Bartlett, Adelaide (c. 1856–?)
Bartlett, Adelaide (c. 1856–?)
English woman accused of murder. Born c. 1856 in England; m. Edwin Bartlett, c. 1875.
Began liaison with Wesleyan minister Rev. George Dyson (1885), which was sanctioned by husband; after husband died suddenly (Jan 1, 1886), was charged with murder along with Dyson, when a post-mortem revealed liquid chloroform in husband's stomach, but not on his mouth or throat; though the case was dropped against Dyson, admitted at sensational murder trial at Old Bailey to sprinkling chloroform on husband's handkerchief only to aid him in sleep (April 1886); was acquitted by jury due to lack of evidence as to the manner in which the large amounts had been administered.
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