New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
Ia " LETELLIG ENOb.
TgF STEPHENS POISONING CASE.

JsuCs klsnDs was recalled. he tettilied w Ha''S
seeu deceased every evsuug for .so wesss before aeF
ces,h. Ga bis orc-seraLIuacn, vi oess t'suei .A's
he -sv each Of the Bell girs givicg Mrs.. Stephens
n.sdicite; saw Sophis give her medlcife on Sanisy
mouirg: sss Fanny give her q powder don't knoS
n II It ss powder, hat che sad it SSs medicine
uiIe,l " . rescup, tnrt gss after Dc. CSdnu5 nals
lis e DC Welt; Sophia give n-r medicine tscs;
the cord tine evening before the last IN
dry: II appeared 10 % white pill. she pat The
u, 81 ;te ,ussr bs'l ~ powder t'' sue gave
'r So cay thn1 - tooi the RoSter '1- OF ne
col. cid uot ysscrisy ttr 'A~ fsUuy give her
nsdl-r- 4 Old tiil uragi'ta.a p-r,-'et Af,-. :.
rcmsired cut.os; Flyrn behins the c'an,sr "" 70
Pos'l fst' hat wee "a nS toe ee..sI sa ..a' as y
~ ~ Is, W..s'. Coars; kaow tnere
sve Coroner Cosnery b1 e ga not 'ena 10 re
Nv vie a .ubp.usea; ;od Mr. Aeo't' t.''''aAi o.
NJ A.bua-acl that purcsssed ts- srssuio. ,,,,
Did st.p6eu. ever be- y'o er your ~ o. oas ..
cIHcrrvf No Indeed "a oeJcndet on sny OBS nii
Tsf,.1. u -. U,ised s..ts essys be 80 ,ss
mn.~r &c: boz OF ope Gay ron tas 1920. s"ns5
10 he. INV by ON COZ, o Prli-r'sfy 5t '"t1si
ever he uaer. q Ten AK 10 ',y s s No, :.
tta' stephens tee 20 s1cs a. oi ~oual so N' ' -
ed Oman Ntsyeu srlouso Tor eini i'rJ ." y'' '
JatA csnsy. examined By sr Cgshial dePo..i that he
oEec 70 'se the BODY e a." stephens -
A. ws.sbsry-Johu o s,i-o T., IN It; hsi
"a iry 20 Zee i've The Hospital; reiihef ny Hieai
Jsus. y rnnb- y,.ed Jra; b" k15Hs he dsi'uda1'
James sspbeps ,bo; y"'fs Dc oeou2sito ne
80 ne 10 - IN, tu4 al, cLarge his general moral cb,ra;trf
vssNsr, god asays eou,idcfea atemssiei pei-aoe
as,E Are~ hin 20 toueh inoAeA'ns liquors
To he District AoroeySever 'a~ hn except a. ehu7ch or
at ioyuec! an NJ s'sPnrl'on 20. -.
never cr ial ny rhu co c1d nrt Lac o,rn thoat
nv .-csr; st-phe Vas never sworn as Wtn'' N our
church ,ssi. i Sopsi- Bel
VI a,busAd OBI sctso - tie que,tiors ,,,.-
The D. no. Attorney SD ths' i1Eeatioa hsi been t Tor
toe qrs,oc. by the -,t-I produced L..
re n.s wished to explain 20 not A. oh'iA member
chmos, tnin,s mi, have been "i'aol' MS
Joan s:eeh.n.ou eo,ch rn,nutc,rr iepo.edr know the
defendant; fa~ III, We ocee ct t"er o.e'ns' - -,
ny poy 1872 ana eusned in Up 20 lie time OF MS
q What la. the general Character q Ii. de-at
at A. suow 9othts eenn,tt th..p 10Y , -, ~ 49,,
ftnsoy With sophis Bell tnry we're often iound ~
at together Mo, soTh used - come = t sllis schol
the male sse. ~boh Is Az uel'ual thg I15 AS "a
90 have observed t,rsrapnio sign. oe'veen Mo, "a,
y, u he 60 A. 4 steiner, would follow her:
tbs 1.s more ob,er airs Stephens dea,hi Wa
the Twenty seventh street SUNDAY school pc re- o.,
Tb.e wer, crrumsArses that might b, oon,ttneai
befe or Of a5aa9oH q rallsr al'7sf zee sn S,n
Ftr1.s es. ninee by TIE O ,Ao-ue5--wuen saw them
IN The strstt~ss viru'y u the church; am uot den
c % to the Of times obIcryec sophA going ont 81 me
church before tie srryu vas over could not 'Sy Pois
thaa Shee tines cent 'Ap how o.n sSpaeos L
out sy sou" out hy m, datrs the yen !eis ne
nsrbsri considered 90 VI improperly 5f h' o.,
10 the ,se oi the SUNDAY school, s "Sull ~ pee.
