Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-03-07
VOL. XII, NO. So.

N~tiyH WIS., aistb ~ udi DeS0 ADMINISTERED
by injections into the rectunf; This brought
the syringe into question: ltistruc there
was no arsenic found in these parts. though
| It's effects were visible; but there was !
portion found in the rectum, and ii order
to account for this, there was no other wa,
than that injections Of the poison had beet
given. The plan probably adopted 10 pu
Iiuldah out Of tie way, seems to be abogt
as follows: In the first place i portion d
arsenic is given by ,he mouth from time Il
time, but in such minute doses rs to cause
arrangement Of the system only, but MOI
enough to produce death; this seemed t.
have the desired effect. To continue ia,
plan in this way would not do, the stom
ach would become SO Eritated that maskl
indicating poison would be seen should
there be = post-morem examination; and
ae former husband { p who was suppos-
ed to have been poisoned by her, was ex-
amined after death, and the principal part
examined was the stomach, it would hard
y do to press the matter in this way too
far. What now shall Sc done to bring
about the death Of the girl? Should sus-
picion be so strong as to cause a post-mor-
TEN examination, there must be no marks
of poison in the stomach, as this will bring
the facts to light; the syringe must come
into play in some way, aadMe doctor mist
order III But how bring ,his about -
There is no constipation Of the bowels, but
on the contrary slight diarrhea for day
or two previous. The doctor is called i
told there has been some looseness Of the
bowels, with some other arrangement
The physician suppcs;ng it to bea derange-
ment Of the secretions, and slight irritation
of the stomach and bowels, orders physic
-Calolnel and Rhubarb-wth orders If Ii
did not operate by morning, to follow It
with castor oil orsenna. Calls next day, is
told there is no operation Of the physic-
had taken the SIENNA, but yomited it up
again. On account Of the other medicine
not remaining down, leaves FIVE grains
more of calome, to be followed with SIENNA
or clysters! The end is reached, and the
syringe comes into play as desired and the
coast Is clear!
In regard to the 4 grains Of arsenic
found in the syringe of Mrs. McClanev,
Mr. B. accounts for ii, by the supposition
that if found, some one placed it there after
it left her presence, and POUNDS his asser-
ton first, that it was used but once. See
oud, That the girls usel up a patent pail
full Of buing water to see it work, conse-
quently must have washed ont all the ar
senic, provided any had been il.
In regard to the number Of times The
syringe was used, is in all probability, bet
ter known to the one that used it, than any
one else, and there is not much doubt but
that il was used more than once, herstate-
ment to the contrary notwithstanding II
so, the packing could have absorbed the
amount found without much difficulty
But Mr.. B. is wrong when he asserts that
the amount Of arsenic, (43 grains, was
found IN the packing, also that some Of
it was found in crystalized state No
such statement was made on the trial.
Prof Porter says, 81 carefully locked up
the syringe until the examination, and
found in the packing ofthe piston arsenic,
upon the interior Of the barrel / noticed a
few drops of oily matter, and a whitish de-
post | carefully removed this and found
It to contain arsenic-then cut into the tube
and found that Lad similar appearance to
the interior Of the barrett also contained
arsenic. The whole amount ofarenic con
tanned in the syringe was a fraction over 4
grains" | cannot perceive what he POUNDS
his assertion upon. In regard to the sold
syringe being laid aside because it work
ed so badly in the hands Of Mrs. McCraney
lin the same paragraph he contradicti
himself, and tells Of its working SO well
that the "girls used up patent pail full o
bluing water to see it work" Well done
old syringel
AS TO the water used by the girls il THEN
play, not washing out he poison, thsse is
something peculiar about it, it is true, and
if the God OF heaven ever overruled any
circumstance, to reveal !. crime without d
parallel in history, and as diaboical as was
ever eomm;tted he did that same cir
cumsfance 1t is testified to her having
given Hudah injections, composed q OIL
(dad this loo, scittoat tie attending pIySi
clan hagiag ordered IT, which, with What
ever might be held in solution in it, would
be retained in the syringe and its packing
the water having no effect upon it 10 force
it out, consequently ii was retained, SO that
the wonder ceases, as it regards being
found in the instrument, and takes away
the base insinuation that some one els
must have put it in after il was taken FROM
the control Of Mrs. McCraney.
Another thing made use Of to clear N
the mystery Of the syringe, and injection
If poison, is, shat ''if the syringe had beer
/ dipped in solution Of arsenic to be filed
il w5rld necessarily leave what was on tb'
OUTSIDE Of the pipe at the entrance, an
must cause exc ration. But as no sucl
excoriation was found, the conclusion wa
irresistible that no arsenic could have beef
!. injected This is readily accounted 70
I from the fact, that there are two ways 9
accomplishing il without excoriation Of th'
parts in the least. One way i to wipe th'
pipe clean before It's Introduction, and th'
other, 70 draw out the piston and PIT ih'
injection into the syringe. then put the roc
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