The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-11-12
4 Most DItsEF.Vl poison,
SAID To HAVEBEEN ADMgNIsTER-
ED THROUGH SPITE WORK.
Girl of Easy Virtue Is Either Msde
the Victim of DastardIV Act
ON the Fart OF Fisnd, or
Takes n Poison That Battles
Medical Aid.

was hastily summoned to the beside Of
dolly Thompson" girl of easy virtue
who was suffering with spasms and evil
IDENTIFY dying from the effect Of deadly
drug. The doctor responded quickly, ad-
mins!eyed an emetc and saved her from
immediate death.
1t was maintained by the girl aud her
most favored lover that she had been
poisoned through spite by a notable
female character of many summers, much
ver'e1 in the pathway Of sin and hail
ing from Jack Rabbit. The deathly
drug concealed in piece of candy was
said to have been given her about one
and a half hours before the worst effects
were upon her. News of the affair cir.
culated through the streets, and it seem.
ed to be the opinion of nearly all that
through jealousy of her paramount and
the woman from Jack Rabbit, the poison
had been self administered. Later de.
veopments however rather dspolled
than strengthened this belief.
THE DOCTORS VERSION.
In an interview with DR.. Crowder it
was learned that some deceptive dug,
having a most auful effect, must have
been taken by the girl. The doctor who
was adverse to talking on the subject
could not help admitting facts and
answering questions correctly, so it ma
tured that he had been called as above
stated, had found the girl in a highly
nervous state. At times she was entire
ly insane and had to be forcibly held in
bed. The pupils of her eyes were horri-
bly, dilated and her pulse raised to 100
beats per minute. An emetic was given
at once which gave immediate relief
from the most violent symptoms and
started the fever on backward track.
The presence of something, awful in its
effect, was beyond doubt, but an anal
ysis of symptoms and elected materials
disclosed to the doctor no known poison.
dolly" is evidently a
SIMPLE MINDED COUNTRY GIRL
less than nineteen years of age. 1t seems
unreasonable to suppose than she could
ever be capable of knowing any thing to
deceive the skill of the physician who
attended her
THoMPsoS's VERSION
The girls lover, business manager, or
something. A gambler named Thomp-
son who is now nursing her back to
health as gently as woman could, told
in the girls presence the following story
to the Reporter.
Eat the request of friend who asked
permission for his woman to stay with
my girl over night she was admitted to
the house. He spoke of her to me as a
Mrs. somebody an alias of hers l wasn't
on to, so / was nightly surprised when
| opened the door and found that old cat
that Barney Coleman" brought here
some time ago. Well | tried to get
"Bob" to clean the DIN BIB out of
the house but it was of no use, she stay
ed and tried every scheme in the world
to get my girl to leave me and go with
her to Jack Rabbit She offered every
indueement but it was of no avail. Fl.
nally after receiving our shelter, and
eating on the girl, she made up her mind,
if she couldn't get her, she would do
what she could to spoil her for me. SO
to avoid having witness, she waited till
the last hour before she left, when was
in the next room getting my coat and
then she gave the girl the candy with
the poison in the middle. About an
hour and half afterwards the girl came
down deadly sick | walked her up
and down in front of the house until she
didn't know me nor the house any more,
then | sent for the doctor. Now of
course she is a great deal better but the
poison isn't out Of her system yet, she
has spells every few hours when she will
60 out OF her head, and look the picture
of death. l am doing my best but
don't think / can save her, l think
THE POISON is SLOW BUT SURE
| wanted the constable to 90 and bring
the she devil back, but for some reason
or other he wouldn't do it, guess he
thought we hadn't sufficient evidence to
convict or something There is one
thing sure though, that if ever she shows
her mug in this town again, I'll kick the
entire stomach of her and take my
chances on jury trial.
Whether the case was attempted muir.
der or suicide the RECORD is not prepar.
| ed to state.
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