The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-04
ALLEGED WIFE POISONING.
ANOTHER CONNECTICUT MAN CHARGED WITH
HAVING GIVEN HIS WIFE ASTIMoNY-THE
ARREST OF WILLIAM b. RIDDLE.

OF IL. k1DDLE.
LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NORWICH. Conn.,. Oct 3. 1879.
The excitement is intense over the arrest OF Will
liam B. Riddle for the alleged poisoning OF his wife
and rumors of various kinds have been flying all
day. Riddle was kept in the Judges room OF the
City Court last night where he remains
under the surveillance Of two officers. Early
this morning he engaged John I. Wait and Gardiner
Greene. Jr. counsel. and has been closeted with
them for several hours to-day. 1t reported
that the officials had opened the grave of Mrs. Rid
die several weeks ago and found no body therein.
and another rumor said her body never was buried
there. but that another substituted. Invesiga-
ton fails to verify this report Messrs. Wait and
Greene the sains counsel who defended Mrs. Kate
H. Cobb. Part of the time Mr.. Ripley, the prosecut
ing officer. ciosatsd with Them and at the close
of the interview appeared in court. which was
crowded with men and boys. and announced that the
case would not be proceeded with till Monday.
when adjournment would be asked
for until such time as he would be
prepared to proceed with the preliminary hearing.
Mr. Ripley said Riddle was not arrested wholly on
the complaint Of Williams. but that the State had
strong evidence He said the grave OF Mrs. Riddle
would not be opened until the arrival OF medical
expert who would be procured at the earl est possi-
BILE moment. and would superintend tho disinter-
mont.
INTERVIEW BETWEEN FATHER AND
leading physician here says that il Mrs Riddle
was poisoned with anthony part of 1t must still
remain in the body. Mr. Wait. Riddles counsel.
said that if analysis of Mrs. Riddles body were to
be made he should object to the employment OF
Professor Doremus. the expert in tho Cobb case.
Early this forenoon Riddles son. who knew nothing
of HIS fathers till after eating his bI eafast.
had an interview with his parent, when the former
broke down completely. This afternoon he had an
other interview, when he was accompanied Ly Mrs.
Foster, a sister of Mrs Riddle.
The cemetery lot of the Riddle family IL enclosed
by neat and tasty iron fence and is supplied with
vases. which kept constantly filled with flowers.
highly polished monument marks the grave OF
Mrs. Riddle and in solid stone covered by glass ia
u photograph Of Riddle. his wife aud son. Mrs.
Riddle woman of irreproachable character. and
as a neghbor and friend she highly esteemed.
Pending the result of tho trial young Riddle remains
in the city.
The report that Riddle is member of tho Central
Baptist Church is untrue
Williams. the engineer who made the complaint
is large. burly negro. keen and intelligent, but
said to be the perfection of ugliness. He remarked
to Riddle before making the complaint that he
would get square with him. Riddle had lately re-
moved his machinery to Fifty-seventh street and
Tenth avenue. New York, whittier lie started yester-
day begin business anew. 1t Is stated that party
in town has the bottle OF wine which Riddle threw
away when his wife taken suddenly i'll at the
Edgecomb House, Eastern Point. Williams reason for
making the complaint Is Spite Most OF the peo-
pie here OF the opinion that there is no positive
proof against Riddle. but the officials reticent
regarding the evidence in their possession and only
say they have good case.