Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
City Items.

~ DEATH BY PoIsoN.-SUIoIDE Or MURDER
On Wednesday night of this week, Emeline
johnson died at her fathers house on 9TH street.
in the Northern Liberties. She was about twenty
nine years old, and of comely appearance. She
had been married, but her husband has not re-
sided with her for perhaps two or three years. 1t
is generally stated that during this time she has
received the familiar visits of Mr.. VIM. B. Sass
Ger, clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office, a
married man, aged about thirty-two years
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Sasscer purchased
at an apothecary store on 7th street two grains Of
strychnine and several quinine pills, remarking
dog. On Wednesday night at o'clock he called
on Emeline Johnson, and rode out with her in a
carriage, and returned to the house again in
fifteen or twenty minutes. A couple of hours
later the family of her father were alarmed by her
cries; and broke into her room whore they found
her in great agony. They sent for DR.. Began
who came promptly, when she implored him to
bleed her. DR.. B. thought she was under the
impression that the period of her labor was ap-
preaching She told him that she had been for a
month or more taking medicine to produce abor-
ton, but being unsuccessful had just tried new
medicine, consisting of powders DR.. B. ex-
amned her condition, and told her she had muir
dered herself! She told him she was bound
under oath not to tell who had given her the
medicine. She expired in ten or fifteen minutes
after DR.. BIS. arrival
coroner's jury met on Thursday and took
tho testimony Of Mr. Germon's family, cher ia
ther's) and adjourned till Friday afternoon to
afford an opportunity for post norton exami-
nation. At its session yesterday Drs. Howard
and Borrows were sworn. They testified that
they had found the stomach infamed, and indi-
eating the presence of active poison, which they
believed to be strychnine.
DR.. Began was also again examined, and stated
that he had examined the stomach, and fully be-
lieved that the poison used was strychnine.
The Doctors all agreed that they had never
known strychnine to be used for procuring abor-
ton.
George Beasley, the hackman, corroborated
the above statement respecting the ride out He
had often driven them out.
The verdict of the jury was that Emeline John
had come to her death by the taking of stryoh-
nine.
An examination into the case is now in pro-
gress before Captain Goddard, at the Central Po-
lice Office.
The deceased had one child only, we believe.
She was poor. Just before her death she said
she was not able to support her family during
her confinement. This appeared to be a reason
for her wretched act.
Whether Mr.. Sasscer gave her the strychnine,
and if SO, for what purpose, are questions upon
which we offer no opinion. Warrants have been
issued for his arrest.
LOOKOUT Notwithstanding the vigilance and
activity of our police officers, as proven by the
docket of the criminal court, there are some of
the old burgler gang still at large, and they have
commenced their operations anew. Several dwell
ings have been entered in the course of the past
week, and robbed of silver-ware, and whatever
else of value was at hand.
B6E~ Justice Grubb took charge of several lit
tie cases at the watch-house this morning, and
disposed of them according to the statutes for
such cases made and provided.
KUNKEL's NIGHTINGALEs.-These favorite vo-
calists leave us tonight, severng all the ties that
aability, courtesy, and talent on their part have
caused, between them and thousands Of admirers
in this city.
President Fillmore, after listening for an hour,
with the utmost pleasure, to their songs, while
on visit to the White House, said that simple as
was their music, he loved it better than all Others
and nothing so strongly attacked the heart as the
songs sung by the Nightingales.
The people of Washington endorse the verdict
of the President, and we are convinced that fu-
ture triumphs await them and their courteous
agent, Mr.. John 7. Ford
SALE OF PRoPERTY.-E. N. Stratton, auction
eer, yesterday afternoon sold the brick cottage in
square 247, corner of L and 14th streets, 80 by
30 feet square, containing about 10000 feet of
ground, to Mr.. John Contee, at IS, 100.-Rspubtc.
Look upon this Picture, and upon This
The Washington Union thinks the array in the
first column below most horrible! What does it
think of the second?
From the Union Of this from the Memphis Eagle
mornng1
Abolition Wings pho support Supporters Of Pierce.
Cen Scott.
Horace Greedy, Of New York NJ Van Buren,.
VIM. H. Seward, of N. York. j. Van Buren,
Thurow Weed, ofNew York. John A. Dix
Amos Tuck of N. Hampshire. Preston King
Truman Smith, Of Conn. b. r. Hallett
j. Davis, U. 8. s. of Mass b. =. Butler
Solomon Foot Of Vermont. David Wilmot.
w. Upham, Of Vermont. Thomas W. Dorr
Zeno Scudder, of Mass. w. J. Brown.
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pa. II. Hamlin.
W. Y. Johnston, Of Pa John Atwood.
j. w, Howe, of Pa. Moses Norris
Lewis d. Campbell, Of Ohio. @. +. Cleveland.
B. Stanton, of Ohio NJ T. Erening Post.
Pdindealer.
We greatly prefer the left-hand column. It