The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-25

Aeen minutes to IL o'clock the man who was In Il On
sne s.sna came up to me and asked me If not
0spensary doctor said he then requested me to
80 in to see a woman who had been taken suddenly
ckthat there were suspicious that she had been poi
soned went In and saw her she was in considerable
Prostration Of strength vomiting and Complained OF
heat in the stomach, and great thirst told her she
was in doubtful situation and that she ought to send
for clergyman If she wished she said she was
very anxious to him. and witness gave directions to
send Tor Dr. Mulienburgh witness then ordered her
some medicine first having asked her what she had
been eating she said she had been eating cakes wit
wanted to of them and she told him that
her husband had cleaned the place and thrown them
all into the back house.
TO the Court told her she was in very precarious
was going to die; at all events she made use of some
words that left that impression my mind; ordered
on the spur Of the moment to give her some white of
eggs and sulphur thinking che might have taken
corrosive sublimate the husband in, and asked
him for Of the cakes he said there left
that they all thrown out witness then asked him
to show the pan in which they baked, and
cleaned Off witness then gave directions that what she
and returned between and o'clock and enquired for
what she had thrown off her stomach was told that 1t
had been thrown OUT addressed myself to the prison
er in particular; answered in his hearing that IL
had been thrown out; told before went up that
there was suspicion of her being poisoned; did not
pose of examination that ordered the contents of her
stomach to be preserved; would not say the woman
was poisoned without further evidence, although the
symptoms were those of poisoning
1ohe District .4ftorneyPreoner said the cakes were
thrown into the back house.
her the day she died between and O'Clock; she
in great pain and sickness; Wood was there when
went in; witness asked her what the matter; she
said Jane, have got what think will do my job
Witness desired her to be busy with the Almighty for
Susan says ~ won't II o'clock to night" She
said Lord have mercy me, for have got but q
short warrant to face my Maker" She told me that
when the prisoner went out the night before he told
her not to make any cakes until he home; he did
not return until late at night and she had taken her
supper and went to bed the next morning she lighted
the stove and made some cakes and put them on pan
told her to go the store, and bring in molasses;
when she came in he was sitting at the stove and de-
sired her TO put moasses the cakes that he had
cooked for her. she small piece of white paper in
his hand, and said to him "Mathew what is that you
have in your hand!' He said twas bit Of paper that
he had snuff in, and threw it into the stoves witness
asked her If she did cat the cakes she said after
she had half eaten her breakfast she said "Matthow
don't like these cakes | am turning on them
meaning that her stomach was turning against
do you gooa;' she afterwards said to witness, Lord
have mercy on my soul what have done that Mathew
Wood would have done this to me 2? remained there
all the time until she died. saw the prisoner once,
about four o'clock take out what she had thrown off
her stomach; it after the doctor had given orders
not do it; witness did not say anything to him about
it, the deceased told that Margaret Reed sick,
that she also had eat of the cakes and that she
wondered when she the little girl coming in that
the prisoner beckoned his hand at her. she said
and a half of the cakes were left but that Mathew
washed item out pan, and all, although she put the
pan behind the bed, TO show it to she had
suspicion Of Mathew after seeing the paper in his
mo, Mathew, you did not, you threw them OUT"
witness said 1t bad job If he had done this and
that he ought to be on his knees day and nght' he
replied Oh Jane, had money in my pocket since
Sunday to get anything for her.; he was as near ~
can guess about five or six days before at our house
and raid If went out and got Indian meal he
would learn to make cakes;'' witness said she did
not like Indian meal and that even il she did she had
money! witness did not go; the deceased often
TO crying and requesting to go to prisoner and
advise him to take room, and keep good hours. and
keep away from persons in New York. who were leading
him astiay; witness went to Mrs. McKeevers saw
him there and demonstrated with him for not keeping
better hours; he then said that he would be rcvenged
of the family for what they had done on him.
Q.-Ead youcvcr any conversation with the deceased
about differences between herself and her husband for
not having children Objected to and over-ruled
Al have heard him say. in her presence, that he
would rather than $50 she had young
To the Corrt-Speaking Of his washing the pan, Sc,
she told the landlord, ia my presence, that he had
done solbcforc, and that if she was dying he
would not help her.
The COUNSEL for the prisoner complained of being
i'll, and the Court adjourned until tomorrow (this)
morning