Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-08

the infallibility of the pope has been declared.
This is understood in Europe In this country,
we care very little for declaration, one way or
the other. Its contrivers win finally learn that
the middle ages can not be restored. They seem
unable to understand this now, but they will I'M
derstand it bye and bye.
A Connections BrInviIIiers.
A woman is now in custody at Derby, Con-
necticut, who if the charges against her are sub
stantiated, is guilty of deeds which the history
of crime in this country can hardly parallel,
and which rival those of the Infamous Ma
dame Brinvilliers. Her name is Lydia Sher-
man; she is a native of Burlington, New Jer-
sey, and has been three times married All
her husbands, six Of her own children and two
step-children, daughters of her last husband by
former wife, are believed to have been pois-
oued by this woman. Her first husband was a
New York policeman named Struck. She lived
with him, to all appearance, happily, for seven
years, during which time six children were
born, and then began the series of sudden and
mysterious deaths which have at last led to her
arrest, charged with eleven murders. First, her
husband died, after very short illness accom-
panied by peculiar symptoms, which the at
tendant physician could not account for. She
renamed WHO" lor seNerai years, anu III uiis
lh'erVai ner SIX cniiureh ued al inherent tilnes'
out an suuueuly' one aiterwara removed 10
Stratford, Connecticut, where she became ac
quainted with the man whom she married for
her second husband. His name was Hurlbut;
ne was farmer ana fisherman In comfortable
civ TO no
circumstances Inc marriage seemed 10 oe
happy' anu 'ue ueihea'iof vi the parties was IL
ways ahec'ion@'e' ne 100, soou aiter 'ilaAius
MS WIZ Na'iis her al HIS proper'y' was "l-
TUCKED Win Floieht pains lu the heaa ana
stonlacn' auu' III splte vi the eHor's Vi sAllhul
PHYSICIANS dled IN lew hours' IL was oD-
served at the time that the symptoms were
tnose Oh arSenlcai poisoning, Out no measures
were taken to investigate the cause oil his death.
Inc WIDOW next captVated Nelson ii. Sher-
man. an expert mechanic, widower with sew
eiai c"luieh ny d IorIler "1e' VINO mao dled
onl9 1t" nion'he oeiofe' 1ney were married
ias' oepteunoer' very SOON inc youngest chlid'
aoou' year oiu' oecauie 'uuueniy III anu uieu
Ill ie" uays' uaush'er aoou' iourteeh
years olu was tue heA' Nic'ih' one SUFFERED
tne Saue mysterious symptoms ana survived
the atIacN no longer IMAM her INFANT slster'
1nere Is STUNT reason u peheFe mat ai'er MS
uaus"''i ue"'h' 'nein''n o's"n ~ SUSPECT MS
WIG "ioNeu"e9S' al any ia'e "e oeeaue
inoouy "uu uepiosSeu' Aep' aiool lIoiii ms WIG
anu was oi'en intO1A iie n"u Oeer i0.iu W
and should soon begin to talk out. She still
kept up the appearance of affection, and took
much care of him in frequent attacks of illness
caused by dissipation. About a month ago Mr..
Sherman, soon after drinking a beverage pre-
pared by his wife, was seized with violent pains
of the same character as those which had at
tended the last illness of his daughter, and
after two days of agony he died. post
mortem examination was made, and the con-
tents of his stomach and other organs were
sent to Professor Barker, OF New Haven, for
analysis, which revealed the presence of arsenic
in quantity sufficient to kill three men. Mrs.
Sherman was not Immediately arrested, but
watch was kept upon her movements, and the
bodies of her two children and her former hus-
band, Hurlbut, were secretly disinterred and
portions of them subjected to analysis. Arsenic
in abundance was found in them also. Mrs.
Sherman was arrested last Friday, and. with
strange leniency considering the nature Of the
accusation and the strength of the evidence al
ready accumulated, she is kept prisoner in
her own house instead of being confined in jail.
There is hardly room for doubt of her guilt if
the current statements regarding her are true.
ino eA'i0iSeS Vi commencement Week at iaie
O0sin' 'o,noiio" WIN 'ue paeSs'auieale ser
inou III 'ne Ooiioso '"aP'i' ny iiestuehV WOOL
oe'' va AA0nua' 70 tu' anniversary Vi inc
oneni0'u s0i'i'ino s0"oor' ionoWeu ny recep-
.lOn IN Tue evening iueSuay Is presentation
in the chapel in the morning, and the tradition
al ceremonies on the green in the afternoon.
The sophomore prize declarations take place
on Tuesday evening in the chapel On Wednes-
day is held the annual meeting of the graduates
at Alumni hcll, in the forenoon, and social
gathering of the graduates and friends of the
college with ladies in the Yale school of the fine
arts in the evening. Thursday is commence
ment day. The exercises in the center church
are confined to one session of about four bours
which will be followed by dinner in Alumni
hall, to which graduates of other colleges are
invited by the president and fellows The an
nual exhibition of the Yale school of the fine
arts will be open during the week The exami-
nations for admission to the academicaI de-
partment will begin on Friday. Unusual inter
est is felt in the commencement this year and
the gathering of the alumni is expected 10 he
larger than common on account If the retire.
ment of President Woolsev and tbe oonoro1 :,
terest in the choice of his successor. and also
the prospective change in the constitution Of tho
college corporation. which will not 90 into
effect until next wear. but will he tonic of dis
cussion at the alumni meeting ON WEDNESDAY,
The democratic papers Of New York have &C.
caslonally found in the Evening Post, sentiments
ana CRITICISMS which they quoted with consider
aDle satisfaction The free trade principles adj
Nocated by that paper are approved by them of
course ana It's frequent structures upon the adj
iliinlstiatioh and the majority in congress for
the course pursued in relation to revenue and
civil SERVICE reform, political amnesty and the