The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-27
City Intelligence.

ANOTHER MURDER-A WOMAN KILLED BY POISON
ARREST OF HER HUSBAND ON SUSPICION, ETC.
On Monday last, Alderman Ball. of the Ninth ward,
acting coroner called to hold inquest the body
Of Eliza Jane Muller, wife Of b A. Muller, French ar
tt residing at No. "a Howard street From the sudden
death Of the wife, suspicion created against the hus
band, who was accordingly taken into custody by the
fourteenth ward police and dets d. by order Of the
coroner until after the result Of the Investigation.
The circumstances in the ELECTED before the
jury up to yesterday follows :0n Sunday night,
morning Muller and bis wife were heard to retire to bed
by other parties who reside in the house Shortly
quarrsng together 1t about three O'Clock in tie morn
Ing they were heard walking about the ROOM and st SIX
o'clock, Muller announced that he believed his
wife was dying. Drs. Cheeseman and Cox were
called In At seven O'Clock, but too late, as the
fatal drug (opum) had done its work Of death When
she too far gone to speak give any signs Of the
cause of her sickness When DR.. Cox informed Muller
that his wife had taken poison he became very much
cited 1t shown that soon after the death of his
wife Muller stated to Of the persons in the that
his wife had been guilty of inhdety and denounced her
in language OF an unteeng character He then left the
house and went to the store of friend and told him
that his wife was dead and requested him to to the
house The friend accompanied him back to the house,
when Muller went into closet to look for linen,
where shelf Muller suddenly seized hold of bottle,
saying See here what have found This is something
did not expect to find heren This bottle proved to be
six vial with about ounce and half Of lauda
remaining The witness states that at the time Mu
without having read the label. On Tuesday DR.. Il. O.
Franklin of No $50 Waverly place, made post norton
examination of the body and the contents Of the ste
mach given to Professor Reed of the City Hospital
who has already detected opium in the liquid found in
the stomach The circumstances already appearing be-
fore the Coroner tend to throw strong suspicion
the husband concerned in the violent death Of his
WIFE Alderman Ball ordered him into custody and he
conveyed to the Fourteenth ward police station
house to await the finding of the jury The decesed
fftytwo years of and native Of France The
further examination win be continued at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
The Storm I'm consequence of the storm and dark
Of the night before last the Sound steamers due
here yesterday morning from eastern ports did not
rive till last evening.
The MrrRoPoLrrAN.-Ths is the name given to the
agnifceDt hotel in Broadway the site OF Nblos
Garden 1t will be opened the Lat day Of June next,
under the management Of Messrs. Simeon Leland L.
Company. The fact that the Lelands have taken this
splendid establishment is alone sufficient to not only
its but Is guaratee that 1t viii be- beyond
all question the most complete concern Of the kind
perfect In every deFarment-n the world The reputa
tien they have acquired in the Clinton is of the highest
order and they most fayoraby known in every part
of the world. The Metropolitan will be furnished
throughout in the most elegant style; and nothing will
be left undone to make this In its internal arrangements
what it is externally unsurpassed and unapproschabe
We not at present posted up relative to its dimensions
and capacity fer accommodation but 1t Is we believe the
largest hotel in the world.