The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-12

The POISONING CASE IN SHELBY Co., TEXAS
| OF this case, fiendsh in its cOnce ption SO
diaboca in its execution and 40 mournfuy fatal in its
results we have the following further particulars from
Mr. stille who was the first to inform the public the
tragic occurrence through the Delta Many the time
doubted its truth for it hard to conceive how any
mind could be totally depraved lost all the
ugs of nature and humanity, as to perperate nno-
cent and unsuspectng victims such wholesale murder
Yet true is too true, bearing about it though it
all the malignant and frghtful features Of the first
count. Old wilkinson, it would now seem from Mr.
STILES letter. is the demon ncarnate who did the deed
this is circumstantially evident from the fact of his
sending goody share of the poisoned wedding
to Spot Sanders whom he deemed his enemy least
whose enemy he was. But they in hot pursuit
of him, and should they up with him. they will
wish that
- the slave had forty thousand lives
One Is too poor, too weak for their revenge.n
But will not detan the reader from Mr.. Stiles
letter -
BAYOU SARA May o. ls47
" DEAR returned from flying visit To IIa-
milton yesterday, and learned particulars in
relation to the poisoning Fifteen are dead and some
eight expected to die daily Some got better
but took relapse and died. The poison arsenic
will relate the circumstances as heard It,
1t appears that old Wilkinson man of bad cha
racter-a notorious hog thief-and Norris the groom
had been twice whipped in Mississippi for negro stealing
Sanders, and you will perceive from what follows how
he revengel himself He to the house of Sanders
who lives some two or three miles from him, and who
not at the time friendly, a half Of a shoat one
turkey three chickens chicken pie butter pound
cake &c. enough to last the family week. all poisoned
to the butter. which elegantly moulded The
family ate Of itAlrs Sanders. three children and
negro boy deadthe other. and only child left was
dying when Was a friend Kerrs Mr. Sanders and
negroes yet sick it is thought will die
Poor Mrs Sanders did not know that her children were
dead or dying and told her husband to rear them in
the nurture and admonition Of the Lord She
when dying, that her negroes should and bid
her farewel-they could not, all being poisoned. MIR
Sanders mother an old lady Of seventy, o victim
also. Allen Haley lost negro man-the mans wife
Of the servants at the wedding, and took him
piece Of the pound cakehe eat two mouth full aud
not liking the taste Of it, eat no moreyet that killed
him. An old lady by the name Of Edens, made the
cakes and she poisoned together with her and
negro girlthe girl is dead and her not expected
to The butter that left at Sanders was
thrown out and some fowls eat Of 1t and died in a few
minutes. Allen Haley and his mother the only
persons at the wedding not poisoned They came late
after the guests served, and eat with family
partaking of the food they dideven to the cake
Old Wilkinson insisted on cutting fresh cake for Them
but they refused to partake Of it, and escaped death by
their refusal The lady that made the cakes Mrs Edens
went on the morning OF the wedding day look at the
cakes in the smoke house, where she had put them and
found that the coveringshe had put the top thcm
removed from all the cakes but that covered
with custard pethey looked dark and dscoored and
she took some loaf sugar which she grated and put
them Thinking strange That they were 80 disarrange
rested and examined before Squire Sanders who
mitted them to prison. Charles Alexander baed the
women, and wilkinson taken out by a writ of ha-
beas corpus before the Probate Judge set at
liberty He afraid to leave the house during the
day there persons determined on killing on him
During the night he escaped Morris horse, which
Morris brought to him. Eight persons In pursuit
him, who have sworn to kill him on sight Morris is
first DO whipped and then hung He refused to co. and
may therefore expect that he will be made short work
Of
wrote you In my last that the negroes suspected
Of having been hired poison the food Such
the negroes were all poisoned they not belong
ing to wilkinson.
At the last accounts the pursuers but few miles
behind Wilkinson-hcaded by Mr. Csstleberry, who
would follow him to the end Of the world being bent on
taking his life have some of the survvors-they
black under the eyes and their finger nails and the
ends of their fingers back-tey look like walking
ghosts. They all think that health and strength are
gone being every anable to do any laborous work
Poor souls
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT or THE ARMY Tile
Army Medical Board, which was convened in
the city of New York for the examination of applicants
for appointment to the medical staff of the regular army
adjourned on the 25th ultimo. ~
or the candidates who were examined the following
found qualified for appointment and were accol1
.l.ap x.ad.