, 1865-11-28
4 CASE OF POISONING.
\ Wife AFreAted on Suspicion Of Po1n-
oninE Her NnSbnno-She Ii Locked
up In the Cleveland City Prison.


From the Clevelaua Leader :sth.l
Ci.v Marshall j. " schmltt went ont yes-
tertiay on the Dover road o mile from Silver
thoEn's old stand on Rocky river, and arrest
ed Mrs. Amelia 1lagcdosn PAinney, on suspi-
cicn of having, on Or about the eth Of Oct,-
her, poisoned her husband, ReniaIniu Phtn-
ney. weu-to-lo merchant In that section.
She vas brought to this city and lodged il the
police prison.
We are indebted to the kindness of tho
Marshal for what i as get known Of this I'M
rave1'ed aflafr. We give the facts as We get
them.
About Ten weeks ago Mr. Phlnney went to
Albany, N. r., to see this woman. who was
then single He had been corresponding With
man In IN Intelligence ofdce In that city,
who, on Mr.. P-'s application for person
suitable for him to marry, recommended this
woman. Mr.. Phinney had correspooded with
her, and hualiywent on to see her KS re-
suit Of the visit, they were married, and went
on to New fosk, where be purchased con
home. she passed SIX weeks very comfortably
With him, and says she could ask for no more
Kind and Constderote husband. His three
grown up children, however, ono OF whom
lives at home, and the other two being mar-
r'ed, live in the neighborhood, made 1t as I'M
there was no jar In tho relations abe sustained
With her husband
On the morning Of tho gsth Of October, Mr.
fhinncy arose Quite early, leaving his wife in
peg, and went ont to do bis chores. Coming
In be brought 4 pail of water, and drank ltom
the dlpper- In a few moments he was taken
violently sick. and went into aposu1, which
greatly alarmed his wife She sp1ang up and
summoned ~ Dr; LathFop, Of Dover Centre. BY
me time the Doctor Arrived, afr. Phinney had
had severe 1T and WIS In great distress. Ic
said, land this Is Or. LIS testimony, q Doc
tcr, tor Gods sake give me something to make
me die casy," aud straightway went Into q
tscond TT, which terminated BIZ lite.
d post tmortcm examination was made, md
the contents Of the stomach were apalyzcd by
II. mayer, OF this city, VIC are informed.
\ sufficient amount OF stEychnlne WAS foand
In that organ to kill six men. 4 bottle Of
strychniue was found in bureau DRIVER, the
Mrs. P.
There was no stir made in the matter till
Thursday last, when Judge Abbey and \. E.
Bp1lfso9, d r. lnhFmary Dl5ector, On Initiation
heirs Of the deceased, Visited the premises.
They decided that Mrs. Pninney should be
arrested and examined, and Marshal Schmitt
proceeded to the place yesterday, as stated,
and took her into custody.
Mr. Phinncy married her for his flfth wife
No TWO Of the three children have common
mother: Nrs. Phinney Is . woman Of about
thiIty.dve years Of age, of Irish extraction,
quite 'g1orant, but apparently Of good dispo-
sit1on. It seems hardly possible that she can
be guilty Of the assassination Of her husband
and yet il ls dimcalt to conceive reason why
q man Ike Mz. Phinney should commit sui
eide. Ills relations were sufficiently pleasant !,
worth according to popular estimate from
&C, eco to 30, ,06O.
Mrs. Phinney will be examined ln Police
Court on nonday morning next.