The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
A TERRIBLE REVELATION.
CONFESSIONS or SERVANT GIRL
IN JERSEY CITY.
Poisoning Herself After Acknowledging tho
Murder Of n Boy-Experiments on n Cat
The Strange story Told by the Girl.

Murder Of n Boy-Experiments on Cat
The Strange story Told by the Giri.
About six weeks ago Mr.. Mo Heyne,
proprietor Of lager beer saloon at 80 Third ave-
nue. employed as domestic Miss Augusta Gas
ton, whose home Is on the Heights In Jersey
City. Tho girl was quiet and industrious, but
the family never liked her, for "a she went on
with her household duties she had quiet way
Of glancing out from under her half-closed eve
lids that led them to suspect that she was not
to bo trusted. within a few days after she en-
tered the house, Mr.. Keynes little seven-year-
old son Charles was attacked with scarlet fever,
and after several DAYS OF violent sickness he
began to recover. On the Goth of May he was
apparently well, and DR.. RaeHe advised Mrs.
Heyns to take him Into the street for abort
ride. On Monday afternoon he grew strangely
III. DR.. RaeHs said that the child was IN an
almost hopeless condition; that the scarlet
fever had taken a bad turn, and involved
Dhlhts disease Of the kidneys. He administered
medicine to his patient, bat 1t was OF no avail.
The child dropped into a singular deep sleep. and
sank lower and lower, and died on W Wednesday
morning. He was pulseess and almost lifoless
for many hours before no died. His death was
quiet and singular; he rolled his eyes, tossed
hts handa, and easplng a few times. passed
produced by the fever was the cause from mich
he died. .
r..
| belief tnst their child had not died from natural
| causes, but they found no reason to suspect any
ono OF helping on the death of .heir BOY nat,l tI
| Hsyns found the girl, Augusta CASTOR. lying
| upon the floor Of the Kitchen, her head uprascd
upon a pillow. Sne was pale and ghastly. and
hatdly able to speak. She was lifted to her feet,
and then she said in a faltering voice: " ! want
| to tell you something. 1 have been drinking
oIaIic acid. and am going to die. / don't want
| to live any longer have no friends, and am
gave him a cup Of tho acid water that we use In
| tho cellar to clean the copper boilers. i gave
another dose to the cat, and you know that you
found It dead In the ash barrel. 1t died In less
| than I've minutes. l don't want to live, for
have no friends, and my stepmother don't treat
The girls face was eshy pale, and her eye
| lids were pink and swollen. Dr. kaens admin
water. The antidote was effective, and she
| roon recovered. Coroner Echhon made an ex-
she hs'Ds had Pscitsd 70 Mrs. Hsyne. The Coroner
ssson 70 sh. FihS stree! Police station. 4.
dsrsf; I didn't nave no haze Of :ths
didn't treat me right, and l wanted to do some
thing that would make tnem Kill me. 1 want to
he hung, and so killed Charley" In the police
station she burst into tears. and would only
| maze retcont answers. She said that she be-
Ieved she poisoned the child about two weeks
| was that sbe thought that IL would be funny
and would make him act queer, as though be
| was drunk. 81 don't recollect very well when
| It was" said she, that gave him the liquid,
but 1t WAS one Afternoon, and he got very slck
| relapse Of the fever. l found the acid down in
| the cellar where they keep II In a little vial
| gave him cup about t~o-thirds fuil aDd nlled
| the rest with milk
| Mr.. Keynes house she saii nothing at nrst, but
| after few moments she exclaimed: IL have
| poisoned myself and drank some OF the acid"
what made you take poison" asked Mrs.
well, I didn't want to live. have done
something ! don't want to tell OF. poisoned
your little boy, and want to be hung for 1t.
Mr. Hsyne sald yesterday that he would tell
| nothing. that he knew nothing about the case.
and would make known nothing until after the
| COroner's Inquest. member OF his family
said that they were all suspicious Of the girl
Gaston from the moment Of her arrival In the
| house. She acted 30 queerly that they did not
| words to any one, and hardly noticed any one.
| Al night she slept but little, and walked the
chamber and halls in her white ngure, aud
shiyer, :" am afraid OF tho white pigeon tn at
follows me- On many occasions Mrs. Heyne
| told the Girl that her services were not needed
| longer, and In those instances Miss CASTOR
fell upon her knees and prayed that for the love
| OF God she be not dismissed, saying that she
would rather work for nothing than 90 back to
her cruel stepmother. She said that her father
Is barber In Jersey City, and tnat they all ILL
Miss Gas,on sat in the front room OF the fe-
male prison with the keepers and the matron
last night. She 10 stout Quilt, rather short lis ht
, complexioned. pretty, and eighteen years old.
] Her forehead is low, and thsrs is a furtive look
| OF the eyes. Her face was palld and her eyes
were red and watery and unnatural. She ap-
poared TO be siill suffering from the effects Of
| the poison that she took In the morning. She
said; " poisoned CnaIlsy, though l had no
erudge against him. loved him, for he was a
beautiful child, but | couldn't helpit My folks
didn't do right by me. i didn't want to live, 80
] did this 50 they would hang me. They always
treated me well up there, but couldn't help II.
| They thought that something was the IN after
after Charley died, and one day Mrs. Heyne
said TO her daughter that she wondered II
| could have put anything into Charleys milk,
and then she said that II she thought that had
that she would cut my throat rom oaT 20 s--.
don't know what made me 30 II, am sure. Tie
cat died very soon. nave been awful sick all
day. | don't know what Is the matter. The
Doctor gave mo chalk ana water. don't know
what TO think"
1he girls arms were pinioned TO her sides 10
prevent her from inJuring herself, as the keep,
ers believe that she is Insane. DIR. Raehe sAid
that he does not believe tn at either Miss CASTOR
or the boy we're poisoned, for neither show ed
symptoms OF acid poisoning. He believes th At
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