Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-25


at table. poured the sugar into bowl she told
me TO get the apple sauce from the sick room did
So placed 1t on the table, and sat down to breakfast
was IN my usual good health made as nusn
bread as could from the articles given me, more
than sufficient for so small faily nine or ten con-
siderable large hot cakes.
At this psint of the examination, sudden paller
was observed to spread itself on the countensnce OF
the witness, who exhibited evident symptoms OF
fsinting, but the jurors like gallant wsn, well
good and true, rendered speedy aid, and by the
sstancs of water, fam and other restoratives, in
staatly ordered by the Attorney General, with his
usual ready gallantry, she recovered her won't
| ed spirits, and the examination proce sdsd.
| ErGmindtlon resumea.-Absut one half was eat
en- and put the rest on plate down cellar, cover.
ed IT with napkin, and never saw it more. There
was upon the table pot Of tea, mi k, sugar. one
| cun5er sliced, biscuit, butter, and applesauce.
eat warm buscsit buttered, several slices of
| cumber, and some apple-sauce My son eat
| small piece OF bread and some apple-sauce. Mrs.
Kinney told us to swooten the apple for she
| had rot naked any sugar with it. We breakfasted
about o'clock, and felt well till between 8 and TO-
when was sitting at work, and my stomach felt We
| ry bad drank some water, but felt no better
| Saw till after 10, when Miss Collins Came in
from the shop, and said she felt dreadfuHy at her
| stomach, and vornited. ] also vomited twice be-
fore II o'clock, when made some cruel, and felt
| better. About o'clock friend called, and wished
| me and my little boy TO spend the day at Mr.. Chas
| Thompsoa's, who lived in Milton street; they now
live in Chambers street, sent my little boy with
my friend; stayed at Mrs. kidneys till the after
noon, when went to Mr. Tho .'psen's, and found
my little boy very sick was then myself worse,
and felt in tide rable di,ress-I took some pep
| permnt, but got no better; was distressed at my
stomach, dry, and felt perfect weakness through
| ont my sys!em-l was very sick for an hour and a
hall, and my friends thought was dying vomit-
| ed again twice. After breakfast at Mrs kinney's,
| built fire to heat some dishwa,er; in getting
some paper to light the fire, found in the sink
room a blue paper, on which was written "poison"
Il used the rest, but kept that piece until came
to court, when gave it to gentleman, but don't
| know who it was-l had previously written my
name on the paper.
1.-THE Attorney General here produced blue pa
per, which he had received from Mrs Varney, and
which she identified as the paper ,ohica she found
in the sink.
On Thursday night. was so ill that l could not
60 back to Mrs Kinney's, but remained at Mr.
Ihompson's. On Friday morning, sent for DR.
Buck and my child went with me-he was very
sick Friday night. The apple sauce in the
| sink room, whore found the paper-the room is
| large enough for wash room; the paper the
floor, about foot from the s,nk. which was little
| elevated. did not mention finding this paper to
any of the family; had not heard any runor Of Mr.
KiAnsy's having died from poison On going to Mr.
Thompson's, | called at . lace store opposite the
| Washington Hotel, in Washington street, to en-
| quire the way to Mr.. Thonpson's and told 20 dng
ma., there, Mr.. Howard who had boarded at Mr..
Guilds, about eur being taken Sick and my finding
the paper, but never mentioned it to Mrs. Kinney
| the paper never went out Of my possession till
gave it to gentleman in court. After was taken
sick, Mrs Kinney advised to go into the country
for my health, and said she was going.
| Gross rsmined 1T was very warm weather at
this time. On Friday, Mrs. Kinney told me she
into the country, and should not want After l
complained Of being sick, on Thursday, Mrs. Kin
ney gave me some medicine, which took. She
told me what il was but don't now recollcct what
she said. i told DR.. Back what l had saten-did
not speak of finding the paper, hint to him that
| thought there was any thing wrong about my sick
ness No vegetables but apples and cucumbers were
| used at breakfast that morsng. When the milk is
sour, is necessary to use considerable pearash to
make the bread palatable-l mixed the pearlash my
self The paper look ed cleaner when found it than
IT does now-in other respects il appears the same.
