Gilmour, Christina (c. 1824–c. 1911)
Gilmour, Christina (c. 1824–c. 1911)
Scottish woman tried for murder. Born c. 1824; died c. 1911; m. John Gilmour, Nov 27, 1842 (died Jan 11, 1843).
Married John Gilmour at 18 and, despite appearances to contrary, was apparently unhappy during the 6 weeks of their marriage; after husband died of arsenic poisoning (Jan 11, 1843), headed for NY, from which she was returned by authorities to Scotland (Aug 16); admitted to purchasing arsenic in order to take her own life but not life of husband, a position asserted by defense at trial (Jan 1844); freed by verdict of Not Proven, lived another 62 years until death at 87.
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