Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1880-04-16 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER AGAINST  YEOVIL.  MR. AND ,MRS. COLMER. Mrs. Budge, widow, lately died at Ckewkerna, and an adjorned inquest Wail held Tuesday last. On Wednesday, 17th March, she was driven to Yeovil by J. a Forater, clerk at Stuckey's Bank, and went to Mrs. Colmer a, and on the Friday previous to her death. she again went to Yeovil, and returned at night, and with a white powder which she said she had from Mrs. Colmer, and of which she took some.— Mrs. Colmer says she put up thirty grains of quinine for a young woman.—Next day Mrs. Budge was worse, but she refused to send for the family medical man till four o'clock in the afternoon, when she was "taken for death," and screamed from pain In the stomach. The doctor soon arrived, but she died about a quarter to six. The analyst's report at the inquest showed that deceased had been enceinte three months, and that her body had been lacerated by Improper interference.—lt appeared an appointment had been made with some man to meet her at Madame Colmer's, and £lB was mentioned as the payment to be given for servioes.—Dr. Wills, the family medical man's, evidence said the death was caused by loss of blood.—A servant proved that Madame Colmar gent for old Mr. Colmer—her husband, that he came and remained some time with deceased, and called for a cloth, when Mrs. Colmer took him a teweL —The jury found that the deceased met with her death by the Improper use of instruments, and returned a verdict of wilful murder against Mr. and Mrs. Colmar. As soon as the jury had returned their verdict, the police at Yeovil were telegraphed to, with instructions to apprehend Madame Colmar and Mr. Colmer on the charge of wilful murder. Sergeant Holwill and another policeman at once hastened to Madame Colmer's shop, when they found that her husband had decamped. It is believed that he started from Yeovil some days ago for Bristol. Madame Coiner was at home, but was found to be very ill. Other policemen arrived from Crewkerne, put up the shutters of the shop in Middle-street, and are now in possession of the house. The police have been assisted in their Inquiries by a detective, who has been located at Yeovil. There was much excitement in both Crewkerne and Yeovil when the result of the inquest was made known. At night Madame Colmer remained at her own house in charge ef the police, as she was too unwell to be removed. Mr. Colmer is a rather short, thick-set man, about 60 years of age. Another correspondent says :—For the 4th time the inquiry into the lamentable death of Mrs. Budge, the young widow of a solicitor, was resumed at Crewkerne, on Tuesday last, before Dr. Wybrants, County Coroner. The presence of the chief constable, the deputy chief, and two superintendents, indicated that the case was approaching a serious ending, as the result showed. It will be recollected that the deceased, a prepossessing lady of some 34 years, had lodging with her a young bank clerk, named Forster, who drove her over to Yeovil, where she was seen to enter the shop kept by Madame Colmer. Nothing seems to have been done on that occasion; but on the Friday after the poor woman went alone, returned seeming ill, and died the next afternoon. Mrs Colmar, called on to give evidence, admitted that a woman had called on her to consult about "worms," but she denied any knowledge of deceased. The evidence, which on the Loaner occnsions was somewhat loose in its application to the suspected party, was on Tuesday strengthened greatly first, by the testimony of young Forster, who desired to "amend" his evidence, and who now stated