The New York herald., 1879-11-14
WAS SHE POISONED?

AN INQUEST ONsTHE BODY OF MRS. POPE, OF
CHIrTENANoo, N. Y.-CHARGEs THAT SHE
WAS QUIETLY "rUr OUT OF THE WAY" AND
HER PROPERTY SEIZED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CORTLAND, N. Y, Nov. Is. 1872
Coroner Hendricks. OF Cortland county. continued
the inquest at Truxton to-day ON the body Of Mrs.
Louisa Pope. who died at Chittenango. August 8.
1876. under circumstances which have lately de-
veoped the fact that she poisoned to DEATH The
person suspected OF the poisoning is Mrs. Frances
Shrouder, living in jail at Morrisville. Madi-
son county. on tho charge of poisoning her
own mother few weeks ago. District
Attorney Smith and ex-senator Kellogg. of Madison
county. appeared in behalf Of the people. At the in
quest held three weeks since Dr.. Manlius Smith.
chemist. of Syracuse University. testified to finding
arsenic in the stomach of Mrs. Pope. The chemist
was not present to-day. but sent affidavit giving
this additional fact that he had verified his former
analysis and had found arsenic and also mercury and
copper. Both the copper and the mercury were in
very small quantities, but rather more than the
arsenic The chemist adds:-"Of course neither
arsenic nor mercury nor copper should 6e
found in the normal human body. There
is means of discovering in what form
they were introduced into Mrs. Pope's system. Il
for the mercury and Paris green and would account
for the copper and arsenic. get the mercury In the
form of metallic substance and the copper recog-
The people desired to show that the motive which
actuated Mrs. Shrouder in poisoning the old LADY
was to obtain possession of her property. 1t Is
known that when Mrs. Pope died she had $500 in
governme mt bonds and this amount Mrs. Shrouder
was charged with stealing. but she declared at the
time Of her arrest that she knew nothing about the
bonds and had not seen them.
MRS. sHRoUDER AND THE BONDS
The first witness Daniel Gates, old gentle
man who lived at Chittenango, next door to where
Mrs. Pope boarding. with her niece, Mrs. Bar
nard Mr.. Gates testified that Mrs. Barnard told
him that Mrs. Pope had her bonds concealed in q
satchel. which she kept with her in bed; that the
old lady called on him to obtain for her the interest
on the coupons, and that Mrs. Shrouder then saw
the bonds, she brought the scissors to cut them
off. After Mrs. Popes death relative named
Mrs. Hannahs, OF Utica came to Chittenango to
obtain possession OF the bonds. and witness heard
Mrs. Shrouder say. in answer to a question as to
whether or not her family would give up the de-
and they got to get them from me first" The
father of Mrs. Shrouder then spoke saying. "lll
stick them bonds in the stove rst before the Utica
folks shall have EN-" The witness recalled this
latter remark especially because he wrote it down
Oneida county heir. called up look after the prop
erty, Barnard said to the witness that the Utica
folks shouldn't have the bonds and they couldn't
touch him for it because hfs wife owned his place.
SUSPICIOUS OF DIR. ENDERs.
Rev. Dr. Enders, pastor of the Reformed Church.
testified that Mrs. Pope sent for him several times
before her death to talk with him about what dis
position she should make Of her bonds aud mort
naees but that Mrs Shrouder or her mother were
always listening at the bedroom door, ani whenever
Mrs. Pope alluded to her property they would rush
in. when Mrs. Pope would throw UP both her hands.
as il warming the witness to say nothing in their
presence. No physician was called at the time Of
Mrs. Pope's DEATH but lady who present states
that she complained of terrible sensation in her
stomach, which the District Attorney expects to
show was an indication of arsenical poisoning.
VERDICT.
The verdict Of the Coroner's jury follows
'Thsre strong indications that Mrs. Louisa Pope
her death from arsenic and mercurial poison
administered to her by Charles o. Barnard and
Frances Shrouder, with intent to murder her."