New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-01
THE BLAZE POISONING CASE.

HEARING AT THE ESSEX MARKET COURT.
CHARLES f. BLAIR's sToRY-A SUPPER OF SAUSAGE
AND BEER-THE HISTORY OF MARY CONNOLLY.
The case of Charles L. Blair, who is said to
have been dragged with morphine az No ia Essex-st
last week. continued before Justice Dlny satur-
day in the Essex Market Police Court The principal
features OF the examination Saturday the pro-
ducon In court OF another bottle containing morphine
and the testimony of Blair. Mary Connolly had pre-
viously declared vokemer divided the morphine
into two parts. One bottle Of poison to be admins
tered to Blair she and the other to be corked
up and placed in the cellar by the side OF his dead body
After thorough search of the cellar the missing bottle
could not he found and supposed that Mary Con-
nelly had invented the story but Captain Aaire produced
the second bottle. which Detectives Wade and Hess
finally had found corcealed in old boot that belonged
TO Joseph Volkemer Mary Connolly identified the bot
tie as the one she had seen with volkemer
Charles l.. Blair related the circumstances OF his
acquaintance with the family and his their house
on Thanksgiving He first them said, the
boat going 10 New London. Mrs. Volkeme: and Mrs.
Connolly together The latter spoke him first
and sand her name Miss Taylor They all went
from NewLondon Boston together and stopped at the
same hotel Blair then 10 Webster, where he for
merry lived. and on his home he met the
again by chance. He did not go TO Mrs. Vokemer's
house them but called on her one afternoon subse.
qucntly Ga second visit the he met Joseph
Volksmer They spent the evening together, and Blair
then went TO the Occidental Hotel. He did the
family AGAIN until November &C. when he called at their
rooms at a. M finding at home. He wrote ON
piece OF paper that would he back at pm and slipped
II under the door. When he returned Mrs. Connolly
opened the door, He stayed about hree1uarters OF
hour and out with Mrs. volkemer aud bought
turkey for her. He also purchased sausages which
cooked for After that he went to the store
with Mrs. Connolly to buy cranberries. Joseph Vol
kemer was in the house when Blair went back He
TING md two ma tod Thar
cordially. vokemer went away in a few minutes. Mrs.
Connolly said she was going home after buying the
cranbcrries
John H. Eberhard the druggist OF No SO Canal-s.
titled that Mary Connolly called at his at 10
Wednesday and spoke about poisons She asked If aud
anum dangerous. and said she wanted 10 to put
man TO sleep. Mary Connolly SAID she had accompanied
vokemer TO the store I'D that he made her 20 inside
and get "a sleeping mixture and told her to be sure and
At the same court Justice Duffy yesterday continued
tine examination. Mr. Blair testified further In regard
his at No. la Essexst Mrs. yolkemer the
ouly person in the room when lie reached there: IL
and lie had been in Mrs. Volkemer several hours
Mr.. vokemer ca,ne in he believed. about o'clock IN
in. The frst that he took was ut o'clock in
the afternoon soon after Mrs Connolly came IN lie
than lager-beer g.lss His impression was that Mrs
drank from pitcher, and the beer poured
IN his sight. After fifteen or twenty minutes he
preston was that brought in by Mrs. Woke
iner. The glasses. according TO his impression. were
poSfed from the same pshS Fifteen ore twenty m
afteTward another pitcheriu WAS brought in, and
was poured out by Mrs. Connolly. who handed him
glass.
thought he was going TO nave violent seR headachc
such as he was periodically subject TO- He Ind eaten
heartily Of slusagcs for supper. He told Mr.: Vokemer
would not ike lie down. Blair replied, yes any
where" Mr.. VOlkemer then proposed he should 20
into the bedroom and sleep, and he said he would and
he did Mr.. Vakemer undressed himself and got into
the bed between Blair ana his wife:
When he first taken sick Mr.. Volkemer proposed 10
send Tor doctor, but lie Declined SAYING that only
a sick headache The only difference between this and
former attacks was the general relaxation OF his
TO bed his head ached violently Blair remained in bed
until about IN the morning and was awakened by the
of the room Then witness sat up and dressed him
self. He saw Mary Connolly out in the kitchen. but
soon ,e siS M What hn wouId nave for breakasf ana
he said a cup of tea She gave him the cup OF tea and
he remained until the officers came Until
then he did not know or think that any poison had been
ne had heard charged by Mary Connolly.
Mary Sox eeS 70 ' me she said Ie
name was Mary Connolly. but she was known as Mary
TAYLOR for about two years and also rs Mary Ann VIII
Mary Ann Mcmahon and she was about forty-seyen
years of age Her history as sue t9d H. was pad enc
shop-hfting and fighting she and Mrs Vokemer went
10 Boston on the steamer cry OF Boston. GA tne poa
about the weather. and after they had started he asked
her about her sateroom She told nun sue had pad Tor
looked ill., hut told him that she had lady friend below
when h sent her TO bring up her friend anc her luggage
Mrs NOlkcmer and Blair occupied the stateroOn and
Further hearing was adjourned until to-day. the
yerr telling the magistrate that they should occupy
three four days more yet i'll examination ana that
they should require an analysis TO be made OF te beer
Mis- Josephine TrOud OF Brooklyn, who said that she
owned houses in that city and had known Blair for
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