, 1869-03-18
THE BRIDGEPORT TRAGEDY.
Second Session OF the CoFoneFss
Jury Last Evening.
Chemical Analysis Of tbs Contents Of A1.
Fenn's Stomach.
Phosphcrus Believed TO b. tbs Poison
Admtnixtsfaa.
THE BRIDGEPORT TRAGEDY.
The J4r'8 Verdict.

The Jury emrAne1lcd to hold an Inquest upon
The rinains Of The Fem family-father, no.heg
md two chidreL-whose tragic deAih IL ful[J
Known 10 the public, met last evening II the csa-
tai Police Stallion, aceo,di1g to adjournment |
With their verdict pastea out ali hopa Of solV.
Hg ste rJsIery ct THU ha1riae ocecu1renee. Up
| cn 1he Lie Of Norris Fem hung she oare THREAD
oi Fuch hope, and hts aeaih. already chEonlcled.
seers 10 seal lhs tcetet Of the gsrst traGedy. He.
| the Last survivor OF tho family md the
| suspected poll1ues Of his wife and
| ent:ottn, wiI4 be remembered for his teeaiEgty
studied re,ss1ce during the t1al o! his fatal sick
rcf.. He would tell noih,re whea poin!ea.y
quetstored. and when dFa ~ into conversation It
= hy estg ee,seo ~ Soald % spfovsed = a.
thei mstt'asd the teaIeners a'ser The tsuta- 70
ia1s tie curtain On 1hif. tho l*st vt g traEed1
I vh,tn will lo:R be remembered, and only doo2:s.
eutptelors and speculstlors a9orE the peooln r.
ratd,ng It can DC the sttstaet.on IN the effort 70
Hestouslters l 70 tne .don!y hospi:M. where tee1
Viewed the remains 9! deceased, ard reesiTed the
test1rnory Of wtretfes.
Dr. 8. Z. Pitcher, County PnJstcian, he!rR
sworn tesuned a. follows: made poss n1ort<Ha
soaas5 hesp e nss M suaa19 rsp2 e
IL The stoEaleh; that osGan. ne noEss, 1ses'
oSs 4 9s'f ss Ell Ing ~
: non, tne effects Of pneumonia There lad been
. IN extensive pltar'ty oa the right side. There
The right pltufsi CAVITY: He must hare been
s'rone. hesrtJ man, ard he did not appexs dts.
@ S a NH ss sans ., e NJ
q olher csuse than the pneumonia End plenrss1.
taE AyALI11a-
Il Ths report Of DR.. seibel w.s us1t presented,
aIn IL - follows. rerbetM;
IA | "a The Cprune. or Cook Comfy:
yan .usn1sea e s o. s sae IL IL q us os.
have, according 10 3onr request -ieeted II TO 4
:, cfera,eal .u.lits; u telling ios az.en.s. Do.
On account Of It's BeaIcty, epotd uo& be Identified
q but vnien viz p.obsnJ srsentc, althouen II may
IL ~ sassnes Is in IL ssonsen
n t.rey, nd had been teaosbed By other organs.
5e ~, III; .ppssset n ~
Tssh may fa'' u,
e es'''n ttte ''' and s aneonS Seed pno.psosas
nut as this substance o1ldlxes i1se:f into phoa
aio aso a sne
een Eot Ssy e b. 1Ss1 = esDs1
IN II eontsns Ct tho stonaash lot tho dest
IN ottee person. Tic Ind cations Of pao:poonc ae.e
e. however. were 70 ttlorR that ,n.its'tvs gan
he eontents q ,he soWaea Contained , ~ H.! g; ;,
n Na1 ss tse |
re, AHount OF pbotpae11c Aeld which may be CO..
u tAcct IN tic liquid part OF tho stomach. ad on
czy must necessarily have coma Into the atonaeh
AfQ rome S1H&tIQ4I13Y HE10A AA9 <ote<o
lis the stomach Ii question weighed elkhs ounce
aud ote4our,h ounce Of the sane v
eu. NJ d1ecsted food. II We Eow inppote ta!t the
mr. ms1rit four ounces contain tbs INGREDIENTS
rd. two ounces atEtsteu food which may have be-
cre coz posed nf cabhaRe, teas and meat In tqu
ave patts, ald II we further aupr0aa that the Eqa
tnt Of The cuateLts Of the arou3eh eoatAins
ON tho phos phosic acid Wn'ch w&s IN the ct9est
lood IN The form. Of soluble salts, then We d
sr- that the snount Of thotpfol1c acid from :
Atpyc scu.ees does not eIceed 4sfS gtatl
This eu b,racttd from the QuAnl'y Of poo'ph y
acid actualIy found IN the stomaeh t5.sa 2ratf
c1Ees I ap4plns Of At fc,at ! - grains Of pn<
pnc.ic acid, the p1easure Of which eAnoot b.
c1unted for. In wnal form th!e srrpl1h OF pht
pto1ie &c came into the stornac1, n unaoIo
stsc tny bai tnppte ihst 1t WAS sduttistxAted to
d1y, peTton Ia phospncFas iu auns12nta thus eaast
tn her death. an the most inclined 70 soppose
d & ~ the e4npts ms: tus11nx and socninaR. =
Tau. | ife pp&f Nnorftn exsrtfatt1p ~ ftAIfd OF
u Pltehtf ana Dr. Simots arc IN accordance VI
0t- the circumstances at-ompsnJ.ng tho p0i*ont
Aut- With ptotrh, ~. re lnd-n 1aEon Of the
tsnt tsfllnes to vtry ch1ncttrisstc Of pho.pno
Nus. posecufrR. Aed bruises and etuuti0ns on the
Ine | terioz skin 4rc also frequent occurrence IN eu
Ing; Gaze. Respectfully Juufs.
cafo 9HK VERDICT.
Pass Amer mature deiiberAuoa, the juEy rendered
were following verdict: ;. Wa ant lnst dccea.ef Ct
lock Ia thu II deAsh 1t No. III Fa1Iel street. n
city OF Chicazc, on OF about the 7th d&J o. ~
1859 nom The ed. cls Of ptlson adnln1stee4o
sorna perepn OF pe1aouS unk1o~n."