Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-16


how, and by what means the said Maud Lloyd
came to her death, upon their oaths do say, that
upon the testimony OF witnesses and other evil
dcnces taken by them, it Is their belief, that the
said Maud Lloyd CAME To her death on or about
tie 18th day of March, 1877, by reason Of the
said arsenic was administered to said Maud
Lloyd by her mother, Emily +. Lloyd. In
testimony whereof the sad coroner and jurors
hereto set their hands this 18th day of April,
1872 r VI. BETTY, Coroner.
II. o: Clagctt, John Gray, w. H. Thomas,
VIM Cline c. P Nctabe. W. W. Divine f.
W. Shatcr, K. s. Eou chs. J. j. Stanshury.-
Jurors
Whereupon, warrant Was at once Issued
for tie arrest oil the unfortunate WOMAN and
placed in the hands oi Sergeant Atwell. and the
Jury adjourned. The news of this action spread
like wild fire. and the most lntenSe excitement
prevailed BY the time the carriage arrived
Containing the prisoner: the street III front OF
the Mayor Office was ii III st completely block
AIDED The coroner 5 functions having ended
the further management Of the case was turned
over to Justice James NJ. Wallace.
At about % O'Clock Mrs Lloyd entered the
Mayors Office, escorted by officer Atwel
There was nothing remark ablc IN her appear
aucc, except tla! She looked Il little pale. She
is o. medium hci- ht-s ab nj 81 ur 50 years OF
aye. and dresses in black. She was much
more couIpn.ed than might have becu expect
ed, though, in the course of the proceedings.
once or twice, she was deeply affected, and
moved to tears Me<srs. W. Harrison and }.
w Foster appeared a. her un>cl. and i'll the
ab,cncc of the Prosecuting Attorney, Maj.
Cha> H. Lee was retained tn 10. K after the
interest vi the Commonwealth.
The ringing of the Court House bell at 10
o clock this morning. and the arrival OF the
carriage containing the prisoner, were The sig
mails for Il rush to the scene of trial and very
soon the building was filled by Il crowd OF anx
ious spectators eager to wituess the proceedings.
The prisoner entered the court room lcauing
on the arm of Mr. Geo Nixon. and took her
scat near the stove. She was dressed III much
the same style as on Saturday nj ght, and mani
tested 10 unusual signs Of embarrassment.
though during the examination she seemed
faint and week; at first wiited and Sunk iu;o,
and then rcclined upon her chair, and tu' K
several gases of nervous stlmuans
The court was composed of Justices James
W. Wallace and Lewis Shuma3e both Of this
township
III. reporters for the Washingtonian anl
the Mirror, OF Lee>hurg: of the New York
II, .YlI al "t the Alexandria HaZ:ttr. We're
present.
Mes<rS. Mathew and Powell. Harrison and
Foster, Of tue firm Of Hunter l. Foster, appear
eli TOR the accused. and McsSr> j. Mortlmnrc
kilgour aud G.. H. Lee for the Commonwealth.
At H.! o'clock Mr. ki'g,ur read the verdict
OF the coroner jury. ami asked that the accus'
ed be committed To Jail tn await an indictment
for murder. presenting at the same lime a let
ter which Recorder r NJ. Bn'ly handed to
him. which is as follows:
BALTIMORE April 18th, 1872.
Res"lt4f .l"H'v<iS.-Sainp le-A stomach and
contents received March l1th from Recorder K
NJ. Bcntly. Of Lcc>burg, Va, with instructions
t. determine absence or presence of poison of
r.enic III the contents
! have examined the contents of the above
mentioned stomach which | ind to contain
about one ni n. half grains n' Neutrality-suspicious.
acid WM p I0>kY
Anay Chemist.
Sworn and acknowledged before me this 18th
day Of April, 1872 GEO Rom son,
Clerk Superior Court OF Baltimore city.
Upon the strength of the testimony taken
before the jury ul inquest. and the dispatch Of
Prof Tonry the .JuSric" was about to commit
her to jill, when Mr. Harrison. asked that she
be admitted to bail upon the ground that there
was no testimony before the Justice that would
Justify the commitment, contenIing that it
WAS his duty to hear the evidence in p"rsouLc
fore passing judgement.
The Justice then determined to hear the ties
tilnnny but at the suggestion of Mr.. Harrison,
aud acceeded to 10y Maj Lee, in consideration
of the latcnrsS Of the hour and the peculiar
circumstances of the case, the prisoner WAS
held TO bail in the SUN OF $1,000 Tor her APP
pralance at III clock on Tuesday morning -
The bond was executed. with Mr. Samuel Or:
rSon az her bOndSuau, the crowd dispersed.
aud the accll>cd WIS quietly driven TO her
home.
! he following witnesses wcrc then examined
DR.. Cross, DR.. \. Mott }. \ llutchIusonR.
NJ Bantiy. Joseph ABBOTT, Mrs. Chas. New
ton, Mrs. Green, Matthew Ball. Miss Mollie
Ryan, J. f. Wright, and Dc!pha Lazenby.
(colorcd. The substance Of the testimony Of
to the death of the child, wlicA you have al
the accused bought poison Immediately pre-
tins, and that the symptoms i'll each case Were
those which would have resulted from the al
miuistratiou of poison.
At the conclusion OF the cxlmination,at three
o clock this evening Mrs. Lloyd was fully com
mittcd to Jail, the Court refusing to bail her.
The accused woman is member of the chris
tan church has heretofore BONE the rcputa-
ton of an industrious, kind hearted person.
indulgcnt to her children almost to 4 fault and
to whom they are said to have been most de-
votedly attached. FROM the commencement
of the investigation to ascertain the cause of
the death of Maud down to the present hour,
she has been cool, calm, aud coIleced-assert
ing all the time in the most in>inuat!ug mau-
ner. her entire innocence. erincing the most
perfect confidence that thorough iuvestlga
tion will only result 10 her vudlcatlon, conti-
dcuce which neither the astounding revelation
from Prof Toury, nor the trying ordeal of Sat
urday night, appear 10 have shaken in the
slightest degree.
Gu Monday she was engaged in her usual
household duties. planning and arranging for
the future, with as much composure as if she
was not already held by the strong arm of the
law, to answer charge the most revolving OF
which the human mind can conceive.
The maiden name OF Mrs Lloyd was Emily
F. Sampson, and she is a native Of Loudoun