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iE 4 RLANT) COUNTY by
KEEN, Rosan we, gga,
Miss Keen, a 16-year-old mulattress, was employed as a servant in
the Bridgeton, Ne Jes, home of MEXXEEX Enos Seeley, a former Clerk of
Cumberland Co, Thought to be Simple-minded, she became jealous of
and desired to possess some Jewelry and other trinkets owned by Mrs,
Seeley, In the Fall of 1843, she borrowed some arsenic from a neigh-
bor, mixed it in arpad of butter and served it to the Seeleys, Mr,
“seley died while Mrs, eecley recovered, Seeley's death was origina-
lly attributed to natural causes, but when the neighbor revealed that
she had leaned arsenic to Resan, the body was exhumed and the stomach
Sent to Philadelphia for analysis where it was established that he had
died of arsenic posion. ‘Two or three weeks after her arrest, she madd
a full confession and whe was trled, convicted and sentenced to hang
in September. Because of her mental state, most people felt that she
was insane and consequently not responsible and though she showed no ~
emotion at being sentenced, the Judge and many Spectators broke into
tears, Her original date of execution for Now. 3 was postponed by
reprieves obtained by those who sought to have her pardoned, but she
was finally hanged in the jail yard at Bridgeton on April 26, 18h),
KEEN, Rosan (ah Aisi
fl Mm, 2 16-year-old mulattress, was employed as a servant ;
he Bridgeton, Ne Jes, home of MESKEKR Enos Seeley, a former Cle
‘La: Thought to be simple-m led, she became j s
ed to possess some jewelry and other trinkets owned by }
; In the #all of 1843, she borrowed some arsenic from an
bor, mixed it in arpad of butter and served it to the Seeleys
eley died while Mrs, ¢ seley recovered. Seeley's death was origina-
y attributed to natural causes » but when the neighbor revealed that
@ had laaned arsenic to Resan, the body was exhumed and the stomach
ent to Philadelphia for analysis where it was established that he had
ed of arsenic posion. Two or three weeks after her arrest, she madd
lou
1t she
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a full confession and whe was tried, convicted and sentenced +o hang
in September. Because of her mental state, most people felt +
was insane and consequently not responsible and though she showed no .
emotion at being sentenced, the Judge and many Spectators broke into
tear
S. Her original date of execution for Now. 3 was postponed by
reprieves obtained by those who Sought to have her pardoned, bu
was finally hanged in the jail yard at
o
he
5
ied t
dgeton on April 26, 164),
ray
Ge Ll ee
employed as a servant i
one arsenic from a n
served it ie, the Seeleys
died ee pea
tributed
lysis where
posion. Two or th
a full cenfoneion and sho was tried,
use of her mental’ state, most pooy
comdequentig ace 2s esponsible and though
ng sentenced, the Judge and many spectators broke
original: date éf execution for Nov. 3 was postponed
yt to have her pardone
3ridgeton on April "se,
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