The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-09-15
THE PITTSBURGH POISONING.
Gases Brought to Light.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle. Aug 90.

! by POISON, WAS postponed unUi next " ed
nesdav week. The accused was recon-
mi;ted until that time. Daring yesterday
there were several additional cases of
| poisoning brought, if runner is to he be-
| lev5d. One lady stated to the mayor as
| follows: Ii a court on " God street Mrs.
Reynolds resided year or more since, and
upon one occasion Mrs. Grinder and a
| Mrs. Morningstar were there visiting.
| Tea and coffee were served for supper,
Mrs. Grinder alone partaking of the latter.
Af,4r supper, very shortly, Mrs Reynolds
and Mrs Morningstar were taken very i'll,
with violent vomiting and burning sensa>
| ton ct the stomach. Mrs. Reynolds soon
recovered and did not seem AS much af
fecled AS Mrs, NJ. A few days subsequent
Mrs Reynolds accepted the invitation of
Mrs. Grader to vsi, her house and take
tea. On this occasion Mrs. L. WAS affected
in like manner as upon the visit OF Mrs.
c. to her house, when she (MTs. g. as
sisted in preparing the supper. From the
fact that she alone drank of coffee, it SIS
inferred that she had "dosed " The tea.
Mrs. Morningstar is dead.
Mr. George Fortune, secretary Of the
board of guardians, gives another case
Mr. Anderson, cooper, residing in the
seventh ward, becoming insane, was sent
to the asylum. Mrs. Grinder made the
acquaintance of his wife, paid her visit,
expressed much sympathy for her, and
stating tina, there would be preaching, or
PRAYER meeting, on certain Wednesday
evening, invited her to pay her visit and
bring her children with her. Mrs. Ander,
son did visit her, Cat this time Mrs. e..
lyed on Penn street,) and whilst at her
house Mrs. A. requested one OF hvr chill
dren to bring her glass OF water from
the nydrant. Mrs G., however, performed
this service immediately after drinking
the water thus brought, Mrs. Anderson
took seriously Ill, with symptoms as des-
clibed in other cases, and remained so for
a considerable time, requiring the asten-
dance Of physician.
DR.. Otto Wuth, the chemist to whom
was lntlusted the drugs found III the house
Of Mrs. Grinder, stated that thus far he
had been unable TO detect any poison ex-
cept in some milk which had been pTepal-
ed for the wife of Mr. Johnson, now lying
i'll. Ths he believed to be poison OF a
most subtle character. Coroner Cl&wson,
who is pursuing his investigation with his
accustomed zeal, went out to Ull!daie
cemelry this morning for tho purpose OF
exhuming the body Of the glil Jane Is
Buchanan, and has made other necessary
ARRANGEMENTS for ascertaining if possible,
whether her death was occasloned by
poison. The remains of Mrs. CaTothers,
inferred at New Castle, will be eHhumed
without unnecessary delay. The strange
case is being thoroughly sltted, ard the
public may be assured that nothing VIII
be loft undono bv the authorities 30 probe
it to the bottom.
From the pittsburg Gazette, Aug. 90.
This morning Coroner ClawSon empan-
neled jury in the case of Miss Jane 4
Buchanan, who is supposed TO have died
from the effects OF poison administered 10y
Mrs. Grinder. We have already reported
the facts connected with the death of this
young woman, and need simply repeat now
that She went to the house Of Mrs. Grln-
der, in perfect health, and in five days at
ter was a corpse. She entered the fata
premises on Wednesday, took sick I'M,
me lately after eating the first meal, and
died on The Monday following. She was
buried in IIlldale cemetery, about egh
tee, months ago. At 10 o'clock the
coffin was raised from the grave and placed
upon bier, when the coroner ADMINISTERED
the usual oath to the following jurors
Horace I. Snowden, G.. Nj. Irwin, w. NJ.
IIarizall, w. Ii. Devore, J. Beseley, and
Vim. Anderson, Mr.. Deyore, the under
taker who superintendent the burial, then
!, removed the I'D Of the coffin, and at once
identified the silk dress in which the de-
ceased had been buried. The body was
very much decomposed, the flesh having
been entirely consumed from the lace
arms, neck, breast, etc, and was fast re-
solving into its original dust. The bones
Of the hands lay exposed upon the breast
and the hair still adhered to the skull, but
at the slightest touch it fell oil and settled
in the coffin. The skull was first remoy'
ed, rs the chemist, DR.. Nuth, desired &c
examine the remains Of the brain. Df
McCook, Jr., then removed the mass o.
mortar>like matter found in the region Of
the threat and abdomen, taking ont the
liver, lungs, stomach, etc. or rather the
decomposed remains of these organs
The quantity removed WAS about three OF
four pounds in weight, but sufficient IN the
opinion OF the chemist, for the purpose IN
view. The silk dress was found, quite
firm, and its colors will preserve. A por.
ton Of it was cut off by Mr.. Devore, and
will lie retained in case it should he re-
quired on the trial. The coffin was then
closed up, and the remains consigned once
more 10 the grave. As there was no testi
mony 10 be heard, the inquest was i'd
iourDed until such time as the chemical
analysis can be made, which will probably
be by Wednesday next. Mr.. DeTore. un'
deriaker, remembers very distinctly tha'
the body Of the deceased sTeIled rapidly
after death; and the circumstance beng
unusual, attracted his attention. MT
Roberts, the young man who was SAID to
have been engaged to be married to Miss
Buchanan at the time Of her death, stated
to Mr.. Hutchinson, who superintendent the
burial in the cemetry, that hs believed
sho had been poisoned. This statement