The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-24
An Indiana Wife's Plan.

The Kokomo Ond.) Tribune publishes
the following:
During the early part of last month 4
wcll-known physician of this city re-
ceived Il letter through the P0st-Oilice
here, Offering him the sum OF $1,000 if
he would send Il prescription 70 the
writer OF the letter by which she could
poison her husband. At the time of re-
ceivin@ the letter, the physician brought
the same to the writer of this, and asked
his advice. lie desired, if possible, to
learn the correct name of the party
making the proposition, as Il fictitious
one was appended to the letter. \ plan
was agreed upon something like the fol-
lowing: -Four powders of pulverized
sugar were put up, and then, Ill the
presence of witnesses, Were placed IN u
letter addressed to the person making
the proposition, 50 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 emitting
the name of the physician:
kOKOMO, ND, July ~, ',1.-DR. -
am a friend of yours. and | want to ask a fa-
vOr of YOU. Ny husband and ! do not get
along Very well. and | am tired of living with
him. | will give You the sum Of 81 900 if
you will fix up some powders that will kill
him. l would rather they would make him
sick about q week and then kill him. want
something that no person can detect. Please
send it in a letter through the office. explain
ing every thing, aud tell me now to give it so
he will not know il. | will SEND Il false name
this time. so that if some person should get it
they would not know what it is. But at his
death | will come 10 You and pay YOU the
sum named. You will find that | am a close
friend and have the money to pay. Send at
once. Yours,
Miss MATTE Earl.
TIE PHYSICIANS REPLY.
To the above letter the following was
sent in reply, and also incIoScd the SUI
gar powders:
KOKONO. ND. August, 1S75.-MiSs Matte
Earl-A> stated in Your letter that YOU were
Z friend, I would be dcStiture OF the milk of
human kindness not TO assist YOU when YOU
are in distress. will SoGd you = beginning,
and YOU will nave to have more. but | shall
charge You 81 for the next AMI YOU can pay
me the RESI- when The work is finished. If he
drinks tea Or coffee. put one of these powders
in his cup. and let him drink it at supper
+;r,, tbn,, -, +u-.. l.-z civ, hin, Tho n+hor
and in three DAYS YOU will want some more.
You must keep this a profound secret. 1t
will be several days before YOU see the effect
of it. 1t is very slow, but sure.
Signed Dock.
Several days elapsed before any call
was made for this letter, when Il lady
in this city called for it. but was re-
fused, because it was deliverable only
t. the one addressed, and she was not
the person. Two or thrse Intellectual
attempts were made aftcrWard to get it
by the same party, when she finally let
the cat out of the BAG, 'fe>sed up"
and told who the party was that sent
for it. The person who thus desired to
rid herself of her husband is we'll known
in this community, and may sometime
try to carry ont 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 coffee.
The above is published not only because
ii is Il sensational item, but it is a fact,
and only shows what measures some
people will adopt who live u~nhappily
together to rid themselves of each
other.