The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-09
HARD LINES FOR HUSBANDS.

A WIFE 8 PLAN TO POISON HER HUsBAND-THE
HEART OF FIEND-Sl, 900 OFFERED A
PHYSICIAN To AssIsT-wELL TRAPPED.
The kokomo Tribune of last Saturday
gives the details of demoniacal scheme.
which are startling, il true. The Tribune as
serts their literal truth and tells the affair as
follows: During the early part of last month
a well known physician ofthis city received
letter through the post office here, offering
him the sum of one thousand dollars II
he would send prescription TO the
writer of the letter by which she
could poison her husband. At the time of
receiving the letter, the physician brought
the same to the writer of this and asked his
advice. He desired, if possible, TO learn the
correct name of the party making the prop
osition, as fictitious one was ap-
pended TO the letter. plan was
agreed upon something like the follow
ing: Four powders Of pulveriZsd sugar
were put up and then, in the presence of
witnesses, were placed in q letter addressed
to the person making the proposition, so
that If the husband mentioned should be
taken sick and die, the same could not be
charged TO the medicine (?) sent. Below we
give the correspondence in full, only omit
ting the name of the physician:
THE wIFE's LETTER.
KoKoMo, IND, July 10Th, 1879.
DR.--: I am friend of yours and
L want to ask favor of you. My husband
aud do not get along very well, and 1 am
tired of living with him. L viii give you
the sum of one thousand dollars if Jon will
fix up some powders that will kill
him. I would rather they would
make him sick about a week
and then Kill him. I want something
that no person can detect. Please send 1t
in letter through the Office, explaining
everything and tell me how TO give It so he
will not know it. 1 viii send false name
this time. 30 that if some person should get
it they would not know what it is. But at
his death will come to you and pay you
the sum named. You will find that / am
close friend and have the money to pay.
Send at once. Yours, Miss MATTE EARL.
THE PHYSICIANS REPLY.
To the above letter the following was sent
in reply, and also inclosed the sugar
powders:
KoKoMo, IND, August, 1875.
Miss MATTE EARL; AS stated in your
letter that you were a friend, / would be
destitute OF the milk of human kindness not
TO assist you when you are in distress.
will send you beginning and you Will
have to have more, but shall charge you
five dollars for the next and you can pay
me the rest when the work is finished.
If he drinks tea or coffee, put ons of these
powders in his cup and let him drink it at
supper-time, then, in two days, give him
the other. and in three days you will want
some more. You must keep this profound
secret. It will be several days before you
see the effect of it. 1t is very slow, but
sure.
TSigned. Dock.
Several days elapsed before any call was
made for this letter, when lady living, in
this city, called tor it but was refused
because il was deliverable only 70 the one
addressed, and she was not the person.
Two or three Intellectual attempts were made
afterwsrd TO get it by the same party,
when she finally let the cat out OF the bag,
''fessed up'' ana told VINO the party was that
sent for it. The person who thus desired
to rid herself of her husband is well known
in this community, and may, sometime, try
TO carry out her purpose. Sugar, however,
will not accomplish it. 1t is possible that
several persons in and near this city will,
after reading this article, quit the use of tea
and coflee. The above il published not only
because it is a sensational item, but it is a
tact, and only shows what measures some
people will adopt who live unhappily to-
gether to rio themselves of each other.
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