New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-18
THE STEPHENS POISONING CASE.

siou Judge Roosevelt took lis ses' leg miaasss
alter ten O'Clock and the testimony for toe defence 80
proos eded with.
The 6rst witness was George Davis, who testise1
hat he lad been acquainted with Stephens add his
family about six yesrs. Had bosr1ed there; vas .
class .le adsr in the church OF which Fanny Bel
member; VISITED Mn. Stephens several tines duua&
"a. a..s Me- s,eeoso. embraced b.r hSse.ad .s
ton.t.y ,sd Seees to a., hun IA se..sa ss ns' ne
VITA ,ery d.t~nlaed ooh - can dsenes a.
Of aamsne.. dssess ,taro & STEPHENS scd y.
vic sway. .eswed 70 1--WE ossshrt asgiy ss.s esArS -
Bel no, attentive to M, s;ePheHa aaa occurred 10 -
Cro.ssx,mpeS-C.nT remember the eNsct number Of a~s
visited Mrs stephens durpE her Acsnes- probably Md -
sa S ,Ssrr .osssiae. sopS. ard ,sas Ms Haas.
c.at sd lopsrr than Of IN soar st csc
,Ss norr on less wheuevrr tSets, wea 70 hs sAs
lime the eyeps before bet de.a esesas 'ss estsS
sy ~. hsd fought the sooa 6sh" sod eSpee4to The
r.w.d soou then repeated offs synn d!d no, isk
epy there visitor, Fanny Bel taere TO walt epps s,
,s sp sps ur f.nSy wseI Laugh and tide wS..ss
she WA 10 ths room one. ssn
i.n held e for Mo Stephens 90 t~o occ ."as t.e
fed before TIE co,oret ony TO the be-. 81 my 49,
me SITTING tns generally state ~ NE aea
roo than on two minutes q time, iwssss
give al The light this beieas to neither ooe psu
The cro.e1.mnason ws, protac,ed 10 grss leuth, %
show the detective memory Of the witness He was not dec
rey positive anything hs ha sworn "a su st.rse@
.d husband soSosDs TO bis best recollection Jssss
desr much love yog hope 20 meet yoa ia hes.ss
said Samuel bes,sd stephens ps..ssl
iis wife said him sorry ever had my nsne wiIsS p
vita Ne .. s .Sy ssas ssS ,ss 80
able Sophia Bell woac make hmi hsa hesed 49,
omehirg about his Csrd~sr'l engasem-nt to sspata 80
stephens be waited 70 preserve his ne aas esssH
sFGep. aid he told the girl. ont DOM rscsa.:s
hon.s sIxs,. cor .dsr,e :, spSrn. an upright na..
The Court here took rece., for half an bout
A.u mi Of
Bel the 18th q September 1855 ct the corner 81 rsssAy
ss tHs TOOK bin to the Tssnt ani waIi ss.sa Hos.
n. charge rys stepneus the evening q ~
.uect when banee 6ren.n met me ana tot me
men ". tying 70 shoot sD9iseI Ssl 20. Pointed ses -
taken before Justice Welsh; Mr. Csrd~tn his bale
GC 81 to Soo sm b. he s could a. 4 So
pens poued bis sd tried to seiaee an sisters esse
a OF sS os hold Of Bell st asa no uniform on s
time smother officer who had suaiform on Do sec
IN" Oosu = M To@S he said be w.aisl u
made relative {, his aunt the sccurrssce sssa
Fspc. ARE strong reside. at No us E... Twenty stshs
sIee,-l AN bookAetp,r am ro doies soyaies essss.
wife two years they both belonged 10 easroAs
s s hs s sps S her have
have he. IL bed she Appeared Do ,e ss sss d,a AS
saw The rrson.r soph. Bell ths bedroom wasa
cpsI, 70 her husband she called him Gear husband,
told him 10 meet bsr In heaSel sne requested us % sss
nenced The DOXooey ana We -
no psyer occasions retired ,Insd tey s:s
the IL gns was no. requested 20 l..ys sas da noi 'sss
DAVIS while there oont koow anything ssess
the Domestic .f.lr. o. Mr. saMr St pan.
