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“Eternal Triangle" In
MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN
ON, TRIAL
Alleged Remark About Search
Of Chemists
wards of two grains of arsenic was ample to kill a man. The victim of A dosa of arsenic suffered from symptoms. very readily recognised.
"I am afraid that what dramatic writers call the "eternal triangle' is not absent from this case. There is a woman here with the strong-
FIRST SYMPTOMS est of human motives for
Administration was followed by destroying her husband."
a barning of the throat and mouth, Among other things. The firat The woman, who is about 33 years symptoms came on at some period of ago and a native of Londonderry, between minutes and a couple of was accused of murdering her hun. hours after the dose had been taken. band, Frederick John Bryant, ngedit depended to a very large extent on 30. a cowman, of Coombe, by the how the dose was taken.
dininistration of arsenic.
32.
He died in hospital an December
- Mra. Bryant's five children aro at the public assistance Institution at Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
Other symptoms followed. One of these, which the Solicitor-general said that he particularly wanted the jury to remember, was cramp in the valves of the legs.
As the system became weaker one had to look for other-effects.
The judge was Mr. Justiço Mackin-bear in mind," he
TION.
Counsel in the ease were: For the prosecution, the Solicitor-generat (Sir Terence O'Connor, K.C.), Mr. Cyril Arquith, K., and Mr. John Maudo for the defence, Mr. J. D. Caswell,
nud Mr. L. It. Dunne.
The jury canaisted of men.
Ms. Bryant piended not guilty.
"BENEATH THE SURFACE"
"One of them,, I would like you lo ndled "Is A paralysis of the lower limbs which nuses a person to give the Impression that he is dragging a leg behind him as though he wore wounded.
"Ultimately. cient, death occurs in circumstances if the dose is, sufi).
of very great agony."
FOUR GRAINS
Sir Terence O'Connor maintained that on at least four occasions dur- Sir Terence O'Connor, in his state-ing 10 Bryant was the victim of ment for the Crown, said:
the
administration of very largo "Administration of poison by n quantities of arsenic, and that the person who wishes to kill another inst and fatal dose was the culmint sunli the concomitant of cruelty tion of a series of, doses not linked and of character and mind til do up in time, but the last of a series of not totally go with a high degree of attempts to end his
life. cunning, and it may well be That In aense of this kind you will have, to delve a good deal beneath the surface in order to find where the truth lies.
This is not the kind of care where I am in a position on behalf of the Crows to say this:
a man
named
After his death there remained in his body at least four grains of arsenic, which was quite sufficient in
to bring about his death. Sir Terence sakd that Mrs. Bryant was acquainted with Leonard Edward Parsons, who passed "On a certain day, at a certain by various names and was known an - place, this woman went and bought i Moss. Frum time to time he
Bonjo arsenic.
with the She
that lodged Look
Bryants at their arsenic home; she put into her house. husband's tea, milk, for whatever
of it might be and he consumed it and of that consumption he died."
The Crown here is not in a post- tion to give you any-nich definite and convincing demonstration of how death was brought about.
"ELABORATE ATTEMPTS"
you accept the evidence Parsons and others," he said, "she. was undoubtedly his mistress for a considerable time.
MOTIVE
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1936.
Arsenic Murder
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BROADCASTING
A U.S. Radio
tongue-twister
By "FIRST NIGHT”
TAKE a deep breath and say this-without stuttering: "The seething seas ceaseth, and as the seething seas subsideth many men must munch mush."
That's the fest they hand out to embryo announcers in America. Ability to untangle tongue-tanglers is part of the training. promptu description of an imaginary plane flight, a Yankee Also ability to give, at a moment's notice, an im-
Stadium baseball game, or a boxing match.
