The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-27
THE CASE OF POISONING IN THE
COUNTY.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
Important Evidence,

After delay of several days to give the
surgeons time to make o thorough post NOR.
TEN examination Of the remains, and make
an analysis Of the bread and -four said TO be
impregnated with poison, the inquest was
held yesterday over Pauline Hubbard, the
woman poisoned in the county by Andrew
Tyler (negro). il. .sr-..
The following-named composed the jury
Phillip Lloyd (foreman), Joseph scAunn
John Lewis, William Williams, Francis
Lewis, Michael CARRIER, Thomas B. Carter,
F. L. Hopkins, s. P. Twonbly, c. Gibson.
Thomas Fl. Turner, and James NJ. Johnson
DR.. McCaw was examined by the jury,
and testified that he had carefully ana-
lyzed the -four and bread, and had made Q
thorough examination of the contents of the
stomach. he found very large quantities
of arsenic in the bread and -four, and there
Was unmistakable evidence of arsenic in
the stomach. 1t was very much congested
and contained red secretion which con.
tanned arsenic. The person must have vo.
mitted violently, the stomach being almost
entirely empty, and seemingly utterly
broken down. The person evidently died
from arsenious poison. The quantity OF
arsenic in tho bread and -four was so great
that it could be detected in piece Of bread
the size of pill, and could be seen in the
flour merely with the aid Of microscope,
and without resorting to the test.
DR.. Knox had examined the body to
ascertain whether or not the deceased
might have. died from any natural cause
He had examined the heart, lungs, brain,
&C., and found the parts so healthy that he
did not think she could have died from any
natural cause. He had taken out the
stomach and transferred il to Dr.. McCaW
for examination. He did not see the con-
tents of the stomach.
Henry Hubbard, the husband of the de-
ceased, testified that Oh Saturday evening
he bought a lot Of -four and carried it
home. His wife cooked for Tyler end his
step-daughter. They all lived in the house
together. On Saturday evening his wife
and himself discovered Tyler in the at
tempt to outrage his step-daughter, aged
about twelve years. The child was crying.
My wife said it was sin and shame. |
told her not to say anything about it, as it
would raise fuss. My wife said that it
was such q shame that she ooould get after
him about it. My wife scolded Albert the
next morning. told him Monday that
could have him punished, and | intended
to do 80. On Tuesday got out warrant.
Tyler said that l should not stay in that
house that night. said if don't stay
there you shan't. He said I am going
to have my revenge out Of you--and
your wife too. On Tuesday evening
my wife came to me with my din
ner at the brick-yard, and was very
sick. When | first saw her she beckoned
to me to come to her, a1d seemed suffering
very much. She was heaving violently.
| said, "My dear wife, what is the matter
with you?" She answered, "My husband,
l am poisoned to death-Albcrt Tyler has
poisoned me-" She told me that she had
eaten some Of the bread she brought me
before she started with my dinner. She
offered to give some to the children, but
they would not eat any. She asked them
why, and they said that their father, Al
bert Tyler, had told them not to eat it. She
said that when she first tasted the bread
she remarked that it tasted mighty funny.
When my wife came to me rushed to meet
her, and finding that che was so sick,
took her to the apothecary, Mr.. Farrar'a.
There was young man there who said he
couldn't give my wife anything, as he did
not know what was the matter with her.
My wife asked NE to take her to Aunt
Oney's. | carried her up there, and she
never walked any more. She died there.
The flour that Tas used for making the
bread was kept by Albert Tyler in a sort
Of q keg.
Hubbard seemed much gricved, and fire.
quently, while giving his evidence, burst
into tears.
Mary Ann Tyler, step-daughter of the
accused, sworn saw father empty the
flour out of the keg into the pan where tha
bread was cooked. lie told me not to eat
it. He had quarrelled with Henry Hub
bard about O. month ago about Henry's ac-
cusing him of being after his wife. did
not hear them quarrel at any other time
On Monday heard father say that he was
going to get revenge.
Ony Short, al old negro woman, who is q
sort of "yerb doctor" in the county, gave
her evidence as to the manner of the death
of Pauline Hubbard. She was very origi-
nal in her manner Of testifying, and showed
great powers of acting while recounting the
different positions necessary, in her mind,
in relating the manner Of dying. The de-
ceased died at witnesses house, after great
suffering.
Here the evidence closed, and the jury,
after retiring short time, returned YER
dict that the deceased came to her death
from the effects of arsenious poison admin
istered by Albert Tyler.