, 1860-07-18
i Poiaontns Case In Otsego County.

i POi1on11E Case In Ot4eEo County,
MEpronp, O:sego Co., N. 7 !, July 10, lsG0.-
For tue past four weeks, the McCraney poison
ing case, which occurred at Oneonta, has
hood.
The victim Of the poisoning was Huldah Ann
McCrauey, young lady OF attractive personal
appearance, Of unusual beauty, indeed, aged ut
her death about seventeen years. She was
girl Of most Agreeable manners, aud possessed
genial humor, Ehich endeaEed her to a large
circle Of friends. On the o6th Of April, after a
Slight illness, q physician was summoned and
remedies prescribed rs tor an ordinary aud not
serious disorder. The patient rapidly grew
worse until the 11th Of May, and then died.
She WAS buried in day or two, hut the suspi-
cious Of the neiebboEs caused the body to be
e1humed, mud Coroner'ej jury tn be summoned.
McCrom, T. Sah;n, ". " Ftitts, Harvey
Baker, E. 3. Shove, Perry Bennett, ii. r. Wat
k'ns, L. II. Peters. P. Wright, and T. 3tcCaii.
An examination was made By Drs J. S. Sprague
aud Horace Lathrop. Jr., Of the Albany Medi
cal College. The presence Of arsenic Was clearly
shown.
The jury held several long SESSIONS aud
examined many witnesses. including several
members Of the family Of the deceased. AT
last. M the osd ult, the following verdict WAS
rendered:
"Tha. Hnldah Ann McCraney came to her
death by arsenical poison, and that such olson
Tas wtitoiiy snd feloniontly I'll administered by
Eiixabsth +. McCrapey, 50 uup'casaut1y
brought to the notice Of the public, was the step
mother of the deceased. She is about fifty years
Of age, q woman Of unusually brilliant, not to
say dashing appearance, showing that she once
possessed rather remarkable degree Of beauty,
The remains OF which still exist. Her features
are clearly cut, aud the expression Of her mouth
nd Aarfs nf rhn arter md
common executive ability. Her eye is sharp
and penetrating. By many distinct and re-
markable resemblance is seen between Mra.
AcCraney and Mrs Cunningham.
She was married to Mr. McCrauey early in
1859. taking 70 his house her own daughter,
band, her serond. Mr.. Baker, hav1ng died under
rather peculiar circumstances Of her previous
history very little IL now known. Her father is
Methodist preacher, residing in Wisconsin, at
Prairie du Chen. o. her mothers side she is
| said to be related TO Aaron Burr.
She was one Of the witnesses at The inquest,
and her testimony was given in a very calm and
! auces the spectators were led to believe that
| her self-poasession WAS assumed, aud mAln-
! tanned by severe effort. Her second huabsnd,
| Mr. Baker, whose death WAS just now alluded
to, was a resident Of this county, aud the fact
adds to the excitement prevailing in the eom-
Uuu&5. mrs. AECf86eY R&8 afeRdy kt2ted
! that duldah McCraney is the seventh person
she has been accused Of poisoning. She was
] conveyed to Jail on last Sunday morninc, where
abe will remain till the time for her trial, which
| will take place in December next Evidence
has not yet been made public which points with
much clearness to the motive for this last deed,
but the skein will probably be unrayelled be:
| fore long. In tbs minds Of those who know the
accused, and who saw her I. the inquest, there
seems not to be shadow of doubt that she il
guilty, and goilty Of unnatural cruelty for the
testimony before the Coroner appeared to show
| pretending to nurse the daughter she was mur
dering.-Corrt.11s:. .11s:.ad<aet 4. r. Tribune.