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THE GLASGOW POISONING CASE.. TRIAL OF MISS, MADELEINE SMITH. THURSDAY, JULY 2.—THIRD DAY. The trial of Madeleine Hamilton Smith for the murder of Pierre Emile L'Angelier was resumed at the High Court of Justiciary,Edinburyh, this morning at 10 o'clock. The prisoner still looked fresh and animated, but in the course of the day became a little more restless and ex- cited than she had previously, and particularly when her former school companion, Miss Buchanan, and the gen- tleman to whom she was latterly enagaged, Mr. Minnoch, were in the box. Charles O'Neill deposed to the accuracy of a plan of the house, 7, Blythswood-square, which he had drawn. It showed that Mr. Smith, tather of the prisoner, occu- pied a house consisting of a street floor and sunk floor, Mr. Minnoch and Mr. Douglas residing in the floors above. The house was situate in the corner of Blyths- wood square and Main-street, into which several of the windows looked, and among others the bedroom win- dows of Miss Smith in the lower and partially sunk floor. Any person putting his arm through the grating could tap at Miss Smith's window there, and if any- thing was let fall, it would fall about the level of the sill of the window, and any person inside could easily take it in. The declaration of the prisoner was then read. It was as follows:- My name is Madeleine Smith. I am a native of Glas- gow, 21 years of age, and I reside with my father, James Smith, architect, at No. 7, Blythswood-sqnare, Glasgow. For about the last two years I have been acquainted with P. Emile L'Angelier, who was in the employment of W. B. Huggins.& Co., in Both well-street, and who lodged at 11, Franklyn.place. ,He recently paid his addresses to me and I have met with him on a variety of occasions. I learned about his death on the afternoon of Monday, the 23rd of March current, from mamma, to whom it had been mentioned by a lady named Miss Perry, a friend of M. L' Angelier. I had not seen M. L'Angelier for about three weeks before bis death, and the last time I saw him was on a night about half-past ten o'clock. On that occasion he tapped at my bedroom window, which is on the ground floor, and fronts Main-street. I talked to him from the window, which is stanchioned outside, and I did not go out to him, nor did he come in to me. This oceasiou, which, as already said, was about three weeks before bia death, was the last time I saw him. He was in the habit of writing notes to me, and I was in the habit of replying to him by notes. The last note I wrote to him was on the Friday before his deatb-viz., Friday, the 20th of March current. I now see and identify, that note and the rela- tive envelope, and they are each marked No. 1. In con- sequence of that note I expected him to visit me On Satur- day night, the 21st current, at my bedroom window, in the same way as formerly mentioned, but he did not come, apd sent no notice. There was 110 tapping at my window on said Saturday night or on the following night, being Sunday. I went to bed on Sunday night about eleven o'clock, and remained in bed till the usual time of getting, up next morning, being eight or nine o'clock. In the course of my meetings with M. L'Angelier he and I bad arranged to get married, and we had at one time pro- posed September last as the time the marriage was to take place, and subsequently the present month of March was spoken of. It was proposed that we should reside in furnished lodgings, but we had not made any definite arrangement as to time or otherwise. He was very unwell for some time, and bad gone to the Bridge of Allan for his health, and he complained of sickness but I have no idea what was the cause of. it. I remember giving him some cocoa from my windowone night some time ago, but I cannot specify the time particularly. He took the cup in his hand and barely tasted the contents, and I nave him no bread with it. I was taking some cocoa myself at the time, and had prepared it myself. It was between 10 aDd 11 p.m. when I gave it to him. I am now shown a note or letter and envelope, which are marked respec- tively No 2, and I recognise them as a note and envelope which I wrote to M. L'Angelier And sent to the post. As FI bad attributed his striureas to Want of focxl, T proposed^ as stated in the note, to give him a loaf of bread bat I said thnt merely in a joke, and, in point of fact, I never gave him any bread. I have bought arsenic on various occasions. The last I bought was a sixpenceworth, which I bough tin Currie tbeapothecary's, in SauchiehaU-street and prior to that I bought other two quantities of arsenic, for which I paid 6d. each—one of these in Currie's, and the other in Murdoch the apothecary's shop in Sauchiehall- street. I used it all as a cosmetic, and I applied it to my face, neck, and arms, diluted with water. The arsenic I got in Currie's shop I got there on Wednesday, the 18th current, and I used it all on one occasion, having put it all in the basin where I was to wash myself. 