The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-17


heard the cry. He rushed into the hotel. hut
hndtpg he was powcrlcss to DO ANYTHING, he
asked for the assistance Of policeman. There
was none near. and he cndeavored To quiet tho
nan by talking to him. but he could not sue
coed. The man appeared dcranErd: The do
t"ctiNc struck him with n cnnc. hut the man
would not drsist He struck the oflc,r. with
knife, when the latter drew pistol and shotthc
man dead
Tho stage drove on. and soon MT Mr. Struck.
and. as he was II policeman. the driver told him
the circnms,an,rrs about the killing OF thn mnn
ior the hotel. aud when he REACHED there hn
found thnt the man was dead. Word was sent
to the Manhnttanvillr police station. and the
was d"rangcd. My husband reported ut h"ad-
quarters. AMI sOou after a rumur prevailed that
he would NOT arrest ih" man because Il" had
pistol. This WIS incorrect. but thr cmpluywS
of the hotrl testified that Mr.. Struck was n tho
place md was afraid to- 20 M Ih9 result was
Tint he WAS discharged from the police force.
Then my husband ncnnl" downhrnri"d
and discouraged. Can't. Hart tried To- get MIN
back ON the force. bu failed. and then struck,
who had always boon good workman dlu
would lie i'm bel for seven or eight weeks. with
out allowing mo to send Tor doctor. ono d9y
he snid he wanted to So hiSSdgughtcr Gertrude:
| who was married TO II Mr.. william Thompson;
50 ! went to New York and took her w To s,r
him. but he said very little 70 her. Gertrude
I his mouth and threatened 10 blow his head OIL.
| On another day he tried to get raHnr To cut ny
| throut hut took II away from MN. Ihcn
! sent for Capt. Hartt but when he came my nus
nand would ng,nHr snc@H nor sa hyo e any" 5
| out ~ his mind. and advised me TO have MN
| sent To- an asylum. -
Ono night after this he was acting very
/ badly and | called i'm Police Sergeant No.
who lived in the lower part Of our house. Tho
! Sergeant advised me to put him out II the way.
/ ms he would never be any good to me or him
| self agnin. asked him whit he meant. md he
! told me 10 get certain quantity Of arsenic and
give him some Of il. / paid ten cents Tor it. put
| II in some oatmeal Cruel. and gave him some of
4 1t during the afternoon. That night he was
I Int s,ft n rpN in. hta
! died. Tho following July made M my mind
| that my two little children. Mary Ann, Years
| old. and Edward two years younger. would be
| better m II they were out VI the way. 50. after
! thinking the mntt"r oyer for several DAYS. !
| their father had eaten. They only survived n
| short time The doctors said thnt the children
died Of gastric foyer; They had not the least
=" continued 10 keep house, and had four
children with me at the time. NV son. George
| Whitfield. who was then II years OF ngc. WINS
living with me. In the hitter part of August no
WIS taken sick, and | sent for DIR. Ovlati. he
said the boy had painters collie and NJ he lid
some arsenic in his tea. lie died the next day.
and the doctor said il was painters colr.
! Then my little daughter. Ann Eliza, took
| the chis and fever. and was continually SICK,
| This made mo downhcartcd and discouraged
again. had some arsenic in the house, VIII n
| purchased in Harlem. and put il IN tho
| medicine | bought for her To euro the chllls
! gave y to hcr twice; men men S III WaS TAKEN a
four days afierward. She was the happicst
| child ever saw.
Then kept house until the following May.
! going out. ~ usual. To do nursing. About that
iimc Lydia. my eldest daughter. went To- New
York with work. was taken sick, and. after an
| illn1ss ~ iypnty-one DAYS she died "A natural
death never gave her anything the doctor
did not order Then went 10 Snilorsyillr Pa
with n family named MnNom. II was not u
profitable venture. so | returned to New York
and went to live with my st"pdaushtrr. Mrs.
Thompson. Then took n situation with Mr..
cochran who ken; "A sewing machine estaliish-
mcnt in Canal street. There ] became n
uuninted with Mr. James Cur,iss. He asked mo
10 take care ~ his aged mother and keep house
for them. | consented To- 20 for s. pcr month.
! | lived there eight months. one day Mr. John
Fnir,hild. nj whose store bought groceries.
asked me- II would like to keep house FOR a
h"name nr1t,aintod with MIR Huilburt. who
lived in Coram Huntington. After had been
few DAYS with him h. asked me To marry him,
which did Nov, D. 1865. The ceremony was
| performed by the Row. Mr.. Morton in his own
house. We lived happily for fourteen months.
iiurl6urt made his Will. lie was subject 10 its
Of Dizziness.
-" one dny he vas unwol and he cat CLANS
| and drank cider with salrratus in II. Then h.
became worse. On one occasion he made me
drink cider and sal,ratus. after which became
worry sick and dizzy. and took 10 vomiting.
Finally, Mr. llnrlhnr le"an@ worse and about
o'clock On morning tn oll man died. Now.
anything that would cAu.' inkn"~s, though
thrre may iay' boon me intNrl w!th lh'
s9,er2n, Which ne nn, ini, NE ,iIr Iir died
heard that Horatin y. sherman ol birminEhhnl
wanid ne 10 take 4 ii,n coy 20 nohr,li. inc'
Mr Shtrmhl on" NHiutN nl'Iu,hE' ~ litl'''
duccd himself 10 M. and SAID that hf mad an
other object IN Calling besides griting me "a
take care Of MS baby. tie wanted me rs ms
housekocpor because ms mother II, 'nw NM
iadnughter ,c3uld h3t E't aioiE Well tns'iinrr
! said wouiu uihk ahout H. Two weeks ,la',
ne came again anu 3ncred 20 marry me; ! tni
him we ought 10 De bcttrr acquainted he sald
that ne WAS compclird 10 grt somr nhr. as ne
could not nave ~" old woman IN me nonSa' y
shr was creating constant disturbance. ht
then went away. ana ana not see MN aEnlu
for tire. or Tour weeks nut ~ IN, emu OF w,
tim" pc found me attnnht inr my i"rm' Whlch
ended IN my lendinH MN s5 ,;,,o .-, go, -,
IN July lStu, icnt- nln souu niorrni NH on
the ~ oi Seltrinbrr - ~ We Weht I" Ut Nnot
man sister mousse ia brluscWh'er' -hiss'' ana
were married,
=, Altct we hal ,'vil M ~ ~, ~; ~
Mr. sherman shll on" dhy NAV ne wished NJ
hnhe ranA Muulu ulr. y ln''h tln Ulu W',iuul
: should not stay an"thrr uhy ~ me house' wa
iu OF lroun,I,, unn, XXI nnI,H,,,t W',, w. NV
get him ont oi ~ WY. Tor lhouEl, he Moult
-" brtirr on nry INV HrS'nl' III WI" il,ls ,
ne "in nav 'i,' u'rw t. p,,'U ~
ny s"ns oil ~ S.I In, fi'i ,'s 't
IT, MN once Being qu" .',,r r IT, .'" H., ~ j.,
slck ma - NnlulI S,nl ~ a W. ,,, ~ H.
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