Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
New Orleans Democrat
a a YSTERIOUS DEATH
The Sudden Demise of the Spanish Consul
at this Port.
Prnssie field the Fatal Dyaweht.

Al twenty minutes to o'clock yesterday
Senor Don Severino de la Barrera, the Spanish
~onsnl died most unnatural death AZ his
residence on Dauphine street, between St.
Lons and Toulouse, ilom the effects of cyanide
Of potassium.
neither MIR. de Ia Barrera committed
sn'cide' or whether the poisonous drug was
Plsced IN his drink by unknown hands 10 carry
Out some private ends, is a question which
only time can tell
out at present, from wha, can be learned,
the ~'
LATTER THEORY PREDoMNArrs
Mr.. De la Barrera left his offic. v.s,.,d.v
morning and repaired to a restaurant in
company with Mr. d. Bo.usoue, 10 ,at.
breakfast After they had finished the meal
they returned to the Consul, residence. md
on entering the house Mr.. De Ia Barrera re-.
marked 10 his friend that he had forgotten to
take dose Of the medicine that he was in The
naot oi taking every morning before he
breakfasted. He then went into his bedrooo,
and took a tablespoonful of Simmons liver
Regulator
He had no sooner swallowed tho ned;c;n.
.han ne begun to feel very peculiar, and rush.
l"s from his bedroom into the Office (which is
on the same foor) exclaimed to hi. clerk ,ha,
the medicine
HAD PoIsoI IN 1T. :.
ne then rushed back into his bedroom and
grabbed glass Of water that was on m.
nantelPiece and drank half OF it a. if 10 take
he taste out Of his mouth After drinking
ne water he foaned at the mouth and fell
enseiess TO the floor, striking his head against
, y, Iocking-chair, infictng two ugly bruises.
ne cierk called for assistance, and when
ney came the unfortunate man was picked I'D
ndPIaced on his bed.
Or' Lemonler was Immediately summoned,
Vho repaired to the dying mans bedside only
"hu that ne was past all human aid, but
&c doctor stayed with him until twenty
,inutes to O'Clock, when he yielded up bis !
i"e Doctor then commenced to investigate
'e matter by examining the members of the
ousenold and, on being informed that the
eceased mad just taken tablespoonful of y :,
immons Liver Regulator, examined the bot.
and found that it had been doctored with G.
Tussic acid, and q
HENCE THs CAUSE OF DEATH.
The finding of the poison in the bottle 3,
reed many Of Mr.. De la Barrera's friends to 2,
'lleve that he had been foulIy deal, with 70
I'd when the doctor discovered that the ye
ater that remained in the glass from which tn
deceased had drank from, Immediately 1t
ter swallowing the medicine, also contained ou
poisonous acid, they were convinced that ST,
poison had been prepared for him by ad
1er THAI bis own hands. bo
His friends argued that had the deceased 10,
shed to commit suicide, he would not have an
'ced PortiI of the poison in the medicine ka
the balance IN the glass Of water. Why lai
was thought that Mr.. de Ia Barrera had in
nml'ted suicide was that he was a mono
IN &C on the subject of taking drugs, and
peculiarly is the only evidence brought 49,.
ward to substantate the charge of self "u r
'truction and when weighed against the ~.
evidence that the deceased has :.
IN toully dealt with, has but little sipnif. .I ~.
zee. w"
On entering the bedroom Of Mr.. de Ia Bar. ir'e y
4, one would think that it was ""l
SMALL APoTHEcARY. -
The mantel-piece is lined with vials of II.
dicines, as was the table; but among all VIII
medicine there was nothing could be found NO,
had contained the prussic acid. hi.
Il O'Clock Coroner Rance and his deputy. ,hs
'ther with the City Physician, DR.. Schu. nav
her, held most thorough post mor,em oes
took from the head the brain and from fror
body the stomach and liver for the purpose ano
nalysis. The City Physician also took and
glass of water aud the bottle Of Simmons moo
er Regulator, both OF which contained wb,
on, for the purpose Of analysis of \
he inquest was continued until future Bro
The deceased leaves an only daughter, =,
lid l2 years Of age, who is At present in
Convent of the Holy Cross. but