Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-10
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- - returned. o. the evsaing sfths third
dsy they rstsfned. end ~. c. ssked nass C..
hoo she wouId sesosae f6s ssch eesAuet.-
She replied thes hsiae bod Learned 70 PAils-
despAis that his s;sser had died, sad thsy
we're delayed - eoaseqsssee. ~. G. ed
Mrs. @. retired IN Q roeo sleae. The aas
that uiaa pretended 20 have did not seen %
Iejsre him mach. TIE vissess hss seea Mn.
e. come ost Of hios's sooa - easIy ~ day.
light. IN her sight drssa Hesrd no angry
vords between Mr.. G. and Niaa vhea the
latter returned IRON the three d.ys' shsesce.
but the former expressed pity Cor the nslsn.
choly cause. Heard Slr. e. ny 70 Ars C..
II one iime. that she did not use him - she
Yeed 10 do. and expressed his wonder what
vss the reason. Has seen Mn. e. tsp Nina
on the cheek and cell him her s'dear EttIs
man." Afier the arrival Of Nina, tho sdec.
tsoas OF Ma G. sppesred TO be vesued ffou
Mr.. e. and ffoa her chillrea.
Alfred Griilou testi6ed that he vas an %.
sisiani to Mr.. Dursnd, druggist in Philsdel-
phia- On certain day In June last. Min.
catered the store In Philsdelphis. ssd in bro.
ken english asked 10 be directed 10 Q certain
part Of the city; he perceiving the diikeulsy
Nina had in speaking English, replied 20 him
IN Spanish. They conversed together long
Tine. snd Nina went Away. seas Gev days
alter this, Nina again called and had slieht
conversation ab0as the weather o. ssue oabes
topic, he thea stated that he vss the ssa q
the governor Of California. 10 about three
days more. bringing the date up to the 10th
june Nina again called. and asked n there
cas- any srsenic soap in the store, be said he
wanted TO preserve birdss vitsess replied In
the negative. but added. he could soon pre-.
pare u. Nina replied. The powder would do
~ well. lie then ssked boz il wss sold bv
the Pounds witness told the price, and ri.
m purchased one shiiIing's worth Of H..
weighing about two ounces. He called again
and asked witness IL he would write him q
letter in English h he indicted Il In Spanish
The witness assented. and he made rough
draft Of one. Before the letter vas com
pleted. CONSTANT uillou entered the store, and
80 he 10 better acquainted with the Spanish
language than the witness, Il was agreed he
should write the letter.
Or. Phillips. the physician who usually a,.
tended Mr.: Chapman's family. underwent .
long examination. He attended Mr.. C.. in
his iiiness which resulted in his death, he
was called on the 18th. aad believing IL 9
very slight attack Of cholera morbus merely
prescribed very simple medicine Witness
called again on the morning Of the 22d, and
found Mr. c. much worse, and on the morn.
ing OF the Esd he expired. The witness a.
that time attributed the death 10 cholera
morbus, although he found IL Impossible TO
reconcile all the symptoms Of that disease
with those exhibited BY Mr.. Chapman, but
not knowing any other disease which they
indicated. he set il down ~ case Of eholers /,
1t was one Of those cases. which physicians
meet with, IN which they may be puxxled.-
He never Suspected foul play until he heard
the runors. On finding himself puzzled by
the symptoms At the time Mr. C. died, he
inquired from Mrs. C. what disease her, C. he'd
been most liable to-she replied that he hsd
been troubled with vertigo and occasional
symptoms ofspopIexys among the sy mptsms
were q coldaess Of the extrenities and an
irritation Of the stomach. NJ. C. usually
kept family medicine chest, from which he
sometimes supplied himself, 90 he had in
earlier life read medicine for two years.
DR.. knight. whoiived near Mr.. Cha pman's
house. gave testimony nearly similar 10 that
OF Dr.. Phifips-he sdded- that he had been
called 60 attend Nina when he vas ssixsd
With one Of his ets--wisness sav noshing to
warrant belief that Nina was really subject
TO fts.
H. - q
hr. Ca house, testified that the night pre-
ceding the death Of Mr.. Chapman. Mrs. C.
called ~ HE house and requested him TO 70
over aud stay With Mf. Chapman witness
said he would, and soon followed; when he
arrived at the house he found Mrs. Chapman
and Nina sitting IN the psrlor aud taking cup.
per and talking cheerfully together. when
witness entered the room he spoke 20 Mr.. C..
Who merely pressed his hand in reply. He
appeared almost insensible, bat occasionally
tossed himself about from one side of the bed
to another. During the night, Nina entered
the room three or four times, the second
time he took out watch and laid 4 20 NJ.
C.'s wrist and said in broken English. IL IL
IS secondsi" third time he entered and
again applying the watch said, "h 10 IS ne.
eonds, he win no, live longs" witness assent.
ed, snd said be did not believe he would live
TIL morning. Nina replied that he would be
dead before morning. and added, "he be
one very good mnn--he 20 up," (pointing
upwsrds) che them" said the witness, sspus
on crooked face snd pretended 10 CRY, but
looked % bis face. and he did not she'd :
tear" The witness washed sbd laid out the
body Of Ne. CT and sIthosgh be bad isId
out several others. the body Of Har. C. vas
more stiff snd rigid than say other he had
ever touched. On the 22d Of June witness
was standing on the road And observed 10 OF
~ ducks come from MF. c. yaFd--before
tsey bad walked across the road three Of
them dropped dead, and on the next day, eli
had d'ed-exeep, fouE--on the 2iss. too. three
Chickens died IN siEnilag manner afieF theV
had come out Of the yard, witness believed
81 the time they we're poisoned. Nina shaved
NJ: G. the night be vas laid out.