The Wellington Poisoning Case

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 136, 8 December 1893, Page 2

The Wellington Poisoning Case

MRS BLAKE FOUND GUILTY;

IMPRISONED FOR LIFE,

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, December 7.

In the poisoning case in the Supreme Court to-day, James Blake, husband of the prisoner, Ellen Blake, was under examination. He said bis wife always prepared his food. He had never bought any white precipitate, nor was he aware that anyone had ever given him any. He cer tainly had never used it. His wife was kind and attentive to him during his illness, and she had' no monetary benefit to expect from his death. They lived very comfortably together Blake remarked to hii Honor that he had not come into Court in any vindictive spirit, and hoped if there was any doubt about the case the prisoner would receive the benefit of it. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, at the same time recommending the prisoner to mercy. The Judge said ne saw no reason for such a recommendation, and sentenced the prisoner to imprisonment for life. The woman, who seemed dazed, did not hear the sentence, and on leaving the dock asked the warder what his Honor had said, but the warder did not give her a direct answer.