The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-08
A MOTHERS CONFESSION.

SHE ACCUSES HERSELF OF HAVING POISONED
HER INFANT CHILD-HER REASONS FOR THE
TERRIBLE ACT.
shortly after nine O'Clock yesterday morning .
young woman, quite progressing and sttred IN
brown cashmere trimmed with velvet and lace,
tered Police Headquarters, Jersey CITY, and meeting
inspector Morrison said .Whore's the Chiei? want
10 see tho Chief OF Police" The Inspector escorted
her 10 tho door of the Chiefs ONCE sod as soon 40
she entered she room she exolamed:-
ssChicI have como 70 give myself up"
.what do you want TO give yourself up tor2"
81 have murdered my child"
The Chief looked at.her. doobting her sanity, and
then sa,a ..Hors, you've been drInkingl" She an
swered, "No. Sir" 'Are you troubled with your
brain at ALL asked the Chief, ana she answered. ono,
SIR am perfectly sane" The Chief told her to Take
a chair and he would hear her presently. The woman
sat silent Tor ten minutes but if unable to contain
her feelings longor she began TO tell ner story, 70
which tho Chief listened
HER STORY.
She said:- 81 am Mary Phillips; am twenty years
OF ago and live al No 379 Second street; my hus-
bands ioks ana do not agree they make great deal
ali live together, and ! made up my mind that
would go out and earn my own living; ! went te
New York to look for a situation on Tuesday, and
when returned my sister-in-aw tsld me sue was
not going to mind any one: young ones, ana she
care of my baby aad take II with me whenever
l went out; was SO emoittered against them and
angered al my Ill luck that l went out
aud bought some Iaudnum Irvng's drug store, aud
/ gave the baby spoonful and swallowed inc rest
only i've months and twenty days old; though, we
would not BIO burden 70 them any moro Tue BABY
fell asleep alter gave him the po,s.n, put nc woke
ing he dead; have not been able To sleep since
and made up my mind that ! would surrender my
self suffer Tor my crime"
| Chef Nathan did not know whether the woman was
mol, but deemed advisable to hold heI until
| Physician Charles Is. Converse was summoned, ane
after examining the young woman handed 70 Caiet
Nathan u certificate statIng:-"Aher examining MRS.
Phillips have failed 10 find any evidence Justiiyina
| me 10 pronouncing her insane"
rms INFANTS BoDY KxHUxzD
The police learned later In the day that MIA
Phillips child had been carried by her 10 the house
| OF DR.. Kopetscnry, OF Jersey avenue, on Iuesday
evening, and That he prescribed for ~ and the next
! day, when IT died, he gave u certificate for burial
stating that death mad snsued from congestion Q! the
| brain. Coroner Cannon was notified and caused the
BODY OF the infant to sxhumed and taken from the
| Catholic Cemetery to Brady's Morgus, on Jersey
Sn.ts ae sSsssy ne
ward examined tue woman az length, but SUI
me s'y Ss A su. Ss
was plumber worrying IN tnis city. Tue Coroner adj
vissd her detention Police Headquarters for time
ana she placed IN the room recently vacated "
Mrs Jennie Smith, the widow ana supposed muir
deress OF Policeman Richard II. Smith
| STATEMENT BEFORE HE JUSTICE.
In the afternoon Mrs. Philips was arragned eefore
Judge d. A. PeloubsI To the Judge sno said:-"t
adminiSiereu tue poison ~ past Vu" o'ooA W
Tuesday. rne child had been up stars with my hus-
bands mother all the morning, aud wnen ne came
down STAIRS acted very strangely. He tore up
pieco OF no held his hands, threw away and
| then about the rooms as II he was crazy. trhis
STA sment that child nve months old ran about ~
| II crazy would seem TO indicate that The mother
Is out OF her mind l didn't know VIVA!
| was the matter with aim, and then 10 ques
| him went out and got some audanum. gave
him only hall teaspooniul 10 quiet him. l did not
| mean to Kill him. but only wanted TO case him On
| Monday mad some trouble between my husband
father and motucr. l made up my miad .e
leave there. They appeared as " they wansec
| TO separate as, aud l was determined 70
| take my baby Wherever I went Tuesday ! askco
! Mrs Philips my husbands mother, TO take care
| OF the baby and she wouldn'L l came down stars
and made up my mind To live no longer I'D Tue rame
| house with them 1 went out and got some poison
and gavs ~ TO my baby. did not in'cno W WI MN
but after I gave him the poison wan'cd 10 ki
| mysel.' 49,. ..-., a. r,u.
told the Chief that she did give the poison
! TO the child to Kill MIN, and asked him whether shs
/ wouIa be hanged she SAID sho did not care Tor her.
self but rather than DO separated from her child she
would XIII MIN and then herself
| Coronor "a unon last night made out commitment
and the unfortunate woman was taken to the County