The New York herald., 1872-04-24

and abandon his dissolute habits; ! recoliect
don't know who gave him the money to pay the I'M;
tiation fees OF Sherman; from what prisoner told
me was led to believe that sne gave MN ouo lone one
the doctor prescribing tea for the patient; may
have said to Mrs. Hubbard that 1t was wrong for
Lydia to give my nephew 80 much money but do not
recoect Of having said prisoner told me she was
in the habit Of giving him money, but never saw
her do it; certainly felt 1t was improper for her to
do So II I did not express my thoughts; prisoner
told me that portions OF the body had been taken
for purposes Of analysis; % ! went to Dr. Beardsley
should know that course had been pursued and
and his friends kept in ignorance did not threaten
Orrin Lathrop, OF Birmingham, sworn said he
had known Sherman for seven years; saw him the
night he was first Sx a5 taken Main BTmng
was leaning against tree; spoke to him as
HE WAS VERY PALE;
Inquired what was the matter and he replied that
he was sick at the stomach, and would go home !;
we then separated, and did not see him again
h he had NJ" 20 watc a wtn the @ weh @
know whether he had vomited any up to that time.
witness was not crossexamined.
Mrs. Mary Jones' mother Of Sherman's first wife,
sworn IL reside In Abingdon, Mass. from the 2sth
june 1853, to 22d December, 1870 was inmate OF
Boonton, N j., where had previously resided; /
returned again; on the 30th December, 1870 l re-
ceived telegram saying his daughter was very i'll
and to come at once; arrived in Birmingham next
day; remained one week and two days. the
daughter was dead when arrived; !! received a
Sherman was dead; arrived on the 18th and re-
NAMED until June
q. What were his habits A. He was man who
occasionally made
BAD USE OF LIQUOR;
sometimes for months he would not taste q drop !;
then, again, 1t would not be as long; good many
times he went over year without It; l never
knew him to be sick while was In his family or
exsss me he
or coffee he would be around again;
otnH hnx .sJnrv EnnyU Inn
to be sick after one nights rest and Sleep e.,
while had the care OF him; his first wife died De-
September 15,. 1s7o-so was informed by them;
prisoner was at Shermans house before her mar
rage fort for three or four weeks % 900, o.,or ,v,o
you were there ? A. Kind to one another IN my
presence.
O. We're there any angry words ? A. have often
heard them
IN ANGRY ALTERoATIoN IN THEIR ROOM.
O.. How many timesS A. Can't state; quite
good many, however.
Q. What was the dinerences A. know not, nor
never tried to know; never but once heard the
language distinctly; then heard him say,
'LYDIA, IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED
you may take what you have here and leave;' did
would not hear more during the obsequies Of Ada,
or rather after, on Saturday evening" before
@ nn Mrs nd the 91 wene
In the sitting room, the former sleeping on the sofa
and Lydia sitting by the stove; passed out clos.
sherman pass the basement windows; he came
into the basement, having just returned from mar
ket, and said, Mother, wish you would remain
with US all winter" objected, on the ground that
! had not got my wearing apparel; he offered to
when he said he wished ! would as
HE FEARED LITTLE MATTE WOULD BE TAKEN sICK
the same as Ada was; told him there was no fear,
and, If he was, prisoner would take good care OF
into the room; she few up to him and accused him
OF finding fault to me about her not taking
good of his family; she said If he was disssatis
fled she would leave the house that evening;
never complained about her 80 me; she said she
knew better, for she had heard every word he had
said.
Q. What was her manners A. should say she
was very angry; don't know / ever saw a person
more SO; he then went up stairs and she followed
after HIM
On crosse examination the defence, to show that
the prisoner on leaving Birmingham for jersey
where she was arrested, intended to return, drew
from Mrs. Jones the fact that after Sherman's fune
the lease Of the house, and intmated that she in
tended to open boarding house.
The CrOsS,examlnattOn OF the MEDICAL witnesses
having been calculated to imply that death was the
result of bismuth, prescribed by DR.. Pinney DR..
Beardsey recalled by the State and stated that
the prescription was-bismuth, five grains and hy
dro cynac acid, two drops; that Sherman took only
two doses, and could not have been affected by 1t,
as II is harmless II he had taken the whole pre-
scription at one dose 1t would not have caused
death.
Here the prosecution rested their case, having
certainly established very strong chain of circum
stantia evidence against the accused.
The defence will open their side at halfpast nine
A. M. tomorrow.
The court room was densely packed this after
noorby ladies, clergy, judges and merchants or the
city and State, including Mr.. Hubbard, late candi-
date for Governor, and the Mayor OF Hartford