The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-15
MRS, TANNER PLACED
UNDER ARREST,
gtorv Of tho Sudden Death Of Wiley
Tanner - Taken Sick After
Drinking Buttermilk-Hls
Father Has Sons Body
Exhumed.

John w. Tanner, father OF Wiley +.
Tanner. who died under suspicious cir
cunstances at his homo in Clinch dis
trtct this county, Saturday. May 70
thts afternoon swore out before Justice Of
tho Peace A G.. Dorsey a warrant
against Mrs. Onie Tanner. wife Of tho
Young man who died, charging her with
murder
This case IL ono Of the most sensation
al eyer occurring in this county and has
aroused great interest. Saturday. May
q Tanner sat down to his monday meal
apparently IN the best of health and in
the enjoyment of a contented home, with
his bride Of two months She had al
ready partaken Of her meal when he
arrived but Ike the happy wife she
was supposed TO be, she sat down by
her husband and talked pleasantly TO
him. The meal had only proceeded a
short time when Tanner turned to his
wife and remarked that there must De
something the matter with the butter
milk at the same time asking her to
taste It, which she did. she spit out
what she drank without swallowing any.
and Tanner poured the remainder IN
elop tub. which was afterwards given
some hogs, which, after drinking Of the
milk, elso died.
Death Of John Tanner.
In few moments Tanner was deathly
eicl. and. screaming to his wife that he
was poisoned. Tanner ran to the homo of
his uncle, Henry Tanner, a short dis
lance away, crying to him that he was
deathly sick Wiley's uncle ran toward
him and caught him In his arms as he
was about TO- sink TO the earth.
To his uncle John Tanner repeated what
he had said to his wife-that he had been
poisoned All was done for him that his
people knew what to do. but in forty
five minutes life was extinct his body
assuming a rigidity that usually attends
the administration Of strychnine or sim
liar poisons. The young mans death
being so peculiar, John Tanner, his father.
had Coroner Dorsey to hold inquest
over the body the Sunday following.
During the Investigations. it was de-
cded TO have an analysis OF the young
mans stomach made. Accordingly the in
quest was suspended until a body OF ply
sicians made the test. which was done
Monday May %, by Or. Z. p. Ham, DR..
K A Smith and DR. T c. Cover. OF
Gainesville; DR.. Cooper. of Hoshton. and
Or Kennedy, OF Belmont.
not disclose any poison in Tanners ston-
ach, and the physicians made known their
Investigations To the coroners jury at the
investigation on Tuesday following tho
young mans death.
The coroner's jury failing TO ascertain
the cause of young Tanners death, John
Tanner decided TO have an analysis made
by the state chemist OF his sons stonl-
ach Dr. z. 2. Ham. Of Gainesville. and
Dr. j. -. Aiauldin FTowery Branch,
we're employed by Tanner to take his
sons stomach. together with the vessels
from which the uiB. was taken. to the
state chemist. and the latter finished his
examinations Saturday and forwarded the
same to Or. J. u. Mauldin. at FIowery
Branch, this morning
Following is the result OF the state
chemists investigation.
Certificate OF AnaN sis.-On the 2Sth
day of May last ! received from Drs. d.
+. Ham and j. =. Mauidin glass fruit
jar containing stomach, also an empty
glass pitCaer and goblet. l. have COM
pleted a very careful analysis Of the
stomach and its contents and succeeded
In separating therefrom minute particle
ot strychnire, quantity insufficient TO
produce death, but ample for the purpose
OF Identification IS strNchnlne. From
the inside of the pitcher and goblet l re-
moved with care the dried buttermilk
SIN adhering TO the SIDES and bottoms
Il those vessels This dried material !
p1i. through the usual processes Of
Enaiy sis FOR the separation and purihca-
tiOn of the StryChniue ! succeeded IL
separating from tie dried milk 1916 milH
grams or about one-fourth 90 grain
Of suychuine. in order to form rough
idea OF the quantity Of strYchnine orig
finally put IN the milk, l measured thu
ca pacity OF the pitcher up to point
where 1t was comfortably fun. then filed
II with buttermilk up 10 that point; then