The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-20
The P,oua Poisoning Case

goods inns poor family possessed, which were
not worth over frfy dollars.
The Piqua Poisoning Case.
We Yesterday published the notice Of the
arrest of man named Mowrey, charged with
Mrs. Raglan, with conspring TO poison the hus-
band of the latter All the parties are said to
have been considered very respectable preyi-
Gus to the occurrence of the terrible tragedy
terminating in the death of Raglan. Before
his dea h he informed his attending physician
that he was poisoned, but did not, if we are
correctly informed, direct suspicion upon any
one. \ post mortem examination OF the de
ceased, rendered it certain that he had been
the victim of poison. Circumstances existed
which had the effect of fastening suspicion on
the wife of the deceased. Some time since
in December last--it was ascertaned beyond
much doubt, that Mrs. r. wrote letter to a
by the name eff Mowrey. residing in
ColeSville, O., and who was formerly a lover
of the lady. in which proposition was made
TO despatch her husband by administering
poison 10 him. The letter, BY mistake, was
taken from the post-office by a gentleman
named 4Harrdy, the address being similar to
his own. The next link in the chain was the
fact that Mrs. r. purchased the poison at
drug store in Piqua. short time before the.
death of her husband These suspicious
circumstances were considered sufficient to
warrant an investigation of the affair. which
resulted in her being bound over to answer the
charge of murder The man Mowrey is now
upon his trial before Justice Sage. of Pi4ua.
charged with being accessory TO the murder Of
Arthur Raglan.
During the trial the following letter was in
troduced. the writing Of which was acknowl-
edged by Mrs. Reagan. We copy from the
Dayton Gazette:
PIQUA, December 6, 1854.
DEAR JIMNY-Once again 1 am seated to
write a few lines to you. l said l would not
from it, as have been living in perfect hell,
if you will allow me the expression-it is a
hard one, but nevertheless true-and l have
been tormented day and night since 1 came
home. He saw me kiss you. and that was
enough. o, how l have had TO suffer for it.
| did not think he saw me. but he was watch
ing me. l am SO near beside myself hardly
know what | am doing. He says shall not
go home any more, and he says he will not
get me any more clothes, and then l can't 90
as much as | have Now, can't stand this
any longer. and l appeal to you for help.
have thought of one more plan; am going
to make one more proposition to you, and if
you will do it, will grant you the request
you have so long asked of me. as you
do what | want you TO do, or before, if you
will only do what l want you
Now 1t is this; you make proposition to
him to go with you to look at some new coun-
try-to Oregon or Wisconsin, or some other
place--and name the period right off, and if
he says he has not the means. you tell him you
will furnish him the means if he will go for
company; then l will persuade him to 90, and
then you can go on horseback or on the cars,
and you can take your two horses and go part
of the way on the cars, and then you can take
the horses and go the rest Of the way-that is,
till you get good ways from here, and you
can procure your poison and administer it in
his oysters the road, you can give them
some farm house; they will never know the
difference, and you can pretend to take it hard
to think you have to turn back. When you
accomplish what have told you, then you can
telegraph me that he is dead.
l will tell the Templars, and have them to
make up thirty dollars. and send to you to bear
his expenses, If you will come up as soon AS
you get this, l will tell you all about it. and
grant your request Come mp right away,
can tell you better Now, dear, do come
you know that love you--you are we'll aware
of IT, / will write no more till l see you
Come up right away. Ny ink is pale. Yours
in life or death.
From yours, or one that loves you.
Mrs. Raglan is thus described BY the report
CT Of the trial for the Dayton Dali Gazette:
This morning Mrs Raglan the widow of
Arthur Raglan, who was present although I'M
der arrest as the principal in his murder. con-
scented 10 be sworn. She came into court At
o'clock, leaning on the arm Of her father. She
is lady Of about % years, possessing grace
full figure. and an intelligent coun;enance in
dicating much frmness and energy She is
quite attractive in her appearance and manner.
with bright blue eyes, brown hair. and fair
complexion. She was scarcely at all discompo-
sed. but seemed determined TO make full and
clear statement of the whole affair
Mrs. r. Las finished her testimony, and says
after repeated solicitations from Mowrey she
administered the poison herself; that Mowrey
was present when she obtained it, and asked
her If she going 20 dispatch her old man
row; told her how TO administer it. and how
many grains would kill man. Her father
also sworn, and substantiated her state
ments as far as he could from his knowledge
GIN Times.
The New York Tribune says that the Ad-
minis,ra,Ion at Washington have detached Col