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


prescription and went away. asked him II he
would come back in the evening. He said he
would. Mr.. Sherman was sick ell day. and the
doctor came in the evening and found him no
better. He gave him some medicine. He also
ordered some brandy sling. Mrs. Hubbard,
who lived in another part OF tho house.
went to Mr.. Peck, the Derby druggist, and got 1t
for me. The brandy that fixed was In q wash
stand at the foot OF the bed, and Sherman kept
getting up and drinking 1t until he drank all.
found the bottle empty, and asked him what ne
had done wit b the brandy. lie said he drank IL.
HE GREW WORSE ALL TEE TINE.
On Thursday night we sent for Dr. Beardsley nnd
he was not at home Then we sent for DR.. Plnney,
as he grew 30 much worse When DR.. Pilney
came he asked whas DR.. Beardsley had given him.
told nam what medicine he had given him,
and DR.. Pinney left Q paper to give to DR..
Beardslet when he came DR.. Beardsley
came. and Mrs. Hubbard gave the paper
to him. He then changed the medicine.
Mr.. Shermangrew worse all night. Mrs. Hubbard,
Shermsn's mother, and myself were up with him
al night. Next morning ne said he wanted 30 see
DR.. Beardsiey. He came and found him in very
low state. He died about eight O'Clock that morn
ing. a..
On FRIDAY morning and ON Saturday they had
post-mortem examination. Dr. Pnney, DIR. Boards
| ley and DR.. Shelton were present. DR.. Pinney
asked me il had any objection. and said had
none and told him to ask Mr.. Sherman's mother
4 about it. She told him that she had none. They
| took part ofthe stomach and took 1t to New Haven
| to have 1t analysed.
END OF REVOLVING RECORD
/ At thispoint the prisoner stopped. She had re-
veaed all her terrible record Of crime. The bring
| ing Of that portion Of her husbands remains to
this city to be analysed was the first step taken to
| IN no Wnr hQr n
hitting that she should cease her story where the
men OF science, allied with the men Of law, began
the inquiry which led to her conviction and doomed
her to q punishment that viii know no ceasing
| while her life lasts.
| AFTER SENTENCE.
After her return to her narrow quarters in the
prison after receiving her sentence she permitted
Q representative Of the HERALD to speak with her
few minutes. She was asked II she would like, in
connection with her confession, to let the world
know how she came to make 1t, and in what condi-
ton of mind she was now in. She said that was
what she desired to do. She wanted the whole
| world to know that.
HOW SHE CANE TO MAKE THE CONFESSION
| This she stated as follows:-
IL Is about six weeks since ! began to feel OPP
| pressed inwardly; to have an inward struggle;
sometimes was pressure on my heart felt bad,
| and ! felt as though I wanted to tell, but I
could not make up my mind to do It, i kept
feeling 30 bad and thought could give oil up to
Christ and confess to Him and all would be right,
| and would not let the world know any thing
about 1t. That Is what thought
| LAY AWAKE NIGHTS
! thinking about 1t; could not sleep and could not
eat. the Jaor's wife will tell you that did not
| eat anything. Finally one night l made
| up my mind that ] would give myself
| up to Christ and confess everything and did. I
knelt down and said was sorry, and asked Him
to forgive me. felt better then; felt that the
burden was gone, and that was forgiven. When
felt that must confess 1t to the world felt 1t
was my duty to do that that others might be
warned. felt that could not be forgiven unless
that was done. In the morning l called to Mrs.
Webster. This was on Thursday, the 26th Of De-
cember)
OPENING HER HEART TO WEBSTER.
called her in and said, mrs Webster, am
very wicked woman" and she said she guessed
| was not very wicked now.
| havnvIW
| She said, ~ know you have been, but think you
| have become good woman"
| Isaid that felt that wanted to let everybody
| know how bad had been. and shat could not be
| forgiven unless did.
| She spoke to Mr.. Webster. and he came In the
next morning and asked me II wanted to make q
confession and l said ] did. Then OF course,
told him. After made up my mind felt better,
and after told him all the
OPPRESSION WAS GONE FROM NY HEART
and ever since have been perfectly contented and
my mind is at ease. feel that know that God
has forgiven me- and that after am done here
shall have home there with Him. ! made up my
mind that ] would give up everything In this
world and think nor care for anything here.
think IL was on Christmas that Mrs. Crumb
came here to talk to me, and that IL was she and
her talking to me and praying with me that helped
me TO do this; and great deal is owing to Mr.
Lutz. He was here on Christmas Day. Mrs.
Crumb was the means OF my making up my mind
finally to
GIVE MYSELF UP TO CHRIST
would like the world to know how feel. feel
that have given up Gil hold the world and that
have given Christ my heart, and that my trust Is
In Him. Years ago was q professor OF religion |
and always thought had religion, but know now
that ! never was q Christian. always used to
think I was, but know was not, or would not !
have done as l did.
1t being remarked to her that her quarters
in the State Prison would not be as pleasant
AZ those she had occupied she remarked tina
she did not care she had placed herself en-
trey In Gods hands, and was ready to bear what
lie placed upon her. She also said she wanted
Christian people TO know how she felt, and TO have
them paint her case 90 Q warning to others.
WHAT THE DOCTORS
Being asked II none Of the doctors who attended |
the persons after they were poisoned ever asked |
any questions or made any remarks indicating any |
suspicious on their part she replied that none OF
them did until after Sherman's death, and that she
heard OF nothing that Indicated that any one had
their suspicious aroused.
Speaking Of the doctors she said, at seemed
strange to me that the doctors who were considered
very talented, ana we're allowed to give burial
permits In New York did not discover anything
They said the children were sick with fever When |
Mr. Hurlburt was sick the doctors said he had the
old. fashioned cholcra norfna