Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-09-09
Fcom the Cleveland Herald.
A DIodern Borgis.

The morbid Apostle for sensation, en-
gendered by tho excitement of the war,
finds in this ''piping time ofpeace" no lack
of highly spiced nulrimeht on which to feed
II we are delivered from battles, murder
and sudden death in every terrible form
are sufficiently common, whilst forgtSy,
robbery, arson. aud uDusmable ouirsges,
crowd on each other with snch rapidly as
20 g'n, the most vorScious appetite, 70,
criminal sensation. The latest horror al
this moAe I Of wri,ing-for within the next
hour the telegraph may fash Us new and
more dreadtal one--is@ the case o. who'e
sale poisoning at Putsburgb, where, if the
alleged facts are borne ont by the exami
nation soon to be had, the wife OF a petty
shopkeeper has achieved for herself an infa
my ranking her with Lucreziaa Borgia and
the Marcldoness de Byihsilers. 4'ne tale
of horror, as glesned from the diffase aud
Esiointedll accounts in the pittsburgh
pspers. is as follows: sIee-ass ,5s7rnsee-
ssoA bon. six years ago, Mrs. Martha Grin
der, young married owomlu, then about
twenty four years old, went from Louisville
TO Pittsburgh to live. Her husband was
laborer, and the couple were poor, but
soon gave evidence OF better circumstances
The 6fst q ime public attention was dirccl ed
to them WAS early, in tbe2 spring of 1864,
when q servant girl, named Buchanan, fell
sick and died q. few days after entering The
service of Mrs, Grinder. The circumstan-
Ices were so suspicious that a eoronei's in.
quest was held, but nothing Conclusive was
arrived at 10 regard TO The cause Of her
death, aud the unremttiDg attentions paid
10 The sick girl BY Mrs, Grinder dissipated
any prtjudces that might have existed in
regard 20 her,. "A trunk belonging TO The
girl, containing some valuable cloth'n and
nearly Sky dollars 10 money, was missing
at The time Of her death aud the funera
Expenses were paid by The girls friends.
Some mpnlbs after this, another strange
STORY gained currency. Mrs Grinder
claimed to be the relative Of The Governor
Of Indiana, and professed that be Intended
Ito settle. a handsome competence on her
and her children. She had, one little
daughter. Who sill lives but appeared 10
think that her claim on the Governor
would be in proportion to the sizs of he.
family. A second child was born, but
died in infancy. About year ago she
learned that an "unfortunale" girl was
about 10 become mother, aud scheme
for deceiving the Governor was at once
concocted.i The girl was hired 10 perform
her part Of the plot. Mrs Grinder gave out
she was 10 the way that 'womea wish to
be who love their lords" and commenced
preparations for the inieres ing event. -
VIII en- the girl became SICK Mrs. g. tool
to her bed and in due time he girl hecam
a real, aud Ms Grinder asupposit tious
mother. Unfortunately the child died, ant
so she had ''her laborsfor her pains" sst
+ In March. of The present year, Slmoel
Grinder, brother in law OF Mrs. Grinder,
visited her house. o. a day or two after.
wards he fell sick, suffering terribly in his
throat and stomach, aud died next day.
Shortly afterwards, soldiers widow, with
her child. from Alliance in this State
visited Mrs. Grinder. aud the child imme
diately fell sick aud diei. An inquest wa.
held, and although the jury not only ex
ouerated Mrs. g., but compimenled her
on her attention 10 the little sufferer, the
mother declared her ef la: ihs ch Il
had beeu poisoned. III. ~ arJ.ss
About the m;dile of july, .sn cd LADY
named Gallagher died suddenly 10 Mrs.
Grinder's house under circumstances that
gave rise to suspicious OF her having been
poisoned. A washerw oman who paitook
OF dinner in the house a short time since,
was Immediately taken violently sick, aud
recovered with great 'meulty.s A family
v ho had some soup prepared by Mrs.
Grodor, were Immediately Sc ED With pur-
giDg and vomiting 70 : ,.aigttsJ seeu
About the latter part OF June last a
newly married couple named Cirothers
took the house adjoining the Grinders, and
Mrs Caro,hers accepted an Invitation TO
take tea with Mrs. Grinder Shortly af-
ter ber return home she was seized with
purging and vomiting, bat recovered and
left the city next day for visit Of afsw
days. Before her return Mr. Carothert
took tea with MRS. Grinder, and was seized
with symptoms similsr 10 those Of bis wife
After long illaess be recovered, but with
o shattered constitution ssiNoiioi eal
is Oa7 the 10Th Of last month, Mrs Caro-
theEs again took ten with MIS- Grinder
Was again ken vi With similar sy mptom
teihose ofathe former occasion, aud fsftei
painful and lingering Illness, died on abe
lst inst. During her illness. Mrs. Grinder
was sssiduousin her sttentioos, snd fur
nisbed her with many drIicscie'. Mr.
Carolhers abandoned housekeeping on the
death Of his wife, and the premises were
rented TO Mr. johnson. Before taking
possession, Mrs johnson wished the house
and took dinner with Mrs. Grinder
Shortly afterwards she was seized with
spasms, which continued through the night,
aud she still remains sick. go
follow any orc who partook OF MRS. Grin.
pieionl of foul play, Mr.. Csrothsrs made
compliant sgains, her on Thursday last,
ba, the evideuce, as then shown. was Dos
sufficiently direct against Mss. Grinder %
~artspt ber arrest on the charge Of poison.
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