New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-05
FROA PHILADELPHIA.

A POISONING CAsE-TIIE MAMMOTH H0TEL-A
POLITICAL POW. wow-THE HARD TINiEs-ToM
FLORENCE.
1,@n Oar Own Correspondent o-o
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2, 1883.
Oar criminal court has been occupied TOR three
weeks with sadly remarkable trial Of Robert b.
Kirkpatrick, his wife, Elizabeth Yardley and Jo-
,ah Jones, indicted for conspiracy to poison Ed
wn K1hpatrich, the brother of the frstnsmed de-
SeadAns, and his family.
A very large number of witnesses have been e1-
anined on both sides, during which investigation
The threads Of deepaid conspiracy have been sue
ces.fuly unrayeled. The father Of these young
brothers il David Kirkpatrick, a well-known and
weakly leather dealer, and in all respects good
citizen. Edwin, the prosecutor, has been for years
past, ever since his marriage subjected to all sorts
Of anonymous annoyances, letters, &C, iatended 70
destroy his domestic peace and blast his character
With the public. In January, 1857, his wife gave
lhth to a child. When only three days old, par
rel war sent to the mother containing the likeness
Of Young Girl, with letter to the former averrlng
Il 10 be the portrait of girl whom her husband had
,rduced and abandoned. On the same day there
went 10 the parents OF Edwin a letter IN the same
handwriting, covering another letter III ieulaie
hand, addressed 10 Edwin, appealing to MN, as
frem a ruined woman not to abandon her.
Other letters were received by him at his
store, come appointing interviews with the
writer. Most of these letters were proved
70 be in the handwriting, though disguised,
Of Robert, and the woman TO be met was
shown TO be the defendant Yardley. In January
last another Of the defendants, Jones, brought a
ninee pie to Edwin's door, with a written message
that il was for hs wife from their aunt. Jones was
in Roberts service, andthe proof that he delivered
the pie was full and complete II was equally clear
that this pie was baked by the order OF Robert s
wife, who singled it out from others baked at the
same time, put mark on II to distinguish II from
the Others and kept it under her own charge. All
Of Edwns family who psrtook OF II were made
sick and chemical examination showed that it
contained arsenic. The defendants all arrested
Roberts wife induced the girl who baked the pies
70 commit perjury before the magistrate, by swear
nr directly contrary to the truth the girl test
fed In court The likeness Of the girl sent to
Edwins sick wife was proved to have been obtained
from the girls mother by Robert. The latter was
also shown 10 have been bitterly hostile II his
brother and 10 have made sangunary threats against
him. No particular motive for this hostility was
sAcwn, nor could the defendants overcome the
crushing array of evidence against them. II Is =
singular care altogether. The parties have been
held rather of the better order of citizens until
this black cloud came over their names. The plead
ngs have been continued over several days, and a
verdict may be expected before the week closes
We are about rivaling your Astor House in the
erection OF q mammoth hotel at the corner of Ninth
and Chestnut streets l70 feet front on Chestnut by
2S5 ON Ninth and six stories high. The entire from
Of 405 feet on these two streets will be of iron for
the first story executed in the highest style Of orns
ment and massive beyond all example here. Each
cohmn weighs three tuns, aud the quantity used in
the whole front will be lao tuns. Iron beams and
Rirders render the whole building fire proof. The
cornice, highly ornaInented will also be iron Thu
t 10 that nature has given iron mountains
We might also have iron cities. If the GOyernmen,
did not mterpose policy which almost prostrates
the IRON interest The ground ON which this hotel
- to be built was formerly occupied BY Pese's cee-
brAted Museum, now no longer in existence. IL
cost the Hotel Company some $500 0OO The whole
enterprise will probably cost half a million more
Next week the iron front will be commenced by
New Years the roof will be on, and in year there
after /. viii be open for public Ii is the great
eet enterprise Of the hind ever undertaken here.
When this building ia completed, the two sides Of
Chestnut street from Eighth 10 Ninth Will be monu
Dents Of architectural elegance, not exceeded by
Any city In the world. Within ten years past one
sDlendd edIhoe AFTER another hiss been crowded
INTO that particular locality, until il now is probably
nore gorgeous in It's establishment than any avenue
Of even your e@n gorgeous city.
The vuitures OF Democracy-the birds Of evil
ssx wh, scent their prey sfar oa-se gathering
Araupd Mr.. BletsrGn 50 hs saImsr re.rea. a.
DsStoyS Springs d srea. crowd " s&Se-estsars