The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-16

day morning, when got up; went 70 bed about eight
O'Clock. Has Isabella told You AM thing about Fsnnv
Bell telling your mother that she iedP A. No air. +
heard her say It; can't recoect when was; aid not
teli any about it; told Mr. Aahmesd on Sunday
nebt Isabella told that Fanny Bell called my mother
liar; Isabella Bennett talked for about three
minutes about these things before ! went over 70
Mr.. Ashmead's no spoke TO about powders; Mr.
Ashmead asked me If ever any give my mother
powders; no one told me about It; saw her give
ume II was about week before she died that Fanny
gave my mother the two powders eating my din
door her take the powders out Of the clock
stopped eating my dinner and the front
oom q What was It that occasioned yon to stop eat
ing your dinner and 60 TO mothers roomp A. did
not go into mothers room; vent 70 the door see
what Fanny Bell was dong. O. why old you want 70
to Ss se you q
see what she getne9 long pause, and answerA
n 's has any, sI ss,S sSo vh
snce Sunday night about Fanny Bell giving
oSF tn %1ssr ano nese ,.Ss p0wds No. r no ono
II all this time and told any body; went - the
room and saw Fanny Bell TO the clock take tha
powders, and went back TO my dinner Fanny Bell was
at the clock when went back TO eat my dnner had
commenced eating my dinner before TO the room
and saw Fanny Bell at the clock.
Q. Was any else thereq A. No. sir; think my IA
ther was there not sure; he in the KITCHEN eat
@ Have you now told all you know about Fanny Bell
giving the powdeTsf A. Yes sir; cousin Isabella told me
about Fanny Bell throwing bench at my mother last
Sunday night before weat 10 Mr.. Ashmead'e.
Q. Did you know anything about Fanny Bell throwing
the bench at your mother until Isabella told you Sum
day nghtp A. No, sir.
To the Court-I was seven years Of age when saw
Fanny give my mother the powders; mean was six.
Mr. Asbmead to Belia-Where you when you saw
Fanny Bell throw the bench at your mother?
Mr Shaffsr objected as ehe said she knew nothing
about it but what she was ton.
O. Who went of erraDds when your mother was sick?
Objected TO by MIR. Shaier.
TIE Court said he would allow it be put he defence
thought il Of any importance.
Mr. Ashmead protested gainst these opinions from the
Court and said he would throw up the case and leave the
Court fthey were continued.
The Court then put the question: and the child replied
Sometimes my cousin and sometimes myself"
The Court here took for half hour. On re-
assembling,
John Cantrell, the undertaken who examined for
the prosecution and who assisted placing the body
the coffin called by the defence and deposed thai he
mark about the eye Of deceased If there had
been any he certainly thinks be should have noticed it.
has not spoken 10 any one about this since ns was
examined he might have told his wife this morning that
was So coming down IL 10 testify be was sSopnssd BY
Cusbpg It was given to him before he left the Court the
Mr.. shaher-Ind she look Ike woman that wss free
from paDY A. Yes, sir; thought 70.
Cushing deposed- live at 225 East Twenty third street,
my husbands Dame s James Haunah am sister OF the
defendant, James Sephens have brother married 70
sister Of his wife, they In Ireland; my brother,
James stephens, came TO this country before me-
came about year and q bali after him; I have
been on very friendly terms With him always; visited
him frequently q What the general health OF Mrs.
Stephenss A. She would be complaining "Oace and
whle' previous TO her last iness she sickness;
was about two years before her death che had "heaving
of her stomach she complained OF her breast and pain
10 her side; she often thought she had touch Of
sumption; she was then, TO the best Of my recoi-
lection, month or Hve weeks confined 70 her
bed; DR.. Cadmus attended at that time;
alter that recovery she would be complaining OF short
breath frequently when she went up stsrs With weight
said she would often come 70 see me only lived up 90
hRh lived up four her ankles 10 swell some
times, and then the swelling would 60 away IN her last
sickness was with Der from the she
two or three days sck she complained Of the SICK
Ders Of the stomach and pam her ches, she Complained
Of ber throat when she would ''heave up" q How was
she affected tsen, compared with first sickness
(obected to) A. could see no difference In the way
she Affected years ego the time she took her
death; she had darrpea; know, because she sent
for me and told me the doctor ordered her
jections: 1 administered Injections TO her ave or
Fix times; / gave her the Monday prior
to her cesth; the injection composed Of soap suds
little falt, and to the best OF my recollection there
httle castor oil in IT, Q VINO aimnn,sterei he medicines
10 her? A. never get any medicines; at
her house twice the day Of her DEATH there
ten O'Clock and LETT al few minutes Of twelve returned
at four O'Clock and lett Elk returned again half
past eight O'Clock: she said snesgot would
there until che died and so h Bell Lid her ont AZ her
request she asked do SO. she ara not sieep
thai afternoon: she seemed much about the way
sbe would ark for drink and then throw u OH her
mach; my daughter Maria with me that evening; my
daughter Isabella vas there that day. found
in the house Sophia Bell, Fanny Bell, Mr. Dass and Mr.
Armstrong they were praying when went IN; there
singing; the deceased sister repeated the
hymn and they sung it. d,d not notice her breathing
hard that night; did her seep any; after Mr..
Armstrong and Mr.. Davis lett her or purpose;
she had very little movement Of the bowels; she had
but one movement before that that day. in af
ternoon, and very little (Witness here scr,bad that
the deceased had lot her regular heath female for
old Dr. Caumus he dead don't recol,ect she
got medicines for pain IN her sde ~ the time OF her
deceased IN Ireland She had the heavne on asou. nine
years and over at my own place in Ireland was not
present At Stephens marriage; she told me she
threw OF repeatedly when coming over 10 this
country; IL was yellow color she used 10
throw off; when she SICK years before, myself,
daughter and Sopha Bell used TO sit With herr shs
was good looking woman; she not old looking; sne
had lost her teeth after raised her up that night
spoke 10 them all and said she twas called home she
put her around her husbands neck sad "Dear
husband, meet me In heaven;' she said Take Of
my chna ana that she knew she was leaving her with
q good father; she died A. ten minutes clock
told them 10 look at the clock which stood the mantel-
piece; there was generally light in her bedroom; she
to leave the child, for she Che chd) would be ior
gotten lie left her. she asked him lie down, told
not Sleep told him TO go TO bed he lay down; went
out and covered him and took off his shoes and brought
them into deceasds room, that she might he WAS in
bec did either Of the Bells lie down that night;
told him would call him she (the wife) was worse
called him breathing her last there moth
ing like convu sions or cramps did not hear her COM
plan of numbness difference the of her
arms; audanum administered 10 her that day;
know the smell Of laudapum II could been ad-
miniftered TO her while was there saw no brandy ad-
ministered TO ber; she took coffee, milk and water,
and water, l can't say Il she took lager bier or
not she drank about dozen Of times dur
ing the dsy and evening" she recognized and spoke
TO people as they came in through the day and
evening" there was nothing like drowsiness
CONSCIOUSNESS about her there was nothing different
about her other sick people, spoke to my
Davis was there twice that day the ast time was abou. Ten
O'Clock in the evening" my daughters Isabella Maria
were there my brother ames ssephsns) and Fanny Bell
were there Sophia to work the day but there
in the evening" Mr. Davis Mr. Armstrong there;