8
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
TAM Giszwri:E is furnished in the city
the six days of the week for 15 cents per
week ; by meat, 18 per annum : 3 mos., VI
Those who intend spending any time
away from home • during the. summer
months, can have the GAZETTE mailed
to them by leaving their address at our
counting room.
attentions of onr readers is called
to a Soda , Pion o advertisement on our
sth page to-day.
i
City weigh Se ales.--Sealed proposals
Will be received at the City Controller's
office until Tuesday, the 7.7t t h inet. for
the letiag of the city weigh scales. For
..
particulars' see notice in o r advethdng
(plums. i
Selling Liquor to Minors.—lnforma
tion was made before the Mayor yester
day. by William Bleakly; charging Mr.
Rinehart, proprietor of the Philadelphia
Hotel, with selling liquor to; inors. A
• warrant waa issued.
Held 'for Trial.-0. P. Bailey, charged
on oath of Victor Parton with larceny by
bailee, - the particulars of which Ike pub
lished some days "awe; had a hearing
yesterday before Alderman McMasters,
and was held to bail for his appearance at
Court.
Desirable Property at Auction.--The
attention of capitalists is called to the
advertisement in another column under
the head of "Wood Street Property at
Auction." The property is situated in
the heart of the city, and will doubtless
prove a profitable investment to the pur
chaser.
V.xenrsion Tick etsmay be obtained at
the Union Depot, exclusively by parties
\ desirous of attending the anniversary
exercises at- the various Catholic insti
-1 talons near Latrobe or Cresson. Many
htuadred .of our citir.ens will doubtless
avail• themselves of this opportunity to
maktia pleasant trip to the mountains.
Assault out Battory.—W. S. Green
made information before -Alderman
1
Lyn h yesterday, charging Albert Mil
ler with assault and battery. Miller was
urea edrtutd held to bail fo r his appear
ance t the Aldertnan% office. He pro.
cure the bail" but subsequently at the
request of the person who had become
bound for his appearance, a process was
awned for his arrest.
Sufamer. Trade..—We call the attention
of our readers to the card of the well
knoWn Trimming House of Joseph
'Horne & Cks. It is unnecessary for us to
say arising in regard to the bargains
offer by this firm, seat is a well known
factat they always sell to a close mar
gin. glbb advertisement explains itsself.
.Rea. it On our fifth page of to-day's paper.
A Pretest.—lron City Temple of I
Honor, No. 5, of Pennsytvania located
in Alleghe ny city, at their regular meet
ing, on uraday evening, [passed the fol.-,
lowing resolution with order for its pub
lication': ,
Bab Wed; That we hereby enter our
solemn protest against the proposed Sab
bath desecration on the coming Fourth of
July.
Letter Carrier Appointments. The
following removals and appointments of
letter carriers in the delivering depart
ment of the Allegheny City k'ostoffice,
have been made by the Postmaster Gen
eral: I
John S. Nicola. vice James Harmon,
removed; James Z. Brown, vice Thomas
Crutupton, removed; Samuel McCntch
eon, vice John Dlgnam, removed; all at
11600:per annum, and from date of ser
vice.
B. 11.—This afternoon the second o f
the series of matches for the champion
-ship, between the Olympic and Osceola
base ball clubs is to take place at, Union
Park. The match promises to be of un
usual interest, as both clubs play well,
and the Olympics won the ' Brat game.
*Venting of the Olympics we are -forced
to admire their pluck, that is if the ru
mar' be true, that they wrll shortly Jour
ney to Cincinnati, and there endeavor to
wrest the championship from the famed
Red Stocking club, which is at present on
a tour of Innexampled success and uni
versal triumph.
,Open air meetings are aiat being
started by the Young Men's Christian
Associion. The first meeting of the
season at will be held D. V. on Sabbath
afternoon, June 27th, on Duquesne Way,
near Seventh street. The design of
these meetings is to carry the Gospel to
the masses, those who neglect or refuse
to attend rhumb. It is to be honed that
our city pastors will see the importance
of this work, and will institute similar
meetings in the neighborhood of their
churc es. In this way a great number
of m tinge might be sustained and null
titud who now throng our streets on
Sunday, spending the time in idleness or
worse, might be brought within the infia
ence of Christianity, and perhaps within
the fold of the church.
The High School Alumni.
• A nieeting of the Alumtd of the-Pitts
,
btugh Central High School was held last
event g, in the elegant and commodious
shape room of the school. There were
present about. three hundred, persons,
many of whom were invited guests. The
exercises were very interesting and of a
high' order. Inasmuch as the occasion
• deserres a full and complete report,"the
writer hereof is not satisfied to write
againstxov limited time, the exercises
keeping, up till after two o'clock this
morning, and he therefore postpones the
report till Monday morning, where' it will
appear in Monday's aszarra. '
Benefield Church.
The fair and.festival at Mr. Lloyd's de.
lightful homestead, in Bel%geld, will be
continued this afternoon and evening.
