New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-07
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH =, 1860.

Pr; Cra,ocorr-A large quantity Of poison maJ
pc taken and only a small quantity be found, the
greater portion having passed out ny yomlIng ane
purging and would further say, that any mnute
quantity Of poison found in the body Of person
who suddenly dies under suspicious circumstances
is presnmptive proof of death having been pro
duced by poison taken. It is invariably the casf
that when arsenic Is taken, portion Of It =
thrown off by vomiting, purging and the hdneys
have no doubt that arsenic produced the deat,
of Miss E. NJ. 0'Reiiy The shortest time that deati
has been produced from arsenic is two hours, Du
on an average, death would ensue from eight Y
twelve hours.
This closed the testimony. DR.. Crawcours
lengthy report Of the analysis by which he discog
cred arsenic In the remains of the deceased wa
made out and presented to the Coroner previou
to the investigation. After due deliberation, til
jurors rendered the following verdict:
We find from the testimony and analysis Of Oh
Crawcour, that Eleanor NJ. O'Reilly came to he
death from the effect of arsenic.
We are summoned to enquire whether this poisol
was voluntarily taken by the deceased with inten
TO commit suicide, or administered by another par
ty with intent to commit murder.
Alter thorough investigation Of the case, so ia
as we could have 1t presented to us, and careful
consideration of the evidence, we do say:
That we cannot discover the remotest indication
through all the testimony, that the deceased con
ceived the intention OF destroying herself, or car
ried such design, had she conceived it, into effect
that the deceased made preparations to be de
livered as proper and Christian woman should
be, and exhibited disposition, according to the
most reliable testimony we have heard to act as
delicate and moral woman, and no desire to COM
NIT one crime to hide another''
Satisfied that the deceased had not committed
suicide, we must of course conclude that poison
was administered to her, and without her knowI-
edge.
The question then is, by whom was the poison
administered?
The testimony shows that Joseph GaIceran was
sne only person who was really intimate with the
the members of her own family.
he nad the opportunity, which we have no rea-
son 70 suppose third party had, Of administering
We have no direct evidence that Galeeran had
poison in his possession administered it to the
deceased: But, taking into consideration the ex-
traordlnary conduct of Gaceran in not Fastening
70 MISS o'Reilly's house when informed she was
dylng; Isee evidence of DR.. VionnetJ when he
was specially instructed by that physician to send
ior doctor instantly for her should certain symp-
toms appear: Galceran's desire that the Coroner
shouid not be sent for; his coneealment of his
aept except the amount demanded by the prom
issory notel to the deceased; contradictory state
ments BY him and other points Of evidence cogni-
zant to the jury, but unnecessary to recaptuate
we DO say that Eleanora NJ. OReiIly died from the
eHect OF poison, supposed to be administered by |
Joseph Galceran.
This jury feels called upon to take notice of the |
relation Of pr. Ramon Vfonnet with this case
Ihe practice Of Pr. Vionnet in regard to grant |
ing certificates of death, calls for the strongest
censure, if not for criminal prosecution For he |
has stated that he never had nor would have, any
hesitation in granting certificates of death under
lne same circumstances as those testified to in the
ease under our consideration. The danger, If not |
the ilegality of such course, is clearly shown by
the fact that bis certificate nearly effected the con
cealment OF the cause Of death Of the deceased. /
We would therefore urge upon the attention Of |
the Grand Jury two inquiries whether Dr. Ramon
pionnet should be allowed to retain his license to
practice medicine; and whether he should not be |
ndlcted for being accessory after the fact to the
murder of Eeanora M. O,Rielly, if The Grand Jury
should find that murder has been committed.