Evening journal., 1890-11-29
CHARGED WITH GRAVE cRlMesl
Hxrs. salIis Russell Accuses Her Sister
snL Law of Attempted Poisoning.


Law of Attempted Poisoning.
Mrs Sallie Russell. widow. living at
the southeast corner of Third and Monroe
| streets. charges Mrs. Ella X. Davis, her
sister-in-law. Of Chester, Pa. with very
grave offenses. The specific charges
which Mrs. Russell makes are that Mrs.
| Davis attempted to poison her and stole
from her house gold watch valued at
$40.
On November Is, Mrs. Russell who
had been slightly indisposed for some
time became very i'll and DR.. Peter
Cooper, the family physician, was sum
moned He came and prescribed some
simple remedy for Mrs. Russells sick
ness.
In the evening while Mrs Russell was
lying down. Mrs Davis came into the
house ard saying she had heard Of Mrs
Russell's illness. removed her wraps and
prepared TO make herself lat home. as
Mrs Russell expressed IL. Mrs Davis
had been in the house but a short time
when she said Mrs Russell should have
some medicine and she went her
self to prepare. it. Mrs Russell took
il and experienced no i'll effects.
About II o'clock In the evening SONS
one knocked at The door and Mrs. Davis
went to answer it, She returned in a
few minutes and said that DR. Cooper
had directed her to go to No sos West
street after some medicine. She left
the house In hack and did not return
until Thursday evening
When she did return che Immediately
commenced TO prepare more medicine
she prepared mixture In q glass and
gave 1t to Mrs. Russell. who was imme-
dia'ely made very Ill aud commenced
vomiting This continued for short
time, after which Mrs. Russell became
well again
She told the following story TO re-
porter this morning: II have been Ia
poor health for nearly six months and
my sister In law had been staying at my
house from June TO September 25 She
left for her home on the latter date and l
did not see her again until Wednesday.
November Is. That is the day on
which / was. taken so i'll and
she came in the house that evening say
ing she would attend to me She told my
daughter, Matte. aged 10 years, that her
Aunt Ella and her mother would die that
night. The child, of course, became
much frightened. but Mrs Davis re-
assured her and said she was only fool
ing and that her mother would live a
long time yet.
'She heard a knock at the door late In
the evening ana answered Ii herself In
a short time she came back and said that
DR. Cooper had told her to go to No SOB
West street and get some medicine for
me. My neighbors tell me that they
saw her driven away In hack in the OPP
posite direction to that In which she said
she was going
''She did not return Hniil the next
Thursday, evening, when she came in
and said that | needed some medicine
and she would get It for me- She went
TO the kitchen and was preparing some
medicine for nae when my daughter
Matte rassed through and saw
her taxa some substance from
box and put IL ia the
medicine. She became suspicious of her
and looked at the box from which Mrs.
Davis had taken the stuff which she put
in the medicine. The box was LABELLED
Rough on Rats" and a large amount
had been put In the medicine.
THE child when she saw the box jumped
up and down and cried out obi Aunt
Ella, you have put poison in my mamma I
medicine
when the child exclaimed this he,
aunt rushed at her. she says, and tried
20 smother her cries with her hands.
The child was so greatly frightened that
she did not notify me of the occurrence.
Mrs. Davis brought the medicine into
me and advised me to take IT., all the
while stirring It as IL to hide the ap.
peaFanee of sediment In the medicine.
She told me too that there were no
grounds in it. noticed that the medi-
cine had blue scum on 1t and had some
sediment In the bottom but drank IL.
''In short time became very i'll and
started to vomit. After l had stopped
vomiting became better.
Soon after Mrs. Davis went away I
found that my gold watch. valued at $40,
was gore. and not long atte- this, my
neighbor, Mrs. lines, came here and told
me that my sister in-law had been visit
ing her, and that gold watch worth SIS
WAS taken from her house. Mrs. Davis
had been doing some sewing for Mrs.
lnnes Last Monday Mr. lnnes went to
Chester TO Mrs. Davis boarding house,
and while there the lRndlady told
him that a watch answering to
the description Of his wife's was in
Mrs Davis's room. Mr.. Innes returned
to this city and swore out warrant for
her arrest. The warrant has not yet been
served, but as soon as it Is will have
her arrested for larceny and attempted
murder
The cause Of her attempt to poison me
was to secure the property which own,
at least, that Is the only reason know
Of
''She told several Of my neighbors that
| would die that day as that spell would
finish me She also told them that my
property would 60 to her In case | died.
Ny brother came down here and promised
to have the matter investigated and see
II my story Is true. he Is employed in
the Eddystone Pr Mt Works In Chester.
'She has always been friendly TO me,
and her desire to possess my money is the
only motive | San think Of for the
crime
Corn Increasing IN Price.
The grain market in Fourth street