The Republican journal., 1871-07-13

already had secret troubles of a very seri-
Gus nature. and though living in the same
house did not cohabit Mr.. Sherman had
for some time slept with the baby, and |
Mrs. Sherman had slept alone. On the |
1ith of May, six weeks ago, Sherman
started of with number of friends for
New Haven. telling his wife he would be
back that night. Itappears that the party |
all got to drinking in New Haven, Sher-
man among the rest and did not return |
for about a week. When they proposed |
to 60 back Sherman objected to going at |
all, and so the rest of the party went by |
the cars, leaving Sherman with the team
in the city. Young Nelson, after waiting
a day or two longer said he was going to
find his father Mrs Sherman gave him
81. 50 and he went in search. Sherman
was found in q den with low people.
The father and the boy returned together
Sherman was in very bad way and I'M
able to get to work for several days.
Finally, when he did 60 to the factory, he
appeared very low-spirited, and would
not 90 home TO his meals. Mrs. Sherman
here appeared to have considerable regard
for him, for each day she sent his meals
to him, the best she could get About
this time Mrs. Sherman demonstrated with
her husband tor refusing TO cohabit say
ing it was wrong He replied that che
knew too much Of her and that he should
soon begin to talk out to her" He also
told her that many of the neighbors knew
as much rs he did. and that there would
soon be trouble Mrs Sherman was
still doctoring her husband for his sick
ness, mixing up various kinds Of potlons,
which he drank. Each time that he came
into the house she greeted him With Il
kiss
ARSENIC TIE WEAPON.
About the LIST of June. Mr. sherman,
after drinking his usual evening beverage
mixed by his wife, went down town. In
two houra ofter ho back eat down
on a chair, and said he had bad head
ache The headache was followed by n
raging fever and fearful cramps in the
stomach. Doctors Pinney and Beardslee
both attended him, bnt he died after two
days, suffering dreadful agonies, The
doctors held another consultation after
his death, and us the symptoms of the sick
man had been precisely those of his two
daughters, they decided to hold II post
INSTRUMENTATION Accordingly the
stomach was taken out, besides about a
ed up and sent to Professor Barker at
New Haven for analysis. 1t required
nearly three weeks to make the analysis,
and it is only a few days since that the
startling report of the proof was sent in,
saying the liver had been found perfectly
saturated with arsenic, and that there was
enough in ii to kill three men. \ war
rant was at once sued out for Mrs. Shel-
mans arrest, and put in the hands OF
Deputy Sheriff Henry A. Brakeman for
execution at the proper time. Since the
suspicion had grown so strong, young
Nelson, his brother Natty, and their grand
mother, had all left the house, through
fear that they might become the next vie
Tins if they stayed. Mrs. Sherman was
not arrested Immediately, but she was
closely watched by the sheriff and the
men employed by him. Although the re-
port OF the chemist had been kept rs
secret as possible, its import had become
known, and was discussed on the street
In two or three days Mrs. sherman, not
knowing that she wa, watched quiet
ly removed to New Brunswick, n. j.
The chief of police at that place was di-
rected TO keep watch of her movements
and he employed a lady TO assist him.
THRILLING SCENES AT TIE GRAVES.
The most thrilling chapter in the his
tory of all these terribly interesting pro
ceedings is that which now follows. As
soon as Mrs Sherman had lett the vii
la@e of Derby, the authorities resolved
to continue the unravelling of the mystic
rics by exhumin@ the bodies of Mr.. Ilurl-
burt the daughter Addie and the infant
Under cover of Il dark night, June 10
for they acted with the greatest caution
Il party Of three men, one gravedigger,
carrying spade and pick, another a sur
geon, with Il set of knives and instru-
ments, and the other the sheriff, carrying
Il dark lantern, stole forth and entered
the Birmingham Cemetery. They crop
ed about over the graves until they came
upon two rather fresh mounds one Il very
small one. These were the t0mbS of Adj
die and her little sister The gravedig-
ger was at once deeply affected rs well As
the others present, for they had once
seen happy smiles on the faces which
they were now uncovcring to find ghast-
" and cold as the earth that surrounded
them The two collins were at length
brought to the surface, the covers were
removed, and the concentrated rays of
the dark lantern were turned upon the
habtants. The surgeon who had brought
all the necessary implements, had soon
completed his awful solemn task, and
portions of the bodies OF Addie and the
tightly sealed The collins having been
N l,1
the party proceeded noisclcssly into
another cemetery, the one at Huntington.
where was buried ''poor old lEurlburt."
While performing a similar operation
there, startling incident occurred. They
had Just raised the black, earthly coffin to
the surface, when some laboring men
driving past, saw the bright, round light
of the dark lantern, and distinguished
the outlines oil the mems forms. They stop
ped and after Il breathless silence, one of
them shouted in hollow tones, ''For Gods
sake, what devilish work is going on
there ?'' Nothing but profound silence
followed-the three grave openers shut
ting of the light Of the lantern and stand
ing motonless The outsiders left their
seats in the wagon and crossed over
about half way to where the three were,
and again shouted in the same hollow
voice, who's there ?" Still receiving no
answer they retreated almost like shad
ows, and soon drove away rapidly, not 10
return again.
WATCHING HER.
The stomachs taken from the three bod
les were Immediately taken to Professor
Barker, Of New Haven, for analysis
The chemist having had the bodies under
his inspection fortwelve or fourteen days,
came to Derby ON Wednesday last, with
the report that he had discovered arsenic
in each OF the three bodies. BY this
time Mrs. Sherman had left New Bruins
wick on a visit with her sister to Phlla-
delphla, intending to return soon. A de-
tectiye was watching her every move
ment, and reporting to New Brunswick,
thence to this place. Sheriff Brakeman
INN ediately telcgraphed to Philadelphia
and New Brunswick, telling the police to
arrest Mrs. Sherman at once The sher
if himself went to New Brunswick, and
learning that Mrs. Sherman was then on
a train coming through from Philadelphia,
proceeded on rs lar as Trenton, where
he waited for her The train ,yas ca