New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-26
TsyLA1x PoIsosISo CASE The Ciac'n

TasLATy PoIsoNING CASE The Ctncin-
-, Dpoth Of the 2lst has the following particulars
II ,be late poisoning case IA that city
10. a tb, most revolving instances oil dfprAvity ana
I d.rooDisc malgnity occurred IN TINS cry last even
- The whole family OF Capt J. blHlt Suh"'"hr re-
~. on sixth.st near Sycamore. were poisoned lhst
nishf in tbe most coo ana oe"Ooia' o i'' - ~
.on lanes NJ Summons
'O IT,. 81. =, elected from the most undoubted au
,hority 90 The subject, are substantially these
Tbi. d.sep,rate sou Of noble sire has been, as Il
u, k,oso for year- worthless vagsbOnd and Loaf
Ar although everything had been done ~ the isthcr
whose bouniy be has so blsckly repaid 70 aa ana
p.ce him ia respectable and prosperous business Hhu
Who he. Although cast uh by all others, been sun sue
r,d by his ndulgeut parent, who st allowed MN 10
remain sn Inmate Of the family
before the hour OF this wretch went
"a the drug stere Of Mr. Backhaus on the corner Of
pourth and Main and deliberately asked the young
man In Attendance for five cents worth OF rat poison
The clerk answered that they did not cell 50 small
quantity but they kept ten cent packages put up
on purpose one OF which he bought
10 prevent any mistake Mr. Backhaus had these
nsckaees marked with label, which was printed n
DEATHS head and cross-boDes, with the word Poison
in large letters Going home he proceeded 70 the htch
On where the servant Intelligent girl WAS preparing
tea for the family. He made several attempts To get
her 10 20 various erraDds which she, being pu
sy d,cued-st last, the girl having sore foot he re
commended that she shOuls 20 and prOcuse piece oil
meat which he would bind on the wound and II would
cure IL IL minutes ere she returned, and lti-
supposed that during the interval he took occasion Ia
empty the package O poison into the tea Kettle. lea
was prepared and the whole family, with the exception
Of the perpetratOT OF this dabOicbl deed, consisting
OF father mother, children and grandchildren, and
persons employed in the family sat dOwnand all par
took Of the dsmnGbe dose prepared for them.
After the family had taken tea, the servant girl sal
down 10 take hers and had poured out her cup, when
a Hrile GIRL grandchd of Capt Summons was taken
with violent vomiting, and the girl FASTENED 10 her
leaving the cup stand UNLISTED, which by the way, re
mains she lett II with the edges ncrusted with the
poison. soon after every cub-r OF the, family. mum
berns eisht in ALL attacked In the came way -
The perpstrstor Of the foul deed s remaining about
the house, although sbsenng himself from the table Al
tea urged by the girl 10 20 for medi al aid but
put her "a with eayiDg that he did not think there
much the matter and there was no occasion for doc
tor &c until she compelled to run for physician
herself.
Medical aid promptly procured, and the attack
Immediately pronounced to be the administration Of
poison The wretch doubt hoped that his murderous
attempt would from the similarity of many Of the
symptoms be mistaken for Cholera.
number OF phydcians sufficient to attend to the
wants OF the large number OF patients were procured
and the proper sntdotes and remedial agents promptly
applied
Notwithstanding every effort made. and the ply
deisns Ia attendance labored sssidiousy during the
night Mrs Rives sempstres In the family died early
this morning and there is doubt but that one OF the
grand children and, perhaps others are dead before
this our hour OF going 10 press. O'Clock, T. NJ The
rest Oi Tue laulN' esPrCiaAy Nhpt H"Hiu"H- 40 ih
pTeearous situation but hopes entertained Of their
recovery.
Ills ssd that the william left the house and stayed away
last night remsrkng at the time that they all had the
Cholera and he would leave
He was promptly arrested this morning, snd after an
examination before the Mayor which clearly establish
ed bis guilt In the premises he being instantly idenu
bed by the young man who sold the poison, and who
had previously described him before he had heard OF
the fatal use which had been made OF 1.-THE OF
course remaDded to Jail TO await his trial such deed
our lot 10 chronicle and trust 1t will be again
Human ingenuity cannot devise punishment adequate
70 the crime