"You are not a court of morals, and that only hears upon the story to this extent-that, taken in con- junction with what she had said about "But the Crown is in a position to her desire to be rid of her husband But before you a story of elaborate and to marry Perkons, it does supply, And continuous attempta over a period | if you are in need of it, a very strong of seven or eight months to bring motive in her mint for committing About the death of this man the very crime with which she is attempts which In the end were charged." entirely successful from the point of Sir Terence
Mrs. A more
T. Z.B.W. wo take our announcing stated that view. ns the Crown says, of the Bryant had said that the youngest jobs (none going just now, thank you) slowly. Applicants for woman you are about to try."
The Solleitor-general said that up; At the end of 1915 Mrs. Bryant Prai prose passages, a specimen news told Parsons that, before long, she, bulletin, must speak two languages, would be a widow, and she naked and be up in place names. Parsons
No whether, in, those circum- stances, he would marry her.
London Wife Loses
Annulment Suit
child was Parsons's child.
WEED-KILLER
The Jury were shown photographs of the house-ut Coombe, and—Sir.
to justify the
-Against-Hindu Terence said that there was nothing
Calcutta, June 18,
The. Khulna (Bengal) Court to-day dismissed the action
in the surroundings use of weed-killer,
There were traces of arsenic in a kitchen cupboard.
A tin had been retrieved by the
brought by Mrs. Marion Mitter, police from a rubbish heap outside the
a London woman, for the annul-cottage. ment of her marriage with a Hindu lawyer.
Evidence would be given that the in, even in its burnt condition, con- Lained strong traces of arsenic.
the
When
tongue twisters
given. But | often lengthy passages dealing with Manchukuo, Chinese mandarins, and Russian villages.
BC are sending a man out to
other
Charge
RADIO BROADCAST
Selection by the Waikiki Trio from Studio
DAVENTRY COMMENTARIES
From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of
366 Motres (845 kilocyelen):
4-7 p.m.
p.m.
(Charpentier).
Chinese Programine, "Impressions D'Italle"
7.25 p.n. Vocal Items from "Pagliacci" (Leoncavallo),
My Husband Punchinello (Act. 2.]; Behold her! Ah, how surpassing fairi (Act. 2); No, Punchinello No more (Act. 2.).
7.40 p.m. From the Studio, Selections by The Walkiki Trio."
Programine
1. Honolulu Moon; 2. Ka Mone;
3. My Old Hawailan Home; 4. Kuu
Ipo I Kn liec pus One; 5. Don't sing, alahin when I FO
8 pm. Tine Weather and Announ- cements.
8.03 p.m. A Variety Programme, Pinna Solos-Two for To-night Medley Renara: Vocal-Hendin
The Hill Billes; Accordeon SoAll Sweet. Mystery of Life. George Scott-Wood; SongsLook Un and Laugh Medley; Film Waltz Songs Medies....Gracie Fields; Organ Solos -Broadway Melody of 1988 Medley,
erald Dixon,"
try.
p.m. A Relay from Daven-.
An eye-witness account of the first Test Match from Lord's Cricket Ground, London,
8.35 p.m. Variety Programme. Vocal Duet You have that extra rouething ("The Town Talks)..... Phyllis Stanley and Arthur Hiscoe; Trot The Sheik of Araby; Song -Alone....Sam Browne; Plano Soleu -Charlie Kun Medley No. 0; Vocal Rock and Roll, The American Eton Boys:
Orchesian-Six Fight
Medley.
pm. A Relay from Daventry. News Bulletin and Announcements (Copyright by Reuter),
.20 p.m. Sporting Commentaries from Lord's Cricket Ground; from Wimbledon and from the Iteyal Air Forco Display at Hendon,
9.45 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.
10 p.m. Big Box from Davenry. 11.25 p.m. A Relay from Daven-
try.
An eye-witness account of the Test Match front Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
11.35 p.m. Dance Music.
