New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30

ert Campbell Of his pocket-book, containing ST. /
so, in their den Of perditon on Dryades street.
Tim Moran was arrested by officer GaieEnie, on
Poeyfarre street yesterday morning, on the charge
Of stealing key of pigs feet; also charged with
tearing the officers clothes in resisting the arrest
JEFFERSON CRY ITEMS. From friend Henry's
Journal of Saturday we Gull the following:
Coroner Young held an inquest on the body Of
an unknown white man, apparently a laborer,
found in the river opposite Mrs. Wagerman's plan
tation. Verdict, found drowned.
Two ministers went to pray for lady who was
dangerously sick. Being informed by the doctor
that the sufferer was i'll of terribly contagious
disease, the ministers broke Off their religious ser
vices and stampeded. Sure about this, jim?
An irate Gaul arrested two cows for entering his
garden and browsing upon his Juvenile cabbages.
There being pound in Jefferson, he procured
some human handouts and HANDICAPPED the cotes!
Thatll do, for one week, Henry!
Mr.. Kaiser is building, at the foot of Berlin
street, coal wharf, for the accommodation of
steamboats,.
Martin Winter was arrested, on horse which
he had stolen from Jean Marie Darousse. He gave
the animal up and pleaded guilty. He had in his
pocket some samples of countarfeit silver coin,
concealed in raw Irish potato.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT POISONING AFfAIR.-Cor-
oner Beach on Friday evening, began his inquest
into the poisoning Of Col. Lemley and his family and
guests, at their dinner the Goth of March from
the effects of which poisoning three persons died.
to-wit Mrs. Lemley and the young daughter and
little son of her sister, Mrs. Young The following
testimony was taken at Col. Lemley's residence, on
jackson street:
Mrs. Louisa Young, sworn-My daughter pre-
pared the Charlotte Russo and gave it to me- and
placed it on table in the yard and left Ann, the
servant cook, to stir it; placed the favoring in
this was on the 10Th Of March, the day before the
dinner told the cook to stir it constantly until
went up stairs to put the children to bed; was
absent about half an hour came down with Miss
Hall, and found Harry, a colored boy of Colonel
Lemley stirring it; again commenced stirring
it, until thought it cool enough for the mould and
Miss Hall and came in the room and poured the
Russo into the mould, having arranged the cake
previously the cake was lady fingers sponge-cake,
| and the children around the table ate of the cake
pretty freely, and as it had no effect upon them
there could not have been poison in it; we left the
Russo in the room, to get cold. until next morning
| none of the children ate of the Russo while was
preparing it: the Russo was not boiled in d brass
kettle but in an iron kettle, lined with porcelain
my daughter tasted the Charlotte Russo repeatedly
| while preparing it, and remarked. while doing so,
that il she tasted it much more there would be
| left; don't know how Harry came to be stirring
1 the Russo; never heard Ann, the accused, make
any LffeaLS ABOUT Lle family. she was rather
sour disposition but seemed fond of the children.
Miss Sarah Young, daughter Of the last witness,
/ sworn--I prepared the Charlotte Russo on the
evening of the 10TH about dusk. / took one box
/ of geatne, dissolved in pint of cold water, and
added pint Of boiling water, one quart Of milk
dozen eggs, the yok of eight eggs beaten, with
4 half-pound Of sugar; made custard Of the milk
and eggs, then poured in the gelatine, and allowed
it to boil to thick custard, stirring it all the time
After placing it the FIRE left it with my mother,
4 who added the fayoring. / came home at Iii
O'Clock at night and saw the mouds in the parlor,
on the table, with the Russo, and the doors were
4 open. While / was preparing the Russo must
have eaten at least saucer full, and felt no SUBJ
i sequent effects from it. ate about two spoons
fulnext day at dinner. One spoonful ate at din
ner, and one after the company had gone into the
parlor, which was about o'clock in the afternoon
Of the Goth. did not feel sick until ~ hours after
wards, on Wednesday night During the interven-
ing time did not feel sick at ALL / was not at.
tackled very violently.
