The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-11


would expose u.s. told him did not care; that he had
sent him there and that thought no HARM and that he
could not bring II up against US, don't remember
what he said in reply; he did not deny hav.
ing sent Knox TO room; he never denied il;
leave her; heard him say he sorry he met
her, that he wished she out of the way heard him
say about six weeks before she died that he wished that
she dead; he threatened leave her two three
times, because when he came in late he spoke Of the
pleasant time he had had and that there were young
ladies at the party where he my aunt got angry at
this he threatened to leave her. his treatment of
his wife for six months before she died than
any other time; Dr. Iremonger made prescriptions for
my aunt; Mr.. Stephens always went to the druggists TO
have those prescriptions filed Mr.. Stephens give
my aunt powders and laudanum the powders were given
the Monday previous y her death returned with
two powders he asked her to take ore she better
all THAI day, and she refused to take the pow.
der, saying that If she took medicine
she would get WE'LL she said every time she took medi.
cine she got worse he insisted and said he would not
leave the room until she took it, and prepared f the
powders) for herr she took that vomed afterwards
and her bowels were changed; the powders were white
and yellow they were in two papers, and he mixed them
the white powder was In paper and the yellow
other; my aunt was in bed At the time days before
that he came In and had either four powders box
do not know the color Of those pc wders-they were
opened he put them In closet they were there
when my aunt died. he obtained those powders either
the day or day after DR.. Iremonger came;
Stephens bring powders in but twice. the first me saw
audanum in the house was on Tuesday morning the day
ounce vial; il was Labelled "shipley vanderhof" '
Q. What became of that laudanumS A. Each time
when Mr. Stephens gave my aunt q drink he put some
openly before me- aunt in bed at the time; was
sometimes in the sitting he put the audanum
drinks the first drink he put in lager BEER my
said it smeled of audanum and refused TO drink IT, be
then gave 1t TO her in brandy; when he would tho bot
on the Du xhsn the Soe WAS ussd
up he went out; opened the clock add
IN another bottle OF laudanum and put in brandy
asked him 1t was laudanum he giving her. and he
said yes that the doctor ordered it, she at FIRST refused
TO take the brandy with the audanum, but Mr. Stephens
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good for her bowels and she took it; ii the first
administration Of brandy with udanum that my aunt
objected that he told her the doctor ordered it. the
second bottle was about the first was
Labelled rudanum, from some drug store in Second
nue.; tna second bottle was used the first; when
was used up he took bottle and brought in half pint
Of brandy and also larger bottle of laudanum with.
than the Others il was nearly half large again when
ne came In asked him if that was laudanum; he said
yes; asked him laudanum would take a p,rsons life;
ne SAID yes but the doctor had ordered for her for
bowels he said would her pain he said 1t was
strong enough 70 take the lives Of three men, but would
not nJure her. this was between twelve and one O'Clock
noon on Tuesday, the day before my aunt died when
saw the first bottle Of audanum about nine of that
same morning. he gave her that last bottle of audanum
with the half pint Of brandy he finished administering IL
to her about five or six o'clock the evening of that Tues
day Mr. stephens administered all the medicine TO nv
aunt as far as know sometimes Stephens was at work IN
Twentys street, and sometimes Twentysxth:
he could house from the hall window Of the nacs
on Twentysxth street, he told when the doctor came
10 put up white cloth in the window and he would see
it; to do that the doctor was coming or when
she ge, medcne always did so: on the dav nre
vious TO her death Stephens said at home all oav: |
heard him ask my sister otel Dr. emonger MOTTO come
ene said she would not that she going to work he
then said he would go himself he took his hat aud went
out was away about aquarter Of hour when he re-
turned he passed the remainder Of the day in the house
was IN the house all day-partly the kitchen the
dining room and my bedroom was not in nv alnt,s
bedroom all that day until about SIX O'Clock in the even
ing except TO 60 the door and look in Mr. Stephens
and Mrs Hannah were there, and thought at first |
s wanted mrs aer%aISs could 90 anything aunt
when we were going to leave he brought that up as the
principal point; We were in bed when Knox came there
himself Of Of his co'hng he lay across the foot of
the bed the drinks that Stephens administered to his
wife during her sickness were brandy lager beer porter
ale, milk, water tea, coffee and Lemonade don't recol
lect anything else; the first thing my of
was pain In her chest. Witness, correcting herself
said the first thing she complained of was red spots be-
lore her eyes and dizziness in her head she com
planned Of heat in her chest and said she thought il was
her lungs she did not complain pain in her ch ,s IL
was heat she complained of this before Dr. Cadmus
as called n she did not complain Of pain; she said il
sa burning pan, or ball OF fire; this was some DAVIS
DR.. Cadmus came; each day it grew worse; she did |
vomit frequently at first; the vomit vel |
hrst l wish to explain that my aunt |
a complain Of burning pain in the chest; she al. !
