New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-21
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN NIL WiLKEE.

The Milwaukee papers of the 10th bring flll &C.
eount of domestic tragedy that occurred in that city
on Saturday last.
A man named Chambers, his wife and little daughter,
eight years of age came to Milwaukee
from Buffalo, he having leased store there AMI
brought on stock of goods.
The parties had lived unhapply for two or three
years past, and at length separation took place Tor
the reason, the husband stated, that che could noe
live in peace with her, He, however. continued 10
maintain the mother and child, who left together.
. In Milwaukee they boarded at different hotels.
On Saturday last she went to pr' ate residence 20
board. On Tuesday morning, stating that she was
going consult astrologst, she doubtless took tho
opportunity to buy package of arsenic.
On Tuesday afternoon her husband mad an inter-
view with her, during which she sent her daughter
down stairs for glass of water and her return
immediately afterward, Mr.. Chambers saw her sud-
denly raise paper 10 her lips, swallow something
hastily and drink the glass of water Suspec,ing tho
purpose, a. she had often threatened to kill herself 10
snached the paper from her hands too late however,
To prevent her from swallowing the poison. Mr..
Chambers hurried out for doctor, telling the inmates
OF the house what had happened. They Immediately
mp stairs aud found that the little girl had swa-
lowed what was left Of the arsenic with the Intention
Of killing herself also.
The physician arriving, proposed at once to apply
certain remedies, but for u long time she positively
refused. Finally, through the Influence of her htis
daughter she was induced To swallow emetie. This
produced the desired effect, and andote was next
administered. The little girl similarly treated.
w hch asked Why size TOOK the poison, rlc rdu thas
she wanted to die with her mother and was not will:
"ing to live with her father Fortunately she bad
not taken enough to kill her and she recovered but
the quantity of arselic swallowed by the mother and
the time that elapsed before she would take any
remedy, bafed all efforts 10 save her life. Sha
charged her husband with cruelty aud alleged that az
the Of the deed. She died between 10 and III at
night conscious almost to the last, and unrepehtahto u
the deed.
The deceased was about 81 years old. Her maiden
name was Eliza A. Warner, and she lived near Collins,
Erie County, New-York.
good deal Of sympathy wss felt for Mr.. Chamber,
until the singular sequel which 50. the current in
somewhat opposite direction.
On Wednesday, as the funeral procession was moy-
ing toward the cemetery, the carriage containing Mr.
Chambers and his lIttc girl drove of at full speed in
the direction Of the Lake Shore Railroad, leaving
Strangers to bury his dead wife II supposed that
Mr.. Chambers had made all his arrangements for this
purpose, and had sent bis luggage down 10 the cars
before the funeral started II ad, slso tha; ihs
stock Of goods which he brought has been shipped
tO Illinois. These and two other facts rase tho
suspicion that there good ground for the story OF
bis wife, that his ireatment aud misconduct tro's
her 10 commit suicide.