Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-08-04
A Horrible Pofsanlng Caae.

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We are called upon 20 record anoahaB
Eendish outrage parpsirated ia the
northern part Of eur clty yest sd1Ey at
-tsrnoon. te 49,
During the afternoon Inrgs d aantities
Of small lozenges, about, tie Z. &c Of az
ordinary wafer, bus aeaFly thgae a4saea
as thick, were found scattered oseE tue
pavement on Buckeye street, besgye'5R
penlaE and Locust. and several other
streeN In that locality, which il denselY
populated 81 Germans.
Those who are acquainted wlth thls
section at SAC 0ity are aeahEls4s aware
that il swarms with GernzaA shitdFgns
who at all times Of the day and evening
are playamg upon the sidau glss and
streets, particularly ID TIRE pres sat time,
when there is vacation of several VI
the common schools. ... -
Tho lozenges thus distributed wege
picked uv by q number Of tn children
and eaten. In short tine Iey were
taken sick, and oRey@z FoaBg I'D RaERea
John Schatts, aged about nine fears,
and living wEth his parents oa Buckege
street neas Locust, daad at Ofal,lek last
evening 81 s"@.
Several o.hers---a htlla gisl Ramed
Mary Beeehgr aud lad nam i Henry
Schwartz aud twp whose names our rc-
portos eaaald not lesrp--Bs Taseixed With
YialenE v0usting and eonSui sspaAss and
were 4sas ezpecked To ava teagh the
nj mt. Their resided en- tlse sa2aa Street,
Haekas.ss. 4ad we hsargl of about do
Ecys snssra children Ia fhak LEGALITY VIA
mad Fssrsakas of the io@eAEes, bs8t woald
renuS s. Den Dayia q attsg5d-
- 80
anaztaIs ssssirn9uy asbIlnee1 Wsst 20 show
th.ss ssijosa two oseloek isa sssas SseTnoon
| q man, acaompzuiea sby1twssbeys, was
/ seen passing along. The mau hsd sore
! raj packages. ishs be case 70 tAe boys.
who alssssapted chs iazeEgsa upoH tbs
! sidewalk. ) Mrs. Gaypaugr testlf ied be-
| fore thaSsbaona's jury that Eh3 saw a
Imam. Vita a box unaer his arms take
/ from 1t sagns small shIts cakes ard EbTow
tEiasa au sha paSnpzsrt. Sac ALSO Raw
/ hin. give two bsyE handful a the soE-
/ enees, ahd heard him say to she boys.
- don't cat thsm." She describes ths
man w. being a thick hcayy-set person
AN Amsriean--and wearing q white
/ hat, black coat and white pautA
| Peter Miller stated that Be Jaw upor
/ the nayeulant between Efseen hundred
ana Two thousand Of che lozenges.
! Policeman Charles Smith slated thai
he uicked I'D ahous 1ae hiEnarod and If
/ IL az shs lozengss, and also Jand ap9E
/ tie pavement q package eenaaiaiHg abou
q quarter ef pound Of arsenic. Tbs
| lozengea ware pr0nDuneed 10 contain ar
| sehic by biz. Herman Heck lEs drnggis
On Hamilton road, as the heat Of Vine
street, and by Doctors Saith and Da.
vis. s-Esas s%8
! The Coroner's jury returned vsrdic
/ in aecoraance with ths ahoys facts.
/ If tha circumstances as above aTa trai
] and feam aa investigator Of the afial
yxs see nd Fsasan to dOnb& ik-~sneh |
EGandish ard diaboEieat autFags Was asy
ar perpesrated in our midst. The p0iic1
are making every effort % arrest the vii
/ lain, and Il they shanId fortunately sue
Eceed. wa are inclined To the opinion this
ff his object vas ID delhi eratcly matde
/ a whole heigbbaEhooa Of small ehiltlrel
that the alagg toEGures Of the old Spsni q
EInauisi ttori. requiring days to eaus
death, ysoaId prove kind treatment io'
snch q heartless wretch CiHg3Hflatf
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