New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-29
ALLEGED MURDER or MRS. STEPHENS
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.

INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
Coroner Counery yesterday uornirg con'innel -
investigation in the cs-e Of the alleged uuder n Mrs.
Stephen. at the Bellevue Hosptal. The testimony
elected j. a. follows: II,
Mis-. Fanny Bell recalled hsve been .i cons'ansSi
In the hovs- oi Mr.. sepbensi Zoe s'epne' Ih1
ssr ,oou.. On. Of hsse usi a. s.- - 10
NOR bisirs.. he s'chsn hsn any oa 'ns ,,iy wa.
hnl, .,c.u, NV sgBt not aware tn- - -. ,b.-e
aInojsd any way b fs's 'Ht nsssf n.v.Y ..g Mr.
d4rns ny re'icsDcs ~ ,hS ne see..r ,aw nnl .haks
any pJWdes sboa, ihs hon.e % yh.n the fro.h and
IT. @ S,en d. ssed's mouth revrf h-ati any ol -
I.y ssos & se ~. a., eessinsd NO days
s,s M nsr,sb On IN dA AZ sum ,'i"e hi' ia
t an hos when .h returned and soPd In ne room un
ry did M s'yI w,. qa eo ' va. o,e SS nv ss
e., SeIo. .-.me, by Mr.. Fsanah; Mr. stephen of,a
80. the usirr, IN carpr aud ms-ting In her roofl
were ,Aien ~ ard Washed the day fowng her ine BY NJ
ss.ussn.s orders Mr.. Hsanah 70 the mouse aboa
oet,ok preceding tine dsath 81 MI .,
AID sopped trere mt, my aunt died n,ye' aa .rs's
t he powder of hs po<et two evenings before ny
49, AZ ss s.ssnt and .sv fu DO ts. after putting
tof,hsr b. poured about hall ne qusny INTO 1nosr ana
S IVA, ,cear.d =, me g. Be y,ow and white before ns
p.t the III glass thnk dceased drshk H All s
va. .hr 90, p1wde' 6e ad.terd go her, ed Z vs. nj.
bs admir- isered BY HUSBAND Mr. Hannah
did rt -,ssest the des OF pa'ns wedding - 1900
.HSna,.d great desl almost inmcdia'cy after ssinz
hTfqrc
.,ps and said everyti ns app td red M oio.
tceaed apples and oranges ~ se ~a taken 500 ny
.sirs he nut Mr., s voni,ed before 81 throph eating
he apples aud orsnges' ins The ra was sen % o s
ook place while DIR. remongeT n atteDdsDcei ne SOP
pail in which my aunt yon rcd not 70 De ioinu nD . w.
nsen away BY boys Mr.. : wss. sfntraly hesny y
until the -ekn, already referred toi She never ma 'AJ
10 Samuel CardweD, recalled 1 have been al Nj Ste
Rsn. hGs' % s.g sqafT .sw Mr. rs had tsc eye day or two
before died noticed when .he Jay ~ ltr ,Sr o ns
by mean. Of signal whei.bls "g "as E,iJ 49, OF "h'
necesry 70 s,e her t I1e1 eaar, "a" NJ" 81 '
s,nha Bell recaled--l never hearl Of Mr. ephens
prnfs sny powder about the house 20 Al rats never heard
.v on. speak either ce never knew such tln2
~ being introduced % the house except leudanum =
.ss who sussei"a & ~. Dpsy % 2 o. Ps Pan @ =, law AZ NY my
cot after did Mr. stephens give decreased
hsd tendency 20 vomiting until before her death
the black at the hands Of my ace my aunt 9d
70 Lsr coffin; Mrs Pullman the blsck eye.
Mary Pullman being sworn, says live at No. A.
FA,, fourth street knew Mrs stephens have Wis
house there few days before she died she
eourained o ecm,.s but did not know much about her
rtn.s. the ssed for about year. it wa three
four eoe, 70 De- - psr.ap' hs visited hef sno re-
aud a, fend did obser tina, Mrs 81 phe1s mad black
eyes did notice any mark upon her face observed inst
sic very much cmacated bat nothing more member
Of the church mIs. Stephens good sincere Chris
taD did not ask her The eanse oi her illness (;
heard Of any domestic difficulties in Mr. stephens, ,
family except through my husband Mrs stephens very i'll
1 hed asked her how she
felt when she replied Il feel that could die easy never
heard Of her nin OF any pacsr disease she 1tmaed
died bu did not notice the black eye Sophia Bel was
n i. hs room sys wsgn M dd Sot esI While as there
Dr. Robert Johnston testified To knowing the family
He the young ladies' but not eusry acquainted
Catharine Stewart sworn, says-I live at No. l56
.Sb.H s h d oS su
edge the family have talked 70 them b was never ye
intimate; have known rats to be IN the house heard Miss
Bell haoa night in consequence OF rat the stairs
never any of those rt but have hesrd them making
noise; they were not sufficient among US 10 fed9e 10 Dc
poisoned; never heard o. any rows" IN M ssphep.s
sO.ssnd was false to her, accuse him Of any
sniindnes.; l always thought Mrs stephens was
noticed she had black eyes never heard Of him striking
her saw Dir Stephens give her drink ana she yomted I'M
medaley aerwurd be her the drink out OF small bowl
no present but myself the drink had ne coor Of
brandy coffee without m heard % o,, to- 5s', & e5a os and
her death Fanny Bell who alarmed about tn rats
tu, can't whether was before or S'e Mr' Stephens
Susan Hannah recaled-I was not present when the
.ltbs, and mating were washed at Mr. Sephenss house
nv daush,ers Maria and Isabella there; Mr
the night deceased buried brother,
.. no orders given to wash the clothes by Mr. Stephens
remember what aid on that on The day
before her death at the House from 10 In The morning I'LL
in the evening when went home for about Two hours land
then did scrub wash anything in MrStephenss
Mrs Stephens death scrubbed anything in the house
,SSas soS 10 I o beS Without NV went
M sphen house to-day for ths porPose Of seeing his
remember Of hearing my brother speak Of rate IL the house
heard Mr speak Of them her have black eye
this ttou, month SO before her DEATH brother gave
her drink of milk aud water on the day Of her death but
nothing she vomcd every thing she drank nothing would
tomaeh do Tecoect OF the Misses Bell Civ
ia any drink preceding her death rh- witne.
anius at iength but nothing inporan elced)
Ann Fee OF Forty-sixth street testified that she
the family Of Mr. stephens for than years
sm Of the family visited there again;
Mrs. Stephens used 10 complain of pain IN her chest Mrs
the day before che ded the afternoon, be-
tween O'Clock in the about hours aud
during that Ms Hannah not there sat by her bed
SIDE observed the black there sop bowl by her
bed; heard of any difficulty bctween Mr. aud Mrs
E;sph-ns bottle IN her she did not tell me she
taking medicine against her will.
Isabella Hannah and testified that she
kpew the family, she Mr. Stephens room odsy but
did not scrub anytng could wash OF scrub the door
without knowing IL Dr.. Dorcuus and Dr. Wood were al
the house today the mating has been taken since
the house never rat IN the house; Miss Fanny
Bell told that she noticed Mrs stephens
having black Miss Bel mix powder and II
D. y aunt; powder small paper but could
the color the glass; knew Of ~ feeling
kssn uncle snd mother attending deceased
The dsy before she died
At this point of the investigation--6l oclock-the
ease was adjourned till IL o'clock to-day.