The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1895-05-22 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

ALLEGED MURDER IN NORTH LONDON.  On Saturday, at North London Police-court, before Mr. Lane, Q.C., Jane White, 62, a certificated nurse, of Kingsland-road, was charged, on remand, with causing the death of Elizabeth Fisher, wife of a medical student, by means of an illegal operation.—Mr.Williamson, who prosecuted for the Treasury, asked for a further remand,as the report of Dr. Stevenson, the Government analyst, was not ready.—Mr. Lane: It is now nearly a month since this woman was first charged. Mr. Young ( who defended) : The Treasury appear to be going on very leisurely.— Mr. Williamson: It has been found necessary to exhume the body in order to make a further examination, and Dr. Stevenson says his report will be ready by Wednesday next.—Mr. Lane: It is a very serious thing for this woman to be remanded in this way.—Mr. Young: And possibly the Treasury may have to withdraw the charge against her,—Mr. Lane: It really is too bad.— Mr. Young: She was here first on April 24th, and was in custody before that.—Mr. Lane: Nearly four weeks.—Mr. Williamson: No time has been wasted by the Treasury.—Mr. Lane: Surely it need not have taken a whole month to analyse the contents of the deceased's stomach to see if there is a case or not.—Mr. Williamson: It is no use going on without Dr. Stevenson's evidence. The Treasury has hastened matters as far as possible. —Mr. Lane: Well, unless you have your evidence ready by Friday next I will not keep the woman longer, except, of course, there are more serious developments. —Prisoner was further remanded.  THE RISKS OF FOREIGN TRAVEL The attention of the British Foreign Office has, it is said, been called to the treatment which an Englishman, named Hillier, has experienced at the hands of the Italian police authorities. On the afternoon of April 27th Mr. Hillier went by the omnibus from Bordighera to Ventimiglia, and offered a franc for his fare. The driver not being satisfied, a quarrel ensued. Mr. Hillier was assaulted, pulled out of the vehicle by four men, knocked down, and hit and kicked freely when on the ground. Being in possession of a loaded revolver, he ultimately drew it, as his life was threatened, owing to bystanders taking the driver's side. A Bersaglieri officer then came up and took Mr. Hillier, who was covered with blood, and had sustained wounds on the bead and side, into custody. The Carainieri took over Mr. Hillier, and removed him to Ventimiglia, where, with four other common prisoners, he was placed in a cell. All explanations proved futile, and Mr. Hillier's use of French appears to have conveyed the impression that he was a spy. Ultimately he managed to communicate with Vice-Consul Congreve, of an Renio, who took up his case. The charges against Mr. Hillier were, however, those of carrying in his pocket a loaded revolver which was more than regulation Italian size and of threatening with a weapon, and for these he was put on his trial. Handcuffed and manacled to some other 20 offenders, mostly of the lowest type, he was taken to San Remo on May 4th, convicted of the first charge only,and sentenced two days later to eight days' imprisonment. If he had been an Italian he would, it is said, have been released at once; but as foreigners who had been sentenced must be expelled from the country, an order had to be obtained from the Minister of the Interior. Consequently, several days more elapsed before Mr. Hillier was released from the cell at San Remo, where he had been incarcerated with 13 others. Another delay occurred at Genoa, through Mr. Hillier's inability to recover his papers, which, including his passport, I ad been in good order, but at length he got back to French soil. He is now trying to obtain some redress for the indignities he underwent.