The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-12
A DEVIL AND HER DEEDS.
Sho Kills Her Husband, Her Two Children, Far
mer Neighbor and Possibly Two 0thers-At-
tempts to Poison Another Child anda
Lady Friend-An Unparal-
le!ed Tale Of Crime.
From the st. Paul Dispatch. Sent. ~

from the st. Paul Dispatch, Sept ~
For some days ruInOrs have been circulated con-;
corning the discovery OF a new horror in a neigh
boring community, caused by the stealthy, secret
strychnne. Chauncey s. Lamb. his second wife,
Charlotte about twenty years his junior; two sons
household and only ten Years Of age at the y time
OF her death-removcd to Trimbee, Wis,
about sixty miles from Sc: Paul about eight years
thing specially noticeable In their conduct up to
within eighteen months ago. The village OF Trim
site Red Wing Mimi, and the Lamb family lived
upon farm OF 100 acres five miles distant from the
village. ne was hardworking man. respected
eral esteem by her Christian department, and
eventually became conspicuous for her ready
sistance In all cases OF sickness and rer efficient
works IN all religious enterprises. being member
language OF our informant, zone of its most active
workers in the township OF Trimbelle." Some time
authority that the wife expressed strong desire
to have portion OF the land set apart AID con-
veyed to her by decd; but the husband objected,
and disagreements ensued These finally became
SO serious that the husband was induced to trans
fer to the wife aud to be owned in her individual
right about two hundred dollars worth OF personal
property, and the ieud was considered at an end
The family affairs OF the Lambs continued without
change or striking event until tho
DEATH OF CiiAUNCEY 8. LAMB,
the husband which occurred on the 18TH or Sep.
tember. lo7l He had Just gone into his corn field
and begun work when he was seized with some
singular malady. His arms lost the power of re-
spending to the will, he fell to tho ground and was
soon afterwards q cOrpSe-the viCrim OF heart
disease, according to the testimony OF the wife and
neighborhood. and the widow received the sincere
sympathy OF the community III her sudden allie
THE STORY OF cARR-AN ATTEMPT AND FAILURE.
Some time after the death OF Mr.. Lamb the
widow became frequent visitor at the house o! H.
G. Carr, OF Trmbele, ana Mrs. Carr and Mrs Lamb
became intimate friends, the widow being no less
an admirer OF the good qualities of Mr. Carr. In
course of time the two women had occasion to walk
out together, and during the interview Mrs. Lamb
He'd Wing, and while there she had con:
suited a fortune teller, who had informed
her that she sn was soon to lose asr
marry the husband Of the GEAR friend who was
about TO be in orttceslo morris. The inference
BILE to Mrs Carr that the lady repealed the cheerful
prospect and prophecy instanter' and she closed
Lamb, am not going to de-" The circumstance
related to Mr.. Carr upon the return of his wife.
His suspicious were aroused, but by mutual con-
| and the friendly relations between the widow and
wife were maintained without marked Interrupt
| dropped into Mrs. Lambs house, and at the invita-
ton OF the latter sat down to tea. cup was
taking. swallow an intensely bitter taste was
noticed. Mira. Carr suspected nothing wrong,
that the , tea WAS too for
| which 1t mad been poured by Mrs. Lamb. The latter
grasped the cup from tho hand Of Mrs. Carr and
|
returned home, and was soon seized with violent
pains IN tho stomach, sp.smodic movements OF the
muscles OF the arms, throat and jaws She tried to
vomit, and while doing so the jaws were closed so
that the skin torn from tie finger while in pro-
contents Of the stomach, MIS- Cars lie was saved
but the suspicious OF both Carr and his wife being
fully aroused in regard to a horrible possibility,
further relations between the families were closed
at once and forever, though the Carrs dared not
express their fears 1t was kept perfect secret
until other events eliminated In q revelation the
accumulated horrors of which are almost without
parallel and entirely beyond description.
THE WINTER PASSED.
Mrs. Lamb remaining quietly upon her farm attend
ing to her duties as usual and bestowng such at
tentions upon the sick that she was regarded
with disease and those who had an opportunity to
witness her apparently charitable impulses and
the attention OF ncighbors TO the condition OF one
or more OF her Children aud advised them repeat
sdiy that there was something
| WRONG WITH THEIR HEARTS,
! although the neighbors failed to detect any out
ward Manifestations of impedcd action and the
children appeared as well as usual. They accepted
her word, ana presumed that the heart difficulty
from which the father had died had been entailed
! upon the children.
PREDICTION AND DEATH.
In May last Mrs. Lamb claimed to be distressed
ana the calamity" came. Orrin T. Lamb called
Don) son only 10 years OF age aud favorite, was
called into the house by the mother while he was
engaged at play with another lad named Sears.
Both walked in and Orrin was given some bread
aud milk, which lie objected to eating, saying it
! u,
as she had put some worm medicine in 1t. lie abe
considerable OF 1t, and young Sears was calmly
allowed to taste It, but not liking its aav9r o he
and young Sears was oppressed with symptoms Of
sickness which he described as feeling dad at
the stomach and could hardly keep his legs on the
ground.r But he fully recovered. This transac-
| ton and death occurred on the oath OF May last,
and in due time thg little eoy was buried.
| Shortly the mother expressed fears In regard to
her daughter, Sarah A. Lamb and in exactly one
manifested precisely the same symptoms-convul-
| sive movements Of the arms legs and throat and
sudden death. How the fatal draught was given
conjecturcd by the aid ofspbsequeht developments.
! DEATH OF MRS. IRENE H. oTrMAN.
! During the Spring, and after the cessation of
sstSf Il s X family q James r et nann Dsf neap
neighbour and, it Is stated, frequently expressed
s ast n iEa NJ Ssg an n te World
or at least approaching that degree Of perfection.
Mrs. Gilman mad expressed an unaccountable
pcarance of ordinary friendship toward the woman:
On the second day Of August she had called
or arrived soon alter. Mrs. Ottman complained to
her husband OF an odd sensation in her stomach,
to which Mrs Lamb remarked that she had given
her (Mrs. 0ttman) some OF her (Mrs Lamb'sJ Bit
ters and maybe they didn't agree with her. Mrs.
Ottman ran her finger down her throat and vonl.
| with tpasmodic symptoms during the night. A
physician was called, who prescribed some powders,
Which nc lelt. Inc next DAY she was better; 20
wei That she thought OF assisting her husband in
| the field. Mrs Lamb prepared some toast for her
and gave, or pretended to give, her one oithe pow
defs leit by the physician alter which she died In
about fifteen minutes-precisely the same symp-
toms IS In the cases heretofore referred to being
! noticed in her casc-and still the suspicion Of the
| public was not excited by the remarkable SINH
| laiity In all the cases with which this Mrs. Lamb
had been connected like an inevitable harbingcr OF
| quick agony and DEATH
THE CHASTITY RECORD OPEN AT LAST.
After the death OF Mrs. Dttman Mrs. Lamb was
nod nc EnxaI Of Man ot,I
Blum township as q cook during harvest timc Gar
| land was man OF less than ordinary intelligence,
! and having been divorced from his wife, was living
alone. IL IL averied that he had previously proposed
! marriage to Mrs. Lamb, but she had expressed d
strong dislike to him for some reason and rejected
! his offer. Garland was about thirty-two years OF
! age when the following events occurred :-On the
10Th day OF August, or little over three weeks
ago, Mrs Lamb was cooking at his house for him