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NURSE'S 42 HOURS IN THE BOX
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Show she got on the ship in San Francisco to bid friends bon Voyage and forgot to get_off_in, time Liner officers say she hid In a cboat as n stowaway. Anyhow, when the Malolo docked in Honolulu aboard was Marian Tromper, Standford coed-without benefit of a ticket. Papa wired the line the necessary money,
VETERANS OF WAR
TO SEARCH FOR PEACE
MORE than
Nurse
Waddingham
DEATH SENTENCE FOR NOTTINGHAM CRIME
"I AM. TREATED AS A BAD WOMAN IN THIS COURT”
A
Trial
was mado quite openly that such pro- perty as Ada Baguley had should bo made over to Nurss Waddingham in. consideration of them keeping her as long as she lived."
Gbjections were raised by the rela tives and it would appear that, both Lawrence Baguley and Miss Blagg became unpopular because of at tempts, or feared altempla, to inter- fere with this disposition,
Attempla were started to keep rela tives and friends away from the nursing home.
WB Instead Of A Settlement
On April 6 negotiations were start-
“THIS has been made such a mystery.. I am
treated as a bad woman in this court.
.. Why bring my private life into it." These dramatic outburstsed in connection with the will and on by Nurse Dorothea Waddingham interrupted her trial at Nottingham last month for the murder of Miss Ada Baguley.
Miss Baguley died in a home at Devon-drive, Sherwood, Nottingham. Following a protracted trial, which was delayed through the illness of the defendant, the jury last week returned a verdict of guilty, and Waddingham was sentenced to death.
We
are inquiring
During her 4 hours in the Mr. Rothera: witness-box Nurse Waddingham to the death of Miss Baguley emphatically denied that she hadou are inquiring into my private
affairs, and it is not right. |ever given Miss Baguley morphia "on my own instructions," and she told how, when Miss Baguley was about to sign a letter regard ing, cremation, sho said: "This is like my death warrant.”
Ronald Joseph Sullivan, a male nurse at the home, who was also eharged with the crime, was found not guilty.
Miss Baguley, who was 50 and a helpless cripple, was the daughter of Mrs. Louisa Baguley, an 87 years-old widow.
You heard Dr. Collins say when I showed him this cremation letter that thinks quite definitely was not the you showed him & letter which he the document princei now That is the only document. I have.
"Are You Suggesting . . . ?"
Nurse Waddingham added that it tained, on Miss Baguley's wish, In- was from Dr. Manfeld that she ob formation about cremation, and he said that Mies Baguley would live to leave a letter.
Mr. Rothera: Was there any other renversation between you and Miss Baguley about the aligning of this
the 13th in regard to a settlement.
The solicitors were informed that
instead of a settlement a new will should be made in favour of Nurse Waddingham.
On May 7 the will was made in
favour of Waddingham and Sullivan Misa Baguley and her mother.
on condition that they took enre of
Five days after tho will was made Mrs. Baguley died.
Nothing, said Mr. Stimson, would have passed to Waddingham or Sulli van unless Mrs. Baguley died before the daughter. The fact that the will had been made was not concealed from the relatives,
Mr. Stimson Bald that the next date; Sept. 10 was very Important. A friend named Alice
Briggs visited to be in good Ada, who appeared spirits and was her usual self.
cented for health reason." Verdun, Mar. 3.
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My startling story remained untold!
dared not talk!
But now I ask the world to bo my judge!
The following diny Dr. Manfield "Now what happened between Mrs. called and found that Ada was dend. Alice Briggs leaving at 4.30 on the afternoon of the 10th and 12.30 on; the 11th no one can may except per- hapa Sullivan and Waddingham," said Mr. Stimson. Cremation "For Health. Ressons"
Counsel referred to the certificate BISHOPS WALTHAM, a small filled up by Dr. Munfield giving the cause of death 28 cerebral haemor-habitants, is proud of a sobriety Hampshire town of 3,000 in- rlinge, and to a letter received by the doctor, signed Ada Baguley, and record over a period of three
ho desired to be years. slating that
Last month the record Mother and daughter died in the home which was carried on by letter?
That letter added: "It is my wish spoiled by two visitors. Waddingham and Sullivan-Mrs.
ito remain with nurse, and my lost Nures Waddingham: Only she said wish is my relatives shall not know the Square and took him to the A police offleer saw a man in Baguley on March 12 and her it was like signing her death warrant, for daughter on September 11. and I rupiled: "If you don't want to
my death." hasband, who "Oh, but Mrs.. Baguley'a
sign it, don't sign it, Adn." She said, writing, said counsel. "The Inst line, six miles away.
