The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-14

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whom he waa transacting lArgs law
business. His wife received Miss
Humphreys asa friend, and invited
her TO call on her at New York, whore
they lived together at various places.
at the Bancroft House, Fihy-fourth
street, and Twenty fourth street, when
Mrs Northrpp discovered an intimacy
between her husband and Miss Humph-
reys, which caused her 10 separate
from him and reside with her parents
in Brooklyn. NOrtArup, on this sepa-
ration, became Penitent and requested
his wife to return, and promised that
he would pufchassA house for her IN
MOrrisania for 81, 500. Both took pos.
session OfthS house in April, 1865, when
Mrs. NOrthrup was delivered Of child.
Aflsr the birth Of the child, Northrup
brought Bourbon whisky to the house,
and ondeavOrsd to make his wife drink
ita She drank at his request twice and
found that the whisky did not agree
with hSfj and refused 70 drink any
more. Six days after her confinement
he urged her 70 drink half tumblsr
ofwhat he called "Plantation Bitters;"
she drank about half che quantity urg-
cd on her, whom she suffered severe
pains. .ror -e} ai,i4so1 OBJ r7
About two weeks after, When Mrs.
NOrthrup had recovered strength, she
was invited by her husband TO go down
stairs to breakfast. She did SO, and
found cup of OOffeo poured out for
her, which he informed her was pre-
pared by himself Sac drank the cof.
fee and returned to her room, when
she was seized with the same feelings
as whom she drank the Plantation Bit.
ters, bSS nuoh moro intense, and she
fell into aprofound stupor, which quito
exhausted her, and in the presence of
her servant suffered intense agony
Northrup, after administering the cof.
fee, went to New York, and returned
earlier in the evening than usual, and
administered powerful dose of NOR
phine, which relieved her considerably.
Two weeks further on, the girl, Susan
O'HArra, by tho direction OF Northrup,
took TO Mrs. Northrup bowl Of tea,
which she drank, and shortly after fell
into stupor, which did not pass OF
for Eve hours, when she oalled for doc.
tor, but NorthruPrsfusod to re for one.
The doctor called about noon next day,
and found tho patient suffering under
all SyniptOmsof poison He told his pa
tisnt that she was suffering from the
effects Of belladOnna. Northrup short
ly after presented his victim with an
other CUP Of cOffee, which she did not
not drink, but preserved it for Doctor
Horton, who gave it to his dog, which,
after drinking ii, presented all the
symptoms Of having been poiSoned.-
Mrs. Northrup then procured a key
which opened the trunk Of her would
be murderer, and there found vial
half full OF liquid. The vial was taken
to the doctor, who pronounced IL to be
the tincturs Of bsllAdonna. The doc
tor removed the contents Of the vial
into vial of his own, and replaced 1t
IN the trunk Of ofNorthrup. ID. =.
A few mornings after Mrs. Northrup
entered the kitchen, when she saw her
husband smptying the contents Of .
bottle into cup of coffee filed out for
hor, and he then went 10 New York
Nrs. NOrthrup gave the coffee to her
dog, which was aftsrward seized with
the Same symptoms as the Doctors dog.
In July after Mrs. NOrthrup rejoined
her step-fathor, John Taylor, we'll
known member Of the Nethodist
church Of Brooklyn. MIR. Taylor put
the matter in the hands Of Ohauncey
5hAffsr, who consulted DIR. Joseph
Helnc, on the effects Of bslladonna and
then put the matter in the hands of
District attorney Mcclellan, Of West
chester county, who indicted NOrthrup
for an attempt at poisoning. The case
excited more interest in Westchester
county, than any case within the nom.
ory of the oldest citizen. The court
house and court yard were crowded
during the progress Of the trial. Pro-
fssSOrs Dorsmus and Budd, DIR. Horton
and other eminent physicians were sx.