The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-22
VINO PUT THE rorsox IN TIE coFrEEs
Marco Accuses HHi. si.ter-in-lsw OF Eiili-E
uir W.T. So 10 Marry Miu.


When Mrs Gazella Marco. the young wife OF
hat maker, died at her home. 1903 Wallabout
street. Williamsburgh. about ten days ago. DR..
Max Levy. her physician. said death was due
to arseniie of copper poisoning administered
in coffee. probably accidentally. The coffee
was made by Mrs. Marcos stepmother. Mrs.
Roseneck. who lives in Columbia street. this
city. Mrs Roseneck drank OF the coffee. as
did also Marco. the husband, and Mrs. Marcos
brother and sister and her uncle. All were
made Ill aitetward. and Mrs. Marco died the
next day. An autopsy on the body disclosed
no signs OF poisoning. and the stomach was
removed for n chemical analysis. which has
not been completed. Marco went to the Lee
Avenue Police Court with Mrs. Roseneck yes
terday and demanded u warrant for the arrest
OF Mrs Rebecca Marco. n widow. Of 40 Dar-
rison avenue. Wiliamsburgh. Marco alleged
that Mrs Marco. who is his sister-in-aw.
poisoned his wife.
The widow Marco said to the clerk OF the
court. was my dead brothers wife. She has
been infatuated with me for a long time. and
wants me to marry her. Long before my wife
was taken sick my sister-in law used to come
and embrace me. My wife didn't want to sny
anything because her sister-in-law was a lone
way the widow ca care es me me didn't :.
Mrs hoseneck interrupted Marco with the
statement tnat from tlme TO time ner step
daughter had said :he widow, was anxious to
have Marco all to herself. and wished her out
OF the wny.
The day before my stepdaughter died."
continued Mrs. Roseneck. II was at her house
attending her. and it was who made the COT
house to inquire after the patient: once In a
while the widow administered the medicine
prescribed by the doctor: When made the
coffee the widow was in the room. The doc
Of the coffee. said It was all right, put little
too strong. While this talk was going on the
widow went away. During her absence we all
drank OF the coffee. my stepdaugher included
We oil had terrible pains afterward. ana when
the widow came back she tasted q the coffee.
but wouldn't drink any OF IT. The next day
my stepdaughter died. and on her dying bed
told me she was firm in her belief that the
widow poisoned her.
AS Justice Goettng had left the court Marco
Sun reporter found the widow Marco at
her home on the first flat Of rs Harrison ave-
nue. Her brother. Henry Weinback: an insur;
Just heard OF her brother -in-law's visit to
court. and was very angry.
The idea of him and Mrs RosenecE accus,
ing me OF poisoning my sister-in-law; said
Mrs Marco. " is simpl ~ outrageous. l did all
in my power to help her while she was sick:
and now they bring up story that poisoned
her because | wanted to marry Marco. never
cared for the man. nor would have him. lie
is dumb l drank OF the coffee that day as
well as the others and was made very sick
yet. Marco better not accuse me OF poisoning
his wife. If any poisoning was dom. guess
he knows where it came from. Why. few
days. before his wife died he came to me
AS his wife did not appear to be getting any
better or WOrSe.'