The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-24
rHE rIrTsBURG PolsoNER.
Execution of asrs. Grader.
of her cines and Connection.


The case Of Mrs Martha Grinder
who vas executed 1t Piusburg on Fri
day, has been noticed by US st diherenl
times, but her career was 50 reEsrka
Bile that i deserves 8 fuller account
We cOndense the following narrative
from the Pittsburg Gazette:
On the 24lh Of August last, Mr James
Caruthers made complaint before May,
or Lowry, charging Mrs Martha Grin
der with larceny This vas = mere
blind, as the sequel viii show.
George Grinder and his wife Marths.
the latter 4 woman Of thirty-three years.
were st this time residing in small
two-stOry brick house on Grav's alley.
near River Avenue, near Hand Street
Bridges. Mrs Grinder had borne q
good character, and was noted for her
socisbility and kindness Of heart Her
husband was laboring man, and def
eisnt in force Of character aud intslli-
gencs FoTsseveIal months an unusual
number of deaths had occurred in her
house, butit was not suspected that foul
means had been employed The sud
den sickness Of numbers VINO had
eaten at Mrs. Grinder table at length
awakened suspicion, and 8 subsequent
investigation of facts led to the conclu-
sion that she had been in the habit for
some months Of administering poison
Among others residing near Mrs
Grinders was young man by the
name of James s Caruthers, formerly
from New Castle, but at this time doing
business for Mr. James n Carr, of al
legheny City. He was married to Mss
Mary Caroline Phillips Of New Castle,
On the 9th day OF last June. Mrs Ca
rutheIs took supper at Ms Grinders,
and Immediately afterward was taken
seriously ILL., She gradually recovered,
when her husband took her 10 the
country.
On his return he supped with Mrs
6 and wss himself taken Ill in like
manner as his wife, to whom he tele-
graphed to return. He soon became
and on the 10Th OF July
she again took tea with Mrs. Grinder,
and again was taken ILL., Mrs Grinder /
paid her frequent visits, paying her ey- I
cry attention, aud carrying her deli |
cacies, until the lst day Of August up |
on which day she died in terrible
agony.
On the lSth of August, Mrs. Amanda
Johnson, wife of Mr. Jshes NJ. John
son, Of Allegheny, with whom Mr.. Ca
-uthers had gone te board, having Ia
ken supper with Mrs Grinder. was Ia
ken i'll, and was at Mrs. Grinders house
or several days in critical condition
She only recovered after having been
'emOyed 10 her husband house THIS
md combination OF other causes,
Mr. Caruthers, and he deter
mined 70 make information against
ler iOr larceny Of several missing ar
icles, which would give an oppOrtu
lity Of searching the house Tor poison
She Was arrested and detained tor sev.
,rAl hours until search could be made
4 number Of articles belonging to Mrs
=. were found IN her house NUN
Der Of packages Of drugs and other srti
les found in her house were taken pos
ession Of and placed IN the hands OF
Dr. Wuth for chemical analysis
About this time quite number OF
remembered 10 have been
sken sick after partakIng o. food At
Mrs Grinders A Miss Jennie Bu>
-hanan had been taken sick at her
louse and disd, and circumstances
pointed TO Mrs GindeS as her murder.
,ss An old lady by the name Of Gal.
agher a Mr. Grinder, brother Of her
husband; an infant child Of Mrs. Grin
Ter, and the child OF woman who had
.ome from Cincinnati in search OF her
were q lev among the
many whom it could be remembered
lad died after pArtaking OF the fatal
lospitaliIies OF Mrs. Grinder
The information made against her
,y Mr. Csruthers, and also by one Mr..
Johnson, charging her with an attempt
o kill his wife, we're read 10 her on the
18th Of August, st which time she was
'nly under arrest for larceny She eX-
libited great deal OF surprise, aud
ienied tine accusation from beginning
o end. In default Of the bail, she was
to jail to await further de-