Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Murder OF an Infant

On Saturday night last, one OF the most afro
cious murders which we have been called upon
to record took place near Beltsville, Nd, thin
teen miles north Of this city. on the Baltimore
of Mr.. Albert Read, aged nine months, and the
perpetrafor a col0red woman named Mary Wal
lace who has Gee RsaaP AZ h IN ,ne
This woman having been on Saturday detected
stealing some of Mr.. Reads nurses clothes
was charged with it, and the lady by whom she
have TO leave on Sunday. Ii was the habit OF
Mrs. Read To take into her room some prepared
milk with which to feed the child when it awoke,
and about one O'Clock Sunday morning the child
crying awakened her, and Mr.. Read gave the
little one some of the milk, OF which It took but
lutte. Mr.. Read found that the milk was bit
house 70 IL, che tastedit as did Mr.. Re adj and
pected that something unusual had been mixed
with II Their suspicious were in few moments
confirmed, for the child, after writing in go
nv about half an hour, died, and the lady was
taken with violent pains. DIR. Belt was sum-
moned at once and tried to save the life of the
child, but could not Examining the milk he at
one detected strychnine in il. Inquiries were at
once made as to who could have put the poison
m the child's milk. and il was ascertained that
small quantity of stry chime had been brought
To the house, with which to kill rats and bow
employed in the house, had seen the girl, MARY
take some of IL from the bottle. She was there
fore detained in the house until the matter
could be Investigated. The grand parents and
friends of the family were Informed OF the af-
when verdict in accordance with the facts
above stated was rendered. The accused was
present at the inquest, and strenously denied
having any hand in the business notwithstapd-
ing she was closely questioned, but subsequent
" TO the inquest she admitted that she did put
the poison in the milk, so that the nurse might
be charged with the murder of the child. She
was committed to Jail at Marlboro. The corpse
OF the little one was brought to this city ON
Sunday, and the funeral took place yesterday
al teInOOn.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF HEaIrH.-A
meeting Of the Board OF Health was held i'm the
Aldermen's Chamber on Saturday evening Dr.
X Key burn president. ana DIR. r. NJ. SPRINGFIELD
secretary. Communications were RECESSED from
nifty nine residents of the Sixth Ward, protest.
ing against the construction Of a brick kiln in
the vicinity OF South Carolina avenue and 10Th
street west; from +. M. Gunnell, in charge of
the Naval Hospital, in relation to the same; and
after some debate as to the power of the board
IN the premises the papers were ordered to be
returned with the endorse ment that a brick kiln
n not detrimental to health.
complaint of residents OF square bounded
by 10th. 18th, X, and s streets that stagnant
pools endangered their health and in Jury was
being done TO property, was referred to Messrs
Cate, willard, and the secretary as also one
complaining of pond in 5th street east he
tween n and l. north. Attention was called to
the nuisance at the corner of 18th and s streets
asIaushter house-which the owner of the pre-
misses had promised to remove; and the secretary
was erected to notify the owner to comply with
the order OF the board. Attention was called tn
nuisance in the neighborhood of 18th and n
streets, and the secretary was directed to notify
the Commissioner of the Second ward 70 abata
the same. The poudrette factory near the
washington ASYLUM was referred to. but As no
FORMAL complaint WAS presented the subject was
laid over. The secretary was authorized TO have
blanks for interments printed.