The sun., 1891-07-25
SAYS HE TRIED TO KILL HER.
,rRa OSCAR r BURROWS zxSIZKoNx
IoAxNsr HER HUsBANn

n. Relates that she Saw II. Take .
re.spoenrai from fsesses 1asehse
.r.,seu" aaA Fat It n Her CHASE OF
.uuh-Her Daughter Cerrsserstss AssA
..n.r story-Arr. Burtsa's DsnssL
=, ,hs First Precinct Police Court st Newark
-..,srdsy afternoon the case Of Mrs. Mary =.
1s".n. ssa,nst her husband came mp Tor .
S..,,nr before Justice Howard Hayes
n..sr r Burton is . freight solicitor In this
"a ~ the baltimore and Ohio Railroad HIS
e,,. e !. suine him for dssertlon. She 10
psaotI,n woman, and her story was toid In
IT, s,,N on Tuesday morning. Her testimony
,ss,srdsy was merely reiterahon 10 tnss
story. ,xcept one detail. which was otssked
from her BY City Attorney WILCOX, wno prose-
eutsd the case, and which sns .olu WIN eM. .,.
dent reluctance. She was aske1 WI. en' sS u'S
not 10 to the house wh,cn ho' "u''o." As~
provided for her In Newark.
~ ~. vonld not be SAFE" she said.
.Ws.,S s.red Moses J. Do Witt MI. Bur.
20. an.osuss OF what I know Of Mr.. Burton:
e.o vhst he has DONE" answered the woman.
"What has he done"
.Eyerything to make my life unhappy"
"Be specific: what has he dons!"
.W.ll he has abused me. called me vie
,ames and wanted to get rid OF me-"
Iustics HAYES asked her II she feared abuse
only. and she answered: ! fear more than
that"
"Out with It 1t must como out sooner or later.
Tell us what you fear
"Wall. will" she said reluctantly. my
hrshsnd used to poison cats and dogs. and one
dsv caught him putting something In glass
- -uk which WaS about to drink"
rhis created q profound sensation In the
.onrt room, but Mr.. Burton merely rolled his
sves At her. aud made no other sign OF sur
o,;so In response to questions Mrs. Burton
said that she poured cut a glass OF milk and
vss about to drink 1t when something At
Setsd On hss iss schsn abie Whom she
minute or two laer. sue say saw her husband
eto ns pSstsss %Ssh
uss IHteiied poison. She charged him with
tr1inS 10 poison her. and she testified that he
81 sd n.ns. the slas' into 'no FINK ana 's'' lou
"A rigofous cross. ss.exsminstion failed to skake
sna S .ss. rs sRe STEPPED down she said, lid not
intend that TO come out" ,
Ssesuss sto .ns hs asked him for With which
board. Mr.. Burton naid her board and alIoM-
~ Ehen ' he refused % 10 support i6em any longer.
In 1887 she brought suit against him. and he
.s siS In 5ns
longer. and she again proceeded against him.
The compIsint was then dismissed tecause
tween % 1871 and 1874 she received $4,000 or
SiG.OOl from her parents estate. and that she
sGu rent ss sns sas ss the SnrS.
aoo sb ares Of Pacific Mail and lost on the trans.
setion: but recovered as muSh 9o i9 New Jersey
year In rent for three years.
,ns to contioue io % the % siiowsnce q si W. week
che would ssp Z. Tor h% On The
right II tbe mortgsee was foEeelosed.
ment which she had received from Burton
sa S 4 70 tPi h sas
u: y 81 XII
ad sss 90 sleo Il III. h.. passion
=: ssl sSss' md 'S shsS
bldpt you rspess II on other occasions p"
s::ffd nsSsF t1s !dEyssF' dids
Oscar +: Burton then took the stand. He is
ons s ~ WI Which CAUSES Il 70 roam around 'GH IL
has the carriage and general appearances Of a
entirely devoid Of nervou.ness. he said that
bis wife spsculated In stocks and that whom
10 tried to stop her she grey abusive and
loved better than she did him. He said that
she abused his mother. now dead. and others
10 tried to poison her. When asked ii he would
live with her as bis wife II she was willing to
60 to his now home. he said mo. I will oc-
eupy . room In the house and take my meals
In restaurant. but will never consent to live
With that woman again as man lives with his
wife"
Tho case was continued until Friday.