The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-17

wli,n David dted his money would 20 to my
husband AMI mo and then II my husband died
he'd marry me and get it,
No., r U, ,hS poss,onns 9! your husband was
Did say so 2 No. 1t wasn't either wanted
my husband 10 die. but not David. Twas Wyn
thgi ,nSlstyd DAv1 should b. killed.
DID you love WyntNropY'
No, sur: fairly hWcd him. He Is a devil"
4. VA ne JUNK y9u Intended To marry him r.
my husband was out of the way"
Why do YOU want your husband out Of the
way y she did not answer. Was he unkind
No; he was always good But was in love
Win Cousin Chariry-ihc ono they had locked
ny mere for while. meant to marry Charley
alter my husband was dead. and that's reully
why poisoned him. But WIN didn't know /
ioyci Cousin Charley. or that ChArlny loved me.
winter that mount to give my husband poison
SO NJ 10 marry him; hut he said no we'd rot
into trouble. H. didn't have ANYTHING to do
wuh thS poisoning, from first to last. All he
knew 1hout II was what told him-thOt in
suppose YOU begin at tho beginning Mrs.
given To DavidY
d" Late hat winter. | guess WIN. had II in n
vial. ! guess 1t was stryrhniue. mixed up in
water or something. He. put some Of II on
David's chewing tohar"o-only few drops aud
II didn hurt him. The next time / knew Of
wds when Myn. put some white powder on
some raspberrirs They was canned raspher-
ri"s. ami opened them for David to eat Wyn.
| nut the whtie powder into them. Myn, said
1t wou!i work into his blood. and KIN him
So EfHuual mat nobody Wuud suspicion any
tnluE. ! told him not TO do itand | throw'd
away MI tn berries except the few that David
eat dor Z know whore Wyn got the poison.
Mrhhe i wis some my husband bad g0t o. till
foxes. There had been some IN the house. Wyn.
Fiv' David dose n'Nt time IN some whiskcy
hut NOT enough TO- hurt him guess 'rwn-nt
I'LL Murcu that David begun to get sick. H. took
. tIn Whisky Enod many times whom he WIS
sirhi nnd % hn0 the poison In y. may have give
/ "Dd You know that David was dying Of
poieouY
f.e, fnow'd i Wyp; aud me used to talk
piiyou mlk too. about poisoning your hus-
49," Yes we talked it ain ovcr. and never told
| NYu. / u Int want 20 marry him, but didn't.
! hnsd him. Cousin Charley was the one was
! best friend ever hat; but Wyu. was bound TO
/ kil MN. L WAS only WiiNu., to let II 10 on
cnuse 1t would end in getting my husband out
OF tue way 50 | could marry Cousin Chnriey,
| B~idts. Nyn. said II | did anything 10 save
| David he wQnd MI me. David gave me 800
| before he died. and $500 Ia my husband. lie
| know he was on his dcathbcd. but didn't have
/ no ldca IA. was poisoned. H. thought twas his
! tors told him. Wyn laughed M that and said
/ Ihryye gdt q darned smart set OF doctors
! Iounu nero, WIS inc last one DAVID spoke 20
! before he died; H. was IN dreadful convul-
/ slons. and couldn't speak. told him to squeeze
my hHnd u he know me. and he did
Tile memory Of the scene overcamo the
I wretchel woman. ami she sobbed patha ticallY.
Sne BAD taikrd fast. and raised her voice cx-
! citciy. S4orlu smith. les ending 70 the lower
/ uer oi coils. had found Winthrop Merrihew
/ listening iut,utly at Ms door
&c.. You wish me 20 hehrye.' tho visitor said.
/ that you su'w winthrop was poisoning Da-
va. nut thA! You did nothing either To- help or
That is tho solemn truth. sir" Mrs. Merri-
/ hcN replied. looking aott VITA her large. tear
! iul eyes. ~ though calling heaven 70 witness
! poison myself. Nyn. dill II all. Myn. wanted
| nan uut ~ ;he way. and my husband. too. SOS
tomarIy me. That's tho truth of it,
Mrs. MerriHew piucked nrryously at ribbon
| with which her foNtnR hair WAS tied back from
her lace. and swayed TO aud fro On her low seat
! Shr was heAt asked about the poisoning OF her
1 ala it," shc said. after n moments hcsita-
| ton. aud in o toue expressive II desperation.
