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not succeeaea in ouuunmg any erne to uie personsconcerned.A representative of the Press Association bad an interview with Mr. Edwin J. Poyser and Mr. John Tussaud, who admitted that an “infernal ma hine ” had been receivedyesterday morningaddressedtothe latter gentleman.It was received by Parcels Delivery, and washanded to Mr. Tussaud by Mr. Poyse with a. Tnumber of letters. On Mr. Tussaud removing the first covering of the package a black powder was observed to have escaped from the box, and fortuaately for both gentlemen this created suspicion, and the police were at once communicated with. An expert was summoned to open the box, when about half a pound of gun* powder was discovered inside, compressed between a dark clayey looking substance, and, as alreadystated, two fusees with a piece of sandpaperthat on opening ha an explosion must have occurred, and unwere so fixed in the box that on opening thedoubtedly both gentlemen would have sufferedserious injury if they had not been killed. It isnot yet known what the clayey substance consist*of, and this CoL Majendie is inquiring into. Certain of the facts published by the evening are erroneous. In the first place, all the old have not been dismissed, as stated, but only a few - namely, those who were found to be unnecessary when the business was reorganised, and they received the usual notice to leave. The matter is looked upon as a purely personal one, and is not regarded as a design upon the building. The management is of opinion that there is not the slightest liklihood of anything of the kind happening again, and it is denied that extra men were placed on duty about the build-ings, yesterday, in consequence of the receipt of the machine. So little importance was attached to the matter that this was regarded as unnecessary. The police have the subject in band, and Mr. Poyser and Mr. Tussaud stated that no trouble or expense would be spared to discover the perpetrator of the outrage.BLACKMAILING A DOCTOR.The Two Prisoners are Put upon their Trialat the Central Criminal CourtAmelia Marie Ponquoi Demay, 30, and Charles Colnette Grandy, 36, were indicted at the Central C riminal Court for conspiring to extort money from Dr. Malcolm Alexander Morris, also to incite Alfred Walking and Aline Williams to commit perjury.Mr. Keith Frith and Mr. Simmons defended theman.In opening the case for the prosecution, Mr. Lockwood, Q.C., with whom was Mr* Besley, stated that the prosecutor was a surgeon well known in connection with the Hospital lor Diseases of the Skin. He resided at 8, Harley-stre-t with his family. In November, 1887, Mr.Archibald Forbes consulted prosecutor with regard to a friend who he desired him to attend, at 35, Charlotte-street, Portland-place. Dr. Russell attended his patient, but, seeing that the surroundings were not at ail suitable, be ordered 1 is removal the following morning to 28, York-ilace, Baker-street, which was used as a private ospital for skin diseases. Dr. Morris never set his foot in 35, Charlotte-street after that, but in February last he received a letter purporting to come from the female prisoner, but which waswritten at the dictation of the prisoner Grandy, threatening an action for defamation of character and slander. That was followed two or three days later by a letter from Demay’s solicitor, threatening an action for breach of promise of marriage, and a writ and statement of j ciaim for £2,000 damages were served in due course. Grandy spread a report about as to the action in the hospital with which the prosecutor was connected. This action and that for defamation they endeavoured to bolster up by inciting witnesses to commit perjury. Every means were tried by the prisoners to get the prosecutor to settle the action, but, happily for society, Dr. Morris declined altogether to enter into terms with the accused. In one letter the female prisoner said that although the balance of evidence might be against her the public would say ' There never was smoke without fire.” In reply to interrogations prisoners alleged that the mise was made at 85, Bolsover-street, le bone, but as a matter of fact he Mr. Lockwood) should show conclusively that Dr. Morris was never in the bouse in his life. Grandy set to work watching prosecutor's house, and accosted those who left, telling one of the servants of the prosecutor that her master had ruined girls, and it was in consequence of these proceedings that the present charge was preferred. It would be proved that the prisoners were living together as man and wife, and were at the time the time the promise of marriage was alleged to have been given.Dr. Morris was then called, and stated that he was 40 years of age, and had been a married man far the last 17 years. The oldest of his three children was 16 years of age. He detailed the facts mentioned by Mr. Lockwood, and stated that before he instituted these proceedings his life was renderedalmost unberable bv the male prisoner,^who was constantly outside his house, and followed himabout on his rounds to visit his patients. He remained outside the houses of the patients, and a* he left he flourished sticks at him.I he female prisoner complained that althoughi pro-Mary-
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London Evening News and Post
London, Middlesex, GB
Tue, Jun 25, 1889
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