New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
NEWS FROM NEW.JERSEY.
ARRESTED FOR POISONING HIS MOTHER
THE DYING WOMAN SAID HER SON COMMITTED

ARRESTED FOR OhSONfNG HIS hO1HLh'
THE DYING WOMAN SAID HER SON COMMITTED
THE CRIME 70 GET HER PROPERTY.
GeorFc sohwocrer, Of BrunswickAt new Newarkavc.,
Jersey CITY, was arrested yesterday afternoon by the
order Of Inspector Langc on suspicion OF having caused
tho death Of his mother. Catherine schwocrcr, BY
poison The poison Is believed TO have been given in
q bowl Of soup. At about O'Clock on Wednesday
morning Dr. Mclaughlin, OF Jcrsey.ave was sent for
10 visit Mrs. Schwoerer. lie had been her family
physician. When he entered the room the sick woman
told him that her son George had given her some
soup md had poisoned her. Carrie Schwoerer, her
daughter, and Mrs. Garden, coorcd woman, were
present Tho sick woman was In pnin
DR.. Mclaughlin questioned Mrs. Schwoercr closely
He at first refused to believe hcr story. He remained
with her nearly three hours and then went homo
He made several subsequent visits during tho day.
The last time he called was at O'Clock and Mrs
Schw0erer dead. To the last she reiterated tho
statement that her son had poisoned her.
At about O'Clock yesterday morning Robert McFar-
land q sOn-in-law Of Mrs. SchwOcrcr, stat,oner at
No. 100 Newark his wife Carrie and colored man
and woman named Garden, arrested, on the COM
plant OF Gcorg, Schwoercr who charged them with
larceny. At that early hour they taken before
Justice McCabe.
Catherine Schwoerer conducted confectionery
store at No. 20s Ncwarls-ave. and lived alone over
the store She had saved 300, which. with
papers, sho kept In tin BOX. The box was also
supposed to contain a will for property valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000. Soon after his mother died
George began search for the tin box. and he says
lie found 1t In the possession Of his brother law
Robert Mcfarland, ard his sister, Mrs. Mcfarland
who wcre In the rooms OF the Gardens George
said that when he got the box from Mcfarland there
wos but Ss5 In II, and there should have been
at least S4OO. 1t was for this lie caused their
arrest.
The Justice held Mcfarland in 81 900 bail. but
released his wife, During the brief examination the
statement that the dying woman had made about
being poisoned by her son came out The police
arrested schwocer and after questioning him closely
learned that until Tuesday his mother had been In
good health. lie admitted that he had given his
mother bowl OF soup and had told her II she
became sick to send for him. Mcfarland when
questioned, said that he and his wife had taken the
box upstairs the apartments OF the Gardens for
safety because after the death Of Mrs. SchwOcrcr
there wer, strangers In the house. lie and tho
others declared positively that there was no money
Inspector LANCE said that there were good reasons
In possession Of the police to suspect foll play ana
after consultation with County Physician Converse
that official ordered an inquest. ,
Dr. Mclaughlin told a reporter Of The Tribune that
Mrs schwoerer told him several times 8. s liner er S sG
credited the accusation. lie said however that snc
had all the symptoms OF poisoning me ooc.0r sa,u
poisoned for her money and the property she owned
but tho police that she told tins story TO Other.
The examination Of George SrhwOcrer Will take
place to-day before Police Justice Stlslng Dr. NC
Laugllin has not given certificate Of death yet.
The double-deck ferryboat New Brunswick. OF me
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, began plying , 1s
tween Jersey CITY and DcsbrOSscsst YESTERDAY. Iicr
appearance Is much different from the other ferry
boats that she attracts much attention.
Mrs Mary Rice, the cashier Of the Prudential Insur
ance Company In Jersey City. charged with having
systematically robbed the company, waived examina.
ton Yesterday and gave bail to await the action OF
the Grand Jury.
burglars broke into the London and Liverpool
clothing store, In Bcrgcnlne-ave, Union HILL on
Wednesday night and stole clothing worth SloOO. NO
Glow TO the burglars has yet been found.