New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-16
ANOTHER NTSTFRTOTS POISOSIEa
CASE


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OF cCLversa'ou, C-e se called upon reoo,d sos,e
rev irsctdy tqusIy st-cci, - and alsrring Al inn
rsr'snt inite Nic ~ ci Boston hss ust occq,re
rhch thouah 81 eieseht vs~t IN mystery will speedily
rr6ereo udiC s. 'nvtstgsiior. We Ass,sn 10 comma
ir,a TIE uCs. IN pOitA5t isc's ia the which cor
rfpI-sr tss ihus sr hen sble 70 ob;sn by careful h
orf,y IN TIE yilsge he'e the STAR occurred.
or ire nm ui, Mrs. lsyins Briggs, Of Stoughtos
did :. her residence that town der Circumstances
which Id these 30 tsc he beet opportunity foe os
serving ter SYMPTOMS 10 sprrehend thsshe hsd takes
scue sc'ive pcsou thst il hsd either been tsken By
accident or that j, hsG been sdminstered with icteet
10 kD, 10y some person or persons. CEcum&ta1oes
seen &c ~ Ul'y vsrran' the latter theory.
MIS- Briggs shout hi1ty years e sge. TIE wife
| q Hcses Riiggs, of S'cughtcp. Her maiden name
wss Hsidy. ara she SITTER Of Miss Hardy the
ibe tai lsdy exhibited in this city by T. T. BU
uum. Mrs. Brggs WAS OF medium s'sture, rs,sr
delicate constitution. end though not Invalid. dh
rot trioy perfect bcAth. About TIE 18th OF February
che wss .aken quite i'll. her symp ms being fsvesh
nose sC saion q n'erse burning OF the stomach
sss &c. pr Csleb Swan, Of Eason, wss called AMI
prescribed for her II was pronounced dyspcpsis ct
five, but The did not Yield 10 treatment, and %
Fri6sy the 9Th ult., che died.
IRE funeral took psce the following Sab bath 9. tie
Orb cdcx Church after the regic US services ihe at
ter6srce wss large. The body was inferred In the VI
lsce GRAVEYARD and but fe Persons surmsed thst
ere he'd been aIy PECULIAR feature In her iaes. o.
spythirs specially CmNksble in the caUse OF deao.
Her medical stteucsEt, who had fel much sohcitsde
AID interest ia the case. cslled uron Coroner Lemud
Cav end sisted Inst the symptoms Of Ms. Briggs the
cav before her ecaih ci1sted the ptseuce Of poiscs
taken iIwardly ard he thought Il paper ths. a.
examination OF the body should take place.
cor stable OF tie tow also called on Coroner Cay
snd e,p1essed his opinion 10 the advssbiiy Ola
post u ortt IN examination. Nh. Gay, after coasuss-
non ,bteired sn ord fiom the lect men of the owa
10 have tie hody eNhumcd. He then called upon Mr.
Briggs and stated that the physicians no attended ms
wife were de srous Of having post norton eNsniiaa-
lion Of the body in order, If possible to obtain some
,ht upon the nature Of the disease Of wnlch she died
MIR Briggs Al OF &C manifested the most determine
o. pcsticn 10 tie 6cug declaring that should
rot be done Mr.. Gey. hose suspicious had oecome
s,uewhat excited stated that fhc was rot cogniz sns
Of foul rlay in h.r death he bad nothing 10 fear ana
cxtrrssed hs dese 10 have the concurrence OF Mr. H.
be fore proceeding In the measure he felt II bis dutv
enforce Finding that the examination would tks
place whether he Was whltg OF not br'eSs na''J
gave ! / consent.
The Coron.r gave him an invitation to be present.
but this he declined. dcpuipg, however IN his room,
his brother in law Mr. Otis Smith, husband OF eist0
OF the deceased. The autopsy was conducted ny Dr
Caleb Swan ssssted by his son and several other med
| zeal gentlemen. Trey found water abont TIE bean,
and some other indications Of disease. The stonsoo
ard portion Of the ntestines were sent TO DR.. Chsrcs
| I Jackson Of this CITY for chemical ansyss. Inc
spb'arces were suljected 10 analysis similar ~ every
respsct to thst OF the stomich of Hosea Gardner o.
EirghAm ard the repult that qusui'y OF arsento
was tcund in ite Internal ra'ter; and the stomach,
trough II has not yet been thoroughly examined, gves
| evidence Il The presence Of arsenic.
