Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-05-10

The testimony of DR.. Phillips, the fam
i " physician, who attended mr. Chapman
it his Fast illness was, that he was called
on the 10Th of June, and considering the
complaint slight attack Cholera, pre-
scrbed only simple medicine. lie
WIS called again on the 22d, and found
the patient much worse: he died the next
morning-hnd the physician. attributed
his death to cholera, though somewhat
puzzled to reconcile all the symptoms of
that disease. He never suspc. ted 9TH
erwisc until certain uniavorable rumors
became current; when he inquired of
mrs. Chapman concerning the complaints
to which her husband had been most u.s.
ually subject. She stated that he was
occ asionally liable to vertigo, and some
times had symptoms Of apoplexy, with
coldness Of the eXtremities, and irritation
Of the stomach.
Benjamin Bontcher, who lived ada
cent to mr. C's house, testified that the
night preceding the death of mr. Chap
man, mrs. C.. called at his house and re.
qnested him to 90 over and stay with mr.
Chapman-witncss said he would and
soon followed; when he arrived at the
house he found mrs. Chapman and Nina
sitting in the parlour, preparing for sup
per and talking cheerlully together
to mr. Chapman, who merely pressed his
hand in reply. lie appeared almost in
sensible, but occasionally tossed himself
about from one side of the bed to the 9TH
er. During the night Nina entered the
room three or four times; the second time
he took out a watch, and laid it to mr.
C's wrist, and said in broken English,
cit is filty-hve seconds;" third time he
entered and again applying the watch,
said cit is iorty-five seconds; he will not
live long;" witness assented and said he
did not believe he would live until morn
ing. Nina replied that he would be
dead before morning, and added che b'
one very good man-he 60 up;" ipoint
ing upwards She them" said the wit
ness, "put on a crooked face, and pre-
tended to cry, but looked in his face
and he did not shed tear" The wit
ness washed and laid out the body of m
G. and although he has laid out severa
others, the body Of mr. G. was more stil
and rigid than any other he had eve
touched. On the 22d of June, witnes
was standing on the road and observes
10 or l2 ducks come from mr. C's yard
before they had walked across the road
three of them dropped dead, and on th
! next day all had died except four-o
the 2lst, too, three chickens died in
similar manner, after they had come ou
of the yard; witness believed at the tim
they were poisoned. Nina shaved m
C.. the night he was laid out.
| Ann Bantam deposed, that on Mon
days she was in the habit of going to m
i C's house to help them to wash-o
Monday the 21st she went up to see m
) G.. and found him rather better than h
had been; in the course of the day sh
boiled some chicken soup for him, an
brought it up as far as the parlour, wher
mrs. G.. and Nina were alone-mrs. I
brought it into the parlour, and witnes
went down stairs; after some time mrs
G. brought the soup up, and in the cours
Of the day witness threw what RENAME
Of it, and also the chicken, into the var
, this was on the 2lst--mrs. Z. did n'
give her any directions about THROWN
away the soup.
, Mrs. Beach testified, that she had bee
in Mr.. CPS house to assist in cutting o,
, some dresses. On one of these day
Nina had one of his fits, and Mrs {
went to take care Of him. Witness hal
pened to be at work in an adjoining room
and she heard Nina and Mrs. G.. talkin
and laughing together. Mrs. c stai
with him two or three hours, and whe
she returned witness asked her how nj
ma was; she replied he was very i'll, ar
, it was feared he could not live.
$ Edwin b. Tanning was at Mr.. &
| house on the 2lst of June-in the NOR
r ing he was much better, and in the ev
ming much worse than he had been b.
1 fore. He was also at Mr.. C's Hou
when Mrs. G.. and Nina were absent
: Philadelphia three days Mr. &. to
! him that be then suspected an improp
( intimacy between them, and swore
= Cd that if he should discover il to h
satisfaction he would take Mina's life.
$ Frederick Fritz, one Of the Philade
: phia police officers who brought Mn
r from Boston, testified that be ackno'
4 lodged to him that he and Mrs. &. hi
frequently had criminal intercourse VIII
e her husband was livipg--and that she
b ed to come into his bed room.
$ Willis II. Blayney, high constable
? Philadelphia, who had Nina in his GU
: tody from Boston, testified that he ma,
similar acknowledgment to hin, wi
: that made to mr.. Fritz. lie further CO
!, fessed that mrs. Chapman had taken q