Washington telegraph., 1847-06-23

We find in the New Orleans Delta Of the 80
inst the following horrd details Of the pOIsenlnE
case in Shelby county, Texas, We do not re-
collect to have ever heard Of such an asroelous
affair
HAyou s,RA, May 49, 1917
Den -. | returned from lying VISIT to
Hamilton, yesterday, aud learned some more par
lIeulun in relation to the poisoning filIeen are
dead, and some eight or ten ate expected 10 dle
daiy-some cot better. but took relapse aud died.
The poison wus asenc, will relate the eirennl-
stance US heard IL
II appears that old Wilkinson was man OF bad
ohafaeler--a notorious hog.lhlef-and Morris, the
groom, had been twice whipped IN Mississippi for
negru stealing. Wilkinson was accused Of steal
inn the hogs Of Spot Sanders, and you viii per-
eege, lfum what follows, how he feyenged himself
lie srnt to the house OF Sanders who lives sonu
two or three miles from him, aud who was not at
the time friendly, a half ol a shoat, one turkey,
three chickens, some chicken plei butter pauaG'
cake, etc, onaush 10 last the family week. all
pBsoHdd, even 10 the butter, Which was elegantly
moulded The family ate OF lt-Mfs Sanders,
thns children, aud negro boy are dsad-the
other, and only child l,n, was dying when was
al our friend kefrs Nc Sanders aud seven ne
pfnrs are Yet sick-some, 1t is thought, Will die,
foor Mn. Sanders, did no know that her children
were dead or dying, and told her husband 10 rear
ihem ia thr nuIlufe and admonilion ol the lsafl,
She requested, whrn DYING that her negIoes should
come aud bid her lafcwull-ihey could not, all
bfIng posoned, Mr. Sandrrsis molhef an old
lady of seventy, was victim also Allen Haley
LOST a negro man-=lhe mau's vile was one Of Tie
servants al the wedding, aud lOak him pee. Of
4 H.. fuUa flaftH mud
liking the TASTE OF II, eat 10 mafe--yti that kixd
hun
Al old lady by the nume Of Edcns made til"
cakes. and she was poisoned, together with her
son aud a negro gifl--ihe gir is dead, aud her sou
net expected to recover The butter that wasleit
Al Slnderss vas thrown out, aud SOME lows eat
Vi il aud died in few minutes Allen Haley aud
h : methut we're tho only persons at the wedding
MI poisoned. They came late. after the gac,is
sere served, aud eat with the tainilyt Panaking
Of the same food they did, even TO the cake. Old
Wilkinson nsislcd cutting fresh cake lot iafm,
bu, they refused 10 paftako Of Il, and ESCAPED
death By their refusal. The lady thai made the
eakts, Ms, EdcHs went on the morning Of the
wedding to look al the cakes, IN the Fmokc .housr
whefe she had put themi aud found that tle coy.
edng size had put on the top Of them was removed
from all the cakes but 04e that was covered with
a eusiafd piei they looked dark and daoaofcd, aud
she loak some LOAF sugar, which she grated aud put
over them, thinking Il strange that they were 20
dIs4uaaged.
old Wilkinson aud bis wife, anil Morfiss wife,
serr arrested and examined briuFs squire Saudrfs,
who committed them 10 PRISON. Charles Ask.
andrf hailcd tie woman, and Milkils1a was taken
oli by a writ Of hastss esfPas b ior The Probate
Iulge, Lister. and SET At liberty. lie was affaid
TO leays The house during the day. as there were
persons drtsrmlnrd on killing him. During the
night he escaped on Momss hoHse winch Mons
brought to him. Eghl persons arc IA pufsat Of
hiHn, who have sworn 10 kI him on SIGHT Moffs
i Wdkin-oais ageHt-he was ofdrfsl 10 leave,
OF he would ff.i be Hhippsd, and then hung. lie
refused to 20. and We may therefore fAPeel that
he will BE- nade short Of
I wioir yal "a my last thai the aegfoes wcrs
suspected Of having been hired to poison the food
such : act the ease, The nrgfeas wefe all
poisoned, they uol belonging to Nikiasan.
At the last accounts the putsuets wefT bat iew
miles behind Nukuson-hsaiea by Mf Castle.
befty, who va, ona Of ths poisoned and lot he
sister; he swofe he would follow him 70 the end ai-
the world being bent on taking his life | huys
seen sam- Of the sufgyon-lhey are black under
the eyes, aud their hnggt naiis aud the ends Of
their finger. are blhck-thcy look ike walking
ghosts They oil think that health and strength
are goae, bvlng every QUE unabr 10 do any labon-
ous work. Poor souls! =