New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-22
THE LITTLE Falls POISONING cASE

Tho iuoucst in the case OF Mrs Elizabeth fce~t
who died Il, Little Falls, Passaic County v J.' on
Friday OF last week from the ELECTS of siIychnlhc
- nj To hor IL is alleged by Tsc lily story, was con-
tnucd yesterday AT Little Falls by Coroner New
cOmbc. The inquest was expected to develop some
interesting facts IN re -drd 10 tie dt1ih OF ME-
Maud, who died with symptoms OF poisoning some
years ago and Is reputcd among the village
eossips to have been also Il victim OF
sally Storl's fOndness for dealing in drugs. The
examination OF Mrs Mauu's body has not been
made. County Prosecutor stevenson, however, mas
sent an order 10 constabl" to d5.h'GL the DoGy
and turn it over for eXanlha i)h 10 III heeIeI VINO
made the autopsy that OF Mrs lccst. AZ the u
quest Mrs susan Sl-co testified that she
W WAS f found in Mrs. Tccst's house and
that she would not have taken IT Tor qulnne from
its appearance. DR.. j. NJ. H. t'edney homeo-
patlIc physician of the Vllag" estcd 10 The elcct
that Mrs. Story had peIuIed herself i'll the inquest
on Tuesday when she sad that Ms. Maud had died
as the result OF LIS giving her saitpeuc lie ii4d
used no such treatment lie had no idea that sally
Story had harmed MIS-. Maud until he heard
her uhlccOuntaDle perjury on TUESDAY. lis stated
that sally mad said she knew more ABOUT lnedlcIdoS
than all the doctors IN tno village, ana ne htu
heard of her prescribing Tor several SICK people
Mis- Christina Kennedy testified TO a conversation
with George lleron, who lives wl.n MIS-. story N
which George said that sally had often threatened
TO poison INN. and that the only reason he stayed
in her mousse was because he hoped 10
get her property when she died
sally say that she had poisoned dog belonging TO
MIS- Nl Sylc, and that 1lrs. Van SYle would better
h. lusS ABOUT III OI Slc MOuHl POl'Vh h'I
TOO.
Mrs Mary Doughcrty, vino was sally StoIy's next
door ueignDOr and intimate friend, gave evidence
winch caused sensation. She declared that Oh
the day that MIS- eest died Sally story had
told her that she had had paper
of strychnnc and paper OF quinlne in tine house,
and that size had taN"u thc Qunlnc herself and
given the suychuue to MT, Eeest he witness
also testified that Mrs Story had confessed 20 her
that she had unsucccssully tried TO induce George
Alcron 10 take the poison, ana that II he dld not
stop bO,sug she would fix him "a dose set. 9irS.
Dougherty also cOrrOboratcd The evidence OF Mis-.
Dutfy ia regard to Saily's threat To- poison
Mrs, Van Syle If she did not look OuD" AlTs. an
SXlc herself was witness, and confirmed TINS story
oi sally, threat to poison her sally having old her
to her face tnat he o. would just a. quick poison
her ii she mad tine chance. Little Annie fcrSt,
daughter of the deceased woman, had also he ird
Sally uso the same threat, and mad repeated II TO
the witness. The inquest was adjourned unu! Mon
day.
Mrs. Story, III conversation at tine
iall in Paterson, denied the runOrs
in regard 10 her poisoning her husband and wo-
man named Mag..c story. she SAID that the Latter
was her daughtcr-iu-law. and IN regard TO her own
husband Size had not lived with him tor twenty
years before ms death, and dId not KNOW hc was
dead until told Of II aftcrward.