The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-10

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administered antidotes and brought
me around. The doctor said the
symptoms were those of strychnine
poisoning. / was sick for four
days"
"Did this man have access to your
rooms?'
"He came in one day disguised as
a beggar, and wanted ten cents. ]
thought I remembered the face, but
couldn't think who it was until ate,
he had gone. The next time l was
poisoned was at wake. I was ser.
wing the coffee and cakes to the
guests and took mi?e last. Before
| took it girl in the made some ex.
cuse to get me out of the room.
When l came back | drank the cof-
fee, and soon afterward | fell into a
stupor, and did not wake up unit! the
next day. While I was lying sick
my father overheard another girl
say to the first one, you'll get your
money when the works done"
learned afterward that the girl met
this man the night of the wake
Last July I was working at dress
making for lady. 1 was at home
one day, and German woman who
lived near US brought me some lard,
saying that the lady for whom
worked had sent it to me. l thought
it very strange, but thinking that
the lady meant it in kindness, l took
it. / used some to fry potatoes for
my fathers dinner that day"
"Was he poisoned?"
''He took sick almost Immediately
afterward-"
eyes," said Mr.. Torrey, "and I
have never been well since"
"Now tell me about the abduction"
"One night, about six weeks ago,
Louisa Freyborg, a neighbours little
girl, and went to the gospel tent
services-they now hold them in a
church in Thirty-fourth street. AS
we were coming home I noticed a
hack on Eighth Avenue, near Forty,
second street. A rough kind of a
fellow was driving, and four pretty
hard-looking customers were walk
ing on the sidewalk, keeping up to
the hack. I got about half way be-
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues,
when | was suddenly surrounded by
ruff1ans. just before the attack ]
heard some one say, eff you're go
ing to do it, now's your chance" ]
turned around, but before l could
scream one of them came behind me,
and clasped his hands over my
while another seized my
hands. Two others came TO their
assistance. They were dragging me
to the lack when couple OF gentle
men came along and they let me 60,
jumped into the vehicle and drove
of. Louise was screamin and the
gentleman came running up. They
escorted me home. ] forgot to say
that before we turned into Forty
second street Louise called my at
tention to the fact that the men on
the sidewalk were signaling the hack
driver, and pointing toward us. /
said they were only having a little
Before the Eleventh
avenue poisoning took place l was
sitting near the window when heard
the report and saw the flash of pis-
toll; / heard the bullet strike the
brick about six inches from the side
of the window, and I saw where it
had knocked a chip off the brick"
"And you suspect this man of all
these thlngs9"
81 do, because they always happen
Just after he has been around, and
he has an interest-or his uncle has
lin getting me out of the way"
The girl mentioned the mans
name and gave other particulars as
10 his former business, &C., by which
be could be easily identified. She
always named persons who had lived
N the same houses with her, who,
she believed, had been employed by
aim to poison her; but the publica
ion of their names would he impoli
lie, as the police are working up the
Ease.
Mr.. William j. Best, an old friend
If her mother, has taken up the girls
case, and is sanguine of success in
the property. Mr.. De-
Witt C. Sprague, whom she formerly
employed, offered her $4,000 for her
claim.
Miss Torrey tells stright story,