The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-03

daughter OF MIS- Marstons She was ten years o.
ooRoEEB's INQUEST
held at the To- YIN Hall early IN the forenoon John
Cox, Jr, Justice Of f,s Peace OF Dcdhaln, acting as
Coroner The Jury summong' ,.ssed Of the following
shall
We give below synopss Of the testimony
adduoed, which will present some minor points
not given above. and which OF Interest,"
Susan r May was tho first witness, and We give that
portion OF her testimony not touched upon above vi
resided in Dr. Marsons family having boon there six
or eight weeks a. invalid belong 10 WATERFORD Vt
heard years ago that Mrs insane about three
weeks ago Mrs NJ said that 10 she knew the Doc
tor was unfaithul she would poison him. last Tuesday
night she got up and went out OF doors twice. and
seemed much excited; thought ut the time she was
sane; she said she came back TO Cora she looked
unnatural and her eyes much swollen that same
night she went 10 Coras room and held cloth 10 her
face telling Cora she must keep her eyes shut or would
max o sno% she y sne So 20
family, Mrs. M. told the Doctor that il was bay rum
which se used the Doctor afterwards told me he feared
had the measles; think the Doctor kept his pistol
locked in his trunk for fear she would do violence to her
last night aSS Sd s" hsd better watch his w OF
she would XIII him before morning. he said he guessed
ne would lock his door.
Or David s Fogg testified TO being at the house at
hail. past three in tho morning and finding the bodies
dead he said the Doctors death caused by shot
throug the right lung and that such wound would not
necessa Ny cause instant DEATH thought the Doctor
have inha Ted choroform that there were two wounds
in Mrs. * chest. between the fourth and sixth RIBS
that her hant backened with powder smOke that
he found i've shooter under the bed quilt near Mrs
NJ 3 knees Ns revolver was OF novel pattern, silver
mounted small size, with sliding chambers. and was
Rev George nm OF South Dedhsm, testified that he
had known Dr. Maruon for twenty years, and that 10
was an intimate frienT Of hs; that be had known his
wife some thirteen or pureen years. that she had been
feeble time that about ten years ago Dr. told
him he had had some trouble with his wife, that she had
In her III
returned that she had since acted strangely Mat since
he (witness) had known them I'm South Dedhamy Mrs NJ
had seemed very cheerful that she seemed TO have
a morbid melancholy disposition that the Doctors
treatment Of her very kind and conciatoryi that
last Tuesday night the Doctor had told him his wis was
bopeessy insane that she appeared terribly against him.
that she had surreptciousIy obtained the key Oh his
trunk he kept his revolver &c that he saw che
Doctor the last time alive Wednesday afternoon; that
he then told him (witness) that his wife had seemed
more serious during the day. that he talked OF sending
her to an insane asylum and consulted with nm (wt
Albert G. Ober Sumner Ellis, James Courtnay and
Mrs Martha Hartshorn were also called and their tes
mony generally corroboratve OF the statements OF
Miss May to hearing the pistol shots, &c, and the
manner in which The bodies were found
The jury made up and agreed upon the following YER
dict-'Thal said Carlos Marston came to his death
about two O'Clock the morning OF the LIST nst from
the effects Of pistol shot fired from the hands OF his
wife, Susannah NarstOn.
.hat the said Cora Marston came to her death the
date and minutes after the hour mentioned above
from the effects Of two pistol shots fired from the hands
nah Marson to her death within few minutea OF
the death of said Cora in consequence OF two pistol shot
wounds inflicted by her own hands.
And the Jury further find that the said Susannah Mars
ton was the time Of her death and had been Tor seve
raj days Immediately preceding, in dangerous state
of insanity.
of the deceased will take place on Sunday probably put
the matter will remain undecided until the arrival Of
friends and relatives from Vermont
Result Of Pistol Shooting Match--A