?" Banker (finding a burglar in his office): " Thieves ! Help! Help !"—Burglar "You'd better stop that low, man, else I'll tell evelyImdy I found nothing in your safe. Anderson : "My -memory is getting weaker and weaker every day."—Biggs: "I can give you a remedy."—" What is it?"—" Lend me a sovereign." " Squiblis is perfectly foolish about the safety of his baby, isn't ?"—" Why do you think so?"—" NVell, every time the nurse takes the baby out for an airing there's a policeman with her." Lawyer : "It is true that my client called the plaintiff an ox; but, considering .the present high price of beef, I do not consider that a very great insult." "I cannot sing the old songs," They heatd the actress say ; AnA then the house, with one accord, Arose and yelled, " Hooray I "  " You seem to have a good deal of faith in doctors," said the friend to the invali3.—" I have," was the reply; "a doctor would be foolish to let a good customer like me die."  A Seotchman has invented a process by which oil can be poured upon a troubled sea so as to still the waves. The neat thing we shall hear of will be oiled routes for ocean steamships. " How does Tankins manage to keep up his mole of living ?"—" He has crelit."— " How did he get it!"—" By pretending to be almost warned to death over the income