place three others which she took from her pocket, wrapped in the piece of a newspaper of which Ann Mead spoke. These pills she told Mrs. Carver she had bought at a Mrs. Gurry's, who it appears keeps a small chandler's shop in the village, and is licensed to sell medicines. Having changed the pills she proceeded home and desired her husband to take one or two of them, which he refused to do, saying he could not swallow them. The prisoner then left the house for some purpose, and during her absence her niece, Ann Mead, requested the deceased to take the pills, and at the same time took one herself, saying to him, "See how I'll swallow it;" upon which he also took one. an hour afterwards the deceased and his niece were taken ill, they were extremely sick and complained of an intense burning pain in the throat and stomach, and on the return of the prisoner to the house she scolded the niece for having been so foolish as to meddle with the pills. The deceased and his niece continued very ill during the night and following day, constantly vomiting and in great pain. On Saturday following, the 29th of October, he got better and sat up for an hour. In the afternoon the prisoner went again to Mr. Sandell's and told him that her husband was bad, and requested him to send some medicine to relieve him, and he accordingly gave her a powder consisting of rhubarb, tartrate of soda, and ginger, which he desired should be taken immediately. It appeared that she returned home, and about half-past nine o'clock at night went up to the room in which her husband was.

from her bosom. This contained some very white powder, which she falsely told her husband she had got from Mr. Sandell's, that which he had really given her being of a dark yellow, and that which she took from her bosom being a pure white. This powder she then put into a teacup in the presence of her husband's two brothers, and, pouring some water into the cup, she stirred up the mixture and gave it to him to drink; he at first refused to drink it, but upon her telling him it came from Mr. Sandell's, and that he had said "it would soon make him either better or worse," he drank it off. An hour afterwards he began to vomit with dreadful violence, complaining at the same time of burning pains and thirst, and in this state he remained until four o'clock on the following morning. At that hour the sickness ceased, but he continued in intense pain until half-past five, when death put an end to his sufferings. It did not appear that the parties lived otherwise than happily together generally; but on one occasion, about ten days before he was first taken ill, they quarrelled and fought with great fury, and after it was over she swore at him and told him "she would do for him some time or other." Two days before he was taken ill and whilst he was in his usual state of tolerable health she told a neighbour that "her husband grew short of breath, and it was her opinion he would soon be taken ill;" an expression which was remembered against her when her prophecy was so shortly afterwards fulfilled by his actual and fatal illness. There was at that time living in the village of

name of Waldock; and in the summer of last year, in answer to a question put by him to the prisoner as to how she liked being married, she replied, "Oh, very well; I have got a good husband, but I wish he was dead. I think he'll soon be in the churchyard, and I shall be happy to follow him there." This Waldock and the prisoner had been fellow-servants, and shortly after her husband's death he paid court to her, and they agreed to be married. Soon after Christmas he caused their bans to be published, and about the same time the rumours began that she had poisoned her late partner. When the bans had been once published Waldock called upon her, and in alluding to these rumours asked her some questions about herself, and particularly whether she remembered the speech she made to him in the summer as to wishing her husband dead. She replied, "Why, do you think I murdered the man?" He told her he did not suspect that, but asked her if she recollected the fight she had with the deceased three weeks before his death, and the threats she then used? To which she answered, she did and that he struck her, and she'd be d-d if she would not do for any man that ever hit her. Waldock then said, "But you don't mean, then, to say you did poison him?" and she answered, "No, she did not; but she never afterwards took him his dinner, or gave him any beer for supper, and she never would if he had lived for twenty years." Waldock soon afterwards forbade the further publication of bans and broke off his acquaintanceship with her. Early in March last the prisoner

