The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-17

grains OF tartar emetic op June Loui
from Gosmen & Co., druggists, which
Mrs. Wharton said was made into a
plaster for her breast.
A few days after the death Of General
Ketchum, Mrs. Wharton visited his son
in Washington and made demand Tor
$4,000 in government bonds, which she
said she had deposited with General
Ketchum, and with which she expected
to make her European trip: Young
Ketchum went with Mrs. Wharton to
General Brice, his uncle. The General
asked her if General Ketchum had not
loaned her $4,000. Mrs. Wharton said
yes, and she had paid interest on 1t sew
eral times, but that she had returned the
money and torn the note up IN uenerai
Ketchum's presence.
On reference to General Ks books
General Brice discovered that Mrs. W.
had paid interest on the note after the
date on which she said she had destroy.
ed the note. General B. then aksed
her if she had any acknowledgment, or or
receipt from General K. for the S4ooo
worth of bonds she had deposited with
him. She said she had none whatever.
General B. then told her that II her
European trip depended on those bonds
he was afraid she would not make the
tour. Mrs. w. then left without In
sisting upon the payment of the 6onds.
The above is in substance the evidence
given in the case Of General ketchum;
The following facts were developed
in the case of Mr.. Eugene Van Ness:
Mr.. Van Ness, being very intimate
with the family, called at Mrs. Whar,
toms house on the 10th Of June and
took a glass Of wine with her. A very
short time afterwards he felt a strange
sensation about the neck and numbness
of the limbs, incipient indications OF an
timonial poison. After short time the
feeling wore off. He called the next day
and took a glass of wine, with the same
result, except that the sensations were
intensified. He did not attach much
importance to the symptoms at the time.
On Saturday, the Oath, he called again,
and at Mrs. Wfiarton's invitation drank
a glass of beer, into which, she said, che
had pit a few drops of gentian, strong
tonic. He was Immediately seized with
strong convulsions. Mrs. Wharton
sent the servants for a physician. He
remained at Mrs. Wharton's house
until the following Friday. On Sunday
some beef tea was made at Mrs. Hut
toms house and part of it was taken
by Mr.. Van Ness, which seemed
to relieve him exceedingly. The
balance was set aside and afterwards
given him, but produced nausea as soon
as he commenced 10 swallow it. On
Wednesday Mrs. Hutton brought some
milk to the house. Mr. Van Ness
drank some OF it and made a milk
punch in a tumbler. A wineglass full
of punch was administered to Mr.. Van
Ness and the rest Of the punch in the
tumbler was put into refrigerator.
About an hour and half afterwards
Mrs. Van Ness took the punch out OF
the refrigerator, poured a portion OF it
in a wineglass, and tasted it. She de-
cided there was something wrong and
emptied the punch out OF the tumbler,
and called Mrs. Forey's attention to a
white sediment in the bottom of the
glass.
The glass was retained and the sedi-
ment submitted to chemical analysis,
and proved to be fifteen grains of tartar
emetic.
Rumors say that Mr.. Van Ness had
$4,000 on his person at the time; also,
that he was the business agent of Mrs.
W.; knew the existence of the note in
the hands of General X, and knew that
Mrs. w. had never deposited $4,000
worth of bonds in General KS hands.
On the other hand tits asserted equally
as positively that Mr.. Van Ness did not
have any money about him at the time
and knew nothing whatever about Mrs.
W's pecuniary affairs.