The letter was in Sullivan's hand- nearest police station at Droxford, died in 1929, left about £1,000 to
will." his daughter, subject to a life in-pine found in Miss Baguley's body given is that Sulivan was told to get Square. The journey to the station 'My last wish,' and so on is crushed When he returned an hour later Are you suggesting that the mor in at the bottom, and the explanation ho found another man in the terest to the mother, This huge gathering, composed!
might have come from medicine it in if he could." Miza Baguley, in a will at May,wrougly mixed at the chemist's-I
was repeated. of soldiers of the Allied and ex-bequeathed the whole of the estate did not know the medicine had mor-presence of 2.50 grains of morphine Sir Thomas M. Taylor; the two Further investigation revealed the At Droxford Police Court, before Enemy countries,
will come to-to Nurse Waddingham and Sui-phine in it until this inquest. gether at the historic Fort Douau-livan in equal shares, in considera- Nurse Waddingham, replying to Mr. have been given
the organs, a fatal dose. It might ant on the 20th anniversary of tion of their looking efter herself. Stimson, who represented Not heroin.
a morphine armen were sentenced to 14 days' hard Jabour for being drunk and the Battle of Verdun to wear and her mother,
tingham City Police and that medicine In "Mrs. Baguley's case death had disorderly. solemn oath to work for the realisa-
glasses
bottle in Miss Baguley's been given as due to cardiac de- They were Charles Anderson room were put in the dustbin by the gentration. On Oct.1, after she had Hellens, described us a ship's tion of "peace and good will toward
window cleaner when they were seen dead for five months, 4 post-cook, who said he drank methylat- men."
placed on the window-sill.
mortem examination was carried outed spirits because he missed his The first t
she was told that two on the exhumed body. and a
a half grains of morphin were found in Misa Baguley's Poly was an alkalid into which either morphis looking for work, who tried methy The doctors found the presence of ship, and David Gordon, a labourer Sunday before the inquest. the murre and Mr, Sullivan); I think leath. It
or heroin would be expected to belated spirits because he was Mr. William Smith (representing converted at that length of time after melancholy." the police found in your possession meratin thres of there empty marphia battle? Dr. Roshe Lynch considered that Ada Baguley and her mother should I'hrases in the letter were: Nues Waddingham: Yes.
tarn the money they had over to her, "Seeing that I have waited till
"After I had talked it over with my now three months for a letter, ndasitting he
Do you remeniher Dr. Manleid elisa duke e morphine was re- cousin," added Mr. Baguley, of told
Nurse Waddingham I to your little boy to play with? Yes. scribed for Mrs. Baguley,
had not been
payment."
"Can. Wait For Ever" Dr. Roche Lynch, the Home French War Veterans are spon-Offee analyst, has stated in eyi- soring this gigantic peace mani-dence that Miss Biguley died from estation to which they have deelded ning by morphine or heroin. to invite their American, British mixture of the two.
Nurae Waddingham identified a and Italian comrades to take part etter which began "Der Fred" as well as the ex-soldiers of Ger-
tas one she had written for Miss many, Austria and Bulgaria.
Baguley.
The French "Union Federale des, Anciens Combattants" believe that the best tribute to the dead-on this
the
and
Lime
Kiven these
in
WILS โดย wa a preudo-
even a trace of it under such circun- !
No
able to
make
20th anniversary of the Battle off van wait for ever-i comfortable bottles have been analysed at the said Mr. Stimson, "are whether the about her any arrangements at all
Friends And Foes
out exception.
MY
tears
of her life.
Do you now know there empty wa main points to be considered,"
of
causing death Considerable quantities of heroin containing morphila had been
complaints about the treatment they
received?Mr. Baguley: No.
Was there considerable friction be tween Miss Baguley and her mother knew of any friction. and relatives at Caunton?I never
Do you
know that Dr. Banfield gave strict instructions that you were not. to seo Miss Baguley or her mother again?--No. I know nothing about it. You have no complaint to make against Nurso Waddinghom about her
Dr. Manfield, who was recalled, observed counsel, "because nobody wanting more money to keep them?---
objected.
д
No.
You did not want Nurse Wadding- ham to have the money oither by settlement or the will?-No.
1930 Will Rovoked John Kirkland Lane, legal adviser to the Baguley family, Rald Ada Baguley made a will in 1930, but it was revoked by a subsequent will and the original copy destroyed.
