Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-01-24

this woman, but Struck would have little
to say to her. He seems to have been de-
mented, threatening suicide, and getting
worse. One police Sergeant, Mo,
advised her to put him out OF the way,
as he would never be any good again to
her or himself So she bought ten cents
worth of arsenic and administered 1t in
oatmeal Cruel. Early next morning he
died. This was in May (year unknown)
and she continued to keep house, but was
extremely destitute. In July she de-
termined to destroy two of the children
Martha Ann, six years old, and Ed
ward, four years old. She felt very down
cast, and administered arsenic to them in
such quantities that they fingered few
days. Martha Ann died first, and Ed
ward few hours later. The doctors
seemed to have no suspicion OF anything
criminal in their demise.
Four children remained. George Whit
field, aged fourteen, was engaged IN
painting for a man In August, that
same year, he was taken sick with paint
er's collie, and under doctors care grew
no better. Discouraged again, the I'M
natural mother administered arsenic to
him, in his tea, and he died.
She then went out to work IS nurse.
Two of the girls remained at home most
of the time. Lydia, eighteen years old,
was engaged, part of the time, In a store
in Harlem; then she worked at home,
where she was courted by young man
named John Smith. Mrs. Sherman, in
March, decided to relieve herself of the
care of her little daughter, Ann Eliza,
and quietly poisoned her with arsenic,
and after four days illness she died. The
arsenic used in all these murders was
part of that procured for Mr.. Struck
murder.
About the list of Jnne following Lydia
died after long and natural fit of sick
ness.
The wretched woman now found en-
ployment as helper and clerk in store,
with nothing to fret her." ......
While in the store she was inducad to
become the housekeeper of Mr.. James
Curtiss, living at Stratford, Conn.,, at So
month. After living in Mr.. Curtiss'
family for eight months she was induced
to marry an old man named Hurlbut, liv-
ing in Huntington, Conn. This was in
November, 1868, and they lived happily to-
gether for fourteen months. One day
Hurlbut, old and feeble, was taken sick
and subsequently died, but Mrs. Sherman
does not know whether she killed him or
not. At all events, she disclaims any
such intention, and if he took the wrong
medicine she cannot tell.
She now became acquainted with HOr-
alto N. Sherman, widOwer, living in
Birmingham, who had little baby on
his hands, and who tried to engage her
to keep house for him, and subsequently
married her in September, 1870, at Bridge
water, Mass. Sherman had trouble with
an old lady, previously his mother-in-law,
and his daughter Ada. The old lady
chung around" because the baby Frank
was in the house. So Sherman wished
that, in order to get the old lady out of
the way, Frankly might die, and, under
Mrs. Sherman's care, he soon did die, No
vember Is, 1870. 1881 h@@ 'sT ~
The old woman refused to leave, how
ever, after Franks death, and, becoming
troublesome, Mrs. Sherman paid her 800,
and she vamOOsed. .H.
Sherman was drunkard, and when his
daughter Ada was sick, after the old wo-
man left, he drank some Of Ada's brandy.
Mrs. Sherman then proceeded deliberate
ly to poison Ada, giving her poison in
har tea, and she died few hours after
ward.
Sherman was absent, spending money
and drinking. His wife led miserable,
poverty-stricken life, and at last she elk
ed" some brandy for him, and he went
his "way to dusky DEATH" the eighth vic
tim of this monstroNs woman. This
time, however, the law stepped in and
forever put stop to her murderous
work. Her history from this period is
familiar to the world. She languishes in
prison, devoid of the power to do evil,
and with time for reflection. 1t is said
that she has repented and is seeking the
favor of her outraged Creator through the
fundamentally of Jesus Christ.