THE FEMALE POISONER.
Tie jury in the c.ve of Madame .Touiaux, tiied at Antwerp for killing by poison her sister, brother, and uncle to secure their life itisura er, returned on Pebrmry 2i;d a verdict < f guilty. She «as sentenced to death'. The convicted woman ia a daughLr of General Jules Ay bay and wifo of tho chief engineer of roads and bridys tor the Belgian Ministry of War. Tli" combined insurance on the iivas of her victims am unted to 35.000 dollars. The prosecution was the re.-ulc of an English Insurance Company which issued a policy on the life of Alfred Ahbay, brother of m urderess The case aroused great interest because of it 8 sensational character and tl e position of the accused.
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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 119, 20 March 1895, Page 4
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