Glasgow Courier. — 1848-02-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

HUSBAND POISONED BY HIS WIFE.  W. Howells, a farmer in the parish of Lianwellen, died on the 10th of November last, but at that period no suspicion was entertained that he met his death otherwise than from natural causes. gabsequently to his burial his wife and map-servant conducted no-eives Ina manner which exofted,apepictons i and various per, living in the locality, knowing that the deceased died without' attendetrby any medteelperePla Weis not slow in charging the wife and her male servant with battlag Murdered the deceased. These charges came at length to the knowledge of Mr. Coroner Hughes, and assumed such a shape, that that gentleman considered it necessary to hold, an Sequent. Accordingly the husband's grave wasre.opened for the purpose of making a peal-mortent examination of the remains, and ela the 7th ult., a respectable jury met Ole Coroner at the Hatibtley Arnie, Llanwelkn. The inquiry was adjourned, and the court was ye-opened on the 14th, when, and upon amend subsequent adjournments, the following evidence was adduced :--lane Morgan, a eirmint to deceased, said that her master enjoyed good health up to the Bth of November last. He had some apple &Impute for slipper that night, and shortly efterwards went to bed. The lest dumpling beide hie wife helped him to, which she Split up the middle, and put what she thought was sugar and milk upon it. The deceased, about ten o'clock, was seised with-vomiting and purging, with excruciating pain, and he continued in that state till twelve o'clock the following night, when he died. After the death, hvr mistress slept in the same room with the man-servant, named James Price. Witness and her mistress occupied, one bed, and the man the other. She heard her mistress one night, whilst In bed, tell Price to "come and warm her back," and she had frequently known of their being In the bed-room together for two or three hours after wituees got up. Shortly before deceased died, her mistress said it was no odds if she gave him a fatal dose. After the body was exhumed, she said, "It will 1.10 better for me to stand my ground, and then I will not be suspected so much." She also said to witness, a if anything is found in his stomach you will be hung, because you made the dumplings."—Mr. Steele, surgeon, who had made a post-mortem examination of the body, proved that deceased had died from the effects of arsenic. He found a large quantity of that potion in a very limited portion of the stomach. Edward Evans, a 'druggist, identified the wife as having purchased a It pespyworth of arsenic at his shop about the time deceased expired.—Mary Howells, the wife, having been duly cautioned by the Coroner, denied having purchased arsenic.--John Davis, the registrar of the district for births, dm. said that J. Price applied to him for a certificate of burial. Having described the manner he died, witness refused to grant the order, and he advised him to apply to the Coroner, as it would prevent ulterior pro, ceedings.—Thomas Davies, a labourer, said he had been in the service of Mary Howells about wen weeks. On the Tuesday he went up stain to change his trousers. Price accompanied bloat° the room when he told witness to shake the gown of the first witness. He did so, but nothing fell out. Price then told him to put his hand into the sleeve, which be did, and found a brown paper parcel. Ile declined to open it, because he thought it looked very suspicious that Price should tell him to shake the gown, and not do it himself. lie called his mistress up, and she exclaimed, "Here lathe poison—that girl has done it!" The Coroner, having summed up, left the case in the hands of the ttie ry,who returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Mar i y 11 , the widow of deeeased, and James Price, her servant upon which they were both committed for trial at the next assizes.