Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-14

my eldest daughter. went to New York with
work, WAS taken sick, and after an Illness of
twenty-one days she died a natural death.
never gave her anything the doctor did not
order. Then went to Sailorsyille, Pa. with a
family named Maxom. 1t was not a profitable
venture, so I returned to New York and went TO
live with my stepsiaughter, Mrs. Thompson.
Then took situation with Mr.. Cochran, who
kept sewing machine establishment in Canal
street. There 1 became acquainted with Mr..
James Curtis. He asked me to go to Stratford,
Conn, to take care of his aged mother and keep
house for them. i consented to 60 for IS per
month: l. lived there eight months. One day
Mr.. John Fairchieh, at whose store 1 bought
our groceries, asked me if 1 would like to keep
house for a man who had just Lost his wife. In
this way became acquainted with Mr.. Hurl-
burt: who lived in Coram. Huntington After l
had been a few days with him he asked me to
marry him, which did November q ISIS The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr.. Nor
ton in his own house. We lived happily for
fourteen months. About three months after we
were married Mr.. Hurlburt made his viii. He
was subject to fits of dizziness.
THE FIFTH MURDER.
One day he was unweli, and he ate clans and
drank cider with saleratae in it. Then he be-
came worse. On one occasion he made me
drink cider and saleratus, after which i Became
very sick and dizzy, and / took to vomiting.
Finally Mr.. Hurlburt becasse worse, and about
O'Clock one morning the cid man died. Now
wish to say that never gave Mr.. Hnrlburt
there may have been arsenic mixed with the
saieratus which he put into the cider. bout
two months after Huriburt died, heard that
HOratio n. Sherman, of Birmingham, wasted
me to take little baby to board. / met Mr..
sherman one Sunday morning. He introduced
himself to me. and said that he kad another OBJ
iect in calling besides getting me to take OF
his baby. He wanted me as his housekeeper.
because his mother-n-law and his daughter
could not get along well together. / said ]
would think about it. Two weeks later he came
again and offered to marry me. told him we
ought To be better acquainted. He said he was
compelled to get some one, as he could not have
the old woman in the house, as she was creating
aSo 9', oance: ne then went away, and
the end Of that time he found me a tenant for
nay farm, which ended in nay lending hiM $500.
THE THIRD HUSBAND.
In July, 1870, lent him $500 more. and on the
I'd Of September, 1870, we went TO Mr.. Sherran's
sisters house, in Briagewater, Mass, and were
married. After we had been married about two
months. Mr.. Sherman said one day that he
wished his babe (Frank) would die as then the
old woman shond not Stay another day i'm the
house. was full of trouble, and not knowing
what to do, Vas tempted TO give him Frankly
something to get him out OF the way, for
thought he wOulh be better off, They had
arsenic in the house. The old lady had used ii
before to poison rats. Iput some of il in some
milk, and only gave it to him once. Being quite
feeble. he began to be sick and to vomit. 1 sent
for doctor, but he said the child was not out of
danger though he was as better; This was in the
This was November Is, 1870.
MORE TROUBLE
Instead of making matters better everything
grew worse. MIR. Sherman and his mother-in-
law Kept constantly quarreling about a piano.
for which she claimed Mr.. Sherman owed her
$40. sold my farm for 81 100, of which re-
ceived $500 cash; so L gave Mr.. Sherman 800.
old woman left Mr. Sherman then took to
drink, and / supported the family for about six
months. During this time found that he had
paying his bills with it. so had to paw about
$500 more for him. Then came Christmas and
Ada devoted a great deal of time in decorating
the church. furnished her with all her clothes
and paid her dressmaking bills. On Christmas
eve Ada was taken sick and DIR. Beardsley was
again sent for. He prescribed brandy sling for
her, but Mr.. Sherman drank all the liquor I
bought. could not keep drop for Ada. The
next morning she was no better, and we sent for
DIR. button. of Milford. When the doctor came
MIR. Sherman was so drunk that he could not
to pay the doctor. refused to give it to him.
saying that would pay the doctor myself Then
he got mad and went out.
STILL ANOTHER MURDER.
That made me feel 80 bad that / was temptad
to do as had done before. had some arsenic
in the house, which i mixed i'm her tea and gave
to her twice. She died the next morning. Then
Mr. sherman began drinking more than ever
He did very little for the family, leaving me to
pay for everything He went on i'm that way
until quite late in the winter. His brother
Andrew and wife and his brother George came
to visit us, but that only made matters worse |
tried to get Mr.. Sherman to join the temperance
society, but he kept on drinking. At last |
joined temperance society, and then George
Sherman and my husband Joined it together
My husband only kept 1t few weeks, and then
went to drinking harder than ever He next
sold my piano for 1926 and put $500 in the bank
in my name. Two weeks after he drew il out
and went to New Haven, where he spent every
cent oft. sent my step-sOn, Nelson Sherman.
TO hnd bis faith ard one evening about eight
o'clock he arrived. | met him at the door and
said, "I'm glad you are alive" The next day.
being Saturday, he remained at home all day.
Sunday he went out and returned very drunk
Monday he went out again and returned in the
evening. He drank cup Ofchocolate and then
went out to get some greens for dinner.
THE LAST MURDER.
While he was going he was taken sick, and he
came home immediately: had about pint of
brandy in the house, and Put some arsenic i'm
it, That night he drank it and the next morn
ing he was very sick. L did not mean to kill
him. only wanted to make him sick of LIQUOR.
The next morning he drank more of the brandy
and was worse. I sent for DIR. Beardsley and
told him that Mr.. Sherman had one of his old
spells. He continued to grow worse, other doc
tors were called.in, but he died at eight O'Clock
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