The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-08
TIE HUBBARD POISONING.
IyiLJzTNG THE MYSTERIOUS CASE IN
TJiE TOUN or GRiyESEND.
..,.c,ser,. Of Mr.. md Mrs. Uubbard-An !
r,eutrui History The Poisoned Lnser
H..r-Mr.. Hubbard. AgonizinE Death
,r.s incarceration OF her Husband.

,r,s Incarceration OF her Husband.
Mr. Samuel Hubbard, n prominent citizcn
-, craycsend Long Island. is now in Kings
c,unty ail. charged with tho murder of his
10 Gravescnd is u quiet litta village spread
~yor tho fats back ot Concy Island. The town
sl.ims the .slnnd. and It's enormous rents more
,hor nay all taxes. Mr.. llubbards ancestors
.o,,led in Gravesend in 1913. Thcy were Hol-
,o,I Dutch Industrious. saving. and phlcg
rrn,ic. Generation after generation passed
owov handing down from ono TO another tho
nu,ch language. until Samuel and his sister,
Mrs. Johnson. were about the only ones who
,,sod I, In daily conversation Mr.. llubbards
mother was M EnGlishwomnn. This British
-raf, had no pcrceptiblc eIoct upon the old
nr,ch strain Of blood. Both Samuel and his
.,s,er nrc credited with the Holland stolidty and
s,1osh stupidily One characteristic seems TO be
..noclslr predominant. The brother and sis
-. bound themselves together with hoops OF
,,on No strangers were wanted in the family.
An tha, WIS saved belonged to the one who
..roa A. hut must periorce revert to the good
Ala Duteh stock on the death Of its possessor.
rfthcre had been cousins enough TO 90 around.
ami the old folks had had their say the family
would probably have ntermarried. held all the
land In Grayesend. and been law unto thcm-
selves.
Samuel was born sixty-nve years ago. He
Uas brought up farmer. Old men who re-
member him when boy represent him rs
a.tesdy. patient worker. slow Of motion. sleepy
and secretive. sordid and avari'ious. His
father owned n good-sized farm, but the land
was sandy, and did not return moro than liv-
ing. As the boy approached manhood his
placid and miserly nature became subject ot
remark lie worked hard. dressed slovenly.
saved money. but did not seem to thrive. AZ
times he was social. but the Hubbard interest
was always uppermost. He drank liquor.
saws neishbor. and while never refusing an
invitation to drink. never gave one. Win all
his industry there was n screw loose. lie was
not a man to keep the hinges Of his barn door
in order. curry horse after long drive, or
promptly put nail in n loose picket. Hinges.
curry combs, and nails cost money. and the I'M
mediate outlay made him lose sight Of future
benefits.
THE FIRST WIPE.
Such Is the character Mr.. Hubbard bears
among some OF his old associates. He became
an old bachelor. The most Of his wealth was
inherited. and the development Of Brooklyn
and its outlying towns made him comparatively
rich man. He is thought 10 be worth from
10000 to $4,000. Some persons put the AZ
ures higher The writer did not learn that he
,ral years he was Superintendent OF the Poor in
he town Of Flatbush. and it is intmated that
he house In which his wife met her death was
built from money received at that time. While
Superintendent OF the Poor. Mr.. Hubbard
formed the acquaintance OF a Mrs. Brewer. n
ustron in the nursery. Subsequently he mar
RED her. She was a widow. with grown
daughter As Mr.. Hubbard was AZ years old.
he marriage was not particularly pleasing to
the sister. who. some think. looked forward to
areversion OF the property. Up 10 the time OF
the marriage Mr.. Hubbards mother had kept
house for him. Tho couple were unhappily
mated. At stated Intervals Samuel visited his
sister, and held long coniabs in Holland Dutch.