On March D last year Sullivan call- ed and informed him that Miss
Verdun will be the taking of n "I am quite happy and engagement "to love peace and to with nurse. I
do not want your
Mr. W. Smith (cross-examining); work for peace." -
people here. I have met you all be-Hume Office and there was found in motive makes it at all likely, and Neither Miss Baguley nor her mother fore, the same as your mother told the buttons of them morphin dust? whether there is opportunity and ever said anythnig to the effect that my brother."
Yes,
material-poison available for them Mr. Rothera asked Nurse Wadding- Mr. Rothern, after reading from to give it secretly with the intention were not happy or made ang This War Veteran group has ham if the reference to "mother" statements munde to the police by more than a million members, but related to Mrs. Gilbert, and "brother Nurse Waddingham, asked: "Your all ex-soldiers, regardless of politics to Mr. Sullivan. "Were you and Mr. suggestion is that, if there was any seribed for a patient, Mrs. Harewood, or creeds, are invited to participate sister?" he askel.
Sullivan known ду brother and morphis, somebody brought it into who died before the Baguleys came in this colossal peace pilgrimage.
the house 7" "Yes," replied Nurse Waddingham.
Mr. Smith In order to make it more impres-
(to
to the house. It was obvious there the coroner): Private Lifo"
Nurse
might have been a considerable sur Waddingham sive, only bona fide, soldiers who
has made no plus of heroin left over. Then Nuree Waddingham added,
such suggestion. served at the front lines, will be wining the
Moreover, 70 grains of morphia had hi from her
concluded Nurse Wadding been obtained for permitted to take park. And the "Why"
should my
another lifeham's evidence. She had been in the
patient, private invitation is extended to the former brought into that.
witness-box for amy hot a bad
Mrs. Kemp, four and a half hours, foc.
woman. I have had nothing to do
"Of course, all this is conjecture," "Our first object." declares with Miss Baguleys destit."
denied having given morphia tablets Henir Pichol, President of the Nurse Waddingham told how she for Miss Baguley.
can say how much morohia was given French Legion, "is to pay tribute gave Miss Baguley tea and tart after her baby when she entered the dock. morphin being found in Ada Baguloy's
Nurse Waddingham was nursing to these patients." to our comrades who fell in the Anding het "pretty it" in the garden She handed the child to a wardress body?
What was
The explanation of Battle of Verdun, also to the on the last heroic dead of the other side.siz tablets of morphine. Miss Bagu-
On August 27 the doctor had left while she stood up to hear the charges. writing said that she died from
A letter in Sullivan's hand- Later when the child All who faced the sufferings and ley had two on each night-Saturday, in her arms it began to cry, and to say that there was no stroke.
Kuid stroke, but evidence would be called danger of the front line aro Sunday, and Monday,
counsel had dimeulty in making him- equals for us. They all served
Tablets In Week-end On September 2 the doctor gave self heard. At length a wardress as soldiers and suffering the her four more tablets.
took the baby away
Nurse Waddingham, in her evlilence same hardships. This can he
When Mr. J. P. Stimson (prosecut at the inquest, said she had ten tablets Nurse Waddingham added that on said of all the belligerents with-September 10, on her visit between 11 g), Bald he proposed to give the of morphia from Dr. Manfield and Bugul wished to make a settlement
(o'clock and mid-night, Miss Baguley whole of the evidence relating to the had given there ton tablets (haif- on Nurse Waddingham,
was asleep, but when she next saw two accused so that they might be put grain tablets) during the week-end.. He (Mr. Lane) went to Deven Assemble At Verdun
her patient there was a great change. on one act of depositions, Mr. William That would account for some Drive on March 28 and saw Miss "We propose to assemble at least wide open, her face was flushed, and Io wanted two sets of depositions, Stimson, "but if that were trus, why Nuras Waddingham and Sullivan.
(for the defence) She looked very ill. Har eyes were Smith
morphin being in the body," said Mr. Daguley in the presence of her mother, 100,000 veterans of the French she was breathing hoavily.
one in respect of Nurse Waddingham did she say when told morphia was The conversacion was about the frent af Verdun; veritable firing.
and line soldiers.*
one of Sullivan. The objection found in the body, I haven't given settlement that all Miss Baguley's All are Invited
Cremation Question
was over-ruled.
her morphin
property should be settled on Nurse regardless of the side fought for. When did Miss Baguley 'die?-Be-}
After mentioning that there would Dr. Roche Lynch was of opinion Waddingham in consideration of her We believe that there is a solidarity tween 10 and 10.15 am.
be about 30 witnesses, Mr. Stimson that morphia could not have been undertaking to look after Birs, and and a unity common to all veterana: When the doctor came, he asked you called the position in December, given in that way to a patient; she Miss Baguley for their lives, sunited desire for peace and we to describe the symptoms?--Yes. with her mother Mrs. Louisa Baguley. grains were, in many cases, a fatal added Mr. Lane.
