Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-04-25

verdict OF the coroner's jury, and asked
that the accused be comm tilted to Jail to
await an Indictment for murder. present.
lug at the same time letter which Re-
corder R M. Bently handed TO him,
which is as follows:
BALrIMoRE, April 18Th 1872
Result # analysis Sample. "a st :
mach and contents received March 17tp
from Recorder R NJ Bently. of Lees
burg. Va, with instructions to deter
mine absence or presence of poison of
arsenic in the contents.
l have examined the contents Of the
above mentioned stomach which | fnd
to coDtain about one and a-half grains OF
arsenic-nrsenious acid. VIM P ToNRY.
Analytical Chemist
Sworn aud acknow ged before me
this 10Th day of April, 1872.
GEO Robinson,
Clerk Superior Court of Baltimore city
Upon the strength Of the testimony
taken be fore he jury of inquest. and the
dispatch Of Prof. Tonry. the Justice was
about to Commit her 10 jal. when Mr.
Harrison, asked that she be admitted ID
jill, upon the ground that there was NJ
testimony before the Justice tina, wou i'd
justify the commitment. con tending tina
1t was his duty to hear the evidence iu
person be foEe passing judgment.
The Justice then determined to hear
the testimony, but at the suggestion OF
MIR. Harrison. and acce eded to by Mai
lIes, in consideration Of the lateness y,
the hour and the peculiar circum stan re :
OF The Case, the prisoner was held to bal
Ill the sum OF $1,000 for her appearance
at III o'clock On tuesday morning The
oond was executed, with Mr.. Samuel Or
rison as her boud,man, the crowd dis
persed. and the accused was quietly driven
to her home.
The following witnesses we're then ex-
amlned: DR.. Cross, D.. A. Mott, j. A..
Hutch lnso", K. NJ. BeutIy, Joseph Ab-
bott, Mrs. Chas Newton, Mrs. Green,
Matthew Ball, Miss Noble Rayan. J. E.
Wright. and Dclphia Lszenby. (colored J
The Substance OF the testimony of thesr
witnesses couirm the statement, relative
10 the death OF the child, which you have
already published, aud which il to the
effect that the accused bought poison
immediately preceding the death of each
OF her supposed victims, and that the
symp,oAIs III each case were those VIII ieh
would nave resulted from the administra
tt II of polson.
At the conclusion of the examination,
at three o'c lock this evening, Mrs. Lloyd
Was iul ly commit,ed to jail, the Court re-
fus,ug to bail her.
The accused woman is a member of the
chrlslaiu church-has heretofore borne
the reputation OF an industrious. kind
hearted persou-indulse gent to her child
ren almost TO u fauls. aud to whom they
are salu 10 have beeu most devotedly at
iacbed. From The commencement o the
investigator to ascel tam the cause OF the
death Ut Maud down 10 the present hour,
she has been cool, calm, aud collected
asserting all the time In the most ius ill.,
ua'lug manner, her entire innoccnce,
evinclng the most perfect confidence that
thorough lnvestlg ation W Ill ouly result
IN her vludlcat.ou, confidence which
neither tue astounding revelation trom
Prot, Tonry. nor the trying orueal OF
Saturday nig ut. appear t. have shaken III
the slightest degrce.
Ou Monday Bile was engaged in her
usual household duties, piauning aud
arranging toc tue the tuiute, with as
nucE coufposntc as Ii she Was 40; already
held 10y tue strong arm of toe law, TO
aus" ell "a charge the most revolving OF
which the human minu Can conceive
Fife ma iIen anne of Mrs. Lloyd was
Emily b. Sampson, and she Is IA native
OF Loudoun nsy. IL is said that she
lfas never been considered, woman Of
strong n'ei.s,t. Uu one occasion. during
tue war, she wandered away IRON hone.
aud after searon was fouud and Drousu
back.
She has paid the most constant and
assluuous attention 10 the graves of the
cnlliren, VISIT ,g them oi'en, are strew-
lug then wuh flowers. and has had each
OF the graves marked by handsome and
costly monument.
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