The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-10
MURDER WILL OUT.

HUSBAND POISONED by AN UNFAITHrUL
wHE-sHE MARRIEs HER AccoMPLIcE AND
Is DENOUNCED BY HIM-DETAMs OF THE
CRIME AND THE DISCOVERY.
FLArBRooKvILLx, Sussex county, N. I'LL
April 8, 1875.
Considerable excitement has been raised among the
Inhabitants of Saltwater township this county over
the arrest of Mrs. Enos Manu. charged by her husband
with having poisoned to death former husband-a
farmer named John Savercoo-ten years ago in still
water The particulars OF the case lar known at
present, are as f0llows:-
THE MURDER.
Savercool was a well to do farmer, and his wife was
some years younger than he Enos Mann was working
for him at the time, and there was considerable talk
among the ncighborng farmers families in relation
to him and Mrs. SavercooL They much together.
and frequently went of long carriage rides.
tho conduct OF his wife in any way
compromising his her character, and oh-poohed
the talk of his friends In harvest time, 1885, while
savercool and his hired reapng in field not
far from the house, Mrs. Savercool surprised her hus
band day by bringing their dinner out TO them in
the Geld, 1t not being usual thing. Not long after
Savcrcool had eaten his dinner ho was attacked with
sickness pains III tho stomach and vomiting Enos
Mann assisted him to the house. where he soon fell
into spasns- He suffered terribly until about nino
O'Clock al night when he died.
SUSPICION
at once arose. and openly expressed, that the
death not the result OF natural causes and
some boldly charged his wife aud the hired man with
having made away with him Notwithstanding tho
general belief that murder had been committed.
took the responsibility OF demanding an investiga-
ton, and in few weeks the excitement over
the matter died out. The widow camo
into possession OF her husbands property, and few
months afterward married to Enos Mann. This
revived the charge that had been made ut tho
time OF the late farmers deceasc but again the matter
blew without investigation, and the farmer and
all the suspicious incidents connected with his death
werc almost entirely forgotten, when they
Unexpectedly brought for the third time into notice by
CONFESSION
statement Of Mann The married life OF Mr. and
Mrs. Mann, II appears, turned out TO be miserable
one OF late the former has subjected his wife
trcnely brutal treatment which, few weeks since led
her warrant Tor his arrest charge OF
deadly assault Mann lodged IN Jail, and II Is sup
posed he has revealed the alleged guilt OF his vile
In "a spirit revenge. He declares that she had been
anxious Tor to be rid OF ''old Savercool,"
and had said to Mann that II her husband out OF
the way they would get married She thought OF sew
plans by which he might be despatched but dread
OF discovery detained the execution Of any. Al last
she concluded TO
POISON HER HUSBAND,
and detection through the fact that she had
been known purchase poison in the neighborhood
county she resolved TO go away and buv IL Strouds
burg, Monroe county, Pa, was selected as sale
place procure the drug, and thhcr Mann
took her one OF her drives. She purchased tho
poison she under preience OF wanting 10 kill
put quantity OF the drug in her husbands lunch, and
carried u to him staed and the result was the
summation of her wishes
ARREST.
Upon the strength OF these statements Mrs Mann
has been arrested and placed In Newton Jail She do
ia toto Manns declarations, and says he wants 10
away her lie. The opinion OF the community
Is that both guilty OF planning the old mans muir
der and think that the woman was urged TO u by
her present husband full investigation Is to be made
aud all uncertainty set at rest