Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-05-15
Extraordinary Ca,a,.

that gentleman had been poisoned by his
sweetheart, the daughter of a highly respect
able family which moves in the better classes
OF society. These rumors ootained embodi
ment aud confirmation when it became known
that the young lady had actually been appre-
hended at the instance OF the Public Pr,stca-
tor, and that she rs at this moment in tn, pri-
son Of Glasgow on the charge OF suspected
prisoning. As there IS no pubic cOroner's in
quest in Scotland, the real facts connected
with case Of this kind are difficult 10 be had;
but it Is believed that the following recital is
authentic SO far as IT goes: 1t appears that on
Monday, the 23rd OF March last, "A Young
French Protestant gentleman, named NJ. Pier
re Emile L'Angeller, who Is Connected with
the house of Messrs. w Il. uuggius, exten-
sive foreign merchants m Glasgow, died sud
denly in his lodgings in the city. From cir.
cumstances which came to their knowledge,
the firm we have named, on their own respon
sblity, requested DR., Steven, who had oeen
in attendance upon the deceased before his
death, aud DIR. Thomson, to make "A post-mor-
TEN examination. This was done, bat moth
ing paipably extraordinary was di>co,ercd.-
The stomach and It's contents, However, were
secured aud retained by the medical gentle
men. The case having been reported To the
sherItf's fscals, after inquring into the circum
stances Of the ease, they transmitted the stom
ach and one of its contents to one Of our most
eminent local chemists for chemical analysis.
The result Of the analysis was the dis,>Jye,y ia
the stomach and viscera of Il considerable
quantity of irritant poison. As there was no.
thing to lead TO the Inference that NJ. Ian
gelier bad himself thus violently terminated
his 3 4
acter was instituted. 1t appears that the de-
ceased had been on short visit TO the Bridge
OF Allan, "a fashionable watering place, about
thirty five miles from Glasgow from which
he returned rather Unexpectedly on the night
of Sunday, the 22d ult., and leaving his lodg-
ings about s o'clock, he took the key with
him, stating he would DO somewhat later than
usual, He did return about two o'clock on
Monday morning, and was then suffering great
pain, in consequence of which a medical gen.
teman (Dr. Stevens) was called in who pre-
scribed for him without having the most dis
tant notion that he was suffering from the ef-
tects OF acrd poison During the night we
learn that the young man was from time to
time attended by his landlady, and was often
convulsed with agony. He became more qui-
ct toward the morning, apl was left undistur-
bed; but when the doctor again called on the
forenoon of Monday it was found that bis pa
tlent was no more. That he was proved to
have died from the effects Of poison sas been
already stated. In the course of the investiga-
ton which followed it came out from oral tes-
timony as well as from the presence of a vast
number Of letters, that L'Angelier was on terms
of close intimacy with Miss Madeline Smith,
the daughter of "a highly respectable architect
residing in Boythwood square, and there is
reason to believe he left the Bridge Of Allen
in consequence of a letter addressed TO him hv
the lady expressing very strong desire to
meet hip. Whether or no. the parties real
ly did or did not meet on that Sunday night
is not yet publicly known; bat in resorting To
the extreme step Of apprehepdln. Miss Smith,
the authorities 10 doubt acted on the fact
which Is nut disputed, that on more than one
OCCASION, the lady, who is only u wears ct
age, procured arsenic during the month of
March at the shops Of more than one of the
Glasgow West End chemists. The possession
OF this poison, however, is compatible with en-
tire innocence, for it is known that ARSENIC is
occasionally ased 10y young ladies a~ q cv,m,t-
ic. The thought that a highly and ,irtuou~-
ly bred young lady could destroy her lover l.
too appalling for belief; but the public VOICE
supplies reason in the circumstance thai a
gentleman in q much more promising and pro-
minent position III life than that occupied by
L'Angeler had become a suitoy for the youmg
lady's hand, and that he had been accepted
by her and her parents. This We st down a>
the rumor Of the day. Meanwhile though
the young lady is in the hands Of Justice.
there is nothing in her proceedings, SO Ear ~
known lpppmnatll,l4 with Sba
was judlcially examined AT great length on
tuesday last, before comlnIttal to prison, and
comported herself throughout with perfect
calmness. The prisoner is granddaughter to
the late Mr.. David Hamilton, the celebrated
architect Of Glasgow Exchange and iIamitou
Palace LoEdo" Times, april !.