Virginia Argus, 25 June 1806
George Wythe Sweeney's indictment for the murder of his great-uncle, George Wythe, was announced in the local Richmond news printed in the Virginia Argus on June 25, 1806:[1] Wythe's servant and protégé, Michael Brown died on June 1, a week before Wythe. He was only sixteen years old. Wythe's cook, Lydia Broadnax, survived the poisoning.
Article text, 25 June 1806
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George W. Sweney was on Monday called before the examining court of this city, on the charge of poisoning his great Uncle, the venerable George Wythe, and a servant boy. He was unanimously remanded to jail for further trial before the district court to had in September next.
See also
- Chancellor Wythe's Death
- Death of George Wythe
- Jefferson-DuVal Correspondence
- Richmond Enquirer, 9 September 1806