The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-04
WESTERN DE M0CRAT,
sQQCHARLOTTE.0
TEE POISONING OF CHILDREN AT
CINCINNATI
Further Particulars.

The Cincinnati Commercial of Wedncs-
day has the following particulars Of the
poisoning:
Yesterday afternoon between the hours
of two and four, a couple of boys, appar-
emily from IA to 16 years Of age, were OBJ
served sauntering up Buckeye street, a
densely populated German neishborhood,
scattering small lozenges upon the sidewalk
about the size of peppermint d,ops In
another part of the street rather robust
man, dressed in black coat, whitepants
and white hat with q box under his arm,
was also observed occasionally distributing
a similar description of lozenges. ony in
larger quantities. AS is usual in German
localities, quite number of children WIRE
playing upon the street, and they greedy
seized the tempting candies thus gratG
tously thrown in their way. Occasionally
the man would give package to persons
he met, but in these instances the parties
declined tasting, suspecting that all was
not right. Not so, however, with the un-
suspecting children, who greedily devoured
the Ito them) dainty waits, and in short
time afterwards they were tax en- with vio-
lent vomiting. The neighborhood became
speedily alarmed. and Drs. Smith, Davis
and Fries were summoned, who sneedilv
detected the action of poison, and upon a
chemist in the neighborhood, Mr. Eckel.
analyzing lozinge, it was found to be
composed of equal parts of arsenic, sugar
and flour. In the track which the man. or
rather monster, had taken, as many as
1,5OO of these death-dealing drops were
found in one pile, and in another spot one
fourth pound of arsenic was found tied in
couple of parcels.
The neighborhood became fearfully ex-
cited, for at least twenty children had more
or less partaken of the insIdious poison.
The first victim was fine little boy named
John Shultz, aged nine years. He expired
at about 6 o'clock in the evening. We
were present when the Coroner held his
Inquest, und melancholy sight it
has hardly been our lot to witness. The
mother of the dead child had few days
previous been confined, and in the same
room her eldest born lay q stiff and rigid
corpse, while the new born infant sought
in vain for nourishment from the maternal
breast, the fount of which sudden grief and
agony had dried. Her two other children
had also partaken of the poisonous drops,
and lay sick in the same room, but they
we're pronounced out of danger.
Immediately upon the other side of the
street, another promising child named
Henry Schwartz, about II o'clock last
night is said to have breathed its last; and
1T the time we visited the poisoned district
some four or five other children, male and |
female were supposed to be in a very criti-
cal condition. We heard also that several
similar cases had occurred on Fifteenth,
between Race and Elm streets.
1t is with heartfelt pain that we are COM
oelIed to record q crime which makes US
blush for our common nature. Such a
lend as the perpetrator of the above atroci-
les might we'll cause US to claim kindred |
With the brute and forswear our relation
ship with the human species. 1t is to be
loped that no pains will be spared in hunt
NC the vampire to his lair.