New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-20
BOTH GUILTY OF MURDER.
GROBLEwsKI roPAY THE DEATH PENALTY.
ENCE STRONG ENOUGH TO CONVINCE TIL
JURY THAT HE POISONED HIS WIFE.

LNIpEN'E STRONG ENOUGH TO CONVINCE THE
JURY THAT HE POISONED HIS WIFE.
Joseph Groblewski, the Russian Pole, who
was charged with poisoning his wife convicted OF
murder IN the first degree yesterday the Brooklyn
Court OF Sessions. 1t believed that he poisoned two
wiYcs The evidence which convicted him crcum-
stihtia but strong. The chief witness servant in
BIS house.
Expert testimony first taken yesterday for tho
prosecution showing the symptoms arserica poison
| ing IRON which The woman died Dr. George b. Hop
klns described the effects the poison, which agreed
with the details or the sickness OF Mrs Grobcwsi
described by her servant, Wnnirred Haney. lie said
that 1t "aa not possible for arseEiccaers twenty
or thirty grains at a time with impunty.
Mo7e evidence in regard the closet the shelf OF
when arsenic was found after Groblcws's arrest, was
gwen by Police Captain Campbell on the day OF tho
arrest ne visited the prisoners place OF business and
locked H. He kept the KEYS for weeks aud turned
them over TO Groblews counsel He heard later tb a
Augustus Virgins hal bought the place aud when the
arsenic was found the leyS got OF him. WiggDs
testified that after he bought the place he had it cleaned
except the closet. lie took arsenic Rough on
Rats INTO the place
\ sister OF the dead woman. Emma Barbara German.
tc'thcc TO Mr.. Grohlcwsks good health before her
marriage. When she was SICK she would not allow a
doctor to he called without her husbands permission.
hhch 'r Briggs WAS finally called to her lie found
her suffering irIn inflammation. The witness said she
IlIu IOt hct sisters medicine ana medical attendance
Grobcws gave her medicine his wife In two small
b1Iilc-. AMI said would make her sleep He said the
do'tor hal ordered iL Aler she gave the medicine tho
sick woman ,omtcd and complained OF burning thirst
ana severe riu Groolew,H -oI to her: Aly hrt wifc
died without phy .icaH and Clara die without
also"
EiEoi!gcl IImicy. the servant m the Grob!cwsh
family who gas, damaging evidence on Wednesday, was
recalled ana said Lat -he went To- tie drugstore for the
and f * ho
% uut h-w,o, -I-cr Sot it. Iue witness -id there
no W feeling hctWrel she dead and herself. AMI
,ii d4 ""t Au'N i!ai Nei EIun Wa mentioned ~ the
divorce lr"'"rins+ begun "nd -upp"d l Me- roh'W
-R "e'n,t Hrr aH,iaud unh Size read il IL hr news
lap'r- This t va- Oe.uu about siN weeks before Mrs
riubitw,si. G.ttG.
Anton rmuu i",urcl TO the plrt DC bad IN bringing
about tIuucN-hi, second marlGt-e. Iicy had Wor.ri
ke~ eac," so1l VIZ, c"n.d be- ioGnd: -, l., took
Clara o. -'" iim boz hi, beer shop. and they drank
= Month later The Sife wen, T. The wtu,,ss
h"It' lud ooupIin"t OF ili-tici;mcut and ,td she
wanted divorce ir'm her husband. Ggob!c0 ski paid
VIE 'n1rtc- c.oa Pickering to.I ot ',-.f mat he
L.. 'ro'e0 -hi % .pJi at tine 'mr oi her fatal
"'' ""' '..n TO- D." nv nv, !.,r i'l"'&N'i' &
~ L. 4 ti'@-' """ "'i"nl'd lh' ar' N"n1n tcsil-
feed l' thought o. case u"ediu- 1ud uuIr-
i-l,u aud tr -ag" h.rH Upir t0 hc sent to tie hos,
C.aui.t t."'ir testified tu The HcmirIl analysis, which
.,..l.,. ,, tI.,bro.,I's sl3f gs rI, foIud I'M L!s
wife, stomach. lr also testified that lr>cHc pa, IN
.
tu .. .ri uoId not 10" Dissolved 900 ou minutes aud
SO t,u wound ur cr ais et arsenic 900 tnr
..rl. No ,r tIl- we're found go Mrs.. Gro1l.w-k',
me i-fcuce wa, opened by Colonel Robert
woman va, .d!i.icI To ai-,uic-rlliur Dr
sr.tur was rr.t recalled lie sid tat ti.J arsenic
rni.I i.t tc detected hy tine eye. Rough EA,,"
W.. au per cent ar.cnIc. Henry \. Nrycnhors. .
.,yrr f.-'.fc that fhH tcul woman waited hi Office
10 ..et .u ln-o,Itr divorce from hc. husband. ~io
named WMl.rei uuIcy rs Do. partner iu guilt lyi.
iei,, 900 regard O., auothcr lav matter WIS gwen -
gfur-t Ia-cl-. Another lawyer. lIr was retained hy
,r1h.rA 30 uui ult The sttcr @iid she tpi
b; her hu414ud when She -ict TO 20
tn ID doctor. hut she W., ASHAMED 10, and
WISHED .h, v,.c &c a. She tod OK hCr family troubles.
vet before died she said she would not 1.-Two long,
ant snr fiiut how much money sic spent. Aft"r
Maud N. said wanted 60 die ant wOald TX tO XII
h,.rl The Wiiucss said that while he had tho KEYS ~
Crohl,N skis ,Aopticcn or twenty persons went ia tie
mop.
40 further evidence was offered aud nothing
,id about putting the prisoner ou the stand The Dis
ff.. Attorney auI tie prIroutt- counsel Summed p the
rt-r I'm li. charge Judge Nunrr reviewed ir evidence
carefully -howiu- 'ht there wIs no other solution Ot The
woman death than thut caused by arsenic admin
i.tcrrd by our. The question to De determined was
sup ave ~. ic charge OrcIIcu within Nr m.uucS 0f
u ruu lI the Iuty dedicated thc same lem I'm of time.
Whom th" foreman vtS asked whether tuoy found the
prisoner ,uljy or not guilty, hr responded; Guilty -
Indicted" Tho prisoner sat sfOllN and evidently dl
uo. understand the verdict until o. vas translated 10
hn lie -"rt to the Raymond street Ja and Will
Ls sentenced ON Monday.