So far , it has b een'a success, as indeed it
will desired to be. Visitors can look at
and purchase any of the fine specimens
of nendle work prepared by the active
fingers of the Industrious ladies of the
cOrirstion; _ visit the the ,Atisteful
Oro made by the - boys; de
- ; 1 themselves with the los cream,
mberries and cakes of ,'the- refresh
ment room; partake of the delicious lem.
mid° draw from Rebecca's Well by a
veritable As.ightes of Rebecca; or enjoy
the traarant aroma of a spledid eigarb e .
neath the foliage surrovindlig the dwell
lug in which this pleasant reunion is
held. Across the avenue you can see
the beautiful building (about to be ded
icated to the worship of the 'Mune (30d,)
arising, like a veritable Phcenix, from-its
ashes; to furnish which the ladles of the
' congregation have tolled in this enter
snd enjoy yourselves, while helping
on a good work. Go by Oakland cars.
n's Superior Crackers the best In
the ittuutket, A.ak your grooerer for Mar
- vials Crackers. Use none other. '
The Shugart Poisoning Case—A Jury
Obtained=Testhnony for the Common.-
wealth.
[Correspondence of the Pittabetzh Gazette.)
Stamm, PA., June 24, 1869.
When it became known, yesterday af
ternoon, that the list of inrors summon
ed had been exhausted without a - jury
having been secured, there was great ex
citement in the town, and quite an
exodus of people liable to be called as
afeamen took place. One gentleman we
know of, fearing this, started imme
diately to Freeport, and has only return
ed since the jury was secured. 'The
Sheriff proceeded to the villages scattered
within a radius of ten miles of the , town
and secured his men without difficulty,
so that the fears of the townspeople
proved needless.
'I - The Cage is becoming more interesting.
There are a number of strangers here
who have come to see it through.'/ The
evidence will doubtless be quite volum
inous. 1 heard yesterday,from an official
who ought to know, that about seventy
five witnesses have been subpmned, but
it is not probable that they will all
ba called. 1 4I
bourt met at nine o'clock Thursday
morning, and commenced the,third day's
proceedings. The prisoner seemed to be
in better ih spirits, and through the day
conversed freely with her counsel. Her
son, a young man, together withf a eon
in-law, were present and.
the Con room and t e her.
sat bra
The doors leading I nto the
were surrounded at intervals dm ng the
day with womon, who were thus enabled
to get a view of the interior and note
the proceedings without entering, the
doors being kept open. There were also
a few women inside among the specta
tors. I
___
JURY FINALLY GEMMED.
The nine jurors sworn on Wednesday
were brought into the box. The Sheriff
presented a list of persons secured by or
der of the Court from which to select
internee, and the impannelling of the
jury was oontinued. A scene of consid
erable excitement was created while this
was going on, by the fainting of one of
the ialesmen, who had just undergone
the preliminary examination and had
been excused on account of delicate
health. He was taken out to the fresh
air and revived in a short time.;
In the progress of selecting. the three
additional jurors needed;three tatesmen
were peremptorily challenged by •the
defense, one by the Commonwealth and
two for cause. Finally, at a quarter past
ten o'clock, tWeive jurors were secured.
Following is the list:
1.. Stephen Boyce, Middlesex township.
2. Joseph West, Cranbeiry • "
S. Albert G. Boyd; Donegal "
4. Wm. Layton, Venango SI
S. Thos.• G. Coulter, Concord
6. Alexander Black. Fairview • "
7. Hugh Williams, Middlesex "
8. Andrew P. Christy, Concord "
9. Wittz:Braham, Mercer
10. John Hunter, Butler "
11. R. D. Stevenson, Summit "
12. Leslie Hazelett, Forward "
THE OPENING.
The Indictmentwas then read to the
jury by the Clerk, Mr. W. H. Black,
after which District Attorney W. Ft
Grier opened Abe case ins short address
on behalf ofthe Commonwealth. He
said it was with feelings . of diffidence
that he appeared before a Jury in a case
.whersi the facts which must be brought.
out would fall MA-naggers on the heart
of aneighbor. lint.however hard it might
be, duty to Ids offiee, and the claims of
justice, demanded that these solemn and
important truths should be adduced.
The prisoner at the bar was'accused of
a crime the most terrible in the calendar,
and yet'he believed if ever any human
being deserved the name applied to the
crime, it was she who was now ar
raigned at the bar. Although this eager
tion might seem hard and severe, yet the
facts in the passesaion ,of the. Common
wealth which would be developed would
be found to fully j welly the charge.
He then detailed' at length, and with
clearness and force, the alleged circum
stances of the cash as already well
known, regarding the poisoning, Mrs.
Shugart's unfaithfulltess, the manner in
which the affair watdefeloped, &c. He
stated that Mrs. Shugart since her im
prisonment sent "for her daughterand
offered her ten cents to swear that fief
father had sent fbr the poison. She
urged this upon the child, saying that
only by this MeattE could she be got out;
that she had a conversation with her par
amour, Martin; in the jail, when she
asked how they were to get out, and he
replied "I don't know; you must con
trive to get Annie to swear that Jake sent
her for the poison for rata, and that you
used it so."
