The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-10-14

Labar and she said It belonged to her,
that she bought it for her children.
Mary did not want to go home, she
cried when the stage come, and we had
to help her into It. don't think she
had any trouble with any one. She
told me that Mrs. Labar scolded her,
but she liked the place and did not want
to leave.
The Labar house was next visited.
1t Is surrounded by truck garden.
Mr.. Labar Is gardner by trade. His
barn is only about thirty yards from
the house. Mrs. Labar met the report
er at the door, and when he made
known his mission she cheeTfully re- ..
piled as follows: "Tne day Mary start
ed for home she had been living here
just SIX months aud six days. know
there is report that Mary died by poi
son. bought poison to kill rats about
two months since. used II on some
cheese. | don't think Mary had sense
enough to know what arsenic was. She
was not q bright girl. concluded to
send her home because she was incap-
able of doing the work, as | was sick
] heard the girls talking very late the
night before Mary started for home. |
noticed that she ate only a little pota a.
toes and drank water at breakfast She
was sick and crying. ! made her mint
tea, but she did not touch it,, She ap
peared to be sick | told her we would
not go, when Mary said no, amt sick, =,
| must 90 anyhow. | went with her to
take her home, she vonited nearly all
the way to Ea>ton in the cars. heard
the doctor ask her IL she took ANYTHING,
and she SAID no. A half witted fellow
come to see her a couple of times AMI |
drove him off Her folks told me
should allow no boys to visit her She
dreaded going home; while she was
here she joined the Methodist Church,
when she came here she was Luther
an, and she was afraid her people
would abuse her for going to the Meth
odist Church.
While the conversation was going on
Mr.. Labar came in from the barn and
lie said that some of the arsenic bought
two months ago was left; that he wrap
ped it up and placed it on a beam in
tne barn where it still remains. 81
don't know if Mary knew whether it
was there. 1t don't look as if IL had
been tampered with | received tele-
gram from EastOn stating that slary
was dead, and went down. When /
came back heard of the rumor about
the poison, and went Immediately to
the barn and found the arsenic where
left it. 1t might have been opened
though"
Mrs. Labar said she was sure Mary
was not pregnant; that she never had
any money, because her folks ordered
that her money should be kept.
Thus the matter stands. Onicer
Johnson has performed his part in in
vesligating the case as economically
and thoroughly as possible. Although
he was pressed to have the Coroner dis
inter the body of deceased at the start
he refused, hoping to prove his suspi
cions that the girl had committed sui.
cide. There is a strong suspicion en-
tertained by some, however, that Mary
Yetter was pregnant, and that the poi
son was given her to get her out of the
way. A post mOrtem examination
would prove the girls condition, but
the question arises, which county will
proceed to have it done, the girl having
been taken sick in CarOon, died in
Northampton and is buried in Monroe?
We give to day the above particulars
Of the case. as we no longer deem it
necessary tc keep them from the public,
ina much as the facts, so far as known,
have become the town talk, and injus-
tice is being done to certain pa ties
seemingly innocent, The Labar family
are well spoken of by their neighbors,
and it is evident they knew nothing Of
the cause Of Miss Yetter's sickness. 1t
seems altogether probable that the girl,
who is represented as "weak minded, 4"
secretly partook of the poison for some
imaginary or real cause, entirely with
ort the knowledge or connivance of any
other person or persons.