New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-25
ALLEGED HIFE POISONING.

4 SERVANT GIRL CONFEssEs HAVING GIVEN Poisol
10 HER MISTRESS At me rNsJGATION or TIL
HUSBAND.
a remarkable case of attempted wife muir
der Of reckless false swearing came 10 light yester
| day in Brooklyn. Ats ID. Mr. Atwood living of No
n5 Flushing.ave.. called on Capt Mclaughlin. at III,
Ninth Precinct Station, aud stated that Mrs. Harteau
| who lived IN his house, had noice at Patchogue
| the wife OF q Capt. Samuel Smith, shipbroker OF
souh-st Eow.York; that this Mrs. smith had had poi
administer to her by servant girl at the nsheatior
Of her husband and that finding this OUT she had come
up 10 Brooklyn. Acting upon this advice, the police
visited the present residence Of Mrs Smith No. SIS
Flusbingave arrested the servant girl Anna Haugh-
ton and took her to the Ninth Precinct Police Station,
where she told E9markable story 20 Capt Mclaughlin
she stated that she met Capt Smith at No Al flaryst,
Brooklyn and asked hin. whether be knew OF place
FOR her. lie asked herf she would Ike TO live in the
country and on che following Saturday took her down
70 bis home al Patchogue. The Eri continued
After had been there a few days Mrs Smith was
confined, and had 10 tend her; ] cooked all tBe
meals; one day Mrs Margaret Rnlan came into the
houseshe Lived peat door 60 Ms sintthaBd gave inc
every day in Mrs Smiths food; did go: NO thinking
tbet was poison, aud after Mrs Smith drank the ea
Ian came to me and said, How does. the powder
workl" 1t made Mrs Smith deathly sick replied;
well never mind ii viii do that az first give her NE
smith gave her two. ana aftei mad Given my powder
hsy SSf nae sd pSS sEGf ae r S Sord
murder YOU just give her more OF IT, ana III
you all right" Mr.. Smith loQ me he wanted To-
make away with his wife, aud said If would fN her of
lie would give hundred dollars, all his wIie's silk
dresses and pay fare out 70 Chicago consented 20
CSc sp con sen 70 take Mrs. smiths life Mr. smith and
Mrs Rulan urged more and more 10 do IT.; Mr. Smith
went away from Patchogue Tuesday morning last by
the o'clock train; he called me out IN the kitchen and
be said TO me, "nQw Anna, you must do this tonight
ss5 You ppd i1t 1t s VI r. 'T%%5 e
ri be back Tomorrow morning and want 1t done
then. and I'll send you OF TO Chicago" he made go
out 70 the woodshed aud get the hammer and told me
70 be and do IL, cut" Sid he, II" sou breathe
oTt O. 49, @ murder You he went away on TIE train
and got the hammer but YES afrDld Y DO what ne
the hammer down; Mrs Smith was In the paIlor lylug
down. sbe was SO weak from the Cteets 0 the powder
that she could scarcely stand, and went 70 Ter ~ tell
her all was afraid 10 do so, and went back 10 the
went in and told her; she wouldn't believe me- but sue
knew she sick and she couldn't deny II; there was
some that had the powder III II, and she gave u 10
WasherWOman TO try " % soon as the woman drank At
she was affected Just the same Mrs. Smith was.
The police arrested Capt Smith at the house OF his
moIher.jn-aw, No. Il Tlary-st' yesterday morning.
when confronted with the grl-with whom, according
TO her statement, he has held improper relationshe
Was apparently surprised wanted TO know whats
was doing there The detectives then took both OF
TO Justice ssmers court where the story OF the girl
was repeated Mrs. Smith corroborses the GIRLS story
so far as the of her having taken powders and been
sick aiterward was concerned. She inclined to
believe however 10 the innocence OF her husband. As
false
Judge Sender committed the accused yesterday after.
loon, The trial viii take place at Patchoaue.