The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1864-12-10 (London, England)

THE SWISS POISONING CASE.—The Paris correspondent of the Daily Yews, writing on Sunday night, says : " There can now be no doubt whatever of the suicide of Dr. Deminee and Miss Flora Trumpy. The italianjours nals 11 Movimento and If Popolo Italian° contain fill. par. ticu!ars. After leaving Milan they went to an English hotel or boarding-houseecalled the Casa Gropello, in the little town of Nervi, near Genoa. At noon, on November 30, the landlord, finding that they did not leave the, bed-room, and having knocked several times without gets ting an answer, broke open the door, in the presence of a magistrate. Dr. Demme was found dead on the bed, and Miss rora also dead, stretched on the floor. Some a.ccounteisay.they were bathed in blood, but the Swiss consul at Genoa telegraphs that they committed suicide by poison. Their bodies were exposed in the Nervi market place, under the guard of two carbineers. In the bedroom was found a paper written by Dr. Demme, containing his name and that of Miss Flora Trumphy, and the address of his father. A telegram was immediately sent to Berne, and the directions of the relat yes were awaited for the disposal of the bodies. This extraordinnary couple, who thus accomplished the suicide which a fortnight before they threatened to perpetrate in the Lake of Geneva, had spent all their money. Only a few coppers were found on Dr:Demme's person. The paper lett mentioned their intention to destroy themselves, hut assigned no cause The Turin correspondent ot the same paper, writing on the 3rd, says :—" The famous trial which took place at Berne in the month of October last has been already registered amongst the causes alebred of our time. Well, the last act of this domestic drama was destined to be played in a modest room of a modest hotel of the small town of Nervi. The day before yesterday a foreign gentleman, accompanied by a young lady, alighted from a hired carriage at the Hotel Angle's, situated in the Palazzo Grapello, at Nervi. The lady was elegantly dressed in travelling costume, and the gentleman also. Without giving his name the latter asked for a bedroom and supper. Nothing was noticeable in the appearance of the two travellers except their affectionate manner towards each other. They had their supper, and at about ten o'clock retired at rest. Late in the afternoon of the next day the innkeeper, not seeing his new guests appear in the dining room, sent a waiter to knock at their eoor, but no answer was returned. The magistrate was sent for immediately, and the door was burst open in his presence. Dreadful indeed was the scene which presented itself to those who first entered the room. On the bed lay the unfortunate doctor, with his head turned towards the pidow ; Miss Flora Trunapy was lyingon the floor, with her arms twisted together like those of a person who had died from poison. The unfortunate couple bad been dead at least six or seven hours, for their bodies were cold. Nothing was found in their trunks except some old clothes and the doctor had a few coppers in his pockets. A few drops of a mixture found in a glass proved that they had taken strychnine. some letters found on the unfortunate doctor leave no doubt as to his identity. The bodies were exposed in the public square of Nervi rind were only removed this morning. Thus ends the drama which for some weeks has attracted not only the attention of Switzertette but of all Europe." A letter from Berne, says that on the previous day M. Demme, sen., rec seed a letter from his son, dated Milan, in which the writer announced that ho intended to drosvii himself in the Gulf of Genoa instead of the Lake of Geneva. Tins resolution, it would seem, however, gave way, and poison Was resorted to at last.