MRS. Sarah Hall, step daughter of Col. Lemley,
sworn-I was with Miss Young portion Of the
time during which she prepared the Charlotte
Russo. Tasted some Of the Russo, then, probably
. table spoonful. Inexperienced no sickness from
it whatever. came down stairs with Mrs. Young
and saw harry stirring the Charlotte Russo as sta
ted by her. Mrs Young then took charge of it ant
completed the preparation. ! never heard Ann
the accused, make any threats against the family
She was generally complaining of rheumatism
and have heard her complain that she coult
never please the folks, and she was seldom in
j. good luIl0r. his WOIliiu 0uTSGu InG Wnen wa
an infant. She is now about forty-three years 0
age. She was Gispleased when she learned W,
were to have company on the 10th, which was
however, generally the case when we hat
company.
Mrs. S. II. Phelps, sworn-On the Goth of March
between the hours of 6 and o'clock, received
from Miss Young some Charlotte Russo in a sauce
/, she having gotten the receipt from me, and hat
promised to send me some that / might see how
| She had succeeded. | eat it about o'clock tina
night and felt sick about o'clock in the morning
wednesday, ! had violent pains and vomiting
4 | ate nothing else from the house OF Col. Lemley
When received the Russo there were two person
in my room, my sister and my son, the latter l.
J years old. They refused to eat any, and were no
taken sick, but my eldest son and young lady
Miss Boulenez, who had gone to the dinner, Wer
Z taken sick about the same time was.
Miss Isabella Mckee, sworn-About month be
fore the dinner given by Col. Lemley, on the 20tl
a of March, came to see Miss Louisa Lemley, AM
= upon going up stairs met the negress Nancy Sh
told me Louisa was not in. l then went down il
7 the kitchen to ask Ann, the cook, where Louis
l was. Ann and Harry, the boy, We're talking to
4 gether. When Harry saw me coming he walke'
out of the kitchen to the dining room. | aske
Ann where Charley, her son, was, and il he ha'
k run away again. She said they have got him dow
in the traders yard and going to sell him; the
= have "done sold one child Of mine, and there's
? day coming when they will all repent this.n
= told her she must not talk to me that way abou
her mistress and left the kitchen and went home
n Charley was regular runaway, and is still, ] be
lleVe, IN tne fauef'S fafu. Ile WaS u Hotoriousi
: bad boy.
On Saturday evening the following testimon
was taken at the Coroner's Office:
e DR.. A. j. Fisher, sWorn-On Wednesday morr
J. ing, 10th March, was called to the residence {
Col. Lemley. When got there met Mrs. Young
. who said that she and her daughter, Miss Emmt
and her son Willie, were affected with cholera moi
Q bus On examining the condition of Miss Young,
n found her purging and vomiting, etc. found Mr.
Lemley, in the adjoining room, in the same cond
' ton, with greater degree of prosrations 1foun
g Master Young unconscious, and soon after Go
6 Lemley was taken down. The cases multiplyn
n so rapidly, | arrived at the conclusion that the
:, were poisoned. | was led to believe that it WI
arsenic, and began treating it accordingly. D
u Stone at my request sentfor and arrived thel
o in the evening ahont5 o'clock. DR.. Stone coincide
with my treatment Miss Sallie Young wentto Mr.
Phelps to see if she had been affected, and to Il
q McKees. She returned and said they wei
e affected similarly with Col. Lemley's family. The
IL attending physician, DIR. Stille, came to Colon
= Lemley's and found the same symptoms prevailir
10 as with his patients. He came to the conelusie
Ut that the poison was arsenic. | saw the girl Al
il and the boy Harry. Harry was very active
lending aid, and appeared much distressed wht
he heard the family were poisoned, SO much
= that he shed tears. was called by the officers
10 go out and see Ann, who claimed TO be sick, but
,r found the sickness was feignea, and told the Of
=. GERS to take her to the Lookup. Harry also I
\ marked, "my God, Doctor, is my master and mi
al That hia strn