New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-27

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nehter Of the doctors ever ordered powder for de.
ceased; sew yellowish and white powder admins.
tered to my aunt by her husband two evenings before
she died; he gave hcr the powder in water don
take the powders several times aud it was not without
urging that ,ne ccnsented TO take them; Mr. Stephens
said he would not leave the room until she took the
powders; hegnve no reason why she should take them
he was angry becense she refused TO take the medicine
and bis language when he said he would not leave the
room uness size took the powders, was in an angry
tone; my aunt agreed TO take Of the powders he
did not give her any other medicine while wss there
my aunt was very sick the following morning., aud
vomited all day until about 10 o'clock; there was
diarrhea following the vomiting; the physician was
Lot sent for that day, neither there any redi-
cine gwen her Ia aliay the vomiting; on that cay
my uncle told my sister to tell DIR. IronInonger rot
to come any more; my uncle gave deceased sone
lager beer and laudanum; the bottle from which he
took the laudanum was labeled Slpley tanderhoof,
corner Of Third avenue and Twenty-seventh street;
could not sAy low much laudanum administered;
NY aunt refused to take the laudanum and after tast
ing the draught, said she would have more of il;
my uncle then got brandy and mixing some lau-
danum in it, gave it TO deceased; the bottle was filled
a secopd time and administered to deceased; he gave
her all the contents Of the second bottle il brandy and
went again for another bottle it about twelve
O'Clock in the day when he returned with the third
bottle; when he came in I asked him If laudanum
would destroy lfe be said yes, that there enough
in the bottle he then had tn kill three men; then
asked him why he gave it to my aunt, when he said
the doctor ordered it; my uncle gave deceased the
contents If the third bottle between tho hours Of twelve
and six O'Clock; after taking this lsudsnum my aunt
slept soundly; at hapast three o'clock the next morn
ing my aunt died; that night my aunt called Inc into
the room, and when / went in she asked me il there
was any enc in the room; replied "No" when she
asked me if was sure my uncles sister had then left
the room; DECEASED ca glt me by the hand and said
she going to die, and told me that she wished me
and my sister to loOk to this after her DEATH asked
her what she meant, and she said, "You know well
h." che ref rrpd a ri tDOk
place about month previously when she told me that
matter where war, if anything happened to her to
look to it, asked her what she meant, when che sad
that knew all 10y uncles conduct toward her az well
az she did herse some time before this my uncle was
going to funeral, when my aunt requested to 90 with
him; he would not allow it; she insisted upon gong,
when no struck her over the eye; deceaseds eye was
black from this blow up to the hour Of her death;
never heard my uncle mako any threat, but he often
told my aunt ne would leave her, and he put up his
clothes to go away; lived in the house for about six
months after my aunts DEATH my sister had proPo-
sition Of marriage from my uncle; stopped In the
house at tho instance of Dir. Stevenson, the coach
maker; from what saw believe that my aunt was
treated with foul play.
the three bottles between the hours Of 10 and
D. m; cOnversed with her after she had taken one
bottle; be gave her two half Pnts of brandy in tho
same time, the bottles were about the size OF those
now shown me two ounce vias); never heard my
uncle say that he wished my aunt was dead; but he
often said no wished she where he would never see
herr the did not expose the matter before was
that lived in the house and afraid to speak Of it.
on one occasion he took letter Of mine which was
writing out of my sisters writing desk, and would not
give it to me- the desk was locked, but he took the
key out Of my dress pocket while was in bed and
thus opeLed it, did not want him to see this letter,
for in t iutimated something regarding the conduct
Of my uncle toward my deceased aunt; this was about
a month after my aunt's death; l have exposed this
from ssnse of Justice and not vndictveness on
occasion he Threatened TO have ms communicated
from the church if lift his house; told him he
would not dare TO do it, as would put him in place
from which he would never get out.
The inquest was here adjourned until 10 O'Clock on
Monday morning.