New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
SUMNER GUESTS POISONED.
FIVE PERSONS SWALLOW ARSENIC IN TEA.
A SCENE OF TERROR IN YARMHoUsE-ARRxsT o.
SERVANT

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MAIDEN. Aug. 26.-Samuel o. Blanchard and
bic siser, Elizabeth p Blanchard, live in pleassas
farmhouse In Wilmington. Nssa. and during the sao-
mar give lodging Q number Of city bosrdsrs 70 help
her IN her household work hiss Blanchard employed
eolorsd girl named Mary Daus thirteen yssrs q ses.
On Thursday evening the family as the supper tsbs
oonsstsd Of Judge william r. Il. Emmons snd wife, q
Esss Boston; Miss Blanchard, Mr. Blanchard and 4.
tsneid Of Boston, ana three iadiea five Of the psr
sons a the supper table were taken sick Immediately
after the meal and vomised violently.
They were Judge Emmous and wife, Miss Blanchard.
Samuel Blanchard and c. A. Htusaed. D..
Busssri, Of Wilmington. VISA called, and afsss
vigorous work the sick persons we're placed n
q comfortable condition Tho doctor stated 70 omesf
Swan. of wminGtop, that the cause OF tne' HeEnsss
VA arsenic. which had been Administered 70 them IN
considerable quantity. The case was rsporsei 70 tas
stats on1csrs snd oesr Rhodes, OF the STATE pores
force. went 70 Wilmington last Tussdsy night ana se.
rested MARY Davis tho solorei table GIRL for the alleged
crime Of poisoning the party. she was taken 70 the
Maiden police station sfout IL o'clock Last nRht was
arrAigpsd before the District Court this morning. and
held IN &5 900 bonds for trial Thursday esptem
ber a. ct Wakefield. In default sho committed ~
Cambridge jail she tolls the following story:
"My name 10 Mary DAVIS and I AN thir-
teen years old. have been at work foe
Elizabeth F. Blanchard, at Wilmington. Ma~. for the
past four montha met her at Chelsea and she asked
would like to como TO live with her ana walt upon
the table. told her weud, and she took 70 her
homo to live. had to wait upon the table and help
other things. On Thursday sho purchased soms
tea OF W. Crowel, who drives team, and afor pur-
chasing abe emped IL into che canister with other
tea After emptyng the tea she said n tasted ike To-
bacco, and removed largo portion Of it and remarked
Il guess have taken all Of the tes OUT She thea
told make the for supper and went and took
the from the closet and placed In the tee pot ard
waited upon the folks Several OF them taken vo-
lenty Ill and had 10 be taken to their rooms. and
doctor was sent for" When asked she had any
arsenic abe said "No" did not know what It was,
and when asked she placed anything In the tee
said "No" and stated that she did not do anything
to the tea food, and with teas IN her eyes che
said {" dunno anything about tho matter" She 10
short girl very black and looks to be very smart girl
OF her age she did realize tbs cnarss she
was hold upon cried she had been arrested
State Officer Rhodes, who has had charge OF the Case
states that the Ave persons who wera taken III after
supper partook of tho and the other three who did
not parake Of tho not affected and that the
cause must have been in the tea
Az late hour last night oil the persons
were 10 comfortable condition although
very Ill from the effects OF the poison. The girl was
taken to tho Cambridge jail this afternoon by oncsr
Blanchard.