The sun., 1870-02-15
4 MYSTERY Nv JERsEYCtt,
Mr-. julia stcbb ns's sudden nnd snsri
Death" Oh that Is Terrible Mrd,rr,, ,
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Mr-. Julia stcbb'ns' sudden npJs
Death" oh, that Is Terrible M,d,'i " .
THE Arrest of n French LewcIlc,' ',,, !
you wilIine 20 sign This q" 't'
From festerday's Ercnfgg p1g
Yesterday morning the American Il.t.t;
sey CITY was the scene Of a most paInrsi a., 10 J.t
what mysterious affair. A lady of 'u WV '"ne
connections, Mrs; Julia steb6ns. wiz lS'';o, sd,
dead in Eer bed, ard su5SeaHcrt Ta' yn 'olnd
gests the probability that she did nv, ,"l "
natural death. Mrs. stebbins last weck lsn gf
late residence. No. II wost Forty'n,nIb WV w
where she resided with her family. Tb,s' 'u;tt
to some understanding. II l. said ,,t i, NV ns
Intention OF going to Europe. she first .,'yci s =.
thence removed 10 Jersey City. While N n, c ihd
man House II Ia stated that the unfortnn,ts oe'
drank deeoly IN company with a Frenrbr,yn y'la a.
whom 1t Ia said that she was prcvaed upon w io %
that house for the American Hotel. On her s,vi .g
there she registered herself Us Mrs. Mason arJ ~.
French friend as Bonifnssi oulllanus So"g ss. ~.
her arrival IN jersey city 10 appears TINT ~, - -
visited hourly by her relatives. wa
II Is further said that d-ug- were sdn,i,is,s, D.,
her until she became almost in4snc anl Il, "a 70 70
condition signed will which was placed ber'r, ~, '
On Saturday she was quite dehrious In her ro" v''
and IN that state went TO bed. where she d,cj E'
this t'mc-Snturday evening-it il sad maj To- nv
her children, her youngest -on and daughtcr i.t
arrived and renamed with her. A dnmc-ie NJ,
opening the door during the evening, saw m,i,,ioa
being administered TO Mrs. Stebb,n- wbi,b ~
took, exciaiming, oh, that IL terrible moiI,ps
and soon afterward gave evidence Of great n,,,
The daughter, overcome with grief remained Al hs.
mothers side until death enaued When tho Ior,".
arrived aud made preliminary inquires. h. a, onsa
ordered the arrtst OF the Frenchnan vE.r, WY
speedily accomplished. On being brought To ns
station house he gave his name as Chas Mabb,,T
AMI his trade a jcwelcr.
ASorHER ACCOUNT.
At o'clock Oh Saturday morning last, co., cr
riace rolled ~ before The door OF the America,
woman. insens6ls either rom the eject of ss Sa
or OF drugs, was lifted out. Her name WI. given !,
Mrs. Martin. She was, with the assistance nj B,n
room No. OF the hotel There she was len Srs
her little son. voice. supposed 10 have com \ w
the inside Of coach, was heard TO call 10 ,h
returned, aud entering the carriage drove uh
At o'clock In tie morning Mabbechi returned %
the hotel wi,h lady; sho represented her-ci
daughter Of Mrs. Stebbins, alias Mrs. Martin Sue
had then recovered from her iDdsposition. and E,s
well and able to move about. They rernninei With
her conVer=ing while she wrote until ~ o'cors A.
tina: hour they left, the son eth staying.
On Saturday afternoon gentleman ircr Nt
York visited her for :he alleged purpose NJ rdrr-,
her 10 make n will turning over her property 10
certain individual. II is not Improbable ths .re.
were administered until the woman became parilv
insane, and quite trnctible to the frrprim M
wishes. In this state rhe was eosrccd to .lrn m,
document presented. the visitor having been over
heard to say, Are you willing to sign this," Il /.
well known that the deceased possessed number d
valuable diamonds. an moreover that the p-oter,v
belonging to her was vested In her own name
At about o'clock on Sunday morning tie %,
appeared NJ the once OF tue hO'el, aH1 IN cteite
meut inquired where = doctor could be founI n,,
mother was very III. and required treatment d.
Hunt sent for, but BY the time he arrived lbs
III woman was dead.
TIE JERSEY CITY TlNFs ACCOUNT.
A. O'clock on Saturday morning an fgsd sly
named julia Stebbins. came 70 the American iIa,d
uis city, In company with a Frenchman named Bofn
nssi, alias Gpiilanu,; Tie woman's nan' va,
registered as Mrs. Mason Nrum the time II
her entrance to the h0tel -he wls VISITED
by Dumler OF persons representing lien.
selves TO be her relatives. When the NO
man came To the hotel she was very much lf
toNieatcd ami was obligri TO be supported b. hi
attendant ~ kecD IRON falling TO the hoog VIII, be-
ing conducted 20 her room She immeia' eij ios
TO her bed and was seemingly very weak asl N .
Liquor was furnished her from the bar OF 'lc lnt.
which Was drank With tcavori-h haste, anI seemed
but TO momentlriiy asfuecc her thirst for The fcJ
Tduid On saturday afternoon a gentleman 'rim
New Norz VISITED her for the alleged purpo.e o TO-
ducing her to make Will turning or
her property to r'dn interested 10. |
divlual IL u thought bv those sj,th "a !
hasty conclusions that uli9r means were u.ti al
induce lCT to sigu the will thus drawn up Tho udyI
II said 70 have been quite wealthy. her rfon~rrI
amounting 10 q considerable fortune. nafr. III
DAY she rivcd cOnsido raby, and seemed much Il
iresscd. On Saturday evening servant iarp0eI
To open lie door or the room IN which M" Hu'rI
was lying. and saw her daughter airini-t .rIn. lI
dOse OF something 10 the helpless invalid. MtcI
swallowing the medicine the woman iropir hl,
upon her pillow, crying out, " Oh, that T. terri III
mediciner She began At to strug.e u0 \
lenty, aud considerable quantities Of nom ooio
from her month. Yesterday morning sho VS.
found dead in her bed.
source assuring us that the statements publ lci Il
the evening journals are greatly overdra q. 81, ID
Mrs. Stel5ins dlod from natural causes