New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-28
THE LATE WHOLESALE POISONING.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

Mr. Fsyette Robinson, the gentleman TO-
ported IN Tx TRIBUsE Of Saturday as being IN
critical coalition from the effects Of poisoned food,
which be psrtook Of 8. the boarding house OF hrs.
Bettham, Oh Wednesday lsst, diei on Saturday morn
Eg in great sgouy. ThGs far, two Persons have
fallen victims this case, Mrs. Beetham having died
OF Thursday siernoon. his remains Tera deposited
IN Greenwood 0, Saturday TIE funeral beieg s;tenoed
| by a large ooncourse Of souoEiag fiendS Mr.
Robinson literary man, vel known in this city.
His wife has recovered Tne condition Of toe OF
sufferers could net Le sscstanei, they have 70
moved from tie house.
The Coroners invest .ston was resumed on Sstur-
day Afternoon the OF the death OF Mr.. Robinson
being added TO the inquiry. Il traEspired taa ME.
and Mrs. Robinson, who ste breakfast With the other
bosriers not like the majority OF them, tasen
sok Alter that meal but were attacked immedis;ely
after luncheon, between ard o'clock on the alter
Of the day The additional evidence taken
on Saturday we append:
Mics Euiy Bee,hsm recalled, testfed-That on
Wednesday morning Margaret Burke waited on the
table the usual sac poured ont the coffee IN
adjoining that in which the bosrders ST, and
brought It IN to them; witness ssid, did not come
down until rather late poured oat my own coffee and
put sugar into IT. vas not sick st s; my mother
drank tea which Margaret poured out in the kitchen,
and brought up stairs TO her she became sick iumeii-
atey after drnkingt.
Ellen GOr1non sRorn-I am servant in the employ
Of Mr. Nhiteman next door; on Tuesday evening,
about O'Clock, Margaret Burke came into our Kitchen
ard told me that she and Mrs. Beethsm had hal an
other quarrel and Mrs Beetham mai told her that she
intended To nay her her money and Lot her CO.
she had to beg borrow It Margaret said she didn't
get her money che would raiss a roT-she would hsvs
all the people in Fourteenth street, even the little
children around the house; she told me that she said
these words to Mrs. Beetham; on Thursday, about
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pear sick 20 evidence Of vomiting or pGrgidg IN
any vessel 10 the room where she WAS lying asked
her Why she didn't get up and 40 something Tor srs
Beethsm as she very Sick she SAID she had tried
10 get up, but sIck that she hal 20 60 to bed
again she didn't seem ~ be affected nor IN any way
concerned about the matter.
DR.. Cooley, sworn-i was called at clock on
Wednesday morning by medical student, TO give an
opinion 10 whether the people were poisoned or not
Margaret Burke let me in | was called again that
evening at o'clock 10 attond Mr.. and MIS-. RObnsOni
they were very ck, vomiting ana purslng freely MY
Robinson has ticce died Mr.. and Mu. Robinson were
not taken sick after parskpg breakfast, but lmmedi-
stsly after taking uLch, at I clock, when they had
tes ana food, they were seized with ths synp.
toms described.
Coroner Schirner here adjourned the inquest for the
day.
Tie Coroner, accompanied by Prof. Doremus, and
Drs Budd and Bouton, visited the boarding house, az
the corner of Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue.
where lie poisonlngs occurred, yesterday afternoon,
and Thoroughly explored the premIees An examine
ton Of the occupied By the lervaIt girl Margaret
Burke was made but nothing Of ateraI interest WAS
discovered except a small qusntity OF cryst,lize
.ubs;arce, wrapped in piece Of newspaper, which
was nsnced to Prof. DoTemus for examination. Upon
breaking the seals placed upon the doors leading to the
kitchen, al inspection Of the utensils aud vessels en-
poyed in the preparation Of food Tor the fatal break
fast ard lunch Of Wednesday las resulted IN finding
upon the Id Of the teskettle traces Of q "ysisl.ze
substance supposed 10 be oIaC scit, which bad bean
spat cred there while in solution The coffee kettle
contained coffee grounds and foreign substance,
which might have been GONE Of the poison and ex-
La'ed very unpleasant otor Some o! these u,ensia
we're ilso taken by Prof Doremus and the rsmaioder
placed again under seal by himself SD the Coroner.
Further examination is postponed until Tuesday, az ~
o'clock m, at the house, No % Eas. Foudeettn
street. where Coroner Scnrmsr vii fnish the inyesIgs
ticn Prof Doremus has progressed sufficiently 10
hs an SIS to allow the 20 be gwen 10 the Jary
Msrgsict Bake, tie servant woman suspected Of
administering the poison, is full faced, plump, full
hpped, ro:y.cheeke5, isrk-lairsd h.5awoman, Of
twenty -four years ef age. She j. now IN the Toub',
az a;ug tee verdict Of tie Jury.