The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-17
ALLEN G.. LAR0S'S CRIME.
THE hTTEMPT TO POISON mrs FAM
lily WIN ARSENIC.
Putting the Deadly Drug into their Coffee
His Father and Mother aud n Bos rider

Putting the Dendiy Drun into their Coffee
His Father and Mother aud n Bos rider
Poireued to Desth-On Trial Tor Murder.
EAsToN, Pa, Aug. 16.-The trial of Allen
O. Laros for the murder OF hts father and mother
and the boarder, Moses SchuP, at Sandts, about
iour miles above Easton, on Wednesday even
Ing May 81, was called at the Northampton
County Court this morning The crime was a
coid-biooded and deliberate one Young Laros,
VINO was teachinga district school few miles
below his fathers house, came home after the
days session on the fatal wednesday. and.
watching his opportunity. placed nearly half
pound OF arsenic into the pot I'm which tho
coffee was to be boiled for the evening meoI
He sat down with the rest to supper and saw
his father and mother. his brothers Erwin and
Alvin, his sisters Clara and Alice, his niece
Flora Bauer, and the boarder, Moses schug, ali
drink the coffee which he knew was full OF
death, seemingly without the slightest COM
junction. Even when the others noticed the
strange taste In the coffee he looked com puseuly
on and went so far as TO ste u himself.
Shortly after tue meal the whole family were
taken sick. ana Allen, after helping take care OF
them. complained OF sickness AMI went TO bed.
AT O'Clock the next morning Mrs. Laros died,
after a night OF agonv, and the same afternoon
Mr. Lrros, the father, passed away Moses
Scnug. the bOarder, struggled against the de-
slrnyer until the following Frid v. I he other
members OF the family fingered for some time
In a perIous condition, but finally recovered.
The tragedy cause the iuJensest excitement
in rs Deish bofhood and throughout the adj
joining counties, and immense crowds 9at hered
daily At the house during the sessions of the
CorOIer's jury. For several GAYS tbs flair was
surrounded by the deepest mystery, which was
Increased by the discovery that the desk where
the father was known to keep his money and
the boardeI's (Scnug's) trunk hau been fifled.
and considerable amount In currency and
bonds had been carried on SUSPICION was first
directed to Allen Laros by his feigning to be
Hickcr than he was and after some search
among the drug stores here u WIS discovered
that he had purchased ~ Dr. Voornies fifty
cents worth Of arsenic, ostensibly for RAJ poison.
Ine guilty by finally acknowledged the deed,
and told where the missing money could be
found. lie said that he waited 70 get the money
TO use IN the prosecution OF the study Of law.
The young man who committed this uhpar J.
leled triple murder Is about twenty-one ye OF
tRe. bright, ana OF pie sing ddrpss. The family
relations have always been OF the plsasante-t
character. The Grand Jury OF Northampton
county,, NJ their $ ting In June, returned true
hills against Allen Laros on three indictments
for murder: one for the murder Of Martin
LarOs. one for the murder Of Mary Ann Lafos,
aud one for the murder OF Moses Schug; ana
the accused requested a postponement Of the
trial. which WIS granted.
The counsel for the defence yesterday alter
noon maoe application to h We tue case go over
To the next Term, on account OF the absence OF
a material witness, Dr. Isaac Ray, expert
charge Of the State asyiums OF Maine and Rhode
Isl ind, ard who Is also the author OF work on
Moral INSANITY" This morning there was a
verv large crowd at the court house, and Judge
MYERS having declined TO postpone the case, the
trial was proceeded with.
The defence then moved 20 quash the venire
OF iurymeD. and also to quash the indictments,
hut the Court overruled Doth motions. : he IN
dictn ent was read TO the prisonsr. VINO answer
ed Not guilty" and the calling VI the jury was
proceeded with