The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-14

| inebriated. She asked me how long cream
| cakes would last. told her month. My wife
| then said to me. You should not speak that
way. that f. Mrs. ormsby." Then went and
MRS. KATE coM1NsKY.
Had been in Mrs Orr sby's employ for year 8.
Knew nothing about the case In question.
MRS. LAwLER ELLISON.
Resides at No. 1893 CarondeIet street. Kept a
Ormsby were frequent visitors at her house.
Nh o1msby called on her and tried to flnd out
she would give her no satisfaction.
MRS. ANNIE MARANCovICH,
| sworn. says: l reside on Magazine, between
Gaiennie and Erato streets. On last Friday
went to Mrs. Ormshy's store. to get hat. She
| ing from the doctors 1 went to Mrs. Ormsbys.
1t was about II o'clock a.. m. The hat was
not READY ma 10 she was . going out and she
to see If she could hear, anything of Mr..
Ormsby going to a certain house. Toe house
she could find Mr. Ormsby and josie went
across the str street to NE cigar store. On our
| heard that Josie had sent a telegram to Mr..
Ormsby to meet her there the night previous
at the Carondelet street house. We went to
asked one Of the two ladies there. if
she had seen nt Mr. oIrmsbE the night before
over mere WIN JOSH. The lady answered
With that she bid them good morning and we
went on. From there we vent to Girod street.
at be ss sfBs ae NM Mr. Db sa
me. Il want to ask Mrs. Ellison if Josie lew was rs
there with Mrs. Ormsby last night. Ianswered
to the cigar stand and there met rs. Ell n IN
the store behind the counter. Mrs. Ormsby
Naked Ms s Hs sed qn Ageak to
SOM came out a. far as the door; Mrs. Ormsby
last rixht with Josie; Mrs. Ellison said. NO,
She so said. Josie shall come as long az
she pleases. but Mr., ,Ormsby shall not"
hss with h me M hen or s relied att 5Go
afraid Of any of YOU" With that we went away y.
She Mrs ormsby! then said: Let's 70 down t.
Robertson STREET ret said. No; let us 20 home"
with josie" 50 went With her to Robertson ss1is nsns
e aSv At oah ma ana Gsqae Streets She
Robertson streets. She asked h her II she she
SAY say t tRyyt Of her th.t husband or he
Sen Wep on pauqea t S
some house; don't know where. There she
From there we went On Robertson ROBERTS, " street
gate = next to Josie's house: She asked her
people?' Mrs. Ormsby said, 'They are bad peo-
ple.', Mrs Ormsby, further said that her hus-
years. The lady asked. is it possible? If
had known they were bad people we would not
have rented the house to them" Mrs. Ormsby
asked her Ii she owned the house. and she
replied she did not. She lthe LADY, asked US
in, and d she called girl from the outside to
s mo 6 a Of d SIX cs Fd o1m Se a s hs
vas. snd Mrs: ormsby G then 49, described ibea
josie vent at W6shs sskeG wR Mas tune IN
The morning or evening: The lady answered
that she did not know. Mrs. ormsby asked her
there She said. Yes. she would" Mrs. Orms-
by told her not to forget, and she said she would
not. so then we went away Mrs. Ormsby
any one was looking out Of Josie's. In my
presence Mrs: Ormsby made no threats against
Josies life; she said that she would whale her
on sight. | have known her about three years.
Mrs. Ormsby left me at the corner OF Dauphine
and Canal str cts and went home. Mrs. Eli
told o Mr. sa 0T5y ose had said that
wanted him, Ii not at her Mrs. Ellison's) house,
ut some other house.
MATILDA RICHARDSON
tcolored) sworn; testified as follows: reside
store, Algiers. was working Tor Josie Law.
Ter when she res ided on Warais street; that
Tas in the n month p of January. About that
sha tod me she was Sid ormspys !, wife f. she,
fs EsseF rs Sfnss sya Rad sf 70
the dn sosFn She then sd ansWs
r recoliect that am child Of God" She then
asked me the same thing. and l repeated my
first answer. She then asked me the same
question for the third time, and consented.
She then gave me the direction Of her house.
and asked me to come. and came and did hat
She wanted to d1 she Wend ge Ne to
Josie that Mrs. OrmSby was going 10 poison
her. About fifteen minutes after that Mrs.
0,msby came BACK TO me corner and ns tod me-
put it In hsr coffee alona;" and she said When
you put that in empty the vial; you come up and
the privy, and took the vial to Mis-. yosies step
mother in Algiers. who gave it to Miss Josie. l
saw Miss Josie get the bottle: they called me
careful and not let it (the contents of the Wall
get in anybody else's coffee day or two af-
forwards was present and saw Miss Josie give
empty 1t was given him in the evening at the
house ON Marais street. About one inch Of the
contents Of the vial was white ad and the Fema9
called at the house at Miss Josies request who
sent him two kilograms grams to come; He came be-
na IL me 'h NE
he asked NE was. Where did you get this vial
t5ps your Wife. Het then asked me- where
got the note from. I told him got 1t from
his wife. tThe note was the paper she gave me
containing the directions of her house, and
which / had given to Miss Josie.) He then
sat down and, dictated. word after word.
the note I recollect. and that was. that she
tJosie) was done with your ID ormsbyi |,
was nasty letter; and was u, intended L. to lead
from Josie. The next morning after our first
conversation Mrs. Ormsby came along. 1t was
about day light; she kinder hid behind the gro
Gerry at the corner l went to her, and it was
then that got the vial. I told her that now was
the time. as [ was making coffee. | got the
vial, and I dropped it down my. back.
never went to see Mr. r :. ormsby at her house
something. I saw Mrs. Ormsby once since
then, about two or three weeks !after-she was
pass ing on. the other side of the street with
another lady. At our. last interview. Mrs.
Ormsby told me that she was going to kill
that id black b-h, and would yet find her
dead in the gutter some morning.
MRS. ALICE FERGUSON.
being sworn. says: I reside at 115 Custom
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