The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-19
TRIAL OF ANDREW WILLIAMS
FOR TINE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE.


0 goth Of last April by administering poison.
Ihe prisoner is aged thirty-hve, thereabouts,
ort, and thickset He ia sailor by profession and
1sive Of Finland.
The following jury we're empannelled =
Jshoikam Davis, Benz. " Ncwhouse,
james Glassford, 6olon Buffum,
Frederick Lockwood, Abraham flaming,
Henry Whip, g. b. Dorr,
r. NJ. Jones, w. Faviguere,
Henry Dingee.
The District Attorney in opening the for the pro-
cutiOn stated the circumstances Of the The pri
at the bar Is charged with having deliberately pro-
eed the death Of his wife by administering to her poi
b. 1t would seem from the evidence that the prisoner
his wife had lived unhappily together and something
pre- than year ago she made complaint against him
der the statute which declares that any man who
all abandon his wife without adequate support or shall
gect to provide for her according to bis means shall
deemed disorderly person. The prisoner was arrest
and entered into recognizances required by the sta
te. In this it provided that he should con-
ten dollars per mouth Of his means This amount
Us paid by the prisoner monthly to the agent Of the
Of the Aimshouse to the second day of May
IT, which the last instalment of the year. During
s time he occasionally visited his wife, who shortly
evous to her DEATH resided at No. IS Duane street.
Saturday the 2eth Of April the deceased left the house
call upon her husband, who was a. the time employed
Burned Sunday morning, being at the time ailing
"A made statements on her return, which am not at
4 Considered to be in diving condition and i vonld
q be legal evidence before the jury. She died on
ursday Shortly before her death, the occasion Of
last visit he to the house. sh having continued
ID with constant fits Of vomiting. There was on tho
ve small bowl containing preparation of bread and
" which Mrs. Campbell, with whom she lived, had pre-
fred for her. She had been attended by dispensary
ctor who not understanding the Of her sickness
the time, administered some slight remedy left and
burned no more Upon the occasion of his visit, the
scner insisted upon his wife taking something and
sired Mrs. Campbell to leave the room, giving her two
billings to procure something for his wife. On her
she found the prisoner about leaving, and the de-
Ased vomiting violently, complaining of burning
zion around the heart and in that state she continued
til she died. The post norton examination being made
ere was discovered in her stomach large quantity Of
|fenic, and on still further examination of the
vi containing the tea, considerable quantity
arsenic was found adherng to the sides, conclusvey
vi after the mixture had been put into it. It will be
wn in this connection that she refused to drink it,
that he insisted upon III that she complained Of its
Billed that the sugar in 1t contained sand TIE sugar
been examined, and found to be free from any impu-
e. 1t win also be shown that at the time Of the pay
mt the ID of May of the ten dollars prisoner said
t his wife would not call for it, she would call
NJ that he would call and get it himself This case
out 70 action will bring i within the
human being without the authority Of law by psi
ping, shooting, stabbing, or any other mode shall be
|Srder-manslaughter, e1cusable or u.tiaable.mur-
| ect the death Of the person killed.
Mary Campbell, sworn-On the LIST Of May last re.
street, months
> nth Of April; knew Mrs. Williams about year;
sd with her at 20 City Hall place. while lived at IS
ane street Mrs. Williams stopped with four weeks
but year; they did not live together this man was
|ishusband he visited her several times; she called
lie upon him; few days before her death she went
z on Saturday she told she going on board the
sc to her husband at the time she went out she
b In proper health; she came back on Sunday morn
\; she appeared as she had been laid in the grave;
could not have looked worse fixed the bed and she
right into it; she made complaint of pains and said
felt awful; replied that she had been driaking
g she stated that her whole frame seemed a. If 1t
fire and her heart felt swfu her husband that
day afternoon she was in bed; when he in she
things; he then gave . half dollar and told me
5g6 out and get some apples and candy; when he
rhe told him that had said she hal been drinking
nor, and he said no; then went out to find these
ngs for him. when returned put the articles on the
nk, and she handed them to him; she vomted during
} whole .undsy and Sunday night; when she drank
candy he did not stop very long, while he there
not notice nything particular Monday, DR.. Bishop
ne; it was . little before two the prisoner was
that he had left ten dollars ut the City Hall
pay her weekly; he said he would call and see her
bin; he came in the evening about eight o'clock; she
vomiting all the time she told him that she had felt
full ever since what he had given herr he then told her
1t she had drank too much; she then asked for some
1t time for him to leave; he said No, it
he enough;u he went down stairs, and brought some
tier and sixpenny loaf and sponge cake; he ate
most of il himself; she then asked him If he would
lie down; 1t far advanced period Of the night at
time, and he would not leave; he lay down In the
me bed with her, and remained all night slept in the
asleep, and when she went to get up for water he
|Iuh prevent her; he then Ut might have been I've
Flock) left on Tuesday morning. he did not come
|bf ever saw; he came agnin on Wednesday, about
past six in the afternoon; she then felt much better
vas in bed when he came resting on her elbow she
ha aH horh al,a
she said she did not feel any better he sat down at
bedside, and she put his hand on her breast and said
pain was all around her breast as If it was all on fire;
H Then told her husband that her gums all
Witness directed to stand aside for the present.
benjamin w. Macready sworn.-Am a physician, and
I've been graduate Of medicine for twenty years; have
tured on toxcoogy; called on by DR. Uhl to
be the contents of stomach, with two bottles OF the
,ntents, which we're sealed.
body Of deceased Dr. Richardson assisted me; made
pm the fifth day Of May at No. IS Duane street. 1t
tween II and 10 o'clock found the woman lying on
triple spots the mouth and other parts Of the face
pre- slight bruse the left leg; other marks
violence were found; then made an incsion from
neck down, and found the lungs very much longest
the heart healthy, but lled with clotted blood;
hen took out the stomach, and laid 1t q
rag on the G then Il. took away n.d. large
bmach; then took out the liver and examined
b other organs, which found to be healthy;
hen took out the contents Of the stomach and put
m into two pint bottles and sealed them up the fluid
ntained whitish substance; / then examined the
hcous membrane Of the stomach; II considerably
tiamed, but not great deal; then proceeded to sew
the body; then went around to the Coronef's Office
p labelled the bottles; forgot to mention that the
fmach contained large quantity Of the white
'wder then took the bottles and stomach up to Dr.
tcready; delivered them, together with the liw r,
lrsonally, in the same. condition; Coroner Wilhelm
I've me bowl which did mot take to the Doctor then
cause could net carry IT, carried It up afterwards;
teived II ut the Coroner's ONCE.
3. In what condition was it,
Question objected and exception taken.
a. There was very small portion Of white substance
the inside which carefully scraped, and tied the
vi up In piece Of paper received that bowl before
de the post norton examinations; the analysis was
de ct the Doctors Office the day. the principal
used was Marshs; the white powder found to be
senio 1t mot less than n drAchm; Tuesday
g we examined small portion Of the contents Of the
y. What was that found to beS
Counsel for defence objected to all testimony in refer
f,e TO the bowl. Exception taken.
A. 1t proved to be arsenic; arsenic was undoubtedly
cause Of her death; did not examine the sugar.
ross examinedHave been present at Ave or six post
trtems where death was supposed 10 be caused by
lpenic the post mortem made about forty eight
hrs after death; received the bowl in the Coroners
Ice there 1T least three persons present; the
vi stood table by the desk my attention was
awn to IL by the Coroner; he handed II 70 me and
appel II mp In piece OF brown paper which took
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