The New York herald., 1871-07-08
kingston, July 5, 1871.

klSGSToN, July D. 10Th
The case OF infanricide when occurred in the
Ulster County Almsaogse Fyi.ay ,ssr, short &C.
cOrnt OF which appeared In the HERALD OF the An
inst Is one o! peculiar ,ntercss
Only lew years ago the accused, Mary Ann Var
Gaasbeck, then merry, lsuSainy,
JOYOUS Scl cL eI4L.
renned In manners en1 Oi p!cpo scSsing appear.
ance, finished her academic cod.sa and graduated
with high honors ir.ll tie isil.ston Academy.
Born OF kind, indulsent al hi.niy respectable
parents, having loving SISTERS aid devoted brothers,
cheerful and happy home. aer .u'afo looked briShs
and prosperous. Alter leaving school she became
somewhat
WILD AsD RECKLESS,
and was guilty OF maay niiscfsot acN for which sho
received tho and Iuist cclsure oY the moro
modest members OF soc.ely. evil hour she
fell The admonition OF parsnts, the entreaties OF
friends, the tears OF slsJ~r. were o. no avail
Sill remaining under iagenLsl roof She con.
tinued her CO irsc, sinking deeper deeper In the
dark abyss Of
SHAME, DEGRADATION AND WOE.
In January last she discovered fhat so was preaN
nant. Her past life IN ali It's hiGe1usness came up
before her. she Droo;ed oyor ner situation till her
reason became dehroned. and sae
ATTEMPTED TO coAatr SUICIDE
by taking laudanum. For una.ey. or unfortunately,
she did not sacceed, having an overdose. Her
sion WAS appointed to intess gaze as to sanity
insanity, and she was prcnouaced 70 be o lunatic,
aud was on the 25tn OF January sent to the
UTICA LU Aric ASYLUM.
In April the Ofncers OF tlat institution discovered
her condition, and at once Do.iled the county au-
tn0rties 10 come AMI take her. accordlnglv, IN the
latter part OF ApIll she was Drought back to Ulster
county, and placed as IN
INNATE IN T,IR ALMsHOusE
where on the 9th OF May she gavo birth to o male
child. On Friday last tue CT Id died under scs-
pclous circumstances, and WA hastily buried the
following day. These lacts beconlng known to
District Attorney WcstDrJok, Coroner Mckenzie
was notified, aud at once proceeded to
the Alu,shouso to investigate the case. The body
was dlslnterred, and pOstm0rtein examination
was made by Dr. J. ID. WuriZ, Who round evidsncee
OF poison in the brain anu stomacn. Several wit.
nesses were examined, who testified that the
mother had arisen at midnight OF Thursday, and In
the dark administered the iaudan1nn. sa,lag IN the
hearing Of lhose III the same room she would "givd
the
DAMNED BRAT DOSE
so that II wouldn't cry" One Of the Witnessed
PLEADED In vain tOr the lie OF the child, wnlie the
nhunan mother was in tie very act o. administer
ing tie POISON. The Keeper or The AlmshCuse testl-
tei thaF she had frequently IN MS presence threat
ened " XII her baby, -aying, The damned brat; Il
1 WILL PUl-OS IT,
The jury after hearing tne above testimony, rem.
derea tiis Following yefu.cJ:-"fuc ueGta oi Waitec
Van uaasneck WAS c.liseI by overdose Cf lGuda-
nun wl.uiiy administered ~ IT'S moslier, Mary Ann
the accused the Couuty Jail there 10 await the
action Of hc Grand jury. On a,oaaay inc prisoner
his way thither she talked Freely u her crane, aud
although sue de0ieu aiy lot ntiol OF kiiiing her
miant salt, "Wcli, ~ - ueaa nov;
I.EI IA al AZ it.si.!"
On the way to the jill tue oicer, ut her request al.
1nv y.ltt hprf COL. ftrIf
intluaion that her parents iad uI ner great c.ine.
The In erview is sali 10 have beea he..rtrending,
the aged father anu MO.ner falling upon their
wgaPING DiTTsgLY.
To-day q HERALD iepOrfer interviewed the
prisoner. she was ound ptrcned IN Ile wiAdow on
the second iiocr VI tie Ja! eng .cd In orochetng,
she. beiug me oniy ieiaie lrisoacf. Is allowed mo
Tag rRlsosEgs STATEMENT
OF the affair - Substantially rs ioiiowS:--That she
was accus ei OF EaIii fdcreu her chtld tlat she
did give 1t iauuanul, tut net VITA the iuteaion or
killing II; inat size hao ,seg1eirly administered
laudaaum 80 tie cuid Leore, wing II one or two
drops; that III tie Ty ar OF the evening she gave
II some that The baby was o stioag constitution,
and the Audau1m took no eject tnat IN IN rs1ay
ntgnt the enid cried iearuIy; That a5out ni1nlght
she got up and gave II Blk crops that she Thoughts
she would maze 1t
CRY MoRs OR QUIET IT;
that tho Child aied the neNt day; that she never
said she would Kill the Gu! o. ont CD say sac would
hot taSe care OF it; tlas she wouid send IL TO the
home for tae Friendcss Ii aew ork city tnat the
siatron VINO swore 81, saw ner give the cntd twu
Or0CnniS or lauuaEum. Is Diiilu ana con- equcnty
could not nave seen what She sCore TO; hat tho
father OF the chtid VAS Aaron Terwilligcr, VI
Wilbur; that the cay the child uied She was
PUT INTO TEE ALslSU USE DUNGEON,
and WIS kept there TIL Sunday afternoon; that she
thought she would die; that sac snrieked all the
1rst night that they gave her notn.ng but dry
bread aud water; that shc received the ia1danun
from tho Supcrlateadents s.n: taat the morning
she was brought to tne jat the superintendent told
her that se would see that she WAS punished to The
full extent OF tae law: tuat she ~ 2rat Will b9
sent t. the State Prison; l3at II sue goes Tue Super
inteudent's son mast go t0o taat she was put In
h3ldcufs while being brought 20 lail.
The prisoner was neatly atired, and cOnverse0
In an Intelligent manner aad like one VINO IL
insane. she does not seem 10 realize the magni-
tuoe OF her crlme does se seem 10 be at all re-
pentant Tor what she mas done. Wniie In cohversa.
ton with her Of The prisoners from below came
up, when She began 10 curse and swear at h.il III
fearful manner until the sheriff came and look MN
awaJ. Size icing tnen ia an cXcitablo state lhe
interview was brought TO u Close.