The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-20
Oatman's skating Rink,
ATTEMPT At WIFE POISONING m moRaSAxM.
A Lawyer Of This City Ceuvicto Illicit Levc

A Lawyer Of This City Convict od-Illlcle Levc
and Attempted Murder. 60.
The criminal 10 this case Is Calvin n. Ncrthrup
lawyer Of this city, who nsared in the years
ago in divorce suit With his former wife, now decess~d
"a ss veddsrA whose family reside In schsnscsady
this staie Prior 70 hssasA Of Mirs vcdder Northrup
became counsel IN divorce suit for . woman named
Humphreys against her husband, which be succssdsd
in obtaining, and hsn brought hrs client TO I've with his
family. The intimacy between client and counsel be-
came apparent that Nn Northrop became disguste<
and made her parents acquainted with the facts who
Instituted 70 q, The Supreme CSs q P sn
ing the suit the wife died. and Northrop, within few
months after her death made the acquaintance Of Miss
education educ, and sincere sttschment won the heart
aud hand Of the victim OF his cruelty.
brief narrative 0f the evidence as developed on the
trial last week. at Bedford wescheser county, before
Hon. Judge Gilbert s a. follows -Northrupmar Miss
White IN the month o. July 1854 something ess than
ceeded thor wedding 70 Saratoga where ne m
troduced Miss Humphreys to his wife as yoang lady Of
for whom he was transactng large law business. HIS
wife received Miss Humphreys a. friend, and invited
her % call 2" ns iSs s hancso Heyse 70,
fourth street and Twenty fourth street. when Mrs North
rup discovered intimacy between her husband and Miss
Humphreys which caused her to separate from him and
reside with her parents In Brooklyn. Northrup this
separation became pensn, and requested his wife to
house for her in Morrisania for 81 300
Both took possession OF the house in April.
s when M Noshr S ,s Sls,d a,aoes
Bourbon whskey the house. and endeavorcd TO make
his wife drink She drank Mt his request twice. and
fused to drink any moro. Six days aftcr her coniinc
ment be ed her to drink half a tumbler of what hc
ON sr When 9A ra
About two weeks afier when Mrs Norihrup had recov
cred strength, she was invited by her husband 70 60
down stairs breakfast She did and found cup OF
coffee poured out for her which he informed her
prepared BY himself she drank the coffee and returned
TO her ROOM when she seized with the feel
incs as when she drank the Plantation Btsr bot much
more intense and she fell into profound stupor, which
quito cxhaased her. and "a the presenceof her servant
the cooe New York. and returned earlier In the
evening than usual and administered powerful dose OF
fur her on the girl Susan OHar by the direction OF
Norhrup, took 70 Mrs Northrup bowl OF tea,
which she drank, and shortly after fell into stupor
which did not pass on for FIVE hours, when she
called for doctor, but Northrup refused 70 go
for one. The doctor called sabout noon, next
day. and found tho patient suffering under all the sym
toms Of DO son. He told his patient that she suffer
ing from the effects OF beadonna Northrup shortly after
did not drink but preserved for Dr. Horton who gave
10 his dog which, sitter drinking H. presented all the
symptoms Of having been poisoned MIS- Norhrup then
murderer and there found vial half full Of liquid
The vial taken 70 the DOCTOR who pronounced Il 10
tents OF the vial into avail Of hts own and relcd with
tho colored liquid ~ before and replaced IN the
trunk Of N0rthrup. lew mornings ater mrs Nosnrup
entered her kitchen, when she her husband empty
nq the contents Of bottle into cup Of coffee filled
out for her and he then went to New York Mrs
Northrup gave the coffee her dog which was after
wards seized with the same symptoms A. the Doctors
dog In July after Mrs. Northrup fejoined her step
father John Taylor. q well known member OF the
Methodist church Of Brooklyn. Mr.. Taylor put
the matter In the hands Of chauncey sh,msr
Who consulted Dr. Joseph Heine, No. 81 East
Eleventh street, on the effects Of beIladonna, and
then put tbs matter in the hands Of District Attorney
Mcclellan, Of westchester county who indicted North
more interest 10 Westminster cornty than within
the memory Of the oldest citizen. The courthouse ana
courtyard crowded during the progress Of tho trial
Professors Doremus and Budd, DR.. Horton and otner
eminent physicians were examined. The prosecution
was conducted by John Bates, the present District
Attorney Of westchestcr county, and Chauncey Shanr
The defence was conducted BY Robert Cochran and Levi
g. Chasned The case submitted 70 the Jury at four
O'Clock on Friday morning, and ~ i've they brought
in verdict Of guilty. The prisoner was remanded Tor
sentence 10 the nrss Monday Of February next the
penalty n imprisonment In the States Prison for TORN
Of mot leas than ten years.