The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-16
gastric fever. They had not the least suspi-
cion of the truth.
MARRIED AGAIN.

MARRIED AGAIN.
I continued to keep house, and had four
children with me at the time My SOD, George
| Whitfield, who was then fourteen years OF age,
was living with me. IN the after part of Au-
gust be was taken sick, and sent for DR.. Owl
att: He said the boy had painters collie, and
as he did not improve became discouraged,
and mixed some arsenic In his tea. He died
the next day, and the doctor said 1t was paint
ers' collie.
Then nv little daughter Ann Eliza took the
chllls and fever, and was continually sick.
This made me dowp-hearted and discouraged
again. Ihad some arsenic IN the house which
I purchased In Harlem, and put it In the
medicine I bought for her to cure the chils. I
gave IL to her twice, then she was taken sick
as the others were, and died about noon four
days afterward. She was the happiest child I
ever saw.
then kept house until the following May,
going out as usual to do nursing. About that
time Lydia, my eldest daughter, went to New
York with work, was taken sick, and after an
illness of twenty one days she died natural
death. Inever gave her anything the doctor
did not order. Then I went to Saiorsvllle,
PENNSYLVANIA, with family named MeXom.
II was not profitable veLture, so returned
TO New York, and went to live with my STEP
daughter, Mrs. Thompson. Then TOOK Bit
uation with Mr.. Cochran, who kept sewing
became acquainted with Mt. James Curtiss.
he asked nae to 90 to Strattord, Connecticut.
To take care of mis- aged mother and keep
house for them. consented to 60 for eight
dollars per month. lived there eight months.
One day Mr.. John Fairchild, at whose store
bought our groceries, asked me II W0uld
like to keep house for a man who had Just lost
his wife. In this way | became aequalntea
with Mr.. Hnrlburt, who lived In Coram, Hunt
inaton, After had peen few days with Bim
he asked m, to marry him, which did No.
yember %, 1858. The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. Mr. Morton In his own house.
We lived happily for fourteen months. About
three months after We were married mr.
Hurlburt made his will. He was subject TO
fits of dizziness.
THE FIFTH MURDER.
One day he was unwel, and he ate CLANS
and drank cider with saleratus IN 1t. Then ne
became worse. On one occasion he made me
drink cider aud saleratus, after which l be-
anne very sick and dizzy, and took TO vomit-
Ing. Finally Mr.. Hurlburt became worse, and
about five o'clock one morning the old man
died. Now I wish TO say that never gave
Mr.. Hurlburt anything that would cause SICK
lless, though there may have been arsenic
linked with the saeratus which he put INTO
the cider.
About two months after Hurlburt died,
ham, wanted me 10 lake little baby TO board.
met Mr.. Sherman one Sunday morning. He
introduced himself to me, and said that he
had auothe. object In calling besdrs getting
me to take care of his baby. He wanted me
az his housekeeper, because bis motner-ln.
law and his daughter could not get along we'll
together. I said would think about 1t. TWO
weeks later he came again aud offered TO mar
~ me- told him that we ought TO De oetter
acquainted. He said that he was compelled
to get some one, as he could not have the old
woman In the house, as she was creating q
constant disturbance. De then went away,
and l did not see him for three or four weeks;
but at the end Of that time he found me q
tenant for my farm. which ended In my lend
Ing him three hundred dollars.
TIE THIRD HUSBAND.
In July, 1870. / lent him $500 more, and on
the "a of September, 1870, we went to Mr..
Sherman's sisters house, In BridgeWater,
Mass, and were married.
After we had been married about two
months, Mr.. Sherman said one day that he
sd M6dRaf RJS R5t ssg SnG aaS Sfh
the house. was full of trouble, and not
him (Frank) something to get hlm out OF the
way, for thought he would be better of.
They had arsenic In the house. The old lady
had used 1t before 10 poison rats. put some
of il in some milk, and only gave |. TO him
once. Being quite feeble, he began TO be
sick and 10 vomit. sent for doctor, but he
said the child was not out of danger, though
he was better. This was in the forenoon.
| That night the child dleh at eleven O'Clock.
| This was November 10, 1870.
MORE TROUBLE.
Instead of making matters better, every.
| thing grew worse. Mr.. Sherman and hls
| mother-in-law kept constantly quarreline
about q plano, for which she claimed Mr.. Sher
man owed her $40. sold my farm for $ll00
| of which received $500 cash; 30 gave MI
Sherman 500, told him TO pay her, which he
did, and then tue old woman left us.
MIR. Sherman then took to drink, and sup
ported the family for aoout six months. Dur.
| inc this time I found that he had dsslpated
the money gave him, instead of paying his
| bills with it, so had to pay out about three
hundred dollars more for him. Then came
Christmas, and Ada devoted great deal o.
time In decorating the church. furnished
her with all her clothes and paid her dress
making bills. On Christmas eve Aca was
taken SICK, aud DR.. Besrdsley was again sem
for. He prescribed brandy sling Tor her
but Mr.. Sherman drank all the liquor oougat
I could not keep "a drop for Ada. The uext
mornin. she was no better, and we sent FOL
Dr. DuItop. of Milford. When the doctor
came MIR. Sherman was go drunk that he coulo
not walk straight. Mr. Sherman asked me
for $40 TO pay The doctor. | refused TO give Il
TO rim. saying that would pay the doctor my
self. Then he got mad and went out.
srILL ANOTHER MURDER.
That made me feel 80 bad that was tempt
ed tn do as had done before. l had some
arsenic in tce house, which mixed In her tee
and gave to her twice. She died the nex'
Then MIR. Sherman began drinking more
than ever. He did very little for the family
leaving me to pay for everything. He wen
on in that way until quite lale 10 the winter
His brother Andrew and wife, aud his brother
Georue came to 7isls ns, but that only made
matters worse, tried 10 get Mr.. Sherman te
ioin the temperance society, but he kept OF
| drinking. AT last Joined q temperance soci
| otv ond then George Sherman and my hue
ham, hand ieined it together. My husband only
| Ssnr n a few weeks, and thea went to drink
| ing harder than ever. He next sold my plano
toT three hundred and twenty-five dollars, anc
nmt three hundred dollars n the bank In my
pa pame Two weeks alter he drew 1t out aDc
want 10 New Haven, where he spent every
cont of IL. sent my step son, Nelson Sher
man 10 lind his father. and one evening abou
! ai%ht O'clock he arrived. | met him at The
| door and said. I'm glad you are alive" The
neyt dav bpiag Saturday he remained at home
all Sav. Sunday he went out and returned
uarv drink. Monday he went out again aut
rei,irned in The evening. He drank cup o
chocolate aud then went out to get some
greens for dinner.
THE LAST MURDER.