The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-15
known in the fashionable world Of the
fonumental City.

|, 'onumental City.
d soon as Mr.. Van Ness had suff
"A recovered he was removed ,
cienti5 'ence OF Mrs. Frick, on MOT
the fesi,. eet near Howard, where
ument sn> His condition is consic
is n! al a;,;sa, present No young man in Balt
eteo erltical friendship Of large
more more enjoys nnS ha the soid. position of hig
Brown & Sons. His ia. e' .se.,;s. was !" g~: S,
master in the Udited States ~ coIo,al
ing the war, with the rank '@
and resided on Garden street.
1t is impossible to give full a, W. ,n
Of this most interesting case, on accC ~
Of the secresy Of action and reticence Z
speech which has characterized the con-
duct Of the officials in their investiga.
tions. There is much to which pub.
licity may not at this time be given for
fear of forestalling the freedom of ac-
ton in the case which will be required
of the Grand Jury on Thursday.
From the Sun, OF Thursday
The evidence in part in the case Of
Mr.. Eugene Van Ness said TO be in the
possession Of the authorities, is, that
while on visit TO the residence OF the
accused, on the oath of June, he drank
glass OF beer, after pouring into it
few drops of the tncture OF gentian.
He was Immediately taken i'll, and car.
ried TO bedchamber, where he was
attended by Dr. S. c. Chew, and also
by Mrs. Van Ness, his wife, until the
Friday following, when he was removed
to his home. Also, that a glass OF
beer, directly from the hands Of the
accused, was offered Mr.. Van Ness, and
laid aside; that its contents were after.
wards subjected to chemical examina-
ton and found TO contain fifteen grains
OF tartar-emetic tartar emetIc is an an
timonial poison, composed OF tartrate Of
potassa and antimony, ten or fifteen
grains Of which will produce death
this occurred on the 2Sth OF June, the
day of General Ketchum death, in the
same house; DR.. Williams communi-
Gated these facts TO the Marshal of Po-
lice, and to the brother.n.law OF Gen.
ketchum, Paymaster General Brice, at
whose instance a post mortem examin-
alton Was made OF the stomach OF the
deceased, resulting in the discovery Of
twenty grains of tartar emetic. This
quantity remained after the continued
vomiting of the deceased
The deceased, General w. Scott
Ketchum, was connected with the quar-.
termasters department OF the army for
many years, but was lately retired. He
was widower and left two children.
Mrs. Wharton, before her marriage,
was Miss Elizabeth 6. Nugent, Of Phil.
adelphia, and is q sister Of Dr. Nugent,
now a prominent physician Of Pittston,
Pa. Her daughter, who was to have
sailed with her mother yesterday TO
Europe, is said TO be very interesting
young lady, and is suffering deep aiillc-
ton from the occurrence Of the tragical
events around her, but she is in no way
implicated in any Of the charges made
against her mother.
Mrs. Wharton, it is said, made perse.
vering endeavors to obtain permission
to proceed on her projected voyage to
Europe, but was finally informed that
she ought to see the propriety and ne.
cessily Of remaining in this city, within
the jurisdiction Of the court, until the
charges against her were disposed Of
1t is also stated that she received in
formation Of the charge without mani
testing any unusual excitement. Her
friends insist that there is no evidence
which will sustiin the charges against
her. The dwelling house OF Mrs.
Wharton, No. 263 Eutaw street, was
yesterday the object Of much attention
from passers by, and at times quite a
crowd collected near it TO grsiiy their
curiosity.