The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-22
MRS. HUBBiRD'S S7RiNGE DEiTH.
Looking FOR Poison In the Bcer-A Vigilance
Committee In Gravesend.

Coroner Simms yesterday delivered to
Prof Asahcl X. Eaton. the chemist OF Gj Henry
street Brooklyn the stomach taken from the
body Of Mrs Marin L. Hubbard. who died after
drinking some poisoned lager boer in her homo
in Gravescnd on Tuesday Four bottles OF
lager beer. found in the case in the cellar. which
originally contained two dozen bottles were
also delivered to him for examination, MS was
the beer that remained Of the poisoned draught
Prot Eaton began at on'c a critical analysis.
and he informed tho Coroner that the cxAfninn-
ton was likely 10 be intricate, but that no
whnt the poison wns. He will also examine tho
bottle from which the poisoned beer was
poured and the glass from which II was drunk.
The officials will tgke no moro action toward
arresting suspected persons until thoy obtain
tho result Of the analysis. There is nothing
In the beer. but the, rapidity with which death
followed the draught the violent contortions.
examination revealed, all point to the presence
OF poison. The dctectiygs have coascd TO work
When Miss Lusk and Jacobus Strykcr were
arrested on Thursday night, the villagers IN
Hubbard became so panic stricken. according
to an eye witness. and trcmbled 40 violently that
man was. obliged to assist him to the cars. q
distance Of about seyenty-ilVo feet.
Thore amt no innocent people agoin' TO
shake about nohin'. let mo tell YOU young fe-
these regions. an I've b0en hycr all my life.
MS shook the place Ike this. They can't come
Huntington games down this away. III tell We
what we're ADDING. but it's got 10 be on the
quiet. Whom tho fun'ral was over Thursday.
some OF Us . as Is got tns speci9bIly OF the
Cd wo'd 20 little detectln' on our own hook.
50 we, ,,pihted a yigilepce, committees to con-
sist OF half an half Of both sexes Tho three
maleses tthem's ns you know are Tommy
Hicks. him as plays the organ in Parson Jack
sons church over yonder Pote Havenhall. the
hot al m lrv vkar
0Sf Down to pshespsBesd Bay ii" The H three other
committee men you can bet yer life is the best
could be got out Of the weaker sex hersabouts
sSoH swoTe ii thoyd @ ali % i%Sy % WSs abo 10 % get at the
Ro me Rey " dos do it, Why aid old Hubbard nd roiSsc Sfi
to grant his wifos wish to be buried in Green
wood? Why III toll ye; no said he couldn't
to be moren ti5 or so, lie sed he'd bury her
here, an II they wanted TO go to the expense Of
diggin' her W, an moyin' her they could, an
Miss Lusk has not been soon in Gravcsond
since the funeral. 1t is said she has gone up
son, Mr.. Hubbards sister. and with whom Mrs
Hubbard WAS not on good terms is living with
her brother, and has been since the funeral.
The weekly PRAYER meeting Of the Dutch Re-
formed Church. tho ono Mrs. Hubbard attond-
ed was held last evening in tho school house;
presa1 renn{ nEH{r osd S v sssmbed Of The wo Hn
certainty Of life. and instancel tho mysterious
instance, Of II that lust happened in their
midst. He called upon God to help in tho
search for those who committed the decd. and
prayed that doubts and suspicious might be
aMispellcd as to % lh9se wr91nagluly suspeeted,
mystery surrounding the death, OF Mrs. Hub
bard. Some of tho Stryker family We're pres
ont mt the meeting. but none OF Dir. Hubbard 3
immediate relations.
COSBY ISLAND by horse cars excursion dound trim
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