The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-23

Her Confession ef the Crime.
Lana Miller, who paid the penalty Or the crime or
numbering her husband the soafod few days since,
n the town of Csarnsd Pa has made the following as
CONVERSION.
nrst thought Of numbering my husband In the
mer Of 1853. Tried hrst TO poison him with tee made
with laurel leaves and the nlngs Of . BRAS buckle
Then with the quicksilver OF the back Of : looking
which, nom Dr. Potter for Is. 'c cssmO o. TSsn
some indigo. Then, one day, going after the cows,
killed small green grass snake. which
things were given either in tsa or coffee,
according the other was used q meas None
Of them had the lsas. eject upon hm-did mot even
was about four weeks then gave Il up because did
not know Of anything which would kill him. But /
mnd trying 70 think Il Something 70 POISON him wH
Al last remembered that some OF the neighbors had
got something at the store to poison rats win The next
time went TO Mr.. Cranstons store which was in the
latter pars Of June 1885, asked for "rat poison. "
the the first III he gave me m: Up upon my ssk ing
would make him very sick then asked him for some
thing stronger and be gave me the arsenic and told
how to uss IT miller never told me 70 get any 'rat
poison and my little girl swore TO that because told
her to do SOL l took It home. but in : day or two
Miller went 70 the Horse Shoe, and gone until Sat-
came hom. on saurdsy 4 noon Jun. s ana Il ,up
per pat tsaspoonful In some rice and cot at his
plate He took two. or shrss knifsfuls, and
tho porch, where he commenced 70 vomit The
vomiting continued moro Or less frequently until
bedtime. when be told mo he feIt better The mex.
OF pen knife in his coffee This made him sick again
Then gave to him again At night and on in about
Der Of times depending on whether there were strangers
at the house notun the 10th OF July, the day Dr.
ls came ca Is when me pap:, ran s out; had gwen
store 70 get some vinegar 70 mix mustard plaster with
for his breast tho doctor had told could not
bought another paper Of the same kind Of rss poison"
got before left the store about three O'Clock and
got home about four Miller was much worse. could
hear the death rates and knowing then that he
about to die did not give him any more. went and
told Of the neighbors that they must over
did H' die tie next sS day. n.1sr ops s IL. ss
last paper Of poison which bought, but put Il in
the cupboard, where renamed three days after the
funeral l then took IL and put IL In my pocket
book and carried It two days. when, morning going
70 Mrs. Pretets found in pocket OF the
pocketbook with my tobacco and fearing that might
poison myself threw IL away where said had done
it, but was noticing especially those who with
me, and not whore was throwing Il, could not tell
laurel, and it had rained In tho meantime, and
as the (sma stream, is there close 10 the
could s b 1S into sS 50 va s
found the clock the left by Dr. Litz on
the l2th be given that night he died before that
gave him the night before he died. the powder lett
by Dr. Ltz his first visit. gave him all the medi-
cine the doctor loft Just as he told me- Ny motive for
abused me He made me work hard out DOORS on
The farm He would sometimes get mad and knock me
down. and the marks of abuse could often be upon
my body could not live with him any longer and
could not leave him, because could not bear
leave my children whom 1..d loved dearly As
sorry had done it. could not bear to look at him
after he Dead and after the funeral, was rcstve
going all about and afraid TO stay In the house
count of "spooks." know and feel that have COM
nitted great sin, and acknowledge my punishment to
just but look to Cod and trust that he will forgive