Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-17
FEsRuAny 18th, 1867.
From ths Boston rlmes.

ANOTHER TRAGRDY.-I7 Postmaster at Hing
hum, Macs, Poisoned by his Wits.-The friends
of the late Hosea j. Gardner, Postmaster at
bingham, having had their suspicious strongly
aroused by various circumstances that his sud-
den deceasc was caused by the action of poison
administered by his wife, have taken measures
to have the matter thoroughly investigated
The particulars of the affair, as we learn from
the TraCelLer, are that Mr.. Gardner, who for
several years has suffered from adiseased leg, on
the 9th of last December fell upon stone step,
striking upon the hip of the diseased side. This
accident occasioncd much pain, but the family
physician could discover no fracture or disloca-
ton, or evidence of internal injury. Mr.. Gard
ner was attended in his illness by his wife and
mother, helatter acting as nurse. OnWednes-
day preceding his death, the physicians ordered
dose of Salts and on Thursday morning the
patient experienced some nausea, bGt it was at
tributcd to the action of the medicine.
/, On Thursday night, Mrs. Gardner endcavored
TO persuade Mfr. Gardeners mother to leave his
bedside, alleging that there was 20 necessity for
!. watch but the mother refusing, she put out all
She fires, and thus compelled her to retire. Be-
tween one and two o'clock in the morning she
vas called up by Mr.. Gardner, who was taken
with vomiting and other alarming symptoms,
which induced her to send for the physician. On
irving, he found his patient sitting up in bed,
fetching violently, and complaining of severe
ain in the stomach and bowels. 1t was now
lr the first time ascertained that the salts he had
lken had not operated, or but very slightly, al
Rough the wife had affirmed to the contrary.
he burning sensation in the stomach and bow
Is was extremely painful; Mr.. Gardner said to
is mother, 81 believe my wife has poisoned me,
nd believe she will poison you"
A quantity of dark fluid which he had thrown
p previous to the Doctors arrival, and which
10 deceased wished to have preserved for the
ioctor's inspection, the wife persisted in throw
e away, contrary to the solicitations of the ia
lily Mr.. Gardner died on Sunday, in great
istress. It is said that the deceased had been
card to express the belief that his wife would
olson him In view of all these circumstan-
IS, his friends have caused his body to be dis
TERED, and the organs of viscera submitted to
,le examination of two medical gentlemen OF
osLon.-
We understand that the examination of the
omach of the deceased was concluded yester-
~, and that traces of arsenic were discovered.
he result will of course be withheld from the
ublic until it is made known to the jury of in
rest. No arrests have yet been made, and
one probably will be until the jury make up
,er verdict The feeling in the town of Hing
an increases as the sad suspicious become more
snerally known; and as is usual in such cases,
sorts Of rumorS arc in circulation. One is,
I'd it is said to be we'll authenticated, that the
life of the deceased was seen day or two be-
re his death to go and throw something from
bowl into snow bank in the rear of the house,
I'd carefully cover it up; and that two cats be-
.nging to neighbor were afterwards seen to
q up and eat this substance, and that they both
ed soon after. The circumstances are such as
force the mind to the belief that q fearful
ime has been committed.