The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-16

died Of bronchts buried at Trinity Cemetery attending
Struck aged twelve years. rss
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months eleven days Tesaencs corner Of Lawrsss
Trinity Cemetery; attending physician Dr. l. A. Roden
Rev. Mr.. Payson, OF the Harlem Presbyterian
church was pre- sent at the bedside of Lydia Struck
when she died, and he describes the symptoms at
tending her illness those OF poisoning. and re-
counted some months ago very suspicious cIcum
stances against the accused.
II is said that Cornelius Struck, a conductor on
the Third Avenue Railroad IN your city, and son Of
the deceased Struck, intends to ask District Attor
ney Garvin 10 cause the bodies Of his family to be
II such course be taken 1t is not at all I'M
likely that Mrs.. Sherman may be taken
to your city for for trial should she escape
motive that prompted this remarkable woman to
administer poison to her Victims II she really be
guilty, cannot except in the case OF Hnrhurt. be
OWNED. There are many in this country who attri-
butte 1t to mania for lifetakng, and il such be the
case there is ground for grave suspicious that she
for some time employed as nurse by DR.. l.. ROden-
stein in his practice In the upper part OF the city,
and may have been administering deathly dranghts
10 some OF his patients
THE INDICTMENT
upon which she is to be arraigned was found on the
2ist September 1t charges that, at the town of
Derby on the sth May 1871, Lydia Sherman, wife OF
Horato N. Sherman late OF said place, did feoni
ously, wilfully, &C. mix and mingle great quan :
tity OF deadly poison, called white arsenic with
quantity of chocolate, which she administered to the
said sherman, who died the 18th OF May, and that
the said Lydia sherman Is guilty OF murder in the
first degree. The second count charges the admin
istation OF arsenic in Cruel at divers times between
the sth and 18th OF May, 1871 and that she Is guilty
of murder in the first degree. The third count
charges the administration OF poison In certain sling
between the Sth ana 18th OF May and al divers other
times, and that Lydia Sherman Is guilty Of murder
In the first degree. The fourth and last count drawn
by Colonel Wooster of Derby, Is the same as the
first, except that there changes in the verbage
NEW HAVEN, March 15-Evening
Since writing my letter of this morning have
ascertaned further details OF the preparations
made for the trial. Some time ago counsel for the
accused applied to Judge Foster, the State Prose-
cutting Attorney, to secure the attendance of wit
for the defence at the expense of the State,
on the ground that the accused has exhausted her
resources In the retention OF counsel. The matter
was referred to the Court and an order
was made to have the State call the
defendants witnesses. AS far as | can
learn, the only persons that Messrs. Waterous and
Gardner propose to call for the accused are a
brother and sister OF Mrs. Sherman, named Dan
bury, who reside in New Jersey; Mr.. and Mrs.
the house where Sherman and his children died, and
D. sheldon, the landlord Of the deceased, who re-
sided on Elizabeth street Birmingham. The last
witness, it is claimed, will prove that after
TUE DEATH or SHERMAN AND HIS CHILDREN,
ana on the departure OF the alleged mufuereSS IOT
New Jersey, she intended to return, having arranged
for the retention of the house.
What the nature OF the defence set mp will be has
not yet been limited at by her counsel; but there
are strong grounds for believing that 1t will be
general denial and insanity. The general impress
sion seems to be that the prosecuting officer, who
is an able criminal lawyer, ana who has associated
with him an astute assistant-General Wooster, OF
Birmingham-wil have great difficulty In establish
ing the guilt OF the woman to the satisfaction Of
jury, who must give her the benefit OF any doubt
that may exist in their minds, although the gene.
raj impression seems to be that she
Is really guilty. There u.s. however, very
strong crcnmstantial evidence in support OF
the theory that she is Innocent But
against that Is the suspicious circumstance that
four persons attended by her in sickness died OF
arsenic which found IN their stomachs in more
than sufficient quantities to produce death.
DIAGRAM OF sHERMAN'S HOUSE.
The house In which the alleged murders were
committed ia neat and substantial double
wooden structure, two stories and half high on
Elizabeth street, near the public park and In an
aristocratic neighborhood. There the deceased hus
band and the two children received the draughts
that sent them to their final rest l give you a
diagram Of the main hoor or first story, made this
morning with the consent of Mrs. Myers, the pre-
sent occupant