Village History
8 the Miss and herself being hung,
which bad been spoken the superintendent. Mrs. had informed him the Tuesday before that she had supplied the nurse with laudanum, and had previously done so. and cautioned her to careful, as the laudanum was stronger than that obtained at, chemists, lie asked ber to take label and pur the bottle, which she did. The word ” poison” the bottle produced was his wife’s handwriting. Dr. Cheeseman. Buckingham, who has attended the family professionally, also cave evidence as to the wound inflicted the deceased and said that, by Miss Macdonald’s request, she being afraid tbe nurse bad given laudanum to Rossie, he examined bim, but found nothing the matter. had known the nurse well, and had attended for indigestion. She bad never had any serious illness that knew of He never noticed anything peculiar about her. He had prescribed small doses of” morphia for ber to relieve pain, but never supplied her with laudanum or stimulants, and never suspected she took any. saw her at the lock-up tbe day before. She was ranch excited, and seemed under the influence of alcohol. This being all the evidence, the Coroner said there seemed no reason for calling Mrs. Somerset. There could be no doubt the cut the throat was the cause of death, and there war; doubt either who did the deed. The nurse did not seem be deranged at all, but it appeared to a premeditated and deliberate murder. However, it was for the jury to their verdict. The jury immediately returned a verdict Wilful Murder against Catherine Muir, and the Coroner made out his warrant for her committal on the charge. Tbe accused was to have been taken before the magistrates Monday,at Buckingham, but being too unwell to be moved, Sir Harry Verney attended, and formally remanded her until Tuesday, at Examination before the Magistrates. to be continued.……
Northampton Mercury – Saturday 20 May 1871
