The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-01
The Wsymouth Poisoning Cases.
oCE WEYMOUTH CORRESPONDENCE.

WEYMOUTH, May %, 1890.
Continuation Of The Coroners lnques-Secrs Sessions Of the
Juy-kore Victims on TIE Stand, Dc.
The sitting Of the Ooropers inquest In relation 70 the
circums,ances attending the death Of N Mary Trren
was resumed this forenoon the office Of Counsellor E.
F. Hail. Postmaster Of this place, and foreman Of the
Coroner Jury The sessions Of the jury strictly pri
yate the witnesses themselves being separately ex-
amiped.
THE STOMACH sATuRArD WITH CORROSIVE suBIxArR
At the last sitting Of the jury the testimony Of Dr. A.
Hayes put In Or. q. testified 10 having made IN
analytical examination Of the viscerA Of deceased which
had for waded to him. aud ths he found the sto
mach saturated with corrosive submate the cause OF
death was sbundanty apparent
MORE WITNESSES
AT the sitting to day, seven additional witnesses were
examined, and learn that three will come before
the Jury ii one O'Clock TO afternoon to which
time the Coroner's jury adjourned to day.
HERsxy's sHoPNATHs spsAK
Among the witnesses examined today were three
four Of Herseys shopmstss those who worked with MIN
IN the shoe mandatory Of Shaw Co., South Weymouth
,s *
Kr. Abi H. Chase one Of Hersoy's old aoqasintsncss
HE TALKS or POISON.
These Witnesses introduced for the purpose Of
certaining peculiar habits OF Jersey among hts
By and
qualities or agreeable character. given In tes
NmCny thai tn relation TO death by
ing had occurred In the shop between the workmen, In
which Hersey took part; but his most ultimate acqusnt
ances those who have worked with him for two three
years. with ason hmen a the chsrges
preferred against him Although astouuded at the
nifty Of bis alleged crimes, there Of his fellow
workmen who believe thai he ID gutess. The mass OF
the community, however OF 4 contrary opinion His
counsel, Hon. Elisha c. Baker, and Mr.. Sullivan, Of Dos
ton confident he will be discharged that they will
not waive primary examination, but will insist on the
being gone into by the sitting magistrate, Jusics
Humphrey, OF this town. This examination will tske
place on Thursday morning next, at ten O'Clock.
MORE YOUNG LADIES
At the inquest TO day, besides the witnesses already
referred 70 being introduced In the case were Two
young ladies residing In South Weymouth named LoreCs
Adelaide Lond who 10 in her sixteenth year, and Mes
Susan Lon aged about twenty Both o. these ladies'
JOY high reputation here, and both very Intelligent
and quite pretty They have been called for the purpose
Of ascerainng whether the reports relative 70 intimacy
between Jersey aud themselves correct They have
ridden together, and Jersey reported to have talked
Gospel TO Miss loretta Adelaide oil the way from
ner OF Weymouth township 10 the other. II viii be
mcmbered that Hersey positively denied being church
member In his interview with the HsHAlD reporter In
Dedham jail last week Although bearing the fami-
~ name, these ladies but Instantly related The
Londs extensive family In this district, and Miss
Susan and Miss Loretta Adelaide beloag OF the
most respectable branches Thereof Is reported that
Hersey had engagement Of marriage with Mas Susan
Lond at least had proposed mAtrnony 70 her. MICS
Adelaide gave her testimony very rsuctantiy before the
Coroner jury 70 day but she finally concluded 10 Yell
the whole story, and she accordingly did. fun report
OF the testimony viii not be dvulged for tho present