New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-15
Interview With the Woman Accused of
Poisoning Her Three Husbands and
Two ep-Children-StarrIing Develop
ments Anticipated,

A reporter of the New Haven Palladium.
went to Derby, Connecticut, on Sunday,
and obtained an interview with Mrs Sher-
man. with the circumstances attending
whose arrest on the charge of murder the
readers of the american are already fa-
mlllar. The results of the interview are
given as follows
Mrs Sherman says that her maiden name
was Lydia Danbury, and she is now forty
seven years old. She was born near BOr-
dentown, New Jersey, her mother dying
when she was but nine months old. She
has had three husbands; the first one was
named Struck, and she was married TO him
in New Jersey. He was formerly police
man IN New York. By this husband she
had several children, six of whom, with the
husband, died within one year, and all very
suddenly. The remaining son lives in Bos-
ton, and is married. From New York she
came to StratfOrd, and kept house for an
elderly lady there. While there she be
came acquainted with Mr.. Hurlburt, of
Huntington, man of seventy-four years,
with whom she lived about fourteen
months when he died suddenly leaving
property of about $4,000. By Mr. Hurl-
burt she had no children.
She became acquainted with Nelson d.
Sherman and was married to him last Sep
tember. Sherman, at the time of his mar
riage, had four children by his first wife.
The oldest, Nelson, was eighteen years old,
Ada fifteen, Matte FOUR the youngest,
boy, was eleven months old, named Frank.
Nelson and Matte are still living. Sher-
mans first wife's mother lived with them at
the time of his death. The youngest child
died suddenly about eight months ago,
being taken with cramps and violent fever
and vomiting. The next Oldest died two or
three months after, being taken in similar
way to the first. Powerful medicine was
administered, and she appeared to be get
ting better, but after taking more she told
her grandmother that the last made her feel
worse and she soon after died.
After Ada died Sherman sold piano pre-
viously bought for his daughter for about
$500, and deposited it in a bank in his wife's
name. About the first of May he started to
go away, and before going said to his wife,
Il am going away and will be back tonight
at nine o'clock" At night he was not at
home until about six o'clock; the rest of the
family had eaten, and when he came home
she said that all had been to supper, but
she gave him a cup of cocoa, and he drank
it with his supper. He got up from the
table, smoked cigar. and started down
street; came home in about an hour, put his
hand to his head, and said: 30. dear, |
don't know what is the matter with me-"
She said, '.Why, how do you feel!" He
said, Il feel as though | was burning up;
my head aches terribly" She asked if he
wanted doctor. He said, mot now; l
may feel better very SOON He then
commenced vomiting. In the morn
ing she sent for DR.. Beardsley, but he kept
growing worse. They could not keep any
thing on his stomach, and he finally died on
Thursday morning. She claims to have
tasted OF all the medicine except brandy.
I'VE have given the conversation in her
own language thus far DR.. Pinney was
called in consultation. The question of post
mortem was discussed after DEATH and was
agreed upon. The stomach and liver were
taken out and sent to New Haven to Pro-
fessOr Barker to be analyzed, who reported
that there was arsenic enough to kill three
men in one-third of the liver.
The chief Uf police of New Brunswick
was then telegraphed to watch her, and
did so. About one week ago he telegraphed
that she was going to leave for Phila-
delphia, and if Sheriff Brakeman wanted
her arrested to telegraph Sheriff Blake
man heard from DR.. Barker Wednesday
morning last that there was a large guam
tity of arsenic in the stOmachs of the chill
dren, who had been disinterred. When
the dispatch was received the sheriff went
to Hartford, obtained requisition from
Governor Jewell, and started early Thurs
day morning for New Brunswick, and
found that she had gone to Philadelphia.
He ordered the police to arrest her on her