Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-12-21
Mrs- Siermnn-,Thc SNppssedRer
petfasss or Fsssfl CSldrnfS8 1ed
Murders. -


mrs. .Si,crnnn--Tl.c SNppesedRer
4 petsasss sf Fsssfa CsSfrs1St ia
Murders.
Il One of the most ,rcwsrksb be essqs ever
put on a criminal docket is about to be
tried I'd New 'fIaxena stfhe SSc{kSd, -
-womaay is charged IA the indictmzntxif
tho guilt of fur cold etlqoied sAndHvn-
natural laurdsrs. whiie,- by -p0pulas.aRia-
II ion she is guilty of these and seven more
4 All of her Victims sas least AHsof these
-elevendwere conneeted.td her byAbeRlos-
est ydsomestic, ties, as tho list tismade sYp. a
thTes hgSbapas III e shld5sn ss aud SSs Sswp
boi fihe hiatory bfssbe case, IisbrieayMsfa-
lowssax1D snsbiss7I 70 sTcgqDa adj st
Lls la Mag last Heratio ~ Shcyman,ca
factory hand at Burlington, .CVnpeetjcyt.
died suddenly, with all the .srymnptoiiisse srymn Of
arsenicaf poison aSi Suspiclon snatifAHy
rested on his wife, who Basknewn TO- hA&e
rscenty y<qqsrrelledl with, him. ,',ThsSwo-
man, however, bore at the time. n good
character, having been for many years b
member ef'the Presbyterian Church, ,,slM
good standing Shso&us fSs-
ktyrseSeR Years pfege.sspds Jeight be snR-
posed to shayes enjoyed ,Shateysr ,bene6t
there is in affiiction, as before she became
Mrs. Sherman She Rad fost Two husbahds
and six ehiidren. 4DSfa46 the AwedhsA,
whose maiden nunc asLyiir Danbasy.
married her 6rst husbands as widoxer. of
the name of Struck, aud bore blm seyen
children. After eighteen gears Of married
l. q. q
ti1SG4s In the two foll llowings years xia'sf
btbei seven children, alb who lived Hithsher
in New Jersey, also died. and Ncrek buEi-
cd in Trinity Cemetery. After the death
of her children the widow Struck moved
to Stratford, 'whefesshc beca,ns scquxifft-
bedwith and nlaisded am esltsrlys gsptie-
hmans Hurlburt BY name, }. y After a uaisn
of fourteen months. Mr., Harlbnrt died
suddenly, leaving her his entire property,
Amounting to $4,000. This was Ia is-
6S. - In the fall of 1870 she '>oncezS more
promised to loye, honor and obey'a hus-
band, this time q Mr.. Sherman, for wassc
murder she is now on. trial, Sherman.
like the former two, was a widower, and
had four children In less than ] Six
.monthsa after this marriage FraEk Shsr-
uap. the youngest of the family. dieds af-
ter a day or two's- sickness, with violent
cramps and, vomiting. In less than two
months, on New Years eSe,a Nae second
child, Ada, fifteen years DID, beautiful
aud asvillage favornte, died in sim ulxf par
oxysms. None appeared more deeplyaf-
fected thaa the. mother, who had devoted
herself to the sufferers like a real parent
Suspicion was not even then aroused, but
when three months later the husband Ca
pired with exactly similar symptoms aud
those the symptoms of death. by poison.
the coincidence became so startling as TO
compel attention and Investigation. A
post nortcm examination was held and
the stomach sent to Professor Bir!1er.>+of
the Yale Medical Faculty, for .ohemicni
analysis. He reported the presence; of
arsenic in large quantities. The graves
Of the two children were then secretly
opened and the same deadly drug found
in their bodies also. ibis was. idamning
proof enough, but the physicians wished
to be doubly assured, and 50 had the long
covered grave Of Hurlburt also opened
and his remains examined Syhe result
was the same. There seomedAInowv hut
one possible conclusion. and the stapmoih-
er was arrested. --s. 80 v-.,.D..v
The indictment has to do with only
these four murders, but the probabilities
now point to her as the lnurderess Of Nher
first family as well, and if acquittedavn
the presen, charge she, will undoubtedly
be held toanswer for Strncks- mortality
After the preliminary examination in Ju-
ly she was taken to the county Jail lin
New Haven, where she remains8 awaiting
her trial Here she has been visited by
large. number of persons, and among 9TH
ers, by a correspondent, who yesterday Had
an interview with her
During the interview he says she Seem
ed perfectly at ease, was faslIionably and
neatly dressed, carried AN elegant gold
watch at her waist, and il appearance and
impressed I'VE asa LADY, of
culture and refinement. After passing
the ordinary preliminary icommon1plascs
of conversation, ! remarked that she must
find her present, life very monotonous and.
wearing. and asked if she was well treat
ed 7 T,sTG ~ Blc...zfl - IstlfNS AGa
s,.0h, ;yes,A' rrie replied al have every
liberty given to any of the prisoners-",v
Il suppose you would like as early
trial as possible p continued.
" "a should think'th tho weight of 80
terrible an accusation would wsarvupon'
you., 5laug ba6 sssN55 90 n ecisSas
ut would, indeed, sir, were i lot een-
scious of my own innocence"
H''But you.must admit that the appear
ahees are at present against you.s
so; but (smilinEe sonesmsbn't
Judge by yappearances,s yon kaow.22 sGs
i suppoge one Of the, strong points, in
The defence is the absence of any appar-
cnt causefor the alleged crimcs?" sss
eTisat'will be one rgument,is no doubt.
don't see why Iisbouid hays taken any
Of their lives. am sure no one can say
but what was an aflectiorIateswilo and
mother" "uoas- 81 p1iy-g bss sais1jT
Z THE rRoBABLE LINE oFaDEEEssE.
dsThis asill undoubtedly be- aspIea sfin-
'apitSs 1t is stated that Mr.. sWaiTeus.
her counsel, intends to admit tile. facts
and the inevitable conclusions thereffom,
perhap ps g6ing so far as foinstruct his cli-
epttoYplead guilty Iat oIasfnd then
proceed to, prove her insanity
ana Understnbdfng Fsr-