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

which seemed TO brood like an evil gent
us over her household But not so.
On the 11th of February. 1872. the
Doctor was summoned TO administer to
little Annie. the eldest of the two girls
whom he found suffering from what he
thought cholera morbus. turpe induced
by eating oysters. The usual treatment
was restored to. but without avail, and
on the 10th of the same month the little
thing died, as the Doctor supposed, from
congestion OF the stomach The next
day she was assigned to her place by the
side of those who had gone before. to the
silent city of the dead. Once more sus-
piciou was aroused. Expressions of
doabts and misgivipgs were no longer
uttered in secret; still, the moral sen Sc
Of the community was so shocked, and so
unwilling to recognize as the source Of
all this woe that me toward whom all ib
circamst inces seemed to point. thate
agnin no inquiry was Instituted.
Rut scarcely had he the echo Of the
dull thud of the clnds that ratified on .he
c. fin of Mary been borne away by the
passing breeze, ere Aanie, the last lovely
flower lett blooming on the family stem,
began to droop. and in three short day,
withered and died. She was taken sick
on Saturday. March 23d, 1872. aud died
on Monday the 25,h
Another circumstance that fed the
fame of suspicion. was the fact, that just
prior to the death of each of the chi
iren. it was a>certained that the mother
had purchased a,>eni,.. What disposition
was made of it is stated in her testimony
before tn, coroner.
The announcement Of Maud's death
fell upon the public with stunning effect
A mighty wrong or a terrible fatality
had fallen household and swept away
the last of it, treasures. as ruthles>ly as
chaff be fore tie whirl wind, and there
came an appeal from almost every chris
tian heart, seconded as it wese. by a
mighty voice from an unseen world,
pleading i'll behalf Of score of new
made graves for Investigation. Accor-
DINGHY, on Tuesday. the Goth of March.
Coroner r. NJ. Ben,Iy, Summoned jury
OF inquest. aud repairing to house of Mrs.
Lloyd where the dead child was sill w.
ing, elected. facts the substance Of which
has already been published.
The stomach was then placed in a
glass jar properly seal,d and delivered
TO coroner Bcnily. to be conveyed by
him to Prof. T"ury. o, some other relia-
Bile chemist in BALTIMORE for immer late
analysis and the jury adjourned to reas-
semble at the call of the coroner. On
Saturday last. the jury reas>embled III
secret session, and Telegraph dispatch
flnm Prof Tonry was read. in which he
sta . that he had found in the stomach,
grain aud half of arsenic.
Drs. Mott. Cross and Edwards, were
summoned before the jury aud question
ed AS to what was cons ldcred the usaal
dose of arsenic. and each cancurrtd 10
say ing from the the 10th to 18th part of
ii grain After lengthy and patient
consideration Of the whole matter. the iu~
ry rendered the f"llawirg verdict.
CORPORATION OF LEg>BURG,
Loudoun county 'o.wit'
At an adjourned inqa sition taken at
the house OF Emily L lln>d, in G
Corporation OF L. eshurg. OF the County
ofL"udon. on the 18Th day of april.
1872. before r NJ Ben'lV, Coroner of
the said Corporation. Of Lae>burg, up m
the view of the body of Maud Lloyu, then
lying dead. the jurors when sworn to in
uuire when. where. and how, aud BY
what means the said Maud Lloyd came
to her death, upon their oashs do say.
that upon the testimony rf the witnesses
aud other evidences taken by them it is
their belief, that the said Mand Lloyd
ca,ue to her death on or about the 25th
day of March. 1872, by reason Of the
1miu istration 10 her of arsenic and that
the said arsenic was admin istered to
said Maud Lloyd by her mother. Ehily
E Lloyd In testimony whereof the sa id
coroner and jurors hereto set their han Is
is 18th day of April, 1872.
r. NJ. BHNTLf.
Whereupon. warrant was at once is
sued for the arrest of the unfortunate
woman and rlaccd in me hands of Ser
geant AIwell and the jury adjourned.
The news Of ihrs action spread like wild
ire, and The most int nse excitement pre-
vailed. By The time the carri,g- C main
ing the prisoner. the street in front of
the Mayors Office was almost completely
tlockaded. Tine coronet's functions Eav-
ing ended. the further management Of
the case wa> turned over to Justice jam. s
NJ. Wallace.
AT about 81 o'clock, MIS- Logged outer-
ed the Mayors Office, escorted by officer
Atwell. There was nothing remarkable
i'll her appearance, except that she look
ed little pale. she is of medium height
is abou, So or So years of age. and
dresses in dick. She was much more
composed than might have been expect
ed. though, in the cource Of the proceed
,ngs, once or twice, she was deeply affec-
led aud moved to tears. Messrs. NJ.
Harrison aud ). W. Foster appeared as
her counsel, and il the absence of the
Prosecuting Attorney. Maj Chas. IL.
Lee was retained % ,ok alter the interes
vi the Commonwealth.
The ring ing of The Court House bell
at ~ o'eluck this morning, and the arri
val of the carriage conta iniDg the prison
er, were tho signals for rush to the
scene Of trial. aud very soon the build
ing was filed by crowd of anxious
spectators eager 10 witness the proceed
Jugs. The prisoner entered the cnu,t
room leaning on The arm of Mr.. Geo.
Nixon and took her seat near the stove
she was dressed 10 much the same style
as on Saturday nigh, and manifested 10
unusual signs oil embarrassment, though
during The examination she seemed faint
and ru.nlxr a h..t M il Oh md .lnnk inio