A WHOLESALE POISONING CASE.

Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 156, 7 October 1876, Page 2

A WHOLESALE POISONING CASE.

A letter trom Easton, Pennsylvania; states that oii the slst lilt, the family of Martin Laros, residing, oh the Delaware, at a place called Mineral Spring, about five miles from Easton, consisting of himself, his wife, six children,, and MoseS Scluig; whb boarded. with them; ifefe takeii riibfe bi ; lefiS ill immediately after slipper; Diie of the younger children, Whb WaS riot much affected, was sent to seek assistance, and she at once sought out ail eldet* brother, Clinton J. Laros, who had not Slipped With the family, arid asked hitti to go with her to the house. He did so, arid immediatly sent for medical aid. Dr. A. K. Seen! was called, and finding that all the symptoms indicated that they had beeil poisoned, administered emetics and applied Other remedies to relieve their sufferings. Toward midnight they all gfew worse; however, and another doctor was sent for. At his suggestion Other antidotes were adnihiistereq, hut they did not prove in all ciiseS, as Mrs; Lafosj the mother of the family; died the ilext morning. Mr. Laros died at one o’clock on the same day, and Moses Schug 1 the boarder, at three o’clock <4ls#pday afternoon; As it had ken remarked at supper, that there waS a sitrarige taste about the coffee; the vessel in which it had been prepared was examined, and a heavy white sediment was found at the bottom. An analysis was made; and this substance was found to be arsenic, and the quantity was siifflcieiit to kill a hundred persons. No cause could be assigned for the act, and for some days the whole affair was enveloped in mystery; At length it was discovered that a writing desk in which Mr. LaroS was known to have deposited a siiul of money had been broken, op'eil arid the cash stolen; and that Mr. Schug’s trunk had also’ been robbed of a pocket-book containing 190 dots, ili United States currency.

When this became known Suspicion was directed towards Aileh C. Laros; one of the sob's 6f the , fkmily, a young mail about 21 years of age; who was engaged iii teaching school at Schirnertown. His character was known by many persons to be bad, and they had no hesitation! iti expressing their belief that lie waS' the. hiurcier’ef; (this opinion; however, did hot seem to be borne out by the facts; for he had supped with the family on the night ph which they were poisoned, and had himself complained of haying experienced the effects of the poison. . Ah' inquest was held, at which it, was elicited that 4-i ounces of arsenic had bech purchased at a drug store in Easton, hy Allen C. Laros, who was thereupon arrested, and confessed that he had committed the crime, The stolen money was found where he said he had hidden it. He is how awaiting his trial for irihfcler;