National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-22
DYING FROM SLOW POISON.



Bank President.
BusToS, Aug. 2l.-Tho disappearance Of
Warmer from Albion, N. v, throws the first
light upon monstrous plot that for weeks has
baiilcd Bo3ton's district attorney, grand jury
and her martcst detectives, The conspiracy
was successful TO this extent. VIM. X, Bur.
rows, one of the heirs to s. 600 600 estate liv-
| ing at No 3s3 Beacon street, this city, was
systematically poisoned until the diabolical
work was discovered Just In time to prolong,
but not to save his life. lie is still alive, but
1t Is living death. Suspicious were expressed
Of poisoning aud upon investigation by
chemist arsenic was found in the
stomach. The patient seemed better, hut
on May bad symptoms returned. From this
time it has been evident that the young man
must die. The matter was laid before the
grand jury, but the insufficient evidence caused
n postponemcut Of the case from tlmcto time.
| The sick man was taken the latter part Of May
10 No 3ll Beacon street, later TO the Hotel Ok
| ford, aud last week was removed to New York.
| The motive for the poisoning Is unknown. He
now suffers from paralysis so that lie can
move but one muscle of ono arm, and death
only can relieve him. By the will of
Burrowss futher his estate remains undivided
| until the death of his widow, who survives
| HlUl, Inc principle executor Is a. >, warner,
of Albion; Mr., Warner is practically in sole
| control Of the estate William has been dlssi-
pated, and owing 10 his physical condition.
hasdone little more than dabble in business
| for n year or two past. In November, 1852, he
| made the acquaintance ofWillam Il. Caulkins
IN Rochester, and the following year they
entered into business In this city.
| Burrows, with his wife aud two children, went
| to live with Caulkins, nnd In November Mrs
! burrows, with her children, lcft her husband.
Burrows remained NJ Caulkinss house except
during occasional absence caused by dissipa.
tiOn. He LEFT Caulkins = Feb. ls, and did not
return until carried there quite sick from II
house on Hudson street AprllT. While sick ut
Caulkins's house the patient was attacked
with vomiting spells aud partial pa.
ralysis and grew rapidly worse. About
this time Mr.. Warner, Hon. Roswell
L. burrows, of Buffalo, aud Mrs. Stewart came
to Boston. and consulting physicians were
called into the case. II Is over the question Of
property that there Is the greatest dispute.
There is no doubt that Burrows places conn.
dcncc IN Caulklns, while he Is decidedly out
with Warner. In justice to Mr.. Caulkns's $
evidence has been found at any time
against any one of their house.
In II recent interview between Caulkins aud
u Journal reporter that gentleman said he
had not the slightest doubt that arsenic was-
administered to burrows, and II was simply Il
question OF who administered It, Con. Coggs
well, counsel for Caulkins, who was present nt
the interview, gave as the only theory he could
offer as tho possible motive that in case the
managing executor of an estate who was no
torious speculator should be called upon for
an accounting be afraid to make such nc-
counting, there might be motive for putting
the young man who made such demand out
of the way. Mr.. Warner, ho said had only
once seen VIM. X. Burrows, and could have
had no opportunity to do the deed Vim. r.,
burrows said to a reporter that Warner had
never rendered an account Of his trust, al
though repeatedly called upon. The breach
between Warner and William was because the
former would not allow the latter to draw
money ms freely as desired. MIR. Caulkins
was seen tonight by JOurHu reporter, and
he remarked: ~ have said n dozen
times that Warner would commit sui.
eide, be scnt to state prison, or lcaye
the country" Caulkins says that a
month ago Warner served on him n power OF
attorney, purportng TO come from young Bur.
rows, and signed by "his mark" Cnulkins
refused to recognize the instrument, lie sent
an agent to the sick man to inquire about the
matter, and he reports young Burrows ns
having denied ever making the Warner power
of attorney, aud as exclalming, "Do you sup
pose would give a power of attorney to the
man directed Mr.. Calkins to prosecute in my
uump ~