New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-20
ATTEMPT TO POISON A HOUSEHOLD
r,em TAs BssioH Trarsler. Nos. 10.

A very singular sfsu occurred early yesterday
nofpirg st the South Eod in house 10 which three
FAM resided, named rsspeo ively Cook. Mscnlhs
snd futile. All the members OF the two lsa-os1ed
fan dies, eleven in number were Alta he'd with ~
un:cccuntabe sic kness, wnle the Cook fanply en-
tr,ly escaped. Nc. Cook is piano maker, aed hss
s wife srd Two csildIen, who are very quiet good.
Tempered and pleasant people, ard secersly mlngie
but little with the others The other tso fsmilies-
Hose Of Messis. McCrilis snd Tute-we understand,
are in some way related. and u course mins.s 90.
c ally Together
The h, SOS of these families sre M. John NJ Crlh,
A. bridee-msksr by trade and M Jonas Tu.tle rhsy
occupy house Nc. III Trumbph street, where they
have lived for come time ard have always ssioye1
good health. The fam ~ OF Mr. hcCrlhs CONSIST. q
his wife, mother, two sons and daughter, and Q
yourg man named A. s. Jerness, an engineer BY pro-
fessicn, ard bosr6er in the family. They occupy
one pstt Of the bouse, while Mr. Tutte soa fsniy
occupy anoiher. Mr.. Turtles family coosis's OF q.
wife, and three children from four to eight ysAu Of
hr, McCrillis u absen. from the city, and has been
for nun Der Of Gays, berg at work In Nsv- aamp-
Hsmpshite constructing bridge. NJ. Tutoe 70 -
hone ar 10 Q sufferer with tho rest Of the parties.
The parties state that Mono sy evening they ate
supper at their usual hour, and psrto5k heartily OF
bakers bread and tea They retired 70 rest ana old
not feel any symptoms OF Hines, antii SPOUT c.oox
yesterday mornipg. Mr.. McCrlliss mother says that
she awake about that time and felt sick q her
stomach, snd that her temples tbrobbed violently.
Tbis lady slept ON the second floor, In front room,
he bedroom Of Mrs. Cock being slro front room, on
he opposite ride OF the entry. The old lady vas sosn
slled by lit g boy who slept above who said his
head sched dresdfuly. she and got hight. 10
q short time Il Yves asesI'aned that ali Ne me@osrs@
both the McCrillis and Tu'tle families were hck, 70
greater or less degree. All had terrible headache,
some were vomiting and had oisrrhea, out II ~
sir gusT II at Of those who had the one form Of
sickness bad trace Of toe ctser 0a nrst discovery
all the faces purpsh hue and the Ape were eAk,
as Il sspbysated--sn effect Of noxious gas such -
car bonc acid or charcoal gas and OF other yspors
After few hours it wa deemed best to send Tor
physician and accordingly smessepger was dspaeched
Tor DIR. Stevens Of No West Br0okne street, FRANK
lin square, wsoee ekful remedies allevisted in ne
course Of the morning the suherirgs u nearly every
perron attacked that last evening all had recovered
or nearly 80, except Mrs MoCriilss mother sad Mrs
Tutte, both Of whose systems were probably peculiar
y susceptible TO the cause Of Illness. They VIII pro-
baby be well by tonight.
There were 90 proms whatever Of internal sctvs
poison-the epgth of time which elapsed eotseea sup.
per the previous evening and the ue OF afsck egns
or nine bours precludes the possibility 81 On acvs
poison take Internally having caused tue sympoms.
Be. ide the patients, With or two exoepno1s, haA
no scnte pains in the stomach or bowel, whatever,
ard Only eisiress, which gradually wore on before
the skiI of the physician. Then, again, there VA
lady who lived elsewhere, who took tee with then
last ra ht ana then went home and enc hes not been
troubled In the slightest degree with any unpleasant
symptoms. After tea, the family ate some eonfec-
tiosry which had been bought 90 Washington strest,
and though some colorsd figures ruch Is candy fishes
were among these it is not thought that they pfodnoea
the sickDess. t..
The prevalence of headaches OF severe character
point decidedly To- gsses OF some ceseupnoe q nc
cause of trouble but the physician says u 70 - yet
shrouoed In 50 much mystery that b. would not care
to xpress decided opinion on the subject
The Police have the matter in hand and h 10 DO
heved that if any one introduced poisonous vspofs
into the chambers tho criminal party will se found
outside Of the house and resting 10 another ocAhsy
But OF that desired to say nothing ct present.