New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-28
THE ALLEGED MURDER OF MRS. STE
PHENS.
EXAMINATION RESUMED.

EXAMINATION RESUMED.
The examination as to the cause Of the death OF
Mrs. Stephens was resumed yesterday morning by
Coroner Connery, at Bellevue Hospital. The follow
ing evidence adduced:
Sophia Bell, being recalled ssys-I had proposition
Of marriage Nj James stephens which proposition
Ste death my he said another young lady was
sxqos to have him but he wished s 70 snoT r IN wSa @ ne
had last conversation with aunt about an hour or one
Know II would not take care child my died about
O'Clock the moins was speaking TO her all the evening
rational night she died. have been ia
any place Of anusesent with Mr. Stephens have been TO
the wish aid request o aunt the reason stopped so one IN
Winter season place about month after her
death mentioned intention Of leaving, when MI
snt from the request Of my aunt he said going West
about month and sister TO stop which she eo
sufed and stopped with her father and friends IN
Ireland all Mr. seyenson's coach factory
and used to get them all and there nothing dts
satisfactory to him in iheln he would give them to u.s. and
there he would keep them have no personal anoSty
.o for speaIns to others about us as done he
ed to have from the church. and said he
wc six feet under ground never said my gave my
any other poison than agdanu there great d
ference between lsudaiuui ana psregorlc
VIM Knox being sworn, said--I reside at No. 2}6
Water street head porter in Mr. John Murphy store No
fmly Mr Stephens y mothers first the Misses
Bell cousins Of mime ALSO used to visit Mr. stephens
house quety the Misses Bell; had been IN the
habit 4 ns there three or four years to .aG Srs dgs'P he OF
Mn s,ePhe was there twse Sr three .es n eass ,sqs ne
previous Mr. used TO speak TO her rough
WISHED bs was oS, y the way the reason he assigned
leaving Mrs STEPHENS because she was old ana peevsh
the difference between their well as could say
from l2 Is; art heard Of Ms stephen. being poisoned
weeks Miss Fanny Ben td me Of s ms.s sDee ss a.
death Of Mrs stephens MIR stephens told that the Misses
Of their heads and ni them under the ground stephens
said previous her being sick that she was in the road
there meaning suppose that she in the way " was about
Tho time Of the arrival Robert land that Fanny
Bel told me Of her aunt being poisoned
Francis W. lronlonger NJ. d., being affirmed
the NwYork University NJ rdiea Celess; am not the at
daring last Mr. stephens himself came for me
don't remember the words he used when be came Tor me-
sitter being called upon when went TO Mr. stePhenss
house aid Mrs 5. vomns think she told me she
on Inflammation Of the soHsch do not recolsct the m
eden Of the prescription but s0ppose the druggists shpey
sek Twas first called four hve days before her death he
a applied sisS or ertsaed I Ss To De sppd the Id
Ordered lager beer may have gwen other tnss % oI aOn d
lager beer ordered no lsudsnan as did not think her eond
Ap.seT to question by Juror-I understood was no,
wanted that day. it was from some OF the family
Of the onIach do not recoeet any color OF the lips could
not surprised at the death Mrs s'epaesi nas no
reo Of saying one surprise al M stephens
eyng the cert hcste OF Geatn gave was
Of the .o%sh don't nk gave puS iRf S'Ie Se @ Of
esh for Ms stcpheus had her Tor day before
Of Dr. CsGmus being called prsioG. being
called found prescription OF mine al ShprS snaeIhoo
but could not reco, for Mrs stephens was " in
them M Stephens said thus about i we U
me me than her b e: Td H. & mud Gq, tue I1,Sn ,n o.
Icsleoi her epy don't ecoect her stating any SPECIFIC re-
ply have eeo, ction whe ystr s stephens oil scehs
any ootile oi lendAnnm "a h.rioVni - d hy'
OF receiving any bad medicines doi eee9'set e,
nlent he gave Mrs. stephens when called,
u.l ia ,lyaM h.;r \ N,
ts%s OF Mr. s,esr 'y m sS' 100 rs TS5S Il ys , Sn0i , S
Known the family by sh, ,imc but particularly Tor
the last fifteen months, at the cary part caed few tunes,
forbade coming To The house was because wished % pay
attention to Mi.. Sophia Bell which he woud not listen !.
AFTER the death Of Ms stephen. that nc forbade me visit
ns the house had suspicion OF on treatment ~ the case %
Mr.. stephens but DID no, Yens'I ne !. Sy &s oD p & i5
pany during his wos life tic with Miss Sophia Bell and the
that II be Knew that bcorc Stephen. buried be would
not have given the certificate aud "a The irritation and milan
me th. in Mr. Dunn drus rhiy;ad
street ard Third wa in the habit Of visiting M
Steph,uss house daring her scknes medicine given
a. Mr. knew well through no love 70 his wife that
MI Stephens would allow oue TO give uedcue 70 her bu,
until the time their brother Asrvca the that 10
rot through love TO his wife he used harsh words 'o~ ara
her, and would not allow her 10 20 out with hin
The hour Of | o'clock having arrived, the
Coroner adjourned the case until ocisck, in order
that the Jurors might 20 to dinner At the appointed
hour the Jury assembled, and the investigation was
resumed.
Dr. ronmoncer. recalled, said-Mr. Carlwell
told week. after the death q Mo- Serns about her
tAAhs aeasnln when told him would not nave given ;he
e,rnc1e ~ had Known don't remember saving tlai the
Inflammation and irritation looked very sspcs what hk
did say i' that had hsard hs story before woul mol;
have given the cehcsei ae story Mrs phens
~ts poisoned and # course under those youa
ut tsye eiyen the oertiacate-
Here tie prescriptions in the apOtbecary's book,
numbered 1926, 3,Sll, ASA Ss25 AMI 1851. were
shown to the witness, who identified thcm. The pre-
%nptions are as follows:
rulN PotAss. ni'........''...'s..'..... DR.. -
ftiN doNtrl..
- Df. in chart No. VI.
SAihe sGlP..........s.s W
haif's AL
:, n IN pl. NJ IA
I"'P NWass... .......s...ss.s.5A3
N tuni ueTguA adhcsisc.
$50 ''"' !. OK -
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