The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-03-25
Murder will Out.

L M0st Vi our TeAOcrS remember tne OK
ctement created in this place couple ol
years since in consequence Of the arrest
and trial lofa Mrs. Rcheis, who was charg
cd with poisoning her former husband,
Mr.. Brill /; that the body Of Mr.. B. was
taken from the grave, and upon a posi-
mortem examination, his stomach was
found 10 be thickly coated with arsenic.
This in connection with the fact that she
had purchased arsenic at one OF our Drug
Stores few days previous to the death
Of her husband, was in evidence against
her at the time, together with the strong
coroborating circumstance. that she had
married man named Reheis few days
after the death Of Mr.. Brill, but all seem
ed TO be insufficient to make out a case
clear enough to justify her commttal for
trial before the Court of Common Pleas,
md she was permitted to go Scott free.
1t will also be remembered that at the
lime Mr.. Tribolett, Mr.. Bonshu. and 9th i.
ers, who were instrumental in having the
woman arrested and the examination
made, were very much censured for put
ting the County 10 unnecessary expense
In justice 10 these gentlemen, as well as
all others who were in favor, or who as
sisted in bringing about the arrest and
examination, we have been induced 10
publish the following extract from let
ter written by Geo. p. Nelson, ESQ.,. for
merly Sheriff Of this county, to Mr.. Trib
olett. If we mistake not, our friend
George was am ongst the first to denounce
the proceedings and consequent cost ns
out Of place and unnecessary.
We were amongst the number who ia
vored the examination, and dsapprovcd
Of the discharge of the prisoner, believing
firmly that she was guilty of the horrible
deed with which she stood charged, and
we so expressed ouiself through the col
umns of the "Pioneer" at that time.
But 10 the letter Mr.. N. is now liv.
ing in Wyandot City, Kansas Territory,
and writes from that place. lie says:-
"John Reheis and his wife have been
living about three miles from here for
about one year, but they parted and she
has been living with another man. Re-
hes says she tried to poison him she
gave him poison in his coffee, but as soon
as he felt sick he sent for doctor and he
gave him an emetic, and he threw up
the poison. l asked HIM if lie thought
she poisoned Brill lie thinks she did, he
says she never would tell him whether
she did or not--he says that Berringer is
right, for she is the one that got the ar
senic from him. l asked him how he
knew that he said he saw her in the
Drug Store at that time, and she got
something from Bcrringer. He says ev
cry time be goes where she lives, she
insists upon him staying and getting
something TO cat but he thinks she can't
get another dose in him. He appears to
be very much afraid that she will Try and
get somebody 10 poison him for her; and
he says he will 60 back east as soon
as he can get his money that is coming
10 him. She has been here three times
the last time she was here, my wife told
her she didn't want her to come here
[ met her once since on the street, and
told ler about trying to poison John, but
Of course she denied IL; she has been
trying TO get a divorce but the lawyers
here wont do anything for her as she has
got such bad name"