Year: 1875

A sTEPMoTHER CHARGED WITH ADMINISTERING
RAT ExTERMINAToR TO HER LITTLE BOY
DREADFUL sUFFERINGs OF THE cHnD-THE
WOMAN IMPRISONED ON CHARGE OF MURDER
DAMAGING EVIDENCE DEVELOPED.


oNEoyrA, N. Y, August 16 1875.
year or ago the wife Of Thomas Glynn, a track
walker on the Albany and Susquehanna Railway, be-
tween this place and Coliersville died, leaving him
with two children aged respectively four and six years
They were both boys one named Johnny and the
youngest Tommy. On the 18th of July last Glynn,
thinking that best to have look after
his children, married young woman named Sarah
Roundy, of Coliersvile She was but nineteen years
DID, comely in appearance and evidently well calculated
to be mother TO the little ones and all appearances
made pleasant home for both them and their father
II s this circumstance that surrounds the developments
of the past few days with


INExPLICABLE MYSTERY.


On Tuesday of week before last Mrs Glynn went to
the store Of Aaron Denenderfer in Coiersville and
called for quantity Of strychnine, saying that she
wanted il to poison rats The druggist had of that
poisonous drug and sold the woman paper Of rat
termnator telling her at the time that was deadly
poison, and to be careful how she used it.


''Would 1t kill person ~ she inquired somewhat ex-
citedy.


The druggist assured her it would, and quickly too
when she paid for IL and left the store


On the night of that day shortly after the two little
Glynn boys had retired to bed Tommy woke his brother
up and said he very sick According to the story
of the brother Tommy had been suffering all the after
noon but their mother did not do anything for him
appear to notice his trying to vomit and his cries for
water When the brother walked up in the night
Tommy was writhing in the bed and trying to vomit
He subsequently got out the floor and rolled about
brother
He says he heard Tommy cry,


" Mamma, please dim me d'ink o. water"


But Johnny so tired and sleepy that he fell asleep
before he could carry out his intention to get Tommy
the desired drink. In the morning Mr. Glynn went up
stairs, usual TO call his children down to breakfast
He home in the evening, after they had gone to
bed and had not been apprsed by his wife of tho illness
OF Tommy He went to their chamber door, and seeing
his youngest lying on the floor with his knees drawn
up to his chin and his face distorted with pain was
Mortified on touching him 10 find that the little fellow
was dead


Mr. Glynn at once took the boy in his arms and ran
down stairs with it. His wife called to him Of her
bedroom, without seeing HIM,


ais Tommy dead, Tom 2"


He laid the child down and ran 10 several neighbors
and then sent for Coroner Houehton of Schenevon
saying that he would have the Of his little boys
death fully investigated.


A coRoSER's JURY


summoned and before II Mrs Glynn acknowledged
buying the poison, but said she had not opeued II yet
and that II was lying on shelf In pantry Search
made for IT, but II could not be found could II
be found in the house After her examination was over
Mrs. Glynn said that she could not remain
in the house any longer, for she believed
that the preserves and other things were
poisoned A jar Of jelly in the pantry found with
tho cover broken open and the contents disturbed
II was ascerained that the day the little boy was
taken sick his stepmother had given him piece OF
bread aud butter with Of this Jelly on H. small
quantity Of IL put piece OF meat and FED TO
cat and the animal died in short time Nothing was
adduced on the examination showing that there had
ever been any cruel treatment Of the children by their
sepmother or that she had ever manifested any malice
toward them The circumstances attending the little
bows death warranng IT, his stomach was removed for
ANALYSIS the result showing conciusivey that death
WAS caused by poison, and the jury have rendered


A VERDICT


that the child came TO his death by poisonous sub
stance known as ''rat exterminaor" which was ad
minstered by Sarah Gynn with intent TO cause death.
Acting on this verdict Mr.. Gynn mado complaint
against bis wife and Saturday sho was arrested


THE CHARGE or MURDER,


and was lodged Jail to await the action OF the Grand
Jury Since the inquest is said that considerable evil
dence oruinating the woman has been found and that
IL was her intention to kill the whole laniiy What this
Is will not be at present dvulged


Mrs Glynn takes the situation ooolly, but declares
that she innocent OF the charge She she loved
the boy much as " he had been her child. she
exhibits no feeling his fearful DEATH however say
ing that sKe knows he is better of whore he is than he
ever could be here.