The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03

Kennt advised mo to put MN out Of the way NJ
he would never bc any good TO me or himself
again. asked him whit he meant. and he told
ne To- get certain quantity OF arsenic and give
him some OF it, pgid ton cents Tor IT. put II in
some oatmcnl grucl. aud gave him some of 1t
during the afternoon, That night he wns very
il. and at O'Clock the next morning he dicd.
The following july. made up my mind that my
two little children, Mary Ann. six years old and
Edward, two years younger would be better on
If thoy were out OF tho way, so. after thinking
the matter over for several days, made them
some of the same kind OF Cruel their father had
doctors snid that the children died OF gastric
fever. They had not the least suspicion of the
truth.
continued to keep house. and had four chill
drcn with mo Mt the time. My son. George
was living with me In the latter part Of Au-
gust he was taken sick. and | sent for Dr.
Oyiait, lie said the boy had painters collie. and
ns he did not improve | became Discouraged,
and mixed some arsenic in his tea. He died
the. next day. and the doctor said it was pain
Then my little daughter, Ann Eliza, took tho
chil Is and fever. and was continually sicS. Ths
/ bed snr'r "rsrnir in "a" housc yhf"h / mr..
chased IN Harlem and put ! II the medicine
! bought for her TO cure the chills. gave IL 70
her twice then she was taken sick. us the 9TH
crs wcrc and died about noon four days after
ward. She was the happiest child | ever say.
going. out rs usual to do nursing. About that
time Lydia. my eldest daughter wcpt 10 New
York with work, was taken sick, and after an
illness Of twenty-one DAYS she died natural
death | never gave her anything the DOCTOR
vii With 'i, family named Maxom It was 's' not
profitable venture 50 returned t. New York
nnd went To live with my st'p-duughter, Mrs.
Ihomis son, Then took situation with Mr..
Cochran, who Kept sowing machine establish
mcnl m Cam, street Iher' ,hecamH nr-
QuHiutcd with Mr. james Curtss. II asked me
O. take care. of his n-ri mother and keep house
/ iVr ih,m cons utcl g. so tor sS pei month.
"N',i Ni'r" ',Ent hl'i'ns 'h' uhv Mr. J4nh
a-soi mS; L / would iltc t. kccn house & for q
y, anne ac1usniad with MIR. Hurllurt, Who
fw dnys win him he o-kcd me- o. marry him.
whirh dit ". -. lstN Ino arcm.ny was
/ p'riormrl hy ia, Eoy Mr N, rton in his own
U.S. W" r\rI h"iti,v ti H.
of dl2'ne
drans ' r % Ws .ael uTg am IN It. It. II Then gSS hc ana n
C2,Me Mr. on an, 9gs-'yH 5, nS ds me dr9S T TS
Nr Hurlhurt i'tumo wor-c. ana about ; o',lu. K
one morning ue old man died Now wish 10
St ' W'a "sgI cs Fsg r Rnash ers aH, ma3
have rem arsenic mixed with tue salcrutus
Ahout no l. 0nths afer iiurnurt dici hoard
ri imnt't'.keH iitir baiy t. h6ari, I'm" Mr
S6trnnr ono SUNDAY m.rnlng H. introduri
hlmsrii L. nl,. AMI ~nii tIat he had another oh.
Es t,hy tnh H.. vTn,.I ,," -.hs h'isols.,.r
Isse.se his ~. .iinr.ll-la,y and hi- dtn.fnr
roiqI n.t niau.. waiitn.oth"r. i-nid w6nli
think a. lut IT, w,'A- iII'r hr can. asnin
ana rU"t,d 10 MARI! me- !, ''v ilih ~ we 'uEhl
T. hr pri hMNhinl'l, IL fH'u tnW ~ M M"ns
'i-l '' = s.,ill' "ii'' ~ Il' .aip i,.' ~
d, .,s.'tf = -t,.ri,n.. III ,hrr ,'..nt av,,.r
and did not s"e him acain for three or four
w."ss u' at Oh. end Of that Tim" he found me-
IN. him 800
rur 7utnn utsr,xn
49,, ,,,
IN JuY, 80 rht MN ~" more ani on
tlo glv : l'1ul"I :, T. ,,, - W., ND, l' Ni' ~ /
fNu-t IN Brllk kHMhtHl MAS.
we're marrl,..
After W, had Lt-u married about two month =
Mr. sherman said ofe day that he wishoi his