The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-10
MURDER BY POISON.
A Mot,xOr and DahghtoF Found Dead Ina
Be- In BrOokIyn-A Mysterious Affair
Arrest Of q DruG Clerk.


BeSz In BrOokIyn-A 4 Mysterious Affair
Arrest of q Drug Clerk.
About four months ago, Mrs. Elizabeth Fall,
about forty years OF age, and her daughter
Jenny, eleven years old, took apartments ae NO.
SO7 Atlantic street. Brooklyn, where they were
found dead in bed yesterday morning OF
O'Clock. The rooms were comfortably furnished,
and Mrs, Fall seemed TO have sufficient money
tor the support of herself and daughter. Before
coming to Brooklyn she had stored @ some 9i iud,'
ployed at a store IN Whitehall street, near Bat
terry place, New York.
After Mrs. Fall came 20 No. 907 Atlantic street,
Mr.. Price visited her frequently, and is said to
have occasionally passed the night in her room.
Yesterday morning q peddler of kindling.wood
called, as usual, tofurnish wood, and found Mrs.
Fall and daughter in bed, asleep, as he sup
posed, and go he did not disturb them, but men,
toned to other inmates of the house, when he
left, that they were asleep. One of the tenants
Immediately went to the room, and found mother
end daughter closely locked in each others
arms, dead. Price called at the house Sunday
night. The girl said to a neighbor at o'clock
the same evening that she was going to bed,
after which time nothing was seen or heard of
Mrs. Fall and Jenny until found dead, and
Coroner Lynch took charge of the bodies and
removed them to the dead-house. At noon yes
terday Mr.. Price was arrested at his store in
New York, and taken to the Forty-6rst Precinct
Station House. He manifested considerable
surprise at being arrested, but made no opposi-
ton. He gave his name as Joel ID. Price; is an
American, SO years of age, and stated he knew
nothing about the matter. Before the Coroner
he stated that he became acquainted with Mrs.
Fall about three years ago, when she lived at
No. 46 Whitehall street, New York. He had
been very ill at his store, and she was called in
TO nurse him by clerk In the same store who
was worn out taking care OF him. A trial for
divorce between him and his wife is and was
at that time pending; Mrs. Price reported that
her husband had committed adultery with Mrs.
Fall, and he had not denied 1t, because she
was the "only mainstay in denying the
charge" From Whitehall street Mrs. Fall went
TO No. Broadway, then to East Broadway, and
then to No. 807 Atlantic street. Brooklyn; he
had been living at No. 39 Court street. where he
stored her goods last summer when she went to
Europe; she was widow; when she lived in
East Broadway she sent his meals to him; she
worked for living; he had been in the habit of
calling on her every day; ion Sunday night he
called on her about o'clock and remained until
IL; she was feeble and depressed about her little
boy in England and sick; she said she wanted to
go out; she sent her little girl out on au
errand then the three went to New York; when
they came back she complained Of being weak
and took his arm; at home she insisted
on his taking glass of ale from bottle brought
from the cupboard; they had supper = tea
steak, and bread; he then felt sleepy, and laid
down on the sofa; she sat down beside him !:
she ashed him Il he felt more sleepy; he told
her yes; she said, supposing something should
happen TO him." he told her she was despond-
ing as he was three years ago, and he wished
to cheer her; she said she was good for nothing;
didn't know how her boy was; her friends had
sent her no money lately; he felt very stupid
about twenty ninutes after drinking the ale;
she did not want hlm to go home, but he
thought 1t time to go; when going down the
stairs he felt weak, and was obliged to keep
hold of the banisters; il was IL o'clock when
he went to bed, and he did not wake up till
8 In the morning; when they reGched
home from New York he noticed man dressed
in dark clothes and wearing slouched hat
standing ut the doori he said to them. ''Oh.
I've made a mistake" and went off; Mrs. Fall
could not find the key under the mat where she
had left it; the man then passed back and
went up stairs; Mrs. Fall then looked again foI
the key and found it; she said she did not know
the man, and had never seen him; when the
man went up stairs he said lit is very dark .
when in her room Price heard somebody coming
steSlthily down stairs. This is the substance OF
the prisoners statement.
The post-n1Ortem examination showed nc
mark of violence on the bodies, though they
were slightly discolored, and the hands were
clenched tightly, as in deaths from conyulsions
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