The New York herald., 1871-08-03
THE OHIO POISONER
A Very Scaly Story from tho
West.
Money and Murder-Love and Larc'ny-Ths Gay
New York Reporter and His HUI
band-Killing Inamorata.

From the Columbus Oho) Journal, August III
On the lst day OF September, 1867, Peter Bufna
barger, an Old AMI wealthy citizen OF London, OhIos
worth s75o,ooo, the richest man In Madison county.
died after lingering, langud sickness: sank inso
the grave, seemingly to his friends and relatives,
1h tne liness which anay resulted In his death led
His wife, Angelina BuHlnbarger, 10 whom he had .
short time previously been married, attended him
and deceltiulness. coupled with the opnors
Of every one that she evidently had mar.
these surpicIons toward her The facts in tSS
case showing the the &,ro;ous character Of
points OF query, supposed to have been written 0y
one intimately acquainted with all the particularA
shortly % aiier the death Of Mrs. Baiinbarger MIS-.
Buffnbarger and after her marriage had been In
te M the the SeW orS m
printed query charges Colburn to have been 'iancy
man. to mrs. Buhlnbarger. IL proceeds TO say
that Ss fs as
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es a produce In assHs &c hop.
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etop. q Peter BaaaSsrgsr w nduo. them 70 40 whs. =
up his remains have his stomach carefully ana
ses
& her her to ss Of ao N so
Of Investigation where mystery shroud as In the case ef
The matter was allowed to slumber for over three
| years without any decisive movement to nnraveI
the mystery though the friends of Peter Bunlnbar-
| bova avar N n n
his death by foul means. The above query, together
with Their own suspicious, caused them to watch
and that together, it became conclusive that lie had
these convictions and the fully to verify their
conclusions they caused the remains OF the Old man
| Angelina and COlburn to prevent 1t. The body was
found to be in good state or preservation, no doubs
through the agency OF the arsenic.
A chemical analysis OF the stomach. which was
made by eminent physicians and finished on Lass
fact tnat Buninbarger had been drugged
with arsenic, and therenpon a warrant was
despatch FOR her her arrest was sent to New
York at twenty minutes before eleven A. M yester-
day. and answer received at quarter past three
p. M. announcing that she had been arrested. Col
burn Is now engaged IN the banking business on
have been obtained from the BufilnburSer estate:
The testimony In the case Is being thorough!y
establish the quit Of the suspected party Isiss
case which will excite the interest and attract the
attention or the pubic generally, ana one wnicn
Will perhaps expose the most wicked OF intrguoe
and bring to justice the perpetratress OF the moss
nefariOus Of crimes.
A HERALD reporter yesterday endeavored to ind
tho parties above named as being in this city.
The name OF Colburn is well known among
newspaper men, as he was the individual who
figured extensively in a libel suit instigated BY
Mr.. A. I. Stewart some years ago, when Colburn
was acting as correspondent for some Western
papers. Inquiries at Police Headquarters succeeded
nlge tprfh fhn ftN a N
stated had been made, and nothing whatever Was
known about the case.