The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-21
A Painful and Distressing Affair.

DIR. Morrison, who had been for fourteen
years highly respectable and successful
physician in the city of Henderson, removed
from there last autumn TO Springfield, Hill
nois In the adjustment of his professional
accounts he took notes from numerous per-
sons among others one from a man for
two dollars, which when presented some
months after Tor payment had grown TO one
for twenty-five dollars. The maker pre-
ierred the charge Of forgery, and the Doctor
was arrested and held to bail in the sum of
5000 for his appearance at the recent term
of the court. The charge though supported
by the testimony of a credible person, was
scarcely credited in the community. The
Doctor in his long residence had won the
esteem, respect, and confidence, we under
stand, of the whole community. lie was a
skillful physician, honorable and prompt in
all his dealings and an intelligent and in
telectual gentleman. Moreover, he had
been eminently successful, and had accu-
mdlated a fortune OF $4,000, and was,
therefore, above suspicion.
In compliance with the conditions OF his
bond, last week, he appeared in Court for
trial. He took lodgings at the same hotel
with Mr.. Arnold, the prosecuting attorney.
In the morning be called one of the black
walters to his room, and gave him what APP
peared small piece of molasses candy, and
told him 10 drop it into Arnolds cup OF
coffee, as he handed it to him at the table -
The negro protested an assent to the reques I,
but went to Arnold and told han what had
occurred, and gave him the substance The
Doctor was Immediately suspected Of foul
design upon the lite of the prosecuting at.
tOTney, and measures were taken To- detect
him. The negro was instructed to take Q
part. lie went back to Morrison aftel
breakfast with word that Arnold had re
jected coffee aud take, tea after the lotior
was thrown into the coffee. A second drul
was given to the negro TO put into glas:
of milk this the negro pretended to do
aud Arnold was soon after reported to 10,
sick During the day, however, he appear
ed To have recovered, and the Doctor wa
led to suppose the drug had failed of its ef
feet. %
The Doctor then left Henderson, came NJ
Il this city, and purchased two large dose
of corrosive sublimate OF a druggist, an,
returned immediately to Henderson. During
his absence, an aperture had been mad
through tine partition Of his room from al
adjoining ore. through which ali his move
ments and N 1lds could he seen and hear
by witnesses who were to watch him. %
reaching the hotel, he went to his noon, an
again calling the negro, and giving him, NV
doses of the poison he had brought frou
Evansville, instructed him how to admins
ter them 10 Arnold. The interview witt
the negro was seen by persons in the ad
Joining room The Doctor was immediate
IN arrested, examined, and committed OF
Friday night to Jail. During the night h
had so changed in his personal appearance
as scarcely To- be recognized by his acqnain
tances OF fourteen years stand. He hat
grown cadaverous; his features haggar
and sunken, and he was in a most violen
state of nervous excitement lie asked 70
morphine, which was given him, and O,
Saturday night he begged to be furnishe
with bottle of liquor. II was given hin
On Sunday morning be was found corps