Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04
4 YoUNa woM4N's CRIME.
A Chester County Girl Accused of Poison
ing Her Husband and Eloping win
Uiann A0aut

A Chester County Girl Accused OF Poison
ing Her Husband and Eloping win
Piano Agent
WEsT CHESTER, Pa, June IA warrant
issued to-day for the arrest OF the beautl-
full child-widow of Norris Young, VINO
died under suspicious circumstances at
Trimblevile on May Sth, created intense
excitement in Chester county. Mrs.
Young who is but Is years Old, was nob
placed in Jail because of the official pity
shown for her year-old babe but giant
officer with the warrant in his pocket,
| does not allow Mrs, Young to leave MS
| sight for an instant.
district Attorney Bingham, who has
called to his aid in the case Attorney
| William Butler, lr., decided to take steps
| TO prevent the escape of the wife, after ne
| had received formal statement from Dr.
Formal Of Philadelphia, the expert IN me
case, that Norris Young had died of arseni-
cal poisoning. The alleged victim was
popular in this county, where he had been
| favorably known all his life, and IT was
the clamoring of the neighbors for
thorough investigation that gave current
| rumors almost the force of positive con-
| viction, and led to the exclamation OF the
body, and the subsequent investigation.
The story upon which the authorities
hang their motive for a crime begins with
| a forced marriage and ends with box Of
rat poison. The intervening chapters of
| the tragedy are devoted TO a loving nus
band and a dissatisfied, captious vile, who
had smiles and words of love for another
than the one she had promised to honor
and obey
The Woodward family came to Irimhle-
Vile several years ago, and the father pur-
chased n thriving mill in one OF the pretti,
est valleys in the country. He had several
children but his daughter Blanche, Who
is now the accused, at once took rank ms
| NL I,,1I e bar Shp "a
maryelously pretty face, large blue eyes,
and a crowning mass of curly chestnut
locks. She loved gay dress and gay com
pany. Her father, who was well-to-do,
allowed her to indulge in these and the
result was seen a year ago last December,
when popular Norris Young was forced
into marriage To protect the reputation
of the woman whose love he had tried to
gain for couple OF years.
child was born to the couple two
months after the hurried marriage in
Camden, and John Woodward practically
gave the mill to his son-in-law and moved
to Virginia The neighbors say he went
to hide his shame.
Financially, the Young family pros
pered, but slowly the domestic ship was
drifting to the shoals The husband, who
almost worshiped the wife, lavished wealth
and kindness upon her. The cbild-wife.
apparently was indifferent to these, and
soon leT EpUuuCJ WIS SUCH as W Gdhst
more talk in the neighborhond. There
was another man in the case according 70
rirmor, but his identity could not be dis
covered.
on May 1st Norris Young came into the
mill where his miller, John Jacqnette, was
at work, and said:
John, | have just eaten ginger cake
in the house, and my throat and stomach
burn 50 can hardly stand it. bit upon
something hard in the cake, and it tasted
| like saltpCtre.N
!, Mr.. .Iacquctte went into the house few
, minutes later and saw the baby on th'
floor eating ginger cake. On May 3D. thu
dead man again complained Of burning VI
internally and DIR. Hopkins was sum
moned. The doctor made an examination
. and inclined to the belief that Mr.. Iouni
was 4 suffer from cholera morbns, but III
{ also had an idea that poison had beet
, used, and communicated this latter Sis
I,ici0n to Mrs. Young, who said she ha,
. no idea where Mr.. Young could get poi
! SON.
: The husband continued sick, and oil
: May 9Th Mrs Young admitted that sh
8 purchased box of rat poison at the stor
Of Oliver Martin. in Marshalton On Ma.
a Sth Young died in great agony. ON tn
: day before his death Mr.. laequette say
). Mrs. Young give the sick man a glass o
II water. That is the only food or drink Ii
! ever saw Mrs. Young give her husband. z
It few days later the authorities accepted tn
:. statement that Mr.. Young had died q
v cholera morbus, and the body was buried
!. Mir. Young was 4 member Of severa
beneficial orders, and one OF them pal
!, his widow 800 in cash the day after Tia
q funeral. and the pretty widow went t
a New York What her mission was thcr
n she refuses 10 tell under the advice q
G her lawyer, Col. HoOtOn. several days altt
r. her departure q local paper published til
!, following clipped from the New Ior
a Music Trade Of May sd
. David NJ. Link Of No, 80 +. Ninety-thr
y street was taken to Bellevue last night. u
h imagines that he is purslled by people vii
d want TO hang him for murder.
~ He says he 80 q piano TO j. Norris fonni
u an ice dealer In West Chester, whi has sine
ID died, and people accuse him of killing iounl
AZ Link had written statement Of all this In HI
!, pocket TO be opened ii no should be foun
dead.
d Link was at one time with IIurt1ig, Elem
N ming g. %. Of Philadelphia,
m This publication had the effect of reyi,
"A ing the matter, and an uncle Of the IL
ceased, named keeck, demanded that IL
body be exhumed and examined by G!
perts. Dr. Formal and Professor Marsha
Of the University of Pennsylvania wei
IN called and an examination of the vsCer
n. according to them showed arsenical 20
id soning. They claim ability 70 prove col
re clusively that the poison was not injcctt
re into the system by the einbalmimg process
- Upon this information the pretautioi
10 ary warrant was issued and the wi
ne placed under guard. The woman is no
I'll stopping with Plasterer Townsend, Z
i'll West Gay street. She positively denit
n last night that she had had any Grimm
he connection with her husbands death, hl
i refused to talk of the details
y, David NJ. Link, who is mentioned
~ connection with the affair, was seen at h
by residence, on Buttonwood street, last nigI
mt He said he had not seen Mrs. Young sin
ed April 18th, but that he received lett
lis from her, saying that her husband W
" not expected to live Mr. Link appear
~ terribly agitated, and complained Of Il
~ treatment he had received from the poll