1 had been advised to the use of the arsenic in the way I have men- tioned by a young-lady, the daughter of an actress, and I had also seen the use of it recommended in the news- papers. The young lady's name was Jubilee (Giubilei), and I had met her at school at Clapton, near London. I did not wish any of my father's family to be aware that I was using the arsenic, and therefore never mentioned it to any of them, and I don't suppose they or any of the ser- vants ever noticed any of it in the basin. When I bought the arsenic in Murdoch's, 1 am not sure whether I was asked or not what it was for, but I think I said it was for a gardener to kill rats or destroy vermin about flowers, and I only said this because I did not wish them to know that I was going to use it as a cosmetic. I don't remember whether I was asked as to the use I was going to make of the arsenic on the other two occasions, but I likely made the same statement about it as I had done in Mur- doch's and on all the three occasions, as required in the shops; I signed my name to a book in which the sales were entered. On the first occasion I was accompanied by Mary, a daughter of Dr. Buchanan, of Dumbarton For several years past Mr. Minnoch, of the firm of William Houldsworth and Co., has been coming t, good deal about my father's house and about a month ago Mr. Minnoch made a proposal of marriage to me, and I gave him my hand in token of acceptance, but no time for the marriage has yet been fixed and my object in writing the note No. 1, before mentioned, was to have a meeting with M. L'Angelier, to tell him that I was engaged in marriage to Mr. Minnoch. I am now shown two noes and aifenve- lope bearing the Glasgow postmark of January 28, which are respectively marked No. 3, and I recognise these as in my handwriting, and they were written and sent by me to M. L'Angelier. On the occasion .that I gave M. Angelier tiie cocoa, as formerly mentioned, I think that when I used it it must have been known o the servants and memhers of my father's family, as the package con- taining the cocoa was lying on the mautelpiece in my room, but.nov one of the family used it except m self, as they did not seem to like it. The water which I used I got hot from the servants. On the night of the 18th, when I used the arsenic last, I was going to a dinner party at Mr. Min- noch's house. I never administered, or caused to be admi- nistered, to M. L'Angelier arsenic, or anything injurious. And this I declare to be truth. "MADELINE SMITH." Mary Jane Buchanan proved that the accused bought arsenic at a druggist's shop, but it was done very openly. The witness was formerly a school-fellow of the prisoners, and she said they used to read together of the ad van. tageous use made by the Styrian peasants of arsenic. Mrs. Walcot, formerly teacherin the school alluded to, said she lievfer, advised the accused to use arsenic as a costaetic. q William Murray, lately page to Mr. Smith, proved that he had been sent for prussic acid by the accused, the latter saying she wanted it for her hands. It was done quite openly. The chemist refused to sell the poison. Several, druggista were called to prove that she had purchased arsenic at their abopit. Mr. W. H. Minnoch, to whom the accused was engaged, was also examined. He said he was not aware of any intimacy existing between her and any other man. After L'Angelidr's death, she bad lold witness she had been in the habit of buying arsenic, as she had learnt at Clapton school it was good for the complexion. Other witneast-a were called, who proved the depression of mind the deceased was labouring under. FRIDAY.