, 1869-03-15
THE BRIDGEPORT TRAGEDY.
Death OF Fem, the Last SaryIror
Of The Poisoned Family.
He Remains Rsuceut to the Last
The Mystery Unsolved.
Coroner's Inquest en- ths Bodies of
Mrs. Fem and the Children.
Tcstlmony Of Nelghbors and
Friends OF Deccased.
Nothlng Ct an Imp ortant NAturs HAclted
Adjournment mill WednetdaT.

II o'eeek settc.dAy morning, IL The Central r,-
lice Station. TOE d. d.libesatI' NJ OF tic 1pry had
bel tr.t cloeed. lac IL the II ernoor, npon tho
fuzshe1 Adjournment Of tho verdict, when Fent.
the suspected pcito eF OF h1t t11o.ly, "a tic ,t
CT ea,1h. The nrtt ANNOUNCEMENT Of bis ce.th
WIS 1eecrtt o5 tels graph at The pole- hcsGq 1Ag-
nrs, irnro the TA entJ second Bt-est Police bus-
Station. 1t hal!past stc cck ycsteiday afternoon,
A. III stated In The Ta,nrzx yeet rday mum
Ing, no topss were had Of hta living through
saIdsy- as e7adnAis. With evcry tex Of
Tho clock. Ee tapeec mo lc nxrey.
ard shortly affcr O'clock dIrd. carrying With
hlm TIC great burdeu Of his teeral, = mystery
likely 4. .vcs Il, he u1foded. Al An early hour,
yes1estas norn'EE. be betrayed = dc.i.e 10 con
vsrtc, but. so tee: lc Wis has cords q, that EVER
we1a b. u:H. q RAl II wLiPptr a!tnu4t 1naudl-
bic, snd 30 clt CORRECTED etrt his rec eoee esthtt
noth,I he s>to onla b oudrrsseoc. Fo. I scort
tins hs stemso 20 b! tudcf,nx Gse.t pt,n. bnt
toward morn be becam- uLcoEselouf, ana TO re-
NAKED until ctatt 1eit yeo h'n o. hi. e1tsterce.
A ,he 1nqaest the following tess sn.ry wAs
rEtr1ro.r Or n~. x1111R
uf 7. Nile sworc : Fetn WAS broueht 10
n n C.. eon1t. sosf,,.l rss.asy .seeine. M,sse 9:
the wa1d txBusl1eo him Ana foup1 him quite
feeble e1fter ss!es Gle bsVe hsd C. nvtr.4l n
viii him Mked n:ua several TN, ) II he xneT
what csnstd It. = ckncts; once he .,.:cd taat az
wife nfstt tarc PM omeltlk4 IN hts food be
sal5 tie ctllenn IL, IN th. 1,eh., one 1smr, and
dtdri.s; le hat becE saloLai bos very xcar efer
since he t1s besL {cef-: has told me ya,tous
s.o1is, Ins. .n0qt re- s.a e. WIG did on
SuhoAy al t:n. Of L. Ia IL critical cold1uon
row; IN enable 70 say II present whether te viii
quarrel w1tn bis ~tIs be / "a sou1o Of the tymp
Ions Which ste prog &c q y tstitg q ta:eotc
roi.oa te ha. insunoLi. Il ptrten.; : tcrere
toes 10 tEorr BE- hAe ezhibt ed.
TESTIMONY OF cHARLEs FARLXY.
lhit:ee F.rleI s.ofn; Dseose;ed Tue bodies
the shlac qusrry vi FtLr; t.e men haa 4 con.
verttlto1 a7eut his Iot coDl-g to ~usk; II qu.red
Of TIT milk ~ man II rhe bAd seen anything OF
the Fem family nat week. md sat sad 10.
Abou: 1880 I xet. to Feun's tou.c ana found
1he kitat-n Geo: rs; Looked In the kitchen
around Ire borse 10 ire necr-,u WIND ~; the
cu1tAiu va d Nc, h1t = little OF It w.s turned
ess a1 nS ~ ess
lett tas md the left s!d" OF be: fs1- !;
deten,5.d oocs 'hat che mo.i
% le, the is,ea4n III. ae.le,, zrow & II 11a irn
there weni TO the twenty t'coLd Street Police
Station; 70 hem ttese what I rad seen, and
cane there seu. d reverz! teo.;e araued thtre !;
the door hao esen optr.t y nlIe ~aa away. and
the doctor aDd thr pi1.tt srd several people were
IN tEefe: hesped TO Eatr5 Ftnc into Inc next
house: Fecr eat III 'he rae.st room ~hen sot
these; In Y Fem some two OF tire. ye1te knew
hin 70 os .ss,e5 ~, ,qa9s ,ast q e1d IT
wife; d'd lot H ow II :ory n,d be.n IN ths hsb!
