The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-14
MRS. La RUE'S SUSPICION.
she Believes that she has been Poisoned, but
Is Probably NlisIuken.

Mrs. Amelia La Rue OF Buffalo arrived
In this city about three weeks ago, to obtain a
divorce from her husband, who, as she alleges.
has abandoned her. On the cars she met Mrs.
sophia j. Drrgs, and they became at once inti-
mate. Mrs. La Rue had taken rooms la the
boarding house at Il Clinton place, and
there Mrs. briggs went also. They lived
together for several DAYS Mrs. La Rue was OBJ
lGed to paw all the bills, and she said 10 sever
friends That she thought II odd Mrs. Drlgrs
should p'ofess such friendship on such short
acQuaintauee, nj that sue rhoulj, uninyted,
IN Ike i long visit.
Two weeks ago Mrs. La Rue was taken very
ill., Mr. Drugs was her nurse. DR.. Joseph ".
Richards, VINO resides III the same building, at
Tended ner prnlrssionallv ns uld also afterward
Dr. T. lw ri u. Deey OF sixth avenue and Tnir.
tf-hrst s.teet Sue rapidly become worse. and
Dr. hicnAr telegraphed several times 70 her
rtlatiyes In Buffalo, Informing them Of ber
conuluon. Her brother Mr.. Geo !. Wack-rman
of Buffalo. came to see her. lie found her low
ana hyslercal. Before being taken sex She had
valuable j0wtlry. which could not be found
afterw ara. ON being questioned Mrs. Dugss
denied kno~iedge OF H. but the u1other
ted at the Mercer street police station, how
ever, he gdmitted to Sergeant Murray that she
knew where the jewelry was. she sald she
that she had not been paid for her services, ana
Thought she mad az good a rlRht 20 u hs any
and Deposited II IN her own name, with me
Swyvesant safe Deposit Company, al seventh
street and Third avenue. After Mrs. Driggs had
been secured, and while Detective Slayin was IN
the house, in Clinton place, district telegraph
mess ng-T came with note for Mrs. Driges
lhe onirer happened TO meet the messenger az
the door, and he opened tue note, winch read
a. fnlilw.;
Waited uutll 10 P. VI. Has anything occurred? what
uut can -" JOu tomoir And "hereE sehn mes
sAgc hy bearer.
The messenger said the sender was waiting
around tie corner tor an answer. The oncer
accom- panied INN AMI arrested Alfred &. Driggs,
a stspson ~ Ma. Dfiggs. pawn ticket Tor $2D
was found IN his pOs-essiOn, and hs confessed
that 1t was for money obtained on a diamond
ring helunginR TO Mrs. La Rue. he was also
locked up in the Fifteenth Precinct police sta
ton.
Mrs. La Rue, who had meantime been steadily
growing worse, claimed that she had been
poisoned, lud as Mrs. Drggs had been her al
most sole attendant the Inference was that she
musL have administertd d the poison. About
ms time the police took cnarge. Doctors
Rtch rts and DeeY weT- discharged, ana Police
SURGEONS Dorm aud Fettncr were employed. II g
Rev Dr. Deems was called in ana hid n
long conversation with the invalid. she wished
him TO ke charge Of her property but he re-
fused. Mrs. La Rue insists tnat she has been
uni,Ouel and made tho officer pledge himself
ination should he held. Drs. Richards hnd beey
say that the charge of poisoning II apsuri, tha'
there wa, no syinptom warfantlng any such pe-
lief. and that with proper care sue VII suIcl
recover All the medicines ana noltes "e''
taken to the police station for analvsis.
Last evening q Roman Catholic clersynnl
yi.ued Mrs La Q and administered the rite o
extreme unrtion. Al a late hour Drs' Dorm ahe
fettner called aud found her much easier'