New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-21
HORRIBLE POISONING CASE At DAN
VILE, PENIS WV ANIA.

A few days since we published an item, stating that
great excitement existed at Danve, Montour County,
Pa, growing out of a~horrible case OF poisoning
which lately ranspred IN that place. Since then, 1he
DanrMe Democrat of Friday last has come to hand,
from which learn that the first case was IN course
of examination before Esquire Kitchen and a Coro-
ners Jury during last week and resulted IN the com
mitment of William j. Clark pudler working at the
MST h aoag MIL ana dsvsed by the
testimony The Dcm0cra, states are simply these: On
Tuesday the 2Sth of April last Mrs. Catharine Ann
Clark wife of the prisoner returned from visit to
Philadelphia and became sick day or two after. She
took some magnesia, and neghbonng female
acquaintance gave her some oil with whisky. She
continued to grow worse when DIR. Snington was sent
for who treated the inf animation Of the stomach
and bowels all the symptoms indicating that disease
On Saturday evening, the 9th OF May, she expired
During her Illness she was principally nursed by her
husband and the other prisoner, Mrs Twiggs, who re-
sided in the same house Some mysterious conduct OF
these two nurses their intimacy, &c, together with
the unusual violence of Mrs. Clarks death-her rom
iting, nervous twi;chings &c, aroused suspicion OF
foul play among the neighbors IN consequence
of which Clark and Mrs. Twggs were arrested on last
Monday, and Coroners jury summoned by William
Kitchen esq, to hold an inquest over the dead body
They caused post mortem examination TO be made
by Doctors Magill, Strawbridge and Frck, who took
out the stomach and portion of the inestnes. The
body was much swollen about the face and very much
discolored features distorted, with open mouth, filed
with most offensive dark liquid the abdomen was
also much swollen and disended with gas, liver very
much enlarged and very dark, &c. The result Of the
partial analyzaton of the contents of the stomach
which of course must be somewhat imperfect, for
want Of pure reagents and apparatus the physicians
all agree, iustfes strong suspicion OF poisoning by
arscnic aud DR.. Strawbrdge gave il as his opinion
that her death caused by poison.
II was further ascertained, on examination, that
CLARK had bought at Chalfant & Hughes drugstore,
one ounce of arsenic about the beginning of April
haounce of arsenic about Thursday of last week and
four grains of strychnne about the LIST of April and
four grains of strychnne about four five days after
that-all fCr killing rats, as he alleged. Mrs. Twiggs
also bought quantity of arsenic at the ssne store
from another clerk.
An infant child Of Mrs. Clark, having been nursed
by her up TO within few days OF her death, is not
expected TO live, and shows all the symptoms Of the
same disease of which the mother died.
Mr. Twiggs, the husband Of Mrs. T., the supposed
parsmour of Clark died about month ago under
very suspicious circumstances, complaining of great
pain in the stomach and bowels, and nervous twiteh
ings, vomiting &c. He lived in the same ouse with
CLARK and his body disinterred Thursday aft
ernoon last, by direction of the District Attorney
Paul Leidy esq, and inquest held over il by Cor
Gner Elias Haas. The stomach taken out by Drs
Simngton and SGinitzer, for the purpose of having
Its contents analysed.
Both Juries Of inquest have been adjourned until
Thursday, May 2S, when they will NEE, 10 hear the
result OF more thorough analyzati.n in progress
byseveral Of SNost eminent physicians. The ex-
Juries are looked f,r with the greatest anxiety,