, 1881-04-30
BoRGlA.
Sixteen Year Old Wife ArraiGned
for Poisoning her Husband.
A Powder River Myssery.

The Mountain Sentinel publishes a very mys.
tericus poisoning case which recently occurred
an North Powder river few miles from Union
| Town. Some time since we gave short &C
count Of the poisoning Of Mr.. Hutchinson
| who afterwari came to the conclusion that his
young wife, only 1G years of age, mad been
practicing the Borgian art upon him The
court room was filed with people who aockei
from all quarters to hear the testimony. The
following version Of the trial is verbatim from
the Sez.inel:
The prosecuting witness was brought up0r
the stand and testified: Name, james Hut
Crimson, wife's name, Mary Hutchinson; resi-
dence, North Powder; occupation, farmer.
That on the frst day Of April he and his wife
had some unpleasant words originating about
bottle of the bloom Of youth. Had had un-
pleasant words with her several times when he
thought she showed improper attention to
other young men. Tha. ON the evening of the
first Of April he retired about O'Clock left his
wife sitting up being engaged in sewing. Was
asked by his wife not to go to sleep. She then
left the room, came back in a fe~ minutes with
b1ttle Of wine and gave him some to drink.
He told his wife he thought the wine tasted
bitter. He also caught pisce of crystalizsd
strychnine in his teeth His wife then made
her evening toilet and went to bed. He was
taken sick in a few minutes and spoke to his
wife, also called a gentleman who was in an
adjoining room, Mr.. Abbott Was taken with
commissions. Told his wife to set him some
butter. Ate three. .fuurths of pound of butter
and drank gallon and one half of milk
4 number Of other witnesses were sworn and
all testified in substance nearly the same. That
Mr.. Hutchinson had evidently been poisoned
that be suffered the most asoniking convulsion
until one o'clock; that his face would get black
his head would be thrown back and his eyes
rolled upwards when suffering these attacks.
Some of the testimony was ut variance concern
Ing Mrs. HutcLinson's attentions to her hus-
land while he suffered commissions. The tes-
timony of Mrs. Hutchinson and his would
compare in nearly every instance. with the ex-
ccption that he swore that he did not think
she drank any of the wine. Whilst she testi-
fed that she drank and drank out of the ''same
cup that he did. The trial lasted two days
and Dart of one night, and while there is no
clearing proof or solid evidence in the blood
and thunder el"quenee and sympathetic ap-
peal which brought torrents Of tears from
women who had gathered to do the brave girls
crying, yet We think the young woman was
falsely accused and that the decision Of acquit-
tai rendered by the justice was almost unani-
nously favored 1t does look highly improba-
bic that girl sixteen years Of age would give
her husband 4 dose of strychnine and i'm
mediltely share his bel and await the approach
of his a,,onies Of death by poison. Yet there
is not shadow Of doUbt that Mr.. Hutchih-
son was poisoned, and the guilt seems to point
to one Of the first parties called upon for assist
ance, he being the person who brought the
wine to Mr.. Hutchinsons. We hope to see
the affair ferreted out.
Since the trial of the woman the man Abbott
mentioned in the evidence has been arrested at
FL dorado and will be brought to Union for
trial. The utmost care should be taken to
solve this mystery. Too many criminals are
allowed to escape now a-days for want of a
little vigor and common sense.