New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-30
CITY ITEM s.

fitted Frogs sing In the CUTTERS and orcKetB snrrup
beneath the bricks Independently as II they were IN
swamp; while the mosquitoes make no bones q attacking
In the middle OF tho street in open Day their
energy night thing great for our pen
moonlight nights however something TO brag oil and
when properly seasoned with promenade, buggy, muslin
and Ice cresr are sxqustey delicious or course the
continual aixture and moisture do not benebsi
the public health but the city IS not less healthy han a.
Y as Seppt n and
ment as any in the calendar 4&% 2'~&
ARTEsIAN WELL-The bucket used in drawing
up Inc sand struck day week. probably despair
Of getting through with its job It took advantage
of some Inequality to stick fast than four hundred
feet down. THE combined coaxing Of Mr. Reed and all
his negroes and mules ayaed nothing; and machinery
ors has to four hundred and thirty odd feet in
cean fine sand full Of water There ia further trouble
with the tubingit siaks Of its weight and at times
in advance Of the auger.
| The SMELsER MURDEE.--We were mistaken in
tang that tho Coroner took notes Of the testimony
investigation Of the death Of Mr. Levi smelser
File did take notes, and from them we compile the follow
ing calculation Of the poisoning mystery
Mr. melser married. about three since the woman
who had been housskeeper under his first wife He pro-
yided for her literally, and the only Of unhnpp
tribung the support of his two sisters In Pennsyva
MIA against which she continually demonstrated by this
/ leading to occasional quarres
| About nine months ago smeser took into his employ
Adam Scott, young man Of about whom be
had long and esteemed and who was at that time
clerk Ii the dry goods store Of Benthuysen Co., on
Magazine street At his request Scott was taken as
1 apprentice
i per smithng. He expert accountant, and in
short time became entrusted with nearly all the clerical
i buspess Of the At the time he boarded
With smeser at his residence on Josephine street
he had not been long before an unhoy flame srang up
| between Mrs smeser and himself Their smours soon
became apparent to the neighbours and to other persons
In sesers employ amours of such nature as to leave
no doubt Of Mr.. smelsers complete dishonor
At last is Inferred smeer becameawsre of his dis
honor for he removed Scott from his situation conf
Dental clerk and sent him out under Mr. Halter Of
Nh worken to assist in roofing the Medical College, with
instructions HITLER to keep him bu5iy at work Scott,
smarting under what he considered disgrace, said to
Halter will not quit but will have satisfaction
her husband than me''-or words to that effect. Hal
Ter also boarded with his employer; and one day
heard Scott to Mrs s.. The only to get rid of
him is to give dose Of arsencn Mrs replied III viii
have nothing to do with it, you may DO as you please
about 1t TO which Scott reoined II will give him
On another occasion Scott told Halter that he had
torn up certain paper which would have left Mrs Smell
m vii
and dictated by him after the discovery of his dis
honor.
Some time previous to Mr. smesers death Scott went
to the drug of Messrs G. N Morrison Co. Mag
azine street and purchased quarter of pound Of
senc representing that he wanted to in preserving
the skins Of fowls Mr. Reeves the principal clerk
judged from his appearance that be might belong to the
let him hare The paper of arsenic given up by the
slave Kitty, to Mr. Mcrehouse was identified by
Mr. L. the one put up by him. and shout ounce Of
On The bee. evening Of sunday the 9th of May Dr. Batch
eer the family physician was sent for. He found Smell
ser eupFOseu consequence
eating nuts He hsd previously been troubled in
bis bowels with something like the painters collie which
with lead He prescribed for the vomiting, and epoined
his patient to send for him should his bowels become
worse, and letSeott took the prescription to Mr. Hast
ngs the druggist Magazine street, got the medicine
1 and left.
Between II and o'clock that night Scott went to Dr.