—FOURTH DAY. After several miscellaneous witnesses nn-i t .v medical testimony, aud further on'the night of Su^ay.fe M„d7f k°»'° to heTeeK"Vr«>Md Two witnPaJ k *1 A^ed about 9 on Sun- A wo witnesses had seen the A«*u- u _• i j day night, going in a dire. whlch mi*ht lead t0 •y thsw ooil-square. had seen him once or twice constable on th^ Qn the gund |light> ne^r the house, portobello, had been visited by tv, 16th of March, when he said he had i f i T^ome cocoa and coffee which had disagreed and he thought he had been poisoned. Arthur Perry had been a confidant of L'Angelier Xma secret attachment, and knew of its progress and interruptions. On the 9th of March he said to witness I can't think why I was so unwell aftet getting that oonee and chocolate from her." Understood him to mean from prisoner. He said, It is a perfect infatuation I have for her; if she were lo poison me I would forgive lier'A Witness said, What motive could she haS to do you harm ? He sa>d, » Perpbaps she might not be sorry to get rid of me." Witness did not think, how- ever, there was a serious suspicion on his mind A debate arose as to the admission of the voluminous correspondence founded on, which was objected to for the objectk)n°Q VarI°U8 er0Uad8' but the Court overruled the SATURDAY—FIFTH DAY. The day was chiefly occupied in reading the corres- pondence which bad passed between the deceased and the prisoner. It was of such a nature as to leave w doubt of the fact that an improper intimacy h»d taken place between them, and the-d»*eeased Lad threatened to reveal it unless Miss Smith would break off her, engage- ment with Mr. Minnuoh*. One of her notes, imploring him to retura her letters, and keep her seoftt runs u .follows :—. T Tuesday eve&uur, 12 o'clock. Emile,—I hare this night received your note. Oh it ia kind ot you to write to me. Emile, no one can know the in- tense agony of mind 1 have suffered last mght and t^» Emile, my father's wrath would kill me—you little vnn- temper. Emile for the love you onoe had for nounce me to my P. Emile, if he should read my lettMs to he will put me from him- he will hate me as a guilty wwtch ^r loved you and wrote to you in my first ardent love-lit was with my deepest love I loved you. It was for your love I adored you. 1 put on paper what I should not I was tree because Idoved you with my heart. If he or any other one saw those fond letters to you, what would not be said of me? On my bendea- knees I wnte to you, and ask you as you hope for mercy at the judgment day, do not inform on me- do not make mq a public shame. Emile, my love has been one of bitter disappointment You and only you can make the rest of my life peaceful Mv own conscience will be a punishment that I shall carry to grave. I have deceived the best of men, You may forgive me; but God never will. For God's love, forgive me, and betray me not For the love you once had to me do not bring down my lather's wrath on me. It will kill my mother (who is not well.) It will for ever cause me bitter unhappiness. I am humble be- fore you, and crave your mercy. You can give me forgiveness, and you-oh, you ouly-call make me happy for the rest of my lite. I would not ask you to love me or ever make me your wife. I am too guilty for that' I have deceived *ud told'yo'ti too many falsehoods tor you ever to respect me Bjit, oh 4 wilt you iiiot keep my secret from the world? Oh! you will, mot for Christ's sake, denounce me. I shall be undtie I shall lie rained. Who would trust me? Shame will be my lot Despise nie, hate me, but make me not the public scandal. Forget me for ever. Blot out ail remembrance of me. 1 have used you ill. I did love you, and it was my. soul's ambition to be your wife. I asked you to tell me my faults. You did so, and' it made me cool towards you gradually. When you have found fault with me I have cooled. It Va!k not love for another for there is no one 1 love. My love has all been given to you. y heart is empty—cold. I am unloved I am despised I told you I had ceased to love you- it was true I did not loVaaa I did; but, oh! till within the time of our coming to town I loved you fondly. I lodged to be your wife I had Ox February. I longed for it. The time I could not lea^emv father's house I grew discontented; then I ceased to love you Oh, Emile, this is indeed the true statement. Now you can kuow my state of mind. Emile, I have su.iered much for you I lost much of my father's confidence since that September- and my mother has never been the same to me. No, she has never given me the same kind look For the sake of my mother—her who gave me life-spare me from shame. Oh, Emile you wilL in God's name, hear my prayer? I ask God to forgive me I have prayed that he might put in your heart to spare me from shame Never, never, while I live can 1 be happy No no I shall always have the thought I deceived you. I am Euiltv it will be a punishment I shall bear till the day of my death. I am humbled thus to crave your pardon, but I dare not While I w.?