New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-13
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THE HUSBAND UNDER ARREST.

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shson,. market gardener, residing at Commnnitaw'
80 died very Unexpectedly Friday morning vac"
o,y;n0 10 some family difficulty and alleged VI" ats
anst The life Of deceased, her brother, 1on 'emeu
oDned 10 tie Coroner for an nvcste'ion ihe Coro-
ner accordingly took charge Of the oodV ana on Sur
dow post.mortem examination was made by Dr.
on;dor of Jersey City, and DE-. a. s. BeJth, the
offending physician. Mrs. Absom hs,', been in poor
besnb for many months, OF cor. plant TO which fe
nales only are sobJeo5 bpt which, in his opinion,
I'm Wednesday last Dr. Booth was called, and found
Mis- Alison very SICK and complaining of great deal
Of distress in her stomach. The Doctor LETT some
Doyer's powders for her TO take that night and upon
.slinptle next day Thursday told that she
rested pretty well during the night but that the Sc
we're rains returned as the effects Of the pow
den passed of. The Doctor lett nlar prescription
fos that night, and the following morning learned
that Mrs A6som had died OF commissions, The post
moftem revealed the fact that death was not caused by
tie disease referred to- and the other organs were IN
healthy and natural state. 1he stomach was removed
aud showed evident signsof inflammation. Without |
being orened it was sent TO Prot. Doremus for the |
purpose of having the contents analysed:
Tie husband said he thought his wife had taken |
p,son 10 destroy her life. The inquest held az |
Smiths Hotel on the plank road, aud the following
evidence was taken: 49,.
DT Booth testifed-I reside in South Bergen and have
attended Mrs Jane Absom for several years but more psrtic
sy tie past sH months she mas been eomp Of iSeo
but not particularly dangerous the very tedious one
don, 80 ;sT as that was concerned she might fingered
long tine ii proved fatal il would have been some TINE
the ash Of October last was called h she said she had had
IN s,.t St .Ss had Sobe 6eaohase p and
ihee wee some symptoms that her se a e the y5H
s continued and she complained Of great deal o. distress in
s avs before she could retain any hing her stomch she
was little better after that for few days but the pam her
,ed eIs s G she had slept very sui eIS hat
il ioSI Sf6ugh the night told her, her then til would
her fouI p9waeIs Of the same tod her se s quiet and
souach would pass of; she said as soon she lost
effect abe powders the day before the distress came
morning; Fdayl Nh Absom said that every
time gave powder che went into spasn he described
them as being ve sgonne and that she very much
vued; the he she went into spasms and
tse was nothing powders to hg eject they
ssne as those ci before icns with that
you'd produce that enli.i S '9PReo D''S s
his intimacy with other women ' fas ont nights aud
and had threatened fe she has mad complaints from
time time but more particularly ie' weeks 6eo,e she died
lated good many little circumstances aud that she believed her
her; ueS to S6vie her. ~ upsthzed With her IL her
sunerRe be esed her very badly she made complaints 70 me
death he spoke about susTor that would try
e oS e es ao account a for y p @ aHs and
@ S3ps tes having extended iossrd tist could not be 50
the d examination Tssne to eXtendYea adsupposed
mSop ssiSs she died. tn re was Something shout her
s.Omsehhe iIeon-tsat could not nnt for and iet
cuinEDees which caused he to suspicion him. tina;
husband came and asked 70 M denied knowing anything
about IL aud he ireNened HI her he did not give II up
rag and b. showed IL me- thought but e Of il and
sa he d do S %a S eis a he S
s1th Il saw sorastiins Positive tending, ths. way
standing NOR With small yrge trying to inject some
E hSs & st 0otober sse asked him whst he was donq
ma he is4 tbst he W s her lace she always az
peaed to De modest sensible strictly correct NIf'uoa,
ring after the 29b October think told that h
CStobeI until bef death .hs gave that h
ss s Of RSS syd hsr sy or ps n b on
amer death Dr. oudoT and myself called 20 examine th
know Doctor that che has been taxing poison for e o two
snytbng about thar anything of it, when
again. he vented TO know II We had found an
find anything to mpleate him. be appeared % nG
sy s Se S Tn one she was sti worse b,
took charge Of deceased that night iSea am '1e otne
this; thought this singular Sc have seen
Looked sTound to see could ind the remaining powders
did not diseoyeT any assHee R a 9 Sonfs S o an
day Abso hat when deceased dying she grabbed
Dr. John oqdo Of Jersey CITY testified ssda, ,S RG,.
with DR. Booth Saturday last we found upon opening tb
pop carving oa Operations further
son Of The stomach and symptoms Of seue inflammation 81
Of the stomach could discover no sgns
inflammation IN the lungs they did adhere to the bs IL
and aphagn m neutral condOni W.
heart liver spleen kidneys and bladder in the usual eou
aition disease opened the hcad ana caely re
moved the brain and examined infinitely we saw no gns
ePoplezy Inflammation Of the brsni no iJofy 70 tn
cTsDium we came TO ire CONCLUSION ma, tne Di N
tahy, and she could not have had CONFUSION
fom the brain, healthy children and per
have C0uvulsions ron imitation o. ue stOi1ah P,so
70 irritating substance into the stomach or in
any Of the OF the body bowels OF nose might produce
eoDvusOHs providing the substance used was active enough
cause found the vagina In state Of phasedenic or cIom
liberation; seemed be OF long standinsi the ois
<ease local In It's character, not depending upo'
consequently could Of ITSELF have caused death or
4; in eouc sion found the BRAN ana s tht
asib could VelRI o 'o - rf Md az fo5--
the stomach that deatn must have been produced by nhsnn
hop q the onb frnd te veins te stomach eng9g
coating Of the thought II best not 20 open TIE
stomach but 4 for future eysis could not tell whs
sive poison being q into the stomach Che Dover
po7dtfs given b. Dr. Doth would produce contrary effect
hey ougto have tang ing eHec ard wore very proper y
hay beer Produced cOted blood the vagina which
reHi would hsye b. her mo- thy periods. sa" di Give
rs. Il r sus line tiink tbey ere presnsa; sLe medicine
20 bring their peojs, d tIey nave 'DGI'3nod me
Of az stomach: lie Irg wen dlod With blood anything
would effect the piIiss Organs o pOluot ti u
10 the l1pys a &c ID poison, ave iertency 70 pl9flce IL
stomach aI1 produce uisInati, ~ ~, up az ~ 'Dl1
oTd0n Of lie poison 10 taken into e D2ol E ~ Tolu
an len frorgou III eieuou; the ac.a elect - Though
blood; Inflammation Of tbe oiiaci u etl 2s 1
sgpoiso tie pst - yea in order e sborti0ns
o. Nv the i0foDeT-After the post norton ey4 you came
1'o The room t,9k yo5 ekd I'm nav rs C o he "a
che took ft las Zoe might before she ded ne $40 ~ es 20