The Poisoned Woman, Mrs Cleaver.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4266, 2 September 1882, Page 3

The Poisoned Woman, Mrs Cleaver.

[By Telegbaph]. (fbom oub own cobbespondent.) Auckland, This day. The investigation re the Clearer poison ing case renders the theory of suicide j untenable, so the case resolves itself into accidental poisoning, or murder. At first it was insinuated that the girl's relative might have something to do with it; but when it became apparent that this could not possibly be the case, suicide was the doctrine of those most interested, Drs Richardson and Walker made a joint . analysis for the purpose of giving evidence .at the inquest. The detailed result of this analysis will not be disclosed until given in evidence. lam authorised to state that the result, has not modified the ' conclusions come to by the medical gentlemenon making their first analysis, and on the private post-mortem examination of the body, Dr Bicbardson suspected poisoning from the first, but did not use the stomach pump, 48_ when he was called—twelve hours after first symptoms—the stomach had been cleared by vomiting, and the! poison was absorbed into the system. On ' his* first visit; Dr Bicbardson put the question straight to deceased, " Had she token any poison, as he was unable otherwise to account for symptoms?" She replied in a perfectly frank and straightforward manner, that she had not of her knowledge taken anything injurious ; her feeling seemed to be that of surprise that he should ask such a question, and her : whole bearing and manner satisfied him '- that she was speaking the truth, and that she had not the slighted idea of suicide, nor had contemplated it. The Eev. Mr Tebbs who administered the sacrament, sjtates there was nothing to lead anyone to believe that the girl was passing into ' eternity with' deception on her lips, or any mental reservation, and entertains no shadow of a belief that deceased committed suicide, and regarded the marriage as a mockery, but as friends of deceased , thought otherwise he did not use any urgency to persuade them against it. '