The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-01-23
She is dead: and Mr.. Mellon nv
friend, is in Newgato, and may be-

'Poisoningl Hsngedl Och, sir you
Cannot name that! Sure, au' he low.
ted the very ground che trod upon. -
Murther her! Niver bnl' q
tWould she kill herself Norah7' -
The poor lady-no, she was light
and giddy and him jeaious some.p
times; but she never would uever
have killed herself; she would not
commit such sin. rw tais
WAS che never i'll, Norab; did
she never take sry medicineP 9ih
Never sick day your honor; and
the only medicine | ever knew her,
to take was The little white powder
for her complexion. She told me
once that It was them that made her
so beautiful aai
A thought struck me. Here was
a possible clue to something. -aa-
'Norsh, said will you 90 back
with me TO Londons | will pay your
fare and your husbands to America,
and pay you both Tor yonr time. l
believe your evidence will save poor
Mr.. MELONS lIte.' 80
Please God, | will go sir; I will
just speak to Dennis ~f 70
They talked together a few mo-
ments and then came towards me-
| saw how it was settled. .li
You see, we ore going to settle in
America said Norah, All our
things are on board. IfDennis don't
go now, we might loose q good
chance. Would you mind sir, give
Dennis what it would cost if he stay
ed with me, and wait and 20 to him
when the trial 10 over?'
The arrangement, 60 thoroughly
thrifty and characteristic, l closed
with it at once. In minute more,
Norah had q bundle OF clothing in
her hand; and we climbed over the
side, aud got upon the paddle wheel
OF the steamer.
There was no sad or tender part
ing. The bride and bridegroom and
bride simply shook hands with a
mutual ami perfect trust, in each 9TH
er and providence. Norah wiped
her eyes as the ship was fading in
the distance, but in few moments
more she hal cheerfully resigned
herself TO do her duty.
But the time was passing. We
did not reach London an hour too
soon. The trial had bcgun when l
hurried into the court with our only
important witness. The Physician
who made the post mortem examin.
alton was giving his evidence.
There were traces of poison in
several organs, and the chemical
analysis lett no doubt that this poi-
son was arsenic. The circumstan-
ces were certainly against the priso'
ner. The jurymen lowered upon
him ominously.
Bat the medical witness, a gen.
tleman Of high intelligence, was to
be cross-examined, and now found
a nse for some slight knowledge OF
, chemistry. at my suggestion, the
, prisoners council put the following
questions, which give with the
ANSWERS.
. Have you ever known, or is IL a
matter OF authentic record, that arse.
mic is taken in small doses as a cos.
metic, to improve tho complexionP
1T is sometimes used for that pnr.
pose.' q;
Il it also Administered as a med
icine for certain d seasesl
Yes, undoubtedly
Now, sir, is it not n fact we'll
known to medical science, that ar
senic, taken for some time in email
doses may accumulate in the system
so as to produce violent and even fa-
tai actiona'
1t is po sible.'
Are there not cases Of such Gu
mulative actiong tI
Yes
: 'Oae question moro. II q person
in the habit OF taking arsenic as
: medicine or cosmetic, was to die
'. sudJenly from any cause, would not
asenic b, found in the liver and 9th.
ther viscera by chemical analysisP
! There 10 no doubt that it would
That will do SIR
We called our witness Norah Ma
grath. She testified to have lived
more than two years with Mrs. Mel
. lon; to the uniform kindness and af-
!. fection OF her husband; and to the
= nature of their domestic difficulties.
She waa sure he ',oved the very
ground size trod upon AMI that il
he WAS sometimes jealous and out Of
., temper, they always made it up; and
she was sure that he would not have
harmed her tor the world.
: 'Was it within your knowledge,
= witness, that the diseased lady ever
: gave her husband any ground for
: jealonsyF
! NO, your honor. not that ever |
n saw; but she was very haadsom> and
II liked to be admired
witness you say she was very
y handsome. Did your mistress ever
. take anything Tor her complexion
Yes sir; sure an eha did Often
;. !. 'Do You know what it wass'
y y 1T was q white powder like
- "A white powder that she rubbed
on her skiing
M your honor; it WAS a,wlite
ID no,ydar that aha sU Ual lO we'd