It was also to be proved that she t4ld
very contradictory stories In regard to
Mr. Shugart's death; said at first he had
eaten a poisoned radish, next that be had
been ruptured, next that it was a malady
in the family which carried them all off
suddenly.
The learned counsel continued at some
length, and closed by saying, "All this,
gentlemen of the jury, we are prepared
to prove, and if, the proof is not strong ,
enough, it will be because the evi
dence sworn to - aad produced heretofore
cannot, from some ;mysterious reason,
be again brought forth."
• Mr. Grier is rather a pleasing speaker,
and his address made a fine impression.
At Its close, Judge McGuffin announced
that the examination of , the Common
wealth's witnesses would proceed.
THE EVIDENCE.
Dr. Stephen .Braden was the first wit
ness sworn, and testified 'as follows:
Have been a practicing physician seven
or eight years; reside in Butler; was
called to see Jacob Shugart, between one
and half-past one o'clock Tuesday after
noon, October 19, 1868, by his little
daughter Annie. Shugart then lived on
the street luck of the jail; had been their
family physician for &bent three years;
had just - cured . one of the children of
fever; when called in found Shugart in
bed; Mrs. Shugart, and perhaps the littfe
sick child, were in the room where he
lay, but no other persons; his face was '
covered with a quilt; I put my band un
der the' bed^ clothee 'and - examined hbi
pulse, without raising his head; made
inquiries as to the manner of .his
sickness." ..‘The questions wale put to
him and answered by hire. Shugart.
She said he had not been well that morn
ing. kLed risen late, and despite her-re
inonstranoes, went to work. Got home
/ate the evening before. Had eaten
heartily of boiled cabbage and frozen
radish. The Cabbage was frozen. had
hen up and sick during the night. She
had also eaten of it, and had been sick.
,Said that it was rank poison, that Dr..
Ide.Tunkin had said so. She asked for
,my opinion., I answered that, frozen
cabbage boiled would be indigestible.
She then repftted this- information.
asked him the syiestions, W and she an-
swered them. Ella pulse indicated great.
prostration, being very low and weak.
Then uncovered his face. He looked as
sick as his pulse indicated. Asked
him if he had been cold in the field; got
no &newer; inquired what he had eaten
and how he got home. She told me she
had prepared a dish of stoup which he
liked; she stated the - ingredienta; she
ealled it cream soup. From the state.
meld of the ingredients it was not an in
digestible soup. She said she had made
,
. _ •
•
:r 4
_„ , ,
4 , V '
y tg , -
- .4 7
-f,Vi4W-13517tavait2W7?.7nr-47i741.5V.51.-41;7443:1.4.2.1.4.a..t.,.7N-Sv4i,l'.
~ f twlttifn4,t, 4 4l;4, --4 ,i;7•16
.... .
•
• --,
I " •
•
• -
*
•
•
. ,
- ~... , :
^~ ' ~Yyr~~yC
PITTSBURGH GAZETTE: 'SATURrA.Y. *TUNE 16, 1869.
PA.
It vary nicely; let them all taste it to see
whether it was good; put, it into a buck
et, tied it up warm and told thelittle
girl to hurry to the field. After he had
eaten that soup he got cdck,.she said.
I insisted upon - Shugart sn eering
himself. Asked what had made him
sick, if it was the soup: He
ansWered, "It was too fat." This was the
only question. he answered himself. She
had spoken in. regard to his vomiting
and purging after be had come in from
the field. I asked to see his tongue; laid
any hand on! his stomach and bowels;
looked at the inside of his hand. II was
under the impression that he might have
had an attack of cholera morbus. The
stomach and bowels apparently were en
tirely empty: Gave directions for treat
ment. Treated him for cholera morbns,
or severe vomiting and purging, arising
from causes unknown. The frozen cab
bage and radish, said to have been eaten
the night before, were suffiiiient to pro
duce cholera morbus. Did not prescribe
any stimulating drink at that time;
directed mustard applications and hot
cloths Wilds bowels and feet; this was
before I left the bedside. Mrs. Shugart
then stated she had been very severely
griped' and purged blook; talked again
about the poisonous effect of frozen rad
isht.e, and cabbage, and asked for medicine
for herself. She 1 kecl fresh and well,
and moved about ely. Thought she was
not sick. Prepared mediae for Shugart
at a stand in the roc and gave directions
fbr.their use. Ste ked meif she could ,
take some of the edigine. Told her if
badly pained to t ke liquor. She had
been very attend, to her sick child, and
I had prescribedst mutants for her dur
ing the. Aline. Left the bedroom, she
following to the door. I stated there to
her I thought Mr.Shugart was. very sick
and if not better hefore supper time to
let ma know. She said Shugart bad
been ruptured; the; at one time, when
working for Mr. McDougall, he had left
his work and come home on this account;
she stated that Shugart'a mother had
died suddenly in the field, and that his
brother had also "died suddenly. She
said she was afraid Shogart would go
likewise. - He was lying in bed when I
called, on his back, with his knees drawn
up and his face covered. She said if he
got worse she would let me know.