was shortly afterwards apprehended in London, and brought into this county. In her way down she slept at the Swan at Biggleswade, with two of the female servants, and whilst the latter were undressing she requested them to make haste, and she would tell them all about it. When they were in bed she gave them the history of her husband's illness and the part she took in it, declaring solemnly that she was innocent of his death. After which they all slept. In about an hour she awoke the women, and asked one of them this question,-" Do they hang people now so much as they did?" The girl replied she did not know, but she believed they did not, except the case was very clear. The prisoner then said, "Well, there's one thing, they can't prove where I bought the poison; and there's another, they can't prove that any one saw me give him the poison;" and then they all composed themselves to sleep again. A chymist of the name of Norman proved that the prisoner bought a pennyworth of arsenic (from half an ounce to an ounce) at his shop about eleven months ago; and another chymist, one Burnham, proved selling her the same quantity "about the fall of the year," but could not say whether it was before or after her husband's death. These were the main features of this mysterious and dreadful case. It further appeared, that on Monday, the 24th of October, the day after he was first taken ill, the contents of the utensil in which he had vomited were emptied into the front yard, and a pig was found dead near the place, with its body greatly swollen. The prisoner

place three others which she took from her pocket, wrapped in the piece of a newspaper of which Ann Mead spoke. These pills she told Mrs. Carver she had bought at a Mrs. Gurry's, who it appears keeps a small chandler's shop in the village, and is licensed to sell medicines. Having changed the pills she proceeded home and desired her husband to take one or two of them, which he refused to do, saying he could not swallow them. The prisoner then left the house for some purpose, and during her absence her niece, Ann Mead, requested the deceased to take the pills, and at the same time took one herself, saying to him, "See how I'll swallow it;" upon which he also took one. In an hour afterwards the deceased and his niece were taken ill, they were extremely sick and complained of an intense burning pain in the throat and stomach, and on the return of the prisoner to the house she scolded the niece for having been so foolish as to meddle with the pills. The deceased and his niece continued very ill during the night and following day, constantly vomiting and in great pain. On Saturday following, the 29th of October, he got better and sat up for an hour. In the afternoon the prisoner went again to Mr. Sandell's and told him that her husband was bad, and requested him to send some medicine to relieve him, and he accordingly gave her a powder consisting of rhubarb, tartrate of soda, and ginger, which he desired should be taken immediately. It appeared that she returned home, and about half-past nine o'clock at night went up to the room in which her husband was.

from her bosom. This contained some very white powder, which she falsely told her husband she had got from Mr. Sandell's, that which he had really given her being of a dark yellow, and that which she took from her bosom being a pure white. This powder she then put into a teacup in the presence of her husband's two brothers, and, pouring some water into the cup, she stirred up the mixture and gave it to him to drink; he at first refused to drink it, but upon her telling him it came from Mr. Sandell's, and that he had said "it would soon make him either better or worse," he drank it off. An hour afterwards he began to vomit with dreadful violence, complaining at the same time of burning pains and thirst, and in this state he remained until four o'clock on the following morning. At that hour the sickness ceased, but he continued in intense pain until half-past five, when death put an end to his sufferings. It did not appear that the parties lived otherwise than happily together generally; but on one occasion, about ten days before he was first taken ill, they quarrelled and fought with great fury, and after it was over she swore at him and told him "she would do for him some time or other." Two days before he was taken ill and whilst he was in his usual state of tolerable health she told a neighbour that "her husband grew short of breath, and it was her opinion he would soon be taken ill;" an expression which was remembered against her when her prophecy was so shortly afterwards fulfilled by his actual and fatal illness. There was at that time living in the village of

ame of Waldock; and in the ummer of last year, in answer to question put by him to the prioner as to how she liked being harried, she replied, "Oh, very well; I have got a good husband, ut I wish he was dead. I think e'll soon be in the churchyard, and I shall be happy to follow him here." This Waldock and the prisoner had been fellow-servants, and shortly after her husband's leath he paid court to her, and hey agreed to be married. Soon after Christmas he caused their bans to be published, and about the same time the rumours began that she had poisoned her late partner. When the bans had been once published Waldock called upon her, and in alluding to these rumours asked her some questions about herself, and particularly whether she remembered the speech she made to him in the summer as to wishing her husband dead. She replied, "Why, do you think I murdered the man?" He told her he did not suspect that, but asked her if she recollected the fight she had with the deceased three weeks before his death, and the threats she then used? To which she answered, she did and that he struck her, and she'd be d-d if she would not do for any man that ever hit her. Waldock then said, "But you don't mean, then, to say you did poison him?" and she answered," No, she did not; but she never afterwards took him his dinner, or gave him any beer for supper, and she never would if he had lived for twenty years." Waldock soon afterwards forbade the further publication of bans and broke off his acquaintanceship with her. Early in March last the prisoner

