The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1863-04-29

took heartily except him. he savine fhnk
the soup had made kifu TICK onSs s =
would eat nesmorer q f.ikszeSoms 81 ~
soup wes scbsequ nal y.ed Ard sr.e-
pic wss found present.iS larke ouant;f;s.-
q The family we're taken yery m sffer
their meal on Sunday ,ahd on the follow
ing Tuesday 4 physiciah was sent for. the
impression being that both the dauphter.
were dying The messenger dispatched
for the doctor was the son Charles. xho-
instead Of procuring a horse (the physi-
clan resided several miles ayaJs1Apet -
-op foot apd having reached = u s. pakjEa
shop a short distance from his ls4heSSw.
went in and sat down, engaging uneon-
cernedly in conversation on frivolous to-
pics, and, after an sbscnce from hose Il
an hour or more, returns telling ne
agonized famiiy that the dcctor -vcull
soon be in attendanca-~A. .lona. .intarx.l
.elapsing however, and the physic;se ID
making his appearance, another pcrsoS
was sent tor shims and: by this. process
he was speedily brought this being til
only intimation received by him that his
seryiceswe required
The daughter Caroline died, having ek
durcd great suffering, at about fwelvs
o'clock on the following Wednesday nish5,
and the body wassaluly entombeds The
other members fstAe family gradually
recovered from their illness, until Tues
day Of the. present week, when. having
sent Charle< to procure some oat III,
they had some cakes for supper, MINI,
being eaten, proluecd sickness ,exsctly
similar to that which they were ltlsua 4,
process of recovery. Doctors Swascy and
Iorrenee, of Beverly, were summoned ~
attend them, and it becominy apparens
there was Just ground for suspicion that
all Was not right, q conference was Had
with the town authorities relative to the
subject. and the body of the dead child
was exhumed, and an examination thereof
was had, the stomach, with its contents,
being sent to a distinguished chcnist il
this city for analysis.
), Evideuce accumnlatins meanwHIn, Z
:, warrant was issued for the arrest OF Charies
Stackpole. Stackpole was told bysths
Z officer that he mast, go with him. He -.
I quired what for, and on being told III
: he was chirgcd with iulrsler, said: az
+ -, they have got big thing enrne
wonder what they 'llsgetlup next - II.
wanted to get his coat, and very ssenls q
t pressed his fesrct at being conpelledt,
r leave his parents, with whom he xa5sS&
t pecting to witch that night He als<
t ailtidei to the gslenllsof hisa younxpistss
!. said he always loved her, deayipg hi
guilt anl shedsling .tssirs, esideptly sst ~
recollection OF hcnsuaeriny.s .ss,.,.. = -
+ Stackpolc was sarraiyneds sbefurs Mr.
ustice iitl, aud WIS then c.mfmittsd.s,
A Salem Jail, to await an exa0iination "A
Tuesday .ext, ut ten o clock H. IN !, y at th,
Town HtlIs Beverly Since his eomdsil
|; tai to prison he has at times manifs-te,
signs OF being deeply atfcrtei but for -,
most part has been -stoliA and indiG Gerens
a 1t is a clearly established fact as1A vitlsj1
q three wcs,ks he has bought pnisossuoA len
: than four different times, in each iDstss<
mentioning that the object in procutin;
Z I.it>was the ,ie~tructinn Of rats III 4 stf6i
!, OF his father s. When arrested he. IS,
5 upon his person avilI partially filed viii
arsenic. and ON reaching tho jail -st--Ss
t lem, the druggist. Mr.. Barinn.s At ono,
identified 'bey ,ndqnestion thc btttle. an,
also the MN who purch ,se;l it, saying
however. that there was not 50 much az
: senic in the Package as when il WAS frs
; obtained.