" Winthrop gave me the waite stun. aud | pat
| IL IN his yictuai-. Tho dosos WAS so small first
qlonf that he didn't apuer 10 feel them. Once
| he wouldn't drink u. Sometimes | put II In his
| bread and milk. Winthrop said II would Kill
| ham graduail y and nobody would suspect moth
| lhg. linen used 70 put II ~ his meat. He
| would always take tho piece Of meat that was
nearest On tho platter, aud so I'd put the
over suspect anything. He first got sick
from II some time IN April. We always
I sunday be bad 10 10 out uo said one OF his
/ legs was sim; be couldn't use il. and had to
I hobblt home. Walking nii,ts ~ feel b~ttcr. but
/ y" had another attack that night. knew what
] the muttcr was, but he didn seem 20 have any
/ u-pirion Mrs ShelIOn-she's a neighbor-
] said Ia better giNu hlm thoroughwort tea. /
. mad" some Tor him. and put m lot of the poi
s)n-so much shat il made hun awful sick, and
/ Ia" threw BE- up. IL" said it tasted bitter. but
/ don't think h. had any idea ot what made II
bitter; llc thought ,tNritning OF me- and
| stomach must Doe cut II order. H. bryan hnv-
/ ing spasms just Ike DaSi and they kept me
away rom him. 80 c0uidn give him any
] NOR gO.suu. sud hc E1t we'll
Ar' sou sorry Tor what YOU have done ~
wyuiur p Merrihcw has occupied a cell un-
d"rnetn llr-. Mrrrihew, over since their ar
rr,t lie would not sny anything, and evou re-
fused tu rOulc to tae door 90 bis cell. His tact
] futU.Ig -tft ~lruliN maintained. Al
| ur,Souif-ls ami said that thrr,7 never had been
/ any Intimacy between him and Mrs. Mcrrihew.
H. - 80 years old. and has no face of u conylc.
| While preserving the general appearance ~ q
| or less OF the womnn's confession. hut he did
| not show any agitation thHreut He las fire.
queLily eudeavured 10 engage her IN convcrsa-
/ 4"n, their cells helnS Wiihin mandy nearing
distance from each oiher. but she has as TAR Us
Is known refused To talk with him.
Charles y. AerriheW Is living In the Den
! marx arm house. H. has almost entirely re-
covered from the poisoning but being lame
| from some other cause imagines that his
system is still impregnntrd with strychnine.
! n" had no suspicion of his wifes murderOus
latent until AFTER her arrest when sne con
f-ssed 10 him that she IA love with Cousin
Charley. ami had Intended 10 marry him II she
became widow. He always loved her devot.
wife. Tho Inference in their ages and the alb
sence Of children made him feel like guar
dian over her Sue WIS usually anectiOnate in
rer manner toward MIN. and ne thought she
loved i'm. During hrs sickness. when he be-
lieyed ne was on ms death bed. lie made VIII
leaving her tho little property that he possessed,
and AN That WAS 20 'unl- 10 him from his brother
David estate. Cousin Charley's actions. when
he visited the family. were not such ms 70 excite
any suspicion that he and Mrs. Merrhew were
loye-making. a. knew that Winthrop had
heena bad my put Thought he meant to re;
form. In view ~ the fact that his wife had
tried To murder him. he could. nevertheless
forgive her. lie might not live with her again
in ense She escaped the gHlluws and prison, but
lac would lrol uuuud Ia support her. lie thinks
That winthrop induced her 10 70 into the muir
! drrous scheme. She has an impresslouahle
nature according 10 his estimate OF her char
ih'trr. tul is easily led a-tray. The plan 10
| mako Nyuihrop hfiieNn sur meant TO marry
/ nina, wh llr rouiy intending 20 make a husband
| Of Cousin Charley is not Ike her. he says. Mr.
/ Mrrrih"W Is Grm"r-llke in looks and manner
apparently ~ slow in mind NJ IN speech. lie
/ Is broken down by MIS- WHO'S conduct.
Cousin Charley has gone back home. but IL
To- come here for the trial. n October next. AM
will probably be- important witness. lie w,,s
| r-tleeut when ina lall. in his loyalty 90 the WO
man. hut her confession may loosen his tongue