New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-16
THE SUPPOSED WIFE POISONING IN
BERGEN

FOURTH DAYS observation-disclosures.
The inquest on the body Mrs Jane Abson whose death s
supposed caused by poisoning resumed befoFs
GOey aud jury at the Bulls Head Hotel yesterday
morning
Miss Charlotte Brsnt testihed-I reside in COnmunpawi
Mr.. Jane Abon her alive last on Thursday week
Oh. she appeared be- sick and complained OF
great pain her chest she did not complain Of vomiting
said ihG the pain IL her chest was so severe thar seemed as
her bresh va. going reiasned but .sry few minute
the daughter told ths her mother was better was there oon
sh. died Friday mornings went there ~ minutes before
went there with MS. Bloy Mr.. Ab.On sitting in
chair; be appeared q: he was crying but think
about death but that she had very hard death
did hear him anything about her having MT heard him
that he gave her powder at 81 and made her fee! worse
che got over one and when he her the other 1t H.
he became sgn and died in III he sid ,he caught hun
and daughter in after did not water
pitcher. OF tambes u small mug the
Nth some tea in that only in the
tanned anything to drink did not Ind any vessel IL the room
that for vomiting in when went into the room
there was no OdOr " person having vOmed pursed
after Mrs. Steel got there M Alison took Z, powder
he threw it in the hie | saw The powder but did no:
hear any when Nj Alison threw the powder in the
Irensined that morning until soc9ek LEFT no one in
h IGN wv, o,Ser hi night whe. went there On Thur.
day did she would die she raised herself bed and
pred when heard Of her death when went Fidsy
noticed .e that Sss like chorPsIa and remarked
different from what it was on Thu'dayi have
iRs. 's snG% What IL; the Hsh ike
choroform than anything else; Mr.. ClOy had bad
dead corpse; | said / could smell that too; the win.
do.s were closed when l went IN and room was very
and leg. began to Ct very @ think she sGa no, have
she did she laid very easy death the covering
tie smooth the bed looked had laid by
slept himself that she ought had the powder and
he did not give to her until quarter past MI Ao.on said
for half the time they poison was after this that he go,
taste
he bad Dooed the bed never heard Mn, AbsQn express her
and seemed to think great deal OF her family.
Mis- Elizabeth Alison te-hed-I the daughter Of William
morning at a O'clock We: not IL the room when she died
there did not 90 into the until went tor
ssIeep he came time and Informed that my
mother was dead do no, know what time It wss whea he called
the hr.t time was room with ~ p0ther aan went
20 bed my father Wa there also gave her powder sst ser
Dr. Booth lett In the afternoon did not notice what eject ths
powder bad she did not sleep or rest quiet ss tskn ,
pow she ssd abe had great pain IN the .sose az DSOn
were in kind blue writing paper the powder sbou,
the size Of this one t.hownl the paper he oaer
darker than this aud little white mixed with it
put my the powder after had niIed IL tasted more
bitter this gave he powder after the doctor e
snd mixed did go the again until AFTER
s about Sss ss a S sS%d. oa s -.
pain In the omaeh do not remember that se conpained
b. had been vomiting any; the time the powder IL
the until before ,oppsr my father va IN the wash
down to supper he lay on lounge swhle and then
yau. ND a. the where my mother was and Icy
dow and fell asleep box left him asleep when went to
bed heard her em father they TO b. given every two
hours only gave powder my father did not give het
apy pow while there in the In the room that
morning my mother died when Mrs Boy and Miss bLan'
were there he sid she hAd very hard death said she sAde
his throat that she commenced shasng aud -hves
he her the powder and continued 40 n sae
died be gave her powders he Hone with my notnei
died when eft mother that night 20 60 - ped
seemed TO have great pain she could rse Up IN pu
aid think her dangerously sick when lef her tst
there was for h. drink In wash pchri sne
asked cold continually gave her some once OF IA
IA. afternoon eacuP; carried in tsaeuP ron VIC ASn'-
10 her room; know Margaret Moorei she washes vf w.
O. Do YOU recoeet your father taxing come brandy ap
vr mother lat summer and account OF Its ~ts sne
refused to dliu H. aud he told her that twas salt oisndy A.
No Sir do no, rcoec OF hearing any one say anything about
brandy that bad peculiar taste. or mat was SAT- nv
tk.r III. MIs Boy over and tined TO get In
and found father bad gone to jersey City
has not able do any worn around the house Tor
,he or weeks she taken iih vomiting when
sent for the the 2h Of Ociober STAYED with
nth.r ali .dn.day night. and her powders that Dr.
Both had lrh know whether they the
those b. Thursdsy; father home that
did be much Thursday night hen
went 20 bed than "Wednesday night Wednesday ght
che did sleep; she vonsd twice 10 b.i
father gayr ia. pew O'clock Thursday night;
.ad very nasty powder my father Wsdur-
night very s,r do where he had been mother
out u bed on Ihur'dsy Just before the doctor s