Hastings and purchased six Of chloroform
which he directed to be charged to smelser it
tended for him. short time afterward Scott called
Dr. Bateheer and told him that smeiser was very il
l and In He nd hal
had yet left his house. he returned and told him
he needn't mind coming, as smelser dead The Doc
tor went around anyhow-beng much astonshed at thu
news He found his patient dead with sheet hi
"a face asked Mrs. smelser, who was lying quietly
sofa, how her husband had died, whether he suffered
much pain to which she replied, that he had not suf
fsred much that he had merely remarked he goin
tor in his sstonshment thought Of opening the body
not, however, from any suspicion Of foul play-but
deferred from 1t out Of respect to the widows feelings
He much surprised upon discovering that Scott ha
purchased choroorm he had prescribed any
thing He left certificate that smeser died of conFu
sions the body was buried; and Scott continued to
side with the widow and undertook or about to
dertake the settlement of the estate Charles Whit
y another workman in selser's establishment testihe
that Scott told him thaG If smelser's body Opened
arsenc would be found but that he had taken It him
self he having purchased 1t at his request in store
Canal street also that ii Smelser poisoned his vii
was poisenedtoo
mouth half after Mr.. smeser's death bis slav
j, Kitty sstonished Mr. Morehouse, in the Fourt
District coming his house and telling him that he
had been poisoned and that she had just
from several captivity, having
house hand cud in the fear that she would 60 abroa
| and make mischief She handed him paper containp
the residue of the arsenic and circumstantia
ration Of the poisoning and death of her state
that Scott had bribed her to seeresy In reference
t. amours with Mrs smeser that Scott and Mrs Smells,
promised that she would silent about her ma
ters DEATH they would set her free they could
opste her here, they said, but they would get her pa
to Kentucky, whence might escape 10 free STATE
Such pass procured Of Mr. Graham the notary pu
lic Kitty however, had to suspect that she
being deceived: that her mistress had made ont hill
4 and ha hi,
preparations to chip her off to Texas for sale
cation of which was hisputtng her in irons. sucha b
Of sale tpa made out By Mr. Marshall of the Fourth Di
rict great part Of Kittys story corroborated
= legitimate witnesses and cscumstantial evidence. H
account of the poisoning, OF which there is legal
4 frmaton excupaes her mistress it that Scott p,
Of the arsenic into pitcher Of water, and told h
take ii stairs; that she prevented doing
her master coming down and taking the pitcher up hI
self that he drank glass of the water and gave his
glass after which they both seized with yiole
ksiekness and vomiting that Scott gave Mrs s. ami
tods for DR. Batcheer and when he broug
the pills whioh the Doctor had prescribed he threw
away and gave Mr.. Smeser instead some pills which
i himself made cut of white powdery substance, that
afterwards applied chloroform and when he saw that
y. was dead, went after DIR. Bateheer. 5M#
o Mr. Morehouse taking Kitty to gentleman at Il
st. Charles Hotel in order to have her story repeated
him, when be met BY Scott who Kitty away
him and put her In save-yard for sale. Next day
,o Morehouse went before Recorder Bright and made
hip affidavit, and had Kitty arrested upon charge murd
Ing her master And this the first ntimaton recey
by she public of the foul game that had been playe
After delay Of three days, consequent upon the dcu
OF proceeding from slaves information, MT Smelse
IN body taken up opened and the stomach liver
portion of the ntestnes taken out and submitted
sa Barnard for chemical analysis This analysis requir
y nearly two weeks during which time the Coroner
pursuing his investigation Of which the foregoing
bic substance The first day of the inquest enough tranpi
to justify scott's arrest On Friday evening last the
@ animation of the twentyseven witnesses being concud
Dr. Barnard submitted to the Coroner inabe PR
of the existence OF arsenic in the stomach decease
namely, white porcelain saucer, with four small da
spots in the BOTTOM oushning the The jury
der composed of Messrs Thomas II. Longded, George
" q ham, Thomas MoBurney, Condor and Maxwell Ar
strengthen gave their verdict that Mr. Smeser
his death by arsenic and choroform administered
Adam Scott, with Mrs Smeser and the slave won
n Kitty accessories Immediately thereafter Mrs SIN
re- arrested and confined in til Parish Prison
He'd On Saturday Deputy Coroner Mitchell made his af
. OF Wit before Recorder Bright and Mrs smeser
will ragned. She is neat-shaped, middle-szsd woman,
parently about thirty, with not over progresses
ated counenance She tastefuly dressed In black
!, black veil listened to the reading of the affidavit
~ the coolest manner possible, and had nothing to E
She was informed that the examination of the
liza been fixed for the It'll of August and she then
a back to prison Scotland Kitty will be formally arrag,
have to-day
curious circumstance Ia the Coroners Investigate
en- the disagreement of the doctors present
ct point of fact DR. Austin that when he asked
Batcheer why he did not open Smeser's body he rep
at that 1t was because he fearful Of finding in
and stomach something he would not wish to Mr.
oo ngs, the druggist corroborated this Yet Dr. Batch
nm | swore that he never said ANYTHING of the kind