The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-22

preceding question withdrawn. did not give any
arsenic 10 my mother nor any one else.
Objected TO. The question II she knew OF any one
having gwen her mother arsenic was also objected To-
On cross-examinatIon she said:-Havo had .
ways ways called Mrs Bishop aGraminy' in address
except ,ha. mrs. bishop had inflammation Of lne
bowels aud stomach; did not take entire charge OF
n wnsp my ao 10, r
with Mrs. Bishop whiIc was not IN tho room; my
husband is pot al present financially embarrassodi
my father valued his farm NJ 81 500
DAMAGING TESTIMONY.
The most interesting and importan witness, exccpe
afternoon session /. George W. Bishop tho son.
engineer the railroad. He testified that before
HIS mother was taken SICK Emma Bethel complained
OF cramps, and said sne wanted him to get her
some materials for lotion; they were nall
ounce Of alum, halt ounce Of arsenic and hall
OF borax; think sho told me two or three days
after that shc had used them IN the kltchen; Wnat
she did NOT use she said she had burned In the sitting
stove; Dr. Brllton's drug store, where hougts
tho things, Ia on Vine street. near Front, Fhiiado-
PIMA; had known Emma two years before oa' sne
had never complained OF such pains.
ANOTHER HALF OUNCE or ARSENIC
On another OCCASION, two weeks alter, wnie mother
ounce OF arsenic; asked her she did not want the
alum and borax snc sad thai she had them or could
same place, Dr. Bri,.ain's, No l22 or lao
Vine street; never saw Emma use either package.
This witness Of course risiiy cross-examined.
He testified In detail OF the manner oil MS mothers
being taken SICK oil the Illness OF which SUE uiou ~
was M0noay; the Witness went up as passenger on
tho train from Camden, arriving at about hali-past
twelve New Berlin; when no reached tho
house he sat in the kitchen and the shed; Emma
was getting dinner; tho teapot was ON tho stove;
mother was the only ono who drank tea Tor dinner;
she drank lea very often: We mad veal potple ana
vegetables for dnner STE was taken with vomiting az
the dinner table and said felt very sick when
l got up to ask her how she :eit; Emma ana
helped her IN 10 tho lounge and she lay down;
think spoke about sending Tor Dr. Stout do not
think that Emma who suggested II; lett hona
right dinner take the tram Tor Camden, whero
bad TO take down the evening train that evening,
when got home Emma told me that inc doctor had
been there and that mother was no better.
FIRST REPORTS THE POISONING.
On tho night mother diod Rot mono about twenty
minutes past twelve; Emma lot me in aud TOLD me
mother worse. went to bed after looking At hor
because had a sick headache and supposed Emma
ana Aunt Sailic wcro taking good care OF her;
called up and into her room several times during
the night because they thought she was dying; when
malt ounce OF alum and the half ounce OF arsenic
told him that wanted the arsenic to poison rats;
don't know exactly why told him this except that
/ thought he would give 1t 10 me quicker; while
mother sick Emma asked me tho second time 10
got her arsenic; got Il of the same druggist;
this time no asked no qucstlons; did not hear any
thing OF the suspicious about mother being poisoned
until two or three days after aiher died; when
hero Emma said TO me. "George. what do you thinks
If wero you l would have post-mortem examina-
ton held" Alter the post-mortcm examination OF
fathers body Emma saId that there was no use 10
making examination OF mothers body, as she Rad
attended 10 hef herself aud knew she had got "a
pois0n