The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-11-28
Mra. sherman.


Mars. sherman.
TIE suprosgp pERpgTRAroK OF FOUR COLI COLI
FLOODED MURDERs-HER AffH'A
TRIAL. soa eve,
One Of the most remarkable csseT to he he
nut on a criminal docEet IS suou vo
tried in New Haven: ,n dne no With the
Iii =, fonr co,d-blooded ana nnss ssa Il
gun. ". ,,,h;,n by popular OPINION SUI
Hhu,ue' .nnso and seven more. hu VI hei
Gul'ty o. s =, last. all Of these eleven-Wcre
NIeC.s,oJ to her by the closest aotI'tsslc
con "a the list is made up OF thtee Nus
binds, six own chlldFeh' aho WV ''ep
rS,n History OF the case is briefly as fol-
-" Tn MAY last Horatio n. Sherman, a
r so"s hand at Birmingham, Connecticut,
ain1 Suddenly, with all the symptoms OF
,,ssn;cal poison. Suspicion naturaiIy Iess'
"a an his wife, who was known to have re-
.o,,ti,. n,arrellea with him. The woman,
hnwcyrr. bore at the time a good charac-
,nr having been for many years member
Of the Presbyterian church, IN goou anu
regular standing. She was torty-se't,n n
wears of age, and might he supp .here is
lave cnioycd whatever benehe t n bo a.
i 80 T,,oiiw afflction, as before she De.
- Mr. sherman she nau n"c
."AU ."ar1s mud six children. In tS4o
~" 49,, whose naiden name was Ly-
&c D,rhurv, married her hrSt huspaI ~
-,,;,n .yer If tho name OF Struck, ana poio
49,, snv,u children. Aitcr clGnteeh va
n married life Struck d'eu: ,'ei So
illness, in 1854. In Inc TWO toiton Ing
III 80 sven children, all who lived Win
80 Vo,y Jersey, also died, and were Ou-
~ ':,, - -, r,;niiy Cemetery. After the death
~ na II" oh;lircn The widow Struck moved 10
C'.h,c,~d where she became acquainted
,.'ih and married an elderly gentleman,
t,rrlburt hy name. After union Of foui-
ta'r months MIR. Hurlburt died suddenly,
! ,vinu her his entire property, amounting
:, sI0 Goo. This was 10 1868. In the fall OF
1870 she once more promised 10 love, nonoI,
ana obey husband, this time Mr. ohe,'
man. Tor VIII. sc murder she Is no" on trla''
Cnrrman, like the tormeTtWo, was WHOM
~. and had four children. III less th'll s's
,nnrths of,rr This marriage Frank Sherman"
the Youngest Of the family, died, alter gay
nr,wn'S sickness, with violent cramps ana
,.n.n;,ino, Ia less than two months. on
rcyr Years eve. second child, Ada, fifteen
1,ars old. beautiful and village !avorlte,
di.d In similar DaIoxysms. None appeared
,o,rn ,,eeuly affected than the mother. who
had devoted herself TO the sufferers Ike Il
real parent. Suspicion was not even then
urn,,Scd. but when, three months later, the
husband expired with exactly similar symp-
toms. and those The symptoms OF death by
pojson. the cciueideuce became SO start
Iiur as 10 compel attention ana lnEcs-
ticarion. q post mortem examination was
Reid and the stomach sent TO Protes
sor Parker. of the Yale Medical Faculty,
for cbemical araly sis. Hereported the pre-
s,rcc OF arsenic in large quantities. The
raves of the tNo children were then re-
rrc,lv oprned, and the same deadly drug
found in their bodies also. This was damn
irc proof enough. but the physicians
wished to be d0ubly assured, and SO had
H., long covered grave Of Hurlburt also
oucred aud his remains examined. The
result was the same. There seemed now
Tut one possible conclusion, and the step.
mother was arrested.
The ind ctment has to do with only these
'our murders, but the probabilities now
mint 20 her rs the murderess of her first
lam,!v as well, ard ii acquitted on the pre-
sent charge she will undoubtedly be held
- answer for the Struck mortality. Alter
tie preliminary examination in July sht
VA, taken 70 the county jail in New Haven,
where she Remains awaiting her trial.
Here She has been visited by large mum.
Ter Of PERSONS, and anon" others bya cor
RESPONDENT who had an interview with her.
rarlug he interview he says she seemed
I,crEcrtly at case, was tashionablv and ncat-
Is dressed, carried an elegant gold watch st
her waist, and in appearance aud CONVEX
slticn impressed me rs q Lady Of culture
ard refinement. Alter passing the ordinary
preliminary commnn-pllces ofconversCtion,
/ cmarkcd that she must find her present
iifa very mnEotonous and wearing, and
:-k,d II She was well treated.
"Ih, yos." she replied, II bavc every
li.cYty given to any Of the prisoners"
- suppose you would like as early Il tiial
n r9.>iIlci' ! continued.
II should think that the weight Of so
.pr.ihIe an accusation would wear upon
YOU
at would, indeed, sir, were ] not con-
.cOus of my own innocence"
"But you must admit that the appear
auccS are ct present against you"
"pcrilaps so but (slIilirg) one mustn't
iud.c by appearances, YOU know"
Il suppose one Of the strong points in
the dcieuce is the absence of any apparent
cause for the alleged crimes"
THAT will be one argument, no doubt.
doL't see why should have taken any OF
their lives. | ON sure no one can say but
wLat was IN ailectioDate wife and mother"
THE PROBABLE LINE OF DEFENCE.
This will undoubtedly be plea OF in.
sanity. 1t is stated that MIR. Watrous, her
counsel. intends TO admit the facts and the
Inevitable conclusions thcrefrom, perhaps
goin. 80 far rs to instruct his client to
plead equity" at once and then proceed
10 prove her insanity.