Evening journal., 1894-09-25
DRANK POISONED TEA.
Moore Is Dead, and His Land
lady Is In Jail.
THE POLICE SUSPECT MURDER,

Mrs. iiebbs Pnt Up the Dead Mans Lunch
on the Fatal Night, and the Chemist
Pound sirychninc Z "a The Tea--Jersey City
Police az Work on Mystery.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. s5.-Mrs. Alice
Hubbsi who keeps boarding house at
the corner Of Pine and Maple streets, is
inder arrest on the charge of poisoning
one OF her boardcrs, George Moore, who
diod Sunday night aftor drinking ten N
which strychnino bad been placed The
caTe is regarded as one Of the most sensa-
tional with which tho Jersey City police
have ever been called upon to deal,
Moore worked in tho United States Ex-
press company stables at Communipaw
and Mrs. Hubbs put up q lunch for him,
consisting Of sandwiches, pic and ten, be-
fore he went TO work. Whom luncheon
time eamo, no took his Pic and sand
wiches out Of thair paper wrapping, took
tho cork out Of tho bottle in which the
ten had been placed and proceeded to cat
his lunch
AS he slipped the tea ho made a wry
fnco ana called to his friend, Joseph Mof
fot TO come and see If thetea tasted bitter
to him. Mofiet replied that he would
DO there in minute, ana in tho mean
time Moore took another sip and not sus-
pecting that anything was wrong drained
the cup Of ts contents
1t tastes queer, he remarked as he
poured out another cup and handed it to
Moifet who placed It to his lips and just
ns quickly set It down again. "Thore's
something tho matter with that tea,
George, said Moilet "It bites my tongue
terribly.
Died In Terrible Agony.
Moore smiled and said: 81 am going to
leave Mrs. Hubbs Saturday. / have had
enough OF t. He then Threw the re-
mander Of the tea on tho floor and went
into the small room where medicines
arc kept for the sick horses. lie had bare
" stepped into the room when be dropped
to tho floor and went into commissions.
After 10 minutes of terrible agony he died.
His last words We're -" guess they have
done for me this time, MofYet and Ed
ward Jansen, who had been with him at
the time, notified Police Captain McKnig
that Mrs. Hubbs for some time past had
prepared Moore's lunch The men en-
ployed at tho stables knew that Moore
and Mrs. Hubbs were not tho best OF
friends as they had frequently heard
Moore refer to her in uncomplimentary
terms. Mrs. Hubbs' connection with the
case was then investigated and sufficient
evidence was found TO warrant the police
In placing her under arrest upon o charge
Of poisoning Moore's tea.
Mrs. Hubbs is widow and has three
children-one a pretty girl 10 years old.
Chief Of Police Murphy set out on q
| personal investigation, and among the
many stories told him was one involving
intimacy between Mrs Hubbs and John
Moore, brother Of the poisoned man.
George Moore was only a table boarder
and slept az ia Pine street, where no has
q furnished room.
John was also employed by the United
| States Express company, and when he
| was taken sick little more than month
ago the superintendent advised him to re-
/ sign his position and take rest, promis-
/ ing that he would reinstRte him whom he
was woll enough to return to work. John
did as requested and George, hearing Of
/ it, visited him ana asked him TO 20 10
! Washington n. j., whore his parents re-
sido He offered to pay tho expenses of
tho trip.
It is alleged that he would have gone
had not Mrs. Hubbs begged him to
stay with her. Is IS also said that somo
time last week Mrs. Hubhs asked John to
go out and purchase some paris green,
bat he refused
htryohHine In the Tea.
Mrs Hubhs, when questioned by Chief
Murphy, denied that she had given tea to
Moore and said that he must have secured
/ tho tea at some other place.
She said that size gave hlEi coffee sun
day night, and that there was no poison
in that.
Chemist Phillips made chemical ANIL
/ ysis Of the tea which Moore left in tho
bottle and found large quantities Of
stByohnlne
It is said that Moore was to have heen
married in fow weeks TO Miss Childs Of
So Lafayette street
Mrs. Hubbs and John Moore were ar.
rested az y late hour last night by Chief
Murphy, Captain Mckaig and Detectives
Hottie and McNally. They entered the
| patrol wagon without any ado and rode
quietly 10 the Fourth precinct station
house Mrs. Huhbs said sho was 86 years
old and married Tho detectives say her
| first husband, Conrad Hubbs, is a railroad
man and is now somewhere in Pounsyl-
yania He was formerly conductor on
tho Eric railroad. The detectives could
/ not verify tho rumor shat Hubbs is now
| suing his wifo for divorce.
Chief Murphy and Captain MoKaig
talked with Mrs. Huhbs over an hour in
tho captains Office. Then Moore was call
ed in and Mrs. Hubbs was taken back to
a cell. Mrs Hubbs could be heard crying
| during the interview. She Is largo wom-
an, with dark complexion. She has black
hair and eyes she wore gray gown, q
brown shawl and black straw hat
Chief Murphy said the arrest was made
on tho strength Of Chemist Phillips TO-
port Chat the fluid no analy2od contained
strychnine. Phillips could not say that
the fluid was tea Ho knew 1t was not
coffee. a further analysis will be made
by an expert
Mgr. Mcmahon.
WASHINGTON, Sept 20. - Archbishop
Satoli, on behalf OF Pope Leo has con
f,rr,1 ~, ff,o Pow T,~s.ne ngaNT~ta,, q