FULL TEXT (Article 1 of 2): Jacksonville, Ill., Jun. 15 – Another dark affair is creating a good deal of excitement in our city. Some time since three of the children of a Mrs. Wahle, residing in this city, suddenly died, and at periods not far apart. Mrs. W. has since taken a trip to Europe, and during her absence suspicion was aroused, and the body of one of the children was taken up, and the contents of the stomach chemically examined. There was found in it a large quantity of poison. Mrs. Wahle has lately returned from Europe, and on yesterday she was arrested, to be held until the affair can be investigated.
[Untitled, Chicago Tribune (Il.), Jun. 17, 1869, p. 1]
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FULL TEXT (Article 2 of 2): The coroner’s jury at Jacksonville, Ill., who have been investigating the Wahle poisoning case for two or three days, on Saturday returned the following verdict: That the child Benny Wahle, who died July 12, 1868, came to “his death, we believe, by arsenic administered by some person or persons to the jury unknown.” It seems that three or four of Mrs. Wahle’s children have died mysteriously, but investigation Las been held only in regard to one. No steps have yet been taken to arraign Mrs. Wahle. [Untitled (from “Chicago” column), Louisville Evening Express (Ky.), Jun. 28, 1869, p. 4]
