Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-24
DlABOLICAL CRIME.

was received from New Orleans by
the friends of Miss Josephine Buk
nes, stating that she had been pol
soned the day previous ut dinner
party, given by 7 v. Lemley The
line quit working and IL was impussi-
bic TO obtain any particulars Yester-
terday morning letters were received
from which we learn that Miss Bul-
nez was not one Of the party at Col.
Uemley's, but at the residence Of Mr..
Phelps, in the neighborhood, and IL
was here that she made the narrow
escape FROM death. 1t appears that
the poison (arsenic pefhaps) was plac-
ed in Cbdrlotte Russe served for the
table at the party, aud some of this
article Of the feast, sent round TO the
neighbors But for this circumstance
there might have been a more fatal
delay to ascertain in what particular
article on the table the poison was in
fused We are gratiGed TO learn that
Miss Bulnez was not considered dan
gerously III yesterday morning.
From the Evening P,uvpus of
Thursday, we get the following par
tieulars..
most hateful crime has been rerpe
tratrd 10 tlg Fourth District. bv which
the families ~ some Of our mcst respected
citizens gre sufferers.
Inst Tuesday, M r. T.. Iemlev gave
dinner party ~ his residence. on jackson
street. near Chippewa. during the niebt
and the next day, his whole family and
all the guests who had partaken Of His
hospitality, wefe prey ~ the terrible
suflerings oi poison Some eighteen ot
twenty persons were attacked. hut thus
far ionly one has persisted - little son nI
Mrs. Young. Mrs Lemley's sister. Hne.
intelligent lad. of some ten years. NJ,
aud Mrs. Lemley and their Youngest child
nre better to-day; their daughter. Miss
Iemley, Young lady of SOME seventeen
yeats, ~ still IN ~ dangerous condition.
and but little hopes are entertained " her
recovery. Another child Of Mrs Young
IL also dangerously ~. Miss Young and
Mites Hall, two Young ladies', are doing
better.
IN Rev. Mr.. Markhnm's G,milv. Miss
Hearles. sister Of Mrs. Markham. had
dangerous attack. but is now out of dan
ger.
In Mr. James Phelps's family. his lady.
their young son, and n Young lady re
siding with them. were taken ~. but are
comparatively out Of danger this morn
ing
Another neighbor, Mrs. Mckee and her
daughter, are dangerously IN. Several
servants IN the different families mention
ed are also sick
Young Dr.. Hunt, who graduated Tues
day, was present at the dinner. and len
early next morning FOR Alabama. II IL
not known whether he has been attacked.
A Young lady had narrow escape:
having only tasted Of the ,lish supposed ,o
be poisoned, che was not taken sick
The poison, which the physicians think
must have been arsenic, Is supposed 10
have been given IN a dish Of tCtd,i1ffs
RUsss,m from the fact that some of the
persons poisoned we're not present at the
dinner, and eat only ~ this dish. sent TO
them by Mrs. Lemley.
The suspicious rect on Mr.. Lemley's
cook, but thus far, the only clue there Is
to suspect her, is that her son. . slave hoy
Of some u or IL years. had become So un-
ruly and vicious. that Mr. temley. q short
time ago, had determined 60 sell him. The
boy then ran away and has not been heatd
of since. His mother seemed TO take tins
much TO heart. and II IL supposed that she
has sought revenge on the whole family
She has been arrested, together with an |
other Of Mr.. Iemley's servants.
There is no doubt as to the poison hav- |
ing been given. and the mind shudders to |
think Of the horrible consequences had Il |
been taken In greater quantity. or had not |
prompt medical attendance been obtained. |
IL was painful sight ms we approached |
the house go terribly visited. TO see the |
an xious crowd Of neig hbors. inquirinp and |
waiting for the hourly report of the pro |
gress Of the poison. A gloom seemed TO |
pervade the whole neivhborhood. The |
sufferers are all well known. respected aud |
beloved, and expressions Of sympathy and |
ieep concern could he heard from every |
ip.
I'VE learn from a private dispatch that
he son OF Mr.. Phelps is dead.
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