Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-13
ANOTHEB WHARTON CASE.
a W oman Accused Of Poisoning Two
Husbands and q RiYal Mife.
From the Louisville Ledger, Janua

Some twelve wears ago there came to Louis
vile from Germany very notwithstanding
German girl of about eighteen years of age,
named. II our recollection serves Us n ght, Cath
crime MelChiOr. She was what Is termed a beau
tiful woman, finely developed, with faultless
form and graceful mOtiOn-a woman who would
attract attention wherever seen. She remained
at Louisville but a short time, when she left the
city for the town of ROckpOrt, on the Indiana
side of the river, about fifty miles above Louis
Vile. where she soon obtained service in the
family of an old and wealthy farmer named
miles above the town. MIR. sharp and his aged
wife lived alone together, their children having
all married and removed from the old home
stead. The old people were highly esteemed,
and were well known to nearly all the citizens
of the county. Catherine found her new home
very pleasant one, and was apparently well
COntented and very happy. About two years
after she had entered the Sharp family Mrs.
Sharp was taken i'll. She confined to her
led for some time; but. growing better, her
~peedy recovery was fondly hoped for by her
husband and children. Very suddenly, how
ever, she was taken worse, suffering intense pain
IN the abdomen for some hours, when she died.
The symptoms OF her painful illness. il was re-
membered few years later, were decidedly
those OF
POISON FROM ARSENIC OR sTRYCHNINE
Mr. Sharp and his children mOurned her dealt;
hut no one seemed TO feel IL more deeply thin
Catherine. and this remarked throughout
the neighborhood; and so MIR. Sharp prevailed
upon her. which was not difficult, to remain in
his house a. hOusekeeper and general superin-
tendent OF the domestic department of his ex-
tensIEe farm, paying her a handsome salary for
her services Time wore On, time l. ALWAYS
doing. and the wounds that grief at the demise
OF hi wife had inflicted upon the heart of Mr..
sharp were healed. And then il bethou ght him
that, with Catherine a. his wife, his declining
wears would be full of comfort, and 80 he paid
court to the Young maiden. She was averse TO
the union proposed by the old m an; it would be
toe much like uniting June with December, she
argued. a. she looked up languishingly from her
luStrOu> black ewes and beautiful face into the
countenance of her agedlover. Those glances, as
NtIe VOL nnf to sl.asn
THE OLD MANS PASSION
was only inhamed, and his suit pressed with
more earnest determination. Cathsrine took
Few DAYS to deliberate over the matter. and then
>he returned answer TO her perSevering bat
sray-haired lover that she would marry him on
condition that he would deed her his farm.
valued at $1,000. and certain moneys and other
property. This the old man agreed to do and
IA due course of time all the necessary papers
Tor the transfer were legally drawn and placed
in GATHERINGS hands. Then the wedding took
place. and for couple of years or more the in
tatuSted oil man bathed in the sunshine OF her
smiles and received her toying with all the lie
light of "a child.
But SUDDENLY HE DIED.
MS disease was langushing one "a first. and
Indicated owards its fatal termination "A speedy
recovery. But those dreadful pains that had
been noticed i'm the illness of his wife immedi-
ately prior TO her demise superyened, and a sud
denly and painfully as his aged wife had died 50
died he. His children and MANY of his neigh
bOrs believed that both he nd his first wife had
died from poison at the hands OF Catharine, but
pressed whispers, lest the law should take hold
OF them IN the shape OF action for Islander.
Catherine was rich. She had but Just reached
the Prime of wOmanhOCd, was
TIE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ~ THE
COUNTY,
and II i not at all surprising that the DAYS of
htr widow hood were made bearable by the At
teHtiOns she received from both men and women
In due course of time her grief was so much
aSsusged mat she received as sutton for her
hand well-knOwn and popular merchant
named Bachelor, who did business we believe
at Kockport and Evansville. Mr.. Batcheior
was supposed to be wealthy, and so his suit for
GATHERINGS heart and hand prospered and they
were married. The course OF their married life
ran smoothly enough. Indeed, their apparent
we're apparently deeply devoted to each other
But after year or two OF bliss, Mr.. Bachelor
was attacked by a languishng illness, which
increased and diminished in severity by turns
until the disease, which puzzled the skill of the
physicians, took q favorable turn and strong
hopes were entertained o. its speedy and favor
able termination. IL was a noticeable feature
OF Mr. BatChelOr's disease, a. il had been of the
disease of which Mr.. Sharp and his first wife
had died. that IL WAS seated in the stomach and
no medicines seemed 10 reach control il. His
partial recovery was therefore unaccountable to
The physician upon any other hypothesis than
ne great physical recuperative powers OF Mr..
Batchelor- But in the midst of the fond antici-
pations OF his friends for his recovery.
ME- BACHELOR SUDDENLY DIED
mach. He was buried, and the widows wall
sounded over his grave, and WAS re-echoed rom
the old forest that skirted the cemetery. But
the dead husband was a Mason, and in the lodge
his sudden death, and the sudden and similar
decease OF Mrs and Mr.. Sharp, were discussed
and the conclusion arrived at WAS that poison
had aided their sudden exit from the world and
that Catherine Bachelor was the poisoner. And
% the remains OF Mr.. Bachelor were quietly
disinteTred, the stomach taken from them and
sent to a noted ph ysician and chemist for analy-
zatiOn. The result of the analysis was the dis
Coyery CT enough mineral poison to produce
Death and the evidence that Mr.. Bachelor had
died from POISON. Mrs Bachelor was arrested
lodged in Jail, indicted by the grand jury and
in due time arraigned for trial But upon All :
davit made BY her that she could not have a fair
trial in Rockport in consequence Of the excite
,nent against her, q change Of venue was grant
ed and the case taken 70 Perry county. The
trial will commence at Canneltsn ON the 18th
inst, before Judge Laird.
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