The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-09
A Days Work at the COrO-
ners' Office.
THE NEGRO POISONING CASE.
xwo Men Fatally injured by Wo-
meL---The Juvenile Homicide
The Case of Mrs. Smith.
A NEGRO POIsoyER.

ACce90OTys
After several postponements the case Of Mrs.
Sarah N. Brown, the colored woman, late Of 70
sullivan street, whose death resulted from the
effects OF poison taken accidentally or by de-
sign was yesterday continued before Coroner Flynn
ut his once IN the City Hail. Below win be found
the most important portions Of the evidence ecited
and the verdict Of the jury.
Daniel w. Hooker, colored, OF 10 Sullivan street.
opposed to seeing deceased after she was taken SICK
she said she had made and eaten some peach rolls
and had eaten nothing else to make her sick; wit
ness asked her II she had eaten anything on the rolls
and she said nothing buc some sugar, that was
standing on her bureau; asked her II she thought
there was anything wrong with the sugar ana she
said she thought not she said she had used
It on Friday in tea for herself and
Mr.. Brown; she had some vomiting and
purging, which continued for some time; she
seeming to be In great pain; she asked for ice
water, which the witness refused to give; saw her
again the following monday morning. wnen she
still felt very bad indeed; she then asked for more
ice water, but the witness still refused to give to
her; he asked her again about the sugar she used
ana said 1t was all right on Friday evening; she
then made up her mind to have o doctor for the
first time; we sent for DR.. Cook Of Spring street,
who came and prescribed for her, and
subsequently DR.. Weeks was called in; Dr.
right and there was nothing the matter with 1t; ru-
mors then got circulated that something was wrong
In the matter; on Tuesday thought Mr.. Brown
acted very strangely; he was at the house Friday
before she was taken sick; he left on Saturday morn
ing and returned the same afternoon, remaining but
short time, ana left the house again; did not see
him again till the Tuesday following, ana remained
I'LL Wednesday morning; then left and returned the
following Saturday, and tina: night went to Staten
Island, where he was Employed; the doctor
said he ought not to 60 away, as his wife
could not live; he said that he must 60 TO
his work, as there was no one to take
his place; she died at half past twelve O'Clock Sun
day night; he returned on Monday and remained
til after the funeral Wednesday, and he did not
and hts vile for three years; they had q msunder-
standing about woman living on Staten Island;
bis wfe had S arrested Tor taxing away some Of
the furniture from the house he would murder her;
heard him tel Mrs. Taylor. the landIady, or my
self; that 10 all know personally about the matter.
colored woman, living at 70 Sullivan street. deposed
more; Brown and his wife boarded with me for two
or three years; they lived happily up to the LIST OF
January last, when they had trouble about another
some furniture from my house and told me that he
a,d not intend LIVING with his wife any more; he
week after That's she talked Of having him arrested
for taking away the furniture, and heard him say
be no more Mrs. Brown; she was taken sick on the
25th Of july the Friday previous to her being taken
home together; he was at home short time on
Saturday; but his wife was absent at her place OF
she sent for me, and l sent her some Jamaica
and ginger ana Oh, on gong up stairs after.
she said she had Oeen eating notnins except
peach dumping with some sugar on 1t; told her
thought there must be something the matter with
the dumping; she thought 1t was the peaches that
made her sick: called Dr. Cook on Monday and sha
died the following sunday; my son eat part OF the
dumping and n made him SICK with vomiting and
purgIng; spoke to Mrs. Brown about the sugar ana
she said 1t on the bureau took some OF 1t and
put 1t in a cup of tea, and 1t bubbed up strangely,
and Thought there was something wrong with II;
she said she knew OF nothing wrong with the
sugar, but told me 10 use some brown sugar which
Mr.. Thomas, boarder had bought; took charge
OF the white sugar. and took 1t down stairs by re-
quest Of tue doctor.
says deceased was taken sick on Sunday, and she
subsequently said she thought 1t was caused py eat
about the sugar spoSen of: knew there was bad
feeling between Brown ana mis- vile.
Charles Rextrutner said thataiter the funeral he
had a talk with the prisoner about the white sugar;
he said IL had been In the house long time; told
him had some sugar III the bag and used 1t; and
he replied. "You say you used thar sugar and 1t did
not make you slck;'' he then changed the subject,
and said he mad taken the furniture down Broad
to the sugar, saying, $50 you say you used that
sugar. 1t did not make you sick' he1did not say
that there was poison In the sugar. or that he had
stephen Cook, NJ. D., deposed that he was called
to see deceased Monday, July 20; she was then vom-
then much reduced andmcIined to sleep; she died
August 7; there was something strange about her
case and was not sasm n% aooa' s Mrs Taylor
death gave certificate OF death from Bright's
disease Of the Kidneys two weeks later two OF her
relatives called on me ana communicated some
facts which induced me to suspect that she had been
poisoned. and referred the case 10 the Coroner.
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
Below viii be found q OF the anaystG in the
case OF Mrs. brown, made by Professor H. Ende-
manu-
with sample sugar used by deceased short time before
she fell sic the sugar contained large quantities Of arseo
ssef he Health 18Th
s %S s o
The corpss was d,nterred n my @ received Tor
all these part. seemed to be very well preserved
s and he
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tested with entire absence Of arsenic and only materials Of
ssrdns this strictly under my supsrvsion, and
:ay IN tas way with hydrochSrc acid
slps.sd with .Pharssd hydrogen the e formed preep
dynsss this residue being oxydized with tric acid
then heated Win .phurlo acid order eIpe every
20 be tested on Marsh's apparatus. ''"''
BTOMAOH AND SMALL INTEBT1NRe.
The stomach and small intesnes found entirely
empty trace Of solid arsenic could be detected The
memb OF the stomach showed black spots
some parts after the stomach and n,esnes were cut In
above menoned there arsenic found, but only
In small quantity.
SPLEEN, LIVER AND KIDNEYS. .
For this examination about onehird OF the liver and one
REMAINDER so ms to represent an average sample the
animation this showed that the arsenic had mostly
gone into the blood, the quantity OF arsenic
found here was large; obtained Eve arsenic
mirrors besides n number of arsenic spots or
porcelain The preparations exhibited three arsenic mir
arsenious acid obtained from mirror sulphat
OF dishes containing arsenic spos The re
suit of this investigation shows that the parts OF the deceased
examined by Outane cunt Of arsenic In opn
ion sufficient DEATH and that the period from III.
time administered to her to the time OF her dealt
sufficient allow the arsenic 10 pass into the Circulation
Of The blood.
THIS closed the case, and after few remarks from
the Coroner II was submitted to the Jury, who, afte
brief deliberations rendered the following
VERDICT