The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-08


On the evening Of the third day they re-
turned and Mr.. c. asked Mrs. G.. how
she could account for such conduct
She replied, that Nina had learned in
Philadelphia that his sister had died,
and they were delayed in consequence.
Mrs. G. and Mr.. C.. then retired into a
room alone. The fits which Nina pre-
tended TO have did not seem TO injure
him much. The witness has seen Mrs
G.. come out Of Mina's room as early as
day light, in her night dress. Heard
no angry words between MIR. G. and
Nina when the latter returned from the
three days absence, but the former ex,
pressed pity for the melancholy cause
Heard Mr.. Cat one time, say that she did
not use him as she used to do, and ex-
pressed his wonder what was the reason
Has seen Mrs. G. tap Nina Oh the cheek
and call him her dear little man. AZ
ter Mna's arrival the affections Of Mrs.
c. appeared to he weaaed from Mr.. c,
and from her children. sllh
Messrs. GuiIlon, assistants 10 a res.
pectable druggist ia Philadelphia, testi-
fed as to the purchace ofarsenic on OF
about the 18th of June, by Nina, who
represented himself as the son of the
Governbr of California. Three days
afterwards he requested these gentlemen
who understood Spanish, 10 write let
ter for him in English, the same beng
dictated by Nina in Spanish--they com
piled, singing the letter "Esta Questa"
(the name Of the Mexican Consil)
which name Nina hwd then assumed.
1t was addressed to Mr.. Chapman, con-
tanning expressions Of thanks for kind
ness shown to Nina, his dear friend. T"
The affidavit of the keeper Of the Phil
adclphia prison was then read, which
showed that Nina bad been discharged
thence, where he had been confined for
larceny upwards of "A year on the very
morning of the day on which he went
to Mr.. Chapman's.
The testimony Of DR.. Phillips, the
family physician, who attended Mr..
Chapman in his last illness was, that be
was called ON the 10Th June, and consid-
ering the complain: slight attack of
Cholera, prescribed only simple medi-
cine. He was called again on the 22d,
and found the patient much worse : be
die the next morning-and the physic-
ian attributed his death TO cholera,
though somewhat puzzled to reconcile
all the symptoms of that disease. He
never suspected otherwise until certain
unfavorable Tumors became current (;
when he inquired of Mrs. Chapman con-
corning the complaints to which her
husband had been most usually subject.
She stated that he was occasionally liza
BILE to verdigo, and sometimes had symp-
toms Of apploplexy, with coldness ofthc
extremeties, and irritation Of tho stom-
ach.
Benjamin Bohtcher, who lived ada
cent.to Mr. C's house. testified that the
night preceding the death of Mr.. Chap
man, Mrs. G.. called at his house and re-
quesed him to go over and stay with
Mr.. witness said he would
and soon followed when he arrived at
the house he found Mrs, Chapman and
MINI sitting IN the parlour, preparing
for supper and talking cheerfhlly togeth-
er. When witness entered the room he
spoke to Mr.. Chapman, who merely
pressed his hand in reply. He appeared
almost insensible, but occasionally toss
ed himself about from one side of the
bed to the other. During the night Mi
ma entered the room three or four times
the second time he took out watch,
aud laid it to Mrs C's wrist, and said
in broken English, "it is fifty five sec.
onds )" third time he entered and again
applying the watch, said it is forty-fve
seconds (; hc will not live longs" witness
assented and said he did not believe he
would live until morning, and added
she be one very good man--hs go up, y
(pointing upwards) --"he them" said the
witness, "put on n crooked face, and
pretended to cry, but I looked in his
face. and he did not shed tear." The
witness washed aud laid out the body OF
Mr.. c. and al,hough he has laid out sew
eral others, the body Of Mr., C, was
more stiff and rigid lbaa any other he
ever touched. On the 22d Of June, wit
ness was standing on the road and Oh
served l0or l2 ducks come from Mr.. C's
yard-bcfnre they had walked across
the road, three of them dropped dead,
during the next day oil had died except
four-on the 2lst, TOO, three chickens
died in a similar manner, after they, had
come out Of the yard witness believed
at the time they were poisoned Mina
shaved Mr.. C, the night he was laid
out.
Ann Bantam deposed, that on Mon.
dnys she was in the habit Of going to Mr..
C's house to help them wash--on Mon
day the 2lst she went mp to see Mr.. c.