BIS wife bitterly complained OF his parsimo-
Nous disposition. While not an eXtrayagant
Woman. she wanted 90 live well and was not
Iatished with the painest and coars ST iare
elimination and recrimlnation followed. Pos
sby the emners We're tanned hy the sister
After seven or eight months Of endurance. the
Eife left the house in higu dudgeon. She had
borne all she WIS able to bear. when frcsl
quarrel arose. Her daughter. it is said. found
snewly lain egg in the barn one morning and
sooked II for breakfast Mr.. Hubbard became
angry. He said the act was useless y cXtraya.
giant and on par with all his wifn's household
performances. Eggs We're bringing u high
price in market and he could not overlook IT,
In his sullen way he raised such a domestic
breeze that his wife and daughter left his house
forever. There are persons so uncharilahlc as
70 say that his actions were influence ny M M
the wife from home. II So she may well have
bee.l pleased at her success,
But Mrs. Brewer Hubbard does not appear tc
have been woman Of circumspection. for soon
aiterward Mr.. Hubbard obtained divorce, and
she lost all right and title 70 his property. since
then she is reported TO have married a milk
man. and Is said to be living in Twelfth street
Brooklyn, The coast was again clear for the
sister, She had married. and was a mother
Hubbard relapsed into tachclorhood IL
plodded along, saving all that he, had acquired
and made living by working his farm, HIS
mother resumed charge OF his household, ano
his life moved in the old grooves.
THE SECOND WIFE.
Five or six years ago, Il Mrs Maria L. Hinmar
appeared in Gravesend. She was woman over
thirty wears old. masculine in mind and BODY
Her life had been Il varied one Her maiden
name was Allen. She was born IN England, ant
came 10 this country when seven years old
with a Brother and sister She was OF Quaker
descent. aud always dressed in black or nruira
tinis with the exception ot her bonnet, whi"i
was invariably trimmed with blu" nowor7 ant
ribbons. For years she worked I'M q manuiac-
tory in this city. and became a ader among
ngeneral favorite. One Sunday she climbed 4
scaitodng surrounding Il church, missed n"l
footing. fell. and WIS seriously injured Hel
reputation before marriage was cloudy; Sh'
request be opened an oyster house In Futor
Street, Brooklyn. opposite HICKS street. sh'
was shrewd ana thrifty. and, despite the con
E.Yaliy Of her husband, saved money >
snoeA.us story accusing her OF the sal. oi Z
Is circulated, but the writer can md no ioundN
ton Tor II. l. is however. alleged that an He
gltlmate son was born, and that Mrs. Powell, n
avoid scmda.. claimed TO he Us mother. Hel
husband became the proprietor of the wash
iihgton street House" near tho site ot th'
brooklyn Theatre. She took the management
IN her own hands. and made considerab
money Powell died, and she gave NJ TN
mouse. Aierward she went into partnership
WIN mllkman, and unpleasant ruu0rs were
hnoat concerning their intimacy. she ma,
bought ltile piA'e near GRAY N-senl. and keI
alew cows The mlihman drove OH the cow
and sold them. she tried 20 rcplcvn thcm. bu
~ set up in defence that she wa. lir WIFE II
was locked m n Raymond street Jail. and die,
OF cholera In 1863.
About this time Mrs. Powell mot Horace u
Hinman. u Brooklyn ferry master. H. was
Rray-hnired man, OF fin" presence, and paid he
much attention. She was known on tAr stront
as "Humuu's biuo-bonncted gir" Ho mar
ried her but. before the weddinE, put hl. prop
ery in the hands Of his children. ReErettlu
this move afierWard, he tried to regain uo~-u-
sion, but failed. u owned house ia Pom
street, Brooklyn. mortgaged for $1,000. iii
Vile bought the mortgage iOreclOsed II, an
bid in the properly in her husbands name. "
Feluscd 10 repay her. and trouble nrosc. ~
love Tor younger women Increased TINS trouble
He sold her morse and buggy before her iUc'
and was about Ia doseu her. when she began
suit for s. cparation, and served him With a sum
mons. He returned and remained lon.genoug
10 disentangle the legal sheln, when he disaI
peared. and soon fterward died.
Hinmau $ heirs got the uGIHB In Pearl stree