The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1862-05-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

MURDER OF TWO CHILDREN BY THEIR M& EL—' A TTENPFED SUICIDE OF Till MURDERER& - OR Thursday evening the otmost alarm and eouternatiou were manifested in Ludgate-hill and neighbourhood on a rumour which generally prevailed that Mrs. Vyes, the wife of Mr. Vyse, corset-maker, of goo 32, Ludgate-hal, London, had murdered her two children, aed after. wards attempted to commit suicide by cutting ler throat with a razor. In • very short time the street became almost impassable, and it was with diSculty that the iodic* (mold keep • way clear for the traMe, every one being anxious to obtain the particulars of this melancholy eoint. About ten minutes before four o'clock Mrs. Vyse celled the servant to go to Mum. Keating's, in St. Paul's-churchyard, for some packMeef powder. It would appear from what the servaat stated that she was sent for some of the mune sort of powders in the morning, which she stated were for the purport of poisoning rata. After returning from Mr. Keatines and being in the house • few minutes, the servant went to her mistress's door, and found it fastened. She knocked, and being unable to obtain an enOrance ohs sent for usiStance, and the door was forced, whet, upon entering the room the unfortunote female was found by her Rioter, who was living in the house, in • pool of blood, and her throat cut in a most frightful manner. She was then alive, and said to her sister, "Go into the next room, and you will see something; hut It ism use, as the two children will be toned to be dead." Tito sister did as requested, when, upon entering the Pees, ehe found the poor creatures in bed, the countenandeof each not much distorted—in fact, they might be slid to exhibit almost at-lard appearance. Me lical attendaree was procured from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and also from Mr. Beating's, but it was found that the unharq y mother had inflicted each • frightful gash in her thmt and the blood had flowed in such a stream as to anoly fill a basin, that it wu considered unsafe to remove her to the hospital, and she was ',lased at her own hones under the surveillance of the police. The cattail of EINI deed is not precisely known; but it is stated that lOW time back she had a child die, and ever since that period she had been noticed, although doing d large and profitable business, to be in an exceedingly low and des] onding state. At half-past tin o'clock the crowd near the cathedral ionrobered several thousands., who lined not only the foot-path in front of the house, bat also the greater portion of the carriage-read, making It extremely difficulty for (omnibuses or other vehicles te pass along.—A correspoedent of the Globe gays :—"Mrll. Vyse ig the daughter of a chemist, and to that fact may be attributed her knowledge of the poisonous nature of the vermin powders. On Tuesday morning she entered the shop of Messrs. Beating, where she has beet • constant customer for goose years, and in a cheerful manner asked to he shown some perfnmeg. She chose out of those whieli were offered her • bottle f violet extract, and poured some of it on her handkerchief. Then, when in the act of leaving, she aid, ag if on the impulse of the moment, 'Oh !by-the-bye, wears infested with mice, and we have just had to pay £5 for the repair of mischief they have done in the shop. Thai are co impudent now that they keep us awake at night, running over the floor. Let me have some prussic acid till I can get rid of them.' The assistant replied that he could not sell prusio acid (Jr such a purpose, but he recommended Besrd's wheat as a safe At MX of effecting her object. She stated that she had tried that, and that it was of none,, and asked for • package of Battle's vermin destroyer, which was given to her, and she went away perfectly self-possessed." A theory of accidental poisoning and a consequent attempt at sincide Hinnies remorse has been started.