Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-19
Alleged A tempt to Poison a Family.
oxALIc ACID IN THE COFFEE POT.

0XALIC ACID IN THE COFFEE POT.
This morning, in the Police Court, the case O
Mary E. Richardson, alias Wilson, a respectable
looking colored woman, was called On a charge
OF an assault and battery with intent to Kill
Mrs. Elias Heidenheimer. who resides at thu
corner Of 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
Mr.. L. Browning, the accused woman's counsel
entered plea OF not guilty, and asked con
tinuance until tomorrow, which was granted
the bail being fixed at $1,000: The woman ha
for year past, having come from Warrenton
Va. It IS alleged that on Sunday night, wheI
Mrs. Heidenheimer told her to remain az hom,
ard take care OF the child she showed some II
temper, and that when Mrs. H, came down K
breakfast rather late yesterday morning, sh,
FOUND her cOnee poured out; that on tasting thu
beverage she found that 1t was bitter, and pass
Some OF the coffee was sent to EntWisle's drul
store. and 1t was found to contain oxal1c acid
A tWo,o1nce bottle OF the stun was sent te
PROF. DeSchmedt, the District chemist, who
analyzed it and discovered six grains of oxallC
acid in the two ounces. The cup contained
Wnen 1ul1, eight ounces, so the total quantity OF
acid must havebeen at least twenty four grains
Sufficient to have killed an adult, and two tea.
SpOOnfulS would have been fatal for young
child. The woman, when she saw that some.
thing was wrong, and that she was suspected
volunteered the statement that she had a lump
Of alum In the kitchen which she could not now
find, and that it must have fallen into the
coffee pot. Detective Miller lest evening ar
where she remained with her child, small boy
and this morning she was brought into court,
where she stuck to her original statement as to
the alum, which she bought for the toothache
from small shop on d street, and that If It
was poison the mistake was made by the party
who sold 1t, and that she had no thought of
injur1ng any one OF the family.
Ing, Mi. j. p. Hamilton presiding and j. j. Muir.
ray, secretary. Mr.. Spier, from the committee
on the Fall River strike, reported that they ex-
Mcdonald, from the committee on female labor.
reported progress, and said they expected to
make an extended report in September. Mr..
MCDONALD moved the appointment OF commit
House committee on the depression Of labor;
adopted. Mr.. Mcdonald called attention TO an
article In the Republican, in which Mr.. Clapp
mad threatened to have the assembly Indicted
Tor conspiracy, and said Mr.. Clapp seems to
forget that he has been doing what he charges
On the assembly, OnspirtDg to defeat men.
Does ne remember back to January, when he
could not see far enough? How he went for the
Post and attempted to evangeliZe the rats on that
paper? Was not that conspiracy! He claims the
privilege OF attending to his own business, but
charges that 1t Is conspiracy. Look how he
pried Into the private affairs of Mr.. Tilcen ard
his nephew. He had taken the Republican for
STAR is the best and most newsy paper Of ali,
and that was his paper. He would tell Mr..
Clapp the assembly would take no water, and
each man would do bis duty by working him
self. Mr.. Boron said that he was SUI Trlsed that
a man OF MI. Clapp's standing should have
acted as had been stated. He had not reduced
the wages OF others In bis employ, and it
ers to make this distinction. For this - r ca
son the assembly was right 10 its action.
Mr.. j. L. Barker said that justice should be
done MT. Clapp, and it ought to be understood
been reduced. He deprecated the course of Mr..
Mcdonald, and In answer to questions said that
me pressmans wages were not reduced, for he
was under contract. He claimed that CON-
able to those Interested, but the union refused
to sanction II. he believed that Mr.. Clapp's
hands were tied and that he had done ali he
%; lor the Workingmen, but he was governed
Clapp had done simply his duty, and he
ought not to be placed in the same cate
CORY with some who come here with the
avoWed purpose OF starting a ''rat' sheet.
Clapp went before Congress and advocated a
reduction of wages, and that was not consist
ent with his professions as a friend to the
Worktngmen. Mr.. Hamilton (Mr. Campbell In
lhe cha1r) remarked that the course OF Mr..
Barker was due to the fact that the paper re-
lerred to was republican sheet, for he had
taken an active part against the Post. il WA,
true that the union ressts the Republican and
doing 1SSlng nothing more than carrying out
tner principles. They fought the Post,
aa0 MI Barker was as Violent In his
zen OF that paper as any,
0ut nov defends the Republican. Mr..
parker denied that he defended the Repub.
acdn, and said that he was as much opposed to
rattl0g as any one, and who asserts that he de-
'ended 1t on political grounds asserts what he
Knows nothing about. He simply opposed the
node OF attack, and said that he did not believe
That MI Clapp deserved the denunciation for
DC simply was carrying out instructions. Mr..
Bell said the whole matter was IN nut she'll
he Republican had attempted to cut down
wages and the union resisted and the Repub-
icdn had placed itself in position to de-
sel7e no consideration from Workingmen.
MIR. Patterson said the government printers had
been charged with resisting the Republican, 1t
was true, and they had done 10 to protect the
union and aid In carrying out its principles
Mr.. Barker claimed that the personal remarks
DC ade would do the union more harm than good
Mr. Campbell opposed personal attacks, but IL
MI. Clapp had taken action antagonist1c to the
union he laid himself liable to denunciation. If
Mr.. e. was true friend OF the wOrkingman he
would not have been the instrument to Cypress
them, and should have vacated his position first
Mr.. Spier did not believe in personal attacks as
rue, ouS wnen Mr. Ciapp wrote the article
charging the assembly with conspiracy he m ide
opposed them, and liable to attack This sys-
tenn he seeks to represent seeks to make union
Ism conspiracy. He had proposition to make
which he would submit In secret session. The
doors were then closed.