The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-20
MURDER BY POISON.

A horrible case Of poisoning has been Ia
course Of investigation before. Esquire Kileh.
en- and The Coroner's Jury during this week,
and iesulled in The commitment of William
J. Clark, pudisr, working at the Monloul
Rolling Mill, and Mrs. Mary Twiggs.
The circumstances OF The case as develop
ed BY the testimony, are simply these: On
Tuesday, The 2sth Of April last, III rs. Caiha-
rine Ann Clarksxtls Of tho prisoner, returned
from visit to Phdhaslphiaj and became sick
| day or two afier. She took some msgnesia
and a neishboring female acquaintance gave
her some oil with whiskey. She continued
10 grow worse, when DR.. Simingtou was sent
for, who treated the case as inflammation of
the stomach and bowels, all The symptoms
Indicating that disease. On Saturday even.
ing, the 9th of May, she died: During her
illness she was principally nursed by her
husband and The other prisoner, Mrs. Twiggs,
who resided in the same'6ouse. Some mys-
,srious conduct of these Two nurses, their
| intimacy. &c. together with the unusual v,o.
lence Of Mrs. Clarke's dealh---her vomiting,
nervous Iwichings, &C., aroused suspicion
OF foul play among The neighbor., in conse.
quence of which Clark and Mrs Twiggs
were arrested on last Monday, and Coro.
ner's Jury summoned by VIM. Kitchen, Esq,
10 hold an inquest over the dead body. They
caused post monem examination 10 be
made by Doctois iagilI, Slrawbridge, and
Frick, who took ovl the stomach and portion
of the inlestines. The body was much swoI
len about the face and very much discoored,
features distorted, with open mouth, filled
with most offensive dark liquid; the abdo-
men was also much swollen and disiended
with gas, liver veiy much enlarged and very
dark, SC. The result of partial analysalion
OF the contents Of the stomach, (Which Of
course, must be somewhat imperfect, for
want of pure reagents and apparatus) The
physicians all ag'ee, jusifies strong suspi-
c'on of poisoning by arsenic and DR.. Straw
bridge gave il as his opinion, that her death
was caused by poison.
II was further ascertained, on exanIin alton,
that Clark had bought al Chalfan, & Hughes
drug store one ounee Of arsenic about the end
of March, one ounce of arsenic abou, the be-
ginning Of A pril, one half ounce of arsenic
about Thursday df'ast week, and four grains
OF strychnine abou, the Ist of April, and four
grains of strychrine about OF 8 days after
hat-all for killing rats, as he alleged. Mrs.
Twiggs also bought quantity of arsenic al
lhe same store from another clerk. %
An infant child Of Mrs. Clark, having been
nursed by her up 10 within few days of her
death, is not expected to live, and shows all
he symptoms of The same disease Of which
its mother died.
Mr.. Twigss, lhe husband Of Mis-. Twiggs,
the supposed paramour of Clark, died about
a monlh.sgo, under very suspicious circum-
sNnoes, complaining Of great pain in the
stomach and bowels, and nervous twiIchings,
vomiting, &c. He lived in the same house
with Clark, and his body was disinlered yes.
lerday'ailernoon by The direction of the Dis.
lrict Attorney, Paul Leidy, Esq, and an in.
-nnAsA hAld. assr -hskCA<an.r Elias Haas. -.
The stomach was taken out by Drs. Sim.
ington and SchnizIer, for the purpose of hav.
ing its contents analysed. ...., -..... ...
Both Jures OF Inquest have been adjourn.
ed until Thursday. May 2slh, when they will
meet 10 hear the result of a more thorough
analyzalion now in progress by several Of our
most eminent physicians. The excitement
10 town is intense, and the verdicts Of the
Juriss are looked for with the gres,esl anx-
ieiy. .-a.
The parties implicated we believe are all
Irish Pro,esianis, aud Clark is a prominent
member Of the Protestant Association" OF
this place.-DanuRle Democrat.