Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-20

A Young woman Ceafesses That Sse
Poisoned Her Father. Mother asa
Sister nnd AstcmpseA 90 Pekssa
Another sister and Her Fasmtly.


Poisoned Her Father. Mother ssd
Sister and Attemptea 90 POks~a
Another sister and Her Famtly.
CHICAGO, June 20.-Mary kleman. a girl On
jail here who has heretofore pcrsistentiy ss-
serted her innocence of the crime with which
she is charged. that OF poisoning the family II
Mrs. Michael Freres. her sister, with whom she
has made her home for short time, at Rose
Hin, has confessed TO a reporter that she n
n.g nt " NOT only "i dee m br aher ,se'r %
and another sister i'm Dubuque, Iowa. Her
mother died I'm July OF last year. her sister
March Of this year. She assigns no motive fpr
her crimes other than that she was tmpelled 20
commit them, and Is evidently insane May
kleman is less than % years old. slender.
rather pretty, prepossessing In manner. and an
invalid. having but partial use OF her lower
limbs and feet She has an innocent expression,
and looks even more youthful than she IN. tpr
the past two months she has lived at Rose Hfl
burial oi hsr s.,he 20 y, n sne came i ier ,,,..s s
since she has lived with her sister she has pre-
pared the meals, and on nearly every occasion
when she mas done so the family, consisting ~
Michael Freres, his wife and two small chfl-
dren have been taken III with vomiting imnse-
package OF greyish coored powder In the yard
a week ago last Tuesday morning. When he
ate his soup at noon he was seized with vomit-
ing, and observed "a sediment I'm his soup plate
corresponding to the powder I'm appear,noe.
Upon further examination more Of the same
substance was found I'm his wife's and the chill
drens plates He carried both the powder foued
I'm the yard and that I'm the plates to Evanston
Tor an analysis. The result showed that the
powder was poison. Mary KEENAN, was accord
ingly arrested. She has wept continuously tn
the last day or two since her Incarceration, aIsd
asserted that her sister had preferred n false
charge against her for the purpose OF obtaining
a small amount OF money. 500, which she
claimed she had. When her lawyer went 10
Rose Hin TO take possession OF her effects her
money could not be found.
Michael Freres Is a carpenter by trade, and
the neighbors speak well of him and his wife.
Mrs. Freres' mouth is surrounded with sores
from the effects Of the poison. The children
are still ailing from IL and Michael Is not Yet
able To go about his work. The Freres family
attribute Mary's acts TO insanity. The girl,
when seen by reporter, lay In her cell In a
rather hysterical condition. "Did I XIII nay
father, my mother and Lenae" said she, reiier-
ating the questioner's words. Then she half
screamed: 81 couldn't help IL; couldn't help
IL; something came to me and made me do H.
always loved my mother, but she was ailiIsg
and IL kept at my side and whispered I'm nav
ears all day and In the night, Let her sleep IN
peace: let her lie I'm the cool earth so bought
the poison and gave her little at time tai
she was gone. Then when Lena came IL pointed
its finger at her all the time, and SO gave heF a
little, too, till twas over. When spring caIae
father wasn't well and thought he'd be better
along with mother. When 1 came 10 my sister
L got another box OF poison. / couldn't help
putting il in the soup; Icouldn't helpit. doat
KNOW why did IT, Will they put the rope
my neck now and hang me? Will they hang
me Tomorrow? Send for priest quick, qulck,
that may confess my sins.' she cried. Then
she flung herself on the cot, weeping piteously.