nied me on n yst u tbs ct
fecon-et seeing suybooy Mr Mills remained s6ea, s.,f
SOn h. ssom rowns the heed The s.
min. Sd. sad 80 meet and 10, 70 prepare s.sy. 70
Oeos,On never saw her 'om she never 80
STANCE sbout her sss 70 until her boiy vas sssumsd
Mas Hanna '~orn sod examined u reside ct Ne 20 Es
to this eouory eight yesr sso next Jays vsssA
o. . ,sr ass ,ro.ps off n the ..ns .ss
did before she died shs ". always 'usso n ta:stsG
never pres.t whsa DR. Csdnus attended her, pscsss3
the Dsht Of death remained all pisnt, ws tAres
ps wcs s On her stomach 400 would As. s..I a
her head when she W. about 70 throw OIL sss VS. a.s sws
up with her two nishu; there ". no difference b.
Gs,a aSs aid that Dr. Csdmas .si che W. I.Soss
under . bilious attack went tbere betweea 10 add Y
se nr sn Tq'as rS %G.s ' y mcss , .sa
Fanny Bell the prisoner was not present vsss
b.y sH IL noSs y .an. Isps.s3 S,..
.ssa The Bel ; surg II Nj Armstrong .S '.'s gs,: : =,
most part . abe said good "a. .ot him zoe e
sST T i:s ,'S black 20; think q.
", ,ous 70 nv aunt, death Fanny Bel give my sssk
powder sga stiye; aunt told me hss De- Ire
I.srsd fsr; went % my rocs J.no,. about u edsek
dAy Mr.. stephens was buried ny unsls aud s.pa.
about aunts face never head her complain aay P~dJ
GU .V- Of ssr b. .d .. saw Der ct -.
bed the Of Der death there were ynponsx
std minute. aoos .as can't gay: .,s.:.:a
20 hive hsppy ard uuitsd he never usd oah MA
recollection che took two three drintsi too~ winsss
Knox In bed with the Ben sr. about t~' nossa:
IN ard William Kuox bed With Fanny Sell .sa ssest
.,Ps n ro,inf G.. Win o., ,hsS On vs s .sss:
my besAf. that such conduct mas. stop tssy
s@oHr Si. % in an, such way q. hsa,. =,
Wednesday night after songs dean Fanny vaote4 -
mo H. oh. room nv uncle ordered The Gel ats % sy. -
place he told them hey boarding hooss 10, he
ne read It them my pre.-no. Fanny Bell ssd 81
for her uncle D,nis % .seP her drunken on sics ~
spoke about tsir writing home Of set snnts he.
pialce my uncle td them lave his Sophia 30
tsl her ess ..a inPGrea bin nst % pa. ta- 'a.s -
bsrs 70 my fstnsrs house N Augns. 81 'ss7
where proeused father told srsenc uss4
parpo,r Of ios hsi used to dooy the s~ss
and btsI ht Stephens sdnnztorod iADdAnsn -
tr1..sxsminse2I shah BE- went, ysu ~. 9sh Il
September next; TIE coronsrs Jury csnnot
,s...d - - CoraSr,. isqss.t ..d .s~ d. ass.
or darn color coiss IRON h.f NO m aevosch AZ
CoaEerJ allow % .ssst Que .ord &c. M.
,oSf 90 Zoe va. lone a.t sasss, s,.aps bs,
tsds-I taiores-i have followed three fSsf
Dosn 80, bssvesa yist and second svennss; Soa
sBos soylinE more about have wotsd 81 bone Ia The
Twenty third rd persons t-p. fssl
cellar sirk there s fane. ss toe hsa.>
lyiDg the door togsIer. have .wsy. ksps sessse
m. a OWN .6ss ,. Of es %s VII ' s s' Sea- Sea-
ny 9nele' si,ls sh The ssbels spoke q si.sp'ns 80
a. NY unces resise5cs IN the seraoon; 49, sss