12 midnight. Close Down. NOTE: There will be a Chinese
Band-of-the-Royal--Ulster
Rifles From Studio
of the match warrant it) and by eye-recorded progranime from Z.E.K, on witness accounts.
n frequency of 640 kilocycles from through the eyes of Howard Marshall,
Listoners will дес
the match 8-10.30 p.m.
whose reputation, as a sports cog¦ TO-MORROW'S BROADCAST · respondent is equalled only by his Jame as a broadcaster. He has been described as a man who can do most | things at the microphone and all of then well, and his vivii, inimitable description of the Test Match Should ensure that listeners will have a full
the alare hire in the excitement of the game. accounts will. be broadcast in Transmission 2, 4.30 825 p.m., and to-day at 9.20 . H.K.T and in Transmission 3, at pm. H.KT,
Hongkong and
Far Eastern centres to obtala BOME local colour for forthcoming B.B.C. international radinensta, fix up in India, Malaya, Hongkong about 10 relaying progrniumes from East to Uritish listeners. ite's already on his way.
Let you know more about this next Saturday,
#
mentaries will be compensation for
AN ORGAN RECITAL
9.10-10a.m. Military Parade Ser vico from St. John's Cathedral.
11 a.m.-12.15 p.m. Morning Service from St. John's Cathedral.
12.15 p.m. Orchestral Music. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F sharn Minor (Brahms); Love of the Three PORT ashore is not the only Oranges
(Weinberger); Over: Empire programmes this week--the ture Masumicilo" (Auber).
element to be represented in the Bagpipe Prokofief); Schwanda (The air, too, is to have prominence in a 12.45 p.m. A Recital by Benia- commentary on an event that will mino Gigli (Tenor), Mrs. Mitter alleged that her hus- Sir Terence rave details of Bryant's DAVENTRY has much to offer bring mus armanelisteners to their
illnesses. band was already married, accord
1. Woman in Fickle ("Rigoletto") followers of sport during
loudspeakers. At this time of year, the
(Verdi) 21. The Stars were inhig ing to Hinda rites, to an Indian hospital on
He said that Bryant was taken to week beginning today. Listeners to of cuurst, the event could be only the Tosca") (Puccini); 3. 1 Still scom girl when she married him at the during the afternoon.
December 22 and died Transmission who are antennia Royal Air Force at Hendon Aero (Bizet): 4.0 Charming hour (The eventeenth annual display of the to hear Pescatori di Perle") Marylebone Register Office in 1926.
enthusiasts will End it
worth while The court found that there was Ostler had come away from the hos- transmissions of Mond to Friday, those who cannot be there, for this
Mes, Bryant and a "Mrs. to keep their sols vila on for the reme, near London. And the com- Dream) ("Banon") (Massenet). net suficient cause for action and [pital after trying to get a death | inclusive, interrupted for running London-nor the Londoner, for that)
p.m. Time and Weather. 1.03 that no authority had been shown-certificate, Mrs. Ostler said: "There days miny
the programmes on those is a unique event that no visitor to Opera.
p.m. Excerpts from Light that the marriage of a Christianust have been something found in commentaries on the Championships
Selection-A Princess of Kensingt woman with a Hindu who had an- there. Mrs. Bryant replied, "I nup forecast the times of the interrup include a parade of now and experi-on-The Gypsy Princess (Kalman).
body which ought not to beat Wimbledon. It is not possible to matter should misa.
Events in the programme this year gore (Gilbert, and Sullivan); Selet- ton (German): Vocal Gems--Ruddi- other wife was vold.
pose they will go to all the chemists tions, na they will be dictated by the mental types of aircraft, a number of Mr. Mitter has filed a suit for to find if anything has been bought. state of play at any given moment which will be on exhibition for the divorce against his wife in the be ale to put a ove round my neck." "transported" de Wimbledon as and
1.30 p.m. Renter Press Bulletins. If they can't find anything they won't which means that listeners will be first time. They will include types.
1.35 p.m. Khulna court. Ife claims £1,750)
A Light Concert. from an Indian busines. Mat..
Cello Solo The Nightingale and NO TRACE AT CHEMISTS when the most eventful perils of such as the Super-Marine whom he cites as co-regsündent-only fair to say I am not in a posi-
Sir Terence went on: "I think it the matches occur.
