The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-31

my beds when the church bells rang; when went
as asee ne was lying on the noor No
been well the night before; returned up stairs to my
work; ne was lying on his back, with his hand over
noon to the room and found he had changed his po-
ston on the moor; at this time he was the fire
washed my hairs" he made no reply; asked him
how he felt; he replied "devilish mean;'' asked,
touching his stomach; requested him to go up
stairs when he said. ''No, clear out go up stairs;
w to T ss to es
angry towards me; | asked him to go down to
go' asked brother George at dinner If he and John
had had any words and requested him to find out
what was the matter, as feared had offended him;
George said he had had no words with John; after
dinner ] retired direct to my room, as /! wanted
George to see him before did, when George came
up / asked him If he had been in to see John and
was informed that he had not but would do so be-
fore he went out; he went in and saw MN; as soon
as George went out went dGwn .o hm II he
sick and requested him to go up stars ne
refused and told me to go away ana not notner
him; | said, "John, tell me what Is the natter.
Are you sickS Have l offended your Come up
stars;" he would give me no satisfaction, anu
up stairs; after little while went down and found
him sitting in a char at the window; approached
him and asked him to go up sars; ne sa,a ME ,ono
seemed more OF sadness than anger; soon allei no
came up stairs and said, 81 feel mean and inquiries
about his stockings; he requested me 10 send lor D.
seditz powder, and handed me five cents 10 pay log
it; despatched James, the colored man, Tor IT, ana
for the stockings; brought out pair which ne de,
clared were not hiss then said, 81 will 60 down al.G
Of Jane and she asserted that the stockings had
been sent up; squeezed the paits OF my
hair and in so doing wet my hand; on my way TE
stairs met the boy, and as my hand was wet he lai
the powder in the palm OF it: took it up stairs ODE
the way uD said to myself, not thinking that my
they can't make much out OF that at five cents;n
never closed my hand upon it, but showed it upon
der;" then went up stairs and found he had taken
three pairs of stockings out OF the trunk; closed
e oRe @ so %a
detained up stairs but very short time; this
was little storeroom; ! heard him say.
said care you looking for those things up there s'
said, ~ am;" advanced to the head Of the stairs
and found him standing about three steps up; he re-
marked, 81 have taken that powder and 1t Is the
meanest have ever seen-as full OF camphor as it
can be;' we returned to the room and he sat down
by the window; took out pair of stockings which
he said were hiss thought nothing of the fact OF the
powder being bad. as it was his favorte medicines 81
few minutes after he said again. 'That powder ID
awful mean;" "We why did you take itf'' asked
ooh, because got it and might as well take it,'f
said he ''Then go and throw 1t up" advised, and
told him would go down and get some coree as I
returned I found him with his finger in his throat
1 Wh that coee qp asked s he had row
it up; he made no reply, but believe shook his
head; after he had drank the coffee said, "Now YOU
can throw it up as you have something on your
stomach'' he endeavored to do So but falling said,
.Iizze, can't cannot get my finger r., down.
acted as though he was very much frightened; he SAT-
down on the bed and commenced trembling vio-
lently; then called DR.. Bartlett, who was on the
other side of the way; the doctor asked Spicer what
the matter; he informed the doctor that he had
taken seidtz powder, and that there was camphor
in it, l asked the doctor If camphor produced SUCH
symptoms; he stated that 1t did sometimess
replied sit did," the doctor then said 1t was not
likely to be a serious matter; told the doctor
m Oh n N a q ic "
as possible; the doctor left and James went for an
emetic for which the doctor prescribed; charged
with him; he threw himself back on the bed and had
what presumed to be a fit, as had seen persons
called to Miss wnship, who cane In just as he got
over the first ut; she asked him what was the mat
ter when he stated that he had taken powder that
and feet; ] felt very anxious; looked out
and saw the doctor coming from one way
tried to give him the emeuc, but he could
not swallow it. and had a commission; the doctor
are poisoned-you had better prepare for death;'r
his reply Everything is right;'' he asked him f
he had taken the powder himself and be replied that
he had; when the doctor asked for the powders Mr..
Spicer pointed to the papers; the doctor took them
my husband was very methodical in everything he
John that he was poisoned he asked "Can't you save
mer Although he said everything was all right
think had he lived he would have arranged his bus-
ness better; the doctor took charge Of the papers
that surrounded the powder; after the second
thing thereafter; he retained his senses to the
ends never strychnne in my life to know 10
and had none In the house, at all times he seemed to
cling to life never heard him say he feared that an
accident might carry him Off; his brother Francis
said that strychnne was red he was sick in the
country last summer, ate hearty dinner, had sick
SPELL and when they got him home he said ~ don't
know but Henrys wife has poisoned me-" Henry's
wife is my brothers. wife, very bad vindictive wo-
man, whom my husband disked; when the powders
were given me noticed the beautiful manner In
which they had been put up; the place refer to
where he made the remark about Henry's wife was
IN Maine; that was the only occasion on which he
spoke Of poison but he has cherished that
impression since he learned the Of his sickness
To Jurymen-He was always IN the habit Of mix
ing his own powders; can't saw how many papers
there were on the bureau-whether one, two or Six.
To the Coroner-He has felt very sad lately kind
OF quiet; he is passionate man and would some
times say, IL would rather die than do and so;'
but he was very anxious to live, and often spoke of
a home in the country; have no idea what caused
him to act 80 strangely; brother George and have
often wondered II he would eventually become
crazy; knew him to have poison In the house:
II he ever had any it was unknown to me; attribute
the recent change in his manner to an increased
heaviness OF the system.
This closed Mrs. Spicer's evidence and the In
quest was adjourned until next Wednesday at eleven
O'Clock.