The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-22
THE NEW JERSEY POISONING.

SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL OF EMMA BETHEL
FOR POISONING MR.. AND MRS. BISHOP
DAMAGE EVIDENCE SHE ACCUSES A SON.
1N-LAw OF AN OFFER TO POISON MRS.
BETHEL.
CAMDEN. May q, 1878.
Tho second day Of the trial of the Bethel poisoning
case in tho Court OF Quarter Sessions Of Camden
county opened with increased interest the part Of
the public. The evidence OF Professor Stephens,
OF Grard College, was direct conclusive In
it's details, and could not be shaken by
the most rigid cross-examinaton. James L.
Hays, OF the Camden Bar, has been added
to the list OF defendants counsel There had
boen much confusion in the previous portions OF
the trial that Judge Woodruff found 1t necessary to
address the audience, and to admonsh the officers OF
attend moro closely to their duties Of pro-
serving order.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN RECALLED
Dr.. Daniel Stone was recalled by the Common
wealth. His testimony In brief TO the effect that
tho symptoms in mrs. Bishops last illness de-
cdedY those OF arsenical poisoning.
Messsrs Joseph E. Major. the undertaken, George
Major, his and assistant. and Adam Sharp, tho
night Waterman and sexton at the cemetery testified
to the burial and exhumation OF the bodios
DR.. Alfred Brown of Camden, druggist and chemist,
testified that ne went down to Berlin short time ago
to examine tho water Of the town and tho pump on
the Bishop place no trace arsenic found either
in the water or in the earth around tho coffin.
THE MAYOR OF CAMDEN.
Mayor James w. Ayers testified tnat he iesidos at
No. 623 Arch street, Camden, ana is Mayor OF the
city; for some time knew Mrs. Emma Bethel by sight,
but recolIoct whom he first her; tho
Ing nrst saw her she made statement; previously
she was tola that che must whatever statement
ness that wished to him at the Court House;
It was stated that man named wilietts had made
complaint that MIS-. Bethel had poisoned Mr.. and Mira
Bishop, and he wanted warrant Tor nor arrest
THE STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED.
The following Is the statement made by the prisoner
before tho Mayor:-l am twenty-five years OF age; am
married lazy; married 10 John Bethel. Tho state
ment am about 10 make is voluntary on my part. !
understand how monstrously serious the matter Is
that involves unaer aS n .nas i amounts 20
him about eight years ago; have been separated IRON
him tour years knew Rickth BIsnop and Hannah,
his wife. for three years. They resided In Berlin. Mr.
Bishop was about sixty-scven years OF age ana Mrs.
Bishop ty.tnreey ears. They had two children
George w. Bishop, who Is a wiuower with tour chill
drcn ana Mrs Harriet willetts, OF frank wtletls
VINO have Two children from seven to twelve years old
have ono child living with my husbands people IN
Mlvillc My husband lives III Plttsourp. nrst won't
10 live with Mrs. Bishop as working woman. II was
In October, 1875
places where tho woman has lived aservantin At
lantc Guy, Camden, &c.-prcvous 10 her going TO the
Mrs. Bishop was taken sick about The LIST OF March.
She had been complaining Of a pain in her head and
Dreast TOR a long time ! believe u was on tho Sd
Of March that sho was taken down hick In her bed.
she took some medicine called NO. O." She had
been taking this tor weeks previous 10 being
confined TO bed. Up to tho time oil her sickness no
had lived In the house but Mrs. Bishop, ner hus-
band, tho soE George aud his four children On the
MONDAY sho was taken sick sho sent Tor Dr. stout
his coming no had sent two powders, with dircc-
tons to give her one and II sho threw it
IN hnR hA n lhar QauA har ma Mt fhA.u
and she threw ~ up ana would not take
the ether. | gave this powder 10 her In a
Bishop was There and when the Doctor went away no
left some powders ana told me TO give her Quo
nj eight O'Clock in the morning / gave her
the powders about every hour wniic The
Doctor was away and she did not get any better.
When tue Doctor came In tho evening he changed her
medicine, and gave II TO mo TO be mixed IN lumber.
a ,easi,onul every hour through the night On
FRIDAY Mrs wilictls came ana on the Thursday fol-
LOVING Frank Wil'ctts, her husband.
suE ACCUSES HgR AccusER
After opting supper he Sat up STAIRS win Mrs.
Bisho ton or fifteen minutes anu then came dow
the kitchen and sat VITA me Tor some time. lie
SAID 10 me, "No'her is right sick; don't you
she wasn He replied that Hiiiie (nis wiie)
seemed 10 think she would never get well, and he
she didn't Hc took paper from his pocket hat
done up. folded the doctors fold powders,
and he said TO mo that u would take one Of those
mo 500. that night, in my hand. ! sad, mo;
not Tor nfy tunes hty would not do itn asked
him what II anu lie said, "N1thing but arsenic,
aud he uniodcd ~ and showed IL TO me- ana u was
wLrc. lilo asked me again would give II to her, and
told him / would surely tell Of his talk. Hosad
"Non with an oath, ''don't mention 1t 10 him
NO one else, for he said, III VIA pive II 10 her my
sell. and tncn no told me II would promise to say
nothing about II no would give inc $500 alter
they were both out OF the way aud things
the money after The place sold. lie sworc that II
opened my bps once that he would take my life. and
poisoned, and he finished by saying III hear ono
word OF tnis that you have said us coming from mo
Will come out here Of night aud Kill row."
That was ali that passed that night and no went
home the next morning IN tho early TRAM That was
on Friday morning aud he didn't como back until no
Tho statement aIso gives the woman's version Of
the smiiar circumstances attending the death oi Mrs.
Bishop
TnR MARRIED DAUGHTER on THE STAND.
Mrs Harriet iets testified that she Is a daughter
Of Rickth aud Hannah Brshop; she has been married
four children; known Emma Betboi since a year ago
last Thanksgiving; reside IN fe kase, Bucks county,
Pa, about thrty-eght miles from Philadelphia; my
husbands business while we reside 10 Camden was
conductoron Camden and Atlantic Railroad; he Is now
fellow tender IN Wainwrghrs shop; received lot
ter IRON brother George Notifying me OF mothers
SICKNESS; made preparations TO 20, ana with Tour
cnidrcn arrived IN Berlin on tho Friday alter Mrs
Bishop was taken sick; arrived at haiipast eleven
on Friday morning anu iound mother In bed SICK
Emma Bethel was IN the house, ana don't recoiect
any other; father ana mother had tho and house
IN which they lived; do not recocct having any
conversation with Emma Bethel except iuquirng
about ~ mptoms OF mothers sickness; she saii In
hammation OF stomach and breast; first saw tho
doctor tho following day; mother grew great
deal better during tho Tune / was homo except
her limbs seemed to DO partly paralyzcd; my
husband came Thursday evening following and
lott carry next morning; lett mother on the follow
iDg Monday, she being decidedly better, she was
fignt smart on Sunday before that; my husband
was only more Win ncr mVDor Tia. evening aud aid
not give her mother any poison or anything else;
Objection was made by counsel Tor defence and the