The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-03-13 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE PIMLICO MYSTERY. EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN COURT. The resumed inquiry into the charge of murder against Mrs. Adelaide Bartlett, by poisoning her husband, on New Year's Eve,and against the Rev. G. Dyson Wesleyan Minister, for being an accessory before the fact, was resumed on Friday afternoon, before Mr. Partridge, at Westminster Police Court. The Name counsel appeared for the prosecution and ths defence as at the previous hearing. The court was much more crowded than at the previous hearings, and there was a lame crowd outside unable to gain admittance. The priqiners were brought in punctually at twos o'clock. They have not made any great change in their condition since they were brought before the court on Saturday last. Both were very pale, but Mrs. Bartlett seemed a trifle more cheerful. She followed the earlier proceedings inteotly, and frequently cast her eyes from the witnesses to the counsel and magistrate. Mr. Braxton Hicks, the coroner who held the inquest, was recalled, and read the depositions of Dyson at the inquest. The :depositions were then read, but no further questions asked. Dr. Leach, who previously stated se to his being utlled in on the tOth of December, that under his treatment deceased recovered from symptoms of mercurial poisoning, was recalled, and ...tided to his depositions that deceased was suffering from dyepepilia. On the 28th he drove out and was much better, and was further improved on the 30th December. Being called in when deceased was found death Dr. Leach enquired if there was a possibility of the deceased having taken poison. Mr. Bartlett replied—" What poison? He could not poribly have taken poison without my seeing him.' She added that deceased had asked for opium pills, but the was glad that she had not given him any. When he went to the house he st:yed an hour, and told Mrs. Bartlett there must be a poettnortem. Witness described his visits to the house on the let and 2nd January, and the postmortem examination on the latter date, by Drs. Green and Murray, in the presence of Dr: Watson, Dr. Chain, and himself. Dr. Lsaoh, continuing, said that at the postmortem examination there were evident sips of inflammation, both in the stomach and Intestines. The stomach contained about an ounce of a fluid which had a very pungent etheral odour, suggestive of chloroform. They could not find any pathological cause of death, and it was decided to preserve the contents of the digestive organs. Both priaoners were in the house at the time of the post-mortem, and he acitutint,l t em with the result of the examination. Whilst Dr. Leash ss deseribiag a visit to lityson, paid him Wednesday following the po,t mort•on, : rose excitedly in thc doek awl sri 1," 11. .taui thci lies. sir : look it his face.", Si Partridge cold ili _ _  prisoner to consult his tel, and Dv, L,P. said "tV.. ler the eke,' • ...cog I will .msk, to defence." Just after. I! ',coil, Spre •lin:t• to the in listrato, eatti, " • I ggk in what war I have lied," hut the mggi .r to told him to attend to hi.. counsel. The elAe wag again adjourned to Saturday, when it wag resumed, lind, after further evidence, sea one more adjourned.