| We had some Cruel on Thursday-Mrs. Kinney took
| some with us, and we had no other dinner. Mrs. X.
eat the the rest # us, and she also sick
that day. DIR. Buck did not prescribe for nae; said
needed no prescription, but advised me to be very
careful what eat, and not to eat any vegetables or
| fruit The blue paper was about ten feet from the
other papers, that used in kindlng the fire. had
heard rumors concerning Mr.. Freeman's death, but
| no suspicious as to Mr.. Knney's death. The peo-
pie were all strangers to me in the house. which
| was the reason whv I did not mention finding the
| "poison" paper; kept il in my bandbox till Sun
day, when showed it to family where was stop
ping aud then put il in my pocket book, and that in
my trunk took upa handful of papers-all there
were, 1 should think.
| IA short recess was here allowed the jurors.l
| Mas Lucrefid Beers called and sicorn.-I board
ed with Mr.. Smith, who lived in the house with
Mr. Kinney, whom | never saw till the Saturday be-
| fore his death, when met him the stairs. On
| Sunday morning, between and Z, saw Mrs. Kin
nsy the stairs, aad offered to aid her in any way
| i could She asked me TO make some poultices Of
mustard seed vine ,and Indian meal, which did,
| and Miss Collins assisted me in putting them
Mr. Kinney said,I am glad to have them on, but AN
afraid they III not do much good, for you're too late
He called for drink and Mrs. Kinney gave him
some from tumbler. then went ont, and d d not
return 1.-The sitting in the chair. heard him fire.
| quently say he wished he could have something to
relieve that faint spot, Quitting his hand upon his
stomach) for If he did not, he couldn't stay long
On Thursday, after his death, met Mrs Kinney on
| was-whether il was the spotted cholera morbus"
or, ''the cholera" She said people must be crazy,
and beside themselves for he died OF the bowel
plant Ga Thursday or Friday saw three or four
| large cakes Of bread.
| Not cross-examined.
| Chesfer Bingham called and sirorp In the early
part OF August last resided in Ballard Place and
| acquainted with Mr.. Kinney. l saw him on Sunday
| between and 8. The day he died Mrs Kinney sent
| for me and found him very siek-he know meand
conversed with him ;he said he in great pais and
could so staad IL long unless he got relef-he said
| he was confident he had the cholera morbus-sad he
| had been very particular what he had eaten for
week, and had not cat fruit green herbs he
| had been dieting. Mrs Kinney then asked me 10 60
for DR. storer he returned with me TO Mr. Kinney's,
| aud went home. In few minutes was again sent
| for, and went in 20 see him, and found him in bed
much worse. did not speak to him They had
sent for to 20 TO spothecary's TO get recipe
| which DR. Storer had left. Mrs. X. gave IL me, and
| got the articles. On my return saw Mr.. Kinney,
he appeared in great pain calling for drink Mrs X.
| was in the room with him alone. IL was between
asd 3. I went home but saw him againat 10 o'cock;
| he in the bed when went in, and soon assist
ed him into chair; he was apparently dying.
| He expressed a wish TO have his feet raised up on
| the bed; he was unable to lift them himself. l left
him alive little after 10, but did not him ain
| till the day his fuaersl. saw no Doctor there,
| nor administered any thing to him myself. At Mrs
X. reqsest went after nurse TO kneeland street
| and was absent half an hour.
Cross. sramiasd.--A Mrs. Kinney's request,
went after Deacon Bate beldor and wife, think au-
/ ring last visit. thew rood m s,rx.
ness. Am not positive that Batchedor as the name
| OF the persons she sent me for.
| ~. Hnrrref Bingham called and s,corn.-Resi.
ded in Ballard Place in August last Did not see Mr.
| Kinney while he was sick, bat saw Mrs. Kinney on
Saturday, after her husband had come home sick
She told me he was sick did not know what the