Transcribed by Petra Mitchinson. Geo. The Times, Tuesday, Oct 08, 1839; pg. 3; Issue 17167; col F A WIFE POISONED BY HER HUSBAND. ------------------- (From the Carlisle Patriot.) An inquiry of a very serious nature has occupied the attention of Mr. CARRICK, coroner, during the greater part of the week, at Ullermire, in the parish of Kirklinton, and which has terminated in the committal of John GRAHAM, carter, and dealer in meal, to the gaol at Carlisle, for the wilful murder of his wife, Jane GRAHAM. At this stage of the proceedings we do not feel ourselves at liberty, for many reasons, to publish the whole of the evidence; we shall, therefore, state shortly the facts as they have been communicated to us. GRAHAM and his wife had been married about ten months, during which time they resided at the small village of Ullermire, where he kept a shop for the sale of meal and flour, and deceased taught a school. She was pregnant and near her confinement. On Monday week she was slightly indisposed with symptoms of approaching labour. According to the husband's statement, she had on several occasions pressed him to bring her some medicine from Carlisle, and that he had always forgotten to do so until the last-named day, when he purchased one pennyworth of cream of tartar, and another one of magnesia, from Mr. HARRISON, druggist, in Scotch-street, which he brought home and gave to her; that she gave him some of it in warm milk, and mixed another part in treacle for herself. She took part of it, and they both partook of more next morning at breakfast time, immediately after which he left home. It appears that within an hour after breakfast deceased was seized with violent and frequent vomitings, purging, and pain in her chest, with other symptoms of having taken poison, which continued without intermission till about 8 o'clock the same evening, when she died, after 12 hours of most intense pain and suffering. Arrangements were made by GRAHAM to have her buried on Tuesday; but Mr. PATRICKSON, one of the magistrates for this county, having learned that rumours were afloat that she had died under very suspicious circumstances, caused the parish offices to give notice to the coroner, who attended on Tuesday, and, after examining a great many witnesses, adjourned the court to the following day, and directed a post mortem examination to be made. The inquiry was again resumed, and adjourned to Monday last, when amongst other evidence it was proved by Mr. OLIVER, of Carlisle, Mr. ARMSTRONG, of Brampton, and Mr. GRAHAM, of Ullermire, surgeons, that on a careful analysis of the contents of the stomach, they found a large quantity of arsenic, sufficient to cause the death of half-a-dozen persons, and which, without any doubt, had been the cause of the death of the deceased. A variety of circumstances going to establish the guilt of the husband were deposed to by several witnesses. After the case was closed, the coroner read over the whole of the evidence, and pointed out its bearings very carefully at great length; the room was then cleared, and after a quarter of an hour's consultation, a verdict of "Wilful murder" was returned against John GRAHAM, who was committed to Carlisle gaol to take his trial for the offence at the next spring assizes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Report about the trial will follow later..... Petra