The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-02
Case Of Poisoning In Philadelphia.

From the Philadelphia North American, May Si.I
The coroner has been investigating case Of pc
soning for two or three days past, and the tostimo
was con ,luded yesterday. The subject of the I'd
play was Bridget. wife Of Thomas Shecran, cartd
living in Parrish street, near Eleventh, Spri
Garden.
The deceased was taken i'll about the 9Th Of d
present month, with vomitings and severe pains
the stomach, and died on the fifth or sixth day ate
She was attended by DR.. Reilly, and treated
cholera lie was called in the day after her sym
toms appeared.
The body was deposited in the vault of the cath
dral on The west oithc Schuylki on the 18th wi
the intention Of interring it finally in u mon
thereafter
1t seems however, that without the oscdgc
the relatives and friends Of the deceased Sheer
had the body buried the 25th, which o;rcumstanc
together with the fact of his having in tho mea
time, married n female who sometime before lived
his family as domestic, created suspicion again
him, and induced rumors seriously duplicating hi
III the death of his wife.
Some Of the details coming to the knowledge
the Coroner, he instituted inquiry into the alra
and had the body disnterred and a past morfe
examination made Arsenic was detected in I
stomach Of the deceased. and thcreupon the Coron
had SheeIan arrested, and proceeded to make Cd
Their inquiries as to the cause of death.
The Witnesses before the inquest generally tes
fled that they never knew Sheeran and his wife
disagree, or to live unhappily together. TIL
also stated that he had spoken well of his viii
and that she was, as far rs they knew, in god
health.
One witness, n man who had been in Sheerar
employ for eight months prior to the occurrcnc
testified that on the evening she was taken sick
was at the house. and that Shceran, who had bel
ailing for week previous, was taking some m
dicnc.
He saw him pour into tumbler what he
lieved to be oil, from bottle, and saying that
could not take it without wine, retired into an |;
joining room. returning in moment with the tuu
Ter emptied Of its contents. lie then asked
wife il she would take some, who answered va
Some Of the remaining portion of the contents Of
bottle was poured by him into the glass, when,
before, he went into the other room.
In moment afterwards he returned, and handi
the glass to his wife, she drank of the contents
made the remark, ''Oh, how bitter it is" Sheer
ran with the tumbler to the hydrant and broug
in some water.
The jury, after considering all the evidence, re
dered verdict that the deceased came to her dea
by arsenic, administered by some person or perso
unknown.
After Shcernn's arrest and binding over on Sat,
day afternoon, bis surety took out bail piece
his re. arrest. which was put into the hands of q,
of the MarshaFs police They proceeded to
house, and learned that he had gone to bed.
their request be made his appearance, partinl
dressed, and, upon leave, returned up stairs to fni
his toilet. Tho officers waited until their paten
bccnme exhausted aud their suspicious arouse
when, to their surprise and chagrin they discover
that he had escaped from the rear of the house.
had rot been heard Of last evening.
The now wife and man who was in the house
the time, were arrested and held for hrlp;ng him
cude the officers r. vest