, 1865-09-28
ANOTHER PITTSBURGH HORROR.
A Merchant Poisoned by His Brother
+, to REovcut u Marriage and Iuherlt
the Property.

e r. R5eTsnt Marriage and 1nher.t
From the Pittsburgh Commercial, es,h.l
Yesterday afternoon, Alr. John Nicholson.
weG.Ennwn resident Of this city, waited
upon Coroner CEawson, for the purpose of
Informing him af the facts and circumstances
connected with the death OF b1r. Leonard
McCandless, Of Brownsville. Fayette county,
who died suddenly at that place about NC X
ago, from symptoms which induced the belief
that he had been poisoned. Mr.. Nicholson
esateS that Toy the past Eve years ME. Nc
Candies had been engaged in tho dry goods
busfnets IN Brownsville, and had accumulated
q comfortable, competence. He had two
brothers, James and William John, residing
in Philadelphia, aud d sister, Mrs. McCance,
residing on Pride street In this c1ty. About a
week before lis death, 3Ir, McCauce had bean
Ill with IN attack of dyscntery. but was re-
covering. when his brother james arrived
from Phi1adelphia for the purpose Of taking
charge Of the store during the temporary alb
senco Of Mr. NcCandlcsa; who wRa about to
be married to Miss Mitchell, 4 resident of
the Ninth Ward, IN this city, and intended
appeared to be greatly concerned about lis
brothers health. and procured for him some
lemonade and y inc cake, which he ate md
drank, and Vas Immediately thereafter seized
With most violent paroxysm which cor
tlnned until deatht which ensned in about half
=,
the violent symptoms, gave rise to the suspi.
/, cions that the lemonade contained poison.
but no one seemed disposed to act rpon the
presumption. The corpse was brought to this
city, and taken 10 the house Of lis sister, Mrs.
McCance, from whence the funeral was to take
place. The body became very offensive In
few hours after death, and tho undertaken, Mr..
Myers, Of Liberty street, Oh viewing 1t, stated
that there was every appearance Of the pres
ence Of poison. The body WAS very much
swollen, and froth vas oozing from the mouth
and nose. Mrs. Mccancc accused her brother
James Of having poisoned Leonard, but be dc.
nled the chnrge- The body became So often
sive that 1t had to be removed to the receiving
yault In Allegheny Cemetery, the friends ID
tending to hare the funeral on the following
day ut the hour fixed upon.- James, however,
visited the cemetery, had tha grave dug at
once, and insisted that the body should be In
tered without further delay: lie almost
9larre1ed with the undertaken for not con
scntius to have the body inferred until tho
iamI1r. Tho body Was kept In the vault, and
the funeral took place as originally arranged.
Al ct the funeral James and William John
HcCandless left for Brownsville, for the pur-
pose Of arranging their brothers. estate, and
returned III few days, stating TINT every
thing was settled, but declined entering into
particulars. Shortly afterwards they both
left the city, James saying that he was going
to open store In UuiontoWn, while William
John said he would return to Philadelphia
The supposition now Is that the murder was
planned by at least one Of tho brothers In or
der to secure possession OF Leonard's money
before his marriage. The matter will be in
restigated BY the Coroner, who intends to
have Mr. McCandless raised, and the contents
Of his stonnche subjected to chemical anal.
ysis. II tl,e facts are as supposed, the crime
exceeds in utrocity any Of the Grinder cases,
and the parties implicated Will receive dc.
served punishment.