The hour of noon having arrived the
Court tack a recess until two o'clock P. H.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
,
Cdurt met at twolo'clock. Three of the
prisoner's daughters, Annie, Amelia and
Margaret, who are enbponaed as wit-
nesses, were in attendance, and sat near
theirmother during the session. They
were dressed in black; and wept bitterly
at the first sight of their mother, whom
they had not seen since her imprison
ment. Amelia, the eldest, is about
twenty-one years of age, Margaret about
1 4 ,
fifteen, and Ann !ra (the bile alleged to
have been -v
sent or the poison,) about
1 , twelve. Mrs. ugart herself seemed
much affected at the presence of her
children, but held no conversation with
them.
r 843,
' ; Dr. Braden's examination contihned—
,Was called again to the house in abent an
hour and a half. Left the house 'bout
two o'clock and eturned about half-past
three. The littl girl, Annie, I think,
called for toe, an another person whom
Ido not recollec . I went immediately.
Shugart was b eathing, bat puiseless,
and working a parentl in death. A
great many pe ne were y
in - the room
and great exci went. Called for hot
water and whiskey, some of which I sue
ceeded in getting him to swallow.
Several relatives and neighbors
were present. Mrs. Shugart said
nothing at that time. Her husband was
quiet wheal went in. Don't think the
moved afterwards. I put my hand un
der the bed clothes and foun the rep
tare in its proper place. In a, d
few min
ntes thereafter I saw he was dead and
stopped the men from chafing him. I
' then stepped back and said nothing for
Some time. While the women busied
themselves about the body, Father
Amu:ldris, the Priest, came in. Mrs.
Shugart was walking about the room and
lamenting. I said to the Priest that the
death was unaccountable to me. Said
this in a loud voice. There was no im
mediatAltnger of death when I first left.
Was d to the window by a son-In
law and'asked my opinion of the death.
This was objected to by the connael for
the defense, who contended that conver
sation on this point should not be repeat
ed. Objection overruled. .
Witness "continued—l told Mr: Wise
(the son-in-law,) I could not account for
the death. He asked me if I thought a
post morals examination necessary. I
said I thought so, but that it was not the
proper time to talk abdht it. I then
moved the sick child to the part of the
house occupied by Mr. Lauf, a ion-in
law of Mr. Shugart. This consumed
some time, and when I came back the
excitement had quieted down, but the
room was still filled with neighbors.
I endeavored to leave without being no-
ticed. Near the front door Mrs. Shugart
stood, between me and it. Laid her hand
on my collar and l .said, "New, Doctor,
you're my friendfeldn't I do all I could
tor my man," repeating, " di ehe t I do all
that I could for my man." I said I sup
pose I she had. I then got away.
When I first saw Shugart, I thought he
would
_get getter, if the purging and
vomiting were stopped. A.ccording to
my recollection Mrs. Shugart said to me
that be had got better and sat up in the
bed, between my two visite, and had ask
ed for a glass oi whisky and pepper; that
as soon as he had taken this dose he got
a great deal worse. She stated she had
prepared this whisky and pepper for
him—black pepper. There would not
have been anything is whisky and pep%
per to make him worse; it would rather
nave relieved hint. The whisky and
pepper would have had the effect de
scribedif the prostration resulted from
poisoning; would have increased the
acute inflamat ion occasioned by the poi
son. On the morning of this funeral I
returned to the house at the request of
two relatives, Mr. BOA and Mr. Wine,
between seven and eight o'clock; went
Into the room in which Shugart had. died.
In the front room there was no one hut
the corpse and Mrs' Shugart. 'She was
on her knees near the corpse; didn't
speak to her. Mrs. Shugart came into
the room where I - was making rap ;
some medicine for the little girl.
Mr. Wise again spoke to mein regard to
the pod modem _examination; Dire: Shu
gart listened; Iwatched her while I was
talking; while listening to our 0031,0111/1:
tion she became very nervous - and dis
turbed; her band shook so much so as to
cause tier to almpst spill some medicine
whleh she held; she directed her atten
tion*. the conversation. niter directing
her 'to give the 'child the medicine, I
went into another room and told Mr.
Wise to send her in; she came and stood
in the:doorway, between the two front
rooms; I said to her Mr. Shugart's death
had bean very auddeu—that I would like
to examine him to know what the cause
was. She became angry; her face
Rushed; she said "she wasn't going to
have' It done with her'main. she knew
very welt what ailed her man, and what
had ailed him for twenty-five years;" she
then left the room; I understood her to
refer. to the rupture; she turned back
again and said 'oohs couldn't help . It if
we were going to do it." There were
but the family and myself in the rimat to
bear the oouveraatioti. Seine oonVer-
Batton then took - plass With• the
family, atid I • gave , m Y opinion
that a post meant examination ought
to be math. Amelia epoke up and said
g Have him opened?" I then talked with
Wise, and he agreed to get the Priest to
remain at the grave until I would come.
