The New York herald., 1868-05-05

tsce Kel,y NJ the Yorkville Police Court Four giTis
about ten years Of age all pupils OF the
street school, stimulated by accounts they nad reso
OF suicides, 1t appeared from the developments pe-
fore the magistrate took it into their heads that
would be very romantic to take poison ani The ev most
proper thing to take, 1t being cheaper than other
poisons and within the compass Of their ability 70
pay for It, Accordingly, one Of the girls went ior tne
poison, and then 1t was agreed that one
should take 1t first and the others take afterwards
out her part OF the programme but she speedily
made very sick, and cried Justify to be taken home,
and then cried more Justify for DOCTOR telling what
she mad taken. Her parents. OF course were ID ~
state OF great alarm, but through prompt sending
for physician and prompt administration OF proper
girl is Isabella Miller, whose family reside in Ninth
avenue, near Fortyrst street, and DIR. Durwood, OF
o3t West street was the physician fhni
the other three girls did not carry out their
terms OF the agreement, but their companion,
her life, revealed all the facts in the case. Through
her statements was arrested Valentine Brown, pro-
the poison was bought. Mr.. Brown did not sell the
poison, but James Hart, boy in his employ. The
charge against Mr.. Brown, who is held accountable
IN law for the acts OF his clerk Is that the selling OF
the poison under the circumstances described was
violation of the statute regulating the sale OF med
cnes and particularly OF poisons to minors or other
irresponsible persons without first ascertanng the
use to which 1t is TO be applied Mr. Brown gave
bail to appear for examination.
lDE COhBETT ABANDONMENT CASi;.-OH lnc loti VI
March last Mrs. Eunice Corbet, OF 341 Fourth avenue
commenced proceedings against her husband, Rob-
ert Corbet for abandonment. Several hearings have
been had at various times before Justice Dodge at
the Jefferson Market Court, and some r.ch develop
mentS Of domestic scandal promise TO be made before
tho close OF the The far ELECTED are briefly
thcse:-Mrs. COrbett, on her examination, declares
that she the wife of the defendant, and has been
married eleven years. that her husband has abaL-
doned her and negects to provide for her support.
band, Mr.. Martin, by whom she had a daughter
pending against defendant, who, she charges, has
not given her house since he left her. but had given
her money to pay for four rooms. She further AYERS
that he has personal property, and had represented
himself to be rich IL appears from her evidence that
about Christmas Mrs. G. caused the arrest OF her nus
band, but he discharged at her request; that her
attorney subsequently secured the Imprisonment OF
Corbet on the divorce case for not paying a0ny but
she subsequently secured his release. She charges
that the she refused 10 live with him was his
abuse of her and threats OF personal violence. she
charges that he struck her on one occasion and on
another that he drew revolver upon her. Sne also
charged that he attempted to poison her at $40
Fourth avenue about last Thanksgiving with arsenic,
which he put III her victua,s great mass OF other
evidence has been taken, much or which Is unnt Tor
publication. The complainant was examined yes
terday morning briefly when no important facts
were drawn out. The cross-cXaminatlon was con-
tinued until next Monday at ten O'Clock. divorce
suit Is now pending between the parties.