New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-27
ATTEMPT TO POISON 4 FAMILK.
A WIFE AND A PLANET READER ARRESTED.
Correspe ndenoe OF The n. T. Tribune.


PHILADELPHIA, April 26 1857.
A few days since Dr. VIM. o. Kline, jr., and Mr..
James Kline, sons Of Mr.. Vim. o. Kline, member of
the Select Council of this city, and the father of the
last-named gentleman, were taken seriously i'll at their
residence Germantown Roard, after eating break
fast All the symptoms of their sickness Indicated that
they had been poisoned and they were led to suppose
that the substance, whatever it might be; placed
in the sngar as those who abstaned from it Were not
at all affected -Four ounces Of the sugar was sent to
druggist in the vicinity and about l2O grains of tar
tar emetic found in II. The OF tins attempt To
get lid of tie family appears to be, Judging tron the
hearing Of .bis extraordinary case lat night before
AID. Enuc, AZ the Central Station, As follows: Dr.
Isaac Kipe, the brother of WIN. O. Kline, man
well advanced in years, married a woman living IN
the house and bad never lived wthher after the mar
riagc. -
From certain information received Yesterday, Mrs
Emily Kline the wife of Dr. Kline, Mrs. Ann james
Hacgerty u planet reader and astrolOgs., Margaret.
Houston, cook, and Rebecca Moore chambermald
were arrested the charge Of attempting to poison
the family One Of tie Witnesses was coored woman.
named Anna Maria Roberts, who Ind lived In the
family Of the planet reader knsw many OF her secrets
and was a full believer in :hc occu1 science as ex-
pounded by Mrs. llaggcIty.
This witness testified that she had lived with Mrs.
Hagcaity in Hancock street, and that she knew Mrs
T. Kline and had seen her at the ho9se OF Mrs. HsS,
caty several times and ON one Occeson witness ASKED
III.
Uacoe,ty leulcd: thai she Mrs. H. wanted her IN
Give her something tn make old Dr. Kline either live
with her. OF to get him oa OF the way. Mrs. n h'1i
some time previously asked her Mrs. to give her
something 10 take away tn. hearing of Dr. n, and
that shc had reccmme sdcd black man tO her, 6ho
had accomplished il tOr the sum Of Sl5.
The witness was so much shocked at the idea OF
Mis-. II. giving ANYTHING to Dr. Kline that would in
lure him. that size sroc "a note tn him advising BIN to
call upon Mrs. Haggcr:y. He followed her advice,
and after the Dr. had gone, Mrs. laggerty said To
witness that Emily Kline said that she Emily was
in the family way, and that she intended 10 swear
the child on the doctor but that was not his Mrs.
| Kline the witness alleges aierward offered Mrs.
Uagc.rty $50 and gold watch to ojtafa poisoH for
| her.
Witness further alleged that Mrs Iaggarty told her
that if the Doctor did not come by the 18th OF Apn
and Give her SlC0 she would gite him something "a
stop him altogether ~ she worked for those who paid
her best Witness aer,yerd Mrs. Kline, and told
her that she had informed the Doctor. The witness
also asked Mn Kline if she was pregnant, and she
| said she was ard that she going to swear the
child rIor the Doctor, a. to make It hi heir; she
also SAID that she intended 10 get poison from MIS- IL
To give 10 the Doctor. A few DAYS before the witness
lett the house Of Mrs. laggaty she was requested by
| Mr.. H. to 90 TO a druggist with note. The druggist
gave her a package of white powdef and on taking |
| hone son Of Mrs. II. said il was poison. Mrs. III
| said she was going to fix il with wine for woman:
| The case Is certainly very curious One and hare
| 10 understand though the old colOred woman bore
close cross-c xamnation and did not vary much irou
| her statement given in chief The matter was con
| sidered of sufficient importance by the Alderman u
| commit Mrs Kline and Mrs. Haggarty to prison Z
awu, further hearing on Tuesday next, when It i
| likely some further development viii be made