Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-02
VICTIMS OF THE POISON c,,o
Long List OF Murder Mysteries which
Have In Turn Startled Franc..

"'e IN Turn Startled France
Apropos OF the celebrated poison;n,
mystery in Antwerp, where Nine
'onalux was under arrest. charged
with poisoning several members of bar
1amlly, the Ganlois printed an article
on famous poisoning cases in France
Wnere women have been found puil+v
Ioisonlng, it has been said. is the dar.
ing sin OF women. and it is not sur-
prls'ng that form of crime which re-
quires neither bodily strength. vio-
fence nor the use of arms. but only a
certain amount of Discrimination. te-
naci'y' address and perfidy. should seem
10 De speciality of the weaker sex.
Marqu1se de Brinvilliers. to whom
VI me 'oniaux has. perha ps. not unjust
~ oeen compared. was executed on JuIv
- ip''- She vas duly convicted of
having poisoned Maitre Dreux d'Au-
pray her sister. 'wickedly. out of Gu
putty and to obtain for herself their
property She got rid of her father at
'he chateau of Offemont, in the forest
q. Laigne, and in 1914, the then owner
oi the estate, while removing vaIua bIes
"nich ne had concealed in the walls of
the tower on the approach of the allied
armies, discovered secret chamber
ntted up as laboratory. 1t contained
furnaces, crucibles, retorts, a number
OF hermetica1ly-sealedb bottles of LIQUIDS
ana Tour packets of different-colored
powders, but, unfortunately. those who
made the discovery. scared at finding
themselves in contact with such dan
gerous substances, destroyed them in
stead of submitting them to a scientific
investigation.
After the Brinvilliers trial the cham
Der Ardente a special court created by
Louis NV. to deal with crime com
United with the aid of what was known
as la poudre de secession. was occu-
pied with the cases of Vigoreux and
NOisin. Both of these dealt OPENLY in
sorcery and poisons; they not only pre-
dicted to impatient heirs the decease of
wealthy relatives. but even undertook
to bring about the event Eigoreux
was condemned to be hanged Voisin to
be burned. and Mime. de Sevigne's MEM
oirs contain brief mention of the exc
cution of the latter. who fought to the
last and blasphemed. and cursed as She
was bound to the stake.
In the front rank of modern poison
ers stands Mime. Lefarge. The mystic
rious crime of lie Chandler caused great
excitement throughout Europe. Pub
lie opinion was divided a.
to the guilt or innocence of
that young man who had never met
her committed suicide on learning that
she had been condemned. Nine. La
FARCE, whose maiden name was Capelle.
left memoirs, entitled ..IIeures de
Prison"
Mime. Lacoste, accused of a similar
crime. was more fortunate and was ac-
quilted, after trial which made a
great sensation at the time. Lydie
Fougnies Comtesse de Bocarme, who
was accused in 1851 of having helped
her husband get rid. at the chateau of
Bittemont, in Belgium. of relative
whose wealth he coveted. also escaped.
though the comte was condemned to
death.
Next in the list comes Helene Iegadc.
an obstinate. stupid and ignorant Bre-
ton maid servant, who poisoned half
dozen persons, among them her master
and mistress. without any apparent
motive. and who expiated her crime on
the scaffold.
Maria Medicine Noble, the wife of
lnlller. was RuiiioliHeu dI Eplndl III
1916. for having poisoned her husband
for the sake of another miller, who had
himself got rid of his wife to fly to the
arms of his mistress. Five years later
a woman named Segard. who had poi
ooned her husband and three children,
suffered the extreme penalty of the law
at Nancy.
Lastly. few years ago a cook APP
Iof l,a I,,,,.c
on charge of having prepared dead
ly dish for her master, an old bachelor.
who had his will in her favor. She was
acquitted, but the presiding judge.
himself bachelor. when he announced
the verdict to her. said: Ma file. YOU
are to be released. but if you ever hear
that want cook don't apply for the
situation. Chicago Record.