Middlesbrough & Stockton Gazette and General Advertiser. — 1876-07-27 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE BRAVO CASE.  EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS.  THE BODY OF THE LATE MR BRAVO TO BE EXHUMED.  The fir,t witness examined at Balham on Friday was Amelia Bushell, who deposed that he was in the service of Mr Bravo, senior, and was lady's maid to his wife. She went with her master and mistress to the Priory on April the 19th, and was with the deceased from that day until his death. He was frequently sick in her presence. He did not in any way account for his Hines When the deceased was rubbing his gums in the presence of witness she thought Mrs Bravo said, " Where did you get it from ?" and the deceased replied, "Out of your Wade, Florence." To Sir William MEI, who told Mr Bravo that he was dying, he said, "Before God, I have taken nothing but laudanum." The day witness arrived at the Priory Mrs Charles Bravo came into the bedroom crying, and said, " What a dreadful thing, Amelia! The only way that I can account for it is that Charles has taken lunch with a friend at St. James's Hall," and added that she (Hi not know whether he had tiken anything in a coppery pan, for that was the only thing she could think of to account for his illnese. Witness thought the deceased was one of The last persons to commit suicide. He was a scrupulously truthful man. The conduct of Mrs Bravo and Mrs Cox towards the deceased was perfectly natural. Mrs Bravo gave the statement about St. James's Hall voluntarily. Annie Maria Bell, cousin to the deceased, stated that she went to the Priory on the Thursday after the deceased was taken ill. She saw him in bed, , and he said ta her, " Kiss me." Mrs Florence Bravo, speaking of the deceased, said to witness that they were very happy, and that the deceased had never been happier in his life. She never suggested that he had any;cuuse for jealousy. When Sir William Gull gave the deceased to understand that his death was near he said, "I know I am going to appear befae my Maker. I have told them all so, but they won't believe it." Sir William said that under the circumstances he would not press the deceased too much, and added that if it was known what he had taken he might be relieved. The deceased said, ‘‘ I have taken laudanum ;" and when Sir William told him that that did not account for his condition Mr Bravo reyearboa that hp haul taken laudanum, and said, "II it was not laudanum, so help me God, I do not know what it was." When the doctors left the room he said "Good-bye" to all around the bedside, and added to his muther, "Be kind to Florence." The devotedness of mother and son was something striking. George Griffiths, private coachman, who was in Mrs Ricardo's service when she married Mr Bravo, was examined. He stated that he lived eight years in Dr Gully's service, and Dr Gully recommended him to Mrs Ricardo, in whose employ he also lived some months in Mr Rica' do's lifetime. He was in the habit of buying tartar emetic to give his horses, but he could not produce anyone who saw him give it to the horses. Shown an entry in a chemist's book dated Malvern, June, 1869, he admitted it was in his handwriting. That entry stated that he bought two ounces of tartar emetic for - Dr Gully for horse medicine. Pressed on the point, witness said that he cold not say what he did with it, whether he took a note for Dr Gully to the chemist, or whether Dr Gull} knew of his buying it. He had had no antiomy in his stable now, a.ud had never used it, except when he was with Dr Gully or Mrs Ricardo. The last time he got any wai when he was in Mrs Ricardo's service. _  is now intended to exhume the body of the late Mr Bravo. _ _  The Whitehall Review of Friday states that the chemist ..ho sold the ant.omy which caused Mr Bravo's death has been discovered, that the quantity was two ounces, and that the identity of the medical practitioner to whom it was sold will also be established.  After the evidence given on Friday by George Griffiths, Mrs Bravo's lat& groom, it was considered advisable on the part of the Crown that a thorough search of his stables, at Herne Bay and other places, should be made as quickly as possible, to see if he had any antimony remaining. The witness was therefore requested to accompany Inspector Clarke down at once, and show him over his premises, at d to also produce the "pocket farrier," in which he had stated the tartar emetic recipe for horses would be found. A the: ough search was made on Friday night and Saturday morning, but no tartar emetic was found in his place. Two pocket terrier books were found, one a very old one, given the witness ly his father, and in both tartar emetio is frequently prescribed. It is expected that the inquiry will last over another three weeks. When the present inquiry began, there were 47 witnesses mentioned as likely to be called, but even that number will be considerably exceeded.  No more deaths have resulted from the explosion on board the " Thunderer." The Queen's latest telegram is worded, • How are the poor sufferers getting on? Report immediately.'