From Journals of Josiah V. Thompson,1926,Cumberland County,Pa.
wife of John Carothers, died aged 58 yrs.
She was the daughter of James Armstrong who also lived in same neighborhood as the Carothers familys.
Her death was the result of a tragic jealous envy of her daughter, Ann's relationship with the son of John Douglas.
A young girl, named Sarah Clark, living in the family of John Douglas, had a strong attachment for Mr Douglas' son, who was at the time paying attention to Miss Ann Carothers, the daughter of John and Mary Carothers, who lived near Silver Springs and was a neighbor of Mr. Douglas.
Sarah Clark overcome by her infatuation for young Douglas was determined to destroy the life of Ann Carothers and gain the object of her affections. With this aim in view, she hired on as a servant in the house of John Carothers and having no ill will against the family, she desired to poison only Ann, and with this in mind she purchased arsenic and put it in a pot of leaven. The family all ate of the bread and became sick. Captain John Carothers died on the 26th of February 1798, his wife Mary died soon after, but Ann Carothers, the intended victim survived. Andrew Carothers, her brother, also survived, but was a cripple for life. Sarah Clark was tried, convicted, and hanged at Carlisle.
wife of John Carothers, died aged 58 yrs.
She was the daughter of James Armstrong who also lived in same neighborhood as the Carothers familys.
Her death was the result of a tragic jealous envy of her daughter, Ann's relationship with the son of John Douglas.
A young girl, named Sarah Clark, living in the family of John Douglas, had a strong attachment for Mr Douglas' son, who was at the time paying attention to Miss Ann Carothers, the daughter of John and Mary Carothers, who lived near Silver Springs and was a neighbor of Mr. Douglas.
Sarah Clark overcome by her infatuation for young Douglas was determined to destroy the life of Ann Carothers and gain the object of her affections. With this aim in view, she hired on as a servant in the house of John Carothers and having no ill will against the family, she desired to poison only Ann, and with this in mind she purchased arsenic and put it in a pot of leaven. The family all ate of the bread and became sick. Captain John Carothers died on the 26th of February 1798, his wife Mary died soon after, but Ann Carothers, the intended victim survived. Andrew Carothers, her brother, also survived, but was a cripple for life. Sarah Clark was tried, convicted, and hanged at Carlisle.
From Journals of Josiah V. Thompson,1926,Cumberland County,Pa.
wife of John Carothers, died aged 58 yrs.
She was the daughter of James Armstrong who also lived in same neighborhood as the Carothers familys.
Her death was the result of a tragic jealous envy of her daughter, Ann's relationship with the son of John Douglas.
A young girl, named Sarah Clark, living in the family of John Douglas, had a strong attachment for Mr Douglas' son, who was at the time paying attention to Miss Ann Carothers, the daughter of John and Mary Carothers, who lived near Silver Springs and was a neighbor of Mr. Douglas.
Sarah Clark overcome by her infatuation for young Douglas was determined to destroy the life of Ann Carothers and gain the object of her affections. With this aim in view, she hired on as a servant in the house of John Carothers and having no ill will against the family, she desired to poison only Ann, and with this in mind she purchased arsenic and put it in a pot of leaven. The family all ate of the bread and became sick. Captain John Carothers died on the 26th of February 1798, his wife Mary died soon after, but Ann Carothers, the intended victim survived. Andrew Carothers, her brother, also survived, but was a cripple for life. Sarah Clark was tried, convicted, and hanged at Carlisle.
wife of John Carothers, died aged 58 yrs.
She was the daughter of James Armstrong who also lived in same neighborhood as the Carothers familys.
Her death was the result of a tragic jealous envy of her daughter, Ann's relationship with the son of John Douglas.
A young girl, named Sarah Clark, living in the family of John Douglas, had a strong attachment for Mr Douglas' son, who was at the time paying attention to Miss Ann Carothers, the daughter of John and Mary Carothers, who lived near Silver Springs and was a neighbor of Mr. Douglas.
Sarah Clark overcome by her infatuation for young Douglas was determined to destroy the life of Ann Carothers and gain the object of her affections. With this aim in view, she hired on as a servant in the house of John Carothers and having no ill will against the family, she desired to poison only Ann, and with this in mind she purchased arsenic and put it in a pot of leaven. The family all ate of the bread and became sick. Captain John Carothers died on the 26th of February 1798, his wife Mary died soon after, but Ann Carothers, the intended victim survived. Andrew Carothers, her brother, also survived, but was a cripple for life. Sarah Clark was tried, convicted, and hanged at Carlisle.
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