The Evening critic., 1881-12-09
THAT POISONED cup,
The Freeman Case I'm Court To-day
what was Testified T0-A Pathetic
-Frecmnn's A0idayitg.

Scene recmnn's Anidavits.
The alleged attempted poisoning OF Mr.. G.
L. Freeman, the Capitol policeman, by his
wife, which has occupied public attention for
several days, came up before Judge Smell this
morning In the Police Court. Mr.. W. p. vii.
Hanson appeared for tho defense, and Assist.
ant District Attorney Blunt for the prosecu.
ton.
Mr.. Freeman was placed Oh tho stand and
testified that he came down stairs about ! 80
sunday morning and found cup Of stcamlng
| hot coffee already ut his place. when he sat
down TO breakfast his wife remarked that the
coffee tasted OF seed ticks, ana TINT the grocer
had evidently sold her IN inferior quality Of
coffee. Witness said the coffee emitted fumes
of what he thought was laudanum, and his
suspicious were aroused that his wife had at
last attempted to carry out her oftrepcated
Threat 10 Poison Him,
| lie handed his cup TO his Oldest daughter,
who also tastod Of the coffee, and said II had
the flavor OF laudanum. lie then sampled his
wlfos coffee and found It nll right; procured
bottle, into which he poured the coffee from
his cup aud took It to Prof Dc Smedt to DO
analysed. His Wife was, lie regretted to say,
loose in character, and had given him great
deal of trouble by assoclatlng with evil people
and going Into
Houses Of had Repute.
The cross.cxamination OF the witness failed
| to shake his testimony In the least,
| The testimony of Elmira p. Freeman, the
n.,,o lk.yoa. Oh uaugn.er Oh ,he freeliuns,
! was supstantiaily the same as thut given ny
Mr.. Freeman. In answer 10 question OF the
Juuge, inc nttle oho saiu she thsteu Oh tne
co1ee, and observed mat It had laudanum IN
| II; Know The taste OF laudanum, because she
| had had IL In her tooth.
| Dr. De Smedt, District chemist testlieu 10
making an examination OF the coliee ana md
ing 1.oo grains OF morphia, enough TO XIII;
AT the conclusion OF the doctors examina-
| ,on, the Judge sent tne Ease 10 the grahu Jury,
ue a ai p9na , IN tme sum o, S9VH o
, ooVn "''or 'ho "i"i was hH'9hoo 'noio ""' "
Pathefic ana Hcart-rendfng scene
In the courtroom, the two little daughters of
the Freemans, aged respectively 10 and IL
years, who are remarkably Intelligent chill
dron, rushed frantlcally from their father and
went over whore the mother was sitting, and
wrapped their atnis around her neck and
tears from tho eyes OF many stout-hearted
men. Every ono in the courtroom was moro
or less affected and no one dared TO separate
the children from their distressed mother.
When Freeman asked his eldest daughter to
accompany him home, the little daughter
cried out in loud tones:' 81 won't, l won't,
want TO stay with mamma,
=, W,. p,uo.. C,u,t..
- 80 =. , ,,o,,
Mei,ner pi tne cni, no wa vance, |" deane ,o,p
mother, nut were nnally lhuuceu 10 go nome
win the tather
There was not the sllghtest evidence auduccd
TO SHOW mat tne woman put inc lauuanum IN
inc conee. After me scene IN inc court-room
between INC mother ana inc cnlldren, me
sympatny appeared 10 DC translerr ,e. from MI;
| 10 MIS-. rreemnh, Mans men openly ,eApress ,s
the opinion lhat freeman himselr put the
iandanum IN the conec' -
Even admitting tnat MIS-. freeman Is OF a
lues,lonaple chatacter, there was no e'iuence
10 snow tnat she was gulity OF inc CRIME
charged against her, and she ought In the
opinion OF many, be allowed 10 go free,
me Ioiiow,hg hliluLvi.s, s ,,, 10 ny tr ,,
nun anu IN ms own handwriting, We pupllsh
| teIootWtd HfeFWW'
| District Of columbia, Washington county, So!
on this First day OF December, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty before me, the subscriber, n Notary
Public, In and for the said County and District
personally appeared Q. i. Freeman, No. 9lo
miro street northwes,, anu mate oath IN que
form OF law, 10 inc IoliowlhB statement, VIZ;
That on 2od Nov, 1851, seen my wie, MIS-
Il. u. freeman, go III D. l; uordohs restaurant,
corner flrst aHu tehhsylvhh,ia aVenue, place
Oh iii-Iaine went III, caue1t her IN company
Win IL; >. frasier, guiue. no salu nc knew
nor as " Lille ior months, anu uld nor
hh1W hul ~ my WIZ Sne c"t,iu 10 oapi s
WIN cowhiue 10 WHIP MN on 2otn NOV. Tor
SAYING nc ma met her !, hohths before as
LII. she stlrteu q taiR ABOUT her peine a
woi,i,in %. , oau cnu. r.. Sho sslu John d.
StubDs oHereu hcf ~ 10 go IN ooruons win
ner, ne says ~ ~ = sianner. On inc zotn sne
ihrealehen my ne IN me presence o, my chil'
urui, Eiira nhu i.s.eic, "geu ~ nhu ~ yu'rs'
,i S 80, go T. ~, ,,,,a,,, -, :, 49, 90 ,as,nn
nhu on one 9ccnslon ,hrcw OUT cMn OF coneo
mat she had placed poison IN WtM Stodag
, neIte 10 uikc my ne. me chliaren Deggeu
nor 70 nusn. one culleu on them 70 Wlthess-
ihilt II ihelr iather lne, qua not Iult ihterler-
ing WIN her anu men sho inet, she Wouiu take i
my NE, ana warned me 10 MOI url Tx conee she
prepared, ns she uiu not want my ne upon her
soul She was s out al gay MONDAY ana tues tues,
Jay, zSth ana 2oth. was OUT alone 10 raile
anu dance nignt OF Iuesuay, 2otn, returned
nome ABOUT a. NJ. on morning Oh JUN, Ihat
she goes rouma among Women OF questiohapie
character, teiiihs ialsehoous on me, lhat
ieel lustined IN taking her children from her,
as Der cohuuc' anu language Is Dau.
y. IL. fhEEMAN:
sworn 10 anu suDscrlpea before me, this ISL
H. j. ENNIS,