New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
ACGUSED OF POISONING.
THE CHARGE nor PRESSED.

THE CHARGE NOT PRESSED.
BOTH sIDFs or SINGULAR Story IN JERSEY crrY
Emma II. ziegert. the German servant grl who
charged with an attempt TO poison her mistress
Mrs. William Both, of No. 10 Waverly-st Jersey
City Heights. arraigncd before Judge Peloubet
Friday. William Both said that he did not want
press the complaint against the girl, u would
make necessary his absence from business. His wife
sick and could not appear. Judge Peloubet
then discharged the prisoner.
That girl ia fond of the worst Sort said
Mrs. Both excitedy to TRIBUNE reporter
There is no doubt about her attempt to poison me-
am sureI always hked the girl. She the best
servant girl ever had. Sometimes she used to talk
nonsense TO me- but she was such good domestic
didn't mind her talk. She said 10 several times
Mrs. Both your husband don't like yon any more.
He has asked me how | liked his children. Blu. I
wouldn't marry him. | said to her that she
talking nonsense | always take glass of
wine for dinner. ON Wednesday told her 10 bring
me the bottle. poured some In the glass and drank
of II. Why Emma said |. what a coppcry taste
this wine has. then told her to taste 1t. She took
little in her mouth then discovered a green sed-
iment in the glass Why, there poison in IT, said
l. It's Paris green too took the wine into tina
house of my neighbors and told them thought
there was Paris green in it.. One Of the youug men
When he came back he said that the doctor could
not anayze il until @ O'clock, but that he thought
II then tried TO find out how the poison got in the
house. found two little girls in the mel RhbOrhood
who said they had ordered the poison at the drug
eists for Emma. the servant. They said that the
druggist would not il 10 them, but he sent hls
Young man with il. The young man gave the Paris
..rreen 70 Emma and asked what 1t was 10 be used
for Emma replied that she wanted 10 kill the
reaches He told her that IL was deadly poison
and TO be very careful of il. remembered then
that Emma had asked me to get Paris green for the
reaches and had refused. | went in the house
where Emma was and said 20 her. Emma, you put
the poison into the wiie. Now don't deny II but
confess she cred little aud then said, Yes, Mrs.
Both did put the poison in the wine. but Mr.. Both
wanted me do il. He doesn't love Won any more
| told her she was talking nonsense. IL ridiculous
to suppose that my husband had anything TO do
with putting the poison IN the WINE. There was no
motive for it. We always hved very happily ana
never had any quarreis 10 speak OF. won't nave
ANYTHING to do with putting he girl ia prison, be-
cause would always be thinking OF It atterward.
Besides that. think the girl is demented"
Emma ZegeTt was found az the honse on her
brother-in-law. She German girl about nine
teen years old and prepossessngi IN appearance she
told her story in plain Straightforward nanner,and
without any contradictions. -
Mr. and Mrs. Both were all the time having ilt,
tie sue Mrs Roth HS was eating her din
ner She poured ont the wine and said II looked
fnnnv She then asked me 10 taste IT, took Int
rle OF it, and said that wouldn't know the taste OF
one wine from another. She sand she Thought there
was Paris green IN II, and went out 10 tue fence TO
ask the opinion OF the nclgbbors. Mrs Both DID not
take drop OF the VINE. One of the neignDOfs sand
that If had drunk any of 1t / had better take an
emetlc Mustard mlXeI IN a cup for me, but
was not sick. Mrs. Won Enzman, nrghbor, came ~
the house With Mrs. Both and me. Mrs Both then said
that the poison put IN the wine either DY her
husband or by me. | told her that did not put it
ln Mrs Won BuZman told Mrs. Both that she uld not
think either | on her husband had put any poison IN
the WINE She also said that IL there was any poison
in the wine Mrs. Both must have put 1t IN herself;
The neighbors then all congrega'ed upstairs ana
don't know what said by Ihem When Mr..
Both came home Mrs. Both said that she had been
D0isoned and that either he or put poison In her
wine He said he didn't know anything about it.
got excited ana dOwnhearted and went out m the
woodsbed. L was there when the officer came. l
did not confess 10 Mrs. Both mat had put the
poison IN the wine or that her husband knew OF At
or that he intended 70 marry me. think thai II
either of US Is crazy II is She"
The brOther-n-law OF Emma Liegert visited
the house of Mrs. Both Friday, "a
hear her story OF the attempted poisoning. He
said there were two sides to the story, and he
determined to find out the true one. If kmma -
guilty OF what you charge her with said he 10
Mrs. Both. shc ought 10 be put IN place where
she Will not have opportunity 10 try II again."
lie said to TRIBUNE reporter: lbdort believe
my slster-n-law had anything tn do with putting
the poison IN the wlne Emma says that Mrs. Both
never took drop oi the poisoned wine. Mrs. Both
now says sue Is SO sick from the effects of HAVING
taken the poisoned wine that she can't eat. dOu't
believe in Mrs Both's reason tor not prosecuting
the case | can't any motive Tor Emlna's want
ing To poison the woman. She didn't want TO
marry the man. As far as know she has always
been very good girl"
TRIBUNE reporter was present yesterday at q
conference between Mr.. and Mrs. Both and the
brother and brother-in-aw of the servant girl at
the house of Mr.. Both Mrs. Both repeated the
story she told on Friday, and said that the only
reason she did not prosecute the girl was because
she believed her 10 be insane Mr. Both gave the
same reason and also said that he would be afraid
to run the risk Of killing his wife with the excite
ment consequent npOn pubic trial. Mrs. Both
denied that the girl had drank any OF the wIne
Mrs Harmon Van BuzZman, the Iext-do0r neigh
Dor of Mrs. Both. said that the latter did not
charge her husband with having attempted to poi
son her and that sue mixed tue emetlc for Mrs.
Both, and not for the servant. Mary Brooks tho
grl who purchased the poison said that she houghe
il tor Emma, and not Mrs. Both. and that she dld
not see the latter until late IN the afternoon.