New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-09
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4 MOTHER ACCUSES RkRSELFoFM MURDER.
MRS MARY PHILLIPS ASKS TO BE ARRESTED Foi
POISONING HER cHILD-HER CONTRADICTORY
STORIES

MRS MARY PHILLIPS ASKS TO BE ARRESTED FOR
POISONING HER cmLD-HER CONTRADICTORY
STORIES.
A young IrishwOman entered the jersey
City Police Headquarters Saturday morning. ana sSAeu
for Chief Nathan She had come to give bersel up He
said and wanted to be arrested. The Chief asked mel
for what crime she wished to be arrested. For muir
DER" answered the woman III very quiet TONE
have murdered my little boy"
She then told the following story; MY name Is mnJ
Phillips and 1 am perfectly rational. reside al NO
$40 Second-st with the family OF my husband he Des
employed as plumber In Now-York. We nave Deeh
married about year and hall, ana had ono eii'u'
Richard. five and half months old. fhave not been
able TO ogree with my husbands family. and obtained
a situation with family in New-York- While was at
work / left my little boy with my sister-n-iaW.
visited him Wednesday. and sister-n-iaW refused 10
take care of the little fellow any longer. we mao
quarrel over the matter and went out to EWings urus
store and purchased some laudanum. l gave my poor
boy half teaspOOnfulall he would take LINEN took
the remainder of the drug which made me very SICK
The child went to sleep, and when he awakened was
sorry for the crime L had committed and hOpeu DO
would get we'll Ny boy died Thursday morning me
family OF my husband treated me so meanly and ren-
dered my life so unhappy that wantedto XIII DOM my
self and my child"
Tho woman. who is only twenty years Of age, was
began a thorough investigation OF the case justice
Peloubet was sent for and visited the woman She re-
cited the story Of her alleged crime to the Justice Out u
differed much from tne she told the Chlef that she
was believed TO be County Physician Converse
made an examination OF the womans mental condiUoh'
Justice Peoubet opened court and the county physician
presented certificate in which he testified that he had
failed to find any evidence Of insanity. Mrs Philips
made rambling statement TO the Justice. as follows
al gave my boy poison Wednesday, September A. l
gave him half a teaspOOnful OF laudanum, whon l
thought would do him good. He went 60 sleep, and as
he dd not wake up took the rest OF tho poison my
self Tor I did not want 20 be separated from him.
1 had no intention of killing him, but gave him
the medicine because thought he acted as II he was
crazy Monday duarrelled with the folks, ana tnefe
was some trouble about me between my husband ana
his porents and sister | said l would not live with
them any longer, and the next day TOOK my DaDy 10
New-York returned late In the afternoon and asked
Mrs. Phillips, husbands mother to care Tor my enid
for short lime She said she would but aterWafd she re-
fused TO keep resolved not TO be separated rom
it, aud gave It the poison, but did not intend to XIII
Mrs Phillips seemed utterly Indifferent In regard to
her arrest, and chated freely with the 91leers. Inc
body OF child, which buried Thursday, was eN-
To the county jail to await the actoh oil the JURY
Mrs. Phillips, the prisoners mOlher-lDiaW' eA-
pressed great surprise at nearing Sto cn.to 1Sr
She denied that the young woman had been
treated by the family ana asserted maj she anG heI
able account for her action and dd not believe she
poisoned the utlle Dduy. MI anu hAh. ni't
were taken before Coroner Cannon and Chief Nathan
They said the child was taken al suddenly Wednesday
afternoon. and Dr. O'Callagban was summoned lie e1-
amned s eyes, and then asked II IL had been given any
thing, and s mother said IL had not; Nhen asked what
was the cause OF It's illness the doctor told them II
would not for doctors TO talk too much Aiterward
the mother said that she had poisoned the enid Inc
baby afterward treated by Dr. kOpetchng, but he
was not informed The alleged poisoning The father
OF the child camo 10 New-NOfk Saturday morning. ana
did not return yesterday.
The brother OF the woman stated yesterday afternoon
that the family was much opposed TO the marriage OF
young Phillips and Mary, but tho latter ran away ana
was married To her lover. He did not believe that she
poisoned the child ana thought she accused herself OF
murder while labOrug under an attack OF temporary H.
sanity eRused by It's death.
County Physician Converse made post mOrem eN-
animation of the OF the child yesterday aud re-
unNnl The cOnIenia OF tho aLnmnch Tor analysla.