I left the house and called on Michael
Zimmerman , a medical student, to go with
me. The flineral took place at nine
o'clock. I made a visit or two berme go
ing, and Mr. Zimmerman went.
POST MORTEM AT THE GRAVE.
The body was buried in the Catholic
Cemetery, east of Butler; air. Zimmer
man waited in the woods, adjoining the
graveyard, until I came. When we came
to the grave we found Father Amandus
and Jacob Ricking, the grave digger,
there. We took the body out of the
grave, and without taking it from the
coffin, I opened the'cavity of the bowels
and took out the stomach. I also re
moved about six inches of the bowels
below the stomach. Examined the con
dition of the liver, and found it entirely
healthy. Examined further and found
no evidence of rupture, and no
appearance of disease -or ' of in
jury. I found, no disease about
the organs of the; body. We noticed its
extreme rigidity. All our strength was
required to remove the arms from the
position they were in. Our jar was not
large enough to contain the stomach.
The coating and general external appear
ance was perfectly healthy. We took it
to my office in a pocket handkerchief.
Examined the stomach at my office. I
out the ligature and emptied the con
tents of the stomach into a glass
jar. Found it a I'very large and.,
healthy stomach, with the exception ,
that on the lower third there were(
bright red pots, about one-sixteenth of
an inch in diameter; there were not very
many of them: - There was no softening
of the mucous membrane. There were
some of these spots above the point I
speak of in the folds of the stomach. In
that' portion of the bowel that passes
from the stomach to the lower intestines
the red spots were more numerous, and
there were bright streaks of red passing
round the bowels. The stomach when
opened was covered with mucous filled
with blood. A considerable quantity of
black pepper adhered to the stomach.
There was no smell of any liqubr that I
could detect. There were a few crumbs
of bread, about a teaspoonful.
There was, in addition to this, a yel
lowish white substance of the pepper,
and small particles of matter. They
were lying on the mucous coat of the
stomach, undissolved. The bowel we
Opened at the same time and discovered
no trace of any inflammation. I gath
ered a few of these white specks, pick
ing them up w t
)
h the point of a knife,.
I then divide the. stomach into three
equal parts; th two of these parts I
placed a portio of the bowel, which I
divided into tw parts. Put them into a
glass vessel a d poured a part of the
liquid conten of the ;stomach therein
also. Then s led them up. One I kept
in my custody until I handed it over to
Prof. Wuth, in his laboratory, on Smith
field street, ttsburgh, ' for chemical
analysis.
ERE IOAL ANALYSIS.
The other t ird I experimented on
myself. The B rat thing I did was to take
some of these specks or particles and
place theM between two watch crystals.
I showed these to Prof. Brach, of this
' place, without I telling him anything of .
the ease. I made notes of my experi
ments as I performed them.
t
• '' The witness , produced a manuscript
of the notes, hich the Court allowed
him to read. -
It was as foil ws; I picked a few par
ticles of dried Powder from the stomach
of J. Shugart, and with a flax and char
coal I reduced theuVinto a metallic ring
in a tube. In Melting off this tube, in
order to seal ermetically,this metallic
deposit was converted into white crys
tals, forming a well ciefined ring, a.siseen
in the tube; (the tube, a small glass one,
was here exhibited.) That convinced me
that these particles which I picked from
the stomach were arsenic.
On the same day a part of the stomach
of Shugart was cut into small fragments,
which I charged with strong sulphuric
and nitric acid, and by the use of a gentle
. heat converted them into a mass of sub.
stance like coal and almost dry. Water
, was then added and theyhole boiled. It
was then puron a papee-illter and more
water added to it. A piece of bright cop
per plate was then boiled in this and
. remained untarnished, until a quantity
of muriatic acid was added, when it be
t came coated with It bright metallic film of
a steel gray ploy, indicating the presence
metallic?f was n i c a
satisfactory
es
This
isuc t h' Vriu st
Thisi
, it confirmed ma in my former condo
, dons
A s mall portion of the matter vomited
j in the field by
• Jacob Shugart, brought
to me by Leonard Wise, was boiled with
water; muriatie acid was added, and a
slip of bright copper boiled in this mix
ture; this was coated with a steel gray
deposit of metallic Ipstre, under the
microscope answering to the appearance
of metallic arsenic, which was indicative
ot the presence of arsenic in the soup.
A portion of the solution of the vomit of
Jacob Shugart was boiled with gallic
acid to precipitate the gelatinous matter
contained in the soup. This was then
, filtered, a part put on glass, with a solu
tion of caustic potash. This -was then
evaporated to dryness, and heated to
drive away the dark deposit, sup
posed to be left by the acid.
