POISONING TRAGEDY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1645, 11 January 1913, Page 5

POISONING TRAGEDY.

EVIDENCE IN AGRA CASE. WHAT A CHILD OVERHEARD, By Telegraph—Press Aflsoolation—Copyright (Eeo. January 10, 9.15 p.m.) Calcutta, January 10. Tho acoused In tho Agra murder- case, .Clark, (lately of the Allahabad Medical Department), Mrs. Fulham, .and tho nativo servant Budhu, havo been committed for trial in the Higher Court on charges of having murdered Mrs. Clark, wife of tho English malo prisoner, and Mr. Fulham,' husband of ■ tho female prisoner. . . -

Mrs.. Fulham mado a statement to the effect that she did not know the composition of the powders administered to her husband ond which ar'e alleged to have,caused his death.' Clark had said the powders would make her husband slightly ill.

. Theproseoution read Mrs. Fulhara's letter of July 11 to the effect that an acquaintance with a similar appcaranco to that of her husband had had a heart and suggested tho possibility.of producing tho same symptoms if it could be done without suspicion. . The Court asked Mrs. Fulham'to explain this. She replied that she , would reserve her defence.'>:.'■..

In giving evidenco with regard to her mothers murder Miss Clark identified tho native Sukhia as one of the murderers. '.. Kathleen Fulham, aged ten, testified that natives canio to her mother's house one Sunday night, and that Clark brought them to the dining-room, /next Kathleen's bedroom. The natives said they wanted money, and Clark said: "You're always wanting money." TlTo' natives replied: "This is the last time.' It will bo all:over to-night" Mrs..Fulham said: Come in the morning, or the children will be asking questions." ' The witness recognised Budhu'e voice, and was frightened, and went to her mother's dressingroom, arid from there saw two men climbing tho wall. Later, - when sleeping in her, mother's bed, she heard a knock at the front, door, and Clark cam© in, and told her mother' that thieves had - broken into his house and-hurt his wife. ;'Her mothor asked:"What is the damage?". Clark replied: "Her head is cut opon, and the brain exposed." The following Tuosday .Sukhia came, and her mother gave him money, saying, "Go, 1 they're after you!"