The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-15


LARGE QUANTITIES FOUND N TEE srOMAOa.
[srom .as Boston trsvstisr, March u
Scarcely be. the emotional Mt oesssqusst upon the dis
surcs murder o:ssss % Be lie ii :s:sSss o.: epic
oo veauou ere We ere called upon TO record some
tragedy eIs.iy .s'oc'Sss and alarming An Important
Though ct present. vesd In mystery, win speedily uuder
sojuo total Investigation We hasten to com muucss tue
thus far been able TO obtain ~ careful inquiry In the VII
lsse where the affair oocarred.
On the .,.o al. Mrs LAWN. Brsg. Of ssousason died
led those who hsd ere best opportunity for observing
sympto to appreherd tina, she had some active
posOn; thai I'd either been taken by socoent tha,
had ben administered With intent 20 kill by s,me per
son o, persons Circumstances seemed TO fully wsrran,
Mrs. Bdsgs was about thirty years Of aSe, The wife
OF Bosea Briggs Of S,cusoton Her maiden name
was Barry, aEd she was = sister Of the Mus Hardy
Barrum. Mrs. Briggs was Of medium stature rahe,
deioase constitution, and, though not Iuvalid did
not enjoy perfect health about the 26sh Of February
abe WAS akea quite III her symptoms being feverisn
ness sensstoo Of intense burning Of sne sOmsch
zee, 40 Or Caleb swan, Of Esston called and pre-
scrioed Tor her IL was proaouaced Dyspepsia ct drs,
but the did not 5ieid asni and on friday
The 2Ith ult. abe died
ne funeral took place tho following Sabbath It the
Orthodox onurcn after sns religious servcss the attend
arCe was large The oody in,erred in toe village
gavsSs and but ew persons surmised there
been spy peculiar feature In her ness anyhiag sps
cany remarkable in the cause OF death. Her med sci
attendant, Who had felt muoh solictrde ANA interest
me coss ossed upon coroner Cay and stated that
he symptoms Of hu briggs toe Gay before nor death
dcsted the preseIoe OF pohon taken inwardy and he
shocss proper that an Examination Of the body should
take pAoe
A constable OF the town also oallsd on Coroner Gay
and expressed bis opinion - 70 tho oty OF post
norton exsminaNou: Mp Gay Msr consultation, 90
The body sxhumei he sben called upon Ne arixS add
stated that ths pnyscAns VINO attended biz wife
srous having posi- norton examin .toa OF tbs body
ofoer poesipe 10 OBTAIN some lght upon tho nature
Of The disease OF which she died.
Mr. biisgs onoe manifested the most deter op
position 70 the proceeding deoihng that should not be
done M Gay, whose suspicious had beoo ne some what
Ok nteo sted maj ne w1 not cognzans OF foul play
Of the 81 np r'
g,a,rs 49, SnT m.uno ho ien an doty 70 ENFORCE
snnS taas Aso OK sminANen woud axe pasce wnesner
ns oosos or gave Dun sn Invitation 70 % present eus
sns ne ueouned, dePuune, however, IN nn room nis
S Ss*nes MI W smAs, nuspAoa OF hsIer o. ,ne
swan, $4,000 ~ aus son ana several other medical
snea Tney !oaaa watcf sooue me neart ana some
Of me insessiSss Wers ssps 10 Dr. SsrI J.s.os Of
sas ray' tor one@cN anAy IA LOG soossaoes wesesuo
0soS - u '".sL e'UfH IpSo' " nm o. .ne
was that quantity OF arsenic was FOUND 10 the intestinal
AWer ana the stomaca tnougn eaS not yet oeen mo
ansnS.
Inc ne'alic efsenn mas oeen depoosed IN Small MIR
son, = 10 sne CASE o. Gardner being obtained ~ the
March process Inc result Of the EXAMINATION has ooen
BY Dr. jackson 10 sne Coroner and yesteF
day aiternoon vArrAn, Wa issued by Justice Doksr.
man OF soushton, for The arrest Of Hosea BtRgv aud
ono Mrs 1aine Drake charge Of causing the death
Of Afs Srtsss. By Administering arsenic. At the time
oa, exporter et va Understood thAs the arrest would
% msde about seveu O'Clock last evening The parties
were aware Of she ac that the stomach mad bean sub
misted 70 Dr. jackson Tor analysis, but no atsemp had
eeea mAds By them 70 leave the toWn and there 10 tss
doubt sney are now In custody.
MS Briggs was nau 70 Of 'ee State Of ksus, and wa,
sv.rJ ssdmsbie woman, enjoying tue conf ,encs and
kid regard oil Inc community IN which she lived. Mr.
Briggs was she's maker no mad carried the business
OF manufacturing Ades shoss with coasdera BILE SUGGEST
but .or eysrA months has not evncea enterprise
or icdusuy. Il s.ssed, learn from the Coroner
hat Mr and Mrs Briggs have not lived happily for
forz line they have been married about sigh, yeafs
aaI NO oEdssH; oas dead The other, whicn Is about
nys sears old has ~ 10 last eveuios renamed In the
CUSTODY d ~ father.
For shout pear Ar and Mr. Briggs nave oc,upied
die-ect seeppg apartments ARD he been hoard TO
a7 Thai me happest day his life would day she
did. He wa by means regarded very bad man,
tae rlnor that be accustomed 70 Ia treat his
~e bas peshaps caused Some bard feeling against h,m
rbe part N some OF his neshbor~. Inc uiss Adslue
Drake oemed N ihc warrant II young wonSn OF some
personal attractions. IL said, whom 8fgss invited y,
eAsd With him the prce OF board being dls-egs rdcd
By both psrses. IL ives understood 70 bind
spoes - aer employ ment.