Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-01
MISS EMMA TOWEY's ALARM.
Some One Trying 10 Poison ami 10
Kidnap am Heiress-Her Story 10
"a Justice.

Miss Emma Towey Of 639 West Forty
second street, told strange story yester-
day to the Jefferson Market Police Court.
She said that she wanted the assistance
of the Justice and the police to ascertain
who it was that had been attempting to
murder her with poison and pistol. Ae-
cording to her story, she was taking tea at
her residence some time ago, wheI she
tasted something bitter She found queer
substance at the bottom Of the teaeup, and,
taking il 10 a chemist, ascertained that il
was deadly poisonous preparation, the
basis Of which was nitrate of silver. Miss
Towey supposes that the poison was put
into her cup by an enemy disguised as
beggar, who had been III the house asking
for money. She gave the supposed beggar
some money and something to eat. AT
another time poison was put into Miss
Towey's Coffee and after drinking it she
fell into stupor from which she was not
aroused until the next day. Prompt med
zeal aid saved her life. Again, she WIS
poisoned by some substance being mixed
with her food Her father also ate Of the
same food. Both were made very sick.
Once, while sitting at window, Miss
Towey was fred at, the ball striking the
woodwork near her head. In addition to
the attempts to take her life, she SAYS
desperate effort was made to kidnap her.
A short time ago she attended an evening
NEE ting in a church in Thirty-fourth
street At the close of the sermon she
started for home, and when near Thirty
fourth street and Eighth avenue, she no
ticed a hack drive up near the sidewalk.
-Four rutiians surrounded her, and were
pushing her towards the hack. She
screamed, and two gentlemen hurried to
her assistance, and her assailants, releasing
her, jumped into tine carriage aud were of.
Miss Towey is confident that the attempt
10 murder her aud to kidnap her were
made by persons employed by some rela-
tives who fear that Miss Towey may get a
fortune in England to which she is enti-
tied. Miss Towey's mother was the niece
Gf Lady Seagraye a maiden who owned
large estates near Howth, County Dublin,
Ireland, and also in Derbyshire, England.
Lady Scagrave intended Miss Towey's
mother should have her property.
The mother journcyed to America
aud, after arriving here, heard of
soon died. When Emma inquired about
the Seagrave estate, she ascertained that
other relatives had appropriated the prop
erty. Emma's father would have contested
her right to the estate, but he had no
money with which 10 defray the expenses
Of contest in the courts. Emma's sister
Maggie died some time ago, and Emma
thinks Maggie was poisoned.
The above strange story Of Emma Towey
was corroborated by her father, who accom-
panied her before the Justice. Mr.. Towey
was for several years member of the New
York fire department.
Emma is u handsome blonde, about 25
years Of age, and very graceful and lady
like. She told her story to the Justice in
a plain and straightforward manner, and
with an air Of candor that carried the inn
press Of truth. She said that she had en-
gagged lawyers to cndeavor to get her estate
in Ireland and England, and that she her
self would go across the water to prosecute
her claims in person.
The name OF the person whom Emma
suspects Of attempting to have her poisoned
or kidnapped she told to the Justice and to
Police Captain Byrnes.