The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06
OTHERS BECAME ILL
FURTHER STORIES IN CONNECTION
WITH THE CARTER CASE.
Poison, Said Mrs. Carter. WINS in the
Food of Which Miss Brush
PartOOk.

Coroner Castor is now d~evoting all of his
time making inquiries concerning the death
of Brice NJ. Carter. the contractor. Abso-
lutely no new light has been thrown upon
the case, which appears more mysterious
by the Investigations of yesterday. G. Z.
Brush, OF No. 1900 North Mississippi street,
called and informed the coroner that per-
haps he knew something Of interest in the
case. His statement was taken. Mr.. Brush
said he and his daughter Carrie occasion
ally visited the Carter home. and his
daughter had remained at the house all
night several times. Upon one occasion Miss
Brush was asked by Mrs. Carter while at
supper If she liked peaches. A can of the
fruit was brought on the table and Mrs.
Carter said to Miss Brush:
Those peaches are poisoned, and /
wouldn't eat too much of Them
but Mrs. carter's son. ASeriii. did and that
night he was very sick. He was confined to
the house for several days. 1t did not oc-
thing was the matter with the fruit, and
upon a tier visit she ate freely Of LSaches
and later was very sick. At another time
Miss Brush was taken i'll after eating some
cake at the Carter home. Mrs. Carter called
to see her and asked particularly regarding
felt. and if She had had a doctor. Mrs.
Carter told Mrs. Brush that Carrie mad
been poisoned, but she did not say who did
il. Once, while at Mrs. Carter's, Miss Brush
was shown a bottle which Mrs. Carter said
contained poison. Miss Brush was asked
to taste it and guess what it was. but she
declined. Miss Brush and Mrs. Brush will
be examined regarding the evidence given
by Mr.. Brush and Averiu Carter, the son
of the dead man, will probably be examined
the same line as the statements made by
neighbours, that Mrs. Carter shows a ten
dency to monomania upon the subject of
poisons. She has believed and alleged all
poison the family. She had in her possess
sion after the death of her husband a phial
containing white arsenic. She asked the
grand jury once TO. investigate her sus-
piciOns, and she is known TO have consult
ed a physician regarding a poison she had.
Poison has been with her 4. fay0r1te topic
Of conversation.
The interest an the neighborhood has not
died out and the strange death OF Mr.. Car
ter is still a favorite topic Of conversation.
DIR. Crosse has not yet completed an. analysis
of the stomach of the dead contractor. He
has all the preparations made, however, and
the coroner is expecting a report by Mon
day.
DIR. Frank Morrison treated Mr.. Carter
once for heart disease and he says ne would
due to a trouble of that organ Mr. Garter
came TO him to be treated for stomach
trouble, but Dr. Morrison found the neaft
20 be affected, and the sudden death. he
says, was no surprise TO him one theory
regarding the death is that Mr.. Carter has
been given poison in small doses frequently
and his occasional sickness was due to the
action of the poison and not so nuch 10 uis-
orders of the stomach. as the doctors
thought. Mrs Carter contends that poison
and nearly all the sickness in the family
WAS due TO 1t.