Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
From he Caledonian.
Supposed case of Murder by
Poison in Bloomfield.

.,fessrs Editors .-Presuming there vii
be all sorts Of stories aioat relative to Inn
tragicsl affair, propose stating some OF the
leading particulars connected with II, whlcf
YOU are at liberty to publish or conslgn t6
the drawer, as YOU think proper.
There has resided for some years past n
the family of Thomas Allen. widow lady
by the name Of Leroy. There has also re-
sided in the same family during this time,
an orphan girl, Of Irish percentage, now 10
years of age. Ii appears that on the 50 oil
April. from the testimony OF this girl,l Mrs.
l.. was in her usual health except slight
headache that she went to her chamber
and Law down, and that soon inter The glrl
discovered upon the stove mustard box
with something in II Of strange appearance
and odor that Mrs. Allen said 1t was tea
for Mrs. l.. that Mrs. A. poured some into
cup, put in camphor and sweetened it, and
carried It up to Mrs. l.. that Mrs. l.. was
soon taken with vomiting, and much dis
tressed that on the 4th, Mrs. l.. appeared
better, although much exhausted that on
the afternoon Of that day Mrs. A. prepared
some more Of The same kind Of tea, and car.
RED il to Mrs. l.. ; that soon after Mrs. H.
was taken again with vomiting and spasms,
and was in great distress, frequently calling
for water that no one except members Of
the fsmily were allowed TO speak TO Mrs. H.
except in their presence that the girl alone
attended upon Mrs. l.. during the night
that at a, o'clock on the morning of the 9Th,
Mrs. l.. became quiet, and, as the girl sup
posed, went TO sleep that she then went to
sleep herself and slept till six that she then
went to Mrs. l., and found her in the same
position, and apparently asleep; that she
then went about breakfast that Mrs A.
then went to Mrs. L., and was with her some
20 minutes, and returned, saying that Mrs.
l.. had awoko, ond was bovor ,''ot IN a
very few minutes Mrs. A. again went TO Mrs.
L., and had arrived only at the top OF the
stairs. when she informed the family that
Mrs. l.. was dead. The body was immedia-
tely brought down into a lower room, and
although life had but Just departed the body
was perfectly rigid. The box in which the
tea was made was Immediately secreicd by
the girl, and soon after delivered to a neigh
Dor and examined, and strong suspicious
were entertained that It contained poison,
as a substance adhered to il resembling
box Of rat poison which Mrs, A. had been
known TO have IN her possession. The same
offensive odor proceeded from the stomach
of the deceased, that proceeded from the
box. Marks were also discovered upon the
neck, as if violence had been used. These
marks were clearly scoverablo five weeks
after nterinent, when n post mortem eXaml-
nation was had of the body. The stomach
and ntesiines presented singular appear
ance, such as would seem to warrant the ar
rest of Mrs. a. She was nccordirgly at
rested and examined before w. l.. Baldwin,
Esq, and held for trial. The Grand Jury,
at the recent session of the County Court,
found bill, and Mrs. A. IS now in jail await
ing her trial, which will be held at an ad
jjourned term of the County Court on the
18th Of August next. What the motive Of
Mrs. Allen could DO for committing such an
act is mere conjecture, and is not deemed
proper 10 state here. II
Bloomfield, June 4.