Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-07-27
VOLUME xxxY.-Ko. 81.

that he could not be removed frol
the house. His family were sent fol
and also Drs. Williams and Chew
WHO attended him. He was confne
until the 30th, when he was take
home. - -,
Mrs. Hutton, sister of Mrs. Val
Ness, made some beef tea on Sunday
f part of which Mr.. Van Ness partool
Of. The remainder was placed in
5 refrigerator in the cellar. The mex
time Mr.. Van Ness partook of it HI
was unable TO retain itupon his stoHl
ach. On the 2Sth, when Gencra-
Ketchum died, Mrs. Hutton brought
; milk to the house. AfE Van Ness
: drank tumblerful, and said it was
nice; at II A. NJ. she made milk
punch herself, took wineglassful and
handed it to Mr.. Van Ness, who said
it was very agreeable and pleasant
The remainder was put in nursery
refrigerator in dining room adio;n-
ing the room in which Mr.. Van Ness
was lying. At 1880 P. M. Mrs. Van
Ness went to get her husband anoth-
er drink Of it, pouringit from a tum-
bier into the wineglass. She tasted
it. and found it had a peculiar taste;
called Mrs. Loney, who observed a
sediment i'll the bottom of the tum-
bier. She tasted it, and founl It
Was bitter She thought something
was wrong, and consulted with DE-.
Williams. Tie sediment was exam
ined by Professor Aiken, and found
to ontain fifteen grains Of tartar
emetic. After tkat Mr.. Van Ness
took nothing that was not prepared
by safe hands. ;.
After the action OF the grand jury
on Saturday, in indicting. Mrs. Whar-
ton for murder, had beensmade pub
lie, the counsel OF the accused, Messrs.
Steele and Thomas, notified their eli
Tent of the result, and that Sheriff AL.
bert would serve the process of the
court at half-past 8 Pm.
At the hour named Sheriff Albert,
accompanied by Police AIarshal Gray,
Deputy Marshal Frew and Duputy-
Sheriff George Roseman, quietly ap-
preached the rear Of the house Of
Mrs. Wharton, No. 263 North Madi-
son street, to avoid attracting the at,
tention of the crowd. Mrs. Whar-
ton was Immediately apprised of the
officers, and in a few minutes descend.
ed to her parlor, where they awaited
her. Upon her entrance the officers
arose, and Marshal Frey introduced
to her Sheriff Albert, who announced
to her the commands the law had i'm
posed upon him. She signifed her
readiness to accompany him, and in
minute or two mora the carriages
were reached. Mrs. Wharton was
dressed in black and wore q heavy
black veil. She seemed somewhat
agitated, but her movements did
/ not indicate nervousness. AS she
stepped upon the pavement aud saw
the small, but rather Juvenile and
lpromiscuons crowd which had quick
ly gathered to scrutinize her, she
seemed desirous of avoiding their
gaze and screened her face. She
was accompanied by her daughter.
Miss Nellie Wharton, VINO was simi-
larly dressed aud yelled. and by Nj.
and Mrs. ]. Crawford Nelson. Mss
Wharton seemed composed, but ahov
ed by her close step to her mother
how tenderly she clung to her. Tie
three ladies were assisted into the
front carriage. The other carriage
was occupied by Marshal Gray, De-
putty Sheriff Roseman and Mr.. Craw-
lord Nelson. They were received at
the iaitSby the warden, James M.
Irwin, .;hd VIM. Fl. Perkins, presi-
dent Of The board OF visitors. Mrs.
Wharton, after aiighting from the
carriage, walked. forward in an active
and sprigthiy manner, and, accostins
tie president OF the board, said,
How do you 10. Mr.. Perkins ?" and
shook hands with rim. She ssid she
never felt bette. The cell No. l69,
in the female department., was assign
Ell for her use, adjoining the room Of
the matron. A wagon containing
furniture from Mrs. VS. residence
soon arrived and. was nlaced in her
cell. The cell Is about nine feet in
the centre height, and measures seven
and half by ten and half feet.
The furniture allowed the prisoner
consists OF u single bed, plainly fur
nished, a very small round table,
pitcher, basin and toilet articles.
Soon after reaching the jail, Mrs.
Wharton ordered dinner from the
restaurant Of Mr.. Hen.y Grey, near
by, O: which mother and daughter
partooh. In the meantime the cell
Was being prepared, and at twenty
minutes Of I o'clock the prisoner was
conducted by Err. Perkins to her close
quarters. Her daughter and Mrs.
Nelson had already preceded her,
and given their personal superinten-
dence to the arrangement.of the fur
niture, &c. Curtains were allowed
to the window and door, and the gaze
of the prisoners is thus excluded.
Permission was granted to Miss Whar-
ton to remain with her mother, she
having earnestly requested to be al
lowed to share her prison life. In
conformity with the prison rules.
Mrs: Wharton and her daughter, af-
ter entering the cell, were searched,
the matron Of the Jail performing her
unpleasant duty considerably. but
thoroughly. Nothing denied by the
regulations was found. After the
search the door was locked, and the
mother and daughter left to spend
their first night in prison.
WHAT is DEMOCRAT -Thisques-
ton was addressed to a. Democrat in
a political conversation a few days
since by a Red hot" Republican.
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