Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-05

pack our tulhl,dre or lay down
carpet for fear that man viii come
around and cause us to move. Why,
| recognized him one night sitting
on the ash. barrel before our door,
at No. 5S3 Eleventh avenue, be-
tween Forty-third and Forty-fourth
streets. lie was disguised, and had
his face stained. Last November,
while in that house, and few days
after l had seen him around, | took
a cup of tea, and almost immedi-
ately l fell down. One of the
neighbors called a doctor, who adj
ministered antidotes and brought
| me around. The doctor said the
symptoms were those Of strychniue
poisoning. l was sick for four
days." ajll s,@
"Did this man have access to
your rooms?p Sea 1r- sll
"He came in one day disguised
asa beggar,and wanted ten cents.
| thought / remembered the face,
but couldn't think who itwas until
after he had gone. The next time
| was poisoned was at a wake. l
was serving the coffee and cakes to
the guests and took niue last. Be-
fore | took tia girl in the house
made some excuse to get me out OF
the room. When came back !
drank the coffee, and soon after
ward | fell into a stupor, and did
not wake up until the next day,
While / was lying sick my father
overheard another girl say to the
first one; You'll get your money
when the works done.i Ilearned
afterward that the girl met this
man the night of the wake. Last
July | was working at dressmaking
for a lady. | was at home one day
and a German woman who lived
near us brought me some lard, say.
ing that the lady for whom
worked had sent it to me.
/ thought it very strange, but think
ing that the lady meant it in kind
Iness, l took it. fused some to fir,
potatoes for my fathers dinner tha
day."
"Was he poisoned?" a'
"He took sick almost immediat
! ly alterward-."
eyes," said Mr.. Torrey, send
have never been well since.p
r "Now tell me about the aBduc
tion.n ' a
/, "One night, about six week
/ ago, Louise Freyborg, "a neighbo.
: little girl, and Invent to the Gospe
: Tent services-they now hold then
r in church in Thirtyifourth street
As we were coming nome | noticet
!, la hack on Eighth avenue, nea
e Forty. second street. IA rough kim
Of a fellow was driving, and lou
a pretty hard looking customers wer
E ws'klng on the sidewalk, keepin
q up to the hack. got about halt
Z elway between Eighth and Mint
r avenues, when was suddenly SUI
d rounded by rpt1ians. Just befor
r the attack | heard some one say
4 IF you're going to do it, do i
! now's your chance ] turne
|. around, but before | could screar
:, one of them came behind me an
e clasped his hands over my mouth
Y while another seized my hand
Two others came to their assistanc,
+ They were dragg ing me to the hac
when a couple of gentlemen cam
e along and they let me 60, jumpe
d into the vehicle and drove OF
i Louise was screaming, when the gel
l. tlemen came up. They escorted m
e home.l | forgot to say that befol
v we turned into Forty.6econd sire,
n Louise called my attention to tn
n fact that the men on the sidewal
Il were signalling the hack.drivel
d and pointing toward u.s. ] sal
il they were only haNing a little par
ID tomine. Before the Eleventh av,
le nue. poisoning took place was ST
ct ting near the window when / hear
A. the report and saw the fash of
D. pistol; l heard the bullet strike Il
O. brick about six inches from I'll
F. side of the window, and saw wheI
IN it had knocked a chip off tt
a. brick" .s,.es. .,esu
le e And you suspect this man Of a
these tthingS?" ~,
81 do, because they always ha]
al pen just after he has been arohnC
Nv and he has an interest in gettiu
ii me out Of the way"
The girl mentioned the man
n. name and gave other particulars
to his former business, etc,
as which he could be easily identifie
OF She always named persons who hi
nd lived in the houses With her, VIII
.e- she believed, had b. m employed
Il him to poison her; but the pub
2 cation Of their names would be il
le- polite, as the police arc working
it the case. i' li'' '''i
"a Mr.. William ]. Best, an o
no friend OF her mother, has taken
Of the girls case, and is sanguine
en- success in obtaining tho proper
Mr.. Dewitt @. Sprague, whom s
we formerly employed, offered her SSt