^eavh 1 thiHk of you 'as my best?rieUd lf yoi Will only keep this between ourselves. I blush to ask yon. Yet Emile, will yon not grant me this my last favour? If you will never reveal what has passed. Oh, for God's sake, for the love of heaven, hear me. I grow mad. I have been ill, very ill, all day. I have had what has given me a false spirit. I had resort to. what I should not have taken, but my brain is one fire. I feel as if death would indeed be sweet Denounce me not. Emile Emile. think of our once "happy days. Pardou me if you can: ? £ ay f°rume »s th,e m°st wretched, guilty, miserable creatnre on the earth. I could stand anything but my father's hot disple*. sure. Emile, you will not cause my death. If he is to get your tetters I cannot see him any more; and my poor mother, I will never more kiss her. It would be a shame to them all. Emile Will you not spare me this? Hate me, despise me, but do not expose me. I cannot write more. I am too ill to-night." The deceased, however, continued to threaten her with exposure. MONDAY.—SIXTH DAY. The judges decided to reject the evidence of the de ceased a memorandum book, and no further evidence of importance was offered for the Crown. Thirty-one witnesses were examined for the defence. Robert Baker resided with deceased in Edinburgh'in 1851, when he was v- ry low-spirited about a disappoint- ment m love, and once threatened to throw himself out of the window, and another time spoke of throwing him- self off the pier. Several witnesses from Dundee stated that on one oc- casion, on hearing of the marriage of a lady he bad been in love with, he took up a large knife from the counter and threatened to stab himself; that he several titties threatened or spoke of self-destruction by different means; that be had once spoken of giving some horses arsenic while in France to give them ind for their jour- ney, and, when asked if he was not afraid to do so, said, So far from that, I have taken it myself." He said a. took it to relieve pain. He had also been seen to take poppy seed in considerable quantities. j To one witness he had spoken of using arsenic regu- To Alexander Millar, of Glasgow, he had once said that he thought it no sin for a person to take his own life and thus get out of the world if he could not be happy ia this. Witness said deceased had irequently severe bowel complaints. Janet Christie had heard deceased, and Agnes Macmil- lan had heard prisoner speak of using arsenic for the complexion; and several druggists deposed to having been on occasions asked for it for that purpose. William Roberts and Charles Baud spoke to occasions on which deceased bad been taken very suddenly and severely ill with vomiting and purging. Several witnesses spoke to deceased being somewhat untruthful as well as boastful. Charles Adam, druggist, of Coatbridge, deposed to a person of appearance like deceased purchasing laudauum at his shop on a Sunday afWuuun, about the end of March. J am"s Dickson, druggist of Bailliestfm, on the way from Coatbridge to Glasgow, spoke of a person extremely like the photograph of the dece sed coming in on a Sun. day about the same time, cowplauuug 0t bowel oomp!aint and getting laudtmum. Miss KIrk, daughter of a druggist in G dlowgate, Glwip. gow, deposed to giving medicine on Sund .y evening to a person strikingly Hke the photograph, but did not remem. ber what it was. It was not arsenic. • ^ltneS8e8 (^HPosec' to the wide circulation of an article m Chambers» Journal, Blachwood's Magazine, &c. in which the use of arsenic as a cosmetic is spoken of Letters of the prisoner were put in, in which she ra- monstl ates with deceased against his threat of suicide. Doctor Paterson, of Leith, had attended seven cases of suicide by arsenic, m which the suicides, except one who confessed after recovery, denied to the last having ukea Two storekeepers of manufacturing chvmiaf* a^ < the extensive use of arsenic in their nrem^I P°ke possibility of its abstraction. nuses, aad to the going to bed with° h^oVsundav dep°3ed j? and their rising together &Unday> the 22nd of of EdiJbS' sllGlaSS°W' and Dr. Dou* M'Lagan, in water S 1 l° the possibility ^P"«jng arsenic rious results 8 about.tlMr wUiout 1,,J* This closed the case for defence. (Qonti*in thepaper.)

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