The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-09

his certain knowledge, Nina had at that mo
moment another wife living in Washington
Mrs. G.. was unfortunately permitted to q
home to Andalusia, whittier Mr.. BIaney pro
ceeded in three Or four days, and found tina
Nina had returned, and set off again for Bos
ton only the day before; chase was instant
ly given, and this accomplished swindler wa
arrested i'll Boston. When taken, he wa
preparing TO attend a ball given by mer
chant in high standing there, to which near
ly Il hundred ladies of the first families haC
been invited. His ball dress was living nea
him, consisting of hat in which six ostricI
feathers were fastened by braid of bril-
llants, a splendid dress after the Spanish
fashion, gold epauletts &c. Instead of ia
voring the beauties of Boston with his pres
ence, he was incarcerated in prison. Hi
arrest in Boston, at that precise time, wa
slngularly fortunate as by means of forgeG
letters of credit, he had made arrangements
10 receive $4,000 in cash from mercantile
house there, the next morning, the whole o
winch, 1t may be readily presumed, would
have been total loss. With his subsequent
transfer TO the authorities of Doyleston, the
county town for Bucks; his inpudent de
mails of his identity, &c, the public are al
ready sufficiently acquainted.
Nina is now about twenty-five years OF
age, though some persons state that he is OH
ly twenty-one. One thing, however, is GER
tain, that he is too young in years to be so
old in crime.
The deceased Chapman was a native of
Buckinghamshire, England, and was fifty
three years old at the time of his DEATH He
was married in August, 1873 and five chill
dren are the offspring. His wife's maiden
name was Lucretia Winslow, a native of
Brewster, Massachusetts, or its neighbor-
hood. She says her age is forty three years.
She resided in this city a considerable time
previous to her marriage, AVID kept suspi-
clous boarding house in line-street near
Front, which, from the heterogeneous charac-
ter of its inmates, frequently attracted the
watchful regards of the police. On one &C.
casion they surrounded the louise, and sue
ceeded in arrestng gang of counterfeitels.
who were at the time conceded in it. most
OF whom were convicted and sent to the pen-
itentary. Mrs. Chapman has a brother now
III the Massachusetts state prison for forge
ny and counterfeiting. She il represented as
being woman of violent passions. and as
having caused her husband Il lead most
unhappy life, from the fierce and cruel dis
position she evinccd not only to him, but 10
numerous other inmates of the house. She
absconded with her eldest daughter itnmedi-
ately after Mr. Baney's second visit to An
dalusla, and has not since been taken
While the officers were in pursuit of Mi
ma, the body of the deceased was disintered
by direction of the authorities of Bucks, fol
the purpose of examining the contents OF
the stomach. His exhumaton took place
nearly three months after his decease, and tn
the surprise of all who were present, the
body exhibited not the slightest appearance
OF having undergone any change whatever
The features were calm and natural, and
Were instantly recognized by all who had
known them during life The stomach was
taken out, and its contents brought Philadel
phIa, for the purpose of ascertaining whether
poison had been administered to the deceas
ed. The examination has not yet been bro
ID close, and the physicians to whom tina
responsible duty has been assigned, are We
nnprepared to say, positively, whether arse
glie formed portion of the contents of the
stomach. Experiments are in progress, con
sisting of small quantities being introduced
into the stomachs of various subjects, to as
sis1, by analogy, the final opinion of the ex
an1lning physicians. As the appearance
produced in the stomach of an individual
who has died from arsenic, are similar tc
those which other diseases leave behind then
an examination of this kind cannot he con
Quoted with too much accuracy. A full re-
port of the whole will be given on the tria
in December next, of which the readers O.
this paper will be fully appraised at an early
day. In the meantime, we forbear referring
to the positive assertions concernieg the pur
chase of arsenic at Bristol by Nina, his adj
mnistering it 10 the deceased in bowl o
soup, &c, as the whole will soon be develop
ed in court. For the present it will be suf
ficient to say that the evidence already OBJ
tanned, is by no means favorable to the pris.
oner.