The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-12
ANOTHER LUCRETIA B0RGIA.
She Is Accused Of Poisoning Two Husbands
and the Wife OF Her First Husband.
From the Louisville (Ky.) Ledger, Feb. 8.

ana the VIE Of Her First Husband,
From the Louisville (Ky.) LEDGER Feb. 81
Some twelve years ago there came TO Louisville
from Germany, very MISUNDERSTANDING German
girl, OF about eighteen years OF age Named II our
recollection serves us right Catherine Melchior.
She was what Is termed O beautiful woman, finely
developed. with iaultess form anu graceful mo.
ever seen. She remained at Louisville but a snort
time, when she left the city for the town oil Rock
miles ABOVE Louisville. where she soon obtaineai
service In the fanny OF Old and wealthy farmer
named Sharp, residing some two AMI hall or three
miles above the town.
Mr.. Sharp and MS aged wife lived alone together
their cnldrcn having all married and removed from
the old homestead. Inc Old people were very highly
esteemed and We're well known TO nearly all the
citizens Of the county. CatharIne found her new
home q very pleasant one. and was apparently well
contenteu and very happy. About two years alter
she mad entered the Sharp family Mrs. Sharp was
taken Ill. Sne was confined to her bed Tor some
time out, growing better. her speedy recovery was
f0ndly hoped Tor Dy her husband and children.
Very suddenly, however, sne was taSen worse,
hours when she died. The symptoms OF her fatal
ildess, 1t was remembered o few years later were
decidedly those or poison from arsenic or strych-
nine.
MIR. Sharp and his children mourned her DEATH
but no one seemed to leel it more deeply than
neIghbOrhood; and so Ar. sharp prevailed upon
her, which was not difficult, to remain In his house
as his housekeeper and general superintendent OF
the domestic department OF his extensive 1arm
paying her O handsome salary for her services.
Time wore on, MS time Is always doing. ana the
wounds that grief at the demise OF his wife had
inflicted upon the heart or Mr.. Sharp were healed
And then It betn0ugnt MN that with Cathafne as
tort, and SO he paid court to the young maiden.
She was averse to the union proposed by the Old
man; IL would be too much Ike uniting June with
December she argued, as she looked up langush-
ingly from her lustr0us black eyes and beautiful
glances, as she well knew, were not to be with.
stood; and so the Old mans passion was only In
famed and his suit pressed with more earnest de-
CaIharine took o few days to deliberate over the
NATTER and then she returned answer TO ucr pcrse-
him on condition that he would deed her hts farm,
valued at about twenty-five Thousand dollars and
agreed 10 do and In due course Of time ali the neces
nry papers for the transfer legally drawn and
placed In Catharlne's hands. Then the wedding
took place, and Tor couple OF years more the IN
faIualcd old man patbe1 III the sunshine OF her
smiles, anu received her toying with all the delight
langulshng one at first, and indicated toward its
fatal termination speedy recovery. But those
Of his wife Immediately prior 70 her denise super
vencd, ana as suddenly and painfully as his aged
vile mad dIed SO died ne. His children and many OF
his nciyhbOrs believed that both he and mis- ilrst
wife had died from poison at the hands Of Catha.
rine, but they dared only breathe their suspicious
suppressed In whispers, lest the law should take
mold OF them In the shape OF an action for SANDER
Cothariue was rlch. Sue had bus Just reached the
prime OF womanhood, was the most beautiful wo.
man in the county, and It Is NOT at all surprising
that the days Of her wIdowho0d were maze bearable
by the attentions she received from both men and
much assuaged that she received as saitor her
hand weliknown and popular merchant named
port and Evansville. Mr. Bachelor was supposed
TO be wealthy, and so his suit for Caharne's heart
and hand prospered, ana they were mar led. The
Indeed their apparent happiness became subject OF
remark. Both were apparently deeply devoted to
each other.
But after year or two OF bliss Mr.. Patchclor was
attacked by O languishing illness, when increased
ami diminished In severity by turns, until the dis
ease, which puzzled the SIKH OF the physicians took
for It's speedy and favorable termination. twas
noticeable feature OF Mr.. Batcneors disease, as IL
mad been OF the disease Of which Mr.. Sharp ana his
first wife had died, that 1t was seated IN the
stomach, and no medicines seemed to reach or con-
troll n. his partial recovery was therefore unac.
cOuntabe TO the physician on any other hypothesis
than the great physical recuperative powers OF Mr.
BAtchelOr But IN the midst OF the fond anclpafions
Of hls friends for his recovery MT. Batcheior sud
denly died great agony. suffering intense pain In
lie was buried, and the Widows wall sounded
over his grave and was re-ech0ed from the Old
forest that sKlrted But the dead hus.
band was MasOn aud IL tue lodge MS sudden
death, ana the sudden and similar decease OF Mrs.
anu Afr. Sharp, were discussed, and the conclusion
arrived at was that poison bad aided their sudden
exit from the world, and that Catharne Bachelor
sor were quietly dncrred The Stomach
from them and sent TO noted physician ana chem.
LIST for anay zation. The result OF the analysis was
tpo discovery OF cnongn mineral poison to produce
death, and the evidences that Mr.. Bachelor mad
DIED from pOis0n.
Mrs l,atcbcor was arrested, lodged in Jail, in.
dlcted by me Grand Jury ana In due tune arragned
could not have lair trial at ROCKFORD In consc
quence Of the excitement against her, cnange or
county. The trial WIN commence at Uannclton On
the 2etn OF the present month, before Judge Laird
when, proved guity. II q to be hoped this modern
no further occasion 10 practice her murderons arts
Mr. Batchelor was well known 10 the merchants OF