New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-07
4 FAMILY POISONED BY A SLAVE.

We copy the following version of the Newbery Is.
C. poisoning case from The Ner6erry COH'ereatist
of May 81;
On Thursday morning last, just after their usual
breakfast hour. the family Of Mr.. Robert Stewart
found themselves in the greatest peril Eight persons
Mr. Stewart Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Wilkes, housekeeper
ard Eve negroes were taken suddenly ILL., with al the
symptoms of having taken poison. Our physicians
were the spot as promptly as possible, TO confirm
tie wort fears and eIder all the assistance IL their
power.
man named Fanny, was lodged in jail where she con-
f.s,ed 70 having put quantity of arsenic in the water
bucket in the kitchen. Water used from this
bucket in preparing al the dishes for breakfast except
n. biscuit and il NAV be the coffee This accounts
fer Mr. Kate Stewards escape she ate only of these
40 dshes. Miss Sue Wright and Mrs. WIlkess son
were fortunately absent from the breakfast table the
first was confined 10 sick bed, and the other, after
taking an early breakfast, was off To- school.
Fanny further confessed tia, she had been furnished
with the poison by white man, with whom she mad
for some time past been on the most intimate terms
I'VE shall not, for his amllys sake, publish his name.
After using part Of the arsenic she had buried the
remainder in the garden. where il was found in the
place she designated. Tie package was identified by
The druggist the he .o.d the night before 10
tie white man alluded to. He also lodged in jail
on Thursday evening, that Il u matter Of con-
graduation that the criminals in this nefarous business
are secure from escape. No other can be- a.
signed oT the dGsaTdly act than that Fanny did 10
revenge herself upon her masters family for the
punishment be had inflicted, and threatened still 70
inf.ct because Of her shameful intimacy with this
man. whose cooperation in the plan she easily secured
Instances Of this diabOhcal crime occurring, the
community will inquire what penalties Of law there
may be to restrain il. OF course where death results
the pepetrstor neurs the penalty Of death for other
murder. For the mere act Of administering poison,
death net following, the punishment, We believe, i
the ZANE that attached 10 other modes Of attempting
murder, viz fine ard imprisonment. When the ne
cessary enorn4iy Of attempts upon life BY poisoning
the facts being established i considered, as vel
the cicuty Of guarding against such attempts by
any prudence il NAV well b. inquired whether IN this
case the punishment should not be capital for the mere
attempt.
In England where in other respects the criminal
law has, IN modern tmes, been made mider, recent
statute, passed during the reign Of Victoria makes
cspiisl the attempt 10 murder BY poison, when the
p.scn has been sctualy administered; and even
When there is attempt but not going 20 far a. to
succeed in administering the poison, It L made pun
ishsb.e By transportation for life, not less than NJ
teen years or by imprisonment for 40. ess than
three yeeIs. See Black. CON- lg Wencels Edit.
NCiesl
We learn Just going 70 press, that All OF
the poisoned persons regarded out Of danger except
Mr.. " Ike, and ,he i dead.