The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-18
THE BALTIMORE BORGIA.
LATEST ASPECTS OF THE GREAT
POISONING MYSTERY.
The Widow Whnrton's. Examination
The Purchase OF Poison-DIsfnterring
the Remains Of her soma Detective
DecltnIng Mrs. Wharton's Hospt-
talfty. =,
From the Baltimore Gazette, 14th.]

lFrOm the B8lClUOTc tHZeLEe, 14Gl.l
, AS the details of the alleged poisoning by
Mrs. Wharton, of ssHamIton Place." become
more generally known, the interest of the
public grows more speculative and sensational.
lMrs. Whartonis still in strict custody, and the
eyes Of ever, watchful detectives observe
every movement at her residence, and their
ceaseess yfgils are directed to her at all hours.
Much comment has been made upon the
conduct of the authorities in allowing Mrs.
Wharton to remain at her residence, and It Is
proper to state that on account OF representa-
lions of her health the officers of the law have
considered 1t due to sense OF humanity to
refrain from enforcing her imprisonment until
the grand jury shall have decided on her case.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the grand
jury will meet, and the testimony ior the State
will be laid before them.
THE PURCHASE oFTHE POISON. -
It is well known that. Mrs. Wharton pur-
chased sixty grains OF tartar emetic of Messrs.
'Gosman & Co., on the 26th of last month, two
days previous to the death of General Kelch-
um. Her family physician, DIR. Richard Nc
Sherry, of the University of Maryland, AYERS.
that he had prescribed the use OF 1t In plasters
for her In quantities of twenty grains at q
time. Mrs. Wharton! so Informed Mr.. A. a.
Kleinschmidt, the clerk of Messrs. Gosnan &
Co., at the time she procured the emetic.
FRESH SUSPICIOUS.
Among the many rumors which have been
circulated in reference to the.unhappy lady Is
one to the effect that she has been suspected
of hayiug poisoned q Mr.. Edward Wharton, a
cousin of her. husband, and also his daughter,
both Of whom died at her residence in this
city In 1867. The Washington Star has inter.
viewed ah old acquaintance of the family, who
saws the daughter had consumption for about
q year previous II her death. In the winter
of 1867 she went to Baltimore on.a visit, and
while there caught severe cold, Inducing
pneumonia and ending In death; TO HIS
personal knowledge she had had eight hem
orrhages prior to her vidtto Baltimore. The
father died. about two weeks before his daugh-
ter, of what disease he did not know, but he
had never before heard any intimation of foul
play, and believed such intimatlon unjust.
It was reported yesterday that the officers
disInterred on last Wednesday night the re-
mains of Mrs. Wharton's son, who was buried
in April, 1870, at Norristown, Pennsylvaniaf-
for tho purpose Of analyzing his stomach In.
search of fpolson The opinion OF chemists is,
that traces OF tartar emetic can be discovered
in the remains even at this date, Tilt was admin;
istered Her son, Major Henry Clifton Whar-
ton, was insured on the 18th of March, l870,
and died on the 9Th OF the following month,
twenty-one days after he had obtained policies
for large amounts. He vas considered first.
class risk, but iocularly remarked to some of
his friends, II have insured my lie and got
ten my death warrant.