The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-01
Novel Murder Trial In Massachusetts.
4 DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH POISONING HlR IA
THEIR.

Novel Murder Trial In Massachusetts.
DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH POISONING HlR IA.
THEIR.
Alkaline Phelps Ia trial in Greenfield, Mass
charged with the murder her father cid Of So.
After the preliminary testimony, the following given,
learn from the Springfield Repcan-ths prisonsr
cross examining the Witnesses herself
It appeared that NO post norton examination Of the
body Of Ehu Phelps made Drs Stratford and Mead
stated that they satisfied from the symptoms that
the death caused by poison and that In such eas
where poison produced It's work gradually, GAMMA
would not be Of much service The point that symp
toms are always res and that they do not alone
form sufficient foundation for medical opinion In
Of life And DEATH was strongly presssd on the CROSS
o. animation.
the prisoner testifed-That his father died November
2s 1852 at the age of 49, he had been about thro ugh
the fall had dug his potatoes and did ether work;
didn't know where Alkaline had resided most Of the TINA
during the past she to live ct his fathers
in August 1857 the 9tn or 10th November wtnsss saw
going by and noticed that his faos swoleu
asked him what the matter with his facet he said he
did not know that It began to swell ON Sunday the 7th
on the 18th his fathers breath ss very bad and wit
ness went for DR. Mead 1T his witness prepared
wash for his mouth and measured what
LEFT In the nsa' OF 1ss S :nooS
full OF something had been added Witness gave IN 80
count of number Of transac,ioas extending over many
months previous tending show that the prisoner was
the versst devil that ever walked the earth On
had quarrel with her father; witnsss heard HE
father DoLWo00
her her fathers head BY the hair The old man
said he would get warrant for her She sad he might
get al the warrants he wanted that the place was Asr
and she would 10 id II she would not have It. The old
man decided his little place to the Of the town
in the fall Of 1851 In January, 1852 Alkaline said abe
had bought place in Alssad, N. H., and her father
misht 70 there and live like king The old maa aid no
would not trust himself with her. and would live on ha
place. She sad she would BE- DID II he shou8 live ana
enjoy one year. In November she said she wal going ~
have bond for deed OF the house and lot from tbs
town. She would have her father move into the back
witness had noticed that his father mother and Adan0
ate ct the table together but noticed several ms the
nrst week Of November that his father eating alone
His father told Alkaline that she must have gvsn him
vas eating pie alone The old lady came from aao:
took The pie away and said abs was not going 70 =.
Of those poison pies made out Of milk from Wsbssrs On
the ists o. tn Aisins tsoa away from her nosnss
Was about using to drink out Of saying abe vas net gong
to have her use that poisonsd nasty dppsr whis sse
would not believe that there potion In Wsbstsr's
milk About the 9th Of November, Alkaline and 10
father had dispute and ihs told hsr father that day
There was some other evidence Of oaths and violent
sxpreasoss the part OF Alkaline. The sxAina
ton elected nothing of impoI taEcs.
g. A. Darling, Of Northfsd testified that in August,
1852 Alkaline asksd him il he going to the store ah6
60 the next day and%ouA let know Il he did, tAs
next day he called and she wanted him to get quarter
Of dollars worth Of corrosive sublimste said abs want
cd It to kill bed bugs and gave him quarter q dollar;
he mot Alkaline at the door his return and she asksd
he had got IT. he gave it TO her, and tsd her lat Ms.
b careful in using IT, The prisoner this
Witness without however helping her case though -
displayed considerable skill and shIswdnsss.
George b Phelps grandson Of Eihu Phelps eayrie1
some clothing TO- his grsndfAthsrs while he was ssh
Alkaline said he old gentleman old and wsuA not
need IT. she aid he had foot in the grave and the
other nsHly The prisoner, With very pleasant ~
expressive oountsnasos, asked this vitasss qusssns
SsrrsfH w}wsrs 80 rubr ph.lns ~, ~. 1sth -
Ct other times mp 70 his DEATH and noticed the synptoa
describe: ID: by the IN APRIL =. Adsss ss
-hils 10 was calling out for help
George Fisher had eonvsrssts with Adslins h Jaly
August she sSta the property belonged to ha, aad
TO ct it and il shs did shs would got rid ths Ola As
At any rate and take good OF her mother heard hc
:psah about the place many times s,o eurs n Mtnes
Two .soS Il: milk ~ ssss =. ~.
she could not get say milk Of the nsighbors wsa ~
not poisoned July or August witnsss found noss
ahs said the piE was poisoned, and tina. II died ~.
wouh have his stomach snayzed aad she should Hike -
to = -. S.si O wore
Ms Polly Fisher narrated . number Of couversatiops
With Adsas about the place and other msttsrs shs saM
mat the place belonged to her, soc her father had
ID It away she going to get it back and take geoA
sars Of her father and mothe she Threatened shoot
hid to her. but it wcnd pass for nsan,ty fsasd drsss
which Alkaline had worn ami In sna watch poshst il
IT. powder, which was pr sduesd In court and pre-
nounsed by Dr. Mead corrosive subnats; witnsss haA
heard Alkaline talk about the milk Other thnep being
poisoned.
sort Of conversation took place between the witness
and the prisoner which ected nothing Of eonssqu
except perhaps that the prisoner haA often told Witness
that their cellar was fall Of csad bones Ths witness
ave her evidence very readily narrating long eonvsrs
tons With great minuteness Asd presision. She W.
with some difficulty prevented from ting al vhiel
had been said In Eorthnsd for the past few years 81
WAS very tbs nhu whom corrected By the or oouD
se and assured them that this vas her art appsarAa
Court and that II she got Oh the she hopsd Asl
would put her on again. Her pronptnsss and aavis,
caused much anussmsnt.