The New York herald., 1879-12-02


and wrote with pencil something in German ON
the back Of it; he said he was going to Division
street, when got near the place he told to
in the street until he returned; he was nearly
half an hour. and when he came out had large
bottle in his hand and paper wrapped around the
bottle; when we got near the house he quickened
up and got in before me; it O'Clock; he
pulled out of his pocket small bottle and said I'd
have got that stuff ii hadn't the card paid
says. what is III why he says. i don't
very Tfys + an SA Is M
1t and not know what 1t is;' IN make my money
out of it, he answered; those his exact Words
I'm going says he. to fx this to fix Blair to-night
il can't hx him in any other way I'll fix him with
this;' he then took small flask from of the
he also got pitcher from from the closet; M Know the
pitcher was empty; he was gone ten minutes and
sIs :na s
got ten cents worth of whiskey to try the stuff in;
,,.a as then v,sS took s'%. x6sasy glass ana sm;
top Of the bureau; he put q small compile
ment of beer into the red glass and small
had opened small round bottle before he went for
the liquor; saw the contents-a white stun. dry
they uneven. not round Jumps; he poured
some from the small bottle into the beer-about Ave
or six Jumps; saw him shake it from the bottle
glass; he took up the glass and shook It
like that illustrating how he did -
for minute and it melted; he says. You can't find
any difference between that now and any other;'
very sharply as It stood on the table: he said that
was what he had to dose Blair; looked
the color of the liquors was unchanged: he
put the whiskey glass with what was in
he threw out Of the glass into the sink and rinsed
the glass; it took him about fifteen minutes to fix
the stuff up; Mary volkmer said. 4 must hurry up;
want to get my hair combed and put wrapper ON
out She combed her hair very quickly and put
two small champagne bottles and dissolved the
powder; he put about teaspoonful Of powder into
into each bottle while they on the table until
each was about half full; he put. one bottle
whiskey glass with towel; then he gave
me the other bottle, says he. It makes
this be used on him; said it might kill MIN; he
says. NO. it'll only put him to sleep;' didn't
he didn't tell me it was poison; tho reason stood
by all this time was because didn't think they'd
have the heart to doit.
then he spoke to Mary and shook hands with her.
he heard the knock; the door Of II. was open;
Blair sat down and asked il anybody
asked aSont hsr husSand sss said
not been here in eight days; she asked him for
money to buy turkey; he said he'd send me to get
he'd have glass OF brandy; he said he would not
they gone fifteen minutes: Joseph volkmer.
under the bed. saying. Now I'll all that's going
on"
Bairs counsel. Mr.. breen: asked leave to say that
for the frst time his client realized that des
perate attempt had been made upon his life and in
structed him to do all in his power to prosecute the
guilty parties. For that he offered his services
to aid the witness. This statement created
ton. the witness continued: :-'T prepared din
ner; Blair. Mary volkmer and sat down to the
table; Blair and went out 10 buy cranberries; Blair
I WA h0 ted a 90 wi me I
said 'No;. then went to q druggists in Second
avenue between Houston and First streets. where
often bought sediitz-powders bought sedlitz-
powder and showed him the small champagne bottle
volkmer gave me; he told me it was morphine
it was; he asked me II I got It at dis
pensary; he said 1t should have bean labelled |
Os o% Se
do you know low TO use tT says NO. SIR
told him Ls'w Il getting mixed and said 4 was like
put red label on it; my way back to the house
met volkmer in the street; he says to me. You
there r, when he came in with the cranSerries.
but Mary told me to gather up the clothes and get
How is thisy he says DO you know this is dan.
gerousY asked him; he took the bottle from me |
and put II II his pocket and told me not to 60 to the
showed me 1t and returning to the house ran
up to see IL the piece of coal was out the window;
he came back, said 1t was not and told me TO walk
at several places but when volkmer again returned
God. it's too bad. that pieco Of coal g not get
ting out" Witness then him and Mary
Vokmer converse for ten minutes In the
allcyway; volkmer. when he caine back to
her said 'I gave her that bottle; why didn't she
give him something to drinks by God, she's got to
do it; know she's willing enough, but she can't
get him to do it." Witness then walked to the
Bowery and back but still he would let her in;
she said she wanted to 60 in the house and wouldn't
be fooled any more he persuaded her into entering
q saloon, when they drank beer again.
''YEs. HE LII GET IT,
They had sat there little time when Mary volk-
in for pitcher of beer she said she could
do nothing with Blair vokmer said. 'rhe only way
to give him dose of what's in the bottle; Mary
volkmer said, eyes. he'll get it, she went to the
house with the beer came back for second supply,
aud again said Blair would "get It," and that
it ''time enough" then witness went to
the house with volkmer's consent and he himself
followed; it was tnen eight in the evening;
Blair out; volkmer asked his wife where Blair
had gone she answered that IL "too early yet to
dose HIM" aud that he waiting the corner for
her witness and volkmor followed Blair and Mary
volkmer until they reached Grand street and the
Bowerv; witness went into the American Museum,
and while she was there Mary Vorkmer and Blair
in; she then returned to Essex street. whittier
Blair and Mrs. volkmer had preceded her.
The case was adjourned until to-day when Blair IL