THE WELLINGTON POISONING CASE.

Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3347, 9 December 1893, Page 7

THE WELLINGTON POISONING CASE.

[BY TELkGMPHi—PRESS'ASSOCIATION^] , , Wellington, Thursday.* In the poisoning "case in the Supreme Court to-day, James Blake; ! husband of j the prisoner, Ellen Blake, was under examination, He said his wife always prepared his food. He hadjiieyer bought aaywhiteiprecipitate, nor was he aware; that anyone had ever Riven him any. He certainly.had never used it. , His wife;was kind and att«ntiye to him during his illness, and she had no monetary pain to : ixpect;frbhv hii death.'They lived very comfortably together. • Blake'remarked to His Honor; that he had not come into Court in any- vindictive,, spirit, and he hoped that if thera was 1 any doubt about the case the prisoner would receive the benefit of it.' For the defence, two of Mrs Blake's children gave, evidence that the white precipitate] was, kept inihe house, and had been used on their heads. / ;,, ' : The Chief Justice; having summed up, the jury retired at 5.20 p.m., and in about an hour,returned with| a verdict of. guilty, at the same time recoinmendinijth'epriseiner to mercy, '"' : ,'' : " ,; '':■'; ' '' '' ::; • /'.' The Judge said, he saw no' reason jfpr such a recommendation, .and sentenced '.the prisoner to imprisonment for life. ! ' , i ' l ',''; Thei woman,'who seemed 'dazed, did' not hear the sentence, and on 1 leaving the dock asked a warder what His Honor had said, but the' warder did not 1 give her a direct answer.? ::■.'.•/ •; Mi ;<.<■:; !;.,:,-,; :/ ! V':v:,--:'.