The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-06-21

would like to kcop house fora man
who had just lost his wifo. In this
way became acquainted with Mr..
Hurlburt, who lived in Coram,
Huntington. After had boon a
few days with him he asked mo to
marry him, which 1 did November
22, 1868. Tho ceremony was Dor
formed by the Rov. Mr.. Morton in
his OWE house. Iyo hvod happily
for fourteen months. About throco
months nftor we wore married Mr.:
Hurlburt made his will He was
subject to fits of dizziness.
Ono day no was unwell, and no
ate CLAIMS and drank cider with
saloratus in it. Then he bocame
worse On ono occasion ho made
mo drink cider and ~saleratus, after
which became worry sick and dizzy,
and took to vomiting. Finally MIR:
Hurlbrht became worse, and about
S o'clock one nibrliing the old man
died. Now, I wish to say that 7
never gave Mr.. Hurlburt anything
that would cause sickness, though
thcro may have been arsenic mixed
with the saloratus which he put into
tho cider. 49, ::
About two months after Hurlburt
died heard tEat Horatio N. Sher-
man Of Birmingham wanted mo to
take little baby to board. i mot
Mr.. Sherman one Sunday morning.
He introduced himsolf to me. and
said that he had another object in
calling besides getting mo to take
care of his boby He wanted me as
his housolSetpor, because his mother!
in-law and his daughter could not
get along we'll together. r. said I
would think about It. Two weeks
later he camo again and offered to
marry me. 1 told him wo ought to
be better acquainted. He said that
he was compelled to get somo one,
as he could not have the old woman
III the house, for she was creating d
constant distul banco He then
went away, and I did not see him
agnin for three pr four weeks but
at the ondiof that tin1o h'p found mo
tenant for my farm, whi:h' ended
IN my lending hing 7 5000: '' :"
THE !: fii!!ETn fi!ERIn H!f}g?sDASsR: !f}?s BAND
In July, 1870, I lent him $500
more, and on the I'd of September,
1870; went to Mr.. Sherman's
sisters house i1i'Rridgewater, Mass,
and we We're married. 81. :
After We had be6n married about
two months Mr. Sherman said ono
day that he wished his babe (Frank):
would die, rs then tho old woman
should not stay another day in the
house L was full of trouble, and
not knowing what to do, I was
tempted to give him (Franl1) soinea
thing to get him out of the way,
for [ thought he would DE better off,
They had arsenic in til 3 house. I
put somo of it in some milk, and
only gave to him once. That night
the child died at IL o'clock. This
was November 16 1870. Mr.. Sher~
man then took to drink, and sup
ported the family for hbout six
months. Then came Christmas, and
Ada devoted great deal of time in
decorating the church. I furnished
her with Ill her clothes and paid
her dressmalting bills. On;lChiist:
mas-oye Ada was taken sick, and DR..
Beardsloy prescribed brandy sling
for her, but Mr.. Sherman drank i'll
the liquor I bought. The noxt
morning she was no better :" Wfgn
the doctor came Mr.. Sherman" was
SO drunk that he could not walk
straight. Mr.. Sherman asked ) mo
for $50 to pay the doctor. T refus-:
cd to give it to him, saying that 7
would pay tho doctor myself. Then
he got mad and went put. '
STILL ANOTHER gepRPrHR. III !? +:
That made me feol so Lad that T was
tempted to do as J had 'dono before.
I had SOME arsenic 'i'ih the House;
Which ! fhixed in her toa and kavo
it to her twice. She died tho next
",3
Then Mr.. Sherman began to
drink still moro heavily. After
several m onths he took the pldegoc,
but in n Few weeks wis as bad' aB
ever. Ht squanderea i. all my money.
One Friday evening he was so
drunk had to sond after him.
The next day being: Saturday, he
ran, IN f,yI H. 1>n,S,o Ill L..