, 1865-08-30

els advanced by Mrs Grinder, und rendered q
verdict Of Is death from naturn! causcs-'' As
tho trunk Of the deceased could not be found,
subscription was started among her female
friends, and snffcicncy Of money raised to
Pay for having her body decent1y inferred In
Hilfda1c Cemetery.
Miss Buchanan arrived in this city about
five years before ler death, and bore an irre-,
proachaLle character for honesty and integr.
~. She was m exemplary member of one Of
The Presbyterian churches, and hcr sudden
death was cause Of deep regret to large
circle of friends, who, although they 6uspect-
ed that she had been unfairly dealt with, were
unwilling to believe that she had been poi
soned.
MISS RucHASAS's BopY TO BE ExHUMEp.
District Attorney kirkpatrick, who was IN;
strumental In eliciting tho above facts, visited
the Mayors Office last night, nnd, at 1ls In
stance, officer John Heron made nm inforrns-
lion before Mayor Lowry against Mrs. Grin
der, charging Lei With procuring Miss Blu
chanan's death by means Of poison, and an
Miss Buclianan's body will &c exhutucd to-
day, and d thorough analysts Of the stomach
made by nm experienced chemist, with view
Of nsce1taining whether or not poison was
used. It Is ehi1 illGt mercurial poisons can
te detected unless tho body has been entirely
decomposel, and although the poor girl has
arc entertained thaf 1t Is not yet too inte 10
act In tho matter. The same coutso will be
pursued In regard 10 the other supposed vie
Tins.
MRS. GRINDER IN JAIL,
Mrs. Grinder is confined in the county jail,
in one Of the cells in the female ward. On
Saturday morning she became quite sick and
vomfted violently, when Dr.. 4. G. McCand-
less, Physiclan to the Jail, was sent for, who
gave her somo medicine, With instructions
low to use II. After tho Doctor had taken
his departure, she sent for another physician,
but 1T tho request Of her legal adviser coun.
te1mnnded the order, md Is now attended BY
was much hetter. Mer little daughter IS ia in
the cell With her together with q female
prisoner who WAS placed there 70
attend upon hcr during her sickness An
effort has tecn made by some charitable per-
sons to induce 3lrs. G. to consent to the re-
mosnl Of her child, hut she refuses to permit
her to leave. Mr.. Grinder visited the Jail On
Saturday, and requested permission to 90 to
his wifc's cell, tnt the Warden would not coll
sent. Mrs. Grinder, however, was Informed
lint fhc could zee her hustnnd at the wicker
gate, when che stated tha! she was too weak
TO walk that far. Sic appears to be we'll sup
piled with money, and Ecr meals ntc furnished
from the Wnrden's table
Mrs. Grinder will have a hearing before the
Mayor to-day, when Prof. Wuth, lhe chemist,
who is making an analysis or number Of
drugs lOund III bureau drawer in her dwell
ing, viii probably be prepared to give the re-
suit Of his Investigation.
An INCIDENT IN MRS. GR1SDEG's HISTORY
"B0GC5 EABT.n
lFrou, the Fittsbnryh Gazette, 2stb.l
On the 12th OF August, 1851, We published
in thc Gu=4tte IN incident in the lie Of tho
now notorious atre. Gricdc7, which sertcd to
show the schcmlng character oi tue woman,
and the badness with which she executes her
Is'M; H. f.. iar 3 S'os "as eaeians ueIeai.eo u. ~
"pnre1y ecnsationnl.'' Ne were nndcr
p,cdpc nj Secrecy. hnwcycr m to namcs md
nf caursc cnulI nat y;ulats ti,at u1el.c. The W
y. sSnt:s s Ae Nso.c.e -. r a-ASs. = ~
pn1Aeation "ae slsen lot Ehat ]! was worm
WHhoh names. ahu the aHalf hau almost cs-
capped onr memory, when It was revived to.
cafIcG o1,r ntteu,;ou to Them. W. rirc the
statement haIov- and snnnlr iii, 6ntna ~
NI1n' Nt41ae' ~ tue uAtne " tuc Ae1o1ue'
"A STRANGE s1oEf.'
"Thcre resides in this city. IN oac OF the lower
wards Keen snshls sl tashn wnmsn as' Who
he match ore Of these tn which extremes met
the lady possessing ali the polish, strategy md
slvctr entirely submissive to hss Viii. f tic
chntd of these two persons aud an onIy
tauahlcr. rumpng htt1c girl Of some stx euni-
m.1f. The family reEosed 10 iii. city when this
child We d babe. Everybody knows, and il Il no
srm 10 ~ t here, thaf the p:oEs:ss of events
Is c.cteIy watched, particularly By the
The the 0 ,tzii. Of Children, ike those 'Nsd oi
Is ao.sd snd b,ccma thc sablect of much a,,ig..
some surprise was created sShen ! coaadrnisai
frierd u A,s G. annonEcvd that after slx long
ycaJe she VRs neaiu to be blessed. Time rev
space. i d.it from lAe family physician, closely
d4V thete ana e norsi epas :.
whispered words ct sympathy n ,he cais ' Of tae
eient il lie little eotiin; 1as 1ataister came aud
evoke tender words Of cons oiation, and he tiny
eorrae WIS conycyed TO .hc riient ;oalb. hut .hs
the seonci til. ''A@ - - ''' ''''''
| Some eix months previous 10 the eyent above
narrated = aniostnna1e 81 applied to friend fo.
| mcn rho hsd ttcciyea her snd lei. jos lie West,
No;ltne could lie done, ss he man ha1 entered d.
| Goye.nTuen; service, in Two or three WcsSs afIc,
cs.ion 10 apply to lie rane party for atvic. d en-
able bef to abiafn sum Of money due her, md d.
ynlgcl tie following singular fscls: Aer falling 10
by come ncan: i,etame known TO Mrs. Grinder, Mho
tni for her ard e.prtesct dcsi1o that eil- should
remain With her mill bcr trouble oser; that she
| sibilities, and a;terword adopt the child a. hcs
uHn. The GIRL under the circumstances, rcry read.
| ~ eonsented. hn, tle had not remained IN tie
ment gould not le carried out ssasiully. "a
boarding house thcr obtained for her In All:-
ehcps. ard she continued there IN e!oss quarters.
Grinder tcn The critical nno.nens arrived. Mrs.
Grinder hed gradually developed her plans, and was
anSioIs!y awaiting ths at11sul Of tlie messenger.
a"aited, finally arrived. and Mr. Grinder becoming
sEdcenis IL po1Fca nt9 Per chaMhes anu rent Ioi
~. a,,a,son fona fis n.c't W ING messenst t.;
CONG news OF dea,h. firing il