Of qta17tih1R never b. ard htta "xpscs OPINION
~: e dr. q .ts Be 1nsn
End eesmen 10 be EerE 1seo.c.
Ik-rthokI uT D. :. HEALEY.
Btesn Ce.'s Lite WORKS o. TuttdaJ tue sin
1nft1nt, Ce4tIes Farley e4sse tn the tae = n md
s1a Ut nd 1,po ard
widow AL1 eaW hts vie and eniia. ana thong n1
theY ~e1e ccsd; % h:n re tad better 0p aId
s. O. T. M uhG nv 1ae 81, r. oss,
named Jonn rnorc, .wto teld me he had x, 4
Fenn n the housc. a1d that be w4s al,ve; went
OBJ 1e aesI .pc wen, H. ;ossd bIm n md 'G1s nIs
family IN bre; te ess alive. Els w7'e raa ,yinR
eoz t tGs 1ss liz: ~ 4.
ade. t.anr re n Ahet; tee eide =: cbtsd @n.i1 ne
On It. LEI stoe. fronting lis issctr: fem was
tie EIDE CT he hid; hts te 4 a=o leg4 laid
over nts sii'aseE; ee hao ro:h,I9 On
who vi. u.th mr., 10 * hin Of II tie bed asd
icyo tte oto'r Tooi1 tvered h'n up win come
veil; be ean4 apn stks, I'm tFee ~ sone qass M
hcns; IN 1na~c:inf the q1r'iuua F m aeked
wee.her h.s VIE s1a etlld-. ~ere .lt'e; r
went away ; ID not *se N se a,n uru! Heones
d.y; .eas 10 t.e horpitA n .h.t d.y ana b.
TAX S,a w,.n b,n; h. =, ast.a z me ... VII.
ais1s H ,o.d Il him &c "a. de de.1; a.*e4 ia VI
t.ppere HIN Anethe .ald be olcn't knaw b
Ezld tao or thtet tim Ma ht. site u ~ "yes
foolish u Tie vomar = aid .re w.. o. be
mind al! day Sa'rfdtT; TOLL ne lie vent to be-
late - M uIc.y z Il. b.; .oks Up sun ~ mrnto
drru dead ttk-s him anou: nls wife, ne tal
ehe war shve ou snua!E morning. bat very sic<
90 s2 lot 10 se sss,e OF ''s saudi
and rspred On TIC eoos : Fenu cd rot -sa:e 10 a
wEeu he Esa - ken sick ssid ne aeEt 70 heo IN
1nsMi tsd ,se1 q i. ncu.c .incc oe WAS t.ke
th,nss Gu of The ,.nae; Ferr had worked for
@ Raus ~ H.I ivy. ,houe.t g. ',vsa bspp' a1a
With III .lfe be told me he tad eaahasa :,
iii IL L. iasp Ioe middle of iae SEX; fr,ed
tnd ou1 what he resrt ~ laying rls wlfA 1as
foo!i.n wsmap ~ e1nd :. In', ee ::,s ~: y
worried IN the II ftrncor on sstu'd.y; + <
tco cid IN the Eosu'nF nnoe o. .ne 1et work
tia w1te IN suuraY morntuE. mi he rt.d b
anna ald Isss were rt'h ,os: he eo1ta DO, stt
1Es T1ao~Y OF J0Hr DH,4c'1I.
John prscolt s~trn: was II Fe M Eou
twtec Of snndtv: thinE fh o.! tue ~as b
tween u 70 !. 20 tn seeold 'ine hesw-en
Uotk.d az- 60, NJ aus.et; shr seeocu uae
Esp1 I'd 81 harcet tn.u lid ice hrtt: arasd O.
Of ihs e, cien -e1c.m,. s. 40 hes'd ! vo's
room; ,w.rt aEttn on M may evertae. ,i.
and got To snewt,; etd Ect ntar any Eooss1ep
did rot tetr It, rou.d sren y ~ tt.ro u IL
az: ans~ , the ost'es; y se1,1 a-w sry ..oab c :
iheIe 70 sak. s.'us-sy c1snitg Joaraas t.r n
tof te. 70 rss: tsre - % ma: hs1c kno
that the5 QpErelisa tonesHtb, bat 70. 70
tI1Ani
James Casey. sEu'n: R.t,t= 4: No II JOSE
6ttesI; wat " skIK on atSIo sttc.. Y Ga q -
oft: ! mt t'ceGrf cans 10 n" and rad Feno d
sent lhne nesttnkets 20 ny ns n.r tar me; !
