The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21
CIIICHESTER'S FRATRLCIDE.
WHAT THE MOTHER SAYS or THE TER
RIBLE CH4RGE AGAINST HER.
She MA Not Poison her Boy while ne was
Dying from his Brothers BIow-The Pro-
posed Chemical Analysis IL Suspcnded.

She MIA Not Poison hrr boy while ne was
Dying from his Brothers Blow-The Pro-
posed Chemical Analysis IL Suspended.
KINGSTON, Nov. l9-Near the factory in
Chichester. a small manufacturing village in
| Ulster County. lives family by the name of
| Shultis. Mrs. Christina Shults is a widow. her
son Peter. married man. living hard by
! Charles, younger son. and u minor, lived with
| his mother. An alteration arose on Oct 80 be-
tween Mrs. SHUTS and Peter in relation to some
cattle that he alleged he had purchased Of
Charles. Mrs. SHUTS refused to deliver tho
cattle. contcndng that Charles boing minor.
had no right to sell them. Peter. 1t Is said went
to ncighbor and asked tho loan OF n carving
knife. saying II they refuse to deliver that
stock. I'll rip their bodies open" Returning to
his mothers house. he had hard words with his
brother Charles picked up n stone and flung II
at him, striking him fairly on the head and
fracturng his skull Tho mother refused to
have anything TO do with tho wounded boy and
he was obliged to sleep in the barn. having no
care at all. He died on the nth inst
In the Coroner's investigation two leading
physicians declared that. although it is possible
that the force OF tho blow from tho stone may
have caused death. yet there is strong susp-
cion Of poisoning A portion Of the body was
sent TO New York chemist for analysis. Sus-
plclon is directed against the mother. Less
-
. AT the saturday session Of the Coroner'a jury,
Dr.; Albert Gauss, druggist In the neiGhborng
had at different times purchased poison at his
store. Mrs, George NJ. Williams testified that
she was at tho Shutis home while Charlie was
sick The boy asked for drink Of something
sour. His mother sent little Cora to neigh
mother went to the cupboard and with her
back 10 all In the room poured out quantity VI
ne ne cider into cup and gave Ito Charlie. He
drank IL. andt then accused his mother fputting
sugar in the cider, ms II tasted too sweet and
declared 10 his mother You cant fool me
there Is somethng the matter with this cider"
FROM this time until his death on Monday
mHrning the boy was unconscious.
since she stopped at tho residence Of Mrs
SHUTS to take shelter from rain storm. A
,anIiy quarrel was in progress between the
which Anna accused her mother Of having
caused the death Of the father by poisoning and
added, You dare not deny II"
The SHUTS home is not by any means n palailal
structure though there is neatnoss about the |
good housewife The house il distant n few
yards only from the barn and stable where oc-
William SHUTS. II is n one-and- -half-story |
structure; Inc room in which Mrs. shults
furniture Old and Of the piaincst 'I pattern p
The only preiensions to ornament were a few |
G cpe Be'pres and Two Illuminated notices
God bless our home hanging upon the |
Mrs SHUTS ia about so years OF age. but her
looks would not indicate more than half that |
number OF years, There are no wrinkles In |
her face. no gray hairs have yet appeared. and |
her eyes fairy sparkled with tears ne she told |
the story OF her sorrows. Her only company at |
respectively l6 and r.
The attention OF Mrs. shultis was called |
TO the new testimony, and she burst into |
passionate weeping and protested her nno- |
cence q all crime. As to the evidence |
Of Mrs. Williams in relation TO the cider. she |
admitted that the circumstance NJ told s sub |
stantay correct but protests that the accusa- |
lions were without any basis. and could hAye |
proceeded only, from :, the fevered brain |
remember the time when Miss Reynolds took |
refuge in their house from the rain. hut each |
emphatlcally declares that the testimony as to |
Ann0s charging her mother with poisoning is |
not true. As TO the evidence Of Druggist Gauss
Mrs. Shultis saws she remembers twice pur-
chasing poison from his store the first time |
several years ago Tor wood mice. and again |
last spring for house vermn. The first |
Was salve. the last n white powder. |
She denies that either ~ these poisons were |
ever used Tor any purpose except those for |
says Dr. Loughran OF Kingston has assured her |
that there Is no cause for fear OF arrest. No |
poison can Ice found in the remains. DIR. Win !
ters however who officiated at the post mortem.
declares that IN his opinion death was probably |
caused by the blow from the stone. But in re- |
nly To question he adds, " would not swear |
SYMPTOMS. Such a statement would consider |
as rejecting upon my reputation as a phys- |
clan.
The Coroners Jury did not however. consider |
that they would be- justified In holding Mrs. |
Shultis for indictment 10y the Grand Jury. She |
could not be convicted upon the testimony out |
sue o. the opinion OF the analyzing chemist. |
lroi. Doremus, who was % have conducted the |
analysis. says he Will require other portions Of |
the corpse besides those already submitted in |
order 10 make his investigation thorough. But |
The chief cause for disseminating this analysis |
Is me enormous expense to which the county |