, 1866-12-12
TIE BERLIN POISONING, CASES,
A I3Grx1b.e Afhlr-S2x Persons Poisoned
Two DenIhs.

tFro,n the Hartford Tlmcs, December 81
The po!t opin@ case In Berlin proves to be g
moro Horrible affair than was at first report
cd. Six persons have been prnstrated br the
poison, aud only three will rccoyer-pefhaps
but two.
The family is that Of Cornelius ". Peck, a
farmer living In the south rart Of Berlin,
near the Mcsidcn line. They were seized,
ntariy MI of them, about the 6atne time,
about orc o'clock on Saturday morning Last,
and ret ching. md complete prostratIon, SO
That .hey we're unable to help each other.
The names Of the Victims are as follows:
Cornelius ". PEEK, tho husband and father,
aged ab6.t forty-six.
Mrs Lucy Peek, his wife formerly Miss
Hale, Of East Hartford.)
Nrs. Peck, the mother Of Mr. Peck, aged
eighty-four.
Ellen, daughter Of Mr.. Peck, aged about
seventeen.
Edward, brother Of Ellen, aged fttceu.
Servant girl, Ellzu, sothc thirty years Of
Mrs. Peck, the old lady, died on Sunday
afternoon, In great agony. She 1lad suffered
intensely. The funeral was held On Thurs
Cornelius II. Peck, ber sou. Is n,so likc!y
10 tlic. He las Jailed gradually, and can ect
scarcely any sleep. He rested but little lust
night, bt{ng In Intense pAIn. If he lives it
will be with shattered health. like the sur.
vfvors Of the National 1Iolel poisoning, md
the Manchester victims Of Stnrkwcather.
Mrs. Lucy Peck, his wife, was a1so In q
very low condition this morning at eight
o'clock, and wis scarcely expected to live
through the day.
Ellen, the daughter. Nas able this morn.
Ing to sit up, in dressing gown; and 1t Il
thought she will recover Edward, the son,
cover
The servant girl, Eliza, was dying at eight
O'Clock this morning. She WIS in spasfns,
aud enduring extreme agony. It was
thought she could not live half On ho :.
wife, and mother, and the servant eitl-And a
probability thst Mr.. Peck will also be added
| to tho number Of victims, making four,
THE SCENE
! In the house has been sad In the extreme.
Such another exhibition Of on entire house.
hold stricken down and dying in neouy has
sonewhat away from others. So severely
| were the victims taken, and all nearly At the
| same time, that they were unable to send to
the neighbors for help; and there they with
| ed IN their agony from one O'Clock till eeven
or eight In the mornl,lg, when an attempt
was maile, hut etIectnaliy, to arouse tfc
ntIghbors by blowing horn. 1t was not
I'LL eleven O'clock on Saturday forenoon that
! the uefrhbors learned the state of things and
came to their assistance, when medical nt-
| tehuhnce was secured; 0uL little C0Ni0 DC
jore 10 alleviate the sutfcrings Of the unfor
tunatc family.
| THE GClLTT FARTT.
A story has betn circulated, that the fan
i1y were poisoned by a man Who came to The
house on Friday night with bottle Of cider
which lie offered to the family as extra good
pnd Of which Eli but the daughter paytook.
VIC urc assured BY the family to-day tha
there Is no truth:sin this story. That th,
man referred to. whuse r,a.nc is Chllas. Is 1
harmless, simple. mind I'd person, who woult
never think fany such thing as poisoning
any body; ard Mr.. Peck has such confidence
sha, he Is not tho guilty party, that hc wou1,
| he willing to drink the cider nndcr such cit
cunstanccs again. On the other hand. b
knows, and the fa,ntly knows certain thing
which leaves no doubt In their minds rs i
| the real source Of this terrible crime. B1
they prefer for the present to eay noth'n
nbout It, beyond The necessary disclosures |,
the tnkIng Of tho dispositions, which woul
| be done, II WAS thought, this afternoon.
The nralyeis of the contents of the stomnc
Of Mrs. Peck, SO far as made in tlis city
showed the presence Of arsenic. The stomnc
| was scnt TO Professor johnson, OF Ynlc Co
. lcge. fer full analysis. 4 poss morten 0
Mrs. Peck WAS held yesterday.