mere conn.1dsbe 10 her 20 have a. on the female side
tunes vtcu che 81, there there as NOR room 10. t GA %
female sieei my zap c''icR Is ta't.as taASl WV. .,
~hie she inns there SttpceI. tsushl me -
OF boys; was slper iten1thti sPoAe 70 Stti'A a''
o. od VOC ic.ss to Mr. Stephens abou, fact Of bis
sctcg his to ipcal 70 h'' Benz az not isAI' na'
,da i special iteTr u r.nafk noticed the greatest ~
macy ,bodt jay 1885, r. tue ost bsca1s' ths' -, me ne
of S dconpsctsp With the cho, ind by recod h.t hsr
.eucs CO va, mAiktd tue last sunday in June ea'e
kuopssu tha ounug the latter part u ner st,aine ~
cbuIch Miss Bel spr,krg erms vita No Sc
pteps 60 rot her speak n nin oet~een toe
l.. Nay ard the July; when say hose eesann syn,
between trom Mis- Bel n RANT hAad af Sspnens
dissonsy l. observed 'mhlng sd 'miDs 900 GER
OF c0uuteu>nce the cheeks the g' ena
al
O Wn.t kud q smile ~sit A. It more than smile
1t hind teleNsphc Arrangement Of he codutrnAnce
sughteT by sinking mean 'mie OF tne eounys4aDer
lowed her ont Immediately hsop.n.d 81 les once thst sH
Bel M ,hs esaes and b ,s,ae, noe n hle
gestures when sbs did not saSe the chnch
nv bushes. .n 20 w.eh 6s people church
oid understand hat there gentleman Pyins .tsnton
pay her sent st the pcn July 1885, have no
recollection OF .sens them a the Picnic 10 iSo .
Of church. and tina. Stephens followed her raa 10
o. D. sou know any n urdus Intimacy corrected w!h
aesr nioysments general rnmr sad shAt people told
rteui dd rot ms,sfthilk she intoxicated AID her
LEAD Others 70 .uppose 40 have seen hsg VITA
SCI Mia Bel ls. any youag dt cot sp-Sk - a'l Ben
eoneuct crank Io;ains eu; Saef that dAy 90
dsurb;er ere there tley potion u their e)toin4
uutDg ;he piece. the, bad oa have no. ntbu.et auy
Tor this dsfer.. stephen. ar.t bad doa per aay
tb., picnic: tlIE be walked - tue bat tbIt iay.
Q. DID you he. aDy lacy ,bs, day A. thmk posti7ey
dd not 1t is not chAIactstc Of niue 70 BE- engaged "a
To Mr. cu.hips-Tae picnic a. which Mr.. Caldwell
was 10 lss8: bed h,ard Of hs ssuoa before
thts the funeral 'p9tenof my house W"on tho sh
The Court then took recess.
VIM Nils eIsmined ~ ar Custinft rerds at ~ Eirhty
fourb street. an IN Mr. stsp9en.oD' employ sno% So,
ESQ have visited the family since tina. zine .as 1i
/ ANY fNafk "
Fanny Eel that ,ton her sser sopnis
vas $50 pe.snt slspOen, 'p.sDs % Sophia Bel very
Cro..-eIsnled BY Mr. Wst.rbury-I visited Stephens
boule Mira SsDheH'. say The BED sH' 1eEs
pss sunday previous 20 hr Ssphenss dean vent
to sometimes because stephen. invited NE - do
a.Ied A's Bell 70 mar, me 90 not scolect ever 2e.
ing Nj. Bell about msra,s relating 70 myself '1' wrote
and sent i BY stePbsn' destroyed a' 'oon
as received Il abe never foaa STA me 70 ray y'n
her do not remember when dscoEtnued WAITS
her presented her occasion with thmbie c.nno,
state the whole c0ntenis oi he ttsr received o hef
spoke about her GOING out carriage riding on sunday hs "'hed
JAM. .son sad reside In Twenty slgbh
street co.eLnsset; have known stsph-ns about Ten
Bel .rd steples there ,hs bench which WORK Ia on the
trt hoo Sophia the SotIhoP sso at camp Hesing
have sOI bA Bel u the pate Ia the morning sang Tor
Stephens. tBo~ M ssPhsn. these Wits made
before snd sfisr Mr., s,.peeIIs se.ihi svo,
ass The City Of -vYork hrst became a.
S 20 s, g.es ,s,ss for Mr. rs
first Mss Bell a; the singing school Of the twenSssTsnn
B. smh va. ,be NIX. ~i,n,.-Hs testified ;h,, be rcd
esd Ia street. bad Eporn STEPHENS Zen year,
worked ,aop stephsusOns coach icsJ Ins~
/ Soy, "a Bel BY ,isLt.
iN Cbis astsd permission % read he letter vritssn
BY ChAss Bell the defendant AID ideutod BY the Muses.
Bs objected By the prosecution on IN. g9lnd
TIA, pohus 10 DO with this Toe judge
s.d that would BITTER home With hun ana would
decide Monday porIipG ~hs:hsr Vas Adnis4'e not.
Mr. Co.hrs that they bad only medieval witnesses
% eI.nD. s,rdss csAr.esT ihey
present ~ this time
The COuIt Adjourned
UNITED STATES DIsrsICr COURr-Nasch l9-BstOcs
Judge BsTrs.