New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-29
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ALLEGED POISONING By sTRYcHNINE.

THE SECOND TRIAL OF MRS. STORY Al rAii-i''
FOE THE MURDER OF MRS. FEEsE
M. oooo,d trial of Mrs Story, of Little Fails, ~
, nc tbe murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Feest by pol.
o.. o., ~ vas begun in the Passalc County Court OF
Oyer and ermner at faters"hb Ssth and shirts
a inry was Obtained and Prosecutor stevenson
ofened for the state, stating M ,ha' rs ass
Story had given stryehnne 10 MIS- rs h les,
Tins the State would still in ist that Mrs story was
guilty of manslaughter in the form OF criminal
woman, was the first witness. He told how his
wife had died on September 10, 1882, after taking
qnine DIR. +. A. Keller who bad attended ,ne
dead woman. described the symptoms OF s'Iyc1 I
poisoning Before Mrs. Story had gwen MIS-. feest
the DO WIDER he had advised the former nov 10
nse il as he did not know what it was. The chill
dren of Mrs Feest corroborated their fathers story
They had gone to Mrs. Story on The day OF ther
mothers death and she asked them II their moher
Was dead and if she. had taken the powder
she Mrs Sory) had given her. 1t is malntalued
that when Mrs story asked TINS question sue cgta
have had knowledge of Mrs feests de ed d.
Annie Feest and Mrs. Duffy, nelghbor teStlneu 10
finding III Mrs. Feest's house the remains OF .ng
fatal pov der which was atterw2Td analyzed andd
nroyed to he strychnlnc. Mrs. Van Zlle testlncu
that Mrs. Story had showed her poison, ana .nao
she had said she would poison George Mer0n, VINO
lived viii her Sai!y had once poisoned the wit
ness's dog and threatened 10 poison the witne sS
she made fuss about IT. MIS- no nn.
son McCon Charles Smith, clerk III Paterson
drug store identified as his own some writing on
kept no account OF the sale of the poison
aDon't YOU do so now I" asked Judge Dixon.
No, sir" ~,
Judpe "lhe last Legislature of this State passed
a law recurring "a record kept of all poisons sold"
The evidence OF the next two witnesses was IN
addition TO the case for the State as presented at
the former trial, when the jury disagreed; ana IL
produced a sensation. Mrs. Morey testified that
some time before the war or alter Mrs. story had
poisoned dog belonging to her own husband, ana
had also poisoned Mrs Van Zle's dog. w. H. STORY,
grandson of the defendant. testilled that MS
grandmother had frequently asked HIM 30 bring her
The State then wanted to introduce the evidence
of Margaret Avery, of Montclair who lived at Lit
tie Falls long time ago. 1t was proposed to prove
that about seventeen years ago Mrs Story gave the
witness bowl of milk that the witness was taken
VIOLENTLY sick and that her life was saved only by
the prompt use of a stomach pump. Counsel Tor
the defence objected aud the Court said the eyl-
dence could only be admitted II 1t was meant 10
show that this was case OF srychnlne poisoning
and that the defendant was familiar with the use
OF strychuIne. The evidence was not put III.
The notes of The testimony taken at the Coroner IN
uues last September were read. George Merona VII
ness at the former trial who gave contradctory eV-
deuce has fled, and Mrs Storys counsel moved to
have The notes of his former evidence read. ms
novel motion was warmly seconded by the prosecu-
tor, but deDled by the Court r
A surprise was III store for the state. Inc
prosecutor had rested his case with the understand
ing that Professor DOremus, of this city, who was
NOT at hand, might be called Ill the midst Oh Tue
deiences case, the States being temporarily re-
opeued To the establishment OF all, counsel Tor
the defence announced that they would call no
witnesses, but would rest their case. Inns SHUTS
out the testimony of Professor Doremus, wDo was
expected prove the presence OF srJ Gimme III the
remains of Mrs. Feest and in the untasted portion
of the powder. The summing up Will besln thls
morning.
JAMES IRVING CONVICTED OF ASSAULT.
James Irving, the proprietor of the Empire Gar
den. in SlXtl-aVc., who several years ago an
Assemblyman and Alderman was convicted OF
assault yesterday III the Court OF General Sessions;
He is a stout, cean-shaven man, and was well
dressed but the sears on his lace ana the deects OF
his eyes gave him sinister expression lie mas en-
Irelv lost the sight OF one eye and has imperfect
vision in the other. His eyeSlght Is sad TO
have been injured by vitrlol thrown by woman
with whom he had quarrelled. Colonel Charles =
Spencer was Irvings counsel. Richard NJ. Oar
ling who keeps liquor store IN Broadway, was the
principal witness against Irving lie testified that
the defendant came INTO his store at an early hour
on the morning of December ~ Irving, addressing
Daring said: "Havent | always treated you
wefp Darling replied with the same question.
"No." said living with an oath. and them accord
ing to the testimony for the prosecution, he
struck Darling twice on the head with
pistol which he held iii his hand. The wounds H.
ficted caused crysipelas, from winch Darling
Suffered for several weeks. The testimony OF the
prosecuting witness was corroborated by Daniel +;
Birdsall of the Paisley House. ana by DIR. Edward
Bradley, who attended Darling IN his sickness.
Irving when called 10 the witness stand. denied
that he had ary difficulty with Darling. Several
witnesses called for the defence testified that there
/ had been a quarrel between Darling and Thomas
McDeimott. III which the former had received
blows.
The jury quickly brought in a verdict of guilty,
and Irving was Temlnded for sentence,
On his crOss-exalninaton by Assistant District
Attorney RcquieT, Irving was asked about certain
allegations against him. all of which he denied. lie
was asked whether he mad not gouged out the eyes
of George Ames and If. Is. Ferguson and broken the
nose of LOUIS Judsou i'll 1880, and assaulted United
States Deputy Marshal Crowley while the latter
was endeavorug to arrest "Owney" Geoghcgan.
He admitted that while he was member of the
Assembly he had struck Smith NJ Weed, OF Platts-
burg VINO member of the same body. He
SAID however, that Mr.. " eed had struck INN first.
He grew excited when asked whether he had been
expelled from the Legislature. NO." he sald at
first they wanted me 10 resign but | would not do
il. Then heard that Weed wanted Inc not to re-
sign, because there was a Democratic majority of
only one member, and when heard that resigned
just TO spite him."
Mr.. THOMPSON'S QUARTERLY REPORT
Commissioner Thompson sent to the Mayor yes
ierday his of The transactions of the DEPART