was shortly afterwards apprehended in London, and brought into this county. In her way down she slept at the Swan at Biggleswade, with two of the female servants, and whilst the latter were undressing she requested them to make haste, and she would tell them all about it. When they were in bed she gave them the history of her husband's illness and the part she took in it, declaring solemnly that she was innocent of his death. After which they all slept. In about an hour she awoke the women, and asked one of them this question," Do they hang people now so much as they did?" The girl replied she did not know, but she believed they did not, except the case was very clear. The prisoner then said, "Well, there's one thing, they can't prove where I bought the poison; and there's another, they can't prove that any one saw me give him the poison;" and then they all composed themselves to sleep again. A chymist of the name of Norman proved that the prisoner bought a pennyworth of arsenic (from half an ounce to an ounce) at his shop about eleven months ago; and another chymist, one Burnham, proved selling her the same quantity "about the fall of the year," but could not say whether it was before or after her husband's death. These were the main features of this mysterious and dreadful case. It further appeared, that on Monday, the 24th of October, the day after he was first taken ill, the contents of the utensil in which he had vomited were emptied into the front yard, and a pig was found dead near the place, with its body greatly swollen. The prisoner

place three others which she took from her pocket, wrapped in the piece of a newspaper of which Ann Mead spoke. These pills she told Mrs. Carver she had bought at a Mrs. Gurry's, who it appears keeps a small chandler's shop in the village, and is licensed to sell medicines. Having changed the pills she proceeded home and desired her husband to take one or two of them, which he refused to do, saying he could not swallow them. The prisoner then left the house for some purpose, and during her absence her niece, Ann Mead, requested the deceased to take the pills, and at the same time took one herself, saying to him, "See how I'll swallow it;" upon which he also took one. In an hour afterwards the deceased and his niece were taken ill, they were extremely sick and complained of an intense burning pain in the throat and stomach, and on the return of the prisoner to the house she scolded the niece for having been so foolish as to meddle with the pills. The deceased and his niece continued very ill during the night and following day, constantly vomiting and in great pain. On Saturday following, the 29th of October, he got better and sat up for an hour. In the afternoon the prisoner went again to Mr. Sandell's and told him that her husband was bad, and requested him to send some medicine to relieve him, and he accordingly gave her a powder consisting of rhubarb, tartrate of soda, and ginger, which he desired should be taken immediately. It appeared that she returned home, and about half-past nine o'clock at night went up to the room in which her husband was

from her bosom. This contained some very white powder, which she falsely told her husband she had got from Mr. Sandell's, that which he had really given her being of a dark yellow, and that which she took from her bosom being a pure white. This powder she then put into a teacup in the presence of her husband's two brothers, and, pouring some water into the cup, she stirred up the mixture and gave it to him to drink; he at first refused to drink it, but upon her telling him it came from Mr. Sandell's, and that he had said "it would soon make him either better or worse," " he drank it off. An hour afterwards he began to vomit with dreadful violence, complaining at the same time of burning pains and thirst, and in this state he remained until four o'clock on the following morning. At that hour the sickness ceased, but he continued in intense pain until half-past five, when death put an end to his sufferings. It did not appear that the parties lived otherwise than happily together generally; but on one occasion, about ten days before he was first taken ill, they quarrelled and fought with great fury, and after it was over she swore at him and told him "she would do for him some time or other." Two days before he was taken ill and whilst he was in his usual state of tolerable health she told a neighbour that "her husband grew short of breath, and it was her opinion he would soon be taken ill" an expression which was remembered against her when her prophecy was so shortly afterwards fulfilled by his actual and fatal illness. There was at that time living in the village of