The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-12
PEPPERMINT OR POISON 7
rRThI or DATID MAGOON FOR THE
HTRDER or mrs WIFE.


tn Dcnth-A Case In witch the strongest
tvtdcnce Laid for Nenr In the Grave.
PORTSMOUTH. n. H., Nov. 10.-In the
ummcr ofls7L Mr.. and Mrs. David /. Macoon
were living together On farm ~ the town Of
hammond, about twenty miles west of th city.
Naeoon was old enough to be grandfather.
M. Maeoon was eleven years older thaa her
husband, was generally out Of health, and lie
,poken " a. a lady with manifold nnrmities Of
,cmpcr. At all events the domestic rel .tions OF
Gil. couple were 30 unsatisfactory as to bc the
touc of common talk The man gave just
grounds for scandal by his conduct with other
women. The wife lived the life OF a quCrulOus
iny .lii nj the farm house, estranged more and
more from her husband by the freduen, reports
of Dis tundelitics. Maroons intimacy with one
Abigail u. Heath, n married woman Of Gambia,
the adj ming township, was matter Of noto-
rietv, and had been matter Of notoriety for the
past nftecn years.
This Mrs Heath met Ma1oon one afternoon In
ahueberrv pasture. and had lons talk with
hun regarding their past relations ana future
prospects. The cOnyorsatiun ended in pro
posAi Of marriage. Magoon told the woman
that She could i've much more comfort blv a.
hs vile than a. Nr-. Heath. and that II would
L. Itttct COT 10th that thr should lr mhttt' =.
v hDu Mrs. Heath suggested ~ obstacle to IT. ir
Nm ned ate nuiou la the person of tue existing
Mr.. Wtroon tn, ma n laus led ~ her suuean-
.if..- La ia tnat hn lad ro IS ife. ana never
tad lal one. lie huu d Nct Nrcu ft.lt ua,iiTd
g. Nr- Mulupn LScu 81 hc Tao. % would hr u'
di'c.l matter Co -ci her ,ut sc tnt W.N. $50
God wDuld forgive hiu fUr outing mend tn htr
miserable NE. II does not seem To have uc-
cured t. either IL these oldish lovers That ihc
pres, ~ Mr.. Heath wa factor To- tie ken into
consideration 900 The arrau-em,nt oi thch plaus.
Mis-. MAGooN's DOSE ~ PEPPERMINT.
Eight ortcn DAYS after The conversation in tho
with n sudden ilnr.s. This was nothing anu
sual In her experience. SNc had teen clius
uu,uu uoulN well during the dal, aud was 1T
ting IN tue kitchen ntndiuc shoes. Macon anu
ll- SONS wife were 10 the room. Nrs MGOon
ht- n tu COMPLAIN Of a tie dache ana violent
PAIN 100 the stomach. and, 10y the dNic' II the
women IN tue household, she presently un-
dressed and went t. bed.
his was at about half past O'clock In the
afternoon. A few minutes later DAVID MaeoOn
CANE tu the OOor OF tht bedroom. triugiug
bottle OF essence Of peppermint, which he rec
oulu ended 10 his wife as likely t. all vlate ter
distrt~- She was ready To- take anything that
would ,a-e that erIille pain IA her stomach.
Mage took n cup aud went to the Kitchen to
dilute cas- he sAtul the essence with hot water.
He soon returned 90 the tcdsidc and gave the
do-e to ms wife She drank a few swallows, anu
then handed back tue cup saying that Tue NIX
turc was 80 bitter that she could not drink II.
ha-oqh stepped to tue door aud threw the re
II was Tot long before Mrs Maeoon vas seized
with such uaius = she had never Il. fore felt. la
les tlau un hour she expired hi greet "sun
IN rrIh Co urEeut eutrea les 60 60 for "a PIN 81
cian, NJ COON ouN shook his head nj sid
All the doctors IN tue world couldn't tuns
her To liic A. ia.
When they came To- lay out the body thew
fru'd ~ So stun ned with IA unusual rug. to-
the uiEut fl cess b d 10 ut cut away. The hat d
Ntrr t.Cutlcu a. t ia ut.
TESTIMONY rnoN THE GRAVE.
Although there were not few IN the neigh
bornuod to hint at fl.l play, no Con, nofs in
quest was hell ov, . tl!c nuGl, aud, after waiting
a decent lime. the remains ct Mr.. MagOon were
hIiied IN the crmcte,y FIR M re- than year
col0ness uf his townsi.en and the VI. lea-ant
suspicious Of the community. These susplclons
h. triei In VAIN to live down. They grew more
definite WIN every month"; ma tooH color as
CERTAIN circumstance cane to light. Finally, III
AUGUST last wes determined to e1hume the
/. Gy I Mrs. MACON.
1no stomach. one-nalf Of tie liver. and part
81 to-, int,su es were sent for gn.ly-is To- D.. $.
j. ut Hayes. Distinguished Boston chemist.
y lo. IN more tunu a year had ELAPSED since
IT, v"mnns death. the chemists exanin ton
laNi o. fk"u results. he stomach contained
Il ,"u hHndredthS ~ IT in Of strychnine. tie
di Of the liver t"rnty three hundredtns. aud
tie int stues a urouur,onh qu ntity. Ihc
. N-- made hN VA litt~ MI su~t lined bN
Frui. wood OBJ limt "a lunefe. In"
Hif. ~ the pIisHn loan ~ & esc ntlemcn
ti Co.'S. nd q4r-iilu al dc th 10 d 20, GA
.,s u, 10. strive nine has been found three
,'- .ttcr Geatn. and ttc presence It one
go pu~uui-h ul grin can be detected.
j. ...i. Case nc great quantity tdmini-ter,d e. {
O. n'. j t.r dctrA be- tests. The leu.i-,s also
IT, vY4D d,-- ,i,e slry .nu,ne very readily
-"-s.H. ttf uiaItrs. uethpis.
N,o..>'- AHiIe ANp TRIAL.
W ltu f ts Nu heard ~ the intended tNhuml-
t., ,nDr of any discovery that might nc
made iN ASSERTING boldly tuat al.OuEn
sty .nnine might " found be had nom
Co c' W.T. o.. IL deultu ~ kuowie .'c
OF the POISON. aud trousht forward "a uru-ui.t 10
t@nv ,i''' n" al 1,'u'' 3"aft ~ OF pep
Iut,his,d ,ir. cnuiue. to Iii rats. a. he sid,
hhl thr fNldehcc a.a| las. INN was m ide almost
tA.