The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-17
The T.ecsburg Poisoning Case---Vcr-
diet OF Coroner's Fury Charging M-s.
Lloyd with Poisoning her Child.
Srcctal telcgra1n Id fhe Disracf

Lloyd with Poisoning her Child.
Special telegram to the Disrach.
ALEXANDRIA; VA, April 16.-The Lees
burg poisoning case increases in painful in
terest. Mrs. Lloyd, the lady accused, was
formerly Emily E. Sampson, a native OF
Loudoun county, and Is now about thirty
five years old. In December, 1868, her hlIs-
band, Charles E. Lloyd, died suddenly,
leaving widow and four children two boys
and two girls). In April, 1870, Mrs. HAM
mersly, of Washington, D. c., aunt of Mrs.
Lloyd, suddenly died while visiting the lat
ter. In July, 1870, the two boys George
and Henry died. In February, 1872, the
eldest daughter (Annie) died after FIVE days
illness. On the Esd of last month Maud, the
youngest daughter, was taken suddenly i'll,
and died on the 25th The announcement
of her death fell upon the public ear with
stunning effect. a mighty wrong had bcear
perpetrated, or a terrible fatality had fallen
upon household and swept away the last of
its treasures, and there came an appeal from
almost every Christian heart pleading for IN
vestigation. "."
On Tuesday the sGth of March, Coroner
Bentley summoned a jury of inquest, as has
already been published. The stomach of the.
child who last died was placed in glass
jar, properly sealed, and delivered to Pro-
fessor Tonry, Baltimore. On Saturday list
telegram was received from the Professor
stating that he had found a grain and half
of arsenic in the stomach. The jury then,
after lengthy and patient consideration.
rendered the following verdict:
"Corporation of Leesburg, Loudoun coun-
ty, to wit: At an adjournment inquisition
taken at the house Of Emily E. Lloyd, in the
corporation Of Leesburg, i'll the county of
Loudoun, on the 18th day of April, 1872, be-
fore K. NJ. Bentley, coroner of the said
corporation of Leesburg, upon the view Of
the body of Maud Lloyd, then lying dead, the
jurors sworn to inquire when, where,
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 evidences taken by them, it is their be-
lief that the said Maud Lloyd came to her
death on or about the 18th day Of March,
1872, by reason of the administration to her
of arsenic, and that the said arsenic was adj
minstered to said Maud Lloyd by her mo.
ther, Emily E. Lloyd.
"In testimony whereofthe said coroner and
jurors hereto set their hands this 18th day OF
April, 1872. Signed, r. NJ. Bentley, coroner;
Ii. .. Clagctt, John Gray, W. Ii. Thomas,
John Hammcrly, c. 4. johnson, T. j. Cris-
ser, William Cline, c. p. McCabe, w, w.
Divine, L. W. Shafer, K. S. Douglass, z. J.
Stansbury, jurors"
. Immediately afterwards u warrant was is
sued, and Mrs. Lloyd was arrested, but was
bailed in $1,000 for appearance Tuesday
Samuel Orrison, bondsman. ........
Eleven witnesses were examined relativ,
to the death OF Maud, and their testi,npn,
elicits the fact that Immediately precedin!
the death Of each Of her supposed victim
Mrs. Lloyd had purchased poison, and tina
the symptoms in each case were those result
/ ing from the administration of poison. TC
day ut Z. III. Mrs. Lloyd was fully CON
mittcd to jill, the court refusing to bail hcl
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE CASE.
4 letter in the Baltimore Sun says:
Mrs. Lloyd says, in her defence, that fish
had killed the child she could have beel
thousands of miles away, and that if it or tn
other children were poisoned they mus
have been poisoned from milk bought of
connection Of the family. Since the deve
opments of Professor Tonry's analysis til
sympathy of the community here is witt
drawn FROM the accused, and in proportio
to the accumulation Of evidence in the on
case submitted to scientific tests the numbt
OF supposed victims increases, and the unto
tunate woman is already accused by rumc
: Of comprising the death of seven victims
the same agency-yiZ., her husband, the hu
bands mother, an aunt, and four children
This kind OF assumption is somewhat con
; mon in such cases, but Of course the trut
can be clear only after searching investig
ton, Willie ut present not even the coroner
examination has been completed in regard [
the child who died last.
"Charles +. Lloyd, the husband Of the a
cused, was dissipated man, who died sue
denly in the winter of 1S69-'70. after he ha
been i'll and recovered to convalescence. Hi
death was considered natural event unit
the subsequent fatality in the family arouse
suspicious. The widow was left in the Ell
joyment of modest income, and she SCENE
to be devoted to her children, comprisin
two boys and two girls, the eldest boy bein
at the time Of his fathers death about tiy
years of age. During tic summer Of 1877
the two boys went out after blackberries, an,
after their return took sick and died, it wa
supposed, from having eaten poisonous bel
ries.. They were buried the same day in on
grave. Two months ago the third child
girl died, it is said, showing the same symI
toms of the fatal illness of the boys, and ol
the 23d of March the youngest child died, u
before stated.
"The mother, who is member Of the Pro
; tcstant Episcopal Church, has always born
an exemplary character, but the frequen
deaths in her family led to inquiry, and 1t |
alleged that she had purchased poison at dit
fercnt times prior to the deaths Of her Chi
dren from Edwards & Hutchinson and fron
: Mott & Metzger, druggists. Then the cas-
of the last child was taken in hand by tn
coroner. The aunt, who is also supposed +
| have met with foul play, was resident G
Washington, but came to Leesburg durin
the Illness of the children and died. He
body, together with that Of the father an
the three eldest children, will be eNhumc'
and submitted to chemical analysis"