FULL TEXT (Article 1 of 2): Aledo, Ill., July 31. – Mrs.
Isaac Artz was arrested here by Sheriff Warwick last night charged with poisoning
former husband. The woman’s history is a remarkable one and is causing a
sensation here as it is being brought to light. She was married more than
twenty years ago to David Ramsey a farmer of this county. After some time
during which two children were born, they were divorced Mr. Ramsey subsequently
moved to New York Mrs. Ramsey soon married a man named Coleman, living with him
number of years. Mr. Coleman died suddenly about three years ago and many
neighbors suspected that his wife had poisoned him. She remained in this county
till last May when Isaac Artz well known in this vicinity as “The Prophet”
became infatuated with her. Mrs. Coleman was very willing to marry Artz but he
told her the Lord would not allow him to marry her while her divorced husband
lived.
About this time Mrs. Coleman opened up a correspondence wish
her first husband Mr. Ramsey who resided in Elmira N Y which resulted in her
going back to Elmira About the first of May she and Mr. Ramsey re-married The
second day after the wedding Mr. Ramsey was taken violently ill and died
declaring that she had poisoned him. Mrs. Ramsey, as soon as the funeral was
over came back to Aledo, and in 21 days after Ramsey’s death married Artz, who
now had no objections
Mr. Ramsey’s body was taken up and arsenic was found in his
stomach. As soon as this was known the Coroner at Elmira telegraphed the fact
here and Mrs. Artz was arrested. A requisition will be asked for. The authorities
expect to have Colemans body exhumed and examined as soon as possible.
[“She Loved The Prophet. - Mrs. Artz Charged With Poisoning
One Husband to Get Another.” The
Pittsburgh Post (Pa.), Aug. 1, 1889, p. 6]
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FULL TEXT (Article 2 of 2): Elmira, August 7. – The Coroner’s jurv which has been in session in
this city for the past week on the famous David Ramsey case concluded their
labors to-day. A large amount of testimony was taken and the body of the
deceased twice exhumed. The first time the stomach was taken out and sent to
Professor Miller, Buffalo, for examination. At the inquest h testified to the
discovery of arsenic in the stomach, and after the inquest had proceeded for two
days the undertaker testified that in embalming the body he had injected an
arsenical fluid into the arteries.
Professor Miller then examined the brain ana also found
arsenic there, which physicians declare is conclusive evidence that the poison
was taken during life. Mrs. Carnahan a sister of the deceased, at whose
solicitation the inquiry was made, testified that her brother was first taken
III, together with all the other members of the family, at breakfast under
circumstances indicating that poison bad been administered in the coffee.
His wife, from whom he had been divorced thirteen years ago
and remarried but a few weeks before his death, refused to drink any of the
coffee, which first excited witness’ suspicions. Three weeks after the death or
Ramsey his wife was again married, to Isaac Artz. a wealthy resident of Aledo, Ill.,
and is now under arrest in that city. The verdict of the Jury was that Ramsey
came to bis death from arsenical poisoning, under circumstances lea ling to
suspect Josephine Artz.
After her divorce from Ramsev she married a man named
Coleman in Aledo, Ill., who died under what were then considered suspicious
circumstances, and since the developments of this inquest the people of that
city have decided to exhume his remains to see If any evidence of poisoning
there exist. District Attorney Denton now has charge of the case and as soon as
a requisition can be obtained from Governor Fifer will begin the prosecution
against her for murder.
[“The Ramsey Poisoning Case. – The Coroner’s Jury Return a
Verdict Implicating His Wife.” The Times (Philadelphia, Pa.), Aug. 8, 1889. P.
1]
For links to other cases of woman who murdered 2 or more husbands (or paramours), see Black Widow Serial Killers.
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