The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1876-06-03 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

ARGE OF CONSPIRING TO MURDER.  At the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Mellor, William Kitnpton Vance, aged 24, medical student, and Ellen Snee, aged 29, a marri,d woman, were jointly charged with conspiring together to murder Elleo Suee. They were also charged with conspiring together to murder some person unknown. The female prisoner is said to be very a good-looking and lady-like young woman, and she was fashionably dressed. She and the other prisoner appeared to pay very great attention to the proceedings.—The Attorney-General, in opening the case, said that it was one of a very peculiar character; and although the prisoners were charged in one count of the indictment with conspiring to murder some person unknown, the substantial charge against them in reality was that Mrs. Suee had resolved to commit suicide, and that the other prisoner feloniously conspired to aid and assist her in committing that offence. He went on to say that the female prisoner appeared to have inserted an advertisement in the Daily Telegraph asking some person well up in chemis:ry to assist in carrying out some chemical experiments. Tne other prisoner answered the advertisement, and the female prisoner then wrote a reply, in which she stated that she was desirous to commit suicide, because her death would he of advantage to some other person. A number of letters passed between the arties, and an arrangement appeared to have been entered into by which the male prisoner undertook to supply some deadly poison to the female prisoner, and to make it appear that the poisoning was accidental. The letters appeared to have passed under initials; they were addressed to different post-offices; and the affair was discovered through the accidental circumstance that one of the letters appeared not to have been sent for, and it was opened by the postmaster, who upon discovering the nature of its contents handed it over to the police, and the result was that both prisoners were taken into custody. When the female prisoner was taken into custody, she denied having any intention to injure any person. She said she had intended to commit suicide at one time, but had not the courage to carry out the project. It was explained by the Attorney-General in the course of his address that the female prisoner was married, and she and her husband appeared to have lived on very affectionate terms. The husband had gone on a business journey just before the female prisoner commenced her operations; and it appeared that by her death her husband would have been considerably benefited under the will of his father. The Attorney-General then gave a narrative of the various proceedings th..t had taken place between the parties, and expressed his opinion that the jury could only come to one conclusion with regard to their intention.—Considerable evidence was taken, and tlqe case was adjourned.  It has seemed strange that after sunset the song of a lark, invisible from the earth, should still be heard by people below. The explanation is, that the skylark on the wing may still have sight of the sun when from eyes below he has quite vanished. —Peep Show. THE Hant,—For 40 years Mrs. S. A. ALLEN'S WORLD'S HAIR RESTORER has received the commendation and favour of the public. It has acquired the highest place that cart be obtained for any moderate enterprise, and contributed to the adornment of tens of thousands of persons who have the proof of its servicable character. It will positively renew and restore the original and natural colour of grey, white, and faded Hair. It will strengthen rett4 invigorate the Hair, stop its falling, and indUce a healthy and luxuriant growth. No other preparation can produce CI ,• • ~.• ficial result. Sold by all chemists and perfumers, in large bottles, 6s. Depot, 114 and 116, Southampton-row, London . [