The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
THE POISONED BABE.

STATEMENT OF THE CH1LD's FATHER-MRs.
PHILLIPS, THE MOTHER, IN JAIL.
County Physician Charles y. Converse, OF Jersey
City, yesterday mado post-Inortem examination OF
the body Of kichard Phillips. the five months old
babe whose death resulted from dose Of laudap um,
administered by its mother The physician removed
the stomach Tor analysis anu will renort the result
OF his examination to-day. Coroner Cannon has had
tho body Of The infant placed 10 Brady's
Morgue and will to-day empansla jury. Ihe IN
quest will be begun the Frat District Police Court
on Wednesday. Mra Mary Phillips, the mother who
charges herself with tho chd's murder, yesterday
occupied cell In the HUDSON County JILL, the
same tier with Mira. Jennie r. Smith, the widow Of
Police oflcer r. H. Smith. The women are about Of
tho same height, though Mrs. Smith Is tour years
older and Of sghter ame Mrs. Phillips has had no
visitors since her committal Saturday. aud spends
visit v as made TO the house lately occupied By
Mrs. Phillips No -e79 Second Street, Jersey City, but
the dead baDes father Isaac Phillips, could not be
seen. HIS father. grun old man. said that Isaac had
slept hope Saturday night but ieft the house carly
Yesterday m9snnE Wnen asxed Sy se ls,a
the police that they treated her cruelty and drove her
out Of tho house. Mr.. Phillips said excitsdiy, 'shs
Isaac Philips tho husband OF the unfortunate
woman. visited Police Headquarters last evening to
learn how he coud SEQ his wife, inspector Morrison
told hun that his wio had been taken TO the County
Jai aud he would have to SEQ the Coroner before
could DO admitted 10 her. he Is u young man, ABOUT
twenty-five years, ana IN talking 70 the Inspector
appeared 70 tsxe his childs death and his wiss con-
icsslon very coolly
To HERALD reporter no said that he never know
that hts wife had any serious trouble with his oiks
.'You see. " hs said. ~ think she in tho habit Of
going among the nsgnDors aud telling thcm things
that would occur the house, and that made my
Ioiks turn against her. She never away from the
house overnight, but one day when l
house I told her that she had better
look OUT for other place and take care OF her.
SELF until 1 coud get work. Then she went out 10
look Tor work, and when sue came home they told
her that she would 10 take the baby out With
her On Tuesday. when came home from work,
found bottle Of laudanum in The room, and asked
her what she wanted that Tor. she sad she wanted
10 cure the toothache. and TOLD hor that
she wanted to DO very careful how she used H. The
next day Nv odnesday) when came home, she toid
the baby very sick, and went for DIR. . Cal
laghan. Ho camo, and after looking ut the cniid
said that 10 was very bad case and went away with
out prescribing anything. He asked me what was
tho matter and told him | didn't know. After the
doctor left asked my wife sho hao
gwen the boy anything, aud she said she had given
MN two drops OF laudanum. 4 said Nv hal
tue dad you DO thai Tor y and she replied, well,
he acted wild ike At aud gave him few drops
In spoon TO quiet him. then over TO DR..
kopotschny and told hi IN that there vas . case oil
poisoning Ia Second street. aud ne gave me something
TO make tho child .vomit. The next morutug At Que
O'Clock the child died that day Dr. Kopetschny
gave certificate that death had resulted IRON con-
gcston OF the BRAIN The boy WIS buried 10 tno Cath
ole Cemetery nj four O'Clock the Same day."
When asked whether 10 intended his wife
before going home Philips said very coolly, Nv ell
guess III let u 20 til the morning" His wife pre-
vous TO her marriage vas Mary McGurr and lived with
her parents IN sussex street. She was married Ia
Philips eighteen nootbs ago and tho union was op
poisoned babe was the second child OF the couple bu
| Philips last night denied this.