New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-12
The Poisoning Case in shelby County, Texas
From the N q Delta.


Oftbis case-so 6endsh in its conception, so dia
bocal in its execution and mourufuly fatal in It's re-
euts-we have the following farther particulars from
Mr. stlle who the first TO inform the public OF the
tragic occurrence through the Delta Many at the time
doubted its truth for 1t hard 10 conceive how any
mind could be totally deprsved lost 70 all the ee
iDgs OF nature and hunsniiy TO perperse on limo
cent and unsuspecting victims such wholesale murder
Yet true il IT, too true bearing though 1t does all
the mali gnant and fghtiu features Of the nrst account
Old Wilkinson, il would now seem, from Mr. STILES let
ter Is the demon incsrnsie who did the deedtbs s cir
eunssniially evident from the fact Of his sending
goodly share of the poisoned wedding meats to Spot
Sanders whom he deemed his enemy or at least whose
enemy he But they ore now ia hot pursuit OF him
and should they up with him. they will wish that
The slave had forty thousand lives,
One is 100 poor, TOO weak for theU revenge"
But we will not deisin the reader from Mr. Stiles let
tar BAYOU SARA, May %, ls47.
DEAR - return from flying visit TO Hamilton
yesterday and learned particulars In relation
totbe poisoping-hfteen ere dead and eight
are expected 10 die dsily-some got better, bat took
q relapse and died. The poison was arsenic will re-
late the circumstance as heardh:
IL appears that old Wilkinson was man Oi bad cha-
rscteT-a notorious hog thie-and Morris the groom,
bad been twice whipped In Mississippi Tor negro stealing
Wilkinson was accused of stealing the hogs OF spot
Sanders and you will perceive from what follows, how
he revenKed himself lie sent 10 the house OF Sanders
who lives some two three miles from him, aud who
time friendly, hall OF shostoDe turkey
three chickens chicken pie butter, pound cake
&c enough last the family week all poisoned even
10 the butter. which was elegantly moulded Inc isml
Nv ate of it-Mrs. Sanders three children and negro
bow are d,dd-he other and only child left was dying
when was at our friend Kerrs Mr.. Sanders aud
seven negroes yet sicksome II is thought will die
Poor Mrs Sanders did know that her children were
dead or dying and told her husband TO rear them IN
the nurture and admontion of the Lord She request
ed when diving that her Negroes should come and bic
her fare we-they could not ali being poisoned. Mr..
ssndsrss mother an old lady oil seventy; was Nctin
also Allen Haley lost negro msn-lhe mans vile
was one OF the servants at the wedding and took HIM
niece of the pound cskehe ate two mouth iull anc
not liking the taste OF It, ate no more yet that Killed
him An old lady by the name OF Edens, made the
cakes and she poisoned together with her son ana
negro gir-the girl s dead and her son not expected
10 recover The butter that was left At sanderss was
thrown out aud some fowls ate of II and died 10 few
minutes Allen Haley aud his mother were the only
persons at the wedding not poisoned lhey came s,e
after the quests served aud ate with the iamiy
srtakpp of the food they did even To the cake
Old wilkinson inssted cutting fresh cake Tor hehs
but they refused 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 10 look at the
cakes In the smoke house where che had put them aud
found that covering she had put the top OF them
was removed from all the cakes but that was cover
ed with cusard pie-they looked dark and discoored
and she took loaf sugar which she ersed and put
over them thinking 1t strange that they were SO disar
ranged. Old Wilkinson and his VILE and MOTHS vile
ere arrested and examined before Squire Sanders
who committed them to prison Charles Alexander
bsed the women. and Wilkinson was taken out by
Wi, of hSrbeas corpus before the Probate Judge Lester
0pd set at liberty. lie was AFRAID 10 leave the mouse
during the day, there were persons determined on
killing him During the night he escaped ON Norris
horse which Morris brought 10 him Eight persons are
Ia pursuit OF him who have sworn to hill him on sight
Morris IL Wilkinsons agent--he ordered 10 leave
or he would first be whipped, and then hung He re-
fused 60 aud may thu reore expect that he VIII be
made short work of
wrote you in my last that the negroes were suspec
,ed of having been hired to poison the food such lie
not the case the negroes all poisoned they not
belonging 10 Wilkinson.
At the last accounts the pursuers were but a lew
miles behind Wilkuson-hesded by Mr. CastlebeTry,
who was one of the poisoned snd lost his sister he
swore be would follow him 10 the end of the world be-
Ds bent on taking his lie. have seen some OF the
suryvorsihey black under the eyes, and their I'M
ger nsus and the ends OF their fingers are blsck-hey
look like walking ghosts They al think that health
and strength gone being every unable to do any
lsbGTous work Poor souls :.