The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-01
PRUSsiC ACID ~ the GLASSES.
Margaret sinnott'- Attempt 10 Poison tue
Lntire Family Of DR.. Eorbach.

Margaret Siuuott. - wears of age. a do
nestle N the employ OF DR.. otto FOroach, Of
Port jefferson. was on Friday last detected In
an attempt Al wholesale poisoning. On Thurs
dhv evening the Young woman. who was treated
rather as daughter tnan as "a servant, WIS DUST
iug ana cleaning Dr. FptDacn's studv. to which
j. attached a small pntrnacy. On Friday morn
ing DR.. FOrbacn missed small vial OF urus-ic
acid tnat hld been In n locked C binet IN the
pharmacy. me tightv condition Of MARI r.,
Sinnott led him to fancy tnat, while Gle ming
the Office. she n found his KEYS and stolen no
hcii. intending L. commit suicide, Tor IL just
;nen. he said. occurred to MN that her hignti-
ness mieht some time lake a suicidal tendency.
lie went into the Kitchen and a-ked uer what
had heroine OF The ACID. sue di-clamed INV
knowledge Of II. ana the doctor Sc rcned the
PHARMACY for Il. lhnSiue that he iLicht have
wunr the Doctor was engaged In the search.
Mhrgaret Sinnntt ann un .eu dinner. and ne for
s"t the loss Of tue acid. Whea ne went into the
room Margaret Sinuott was standing at the ttt.le
iiiinf water elas-es from Large u 81 carare.
Wien his own ciiss passed to him he raised
~ tu his u- 20 drink. snd iusttutl, detected she
smell % hitter almonds. glance at thc ~ alter
-unwrd the blush green hAe Of tue acul. and he
hastt, de his VIE ana children 20 let tncir
III sees lone. He barely prevented Young sou
Of cisht year. lrlm diukias Pouring the
- 4icf back INTO the CIfafe ard kim "a WIKI
him. D" ordered the ~erN ant To gather e. dutk-
INK g'ass"s ana isNe them TO his onlcc. Sue
on'Ycd wiihout hest aii'n tie mad her SIT
down, AID cuscd her Il attempting 10 murder
him ~ Ills fanny.
A lf-i Co.. pirl denied any knowledge OF the
wh'rcau9nis IL the lost vial, hut At l.st she
confessed Ga she had stolen II dnd poured
laft 81 thr y l1uu INTO the wat Z, M thu- Ntrs
neatly asa ~~lnated ms wife and four children.
nder Dr. Fufbscu's exlm animation the eiri told
queer cory. she said That since she was nrst
taAcu INTO the doctors employ sne had formed
t strong attag hnIent Tor him aud for his Nife
ana children. ABOUT a week ago she conceived
thai a. was about to send her away to az
asylum Tor The insane. Then she determined u
do away Win tue whole { nily, dud had re-
-erved Dllclcnt poison to effect her own deAtn
wnou the success OF her plot was assured. sue
SAYS sue selected the prussic 4cid Tee tu.e he
had heard Mrs. Forhacn say that 10 WIS the
quickest in action, ana most paiu. ess Of all
pol~Ous.
Dr. Fufhach says that IN August. $50. the girl
sat down On the -ionp Of his residence, and uc.
coming faint waS TAX n into tn" mouse, where II
di-cONer,d that she was uuOut to become a
mother. II was imp ssinle t. send her away.
| ION Nor rec lyerN suc saiI that she belonged
IA Portland, Maluc, and tuai sue " > tnerr de-
serted 10y her husband that she had friends
Who had removed 10 lirookyn that she had
used uef money Ia vain cnGeayur 20 nnd them.
and failing, had strhyed To Dr. flrt hch's resi-
deuce. Sne begged t. bc employed a. "a servant.
bus Dr. tuTUach, milking that bS euuc ton aud
nurture she was ntted fora better position, tried
to ui-s Jade her, a ii offered to send her uhcN
40 Portland. she refused. aud mas remained IN
| tie family ever sincr, another servant huNiu.
been uis Cuurseu 10 make room Tor her.