Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-01

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COUNTY, OHIO, THURSDAY
portion of the stomach given to DR.. Wuth
for analysis The searching tests of the
chemist discovered poison in both bodies, an
timony being the destroying agent used by
this modern Borgia. In the latter case, ar
senic was also found. ~
FINAL COMMITMENT. t..
The Coroner's jury in the case Of Mrs ca
ruthers concludedstheir labors on the 9Th day
of September The verdict of the jury was
that Mrs, Cafsthefs came to her death by
lnaeans Of poisons administered by Mrs Grind
er IA cofnihiim wasthen lodged against
her, charging her iih the murder Of Mrs.
'On the 10Th Of Sept teibbcr more ifdinofssi
reached the public ear, In fact, each day
added to the accumulation Of horrors 1t
was said that she had poisoned Mrs. Fan
cock, wife of hack driver, and her mother,
an old lady named Carr; also, two children,
who had lived with her in house in the
Fifth Ward, on O'Hara St, between Penn
and Pike streets; also, a young girl named
Annie Gold, who had gone to live with her.
In this young girls case, the poison used was
strong decoction made from the burrs OF
''gympson" weed These developments were
made known to Mrs Grinder, and her mental
distress became very great She was afraid
to stay in her cell alone at night, and Mr..
White allowed female prisoner to stay with
her.
STILL ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
On the 18th of September another attempt
TO poison q woman came to light. In May,
1864, a widow woman by the name of Mrs
Ellen Parker received remittance of $3.50
from her son. who was then living in Calilor-
MIA Mrs. Grinder, who was then living in
Puseys court, of Hand street, formed the ac-
quantance OF Mrs Parker and induced her
to visit her. She went to the house, where
she complained of head ache, and laid down
and took sleep. Wien she awakened, her
pocket book and money were gone, and there
being no person about the house except Mr..
and Mrs. Grinder, she suspected them Of steal
ing it. They We're very indignant at the in
situation, asserting their innocence, and pro-
posing that the loss be advertised Mrs
Parker agreed to this, and was Oh the point of
starting when Mrs Grinder told her she
would attend TO it for her, and induced her to
take a cup of coffee She was taken very i'll,
and this Illness would invariably follow the
inevitable cup of coffee She remained in this
condition five days, when she managed to es,
cape during the temporary absence Of Mrs
Grinder, and instituted suit against Mrs G.,
who brought forward formidable array of
ladies to prove her moral integrity, and she
was acquitted. Mrs Parker stated that dur
ing her stay in Mrs Grinders house she was
subject to the vilest abuse, and charged with
being woman who had straycd from the
paths Of virtue. .. -a
SAMUEL. GRINDER ExuUMED
On the 18th of September the body of Sam
uel Grinder was exhumed, having been bu-
ried in Leechburgh. A subsequent anal ysis
showed that he had died from poison, He
was soldier, and was home on furlougn
during which time he visited his brother
George, and while there was poisoned. Be-
fore he died he said to his brother, "She,
! (Nlartha GrInder) has poisoned me, and will
| p rison the whole Grinder family" jeremiah
Grinder and child If Mr. Grinders are bu-
RED at Leechbmg, and it is believed that they
all died from poison administered by this wo-
man Mrs. Ashbaugh-one Of the Grinder
family--and three Of Ashharglls children
were taken sick after visit to Mrs. Gs, and
IA Mrs. Hall, who had eaten at the Grinder tl
bic, sickened and died
| TRIAL OF MARTHA GAINDER
The Grand Jury returned true bill against
Mrs Grinder for the murder Of Mary Caroline
Caruthers on the 18th day Of October and on
Monday, the oath OF October, she was put on
trial for her life
She pleaded not guilty, but was convicted,
and on the 4th Of November sentenced to
death On the 10Th Of the same month she
was again brought into court Her face was
deadly pale, showing that her mental suffer
ings must have been great. When asked if
she had anything to say why the sentence OF
the law should not be passed upon her, she
replied Il have nothing to say. am not
guilty that is all have to say" The court
then pronounced sentence against her, after
which she said while the tears were coursing
down her checks
t 81 have only to go the bar of God it is the
only place have to 90 to- to show my limo,
cence, II it had not been for Mrs Caruthers
getting things from others than from me, and
from none but ME from my house, would
not have been suffering here as | am. Mr.
c, wanted to take a girl up my stairs, and the
trouble grew out of that They then tried to
separate me and my husband, and did all they
could to do SO. Mrs Caruihers was a fine
woman; she was a good woman and a dear
.oman; Mary Philips was an honor to the
Caruthers' family Loved Mrs Caruthers as
| did my own life, and just for that-(here
the prisoner again became overcome andwept
bitterly.) | cant express my feelings Mrs.
Caruthers was too good woman ever to 60
under the name of Caruthcrse She was an
honor to the nume She was too good for
him" Nty
The prisoner uttered one or two incoherent
and unmeanng expressions, and became
seated After the lapse Of few moments,
the court ordered her to be remanded, and
she was conducted to her quarters in the pris-
on, supported by the Sheriff, and attended by
Jailor White and others. 7a
RECEPTION OF THE DEATH WARRANT.
On Tuesday the 18th day OF December the
death warrant of Martha Grinder arrived,
and the same morning was read to her. As
the door opened loud wailings we're heard
within. She was approached by her counsel,
Mr., Marshall, who endeavored to calm her
she sat on the side Of the bed, clinging to his |
hand. and after period of violent weeping,