The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-16
ARSENIC FOR ELEVEN.
Se"getuI lover at LapeEs,sr Peis-
Gus the Drinking R.~kst-Bts Ia.
A,norata Drinks amt Narrowly 10
canes Death

a teSgetuI Hover at Lancaster Psis-
Gus she Drinking ng~k et-Hts Ia
Rsnorata Drinks amt Narrowly I.-
eapes Death,
Last night about ten o'ciOck the
reporter fell heir 10 the facts OF 8
most diaho,icsl attempt 10 POISON The
1 family of Mr.. W. T. Mace, who re
| sldes in Lancaster. Learning that the
/ gentleman VIZ ia the ely, stopping
at the Windsor, he called rpon bim
and obtained the following particulars
concerning tbe matter. Monday night
[ Mr.. Jennie MeCommes, the house,
keeper, after arising from the supper
table, stepped cut ou the pOrch where
the water bucket Was, to get a drink
I Raising the dipper 10 her mouth,
and after taking several swallows, she
/ felt something touch her mouth, and
I carrying the dipper into the house
| 10 the light to ascertain wha; it wss,
discovered package wrapped up in Il
paper. Lifting il to see what it was, ii
/ quantity OF white subsiauce ran out
7 into the dipper. On looking closer at
{ the paper, 10 was found to be labeled
. arsenic \ doctor was Immediately
/ called ia who pronounced it. as such,
I and ina a lew minutes the woman
began To exhibit unmlstsba signs
/ Of being poisoned. Autidotes were
7 administered, with very little effect At
, .lrst, AID about two O'ciork that night,
she vas delTious yet on repeating the
antidotes she began TO rally and it was
not long before she was On: % danger,
In Mt. Nance's family tlsTe
are five persons, which, together with
that Of his brother who b visiting
them, make eleven. IL IL supposed
that tho poison waa dropped ia the
bucket while they were all at supp-r,
or directly after they arose fECm the
table. His wife ana several memt els
u tine family who had takei. drink
tut few minutes hefure Mrs Me-
. CoDmts, felt no effect whatever from
u, and Il H. evident that the package
hat heeu dropped into il ia the in
teTinl aud also that the perpetr toi
had been in great haste from The fac,
That the package had not been opened
From where the bucket sits ON tine end
Of the porch, il can be easily reached
from the outside, and whoever it war
that attempted the heinous deed must
have been scared away 10y the hp.
proaoh Of some member Of the family
. Mr.. Nance thinks he knows the party
50 no esssyed the act aud We with
hold the name as he j. sXeTtiuy him.
stif 20 ferre. out the matter. he brought
tie paper which contained the writing
10 this city and went tie rounds ni
Tie drug stores, In hope 0f getting
a better clue 10 the matter, showing
it 60 Mr.. Gayle, 81 the firm OF Gayle
u Bright, that gentleman at once re.
cogu.2-d the hand writing as that o
his partner. Mr.. Bright remem Der,
The circumstances 81 selling the ar.
senic "a a man, bat Is beautiful as to
whether or not he would rerntm bel
; bic face. Mr.. Nance, upon being fur
Der Intercepted by the reporter
{ stated tLat the person he suspects u
. the crime IL = man who sought tie
. hand 81 Mrs McCommes, VINO is &
widow lady, ia marriage, and On meet
. ing With a positive refusal vowed I,
, her he would be reyeBgeii, and hai
. thus attempted to Kill her. The party
, Ia question also vowed vengeuc,
! sgninst Mr.. Nance and bis wife
, claiming that they had pre-
8 JUDGED the woman against him
There are other facts conn6r'~' Cd III
the case, Of ,--..ase nature, which
tho reporter deems best to emit. 1t i
Co be hoped that the perpetrator Of tn
, deed, whoever ne f.. may he found
and the punishment which he :,
b richly merits melted cut to him.