The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-09
MRS. WHARTON,


A correspondent of the Baltimore Gaz-
cite writes:
The public mind being at this time en-
crossed by the rare instance which Mrs.
Whartons case presents, it is believed that
any little items relative to herself and her
past life cannot but prove interesting.
The following is an extract from recent
letter written by an old friend of this la
dy, who knew her many years ago at the
army posts on the frontier. Though as to
facts this may be simply u reiteration Of
what is already before the public, this let
ter breathes a spirit Of goodwill and afl'ec-
ton which cannot fail to produce some
favorable impression upon the minds of
those who have been, perhaps, too hasty
| in shutting out from this unfortunate lady
all sympathy and kindly feeling.
| "Do you know that this Mrs. Wharton
of whom you writc-the pretended pris-
oner-was one of my best army friends
l,cannot tell you how shocked l was to
read the accounts Of her presnt situation.
] feel should be gate willing to swear to
her innocence, simply from my previous
knowledg Of he! character and life
first knew her before my marriage at Fort
Gibson, where she was . universal favor
te--a perfect lady in blood and in bree ding.
| HuNt Dccu W lulbcT Ibusc III lis
adelpha, and have known her since her
marriage. She was also ut Fort Kearney,
after / had b.on married four or five years,
where ] became very fond of her, as did
! my husband, who would do anything in
| the world to serve her. l feel confident
and assured that there is foul play some
where Her marriage was runaway
match, but happy one; her husband al
though not man to command very last
ing respect, she was entirely devoted to.
He was in the 9Th Infantry as was also
General Ketchum, whom | knew very
well, and whom we did not greatly admire.
As to the inordinate passion of dress, which
Mrs. Wharton is said to have evinced, her
excessive gayety and proclivities to i'm
prudence this is all false. When l knew
her she dressed plainly, notwithstanding
ample means. She was very domestic,
and wrapped up in her children. Some
of my happiest days have spent in her
house; she was very intelligent, and Il most
charming conversationalist very hospita-
bic, keeping open house to all officers at
the post. Hers was sweet sound nature,
with IA kind, generous heart and she pos
sessed, withal, pure, earnest womanliness
which cannot believe capable of conceiv-
ing, much less perpetratiLg, the horrible
crimes ascribed to her"
FACTS AND RUMoRs.
The Baltimore 1Dierican says:
Yesterday there was circulating through
the city u variety of rumors concerning
what is now called the wharton case"
The fact Of the disinterment of the re-
mains of Mrs. Wharton's son, published
in the american of yesterday, excited con-
siderable surprise. Mrs. Wharton recoiv-
ed S35, 900 from insurance companies on
the life of her son. 1t was rumored that
family residinge on Stricken street, an in
innate irind of Mrs. Wharton, had suffer-
ed from the effects Of her supposed init
mate knowledg of the use of poison. 1t is
said that Mrs. Wharton borrowed $1,000
from one member of the family in question.
Nothing to show her indebtedness was in
possession of the lady to whom the money
was paid, who is now in very bad health,
The lady who loaned the money visited
Mrs. Wharton's residence some time since,
and after leaving there in few moments
was seized with convulsion, taken to Mrs
Wharton's residence again, and by direc-
ton Of the physician who had been sum
moned, was Immediately removed from
Mrs. Whartons house. The physician, 1t
Is said, insisted that the lady should DO
at once removed from Mrs Wharton's.
His directions were complied with, a car
riage was produced, and the lady taken to
the residence of her sister-in-law. Her
friends think that some person gave
her strychnine.