Serious Charge

Serious Charge, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1870: Aaron Fowler arrested for allegedly poisoning children.
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1870
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SERIOUS CHARGE.—Yesterday afternoon, a man named Aaron Fowler, was arrested on complaint of Mary Jane Cox, who resides at No. 525 Taylor's avenue, on a charge of having attempted to poison her children. He gave them something he said was molasses candy, of which two ate quite freely, and one a small quantity. They are all lying dangerously ill from the effects of it. Fowler was committed to await the result.

SERIOUS CHARGE.—Yesterday afternoon, a man named Aaron Fowler, was arrested on complaint of Mary Jane Cox, who resides at No. 525 Taylor's avenue, on a charge of having attempted to poison her children. He gave them something he said was molasses candy, of which two ate quite freely, and one a small quantity. They are all lying dangerously ill from the effects of it. Fowler was committed to await the result.

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