Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-11-03

'ne express ualu, anu was Win Ills patent,
a lady, in the afternoon Her medical at
tendant was Mr.. Ashe; DR.. Ashe as he
was often styled in Middlebury and Mr..
Walburton had also been called in. WheR
in conversation, the discourse of the med
'cal men led to matters foreign TO their pa
tient--no very rare occurrence in medical
consultation.
| should like to know what her previ-
Gus constitution has been: remarked Sir
Thomas to DR.. Ashe, speaking in refer
ence to the patient. L presume You have
been her usual medical attendant.
No, | have not. replied Dr. Ashe: this
10 the first tune | have attended her. DR..
(ioring used TO be the family attendant. But
she must have enjoyed pretty good health.
for he has been dead--let me see-more
than two years, and no one has been called
in to see her since.
DIR. Goringl Sir Thomas Elliot pricked
up his ears, and flash of intelligence dsr-
ted into his mind. She, who was soon to
be his sons wife, was native of Middle
bury. and the daughter of a medical man.
This DR.. Goring, then must have been her
father. He would ask few particulars.
What sort of a man WAS Dir. Goringe
he suddenly said. Respectable? Popu-
lar?
Very much SO. was the reply of DR..
Ashe.
Until that nasty business occurred,
about his wife, broke in Mr.. Warberton.
He lost both respect and popularity then.
What business was that, inquired Sir
Thomas.
She was recovering from an ilness--ons
of the incest little women you ever saw
in fact. all but well, observed DIR. Ashe.
had seen her IN the moring--or attend
ed her with all her children--snd told her
that the next day she might move into the
drawing room. That was about eleven
o'clock. By fire in the afternoon she was
dead.
What from? impaired the physician.
Poison.
Poison! echoed Sir Thomas Elliot.
Strychnne. Not any common poison.
By whom administered?
There was the question, said Dr. Ashe
1t has never been cleared up from that
day to this. With some people, POOR Co.
ring got credit tor it, but / believe the man
10 be as innocent as myself
Sir Thomas Elliot rose from his chair in
a per!urbed manner. His son about to
marry the daughter of a man suspected Of
-! He sat down again.
The case was published In the Lancet,
resumed Dir. Ashe. OF course without
casting as to the administer.
l remember reading it, cried sir Thomas.
But it never struck ms that-- What
Yesrre the grounds for suspectiug the hus-
In my opinion, we're no grounds, repeat
ed DIR. Ashe. Inever saw more affection
ate husband than Goring was; and he had
nothing to gain by her death, and every
thing TO lose.
The insurance mony, suggested Mr.. War
burton.
Nonsense! l know, a few cast that in
his teeth: very unjustly, if they only had
considered the facts. Mrs. Goring had
clear income of f3O0 year, an annuity.
which died with her, Did not go to her
husband or children. understand, Sir
Thomas: absolutely died with her. She
had insured her own life, some years be-
fore. for two thousand pounds--or three l
forget. now-for the benefit of her chill.
dren. But what is TWO or three thousand
pounds compared with three hundred a
year? And Goring did not touch the mo-
ney, he invested it for the children He
was maligned man.
Was he accused of the crime? asked Sir
Thomas.
Oh no no; nothing ofthat. AT his wife's
interment-I never saw such crowd In
the churchyard before--some voices hissed
at him m urder murderl Poisonerl that was
the extent But ifever grief was genuine
in this world. it was Goring's for the loss Of
his wife Tkey were on the wrong scent.
muttered DIR. Ashe, in lower tone.
TO BE CONTINUED