This left a Alm or - white deposit
on the glass. This deposit was at four
places on the glass, at different times,
toobstened by a solution of caustic pot
ash, and a small portion of sulphate of
copper was, then added. The heat of the
lamp was applied and each time a spot of
bright green color, answering to Scheel's
green, which is arsenite of copper, was
left on the glass, which I believe to be
indicative of the presence of arsenic. .
Copper raspings were boiled in the
preparation made of this stomach; these
were heated, to a dull red in a glass tube.
A ring of small - glittering crystals was
i
deposited i' the lowest part of the tube.
Thiri tube as broken and the deposit
maned off and boiled in water, and :a
port:on ofni trate of silver was added,
when a ver slight , precipitate was. vis
ible; 'but — - idding a small Portion of
aqua am onto, a yellow precdpitate,
• bright in color, immediately fell. A
small por n of nitric, acid waif added.
and the pr ipitate'disappeared: . This,' I
believe. indicated the presence of arsenic
in the coati of the stomach. .
Small particles of white matter were
picked up front the dried,oonterita of the
stomach and placed hi a tube, with a por
tion of the carbonate of soda and char
coal. This was-baited with a blow pipe
to a white heat, beating the upper por
tion of this tube first and bringing the fall
heat on the powder • -last. A bright me
tallic mirror was deposited on the cooler
part of the tube, diatinot and well
marked, which I believe to` be metallic
arsenid. .
1,110,
The nes test 'performed was Marsh's,
which developed other spots on the sees
ratus used which I be li eved to be ar
senic.
The last test was a pintof the vomit of
Shugart, id to be brought from the
field by onard Wise, which resulted
in the bri nging out of a copious precip
itate of abrightt yellow color, answering
to the , appearance of sulpheret of arsenic,
which indicated the presence of arsenic
in the matter treated.
- - • THII4VITNICBS' CONCLUSIONS.
These a not all the tests I made, but
I thought them satisfactory. I made
other tests, and the conclusion I arrived
at slier all these extended experiments
was that Mr. Shugart had died of poison,
which 1 believed ,to be arsenic. lam
satisfied that was the cause of his death.
Upon opening the stomach and finding
the , white specks there, and , that the
fluid contents of the stomach when
held up to the light in a glass
vessel showed small specks, and
the fact of these specks gathering in
a lump, when dried, 'satisfied me tbat
arsenic' had been given him between my
, visits on the day of his death. Arsenic,
I think, would not dissolve as fast in
whisky as in hot water.
The examination of the witness by the
Commonwealth closed here, at half, past
five o'clock, and Court adjourned luntil
Friday morning at half past eight o'clock.
Fine Stationary.
Persons in want of fine ~stationery
should go to John W. Pittock's, opposite
the -Postoffice, where they will have an
opportunity to select from the lrgest
and most varied assortment of gos in
that line in the city, consisting of initial
paper, French paper, fancy patterns and
quadrille, all sizes; English note and post
ruled plain square out note, Peries fine
English paper, envelopes to match, wed
ding paper andenvelopes, invitation pa
per and envelopes, wedding, invitation
and visiting eards printed or lithographed
to order, mourning paper,. envelopes and
cards violet and black inks, Arnold's
fluid, inkstands pen racks, letter clips,
I paper cutters, rules, pens,- mucilage, pen
holderS, pencils, pencil i sharpeners, bill
hooks and files, paper - weights. pencil
holders, reference files, gum and string
`tabs, memorandum,pass and blank books
of •all sizes and grades, &c., &c.
Great Closing Out Sale of Hats at Flem
ing's, No. 139 Wood Street, to Make
Repairs.
Immense stock of all the latest styles
of Gents, Boys and Children's fur, wool,
silk and casimere hats. Also White dt
Bro.'s straw hats. Sale continued until
'the 15th of July. Great bargains with
out regard to cost.
Bro. Rough and Ready. •
Captain Jencks $1,50
Salutes and Rivals 1,50
Gents' fine silk ' - 5,00
Carmen 3,00
For bargains go without "delay to the
reat first.class popular Hat.and. Cap
House of William Fleming, No.' 139
Wood streets I
Books and Stationery.
The well-known and long established
Book and Stationery Depot of Col. J. D.
Egan, oix'Sixth i avenue, near Smithdele
street, continues to enjoy that liberal
share of public patronage the Colonel so
lastly merits, and which it will 'eVer en
joy so long as it is well conducted. His
stock of books, both new and second
band, is one of the largest in the city,
-and comprises all the modern works of
popular authors, including the latest ap
proved text hooks for schools, library
books for Sunday schools, &c. 'An end
less'-variety of ' stationery of every de
scription, incluing note and letter pa
per, envelopes, ac., of the latest style, is
included in the 'stock. All the late•peg
riodicals and magazines are kept for sale.
