The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-21
rRiING uouiv r0R MrRDER.
The Uishcp Poiycning Cnsc In Court In Cam.
den Dr. stours 4 esiimony.

CAMDEN. n. j., May 2J.-Tho first woman
over tried for murder in this county is Emma
Bethel. who H. accused Of poisoning Mr.. and
Mrs. II 3kcss Bishop. an nged couple
living ON a farm at Berlin. n j. Hor
triad was begun to-day. Notwithstanding
the inclrmcnt weather. n large throng
filled the Court House. Tho court was opened
at 10 O'Clock with Judges Woodruff. Pancoast.
Woolston. oui Hornet on the bench. Tho de-
icndant. plain looking woman. neatly dressed.
sal beside her counsel. Albert /. sapc and
Henry Slapc. and was rcrsisiently gazcd at
She soemod calm. and listened attontivcly to all
that was said. Tho state was repre-
scntel by Prosecutor II. S. jenkins.
assisted by his brother. w. H. Jcnk-
ins. Tho senior counsel for the defendant
asked for n pOstponcmcnt Of the trial. as ha
was counsel in a similar casc 10 be called to-
morrow. which would nrrcsaitatc his leaving
tho city. The cusH. hn said. is n peculiar ono,
and Of great magnitude, ~ in its Consequences
50 many ara involved. This il the only case.
with ono exception, of this kind that has ever
been tried in South Jersey. and in importance
j. vastly above II simple murder by actual vio-
lcnrc lIe desired tO hay the clse thoroughly
examined. ans critical analysis made by Dr.
Rand of Philadelphia. This could not be- done
at the present tmc. as that gnntlcman's services
could not he hnd for a tcw DAYS yet.
Judge Mountaineering To- postpone the case
for the rra-ons given 10y the counsel. IA it would
q
of this char. ter from coming 70 trial cVcei at
the pleasure ot tho defendant. Tho Jury was
then impannolled. with Isaac l.. Lewis ns fore
man. There i- ono color"d man on the Jury.
Charles J.. St,its. The ease was opened by ".
u jenkins reading the Indictment. IN which
Emma Bethel is gccusod of administering
arsenic. TO Hannah Bishop. The counsel
detailed the family history Of the Bishops.
Emma Bethel lived with thom, and I'm January
last Hannah Bishop wn- suddenly seized with
Illness. on Fob Is she was ngain taken sick.
and und'r Emma Bsthcr- care She grow grad
unly worse. until Nlarch3. Then her daughter.
Mrs. Hattie Willis. arrived and took care Of
hrrnnl sh' begun To- Improve and continued To
improve until March l. Then she grew sud-
denly worse and died on the 18th. An analysis
9ithe stomach showed the, presence OF arscn-
Dr. Daniel stout was the first witness called.
H. t.sli,liet thai r.. wa- r9ciisipng physi'ian.
IN March, lol1. He said:
u. kusw o.. Bishops Wa, called on Feb % last to
attend u nnah bish0pi she was v0m.tiu-. amt com.
ihf., day, without moicinc ,nrto.J the di.ca.c w.,
innaiunn ION m tne stomach, on Inc mia day
ON fhu ,ia' morning sNo was .uii impru'ins Mrs
Mr.. Wci, iols charge h,n ,lc came. aui aiicr hcr
arrive. ihe lHii"nt improved ami became g1nNa scent
wii,i, l,'t After that Nr. Bethel a-ain hai .har.e
BciIri tien hnvi~. 'i8rsd oi bnr Az "eitt w., , a,
anorn'on Mr., bishop va. snhmi ia-t She dict at :
rru,cs witl case, VI poi.onns u Know the symptoms
Pound IN Mr. Bishop many of thc-. Nmptou,
Bishop at various times for chronic inflammation of the
m 't '"' @ sr mFse ysat, % Nr'un. TO htr a., ~
symptoms m rc scycte than u former attack. Di not
So iny symptoms leading hrci IN The presence OF
SYMPTOMS attending The death Of Mrs Bishop Did no,
at an, time suspect arseni al poisoning
AZ the afternoon session OF tho Court Prot.
stevens Of Glrard College testified To making
an analysis ~ the stomach Of Mrs. Bishop ana
detecting IN" presence Of arsenic. which. how
eyer had apparently been there considerable
time.