The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-21

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Result OF tho Chemical Anal ysis-COn cIusion
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jury In Favor OF the Prisoner
The Coroner's investigation In the fourteenth street
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po' oh'ng case "as o'"'s"' a o"so
resulting In the discharge OF margaret baeks' 'ne sue
peced party who had been in custody ever 0e 'ne sosO
u'' num'o, " ""a'o''s 80 -. us
=, ho nr,soner The renot Of the che ,sts who
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mace 'ne cnem'S' sosSe" was 'u'o'" ,a'aw,
a.. .rn.. =, tho ma thew trausorel before
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Coroner sohirmer yes'croay'-
John c. Covil sworn-I am Resident Physician at the
Ctv Pson. Margaret Burke accused has been In the
CIV Prison most Of the time her arrest
hnt has sbo no Az mpto ms OF having been poisoo
ed the sck pess attributed aocouat of
Der position not uncommon for iemae prisoners TO be
Raj manu Cara'jo sworn-I live at No. 10 WAverley
MACE lived with Mrs Beethau, where the poisoning
ook ,ace on the morning OF the March last took
Srealfast there ate some liver 6sh breat butter and
QUO of coffee: put sugar In the coffee;
d;sectlv after bresksst spoke words t. Mr. Il,
S"n' sho .Scrwnrcs died sbep felt q, m had 10 10
N INV loom: was taken with vomiting which continued
at intervals durg two days the Won't was of greeosh
hue 40 tasted hitter; rufrrd ON excessive thirst
Dr. Acosta attended me- on the third day ar bang taken
sck ~as @ Olson hsyt,~ nseo Isft In The house 10
Vii rats
By Jurorp-I did not know Of any difficulty having
servant sirl
Ann Bridget Burke svcrn live as servant 10 the IA
svcnne. I am sister of Marfaret Burke: the last time
cared 10 ece NV sister vas soma hse weeks
before the death Of Mrs. Beethsm; the Thurs
dsv p,ptt fucoeedipg the alleged poisoning MAJ
oaye, sent for me. Mira, Beetnam was dead when
ay,ve5. M,rqaret was in he'd aud vas very sick;
little ficr nine O'Clock vheu "a nv sister; she sad
she WAS very sick ana che locke me though
wos she tpuke vey 10 ann oomp Of ische and
excessive thirst: she water, which she
drank she did not vouit in presence, st.d with her
ahout ten minutee; went away gentleman told me
to the rext morning AMI take Margsret awsy, as
think IL the brother OF Mrs Beethsn who told me
bis went there the next morning, when Margaret vas
better took Margaret two orauees, aud thai was all
took herr there eome veal on plate on char 10
her ROOM which Margaret said ono OF the girls brought
Margaret With me, az gentleman told ma tho Coroner
going 70 hold an inq iest and woald be necessary to
have her In he told me to come IN the after
noon; don't know where should have taken her, as
had nxed upon no place. at t~o O'Clock in tho Afternoon
again went To the house, IN ocer then had Margaret Id
charge, 20 that could not take her sway
BY Jurors--Msrgaret never told me thss she had any
difficulty with wrF Beetonm; she did not say that Mes
Beetbsm owed her wages but she said Mrs. esstha
yery and she sorry she vas poor MS she was
nice woman, and she liked her very much aid not sea
any vont Marearets room; the gas was turned very
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ceiveo ~ Sofoner ocnH or, was soen 'eo W ueJury
IzwsBuRG, April o, 1850
In rsor vot sav AZ near ss can rsco,ec, !, vas
abo 5th Of February, 1852 Mrs Emily Bsstham o.
foaetnth street. had Tor several gay proviois
Are A. ere h.,e being none IN her bcdroonl aha re
quesed Dr. q. H. Bill OF Vermont, and myself,
leaving the house, together to take wax down Broad
way purchase for her soma arscnc, as they would
not se 10 Der dAugher, and che was TOO sick 70 &,
herself asked her what she wauted With arseui; sue
said poison rats an they 20 mad on that )or
keep awake pesriy all night and preven,et
sleeping Recommended To her MEYERS Vermin Destroyer
tod her never liked % cat victnas where a'senc was
used IN the house, she then sad need not be afraid OF
her not berg careful as che he'd frequently used for the
famc purpose and never had any accident then
said would buy some for ner Dr. Bin and myself then
started ana went down town We went into severa drug
stores before we succeeded 10 purchasing any, We dnay
wor,S gsve IL 10 Mrs. mys s ia tss
eDce OF her cont reco ect aoy ooe else was
IN the room then agan charged her 70 oe CAREFUL hov
enc used It. she SAD hhe w9uo ana mat she would pre-
pare some of't right asay by mix ng with batter aod
then spreading u 90 brsaf and place u where the rats
room, and bcart any abou. until last
week, when received letter rom ny friend Or HID
dock aso no,,ced the death Of Mrs. Bcethsm aud Nc
Robinson in tho Tisune which, ASSURE you very
sorry to hear LETT the week AFTER ! came home-Feb.
10 pr. A. ~. Saupnesr OF Liucoin III nad solucoo OF
arsenic In his ROOM ~bich nc used In anatomical oreDaca
ons OF HIS the latter part OF the winter IA regards
other poisops in the house know nothing about them
there were any. remain, yours, &c,
fHEO. 8. CdRf3r
10 WIN ScHIRMER, Coroner, No. 642 Houston street,
New York.
roner scbrmcr ststei that the above letter was do,v
49,. ,rs- s., D.. $1,000. :, ,,. '
H'sS'eu oeo'o oaue' 'oue osnonoSA'y vi i"~'Sours,
Pa also that he bad written 10 Mr. Siuphear In relation
70 the solution Of bu, that he had received no an
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s"er 10 inc co"""nca''o".
Asa Buttmop, brother OF Mrs Bectham deceased, de-
poaed as folows:i am a brother Of Emily B,etham,
who kept the boarding bousc at No. 80 Eat Fourteenth
street. on Wednesday morning. March a. 1882 resolved
Information that my sster Emily was SICK aud that
was thought enc and her borders had boon 90 soneI
went immediately TO the house, and vas let IN the front