The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-20
A MYSTERY IN GRANESEND.
MRS. HrBBiRD POISONED BY STRTCH-
NINE IN 4 GLtSS or BEER
white Dying she Accuses her Uusband'- Ret
ntives of the trime What the Husband
says About Having PoisOn--Nsnsi suicidef

while Dying she Accuses her Nusband- Ret
ntives of the trime-Nhnt the Husband
Says About Having Poison--Nsnsh Suicidsf
Mrs. Maria Z. Hubbard, wife Of Samuel
Hubbard. well-to-do citizen OF Gravescnd. l..
l.. died In agony and with symptoms OF poison
ing at hcr home on Tuesday IN ornng. under
circumstances that have thus far buillcd cx-
planalion. Mrs. Hubbard was a native Of Eng
land. bu, had spent most Of her nfty years Of
lifc in this country. lIcr maiden name was
Allen. Her first husbands namo was Powers
and her second Hinman. After tho
death Of the latter. shc was married
TO Mr. Hubbard about year ago Inst Novom-
her. She had made n fortune OF tj5.G0D ns
keeper Of n restaurant in Fulton Market. which
she held IN her own name ut the time Of her
death. About three ycars ago. when her second
husband. Mr. Hnman. wns yet nlivc. she took
W her abode with Nj. Hubbard mt Gravcsend
as his hogsekccper, There was iittic fsurpriss
very soon nftcr the death OF Mr.. Hinmnn
MIR. Hubbard has also had som" matrimonial
experience. FOR. about eighteen years ago, he
was divorced from his first wife, who * said to
bc still living IN BroDAlyn. nrd was married
children by their former warragos. and they
lived alone In comfortable house neQr the
Grnvn-,q station Of NE Prospt.t Park. 9nd
q nj '"r ~ Mrs. Hubbard Miss Elizabeth Lusk.
wis 'outnl ~ daughter. came TO I've with
We're Fs ON ihe o.i amSabis arrs f1T Mr aa6
BARI had ronsidern'le property iulrp 'nfcnt II
his Wife. VI had mainly oht lined il - lHrlnins
,,On Tuesday morning, NJ about 10 - lo !. Mr.
room; Mrs Hubbard and Miss Lusk werr iron;
INK ia TIE kitchen adjoining. Mrs. Hubbard
complained that she frt wrhk. und asked Miss
Luck TO - down cellnr gn1 bring up n hall
bottle Of lager bser that had been lett from
previous moal M's4 Luck went for the beer TO
the cellar and brought 4 up. MIS-. Hubbard al
| only previously drunk from the bottle. \ clnnn
lumber taken from tho tIlphtnrd. and the
contents of tho bottle wore poured into H. Thnn
Mrs Hubbard drank n few swallows The her
hnd hnrlly touchol h"rlips before shccs"laim-
ell: Elizabeth. il tastes very que2r and strange.
/ lgs Potash In n. think. Oh my God! mS
She wapicd hcr husband to ,astc g. anl he
says he did take small portion. though ngt
! thinks ha must have ewaliowod n luic Of tho
| bo"r. and Miss Lnsk thinks SO too. IT, said to
although he now thinks that The tobacco ia his
noun inny nay, pryeniel ms notl ,,ps any
Mr., hubbard to tasi" the beer but .he declined.
| gs sns says because sho mover tested beer Ia
In n few minutes Mrs. Hubbard was rolling on
! tie floor in an ngony II rnin, ar. ump'nicd ly
| p'roit'al ana violent couSulsions. she h"-
| Iu,k ran Immediately for Mr.. John p. Doug
| las-, % s9u-in-law of Mr. ilor.lani who kenls
| tie hQt 'loppos,t nut. uron Mr. \ '1gia-s'- mr.
with quiet intervals. She declared over and
over d>qin that she had lccn po-onel 10y
fcctly yconsoious nll the time. knowhcr husband.
her niece. and Mr.. DOUG llss. .caled thnm by
hi hs rf6r. ' 70 'a.vae foq ,' rain ~ Ey fosf her m
butter. She oxcnired Mr. Douglass. eavc
m!e,! am poison.i Ny husbands relations
tonoithc name of Cobe strykor US tho ono
Both Mr. Hubbard anl Mis- Lusk say. how
| oyer, thnt JarnluS S'ryker. who II a NJ phpw II
| Mr.. Hubbard. has not boon near the house in
several days at least. ana that he could not have
had access 10 the cellar without their knowl-
"Why." snid Miss Lusk last night, "he is no
MIR. Douglass sent Mr.. Hubbard for ply
a- he eore iaek to on.k n n ms roniiv ...'-
snry. Before the doctor arrived Mrs. Hubbard
Coroner Slmms was informed at once. and
| Mr.. Dpuglnes gave him the r.mnindcr Of the
! tumblrriull of beer from which Mrs. Hubbard
| uuon ihe tnblo all the time. The Coroner inn
| pHneled jury. and. ion company with Dr. Shcp-
| maiuder oi the beer. They are to bo suhle ted
| g. chemical analysis In time Tor the testimony
before the Coroner jury. which will be taken
on Tuesday n"Nt
Z Mr. lluhhari,s death. one rumor said thnt
| Nr Hubbard had rurnhg-'i arsenic. But The
| Coroner says the poison i- sity'hn.ur. Mr.
| some Nrennirto .Ill r4ts ulout two months ago.
| lut De A.l Kept L intae barn and not brought
wifr's doath. Shelalcomplaiurd II hcar.lmrn
| recently. and could not iic comf. rtally On oue
| side al times Int he had no means of ACCOUNT
| ing for her being uuis sJnod. He regretted very
much tnut Cole Sir,>rra name had boon used.
~ nr knew iAnt tAere was not the sllchirst o.
| gasion ior su'h charge anl that Mr. Niryk"r
Lad not hat an opportunity to 20 into tho cellar.
| Miss lusk snid she could not believe that her
| aunt Ind been poisoned. because she had drank
| from the same bottle tho day before. and tho
| - ass WAS clean one Miss Lu-k il a Young.
sba Is1eh sn oMi1 aifeisbekcH 1I,eEy s
last night rs she showed Ii" reporter into the