The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13

Struck told him he would not go back again 10
work. Then my husband did nothing, but fretted
all the time. Mr.. Butler came again and coaxed
him until he consented TO 60 to work again. Then
] used to go up TO the shop with him and keep him
company for hours at his work. One day he came
home and said he would not work any more, be-
cause he was
ASHAMED TO BE SEEN IN THE STREETS,
as everybody was looking ct him as II he was
coward. The next morning could not get him
out Of bed and he told me that he should never 60
out of the house again. He would allow me to
bring no one in to see him, and would allow none
OF the children In his ROOM l used to try to get
the neighbors to come In and see him, but he
would not notice any Of them. gentleman by
the name OF Olmstead who he thought great deal
Of called to see him, but he would not look at him
or have anything to say to him. He would lay In
bed seven or eight weeks at o time. wanted him
TO have doctor, but he would not see one. He
said he wanted to see one Of his first wife's chill
dren, daughter named Gertrude, who was mar
RED to Mr.. william Thompson, and went down
to New YORK and brought her up to see him.
When she came he would say very little to her.
One Of the neighbors was sick, and Gertrude, seeing
the doctor eaving their house. called him In to see
her father. The doctor asked him what was the
matter, and II he was sick, and he said
mo, AN NOT GICKn
The doctor got him to take some medicine and left
some for me to give him, but he would not take 1t.
He acted as though he was out OF his mind, and
finally he began to lose the use Of his limbs. He
could hardly use his hands and feet. One day he
got to the bureau and took ont pistol and put 1t
to his mouth ana said, NANNY" this is the name
he always called mel, III should IRE this or it
would blow my head on" Twas frightened ana
TOOK II away from him and put 1t back in the
drawer. Then he wanted Q razor, and I took 1t
and the pistol and locked them up, so that he could
not find them. I got him back to his room, and
then he got 1t in his head that he was going to be
arrested. One day sent for Captain Hart to come
and see him and try and quiet him. When the
Captain came Mr.. Struck would neither look at
him or speak to him nor have anything to do with
him. The Captain told him that he was
OUT OF HIS MIND
He advised me to have him sent to the lunatic
asylum. Many others told me the same thing, and
said II did not do 1t he would do some Of US injury
One night he got up and told me to bring HIM his
clothes and shoes and said they going to take
him away In the morning quieted him by telling
him that no one would harm him, for he had done
nothing.
He kept getting worse. he got 80 he could
not dress or undress and ne caaseq me AZ ct this
time great deal OF trouble. He wanted me TO gel
places for the children because / could not take
care Of them. told him could, take care OF them
and that he need not worry about them. One night
he was acting very badly and called in the Police
Sergeant Mo 70 have him quiet him.
PUT HIM our OF THE WAY.
Sergeant Nc lived in the lower part Of the
house with us. He came In and talked with my
husband for while, and then he told me that Mr.
Struck was out OF his MIND and that he would
never be any better He advised me to put him
out Of the way, as he would never be Of any good
to me or to himself again. l asked him what he
meant, and he told me to get certain quantity Of
arsenic, and he told me how much to give him, and
where to get IL. thought OF 1t for o few days.
Ny husband at the time was getting worse and
worse, and was tempted to
GO AND BUY THE ARSENIC.
according to the instructions. Finally went to
Harlem and purchased 1t at druggists, and paid
ten cents for It, came home and made some cat
meal Cruel, and put in it about half thimb!e full
OF arsenic, and stirred 1t In well Then gave II to
my husband to drink, and he drank OF 1t several
| times during the afternoon. He was then taken
| sick with purgng. sent for Dr. Jackson, OF Car
| Evansville, and he came In the evening. He asked
| Mr.. Struck how he felt, but he did not speak to
him. said, doctor, he is very slckn The doctor
| staid short time and left with me two white
| powders, and told me to give them to him during
the night When the doctor went away went with
him to the door, and asked him II he thought Mr..
was very sick man, and that he thought he had
softening of the brain and that he would get
| well again. That night he was very bad, and was
| up with him all the time Towards morning be be-
| gan TO fail very fast and about eight O'Clock
IN THE MORNING HE DIED.
Il was in May this occurred ana continued to
| keep house. had nothing to live upon, and be-
| came discouraged The children could do nothing
for me or for themselves. The LIST Of July moved
into another house In the village. had two little
| children, Martha Ann, SIX years old, and Edward,
four years old. thought that could not get along
and support them, and came to the conclusion
that 1t would be better for them n they were out Of
the way thought the matter over for several
! days. was much discouraged and dOwnhearted.
THE SECOND MURDER.
| gave them only little at O time, and after
gave 1t to them was afraid they would die, anu
sent for DR.. Oviatt. When he came he told me that
they had the gastric fever, and he doctored them
| for few days. Then / sent for DR.. Jackson. He
told me that they were very sick, and he thought
| they would not live. Next morning
MARTHA ANN DIED.
| She was taken with vomiting soon after gave
she died. The doctors said nothing to indicate that
| they knew what was the matter.
EDWARD DIES ALSO.
Edward was afYected in the same manner He
| was sick at the stomach and vomited frequently.
| In the evening Edward died. He was beautiful
boy, and did not complain during his illness. He
was very patient The afternoon before he died
my stepdaughter, Gertrude Thompson, came In to
see the children, and she spoke to him and said,
EDDY, why, are you sick ?"
He said, 'Yes.n
Then she said. "You will get better" and he
said, mo, I shall never get we'll"
The doctors had no suspicious in this case either,
and did not hear Of any one having any.
| r0tRrff MURDER.
Icontihued to keep house, and had with me four
children at the time. got work by nursing and