Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-18
I'd Edition.
THEkEEFE SISTERS TRAGEDY
VERDICT OF POISONING BY SOME ONE
UNKNOWN.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT CHANGES, ETC
THE BIG FIRE AT HAyERHILL
THE MURDERED SISTERS.
Verdict of the Coromer.s Jury

THE MURDER ED SISTERS.
Verdict of the Coroncr's Jury.
POISONED BY SOME ONE UNKNOWN,
| The testimony In the case OF Johannah Lovejoy
| and Kate keefe at the inquest this afternoon,
| after the report in the first edition OF The STAR
| closed, was as follows:
THE MEDICINE SENT TO KATE BY HER MOTHER
| The coroner stated that Kate had gone to her
mothers Sunday with Mrs. Milstead, the lady
living in the lower part OF the house. While they
were at relatives of Mrs Milstead, after leaving
| Hates mother, the mother sent bottle OF medi-
| cine over TO Kate. The colored woman in the
! house said that when Mrs Gainey. the mother,
came Monday she asked ii Kate had taken any OF
the medicine. The mother said that IL contained
muciiage, naxseed and lauorice So far AS Prof.
| Frstoe could make out at present there was no
metallic poison ia the mixture. lt might take two
| or three weeks 10 discover any other poison.
CoLoRED WITNESS.
! Henrietta Joyce, colored woman, living at the
corner OF 14th street and Maryland avenue, testI-
fed to coming into the house Monday morning,
Mrs Mlstead having called her in While they
! We're talking Katie came down stairs with the
| little baby, and said Johannah was very sick.
| Tuesday evening witness came to the house
between half-past four and five; she came up
stairs, and Hates mother was standing If the bed
side. Mr.. Loyejoy came in and asked witness II
she would not stay with them. Both OF the girls
were speeches. then. Witness remained all night,
but neither OF the girls spoke, except that Kate
| about midnight asked for drink or water. Wit
ness noticed nothing unusual about Mrs. Gainey,
| except she thought she Was cool TO Johannah.
MRS MARY arfSTEAD,
who lives on the first floor OF the house. was next
| examined. Witness went with Kate 10 Mr.. Love-
| joys house Sunday. Kate went to her mothers
| house and returned to Mrs. Lovejoy's The mother
| sent over a bottle OF medicine to her by little
girl named Nellie sullivan. Witness described the
various stages OF the illness. but nothing was
ELECTED from her 10 throw any light upon the cause
| OF death.
| The coroner said they had no other evidence that
he knew OF, except statements of the same charac-
ter. The mother, Mrs Gainey, told the same story
| precisely as to the illness.
| DR. HARTIGAN SAYS THE WOMEN WERE POISONED.
| Dr. j. L. Hartigan, VINO made the post mortem
examination on Thursday, was sworn. The cause
OF death was shock or impression upon the ner.
vous system by poisoning. He believed that It
| known as the cerebro-Spinal irritantS that act
upon the brain and spinal cord through the
| stomach.
DIR. MER1AN's TESTIMONY.
! Dr. E. c. Merriam testified that he was called to
see the deceased on Tuesday about 10 O'Clock in
the morning. He found Mrs. Lovejoy lying on the
| floor In an unconscious condition. There was a
shoulder, and she kept throwing her arm across
the chest The pulse and breathing were rapid:
! tongue was swollen and coated; the eXtremities
were cold and the Skin had a blush color
| There were evidences OF a brain pressure. The
younger girl presented about the same symptoms
1t did not occur to witness when he first saw them
that they had been poisoned The doctor deScrib ID
the various symptoms or the until death. The
symptoms were general irritation OF the brain and
cord. There was no very m lrked difference be-
tween the symptoms and those usually observed
In cases OF cerebro-Spinal meningitis
VERDICT OF DEATH FROM POISON ADMINISTERED BY
| SOME ONE UNKNOWN.
The jury took the case at two o'clock and twenty
minutes, later found a verdict that the said
JOhannah Loyejoy and Kate keefe came to their
death from congestion OF the brain and stomach
| caused bV trrfCant pOS0uinQ. administered by
some person or persons unknown to the jury.
CapitoI Notes.
The subcommittee OF the House committee on
| the post Office and post roads, TO whom was re-
ferred the bill to provide for fast ocean mail SER
vice. devoted two hours to-day the consideration
OF the subject, and expect to report bill TO the
| full committee on Wednesday next.
THE PROPOSED NEW MEDICAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY.
DR.. Billings, OF the Surgeon Generals Office was
| before the committee On public buildings and
| grounds OF the House to-day and gave his views
with reference to new building for the army
ing used, which is rented at 81 500 per annun, the
doctor said was Inadequate. Tie museum, he
relating to surgery now in existence. Dr. Billings
| was asked as TO a location for the new building.
He said: do not know that have any suggestion
| to make When the site for the Congressional
library building shall be determined upon whether
it Is to be on judiciary square or the square just
east OF the CapitoD, then should consider it de-
sirable other things being equal to have this build
| ing within easy Communication with the Con-
greSsiOnal library building. For the last ten years
there has been an arrangement between Mr.. Spot
| ford and myself by which Mr.. SpOfford has pur-
| chased no medical books at an. I consider this
| the medical branch or section OF the national
| library. Persons who use the one use the other.
CADET BUCK REsT0RED.-Among the cadets re-
Gently dismissed the naval academy for inef1clen-
| cy in their studies was Beaumont B. Buck, OF
| Texas, VINO shot young Thompson when he was
being given dose OF hazing. Secretary Lincoln
| has issued an order, upon the recommendation OF
| the academic board, reapDointing Buck as cadet
| at West Point, and granting him leave until July
LIST next
LIEUTENANT CHARLES A. CLARK, U. S. N, has
| been detached from the Adams and ordered to re-
| turn home
THE TREASURY CHANGEs.-Secretary Folger to-
day accepted the resignation OF Skeen, foreman Of
| the laborers, with one months leave OF absence.
The resignation OF Norton, formerly OF the custo-
dams Office, was also accepted, with five days
leave. Hatch, the former siorekeeper, who did not
resign, was dismissed the other day. There is a
swarm OF applicants for the position Of captain OF
| the watch, to succeed Cobaugh.