The weekly Butte record., 1867-11-02

STARTLING CHARGES OF MURnER In NAg,pos.
SorSTY-We have rsfrained hitherto. ssys the
S1ocAtvn fna+pendtnf. from publishing the vsyue
ia3ols eifcoistag IN the community. charging two
reputable residents Of Nariposa eounty with mur.
eef, oeileying tha; the gentleman well known 10
S'oeAlohisnS stood - far shove suspicion of such
crime that j, seemed impossible that be coala be
eliily. We cannot express any opiaiea anfav,-a-
bic to The parties alluded 10 IN il more reliable ri
osaee Is produced than the thousand conflicting
>tofies no" current. AMI We express the hope thai
taey are based upon suspicious which have no
foundation in iac.- The Herald Of October ssth
siNe> iAe following synopsis Of circumstances that
tend TO incalPate the accused
A Most astounding affair has occurred in mari
pesa coan'r- James ". Scale an old snd prelai-
aea' citizen OF tha. place. died very slddeuly on
TIE night Of the 5oth OF September last As was
supposed al the time. Of PARALYSIS. Deceased VS.
oafled without past u,or,em examination, altho'
tneTe were vague suspicious OF foul play. These
suspicious were - greatly strengthened By sone
things discovered after the burial as TO demand in
veslisation. Some I've days after the burial Of
Scale the body sas eNhumei by the Coroaer. DR..
Turner, ala the stomach taken oct by several mem
beTs OF the medical profession. The necessary
chemical agents for sBalyziGg the contents Of the
stomach net beng accessible there, they were sent
Tor 81 san Francisco, On their arrival, Drs. Tur-
ner Bedford and Smile on Wednesday nj sht last.
proceeded n a. Awe the contents Of the stomach
when prussc aci6 was found on toar separate and
distinct tests. This discovery strongly confirm
ed the previous presumption that poison had been
administered aud that that poison prussic acid
that warrants were Immediately issued for the ar
rest OF the suspected parties. The suspected par
ties were Scale wife. who IS regarded the belle
OF Msriposa c'unty. ant is only 19 years Of sge
and Swaney. editor Of the MasiposS GG>stis. The
evidence against these two was strong that slet
ter received yesterday in this city states that the
lary charged both with MURDER IN the first degree
and they were sent TO jail. hsi being admitted.
Scale ; wife gave him some Hamburg tea te drink.
and IN few minutes afterwards he Was dead man.
Ii Is supposed that she attempted twice before 10
poison hlm, but gave him too strong doses, as be
Vomlted each tine previous TO the third and last.
when She gave him medicine. 4 bottle that con-
taIned pras>ic acid WAS touGd in the PRIV OF her
residence In the room OF Swaney found bill
Tor prus>ic acid purchased in this city. Upon be-
lag questioned, SawDey acanow leGged having par
chased prus>ic acid in Stockton bat said he iaIead
ed 10 take II himself but upon further Guestiuning
could not tell what disease he desired il tor and
said he had dropped the bottle tat upon being
taken 10 the place he mentioLed no bottle coad be
found. \ short time since the vile of Swaney died
suddenly about ten days after child bi1h when
she was considered out of danger, and grave sus-
plcons are entertained regarding her death. An
improper intimacy between owaney and Mrs. Scale
has long been suspected in Marlpo>a. 1t is now
the intention 10 examine the BODY uf Ms. Swaney.
t. ascertain the cause of her death