Hawker Fighter, bote Fighter and the Rose
capable of a Beatrice Inrisonsky-Korsakov)..... is for Reuter,
tion to put before you any evidence such as the
This principio will also be followed / perd of 300 m.p.h, and new bombers from the Land .Peter that Mrs. Bryant buy any outstanding
Fairey Battle. There will he Here the Gentle Lark (Bishop). the weaker links in the cumin. te bevande de tian, gir drill, individual and squadron Feklezinaus-Du Und
the first Test arrial akittles, parachute demonstrn Solos Schatz-Waltz (Strauss); Die Planoforte (Soprano); Whether on account of that fact Mrs. India, to be played at Lord's Cricket low-flying attacks, and a "set-piece" (Strauss). Erast von Dohunny; Bryant was justified in anticipating (Ground Lo-day, Monday and Tuesday, in which will be shown diving and SongsA Pair Welt Matched (Lanton Waltz that justice would fail to be done is Every effort is being made in ensure bombing attacks on an enemy key Ronald); When I am Dead my dearast for the jury to say."
that overseas listeners to Daventry When Mra, Bryant was charged she will be given an adequate and colour-Position; and of course, the now (Landon Ronald).....Joseph ffislop said: "I have never got any poison ful picture of what is happening at famous "Instructor and pupil act (Tenor). from anywhere. I don't see how they Lord's, painted both by running com- will be bronilcast from the plane
in which the instructor's remarka can say I pojaoned my buslinni.",
Evidenca was then called;
Eight Years Penal Servitude for German. Friar. - Coblenz, June 18. SENTENCE of eight years penal servitude and ten years', loss of civil rights was passed to- -day upon the Friar Steinhoff; who was convicted of criminal Immorality over a number of
years.
named
Three other frlars, Schroeder, Brinkmann and Brune, were sentenced to five, four und two months' imprisonment respectively,
Two hundred and seventy-six members of the Franciscan Order are Involved in a "mass trial,"
The friars belong to a number of monasteries in Westphalia and the Rhineland-Reuter.
WOMAN "CHUCKER-
OUT"
Now York, June 18. .
A Now York night club now has a woman bouncer," or "chucker- out." She is Miss Lois de. Fee, a 17-year-old dancer from Texas, who welgha 13st: 21b, and is Gft. 2in. In heightCentral-News:
arsenic at any chemist's. That Is are active and interest to all cricketers, demanatration of big dying-boats, Mavis. Bennett
passivo:
Du
mentaries (the scheduled programmics wireless Lelephony. Incidentally, the
2 pm. The London Palladium by being interrupted whenever the ovents.
Orchestra. pilote who create the thrill that spice Les Sylphides (Cyssana); Moontime Classica Selection (arr. Ewing); the display are not picked men--they (Collins); Clinrm of the Valso (arr. are the officers and airmen who hap- Winter) Old Vienna Moon (arr. Car pen to be in the squadron at the dow) Live, Laugh, and Love (arr.
Herberty.
Scene from RKO Radios "Love on a Bet starring Wendy Barris, Gone:
Raymond and Helen Broderick; at the Alhambra tomorrow.
time.
Transmission 3, to-day 10 pm.
H.K.T.
Transmission 5, To-morrow, 720 a.p. I.K.T.
Unknown, Germ Kills Officer V.C. Who Saved Private
Colonel Sir Percival. Marling, one of the oldest holders of the Victoria Cross, died at his home at Stroud, Gloucestershire, this month aged seventy-five..
He had been suffering from an Ilinors which was believed to have been due to a germ which at tacked him during a tour in South America. A
2.10 p.m. Closa Down. 4-7 pm. Chinese Programme.
7 p.m. "Symphony No. 16" ("Pare.) well") in F sharp minor (Haydn).
7.25 p.m. "Klavierkonzert in B-
Du (Mozart).
7.50 p.m. Three Songs by RI- chard Creeks (Tenor).
1. O Song Divine (Temple); 2. A Dream of Paradiso (Gray); 3. My
Sunshine is you (Stolz).
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8.03 pm. Organ Recital by Lind .n.c.M. from St. John's Cathedral.
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