1994 when Ada Baguley was living would have been unconscious. Two "I advised against that settlement," hope to provoke a 'moral shock' in
The mother was 87 and was getting deac, Did you discuss with him at this favour of peace."
On April 27 Sullivan called and told Interview the question of cremation? infirm. Her daughter was an invalid "Again," The participants of this symbolic told him that she had a letter and almost helpless. She had to be were told, I understand, that these ten to proceed with the acttlement, but continued counsel, "we him that Miss Baguley was not going event will gather at Bar-le-Duc on written about cromation, which he looked after and her mother was tablets, if administered over this desired to make a will. July 11. Transported in military knew about.
getting beyond the stage of doing it. period of time, would not have ac Ho (Mr. Lane) called on May 4 and trucks, just as they were in the Mr. Rothera draw Nurse Waddling-
In these circumstances, Miss Blugg, counted for the quantity of morphla drew up will. Neither of the pri World War, they will move on to ham's attention to the statement in an old friend of the family, made in found in the body.
soners was present. The will loft as to where comfortable "So far as Sullivan is concerned, Mies Baguley's Verdun, following the ""Sacred the certifications that the information quiries
property to Sullivan Way" to Douaumont, All will be had been given by Sullivan, and asked accommodation could be found. It think I ought to say this: The actual and Nurse Waddingham absolutely, in how it was that that name was used. 48 finally arranged that Mrs. administration may have been by one consideration of their, giving an silence; smoking will be forbidden, and at the historic fort, the living haps he took it from hearing me say wood, which (counsel suggested) was it; he was not thore.
Nurse Waddingham replied: Per-laguley and Miss Baguley should go or the other. Nurse Waddingham undertaking to look after her. •
to the home in Devon Drive, Sher saya Sullivan could not have given The total state would be approxi- veterans of to-day will mount guard Mr. Sullivan.
matoly £1,600. Of this the approxi- over the graves of those who fell When Dr. Collins asked for Nursa, run by Nurse Waddingham and Sulli- "She, according to her statement, mais valup of the real estate was in action 20 years ago.
Waddingham when he came to the van, at £3 a week for the two.. * gave Miss; Baguloy medicino at eight £1.000," There are 12,000 buried at house did you not say: "I am Nurse home for the aged, medical, surgical in that medicine, pokalbly, there may said
The business card described it as o'clock on the night before she died. Replying to Mr. Smith, Mr. Lano, Douaumont. A similar number of Waddingham"?—Yes.
and chronic cases.
alightly have been chlorodyne, or, War Veterans will keep guard over form "Mrs. Bullivan."Ho probably
guided : Miss And yet he has put on this the tombs. Every half hour, the thought that.
Comfortable and Happy
morphia
"Assuming that Sullivan did not Smith: You were certain sho guards will be changed, through- out the night. The Douaumont dingham it is not likely that he would ed them and all said they appeared to he was acting in concert and was
ho was talking to Nurse Wad- Miss Bagg and other people visit have any part in the actual adminis understood what she was doing?
tration, they had to be satisfied that Was she the type of person who
I WRE Canuary will be bathed in light think he was talking to Mrs. Sulli- be comfortable and happy and well counseling and procuring and was would not do anything under pres- Tde Franch equivalent of "Tapa" yan?--I was always aureo. There looked after. A cousin of Ada cognisant of what was done.. will be sounded and 100,000 War has been sich a mystery about this, Baguley, Tawrence Baguley, formed
BUTOT-She was a very determined Veterans, who saw action in the and it ought to be explained.. It is the same viewing e
Cousin's Visits To The Home
nature. front lines, will pledge themselves innen to everybody. It is my own "But before long" continued coun-
Frodrick Lawrence Baguley, a You never saw any pressure or to the cause of peace-United life. It has nothing to do with Miss sol, complaints were made by the cousin of Miss Baguley, said that on
duress brought upon her, althor by Baguloy. Why should -- that -- be two prisoners that the money being one of his vialts to the home Nurse Nurse Waddingham or Sullivan, at | brought up?
paid was not sufficient. A suggestion Waddingham put forward a plan that any time?--I did not
did.
...
I
ho
it is possible,' hand when she signed the
speak at fast!
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