The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-09
THE BODY ExHUMED
The Stomach of Mrs. HuIda White to Be
Submitted to fnaIysIs.
THE HUSBAND WAS ONCE ExH0AORA1Eu
but Second Marriage Ten Days AT.
ter His wifc's Death Caused the
Netghbors to Talk-An Autopsy
Held sunday Afternoon at tile Re.
quest of HIS Dead wire's Brother.

Three weeks ago Mrs. Hulda White.
the wife of George II. White, we'll
known farmer. living about three miles
beyond Deep Creek, died suddenly She
nad been In bad health for long time,
her last illness extending over period
OF seven weeks. and death coming some
what suddenly while her husband was
away from home. This was on May
~ The remains were inferred ut Mount
Pleasant. also in Norfolk county.
The death of the lady created little
surprise at the time, although 1t was not
expected. for all OF her neighbors knew
that she was subjected to painful attacks
fhev We're surprised ten days later. how
ever. when they learned that the widow
er had eloped to Elizabeth City ~. c.,
with Miss Juanita White, an attractive
young lady OF Is years. and that the two
were married by Rev. c. S. Blackwell
on May rs. Mr.. White had been mar
lied to his first wife for thirty wears.
and the two had always seemingly been
happy. 1t so looked to the ne!ghbors.
At any rate
When this second marriage occurred
Inc neighbors started talking, and the
result was that last week Mr. White was
a. a,Iesteo on a warrant sworn out by
CHARLES and Nathan Fentress, charging
him with poisoning his dead wife.
me rentress brothers were brothers
OF the deceased Mrs. White The hear
ing took place before Justice S. w. Gary
at Deep Creek last Friday, as previously
stated In The Virglnian. and Mr.. White
was acquitted, there being no evidence
upon which he could be held. the Com
monwealth's witnesses being the only
witnesses examined and they testifylng
That Mr.. White was unusually kind to his
wife
1t seems, however, that at least orr of
these witnesses was dissatisfied. That
~ 3d., L.
wrote u note TO Mr.. White. telling him
that he was going to have the body ex-
humed and the stomach removed for an
alvsis. This was done on Sunday af-
afternoon about o'clock by DR..
Morgan of Berkeley, the Coroner of
Norfolk county, assisted by DR.. Lomax
Gwathmey. of Norfolk. The body was
taken up and the stomach removed and
sent to State Chemist Gaines at Rich
mond yesterday for analysis. On his re-
port VIII depend another effort to pro-
secute.
The people of Deep Creek section,
which Virginian reporter visited yes
terday. say that White is highly
thought of and Will not believe
that he is guilty of any wrong doing.
White himself says that he was indis-
Greet I'm marrying so soon after his first
wife's death
There was no charge of poisoning
made" he said, until after my first
wife's brothers found that had married
again. Them they brought this charge.
l was so placed that 1t was almost ne O.
essary to marry. i had no one to look
out for my home, as an adotped daugh-
ter had told me she was going to leave,
was indiscreet must confess, but tina,
Is ALL"
Mr.. White did no; known until told by
The Nirginian reporter that his wife's
BODY had been eXhumed, but he said
that he ad no objection If il was done
according TO law. but that If not some
one would suffer
1t turns out that Mrs. Wlnite's body
was embalmed before burial, and this
1t is thought, will prevent al successful
anaiNsis OF the stomach, as the embalm-
Ing fluid is a poison, and is supposed ia
have penetrated all parts of the body
1t will take some time 10 complete the
examination