Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-08

"No. u Iced" said ihr astoniShed woman;
''hnye should knew u when nJta nswspd-
p.g comes io Doe huuse}'
Good enough loi US" said The husband,
"f.5 uur sake and the sake OF ouf children, let
Us sell our dogs and take a newspaper.
CleuflaHd Plain Dealer.
We find in the Lexington ATLAS, of Sa'ur-
day last The following recital OF a most hordd
affair Of recent occurrence in Shelby county:
SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.
FRANKFoRr. APmL y, ISIS.
To the Editors OF the Lexington Atlas:
Shebv county has been. within few days
past, the scene OF an outr &c, almost with
out parallel in the history Of crime in this
sinful world. The facts connected with this
ailtir as have learned them from an anthem
tic source, are as follows;
physician by the name of Mitchusou,
who resides ia Shelby county, has been for
sometime the family physician OF a gentle
man named Guthrie, a citizen OF Shelby
county. The wife of Guthrie was indispossd
some time since. and Mtchusson was called
in. The vile was several years The junior of
her husband, though the disparity in their
ages was not very great; she was woman OF
fine person aud attractive. Mltchusson Is him
, self married man. the father OF a family OF
interesting children, aud a member OF the
Baptist Church. He became enumofed with
Mrs. g. and seiuced her. a. she saws, BY adj
ministering to her the tincurs oil Cantharides:
and when she became fully sensible OF her
/ degradatio and the great wrong she had done
/ her husband She was deeply distracted; but
the sin was again and again repeated!
l. was finally suggested by Milchussou,
that their happiness could never be complete,
IA. tl aft,4.t
their desires remained on EARTH and, in ortlef
TO place themselves in position to become
one in law, it was proposed that he (Mitchus-
SOM should rid himself OF his wife and Mrs
q. was to take the life of her husband She,
it seems, was not 50 stepped in crins and IN
idmy, but that she at first revulted at the
magnitude OF the crime propo ed. But she
was finally overcome by the wles OF her sedu-
Ger, and conse lted to the proposllionl Among
the many arguments addressed her BY her des-
troyer. were many addressed from scriptures
the holy teachings of God were prosituted
to the infamous purposes Of the wretch.
A few days since, MIR Guthrie was slightly
lndlsposed, and Mitchusson was called to see
him. He had come for the accomplishment
OF their wishes. The Doco, prescribed Tor
Mr. g.. and lett, saying that he would send
other medicine 10 be administered thai; even
papers, marked white powder" and "vellow
powder secret instructions to the wife,
how they were TO be administered. The
white powder was prepared Tor the patient.
Ii did not look like the medicine he had taxi
en- on former occasions, and he was induced
10 examine 1t more closely, though he had no
, suspicion that any thing wrong was intended.
He held the spoon containing the medicine in
his hand, and walked to the window to exam
Inc ii his wife followed him, aud leaning on
his arm, tainted, or affected to faint and fell
on his arm, SO as to throw the medicine out
ol the spoon. He raised her up and bore her
to the bed, and III opening her dress to relieve
, her, he found several other papers OF the same
medicine. She was perfectly frantic. The
husband was coniomded, for be was still
without suspicion! She, however, in spite
oil herself, told everything, and in confirma-
/ tlon OF her story, produced the letters OF Mil
chuseon, addressed to her, which are filled
with the most ardent prolestations of love,
and with hints oil their plans.
She was Immediately sent of to her friends
who are people OF great worth and the highest
. respectability; legal gentleman came imme-
: dlatcly TO Frankfort to secure her pardon that
5 she might be witness against Mitchusson,
y and tor the redson that Mr.. G.. was unwilling
10 see the woman who had been his wife,
prosecuted for 50 great crime. The Cover
:. nor very properly, think, declined TO pardon
S her, at present, and The gentleman returned
q Immediately TO Shelbyvlle resolved to arrest
y them. Meanwhile, the story had gone abroad
and Mitehusson decamped, and was last seen
n near the limits oil Louisville though his pur-
t. suers We're close upon his heels and ii is 10
be hoped, have caught him ere this. All the
. parties connected with this unprecedented
- affair, have heretofore enjoyed the confidence
! and esteem OF the public. Dr. Mitchusson,
" was in full practice; regard as good
- christian and worthy citizen. w Guthrie
> is an industrious, cuierprslng gentleman,
a OF great worth, and has always had the respect,
as he now has the sympathy OF those who
! know him. Il.