Public Sale;
Will be sold on the premises, this day,
Saturday, June 26tb,. 1869, at Isaughlin's
Station, Connelisfille Railroad, Twenty
second ward, , one hundred desirable
Building Lots. A good chance for me
chanics and others to select a home. A
email amount paid down, balance to suit
purchasers. Sale to take place at three
o'clock P. K. Trains will leave the Con.
nellaville Depot at three o'clock P. M.,
which will enable parties to, be on the
ground fifteen minutes before the sale.
All papers and revenue stamps to be
paid for by the purchasers.
PATRICK lit'ZlAitsn, Auctioneer:
First Class Establbshment.
The Continental Dining Room, of
which Mr. Holtsheimer is proprietor, is
beyond all question the leading estab
lishment of its character in the city.
During the warm wbather the large pro
portion of our business men who re
side in the country, and , in order to es
cape the heat and discomforts of a drive
home, take their dinners in town, pat
ronize this old and well conducted es
tablishment,' first, because the rooms
are always clean, cool and comfortable,
and second, because they can be supplied
with every deliCticy of the season, as
well as the substantials, prepared in a
manner which defy, competition.
Real Estate Aucuon Salee.--This day,
at two o'clock, a brick house of ' seven
rooms and lot 20x110, on Middle street,
Third ward, Allegheny, near North ave
nue. This day, at four o'clock, twenty"
five building lots en Perrysville road,
near the observatory. Free omnibuses
start from Allegheny Postoffice at 334
o'clock. On Monday nett, at three
o'clock, that good double brick house of
ten rooms on Grant avenue second house
north of Western avenue. 'Positive sale.
A. Leggate, auctioneer.
The attention of housekeepers is called
to the style and quality of jQueensware
which has caused such a widespread pop.
ularity. The great reason for the re
markable success lies in the quality of
the wares we keep, andtthe prices at
which they, are sold. I also call the at
tention of the public to the large and .
well selected stock of fruit' jars of all'
kinds, which are kept on hand. Goals
dellyered to all parts of either city. H.
Beggs, No. 10 Diamond, Allegheny.
Reduced Prices.--Bates . & Bell will
reduce their beat Prints to
1234 c; choice' Deltdnes 200; 4-4
binslins 12;4% Silk Mantlesfor
14 h wort $1,50; Hoop Skirts
for 87c; worth 11 t 26. - Dress
Goods of kinks at low •prices--
to close the stock.. ,
The best andOrg t Tonic of Iron,.
Phosphorus and W.issys, known as •
Caswell. Mack & Co's Ferro Mambo
rated Elixir of Calisaya Bark. The lion
restores color to the blood, the Phospho
rue ,renews waste of the nerve tissue, and
41 1
the Ca li say
p l r ves a natural bealthfOl
tone to tb d ig estive -organ% thereby
curing a in, its various forms,
Wakefhhgess, General Debility and De
pression of BOA% Manufactured only
by , Caswelli Bawd & Co‘, New York.
Bold by all druggist% , a
Marvin , s Saporito. Crackers the beet is
the market: Ask your grotorer for Mar
tin's Croakers. Use none other.
!tee the Price. at Batem Bell's.
Marrin , ei Superior Crackers the beat in
the marketi4 Ask your grooerer for Mar
vin's Cra ere. Use none other.
lifervinvrEapertor Crackers the best in
the market. AeleYoer groeerer for Mar
vin's Cfaokere. Use none other.'
Printed Kis, irorth one dollar, clod.
ing out at 50 'cents. J. M. Burchfield &
Co., No. 62 Bt. Clair street. '
Low Prices next week st Bates dt Bellie s
to close the stook.
St Market Street
We.desire to call the attention of stir
lady' readers to the large and well se
lected stock of trimmings, lase goods.
hosiery and gloves at the ladies' empo
rium of W. W. Moorhead, 81 Market
street, and advise them to call and ex-1
amine it, whether they deadre to purtthase
or not.. It is always a pleasure to exam
ine tine goods, and the gentlemanly
salesmen at this ettablishmeat deem it a
pleasure to exhibit goods. The stock!
has been selected with great care bY
Mr. Moorhead in person,.who purchases . '
from first hands in the East, and is there
by enabled to sell at prices much below
those who purchase from jobbers and ,
brokers and Consequently have to pay,
more for their goods. The 'latest styles
in all lines of goods may be found at 81
Market street as soon as they appear
the Eastern market.'
A Highly intelligent Lady, a reelden '
of Syracuse, N. Y., save that she w
afflicted nearly a year, periodically, wit .
derangement of the circulation, the;
blood rushing to the lungs with such ;
force as tothreaten congestion and death.' ,
This
This was attended with the most intense,
pain
pain in all parts of the body. Falling to I
obtain relief from any of the physicians l !
whom she employed from time to time, i
she was induced to try the PLANTATION
BITTERS, and to her surprise and joy
they have relieved her, d she is now
in good health and flesh
MAGNOLIA WATHIL
beat imported German
at ball the Price.
