The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1886-02-05 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

WARMINSTER  STRANGE DEATH. —An inquest w: Mr. Coroner Sylvester, on Tuesday al body of Elizabeth Ann Pearce, ag Edwin Burt Pearce, of Back•street, c and treasurer of the local corps of Army, who died very mysteriousd night. The deceased had been mar months, and of late she and her hus very unhappy life, owing, as stated the fact that his wife neglected her I loose company. They lived with his several months past Pearce had hand , his mother, who had had the man: I household. The deceased went mr char, but never accounted to her 11 earnings. On Saturday night, at I . came home apparently in her usual 11 , sitting with her husband for a few n bed. She had been taking medicim for diarrhcea pains, hut on this me: take it, remarking that she was goin thing better. Pearce followed hi minutes' time, and got into bed. Ab past 11 he was aroused by a gurglim cries of " Oh, Ted, oh, Ted l" uttered He got up and struck a light, and ot wife believed she was dead. He califs a neighbour, and ran for :Dr. With arrival was of opinion that the dec I poisoned. He looked round the r doing so Pearce said he called his attc , standing in the window, which conta bat the doctor stated that when Pei he told him he believed his wife was , he had noticed "a glass of something In the deceased's pockets the docto ' Battle's vermin killer. In the glass white powder. He had made a pos ination of the body, and found arseni He believed this caused her death. I an apprentice at the shop where Pear; stated that the bottle of arsenic was . counter on Saturday evening, and be ' eight o'clock, on going into the cellar, at the arsenic cask, refilling the boti plained, however, that the bottle har, the counter where all empty bottles . the purpose of being refilled. Pea. and a neighbour stated that the th B quently said- she should not live lom , of his wife as having a violent ti Willcox, who spoke of her as a sim I said he should not have been snrpris she had committed suicide. °tin:. llhe was anything but a girl of that I. said the evidence was very ims adjourned the inquiry till Tuesday i v has caused great excitement in the I , known among the Salvationists a: , and on the occasion of his weddin i siderable festivity among the corps.  DORCHESTER Where shall we go to buy our Overcoats, Soldiers' Great Coats. Leggings, Oil Coats, &c.? Why of ( they are the best and cheapest. " He's got them on Boots. _ _ _  At the Council meeting of ,the"_l3l England Society on the 26th. Mr. 1 man of the Experimental Committ  Ica a natural chf•Prial alliance will bo a far Ir e link of c ninection ti tt any otinchdlc. if sab.) ion home with gri.ult.,:ing, and. discontent."  arles James Fox, in 1797, said : "1 would ha‘ rish Government regulated by Trish notions • prejudices and I am convinced that the m s under Irish government the more she will d to English interests." urin said : "If a legislation should be foret this country against the will of the inhahitantsi he a nullity ; and resistance to it will be a struggl Ist usurpation, and not a resistance against law, irrowes said : " When I take into account th le feelings generated by this foul attempt. I) ry by treason, and by force, to plunder a natio liherties in the hour of its distress, I do tic ate to pronounce that every sentiment of affeo for Great Britain will perish if this measure pala that instead of uniting the nations it will he th neucennent of an era of unextinguishable hot ird Chat lemont, who died before the -Union wl ied out, said :—" It would more than any oth, sure contribute to the separation of the MI 'tries, the perpetual connection of which is is le warmest wishes of my heart." _  Mori  ;:::1-.;;I;usot; said to an It:ish gentleman : "Do e with us ; we shall unite with you only to  .ird Byron, in the House of Lords, described • of Union as " the union of the shark with  ieridan, after the defeat of 11:14 motion to dela union, said to Grattan : "I would have fought fi , Irish Parliament, aye, up to the knees i !" ord Beaconsfield in 1843 said : What is the dui n English Minister To effect by his policy a se, changes which a revolution would do by fore ,t is the Irish question in its integrity." Ir. Gladstone in 1831 uttered the following pr sy : "If the Irish Church lie removed, we slu he I inz able to resist the repeal of the union."Sir, your obedient servant,  E. R. PICAnCE-EDGCUZIBI