The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-28
city Intelligence.

THE POISONING CASE IN HOWARD srREEr-HUs-
BAND ACQUITTED BY THE JURY.
In yesterdays HERALD published the circumstances
Of another supposed murder by poison in the death
Mrs. Eliza Jane Muller who supposed to have been
poisoned by her husband The parties resided at No "a
Howard street and from the conduct Of the husband
the occasion Of the death Of his wife, the persons
pyng apartments in the house believed that suspi
cious circumstances existed which rendered 1t
or coroners investigation. As stated yesterday,
the evidence In the to be further gone into on
the following morning. and yesterday Alderman Ball the
acting coroner concluded the evidence By the testimony
Of Professor Reid Of the New York Hospital whs had
made an analy Of the contents Of the stomach The
jury met at the Fourteenth ward station house and the
professor testified that be made an analysis Of about
II ounces Of mueus taken from the stomach, and
found "a drschms Of opium, which makes about $50
drope OF Audanum; which quantity SUFFICIENT cause
death This wtLess concluded the testimony a. nothing
new had occurred since the facts we gave Yesterday
The Alderman addressed the jury, and said, that
no new facts had been elected IL was very evident bv
the Professors testimony and also that Of DR. Coz that
the deceased had to her death by an Overdose Of
to say that the evidence exhibited on the paper
there not sufficient shown to the detention Of
the husbsn nd .s having administered the poison. Ths
morning submitted the whole Of the evidence taken
MI Blunt, the District Attorney who, on reading it.
decided that there was not enough shown to the
dsteHton Of the husband therefore gentlemen, with
these remarks submit the TO you for your cons-
deraten One OF the jury here remarked that before
the Coroner left he, with some Of the other jurors
wished TO know II one Of the jury could not be with
drawn the alluded was personal friend of the
husband Of deceased and had also been examined Is one
Of The yp s s The Alderman in reply s.sed that
regularly sworn a. juror and such he thought he
must remain The jury then retired and in about
minutes returned verdict "hat the deceased came TO
Ter death by overdose Of audanum administered by
.ome psrfon TO the jury unknown" on the verdict
being rendered the several friends Of the husband shook
n - han and Az s.d h~tr
cation at his acquttsl the charge The husband Is
fesble looking man Of sixty Of age The dec
wmsn Of her eye The Ia, ,hs $500
took the poisonous drug for the purpose Of suicide
DraIn ~ f.LL rRon wfSpow.-Yesterdsy morn.
ing Alderman Copkn held an inquest, at No. so Ann
ttreet on the body Of Margaret schrider native Of
Germany aged % year, who 10 her death By acct
dentslly fsir from sixth story windov at s sbove
nsntd tr.mses The deceased, Il seems from the evil
derce had been for the last fe~ days laborng under
III health and yesterday feeling sick she vent 70 the
window In the rear Of the house. and commenced to
vomit. where she overtSlsnced her position and was
Ireciritsted down several stories. on 10 q housetop
breaking In her skull causing death inst, tIy The
jury returned verdict In sccordsBce with the above
facts
RrN ovrR.- La,t evening a nan named Adam Crosse,
residrg In james street in attempting to eros. Broad
way while In state q ntoxcati0n was run over and
badly Injured bJ ss;sse lie was picked up and taken
ward
TEE-About IL O'Clock on Wednesday night, Ere
troke cut In the Of the house 40 c. Hester street
The flames soon extended 10 the houses either side
Nos t5 ard CO. causing considerable damage The ere.
n'n and Police we're soon on the ground and we're most
rrcnf 10 extinguislirg the flames.
AocrDrSr Trow BIasrtSo RocKs-T-o men named
Pstrcs surg.n and John Grady seriously Injured
On wednesday morning last from the premature expio
son ba,t shns they we're engaged In blvting rocks
In Thirty eighth street. between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues. The men were In the employ Of Mr. O'Gere,
the contractor and In the Bellevue Hospital
Where they we're conveyed Immediately after the scci