Daily Republican., 1884-10-27
1ENPTED POISONING.

hENPTED POlSONlNG.
.,,1no srOnY III CMRs'
..IN WHICH A DELA.
s.rE WOMAN rIsUsss.
r Boatwright and Mrs. Mary
!Ia., Isa - we're arrested 10 Philadel.
na', friday and committed TO tho
y nslaware County, jail upon .
Of conspiracy TO murder ;rs mrs.
!r,;sh, and Of adultry. The reve-
Mrs. Boatwrigbt, who now
/, ~ I,arby, brings to light . terrible
y crime. which brings two formsr
nSis citizens of Chester within
,cft tho gallows. certainly wisnin
a.aovs ~ a Of the pen itentiary.
Me- Miller referred to ID the wife
''Ils, I a quiet, respectable carpenter
% ~hsu his wife left him, removed to
.,,S With his two children, and
,ssdss ~, at Fifth and Spruce streets.
MiIlpr 'iI is a native Of Residing, Pa. /,
.su, M 10 Chester to work at his
|. vbere he got acquainted with
m,rr,ed the woman who has
! hi,bless and left her homo to
I'M iioatwright. Mrs. Miller 10 .
\. Of The Crouch family Of Dover,
.ury respectable family Of that
Ain tbs city, o niece Of Rev. J. T.
y a few years ago pastor Of the
lnS Methodist church OF Chester.
hoa:wrieht occupies . humble
~ in Darby, where her devoted
,svn shared her suffsrings, until he
NE woman Miller. Mrs. Boat
a, avs her husband was q good
occupying his own home In Ches-
nd earning a good salary. In the
shop with him worked the hus-
Il. Mary Miller, q soft-hearted,
nured carpenter. His wife was
aYI.ut musician and attracted
rnga, 10 her house by good play
mon a parlor organ. His visita
scane suspiciously frequent but
u,ilued them by saying be was
M nnsic lessons from her. In .
rre Boatwright's own children
s,reiiy employed by him a.
ksrers To carry notes 10 hts new
Bot his wife kept quiet for the
Of her daughter. Finally the
u progressed so that Mrs. Miller
AF husband and went to live with
BOstwrights.
sbs did about AZ she pleased, said
aB. Her husband WAS a soft
rsd fool and was frightened. In
rh las. my husband sold our house
tlssOO, gave me $500 and went away
he wes, She went with him, l am
Eiu, because her relatives missed
She vas not with her husband,
no oae saw her after my husband
until they both came back some
Las, summer. Then l moved mp
He returned and came here with.
MONEY. gave him 800 Of the
aud afterwards $40 to conn encs
* il Philadelphia with. He came
esnce IN awhile and would give me
te money at the end OF the week,
then beg it back again. He estab-
VI himself at 431 Garden street, In
aelph!a. Mrs. Miller WAS living
~ South Sixteenth street, whore he
lm her. A year ago last summer
Alsb,nd had my life insured in the
iork Mutual Life InsurancebCom-
7 II | died he would get the
" In August last ] was taken
Ny husband came cut here and
ler Mrs. Miller to nurse me, he
now know it was
TO POISON ME-.
amer her arrival l became worse. /
tiny baby some OF the fool she had
a'si ior me, and the psor little
saied, from poison the doctor said.
AJ The soap burned my throat
lnand declined to eat it. When
aaand came home Mrs. Miller
Flanote In his hand. He went
- " tore 1t up, and threw the
away: My susp:c ions were
m aud got one of my little girls
ahe pieces Of the note, and pa.
M' 'asl loesther, and here they are. :"
W. lclht Mrs. Boatw right prod uced
a Uanale OF documents the restor.
VOC I which was written upon brown
'. 'ae 'orn pieces having been fit.
"ss'-tr and pasted uron tissue pa.
ils hote in Mrs Miller's hand
Ie', l gave her some in the
r"'. aS' =" II mat 1t was hot when you
IVA @9p you say that yours is hot
No.. 4ep 10 be quick about it. You
~, ae' soIne in her whiskey.
H. h Aaother letter from Mrs. Mi.
"H Wright, in the hands of his
's9ed " Your wife, with
:, ~ soms of the alleged
tr5, T. 49,. "ten ~ anal yzed, so Mira. Boat.
W., rSa by DR.. Weston, of Ches
oe., va, report upon what he finds
mn@. A aate. She also says that
sl, anen her husband returned
s,. ~ a'lampted to chloroform her.
n, | =. iv''iohs Of letter from Mrs
|sioS !" /. ~ husband, in which the ex.
Man i WA be glad when we are
bv be's."fes ,. that she can show also
n y ,l' ar' husband and Mrs, Miller
hon, 10 az en the crime upon them. even
n , o,'' 'a7 restored note of caution.
tIJ p,r'oh ls,' said she, +" that they
i, ~. get the Insurance and 90
ioo, vii the money. am out haze
Ia a., ,,,. lenny. l should have had
Ia,hestss a,estsd before, but hoped that M
h rIH'U.'i,d it y no would come back TO me. me.
A,Nnl..ao 700 late !" BoatwriQht and
sbair l1'el y, are still in jail, their efforts
s b tsa tueay the charge. BostwriSSs vSa
sssdssa Iaa lief left home With his wiis's
p,sViss%p sJ apd J.. consent, and that TT he 8
OWN s charge was tramped Il up ' Sv
Nav u ,hS people. 81 was home la:t al
b. sai, s.i gave her some money - Hs
Ia sip"s ",l' !, seen Mrs. Miller but three
' 'hey resided here.
hi, sale, Salon M. e. Ch.rch. .=
p.,on n,aafch, sa.r, located ON the vii.