New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-31

basement where stryohnne s never kept nave new,
having first Consulted Mr. Friese has any with the
knowledge OF witness. been sod out OF tno ga % IIvs
kept by us in dark closet have not at any time aes s
ted 10 say or believe that the powder "IS uh,
seditz powder was pure and free from any po'9o" '
Mrs Elizabeth spr wife Of Mr. spee, 1ested e tnS'
on the evening OF Saturday July le hor ,oi,oniug
pIained of feeling unwell; on the iolo" ne
morning at the breakfast taoie osotion abont the
same complaint speaking Of bad sehsalo" ~ mar
chest abont no clock witness saw him lying On u ,cs,
lor and supposed him seens M had changed
tion on the floor witness asked him how ne iet he
he replied "deyilisb mean ana on HII his hand all
felt mean, replied, rubbing ms chert The deceased
around here on being asked TO 90 w bad neg
ordered nTn when he first went into the par3r;
AZ dinner.time witness stepped ln,o amer tnn he
ana Secarns that he did want any dinner o al
the table witness asked his brother 1t9Lg ,ere had moi
hau b" bJ to oscertan IL possible the cause OF lhe
changed demeanOT az her huspanu anu u ,trsss stem
coon after George went ont ana Wllhens hter
az into he parlor again. and found her husband sun
wing on the oor and begged nm 70 zen heI u nv and
Sv,t hotheT me sometime aferward he came up stars
his face looked very red, not unusual eirehstanoe
nfter he mad been sleeping, and he walked some
What unsteadily; he said he wanted Seidhh pow
ders witness dispatched james tue so3reu servant
when James returned took the powder rom MN,
placed it the bureau and tolu deceased mat 'els
after pair OF stockings for her husband ana WINE away
lie called witness twice and on her Ictn. ne met wt9s
and was OF the demonstrating he had ever taken
soon after. he complained OF the taste , %, ui it
IN and went away To get him a bowl OF
Coffee her return che asked him u he ad thrown up
the powder shook his head after he became very
unwel, and witness who became alarmed at the symp
toms called Dr. Bartlett who was passing on the op
pose side of the street. and he came n Mr. Spcer 0lu
him he had taken seidliU powder that lasted bauy Oh
camphoT DR.. Bartlett thought II wasa 90. but from
poisoned aud told DIR. Bartlett 10 gv, ~ IN emouc
AZ quickly possible; he SAID ne had u
said me could come in on his return; witness
sent the coored servant for the emetc soon after the
eprptic dt which witness thought had been produced
by the camphor; witness screamed from the window,
had recovered from the fret spasn; in answer 10 heT
inquiries he SAID that he had taken seidI powder, h
that il had made him deathly sick; seeing the aoCto1
coming witness called HIM 10 hurry, ana ne anu JdhcH'
the servant, with the emetic entered about the sae
the deceased man could not swallow, ana soon went
into another spasm dne bmscif. ne snid
yes the doctor then asked 70 see the papers when
had contained the powder; they had been placer W VIZ
the doctor tasted the contents, SAID II had cohalneu
strycbnne and told Mr. spcer that he could hot IL
so Immediately; Mr. Spcer asked Dr. Bartlett IL ne eVu
he eased and on being informed tat IL was 700
TO do anything for hlm said. 1t Is all right
soon after he won't into another spashi ana 9leu'
he retained his senses until death; never knew VI any
strychnnc in the hOuse, and never saw any; ihe oIy
time that Mr. Spcer said in the hearing oil Wlless
that he was afraid OF beng poisoned Wa w A., snie
had bilious attack, and he expressed the ta hht lno
ssterlaw OF witness had given him something wrong
but this idea was dispeed on receiving the powder
from the servant 10 perfectly sealed, and III suc
condition witness laid t the bureau; Mrs Splcer was
AT fines completely overcome, and wept Freely whlIc
the testimony being read TO her, she sald uhhh
that il he had had time lac would have arranged ms bu
ness matters differently; IL beggars me, but no mater
Mrs spcer said. In answer To question OF coroner Io
In that she had no To believe that her husband
had meditated taking his life; he had acted rather sgu
larry Of late, and both herself and ms brother neokt
had been fearful that he might eventually become insane
She never knew of ms having any poison OF any descrp
on i'm the housc The further Investigation of the case
was then postponed until Wednesday next at ii ococh
a. m ~ which the analysis Of the stomach by lfoi
DOremus will have been completed.