The New York herald., 1878-09-10
Il KNOW l KILLED HIM."
MRS. PHILLIPS REITERATEs HEB STATEMENT
THAT SHE POISONED HEI BABE-REsULT OF

MRS. PHILLIPS REITERATEs HEB STATEMENT
THAT SHE POISONED HEI BABE-REsULT OF
THE ANALYSIS.
Coroner Cannon, Of Jersey City, yesterday empan-
elied jury, who viewed the body Of the fvo
months babe Richard Phillips, who died Thursday
last from the effects Of laudanum given TO II by Its
mother After viewing the body the Coroner gave q
burial permit, and tho remains will bc returned TO
the grave In the Catholic cemetery. HERALD
reporter yesterday conversed with Mrs. Phillips
IN her coll in the county Jail. Tho young woman who
charges herself with the murder OF her child Is about
twenty years OF age, OF fair complexion and quito
pretty. She was dressed IN the brown cashmere
dress and sacque which she at the time she sur
rendered herself to Chei Nathan, and the tmo the
reporter entered the cell engaged repairing
hat. She conversed freely and rationally, oven
siing when the reporter stated that her sanity
doubted.
MRS. PHILLIPS STATEMENT.
She said:-"I may bave boon crazy when gave
the baby poison, but II was my husbands family
in Second two weeks after the baby born,
and while remained there they nevcr lost an oppor
,Sa.s 10 quarrel s,sn With me- ON M9naay las.
me talking with the ncighbors, and on
Tuesday l asked Mrs. Philips. my husbands
mother, to take care oil the baby while went out
10 look Tor work. On the way 10 the stopped in
Ewines drug store, In montgomery street, and bocg ht
6vc cenls worth OF laudanu to cure tn. toothacnc.
When l returned hume IN the evening my sister-in-
law told me that would have to tako the baby with
when went out again, as thcy were not going 10
take oi any ones childrcn. The day
"Wednesday did not go down TO dinner, but hoard
ihom talking about me- About one 0c.ock they
brought the baby up stairs and tho little
fellow acted very strangely, SO that l did
not know what TO do with him. ho began playing
with the vial OF audarum and spoon on tho window
SILL ana thought struck me that II gave HIM
little laudanum II might make him quiet poured
out half teaspooniul and put It 10 his lips. only
falling on his chin and Dress He foil asleep q ttie
wnne after that slept tor three tried
him at four O'Clock, but only opened his eyes
and closed them again. Then, thinking hat he might
die, l did not want 10 live without him and swa-
lowed what remained IN the bottle. When my hus-
band came homo told him thai the baby sick
and asked him to go after doctor. DR.. O'Callaghan
and DIR. Kopetschey both said that the baby had
gesion OF The lungs and that they could nothing
tor him. Ny mothcr-n-aw said that II there was
anything wrong with the child was to blame, and
that IL the child d!cd she would have him opened.
told her that she need not so to that trouble because
l had gwen It the laudanum and t,kon some mysciL
The next morning the baby dod"
Mrs. Philiips said that she did not know whothor
the phi scians had been told about the poison. 81
drove me to IL" She said that her husband or her
father had not yet been TO SEQ her and she had not
secured the services OF lawyer.
POISON FOUND
County Physician Converse yesterday reported TO
Coroner Cannon that he had mado thorough an-
alysis OF the child's stomach but had failed find
any traces OF poisoning. Tho Coroner Will tho
stomach taken 10 Professor Doremus for second
analy sis Tho inquest Will be begun tomorrow.