The Sun. — 1845-07-24 (London, England)

CROWN COURT. CHARGE OF MURDER.—Jane Bell, aged 37, was charged with having, at Laceby, on the 25th of March last, poisoned her husband, Edward Bell, by means of arsenic. The prisoner, a woman in the lower ranks of life, pleaded "Not guilty." She appeared to be near her aecouchement, and was accommodated with a seat during the trial. Mr. Wildman conducted the case on the part of the pro. secution. The prisoner was undefended. The first witness called was a surgeon, of the name of Leppington, of Great Grimsby, who proved that on the 13th of March he attended deceased, who was suffering udder a congested state of the viscera of the abdomen and a stoppage in the bowels, and was by the witi.ess considered on the following day to be in imminent danger. This was on the Friday. On the four following days he considered him to be a little better. Saw him lying dead on the 26th of March. Asked the prisoner if she had administered the medicines he ( the witness) had sent. She replied they had been properly administered, but her husband had been woe se the whole of the night. Having heard reports of an unfavourable nature retecting the death of the deceased, it induced witness further to question prisoner, and he asked her what she had done with the arsenic she had purchased the former evening ? to which she replied, she had "mixed it with some chamber lye." Witness, in conjunction with the assistance of Mr. Bell and Mr. Keatley, made a post mortem examination of the body, and assisted in removing the contents of the stomach, and takiiig them to a chemist's at Hull. Was piesent when two testa were applied to the contents of the stomach : ammonia, or sulphate of copper, was the first which indicated the presence of arsenic promptly ; ammonia and nitrate of silver was also tried. and indicated arsenic. After the post mortem examination was made the prisoner spoke to witness and Mr. Bell, as they came out of the house, saying, " I hope you have found nothing you can lay to my charge." Witnt ss seid, " Justice w ill be done to you, Mrs. Bell," and left the house. The immediate cause of death witness considered to be arsenic. Mr. Bell, a surgeon and apothecary at Great Grimsby, corroborated the last witness as to making the examination of the contents of the stomach. Had sone conversation with the prisoner as to her husband's symptoms. Told her it was a serious loss she had sustained, and asked whether she ka4 noticed any particular symptoms her husband had complained of the night before his death ? She said "no ;" and in reply to questions, said he had not suffered from vonaising after taking Mr. Leppington's medicines; that he had not complained of heat or burning in the throat, or of urgent thkst. Wax present at the post mortem examination of the body, but not of the contents of the stomach. Received the stomach, and secured it at both extremities, and assisted in putting it in a bladder, which was tied over by a string. Found small gritty particles in the folds of the stomach, and from his domination of the body, the opinion witness had formed was that the deceased had died from the effects of an irritant poison. Mr. Keatley, the assistant to Mr. Bell, corroborated the former statement.  THE variable state of the WEATHER, has produced the numerous cases of low fever and debility existing at present, and is a sure indication of habitual costiveness, caused generally by want of care in attending to the state of the digestive visceral organs. The only real remedy in such cases is LORD ELDON'S APERIENT PILLS, which have been the means of positive cure to many thousands ; they are peculiarly adapted for persons of both sexes who are of sedentary habits ; they are patronised by the nobility and gentry, and are the mildest and most efficacious medicine extant. Sold in boxes at Is. 1%d., 2s. 9d., and 4s. 6d., by Messrs. Barclay and Co., 95, Farringdon-street ; Sutton and Co., 10, Bow Churchyard; Newberry, 45, and Edwards, 65, St. Paul's; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street; and by all respectable Druggists and Medicine Venders in the Kingdom : and wholesale, at 13. Great St. Thomas Apostle, London. TESTraiONLII TO