Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-24
Trial Of SIrs. Kinney for Poisoning her
Husband.

BOSTON, MONDAY.
We annex the close Of the testimony in this case,
given Oh the first day. 1t is highly and deeply in.
teresting.
Kinney: boarded at No 3 Norfolk place in An ust
last: was in habits of intimacy with him hrst
knew of his sickness was on Saturday previous TO
his about Que O'clock ;going from d@nar,i met
Mrs Kinney, and she beckoned to me and said
sMr Gosdwin, l wish you woaid 60 up and see
him; George is very sick " l went right up; found
him alone, lying the bed, his coat and vest Oh
pantaloons On; his wife had gone into her saoP
Kinney was very sick; in considerable distress
he said he had been sick since morning. stopped
af-w minutes, and on going out remarked that
hoped he be better He said he Thought he shosia
be out before night Did not see him agaa until be-
tween and 10 the same evening; while was at
tea Mr. kinaey's daughter Dorcas came, and said
her mother wished would call AMI See MIR. Kinney
Il went before ten-about hal pastS ksng, and
Mrs. Kinney came to the dsor, and showed me into
the rarIor where was Miss Collins. eat down,
and Mrs Kinney sisted that there was no Inas in
the house, she had sent for in case Mr.. Kinney
should be worse. stad till near II, in conversa-
ton with Miss Collins; abou, IL Mr.. Kinney came
down from the room where Mr. Kinney was, aud
Miss Collins went off. then went up to kinney's
room end found him about as he was, orly undross.
ed | staid in the until MIR. and Mrs Kinney
requested to leave it, because IT might be ellen
siyc to me % remain. ] went into tsd Psrler, aud
staid till l2-Mrs Kinney then came pr me TO go
after a doctor, saying that Mr EinHeylwzs worse,
aud wanted should GO for a doctor.
I went up stairs, and Kinney said, Goodwin,
want You 10 go for Doctor, a. he WAS great deal
worse, ard unless he got help, he eoaid not stand
IT, nsked him v HON should GO for, aud he said,
"Dr Ware Issked him why he didn't have SEINE
physicisn nsarers He said he didn't care WHOM
got il only got good one. went y DIR. Lane;
he was sick, and couldn't GENE out then went
10 Winter street, for Dr. Storer, and &c Paaisd
him to Kinneys house, and to Mr.. KS room found
him living in bed-remsined is the room five or ten
inmates, until DIR. Storer wrote recipe Tor lzuda-
nun-took il and wsnt 4, the apothecary s-got the
medicine, and carried i, to Kinnsy's. Dr. Storer
had gone Found Kinney In great distress. His
wife gave him sumo Of the laadanun and gave
him some. Mrs. Kinney complained 81 headache,
and laid down, at Kinuey's request, on the side OF
the bed. Kinney complained of thirst. staid till
four or Eve o'clock Sunday; IN the course OF the
night abeut o'clock, Mr. kinneJ was THIRSTY, and
thought he'd better have some tea, and he Thought
so too, and asked his wife to make him SEINE
She ssid she had sCme sage, ard would make h'm
.ome sage tea. As she was going out, Kinney SAID
" Hsnnsh, cont sweeten it," She sad, Nv ell, J"
aad lcft the room
S4e was gone about p or 80 minutes, and on her
retarn brought a pint bowl Of hot tos. about two
thirds full; she sat IL the bureau, e,p planned Of
headache, and laid down; went to the bureau ssd
und the tea hot, and stirred Il To get II cool, and
tasted OF tit tasted sweet; she got up and held
the bowl to him, and he drank some OF II In about
fifteen minutes he had vonited IL up and wanted to
driak again; then gave him the rest OF IL; there
was H. INT in the room when carried the bowl 90
him I held the candle ia my basd; a. he drank the
contents OF the bowl. I notieed white sediment {
the bottom Of IL. lie continued to suffer much
said be could not live more taan bali day unless
h. fcusd help; wen, home about five O'clock; be.
fore leaving, bcgsn to feel quite sick had net had
any sleep; felt sieksr when got home; sick at the
stomach; did not romit. About nine ten O'Clock
| W Mt il a, lain TO see Kinssy founi him seRseless
in his chair; he died IN about half an hour During
the night he complained Of very pasiul stpsation
10 his stomach ard said IL he could get any thi1s 70
reach that spot, he might get we'll Was peseat u
ths examination Of DR. starer. Did not see any
mark. or sores upon him. Before Mr.. Ks illness,
Mrs. X. had mentioned 10 me that she contemplated
visiting Vermont soon
y0hH BgrRfs Worked With Mr. Kinney 10 bis
H.. So l,r.,o,, r"riaa the last week Of his
life he had complained 81 headache sro aizz'ltsj
being faint sc. On the Saturday before he 1iss,
he went home between 10 and o'citok, sick At the
stomach. Before that hour Mrs. X had called st
the shop and oh died with Mr.. X D5n't know W al
passed between them. ! went up 10 his house to
pay him some money; this was about O'Clock
found him living on the bed. He took the M new
said he felt better than he did in tho forenoon aud
wanted INC to call and take walk with Nm tie
M Vt mo- sing
Ceurt adjourned at quarter past seven o'clock.