THE WIMBLEDON MURDERER.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1537, 11 May 1882, Page 4

THE WIMBLEDON MURDERER.

The East Anglian Daily Times publishes the following details of the eventful life of the poisoner Lamson, who has recently been executed : — Lamson was born at New York on September Bth, 1852. He lived there with his parents until 1858. From 1858 to 1870 he resided in Paris with his parents. Lamson has from his earliest youth devoted himself to the study of medicine. In the Franco-Ger-man war he acted as assistant surgeon to the American ambulance, of which his father, the Rev. W. 0. Lamson, was chaplain. At the end of the campaign the prisoner having been in Paris during the siege, was rewarded with the Bronze Cross. This decoration is only given to those surgeons who have rendered distinguished service to the wounded. After the war Lamson continued his medical studies in Paris, spending his summer months with his family at Ventnor. In 1872 he went to the United States, where he giaduated M.D. in the University of Pennsylvania, one of the best of the American Universities. In February, 1874, Lamson continued to practice as a surgeon at Ferry Town, New ,York, where he was also honorary organist, but owing to bad health brought on by the war, he had to give up his practice. He then removed to Lancaster in Pennsylvania, where he practiced medicine, supplementing his income by preparing students for college. He was organist and choir-master at Christ Church, Lancaster, and a member of the Lancaster Medical Society. In September, 1876, Lamson removed to England at the invitation of the secretary of the League in aid of the Christians in Turkey. Hence he proceeded to Belgrade, and served in the Servian army as full surgeon, After much service in the Moravia valley, Lamson was appointed surgeon in chief to the military ho&pital at Semendria. After having a rib broken by a stray shell at Moravia, Lamson returned to England, received a gold medal for bravery. In March, 1877, he travelled to America, and back for the benefit of his health, being at Ventnor (Isle of Wight) during the summer. In August, 1877, Lamson went to Bucharest to act in the Russo-Turkish. war as chief of the English military hospital at Costo Foro, the name of which was taken from the owner of the mansion used|as the hospital. He was at Plevna on transport service, and returned conveying Turkish prisoners, and after suffering terrible'privations owing to being snowed up six days without food. At the end of the war Lamson received the Star of Roumania. He served abroad till March, 1878. Two months afterwards, in Scotland, he took the medical degrees of L.R.C.P.,L.R.C.S. and L.M. .He immediately commenced practice at Rotherfield, and ou October 10th, 1878, married his present wife. Lamson, on account of his health, had to leave Rotherfield, and he therefore removed to Bournemouth to get the benefit of a warmer atmosphere, paying £400 for a practice there. In April, 1881, he left Bournemouth, having sold his practice.

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