Tie metallic srseuc hiss been deposited IN small mr.
rors as in the CAFE of Gardper being obtained by he
Marsh process. The fesull OF the examination has
been communicated by DR.. jackson to the Coroner,
ard Yesterday afternoon warrant Was Issued ~ JUS
flee pcke,man Of Soughton for the aeet OF Hosea
Brog, and one Miss Adsne Drake On chsrge o' Gus
irg the desh of Ms. Brggs by sering ssen,c.
AT the time our reporter lett II was uodefs,eou 'na' VIZ
.,rea, would be MADE about oolocA last svoIinK.
m, n.y,iss were awsrc OF The fact that tho stomach
bad been submitted TO Dr. Jackson for analysts bat
no attempt had been made by them to leave tho town,
ard there ia little doubt hey are how In custody.
Mrs Briggs native Of the State OF Maine, and
VISA very estiPeble wcmsn enjoying the conhdencs
and kird record of the community in which she lived.
| Mr. Briggs was a shoemaker he had carried on the
business manufacturing ladies' shoes with considors
BE success but for several months has not eynced
much enterprise or industry. lt stated as we learn
from the CorCLCr that AT. and Mrs. Briggs have not
lived happily fer lorg time they have been married
about eight yeas hsO Two Chdien; one - dead tho
other, whch Is about five lesrs Oh has, up TO last
evening remained in the custody OF its tatfe
For ebou. year, Nr. mud Mrs. Briggs have occu-
pied different ping apartments, ana he has beea
be ard TO tay that the hapest day Of his life would be
Il e day Il died. lie was by 30 means regarded as
very had msn but the rumor that he was accustomed
est us wife has perhaps caused some hard lsei-
ing sgsns him the part OF Of his n6igtbors Inc
Mis- Adslne Drake named in the warrant is young
woman CT some pt rsopa attractions, II ia said whom
Briggs iny to board with bim-the price OF board
heirg diseg red by both parties IL was understood
That she was to bind sho,s ~ her employment.
Mr.. Briggs and Mrs Drake occnp ID ROOMS up stars
stairs while Mrs Briggs occupied sleeping apartment
on the loser floor. Brggl lived in hired house on
W,,bipoton street, Stoue6ton Centre the house was
also occupied in part by Mr.. Roberts, who, II n SAID.
will be an important witness tor The Govefnment-
Henry Anderson will sso be witness. II will sppeT
on tie examination that during the illness OF MRS.
Briggs no persons m 1ed the medicIes but Mr. Briggs
and Mrs AdelDe Drake that on one occasion q
neighbor observed somcihiDg in cup prepared evil
der,y for Mrs BIigge, which had peculiar appear
ance end LED 10 the inquiry a. to what twas. 10
srswer II was 'sid by Briggs to be peppermint when
the inierrogator knew that such wa not tao feet
lpFfs
tracted to the conduct Of Briggs who seeing that no
was watched has made attempt TO cause the eject
ent OF Roberts from TIA, house.
During The time the body Ct Mrs. Briggs remained
pnburief--tte time from her death 70 her funeral
Briggs was tb,srved to apparently faint away whca-
ever hs entered the room where the corpse wH.
In view of all these circumstance, together with
Others now only ysgue but painful Iumon, It va
deemed eIpedient to institute thorough and cHein
eIanIiI alon.
The Coropers jury met ordered the post mortcm ex
animation and adjourned without hearing any evi-
deuce. The inquest will be resumed this morning II
Il probable that the examination OF the prisoners VII
tsfe place to-day. tal and accurate report OF the
proceedings will, Of course be gwen to our readers
| the eslest possible moment
ARPJsT OF TIE PRISONERS,
We learn flom St0ughton thi. morning that DIR.
Briggs ard Ms Drake were arrested last evening" 70
await the result Of the Corcners iny@tga'ion- ~.
Briggs who was unwell wsa allowed 70 remain ~ "~
| house In charge Of an officer.
Mi.s Drake wss perfectly calm when informed OF me
SUI picion sgsirs; hcr The examination VIII prooso
be ros.poned until the Coroner Jury have rendeTsa
| their verdict
On Friday DR.. Swan, DR.. Jackson, David i. Rob-
er.s, hrs Charlie, Dfake, Ms Elza johnson and Mn
| Susan H. Roberts were sevcrslly examined az wit
| neesfs Nothing Was developed beyond The TACT th~
| be victim IVES pOr JIed with erscnic.
great parade Of volunteer target companies IS %
,sLe ,Is,e IN tb. CITY OF the 20th Of April Fifteen