The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14
A Columbia Sensation.
Mrs Graddick Poisoned Her
Husband

About thpee weeks ago Q Mr Grad
dick died in Columbia pnder suspicious
sirouustsooss. is being thought that his
vifs bad sdm,cis,o'ed poison 10 him
Al invsssigasioa vas beeuu by the
coroner end Ihs police. aud oon,iu ued
up 70 Wednesday night. March 7, wheo
vesdies Vas rendered by tho jury tba,
J. w. Grsddick came 60 his death by
sssssie poisooiug. sdminis,ered 10 the
episioo Of this jury BY his wife. Mrs
Belle Gsaddiek.
The soslysis Of che ssomsch resulted
10 showing arsenic 10 abundance by ell
tests. sod The chemist declared that
nssh ooss than enough to produce
death wss found Arssoio mirrors
osds iron tho arsenic fcuod we're pre-.
,ssss1.
~ TIE bossIs. from which . witness
dselsssd Mrs Grsddiek had been seen
10 pour soss,hicg into her husbsud's
ecdss. found between the brick end
voodso work Of the fireplace whore this
witness said Mrs Grsdd,ok hsd ooocesI-
cd 10 sitsr pouring some Of its contents
% tho sS6se. VAS produced Il con.
ssissd soue gray looking Auid The
chemist had analysed some Of the
sesssn,s snd declared that il wss
asssaio 10 solution.
Aso,ber witness swore that Mrs
0rsddisk had como to hor and told her
sSs woald give $50 to get something
% pat her husband TO slesp so that be
veald osvss wake up again.
The surgeon vho made the post.
nassso ssd the attending physiciao
eshssisstissIy asserted that ell the
syapsous Of srssuicsl poisoning we're
g evidence bosh joss prior to sod
slsr death.
The case has aroused much interest
." )olsabis. aud ths Investigation has
.-.s qaiss shorougb, The msu's ssom.
ssh wss analysed, sod tho pbysioiao
ssd oil srssadso,s closely examined.
The State says: The eoroner's 10.
vsssigasioo Vas resumed OF the oour,
hssse lsss eight Though the offioers
hse kept Vhss ioissm alton. they bad
sss'esly 70 themselves the public interest
- The ssss vas 90 great that sbs court
vss packed The crowd jsmmed the
spees within the bar and crowded up
very slose :" ske Jury boz-ss close ~
sAsy eoaId get. Most Of the witnesses
talked iu loo tones sod il wss difheul.
20 hssr chat they we're ssyiog The
very dsss wisusss' testimony forssadow.
ID Whss Vss to como aod from that time
% The interest," steadily grew 10
iossos;sy until tho 6osl Wisuess-the
sAssiss-vss called. Theo the nerves
Of The jerors asd audience alike we're
strained to the higbess pitch. The arss
fsv words uttered BY the witness
sseoaooed chat the verdict would be.
''Arseaie--mors than enough to kili."
vss his soeoueesmsns. sud there wss .
sessisg Of eests aud . jossliog move.
osos OF the crowd ss be stopped 20
open up large case containing the
sssalss OF the tests made. The Jury
sssss that wss not many moments in
ssssraing 9th tho verdict.
Coesssbls Hsumood Vas given the
vssssss tor Mrs Grsddiok's arrest.
He came about half past IL to her
psressS house. She came to the door
ssd iovised him 10. He told her his
bssiaess sod she asked bim to step into
The ball while che dressed. He did 60.
She vss csIm and pleasant said uoth
ing vhstsver abou, the osse and seemed
pssfee'iy st case. Soon she came to
sas of6ser aod said she was ready.
She wss~ss oocs taken TO the Jail aud
enroed over TO Jsiler Coleman. Mr.
Hammond says sho vas perfectly
soapossd aud talked pleasantly on the
cay TO the jail. No tears we're shed or
weakness displayed The ssms ibiog
vss true Of her conduct after entering
the jail.
Mrs Graediek has all along stou.ly
usietsioed her inpoceoe.
Her trial for murder will take place
q the uexi term Of the court here, uow
rapidly spprosohiug. unless q eoo,iuu.
ssss 70 ssked and obtained.