5.19. Marvin, 'No. 9
sells the best bread, • =
of the beat flour, of any
Always ask for M.arvin'
41y use.
,
It is an old saying th , tit is thaeheap- 1
est to always buy the be t. This in more
important with medic!. al preparations I
than any thing else, ar d it should al- I
ways be remembered bi the invalid who 1
requires a good stomac , Bitter, that the t
Constitution Bitters are far superior to i
the ordinary preparatien sold as such.;
The Justly celebrated yonstitution Bit-!
ii
tors are unequalled as tonic, and will
produce more happy exults than any
other Bitter. Take no e but Seward it,
Bentley's.
al
S. S. Marvin, No. 94 Liberty' stree . ,l
sells the best bread, best weight, m eL
,
of the best flour, of any house in the ci .1
Always'ask for Marvin's Bread-for to -:
ily use.
Constitution Water is a certain curet ,
Diabetes and all diseases of the
nevi. For sale by all Druggists.
•
• Trus:T.
Marvires wine crackers, toast bison
and vanilla Jumbles are the beat
market. Ilse none other. Bend- to, V
99 Liberty, street, and by them.
•
The place to 'get White Lime, C
tinedPiastervillydraulie •Coment. is at
Baer* Oaaltey'a k 111 emithileld street:
Itenunnui of drew" , goods, silks and
poplinii and wnol,'ltoods, nbeap at , it M.
Burchfield ft Cat's,
wine oranketta, toast 'bisetlit
and "jrimbleslare the best in the
market. , Send to Na Liberty street;
and try them. . '
summerGooaa-th
DII
• • ,
DUFF—On Friday, at
Capt. Edward Dan'.
rue friends of toe family are reapeetfully tart.
ted to attend the faseral; on MONDAY'. tie tiSti
st 10 ok, Troia tile' realdenee of het
"husband; Mill strret,tLibeny.
Carriages will leave an it Salaam's ear ,
'ner Eleventh avenue an Emttlineld street , at t
o'clock A. M;
UNDER
14LEX. Al :EN lIYDERi
TAKER, No. MI FO - ÜBTB STREET ,
W/reit, Pa. COF of all kdads,CRAPE4
GLOVES, and e try des ption of Innabal Fur , .
uLthing Goods furnishe Booms open stay ant
night. 'Hearse sad Centimes furnished.
BiinnurirOn—lter. Lapin Kern
W. Jacobus, D. D., Mors Swim. Esq., .la4o'
Miller, Ego.
OEVLES & A AEEBILES, VN
ITASENS LIVERY STABLES'
come,. • f SANDUSKY ISTBEET AND O}II3IICF
AVENI3II. Allegheny city. where their COPFLIN
ROOMS a e constantly supplied with real au(
Imitation Xn ewood, Mahogany and nialute
Coffins. at prices *Arvin& from 44 to $lOO. Bo'
dies prepared for tr,‘ cement. Hearses and CV
riages fttruisbed; also, .11 sands of Mouralur
Goods, If required. °Mee oxen at all hours. de'
and night.
AGENCY FUR
PETER SQUIRE'S LONDON,
CELEBRATED, CHEMIC4LA
SOAP I , '')
Conti tains 40 per cent. Pnre Glycertn e.
• .
EFFERVESCING PREPAILATIONI
Such se Bl Carb Potasea.Viehl_Salt. Khans
e.
Salt, Seldlitz Powder, Citrate Magneela,lettrat
Iron and Quinine, lodide Potaseae, Carbo
el
ne;
Also, agent. P. A. Liargra
'Glycerine Seap, and/Brecknelre, Loudc i u, Ski
beep.
/ 7
SIMON JOHNSTON
,
Corner -Fourth Avenue and Smlthl
field Street.
ELETEII( SALE,
MEILOILkNT TAILOR,
•
Would ivaneettally Inform tie rlenda wad br,
public phidally, that the f fi
i
SPRING STOCK OF GOODS
IS NOW COMPLETE;
AN Eng cm, 1 . 1
eorner of Penn and Sixth Street
•
FOR SALE.
BAROMETERS;
THERMOMETERe
• IA
OPERA, MARINE A.
AND, SPY GIA.A.SSEE:-L:t
W. G. DUNtLEATIEE,
JIMMLZII. AND OPTICIAN.
56 FIFTH AVENUEiIIji.
W
sTuBB2, (late B
Clair,) have last received ft= the Nut the bWeA4
lot of New Goods lb? Spring Snits ever itrougi
to 'the market. The firm warrant to eat and y.
Ind make Clothes cheaper and better than
lisstsdass house In this city. A new and aiDle
Wq
did assortment of GENTLEMEN ' S ruP.NINI .4 ' ; ' 4
ING GOODS are at all times to be found at th
Our Nwieber Is Inv wiXTIL nun'.
II
perior to the
logne, and sold
Liberty street,' .
t weight, made
owe in the city.
Bread for fem.!
pat Bata &13ell's
003, SOPHIA, wife cr.
AKERS.