Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-06

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that they were for amending and altering
the Constitution. What hypocritesl
The Poisoning Case in Washington---
Suicide or Murder.
The following case was briefly referred
to in our Washington correspondence at
the close of last week This further ac-
count we derive from the Washington
Telegraph of Saturday afternoon
s0n "Wednesday night, ofthis week, En-
cline Johnson died at her fathers house
on Seventh street, in the Northern Liber-
ties. She was about twenty-n mae years
| old, and of comedy appearance She had
been married, but her husband had not
resided with her for perhaps two or three
years. II is generally stated that during
| this time She has received the familiar vi
sits OF Mr.. VIM. B. Sasscer, clerk in the
sixth auditors office, a married man, aged
about thirty-two years,
On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Sasscer
purchased at an apotheeary store on Se-
venth street, two grains of strychnine and
several quinipe pills, remarking that the
strychnine was to kill a troublesome dog.
On Wednesday night, at 8 o'clock, he cali
led on Emeline johnson, and rode out in
carriage with her, and returned TO the
house again in fifteen or twenty minutes.
a couple oflhours later the family Of her,
father were alarmed by her cries, and
broke into her room where they found her
| in great agony, ghey sent for DR. Bo-
gan, who camo promptly, when she inn
plored him 70 bleed her. DIR. d. thought
She was under the impression that thepe-
Rod of her labor was, approaching, She
told him that she had been for month
taking medicine TO produce abortion, but
being unsuccessful had just tried a-new
medicine consisting of powders, DR., B.
examined her condition, and told her she
had murdered herselfl She told him she
was bound under oath not to tell who had
given her the medicine. She expired tin
ten or fifteen minutes after DR.. B.'s arri-i
val. ,snEiif ta oAi q r'-2N W.
Aooronor's jury met ON Thursday aud
took the Testimony ofMr. Gormon's fannie
| ", (her fathers and adjourned till Fris
day afternoon to afford an opportunity for
post mortem examinations AT its ssess
sion Yesterday, Drs. Howard and Borrows
were sworn, They testified that they had
found the stomach infamed, and indica-
ting the presence of active poison, which
they believed to be strychnine. Dr. Bo.
gan was also again examined, and stated
| that he had examined tho stomach, and
fully believed that the poison used was
strychniue. The doctors all agreed that
| they had never known strychnine to be
used for procuring abortion. George
! BGasely, the hackman, ,corroborated the
above statement respecting the ride outs
he had often driven them out. The vef4
dict of the jury. was the taking of the.
strVchuine. - "1H 'tsfeaiAm ffeft
An examination into the case is now
! in progress before Captain Goddard, ut,
the Central police Office. The deceased
/ has one child only, we believe. She was
poor. just before her death size said she
j was not able to support her family during
her confinement. This appeared TO be ~
reason for her wrelched act. Whether
Mr.. Sassccr gave her the strychnineT and
il so, for what purpose, arc Questions up
\ on whicllw we offer no opinion. b32pais hrs
In addition TO the above, VIC learn that
on the conclusion of tho examination rec
i ferred To-, Captain Goddard issued awars
rant foldW. b. Sasscer. This was served
about three o'clock, p. NJ, by officer
Wooard, when Mr.. Sasscer appoaredRndI
! gave security for his appearance aC re.
examination TO be held Tuesday next, ut
II o'clock, A. NJ. The sumis S6,o0O2-
i Mr.. s. mother is tho security, and has
means ample to IL. Daniel Radcliffe, Esq
appeared as counsel for the defencc.to ~
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A TENEEssEE Wme's, OPINIONS. -. The
! Nashville american of the luh inst. con.
tains a letter from DR. McNairy, a leadb
ing Wing Of that place, in which the wrid
ter says that he has +" never voted for but
one Democrat, and that was for Andrew
Ewing, on personal grounds. He has
been a Wing always. He was Wing
when it was an easy matter for him To-.
count his associates in tlc'county-E%wh
! he could number less associates there thana
he can now count wings who will not vote
for Scott. He was for Clay when the
Nashville Banner was for Jackson.''si Iishi
And yet, he goes on to say, t'ftoiElb6t'
v0te for Scott With all my devotion 10
Mr.. Clay, were he now living and In hisl
| prime, | would not vote for him, IL brought,
forward by the men who nominated. and
supported by'the influences which sustain
Gen. Scott. The men who nominated
! him are as cofrupt as the influences which
support him are dangerous TO the South
and the Union" sW sJ9Hasui 1sii .Aw
"Ahd I aOiU vote for Pierce. I know
him as q sound National, Conservative
man. He belongs not 70 the party With
which have all my life been associatcdI
But have closely scanned bis public lifcg
and admire it. have read his puBlic
speeches and his public letters, with an
admiration which cannot resist Of che
| lofty patriotism BY which thew are dist;nal