The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03
WIS POISONED DuRROUGGSsi
The Paterson Mystery Approach.
ing Il Solution.
Libbis Garra5rants Statement to the Coroner
Jury-She Wcaves Net Around Herself

The mysterious manner In which Ransom r..
Burroughs came TO mis- death Is stil che al-absOrb-
ing topic in Paterson. The cham OF testimony
around his late nousekeeper, the young girl Libbie
Garrabrant, ls almost complete, and there Is but
little left to MI IN to place the charge OF the MUIR
der directly upon her shoulders.
Mr.. Peter Garrabrant the father OF the susp cted
girl. was in Peterson yesterday He Is manager OF
a large manufacturing establishment In New York
city Flo mas had, III all, ten children six OF whom
now are at home.
WHAT LiBBlE swORs TO-
Libb!e Garrabrant was placed on the stand az the
Coroner's inquest yesterday. ana testified as rol.
lows
oyer three weeks ago The rats In burroughs house,
rouGhs there The house. was before Thankssy.
ing Scorrectingl put the arsenic IN the Kitchen aud
ou D up stairs hes raj hoe the Ss os. w a%s
the the fss ' a. TIN The as
ss S"s Ct hs aead s @
and then lett one piece in the closet and in the front
burroughs there some Of dS ID
reason said before TIA, had purchased mo- arsenic mic
lhestatinglyl and don't know an an ander.onsS tue
out yard ashs ate % Of this p bread hat
e to %s S Ss s
L. pb,n paid dollars a. for z which RECEIVED u
ss any "sysr tS S GSrne' H T w had
s e ss@ S'as siss
had s n Sst % S 5 e. co"
az m "d s s S@ the VINE W ov be
ssd INN as1. gone YORK. 'Y,y d o not tell
the Ri Ssys Tia. s.rroash. was At h sister laid the
TO comb my hair; Burroughs lying the lounge he
he was found dead am sure ib. ,h se 20 on ~
ss" M s' Sn s one Of ss s +" not s S
dead wnen was IN with Risy the second tine he laid
s"@ Ne sn he
act OsG IRE We TOOK ,as fur un i. .,a Than,
fassd sAo;e clothes aroma ISrroHsa; ne day
ys%l'ss al yS%
was Rns t'efI ew nohio ae p no.
Sss as ssa ns M ne Ss die tod s a1s
Thasssgv after wrote letter
0I me he" s the aa OF hs aa the re-
things to my e .nSs sst Erc1sns',sa
rum; was after Thanksgiving two or three day; wnea
the rum IN tie house, two bottles he sold some rum after
s polse e 10 good bea anu Them after n% the
oas ne % did S no. os It @ he
LIVED iw% or three days aer , .e ne ,od Taep, ne
lie. no one know he had taken any arsenic; he
took nm a ~n "a M, a s as
roaghs had taken poison am sure ,s aidp never told Mn
Barroashs told buy Ss arsenic; FOR him and re
IT shnS VA: to come OF tn FsSr,sry; we we're
TO married New Years, but put "
OF Bosert and did not go into Burroughs room the Might
moved the furpure BOser slept with alter
Burroughs dead did not tell him BorrOugbs dead
/ told hm he had gone to New York. gave Bosert Bur
hs' Rileys; told anybody what
over that BURROUGHS had . taken poison between
timo he died and the time he found
dead 7 am sure ] didn't; gave the furniture
Riley had for my board; gave him more than the
board cgiae eau tell nothing about tins than
what have already stated; told Burroughs not to take
the arsenic he wouldn't mind and and took
he told not TO tell any one did not want him I" die TO
his things he died the day after tho note written
he he sat by the window where he directed
the he ha: yet taken the arsenlc not
which day he dicd-Sunday or Wednesday; he lived two
days after writing the note; he took the ar
senc on sunday ! wrote the note On Monday
and he died On tuesday, he =, WAS not very
ses when wrote tue note ne was wen when he TOOK the
afsenci ne gov sicA sc' tne afse hept %" Vn'
.naenfl ot auispum with the arsenic did not 1--WE aim
any after that did appear be great deal OF
pain ia not complain OF burning sensation IN his throat