The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1871-10-31 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE STOCKWELL TRAGEDY.  The Rev. John Selby Wateoo was spin brought up on Wednesday last, at the Lambeth rolicecomi, on the charge of murdering his wife, Annie Widson, at Stockwell. on the Sib inst. The 1141. Mr. TheFiger and Mr. Fraser for prisoner. Dr. Muter proved that the bottles found in prisoner's bedroom, with the contents of which he was supposed to hare attempted suicide, contained weak hydrocyanic  lhar es ['tuner spoke to prisoner ordering a strong ewe 21t Uu lung. 21t din wide, and lls Om deep on the 11:11 lust., and selling on Tuesday afternoon to tell him not to send it to his house, but hu paid for it—El 5s— with • LIU note, and I give bin, the change. I said I supposed I was not to send it round until I heard from him. Prisoner said ',mottling, which I amid not understand, as he wai leaving the shop. Mr Ellison—LK' you give bin. a receipt? Witness—No, air; I gave him the change, and he appeared tkry iudilforent whether he took it or not. Ry Mr. The,iger—l obsorved a diff,renee in his manner on the Tuesday. Ito seemed very much deto,beil. The box came to El too.- lie seemed quito iudillisvut about the charge, in fact, ai if he was unominnols. I notional his manner as strange, knowhil Winos • customer. _ _ _  Sergeant Giddings spoke fa finding three pistols in prisoner's hedrootn—two dusty, the third apparently tecusUp 1;1431410d. Dr. Muter recalled said on a sponge given him he fused about a dozen hairs, some light•coloared and wine quite gray. Sumo ul them were nine and CiroetpLiftol r inches long. Tla is were also some of wool which looked as if ably had been rubb4 some (stair.  Mr. Meador asked that Dr. Rugg might be recalled, which wu done. and that gentleman id: I hare made myself acquainted m uiy practioo with the subj.:et of  insanity. Mr. Thesiger : Woul,l Lot the anxiety an] dirappointment Ur. Watson has g.,no through the past years coming upo n mind toles:WA by incessant nil-utat toil, °Anse insanity : Certainly it would:  _ Mr. Thesiger : in honacindal mania lilt common for the object of it to be one with whom the person deleted with mania him hithcrte been on affectionato Udine ? Dr. Rugg : Yes. Mr. Meleager : Is not such mania often found wornanied by geueral soundness of mind ? Dr. Rugg : Yes, sir. and it generally 'bows itself Thesiger : You evoke of the oyster-dial shown you by the prisoner. What would that show ? Dr. Rugg: it show, d he was perfectly oblivious of the wile' position in which he was placod, and I cannot comive a sane person would rusk.) such • frivolous remark at such a time and uuder such circumstances. Mr. Thesiger : Did be seem consoious of the act he had committed ? Dr. Rugg—lie did not seem to quite understand how he was placed. Du brushed his hair, and wanted to shave himself. Mr. Thesiger : You have heard all the evidence in the cage, and. takin,r all the cirentostancies into consideration, what opini..o have you as to the date of prisoner's mind when he committed the set Drt Ruda sin of °o‘rueo *hen ho did it ho was cert.auly not In his right mind. rhro being the whole of the OVili”•••• Mr. Bird. the clerk, proceeded to ruad the depssition., which occupied •01110 trifle. The prisoner, durieg the evidence, remained moved. When the deposi• perfectly quiet, cud searculy vend were being read. howorer, he ocessiotudly rsised hid eyes. Mr. Elliani than, addressing prisoner, add—Having heard the evidence, do you widl to s‘i anything In sn•wer? . . . .  panied  --P-thioher (slightly thiug) /Uhl, in .t I ,w tone-- N eir. . .  Mr. Ellison gave the usual melon and sill Laving heard this do you wish to say anything? Prisou.n. (almost inaudibly) said "Nothing." Mr. Ellison—Do you call any witnossea? Prisoner—No, air. Mr. Ellison—You are committed to trial at the reutr.ll et iminal Court in the November suasion,. . . .  The prirronor, at nu intiurstiou front Oats, thugs...ler. followed lulu out of tho dock, and al ho did Co. held Li, head down to avoid the gag.. 1• tilt ou.,;La Court.  Tor