not II was burning in her chest like ball of fire.
sal sb appearance OF the vomit continued for some
YELLOW twas dark green then 1t became darker and
!: Grst rker until she died; Mr. Stephens take
sawed dA 10 window two three times: there vera |
nns,u To- and he said he thought 1t part OF her
spots in 1t, or a straw was put into the matter |
r. If stick my aunt said she could never get her |
Id draw .ul always Cleaned her mouth with her |
IN clean. she said the ball OF fire seemed in her
dkerohjef she ming up TO her throat she was always
mach and was drink cold water as often as she
,kirg she would ed very much before death; she
ID ret H. she chang ous; for few days before her
med hnguid questions readily; she grew weak
IN she did not answer her hands were numb for |
longer she was sicl complained Of them being
rly The last week; sh, verything her limbs were
nh she kept feeling between two three DAYS |
nllen. they began sweh cold; felt them she said
ore she died; her I'D not her hands and
did feel so strong ana CO her feet were cold,
4 az well asrsnc did; she said EN- to warm them her
red me 10 put something 10 Ia
s were swollen. and meth ID of the
Mr. Ashmead objected to the linz
Mr. shaer said he did not want to b. Sc unless directed
unsel and would not change his couI
NJ tsbmead sad he knew there was no :. There VS.
,. he had been tired interposing ooJecton'
Methodist hymn in which 1t was SAID -
AS well may ieopards change their SKIN
As old transpressors cease TO sin. ,,rtf,,.- |
witness continued-I did not remark any = mo, ro |
lor in her skim her face was red otherwise oa rbe
ark the color Of her skim il was redder than usual h
49, Iora corroborated her sister with regard u inc
ryhma the pain &C., before death-when my 81 ''ef
at home che rendered services Nv directions Of Mr.
will ask you but one or two questlops. ~
correspond with your tasaer Ala Ooi r,ls % nm
tat,ng the cause Of my aunts DEATH O. Did you write
etter 10 him assembling the cause Of your auns oeasn
A. cannot answer ana' qucs''n
ION allow me To tell all the circumstances. Il
NJ Mr. Ashmead-we satisfied with her answer: su
Tho Court ruled that the witness han r'sn' s'' "'
" eAsbmead-There doubt Of that but am en-
tiled arst 70 an answer, eyes or mo- anu 'n'n Sn'
may explain ana al, .s,sod IN answs- r,,ess cha
was allowed to explain, beRuse che said ii was piece
Of deception On .ht.e part Of Stephens l.
The cleston then withdrawn ,,,,..s.. I
Mr. Shaer would ask the witness 10 stae al aoou' s
letter to which they had alluded A.,
The Court-You cannot, as they have Withdrawn Tue
Mr. Ashmead-we do not propose 10 cross examine her
any further. 80, ~, ST
John b. CantreYl, sexton aud undertaken, 333 Fourth
avenue deposed that be conducted the funeral Of Mrs.
Stephens my impression that she was buried al Green
wood on the oath of Sept 1857 impressions arc that
cot instructions partly from Mr.. stephens and partly
nom the Misses Bell think 1t was Mr. fcphens who
gave the directions about the plate conducted the fnne
raj services of Mrs Stevenson time before that the
William Scrmgour, Superintendent of Funerals at Green
wood Cemetery, deposedBy reference TO the register
lind that on September a. 1857 the body Of SOPHIA Ste
rhens was inferred in lot No 9ia6 grave ~ age ~
married place of residence 166 East Twenty seventh
street place OF death New York; time OF death I'D OF
san,er,er ls57 disease Inflammation of the stomach,