New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14
THE SUPPOSED MURDER OF MISS PHARR
ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF DR..
THOMPSON
From The LpnehburQ (Ya.I Republican.

From. The Lyaeaburg (Va) Republican.
Our readers will recolect that some two months ago
we published statement of the peculiar and suspicious
circumstances attending the death of Mss Pharr OF Gov
inqton by which guilt attached to Dr. thompson, her
father family physician In making the statement pub
lie we did upon what believed to be good authority
and expressed opinion that if innocent OF the crime
imputed to him by public rumor his own character called
for an examinations if guilty Justice and the laws OF the
State demanded il. We were called upon by Dr. lhomp-
s. for our authors and gave them up. He returned 10
COvgSn and brought suit asans al ,Se
high figure To protect themselves they demanded an iu
yestigaton Coroners Jury was summoned, inc ueau
body exhumed and examined a detail Oh INN az
nation we publish from the Lexington Correspondence Oh
TIe RioLpond Dispatch il resulted III ESTABLISHING .1s
fact that she was pregnant t9ts about hve months ou
being found in the womb Inc stomach nos
sible whether poison was used or not a.. o.od ,v
ON dit that suspicion Of foul play was ntsl eAced oy
the attendants who laid hen out ior oaf oosefVIg bs
mon her dead body indicating pregnancy ana nen .ne
fact that she died in few hours with vo'eiI COW
A box Of ergot pills. which are used 10 PrOauoe s.
Was found in her after her DEATH ana sue was ave-
xeen with large pill given her by DIR. thompson whcn
she kept for some time and hesitaed about taking
thought by that the ergot pills were gwen ner oy
Thompson TO produce abortion but failing IN ,ne :.
the large rn given with the damnabe sempt 10 de-
stroy her life. On dit further that Dr. thompson han
been engaged to her f- time, but told some OF n'
friends that he did not inieDd 10 marry her. nus sIaso
ment presents the in its mo favorabie hgn 80 a
as DIR. Thompson is concerned by las friends sa.u
that il is base SANDER originating in the jealousy Oh enc
mics anu riNh pay sicinho vi inc piace
From The Gyesabriey VA Era.
The sudden death Of Miss Agnes Phar the dsceher Of
the esteemed Presbyterian clergyman at Covingtou Ale
hsny County last winter, was remarked upon BY the
a, that time She was in perfect health in the
no but died suddenly in the afternoon, under circum-
stsnces peculiar to death from strychnine.
Suspicion aroused and meeting ssgm ~ osv.D.n as
ca Rev DR. Pharr was invited lie protested innocence,
and ALEC to have the body S IN, ts me-
might thereby clear himself OF suspicion wn ,ne h
Standine that such examination would take place tne
meeting dispersed But examination took place; pr;
m omrsop shrked of IL pretense that ne uu o'
;b T. wound the feelings of the parents Suspicion
not therefore, allayed il went gathering strength
wh;ch the matter not canvsssed.
About six weeks ago young men wrote to me
ia gnrhBuyg Republican the matter whch iurpnoI
Ss for the article which appeared in that paper ano
Which we and other editors have copied & e.
away a. to hide AL indications of bis guilt Dr.
T. went to Lnchbu the names o. the snd
o,sd them for SANDER. He also prosecuted I'VE o'no
persons in covington Seeing the editorial In me Eva o