, 1865-09-21

Her Victims Numbered by the Score
Operations Covering 4 Series Of Years
-The Poisoning OF her Husbands
Family.

Her Victims Numbered By the Score
Operations Covering Series Of Years
THO Poisoning OF her Husbands
Family.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle. 11th.l
DAsin:: the past two weeks the evidence
against AIRS. Martha Grinder, tho American
.L1cretta Hoigfa, has been last accnmnlating,
and scarcely q day passes that no do not hear
81 some new fact, illustrating her utter heart
lessness aId ffcndish desire to destroy lite.
bnt tue most astonishing chapter in her career
reInatns to Ec told. 1t reveals nothing lcss
than settled determination on her part to
desfroy the entire family Of her husband, and
y Is almost certain she succeeded In killing at
Least two Of her husbands brothers.
Yesterday, Coroner Clawson, in company
with pr, GeoEgo L. h1cCook, visited Lcech-
bnrE for tho purpose OF examining the body
Of Samuel Grinder, the object OF which being
to ascertain whether or not his death had
been caused by poison. The examination
took place abont eleven o'clock In the morn
ing, and the stomach was brought to The city
last night, md placed In the hands Of Dr..
Wuth Tor chemical analysis. Or. 3fcCook
has expressed the opinion that it contains
poison.
The homestead Of The Grinder family is sit
uated IN Westmorelana county, about o mile
Of the kiskimIanetas- The old gentleman
has another farm near by, which, together
with some judicious Investments, affords him
d handsome income, and 1t is believed, In this
case, that Mrs. G. has been endeayoriDg to
destroy as many Of the family as possible, in
OF his parents, fall heir to tic whole property.
The two brothers who are believed to have
been poisoned, aro laid side By side in the
family ground. Samuel, the elder, about
twenty-five years Of ago, died December 4tll,
1stA Jeremiah, nged about twenty one, died
81 III. l.
Both were soldiers former, member Of
company G, 1:5 regiment the latter belong.
Ling to company II, 9Th heavy artillery. In
one corner Of the burying lot, a child Of Mrs.
Grinder, about month old, which died last
May, Is buried
The following facts, given BY members Of
the Grinder family n reference to ths designs
Infamous devil that ever existed. Tho first
victim Of tho fanily was Samuel A few
weeks before Ills Gcath he came home from
the army on furloueh, having been slightly
wounded in the battle Of the Wilderness. Al.
ter remaining at home some days the wound
healed. when he came to this city, stoppinga
Mrs. G's. He had not been there but FEN
days when be became suddenly Ill. DR.. Tre-
For was called TO nttend him, and pronounced
bis mnlady violent fcrm Of dipatherfa.
Strange to relate, his throat was not In the
least affected, while hts mouth and palate
wcro much infamcd and swollen. During his
Illness hts father aud sister catne 10 visit Iii n,
who stated that he WIS continually foa1nf1g
at tho month, vomiting and purgiug. Before
Le died he slated 10 Ills brother .;t1at Martha
had pnfsoncd him, and would poison the
whole family. While III Mrs, G, wou1d not
allow any of Ills friends to attend to his wants,
but minlstcse9 10 lin herself. lie entered
her house on Wednesday, in good health, and
on tue following Sunday morning was cold In