The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-10
THE ALLEGED WIFE POISONING.
Court OF Oyer and TermineF.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt,

Court OF Oyer and TermineR.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt.
zHIRD DAY-Mss BELLS TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
MARCH 9.-TAs People james SepAe~s.-The interest
this still continues and the couI. this morning
densely crowded.
1he Judge remarked the jury that the counsel had
agreed that diagram Of the rooms of the defendant
should be explained by the District Attorney.
Mr.. Ashmead objected, and the diagram not then
explained.
Miss Sophia Bell was re- called ana the prosecution
about 70 resume the direct examination when Mr. Ash
obec the prosecution had had opportunity
Of conversing with the witness since she last the
stand
The District Attorney said he had not the witness
she the stand, and contended that he had
Eight to resume the direct examination.
After further objection the Court said it
Of discretion with him. The direct examination
was then resumed.
wness-was at the funeral Of deceased; she bu-
red at Greenwood also present at the exhumation;
Ne coffin opened at the grave and the Coroner asked
II she and her sister recognized the body.
Mr. Ashmead thought this mode Of examination was
wrODg-Mr. Stephens was not present.
The examination proceeded-On returning from Green
wood her sister and Mr.. Cardwell with her; the
coffin taken to Bellevue Hospital; when they were
her TO IT. The body three times after exhunaton,
and identified " each time.
Mr. Sna1ier asked IT. before her auntS DEATH there
thing particular in the appearance of her eye.
Mr. Asbmead objected.
The Judge put the question whether she noticed any
Ncing peculiar in her aunt's appearancef
A. The day Of the funeral Of Mr. John Stevensons
thcr my wanted to TO the funeral, and Mr. Ste
phens would not let her. heard noise my
70 sten and my aunt told Mr. Stephens struck her.
her eye iscolored, and remained until she died;
noticed tho dscooraon all the time she was SICK and
when she was lying dead never, myself, mixed any
medicine for Mrs Stephens the piece Of furniture under
which found the glass with the remains of audanum in
II 70 n 4 chest feet less Than not
the floor; was large sized, sometimes used for table,
when Mr.. Stephens spoke 70 me Of marriage he sail
could " have him now there barrier in the
way when spoke OF leaving the house he said would
be treating the child very different from what my aunt
asked me; wanted TO take the child with me, but he
would not consent.
Cross.examined by ex.Attorney General Cushng-I
connection with this business his office; have met him
Aieo church, Office before the Of Mr..
Ssephens nothing said to about the necessity Of
proving the poisoning order my brother from
the charge against HIM (aleged shooting at Sephens);
DID not consider him IN oanger Mr. Carawel my brother
my sister and doctor were presert-not Dr. Cadmus or
Dr. emonger but the doctor who came TO tell us OF my
aunts symptoms; told the doctor that my aunt vom,ed
freely, and complained OF burning Of the chest and Of
redness before her eyes, and great many other things
which cant remember now described how my aunt
affected all through her Sickness as well as could;
Go not know who that physician was who caused him
70 be brought there; cannot tell when next went to
Mr.. Shaler's onice was brought there by Mr. Card
we'll 70 testify as to my aunts sickness there was no trial
there
TAT this stage Of the proceedings the great bell in the
Park commenced tong fire, and the cross examination
was sufpeHded.]
NJ. Cushing asked the Court he should continue tho
The Court that this was the accompaniment the
city authorities had provided TOR the business OF the law
courts Though that bell had been frequently remonstat-
ed against the only the city had maeis
70 bring the bell to There help for it, and
we must proceed as well as we
Mrs Bell continued, (be sound Of the bell rendering
her evidence very inditD III told them how my aunt
tho oS ~ The was mot
IN writing; was sent for 10 60 to Mr. Shaier's Office in
Of the report in the papers about my brother
firing at MIR, Stephens do net know employed
90 net know who employs him here when
Itume 10 this country first Mr. Stephens came TO my odg
ings for me, and took to aunt may have stopped
four five months, or longer don't remember,
and then went away did not go 10 reside there again
the spring before my oied went there two
three times week, and every Sunday was then seam
stress worked in the Fifth avenue Tor about three years.
the house Of Mrs. Forbes, Fifth avenue; work
ed oil the time had employment, but was not employed
ell the tme ana was al home on those days Dr. Cad
might have been the house between the birth of
my aunts child and her last sickness and not know it;
my aunt was sick two ears before her death
z. Was she not then confined to her bed for seven
weeks of the Hame complaint as that Of which she died
A. No. abe could not have been in bed for weeks
without knowing it; did not sit with her night
two years before her DEATH my aunt not subject TO
Hts OF vomiting all her life, unless she got something to
her; Dr. emonger called at aunts sugges,ion
my aunt may have been troubled with shortness OF
breath in going up and down sairs don't know If her
limbs swollen before her DEATH aunt very
fesby; stayed at home because my aunt worse;
when the doctor came white cloth was put up in the
tor n asion for yuucle vho work kad IN fhe
shv ha M sa s ~ ~ my IA ,s,s Tp In n, ~ % une
hsS ,ha, NJ S,or.ans Nc cnm,n,an.S - ,har, ~ ov
neglect Of aunt Of their having sent things into
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rink wh,ch be oava ma n carry t brr and which she
onA moi tatc 70 Md Won ever see lanes Sonhens rive
h,s vife iaudanump No excent what he gavo me IN
c.r,y to hcr and that which supposed he caye her out
n he glass The oht before her death went work the