The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-24
General sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge Judge Lynch and Aldermen
Smi nd Gedn


Smith and Gedney,
March % Trial Of Timothy Mount for poisoning his
UVe-The trial of this man. who is q boiler maker by
trade and who has resided at ~ Cannon street.
tinued this day having been commenced the day pre-
cious. The prosecution conducted by JAMES III. SMITH,
r ESQ., in the absence of the District Attorney, from
illness, called
Dr. JOHN B. McEwnS, who was sworn, and deposed
that he attended Mrs. Mount during her sickness the
Goth of December; that that day she showed him
saucer that had contained brown mixture; looked
at and tasted 1t; found bitter; had acrd bitter
ish taste remaining in the mouth for long times made
no further examination at the tme Mrs Mount wished
it anay zed; when the shown me- asked
where the contents of cup was; they told that Mr.
Mount had thrown in the fireplace; looked at it, and
tasting it, found it be the fluid contained the
saucer; the bricks were taken up by Dr. Chiffon, and
the gummy substance scrspe1 off and analysed by him
i was found to be pulverized opium, which is poison
there sufficient quantity found to produce death with
person not in the habit Of taking opium
Crosssxamined by JAMES S: BRADY, Esq While she
tion u grains Of calomel and Of opium this
would have been Of yellowish brown color and have
MARY HEALEY, the servant of Mrs. Mount recalled
When Mr.. Mount came IN the morning before the poi
son was administered he brought in some biscuits and
small paper containing brownish powder, which he
laid the mantepiece the prescription ordered ny the
Doctor was mixed by Mrs Pritchsrd the same morning
II the mixture that Mr.. Mount had brought into
the house.
DR. JAMES r. Chiffon called and sworn-Ths witness
stated that the quantity Of the found the
was small that he could not detect opium in
the 18th OF January afterwards he went to the house Of
Mrs Mount, aud examining the bricks Of the hearth
ne found powdered substance that upon ana cation
contained upwards of so grains Of opium, four Of which
sufficient to produce death in person who had
been in the habit Of using it.
MIS- MARsARET CASEY called and sworn and corrobo'
rated the testimony oil Mrs. Mount given yesterday.
The prosecution here rested and JAMES I. Brady Esq
opened for defence.
Mrs. MARGAREr PITCHER called and sworn--I intro
duced MIR. Mount to Mrs. Mount before the marriage
present at the house of Mrs Mount when Dr. Nc Ew
prescribed for Mrs. Mount gave her the toast
ter and tasted it after handed 1t to her. and found it bit
ter The remaining part of the testimony Of this witness
contradictory to that given by Mrs. Mount wit.
far relates the between wit
got toddied at various times.
MrS. RACHEL B. HARMS called and sworn-- lived at
70 Cannon street. next door to the house which Mrs.
Mount ved-she used to keep arsenic in the house to
kill rats have seen her very much intoxicated she
was brought home once by two men and intoxica.
ted In her crossexamin atien this witness testified that
she had her drink glass of wine but other Ii.
/ as at anv time.
AARor B. ROLLINS, druggist, stated that Mount
and purchased the medicine orderedlby DR.. McEwen.
JAMES p. ALLAIRE, engine builder, stated that MIR.
Mount had been in his employ for years. and that he
sober, honest and industrious man Justice Tay.
lor, Assistantf alderman c. j. Dodge, John p Dixon,
Lloyd Brant, Sheriff Hart and Edward Fana gan testI-
| ed to the good character Of Mount.
| The girl MARY HEALEy was called again and stated
tn at she went TO apohecary's to get small piece
opium for Mrs Mount after the attempt poisoning for
her taste which afterwards thrown into the slop
pail and that the small piece of opium given her by
Chiffon was still in her possession.
| Mrs. MAReARrT CAshY and Mrs. MourT were called
again and ponedy contradcted the testimony Of Mrs
Prtchard.
At O'Clock the Court adjourned till IL O'Clock this
| morning.