Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-14
lIrLYs DEATH A MYSTERY.
Accommodating Evidence Creates Uncer-
q tainty IN the Jury. it.-iA


The coroners jury in the Lilly poison
ing case reconvened last evening in Coro
ner Barnhill's Office Louella Adams. the
colored girl who purchased the meat. was
the first witness called The little GIRLS
about 18years of age, and as she had
purchased the meat some suspicion had
been attached to her, but tho perfectly
straightforward story told by her dis
PEELED this suspicion. She testified that
on the evening Of the poisoning, about
D 30 o'clock she went TO Toppin's store at
Fifth and Lombard to purchase u quarter
pound of dried beef. When she obtained
the meat there were several pieces
left ON the meat block She went
from the store TO milk house ON Fourth
street near Lombard and obtained some
milk She took the articles to Mrs
Singley, placing the meat wrapped up on
the table. She went out for a WHILE and
when she came back Mrs. Singley had
cooked the meat. 1t was then put on
the table. When the three men were
taken sick she was present and Mrs
Singley told her TO take the meat and
throw il out At that time there was
little, if any meat left and the witness
threw ii over the fence She Ind been
with the family fourteen weeks and never
had had any dispute with any Of the
family She had not been in a drug store
for some time before She was sent to
call a doctor on the night Of the poison.
ing When the men were taken sick
they all asked her what was the matter
with the meat and she said that she did
not know The dish and frying pan
were clean before the meat was coolIed.
Ellwood Singley was at homo when she
went after tho meat and when she came
back, but left shortly thereafter
Mrs. Mary Martindale iO4 Lombard
street. Mrs Annie Collins. 205 Lombard
street and Mrs Fanny Ruth testified ia
purchasing dried beet cut of the same
piece at Toppin's and about the same
time and had cooked the beef and USED IL
with no bad effects Mrs Collins was in
the store when tile Adams girl purchased
the meat for the Singleys aud II was cut
of the same piece Of dried beef Of which
she took half pound. The colored girl
took a quarter Of pound. Each Of The
ladies had eaten overy particle OF the
meat and were IN perfect health
George w. Singley was sworn and
testified TO the Incidents OF the poisoning
already mentioned He had eaten but
little beef and it had had no partieu
larly bad effect upon him He hat
vomited because his mother had requested
him to do so. There was coffee az th,
table but very little Of II was drank
Ellwood said that he had thrown tn,
meat away, but the witness did not SCI
him do il
j Markley Singley. one Of the men
poisoned was next sworn. He testife,
4 that as Coon MS the meat entered hi
stomach he felt burning sensation
The witness mother prepared the mea
: for supper She pared the outside rih'
= off and made a gravy ' ir't
John Collins of sic East Fifth street
r had purchased some Of the meat and at
, Of il with no bad effects When h
heard Of the poisoning, he cautioned tn
I family not to use the meat and rolled "
some Of il to give a cat This was o
/ Tuesday night. On "Wednesday nigh
the cat was dead and the meat gone. hu
y he could not swear positively that th
meat killed the cat as the cat would ca
u anything that il could get
4. Ellwaod Siuglay testified that ahou
Z 600 ,. IA. Lilly came to the store an
( told him his mother was sick, having ha
4 faiHting spell He went home, accoH
panied by Lilly who vomited on his wa
H down When they arrived AT II
AuNNc ltltg lpuAh tuN NhhiNt WV NY
sick. They had blamed it on the meaf
y from his knowledge OF chemistry
knew it was poison aud went right out al
met DR. c. B, Naudain. who gave him
Y prescription, The patients not gettir
y better from this treatment witness tel
81 phoned for DR. Snitcher The witne
was positive that he threw away viii
meat there was, but could not say T
certain where he threw It.
al Saulss I'slc A. ns i,.o ",tn S ,Ji
no bad effects.
ct The jury then adjourned until Ii
6, mo ming at 10 o'clock.