Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-09-26
EVENING STAR.
Another Alleged Poisoning Case I'm
IoudOun County. ya.

The LeesbuTg SeEat- Weekly telegram says
&c Mrs Eliza Cation, a widow lady, who lives on
What Is Familiarity known to the citizens OF that
section as the "old road, had two dsughters
whose ages were respectively II and IL wears
Tie eio, ! OF these two ladies vas taken sick
about two weeks ago, bat was apparently i'm
proving every day until THURSDAY, when she
was taken more violently than ever In the
M antime her younger sister was taken very i'll,
and IatOred under very much the same symp-
toms that were characteristic of her sisters ill.,
ness a doctor was Immediately dispatched for
y one CT Mrs cations neighbOTs who happened
g re PIES nj at The time. In due time DR. Peuyh,
who was their family physiciaH arrived entered
TIE young Miss Cations room, and after examin-
M Aer CSBcitl0n. pronounced her Illness 10 be
lyFLOid lever, and prescribed accordingly.
ne then started tor the room Of the elder Miss
CatCn, bit on arriving at the door was posi-
lively refused an admIttance by the mother,
v 10 stood At the door and stated that there was
nothing tie matter with the oldest daughter,
and that she Gid not desire him to see her. That
same night the Younger daughter was taken
much worse, and died before medical assistance
could he procured. The next morning the other
daughter grew much worse. swelling in the
region O. BE abdomen TO an enormous size, and
SLlcElTS t3H UJ-c acute agony. Still phy-
-.CIan va permitted ~ see her. In this CJndi-
lion -le NAMED until mid day, when She too
expired, pa tse presence Of no one but her
mother, md win 40 other living sOul present
70 whom sl5 I,gtt make deatl-bed state
-2cut.
The excitement consequent upon this sudden
terrible. and GBsccOuntabIe visitation of Prlvi-
n human form, spread like wildfre among the
ccigtbcES. causing numerous whispered Suspi-
C1t1s and rLTOTs TO suggest themselves, until
bavIrg arrived at an insuppTesS bic pitch. the
terrible rp-nOr % death by poisoning burst upon
Tie minds Of the excited PoVUlacs, ami more
startling tan all that IT was death at the hands
- mo- r.
WHY she did it is now the principal TOPIC of
discussion. Various TGmoTs are aflOat concern
M the cause. Among otherS, il is said that the
Oldest tighter was il a critical condition, and
II i thought that, in order to conceal the shame
and disgrace which would necessarily fall upon
the family provided a knowledge OF this fact
gCre brought to light, she re5Orte1 TO this ter
TiliC and leartieSs mode of preserving the integ-
city and honor Of her name. What her motive
could have been in poisoning the other daughter
: left entirely in a shroud OF mystery.
The body OF the oldest daughter was eXhumed
last Tuesday, to be Immediately sent on to some
chemist fer examination. No pains are being
spared 10 ferret out the crime from beginning
L. end"
he Lon !Oun NJ irror referring to this case saws:
"Neariy swOweeks have elapsed since the deed
Is alleged TO have been committed, and it seems
strange that 10 legal steps should have As vet
been taken % investigate so horrible an offence.
We have cCDversed with several persons from
the ''lev CT part cfLouiJun," none OF whom had
heard any hing about it."