New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-30
TIE STEPHENS MURDER CASE.
EOlR1n DAY.

Conner Conncry resumed Re rqgst .u tie c.- q
Nrs. Stephens Yesterday morning, at the Bei.syae
Uos,.tal Prof Doncmus aud Dr. WooJ, 20 v.on
ucr,ons Of tie body were gwen Tor anayEai on, have
No, W, made their rspor bit probably y in o."
course Of to-isy or tomorrow The asin S'rens-h oi
the case depends apor the uppsii'ot ias ai~sac WI
be found IN the stomach vsceya oi the d'c-&~edi
consequently The report 81 the Professor ard polt"
shove named j. awaited with considerable aaNsiy.
during the examination on Tuesday Il Wa eic.tcd
from Mclae Flynn, keeper Of an apoihecaTy 'h'p.
that from two 20 our hours previous 10 the dcln o.
M. Stephens, Mr.. Stephens puphascd q. SAD shop
two ounces al arS,uc. ia quantities oi ounce e1ch'
alleging that be- intended using Il 20 Kill rats with.
Other witnesses, occupants nithe HOUSE, pSg,c.
larry examined a. o. wheihG the house was Infected
with rats hu. their testimony showed that they Ser'
not trou bei with such veunin. Oue witness had heard
Miss Sophia Bel cry cat with alarm ,n couse-
querce OF meeting a rat on the stairs, yet
none III the witnesses thought The rats ~ Troublesome
a. To need cStcrmrai.us by arsenic. Sctler OF the
VI sstS Bel lad ever holri any complaint about rats
or even MICE Al the witnesses who were with Nrs.
Stephen spr',r her decease testified ~ 20 her vonn
ing and purgiug severely and several physicisn- WI
were eNamii ei testified that the symptoms describe
woud be- attendant uron or follow The administration
of arsenic. DR.. Barker laid that where large quar-
titv of arsenic had been administered at night, and
might not be- entirely elected from the stomach. but
Al II
woud remain as long the body did.
Yesterday morning Mr.. stephens was. for the irs-
time present ai the investigation. Tie seemed quite
unconcer1ed about the matter. but expressed hope
that the ease might be spe'diy terminated as he ara
nof relish the idea OF living in the ronbs. The prs
ouer heug Unattended bycounsel the Coroner aroried
him every facility and AZ hs request subPenaed sew
eral witnesses whom he desired 10 have examined.
The following testimony was adduced;
Robert Johnston, being duly sworn, says-l i've az
NJ Sa5 Third avenue Mr. stephens bere present be
fs b., In , sore frequently and bad conversation with
bur do ecoet whether such conversation was sSo1
poisinous medicine with me, the time solons is has IS
oap,d ny memory NJ stephens las 80 medicine, az ~
store occasion for sck al his house shos
two year be- may have g nedicue N us pac" aoo1,
and then h. did not purchase any hadanam a. nay rAse
TIE hour OF IL o'clock having arrived, and no other
witnesses being present, the Coroner ADJOURNED tue
case until O'Clock, pm.
johanna Brandon being sworn says. lives No. lS
TweuysiNth street; am catiN. 20 Mr. stephens family
81 dye years have been Of intimacy With
10, family; visited Mrs stephens durne her Illness this time
twelve months the first time called ound Mira Sepheps
,s M haA convrrsa,ion with Nh. stephens about her
he told she had severe pain in her chest, ad
general debility the best OF recollection there ss
0s. sogther the last call ,he evening previous 10 hss
death br - no, her last her three or four days
before hr dosh cry time called did not go her get any
nedoin, her features and Of heI eyes
bsck black eye this the first occasion called she
uk she sad that accident occced at uisht, that ~hs
attending o. her daughter she knocked It AGAINST taos
medicines about the did notice IN" h.a't
her death all appeaauce Mrs. NtPh'us wa
robust healthy know Of nothing 10 the contrary
William Mills, being sworn, says-l live az No, ie'
Thirty fourth street. relative the stephens
m have known them about sir years visited tle hoSe
during the wifes sickne. in the %
DO know snyhng that would throw light upon The
affair uc,eslw rats in the house and ncverb heard hs.
sy laid destroy rats always considered Mr..
>ph,ns 20 BE- healthy the last three or four days b.
death Mr. Stephens told she very IN; know
nothing about the medicines administered and know nothing
the matters Of the family
Al loclook there being no witnesses present, the
Coroner adjourned until IL o'clock this morning.