A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1710 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=53039 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: The American Weekly Mercury Article Date: August 14 1735 Article Description: Mr. Humphrey SCARLET's Family Poisoned by Their Slaves. Article Text: Aug 4. Last Tuesday Mr. Humphrey SCARLET of this town, Victualler, his wife, two children, and a negro wench, were poison'd by their slaves, who put ratsbane into the skillet where chocolate was boiling for their breakfast, but by the immediate applications of some skilful physicians, who were call'd in by the neighbours, the poison was so far expell'd as that it is hop'd they will all get over. The villains who perpetrated this wicked act are now in goal. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com