The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-09
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Before L I,a. Recorder Tilsa.
Alta UT TO POISON.

Alta ~ FUioOns
D.S. s>-The case Of Sarah Jsss william
(q>lored), Indicted for A attempt 70 murder Hn
Hst Bates, BY Ii owing package q arsenic int
. coffee pot. vas ssatiaued 'oday.
Harriet Bates (cressexaniA alton resume BY III
spcnceF) depesea-Tbs number OK my house is Is
Church street; decline to aaswAr whether or NO
tie house is one Of illfAme; EizaSeth Scott 10 tn
name Of one Of the girls in ny house; she In single
have no knowledge Of any Illicit intercourse be
tween her and men frequenting the house; Sarah
Miller is the name Of another girl in my house
Catharine Williams Y the name OF the cook; there
were only three q rs In the house besides the
prisoner; one man slept in my house on the night
his name WA Henry Shaw; do not know whether
any others were there that night o. not
Catharine Williams, examined by Mr.. Parsons, do
posed am cook In 1873 Church street; saw prisoa
Kitchen, between aud O'Clock; first went do yn
about O'Clock, when Lit the fire and put on the
ce fee kettle; then went for water and on return.
ing saw defendant coming out Of the kitchea; we
DIeakfasted about O'Clock; was in the kitchen
all the time the coffee was boiling; at breakfast Miss
Bates poured out the coffee and gave 1t to the fami
ly all drank OF il except the prisoner, and I'll ex.
cspt her were taken sick at the table.
On hr crossexaminasion. witness dsposed that
Henry Shaw had gone into tie kitchen about Aft
past seven O'Clock, and taken cup Of coffee; that
about twenty minutes before breakfast she ad rome
to tho corner Of White and Church streets to get
groceries, that Catherine Williams was not her re al
NAME and that before living IT 1873 Church street
size wss an occupant Of house Of iil-:ams
WI am hen wood, druggist, whose do position WIS
cad II stead OF bis being ex aminso, deposed tina.
Bsfsht Bates came TO his store on the morning in
Question, with tumber Of coff,e, which, after ex-
mnaion, he fOuno contained arsenic; he then
ent 10 the house OF Harriet Bates, aud found 4
he family sick, except the defendants heexAm-
ia the kettle and the cups from winch ne ,panFs
h'o been drinking, ana found white ssdAuenti .
nIeeDic
DR.. Chiffon examined the coffee, and separated
from 1t nearly q quarter Of an ounce OF arsenic
partly dissolved ana partly in sediment
A. z. Baker took paper, (shown to the jury,
iron the coffee pot Ia question, which was labelled
a. seLicn
No witnesses were examined for the defendant
Her counsel, Mr. Spencer, contended that the
chain OF circumstantial evidence against her WAS
not complete, and tnat the crime was not fastened
upon the prisoner so as to exclude every reasonable
hypothesis OF her innocence. He dwe,t upon this
equivocations of the first witness aud on the char
actsr OF BOTH admitted, by their confess m 70
be none Of the bost, ana Urged that no motive for
the commission Of such q crime was proved.
Mr.. Parsons summed up the evidence ia his usual
clear and forcible way, insisting on conviction.
After his honor had delivered his Charge the
jury retired. and IN few minutes returned with
Illegal Voiing.-John Reardon an Irahman, was
indicted for attempting to vote on the last election
day-not having been previously naturalized.
Charles T: Field Inspector Of Elections Of the Fifth
district, Seventh ward, testified that defendant
came up to vote, but being prevented, he went
away. He, however, returned, and made sub.
aequent attempt to vots, when he was arrested.
Defendant asserted that he had served In the u 8.
army for nine years, and thought he had right TO
vote Not guilty.
The Court here adjourned until Monday.