Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-17
THE BALTIMORE BORGIA.
Mrs. Wharton Committed TO JaiI-The
Devotion other beautiful Daus liter
DemeanOr of the Accused-A sketch
Of her Early Life, dc.
NRs. WHARTON COMMTTTFn 20 IAIr

MRS. WHARTON COMMITTED TO JAIL.
The intelligence Of the presentment by the
grand jury was communicated 10 Mrs Wharton
bN her counsel shortly after O'Clock on Satur-
Gay afternoon. Soon thereafter Sheriff Albert
accompanied by Marshal GRAY and Deputy Mar
shal Fry, in two carriages arrived, the carriages
stopping in the rear of the residence of Mrs.
Wharton. AT twenty minutes to 4 O'Clock Mrs
wharton and her daughter, with Mrs. Crawford
and the marshals the other, and were driven 10
the city jail, arriving shortly before O'Clock.
HER DEsEANoR AT THE JAIL
MIS-. Wharton, after alighting from the car
rage, walked forward in an active and sprightly
manner, and accosting the president of the board
OF visitors safd, How do you do, Dir. Perkins ?'
and shook hands with him. She said she never
felt better. The cell No. 169 in the female de-
Iartment, was assigned for her use, adjoining
The room OF the matrOn. Her daughter with
proper flial devotion, obtained permission 20
share her mothers imprisonment until the board
OF visitors could act upon her application A
wagon containing furniture from Mrs w IS resi-
Gence soon arrived, and was placed in her cell
The manner and bearing of Mrs. Wharton under
the terrible circumstances in which she Is nlaced
are said to be perfectly composed. She sheds no
tears, utters no reproaches, but quietly asserts
her innocence of the charges alleged She
appears like a woman accustomed to disciDIine
her feelings and the exercise Of perfect self
control.
HER DAUGHTER,
however, though assuming sprightly manner
20 encourage her mothers spirits, cannot conceal
her anguish Of mind. Mrs. w, since her first
arrest, has been visited by her brother DR. Nu-
gent, of ittston "a and sister but il is statea
that since the death of her husband his family
connections have held no intimate relations with
MRS. WHARTON Is ExoSERATED BY NE. VAN
NESS
1t is known that Mr.. Van Ness, one of the viz
Tins of the alleged poisoning, wholly exhonerates
Mrs. Wharton from all suspicious of guilt in his
case, and II is inferred that such was the ma
ture OF his testimony before the grand jury and
also that the vote Of that body was not unani-
nous upon the subject of the presentment
no, How THE CASE WAS .woRkED Up"
learned of the death Of Gen Ketchum from Drs
Shew and Williams, he called upon Mrs. Whar-
TON. After talking with her the servants were
taken TO the Office and examined separately nv
Marshal Grey and himself, and they were salts.
ned that the servants knew of nothing WRONG as
70 the cause Of the death Of Gen. Ketchnm. ON
Saturday, 6th inst, he asked Mrs Wharton IL
she had purchased tartar emetic she renlied
mat she had bought some and used IL in a mus
tard plaster which she placed on her breast. He
Madison avenue, where he found that Mrs
wharton had purchased ON the 18th of January
60 eIains Of tartar emetic. He found it charged
THE MOTIVE FOR THE MURDER
The next move Of the deputy marshal was TO
ascertain what motive there could have been for
the desired death Of Gen. Ketchum, and in
doing this he learned that the deceased came to
Baltimore, as believed by his friends, for the
purpose of collecting a note of s2,6OO from Mrs.
Wharton; that after his death = -
THIS NOTE COULD NOT BE FOUND
among the things he brought with him
which 9n had been returned n b Mrs Wharton; that
Mrs. Wharton visited Washington, and called
upon Gen. Brice, the brother-.r-law Of deceased;
that she asked Gen. Brice for ~ 900 worth of
government bonds which she said she n :.
foited for safe Keeping with Gen. Ketcbn 1
Gen. Brice asked her Ii she had written proof of
the fact, or living witnesses that she could furn-
ish; she said that she had neither; he then asked
her ii she was not indebted 70 Gen Ketchum.
and whether he did not hold her note for g. GOO;
she replied in the negative and said she paid the
note some time ago 70 Gen. Ketchum in person,
e ene that she had torn up the note in his pres
THE CASE OF Mr.. VAN NESS.
Mr.. Van Ness called on Mrs. Wharton on the
each day, after which he was affected with pains
in the back and shoulders, but which soon passed
on, On the 24th he was at Mrs. wharton's house
and took glass OF lager beer from Mrs: whar-
lently sick with commissions
t4-1 . NAUeKATIEG BxEF TEA. 80
,ees ton s,s's snn % MIS- van Nsss made
Van Ness Partook OF. The next time Nj Van
Mes parteoh Of it he Vas unable 20 retain i
Ketchum died, Mrs. Hinton brought mix TO the
house. Mr.. Van Ness drank q tumblerful, and
said II was nice;i at IL q. M. she made milk
punch herself T took wineglassful and handed
went to get her husband smother drink Of it, |
pouring " IIom y lumber lnto tue WINE glass
She tasted it, and found It had peculiar taste;
called Mrs. Loney, who observed q sediment In
the bottom Of the tnmtler. She tasted Ii, and
found it was bitter. The sediment was ex-
sEnined by Prof. Akin, and found to contain
fifteen grains Of tartar emetic.
y-.. TIE WASHINGTON wHARroxs,
At the time Mrs. Wharton, of Baltimore vas
arrested, IL VIII be remembered that TIE SraR
published an account Of the family OF MI. Ed
ward Wharton, formerly clerk In the United
States Coast Survey once, in this city m
baltimore, Americcn, referring TO this family
mentions . rumor TO the effect that for more
than year the Philadelphia whartons have had
no afhliation with Mrs- Wharton, an account Of
suspicious which they entertained with regard to
the death Of some members Of her family. After
Edward Whartons death it Is said that his widow
accused Mrs. Wharton Of poisoning her husband,
and that she took bottle of brandy TO Philadei-
phia, which she supposed contained poison. h
have II analysed, but her friends dissu aded he
frpm making the matter public.
1t Il also said that two ladies of Bslfiuor.
whose names are withheld, took sick AZ -,
house under very suspicious circumstances
MRS VIVA RToN'e EARLY LIFE
The Philadelphia Ereaing 1sleorapS cires 49,.
particulars of Mrs Wharfon.s s s.1e
history. She was born In PhiiladeInbia 49,.
h. 60