- n tnAI a
bis pitee. III bis faulty Has D a.cned. and i
be do not exueet t. l1vr ~ hour h,meert-'uss
fnss faas,t Of ftt e. ana rec 10 tte nunng q
8 aEd o'c1rck: b. was ia tue ~ 10,
house. oe, upled hT rctr naocd E7.n; I n
INK d hira uos. -ss 'ho sos,ter w;,h hia;
RAio hIs children vere fead: toln him l oc
hts Nt1e ~ ~, eese: %. : sst:: "so by ~ :;
po,sorea tntra ana his ch,larcE ard be et'd
didn's kno~ aty,h.:e about t.; .le rst:nR
i ie sne~ az. sEd 10 ssl. = Ye.. i,t~ss j.,
Cney; ns d'eI't =. anJth,IR snea a.oat
Es:n Isl 'ast IT. ~s a. 81 s,s so'a q 3. =
vue Rott E 70 tsEe Fem TO Toe hosp, III bel
them TO rks h'm ont 4 q %. hin IN wax
hin he ten' for n. alter ne Va. in 'ne no'p,'
went 70 The co*btssi on Wedr' s1.y 'o1 Ioou .
NJ 1;,o. w.l''f: T., .na -. policeman, ,,t mar
n, b"n,e; b di 1T ray sn,th,ss aeoat 81 p.
sca 'e'd lin sltyh afs: .h.n TO tae d
honse tha n'so! b tore nc a-ked me 4 h:s :
sa,es, 5s liz: aI In -; ~. nsFs sa '9
and vi IL III ceed md 6re 1nsatsuc. -
.ss s.as nn sioasn II VI fss " :;
room: af 'tsboase. SD founa .ereptecn csu
cry md 10 !: 70 tne s;s,ion eoa.e; BE- =.
ne on rtu1snaJ mo!n,tK wnere be deer
.ss roliey wers, I'D 1o.d :,n to,ieensn
tf1n -htnr.er e. va.ted tsen: b. told W
wantsa % n,te biz pt. psny over %
Polic'nsn ~o7 dn'ts'se ,he:1: to NJ: 90 Tho {
bet of tte s.r'ee.cetfAr S:y.renr, OF whor
b.nzht IT, p!o2> ny. ard vent TO ste nm :; G,
os Fsss -: - 70 y sed
lin T. he "a, Iea=Y % .'Ru H. 4 d ne +Aa u
taf T. rsoE eo1:or ~ s.ts H. .n= e eKp!a.os;
tiEped :; d esesr tia b hsa
tta4e L1t. ur psrt u IT, and n,ve .nastes
for Fer, n 'or him II te olso he III not lei
that hik family sAl ger pa'toues ala TIA,
the cart !; d" OF ktos wte her ht and hts
had btcp IN the haf't IL quar--1lce do rot K
y r., 'ss y ea * sssa:
E!le f1nra -hrse f.rL o1o :; Lad ny- eons
tion. With lin :he CID not ssy "r ell me how
sse,6 so T. ~ s ,oe eet% 81 81 so,
lii ts1niiJ have krnen h.u1 for 4 Ior = Vt
ta,sp tas u e.s. u b.: Dcn:e t.:ee la.s Ja';
ssn, ~ =, = tE mai e sn.ceeted anJsh rz =,
dlmsrl. J TIE Aoi!J tntEk II be hsd nj
ec1nde1t otAtJ one hs = ,uld Ct &c.
1nkekT or nAB. n AkNxx,
D1u1el lceLs1 70. AN i trarcIxf
esote II On h cpfI ef Of Ha afkn etr a. snn i :
kvsEue: oe n't poison ahst so,a Wse sbou
oe d:tt cn uaV. sco. "us tanpot ftto,Ie =
name Of t7e t,Ary: II w1s 8.1en:ca that / =
En.1keo II po,son aLd Arstttc; ktew rae par
Ht]u It r.. snd die no. t2Ee els ptme. ~ II
taSe item .drn.@fed + 20 do n / know Il
could net E1J II was FeEn wha b3aRhI