The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-09
Inn ALLEGED WIFE POISONING CASE n
! ss EAST HOUSTON STREET. Is.
TestImouy Oh One yVItness


Slight progress was made yesterday before Coroner
Flynn at Bellevue Hospital in the case OF Mrs. Anna
Oxenfarth, the German woman, late of No. So East
Houston street. whose death Is suspected to have re-
suited from poison administered to her by her hus-
band, Henry Oxenfarth, now under arrest awaiting
the result OF the inqusition jury was empanelled,
and after viewing the body one witness, George
Hubschmann, brother-in-law Of the prisoner, was
taken, copy OF which will be found below
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE HUBsCHMANN
George Hubschmann, being duly sworn. deposes
aud says-I live at 241 First avenue; the deceased,
Anna Oxenfartn. was my sister; on the Sd day Of
October about ten o'clock, little boy into my
shop ana asked me to go over TO Mr.. Ziprs lager
beer saloon that somebody wanted to see me; went
over and saw Mr.. Oxenfarth, my brother-in-law; he
said to me, 'Brcther-in-law, no more bad feeling.
your sister Is dead dying; II you want to soc her
once more come with me down to the hospital In
Fifth street;'' asked him what was the matter with
his wife; no said she had typhoid fever; told
him to come over to my house, l would
dress myself and tell my wife about it; my wife said
the disease was taking but II my sister had asked
for me should 20 anyhow; asked him why he did
not keep his wife in his own house and notify mo
four or five days before when she asked for me; no
said he did not think would come on account OF the
business he kept: told him would have gone any
how; went with him to st. Francss Hospital Ia
Firth street; saw my sister lying on the bed; she
looked Mt me- bur could not speak; she shook hands
with me; she had commissions while STAYED there:
the slightest touch wOIll throw her INTO commissions:
waited for the arrival Of Dr. Weber, the physician
In charge Of the hospitals; we went into lager beer
saloon next door to the hospital; asked him 20
wait while saw q friend In Houston street; i re-
turned In about Eve minutes and he was gone;
waited for him about fifteen or twenty minutes and
went into his house, but he was not at home; there
were two girls there; one of them asked me II had
been to the hospital and how the madame YVES:
said she was getting better; she ASKED me II she
could speak; tod The girl yes she wanted To know
II abe said anything about the boss; | sal tho
madame hal been sick two weeks, and had been
attended by two DOCTORS: the girl said she
had given her the powders; I then returned
to the hospital. DR.. Weber said he did not know
what was the matter with her rs she was speech
less: he said 1t very much like poison case no
asked me to 60 ana tell my brother-in-law; told him
had not time; he SAID he would go himself ana get
history OF the case Afterwards went to the house
OF my brother-in-aw: he wanted to gee me home, ana
when we got 10 the corner OF Ninth street said,
ssLet US go and see your wife aratn;' he said u mo
when we got to avenue A. "Let us go ana take
glass OF wne;" we went info a wine saloon and, be-
ginning to cry he pulled out three bank books, new
ones and said there were a. out 81 %; looked II
them and saw they were all dated from the Isl day
OF October 1868; the entries were all in his name;
heard OF my sisters death the next day.
No further evidence was taken and Coroner Flynn
adjourned the case iii the 22d inst.
DIR. Weber, who made a post rnortem examination
on the body OF deceased sealed up the contents OF
the stomach and portions NJ the abdominal y!scera
which Deputy Coroaer Knox yesterday delivered
over to Professor Ogden X. Doremus for analysis.