The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-25
MRS. HUBS ACCUSED.
Held en- a Charge Of Numbering
Her Boarder, George Moore.
She Prepared the Lunch After Eat
Ing Which He Died.
Her Daughter Sweetened the AL
legged Poisoned Liquid.

Mrs. Alice Hubbs was held on a charge
Of the murder of George Moore. In Jer-
sey City, this morning. John Moore,
the brother of George Moore, was held
as a witness by Civil Justice Macs, act
ing as Police Justice in the absence OF
Police Justice Douglass.
The only member OF Mrs. Hubbss
family present was her eldest daughter,
Mary a tall. blonde girl. of twenty
years. She sat near the bar and cried
silently throughout the hearing Mrs.
Hubbs sent a message to her by Detec-
tive Dalton. Mary is employed In the
Lafayette watch factory.
Detective Hottie testified to finding
Moore's corpse In the stable of the
United States Express Company, in
Communipaw. Moore was the night
foreman Of the stable. James Moffett,
an ewploye OF the express company,
testified:
ut was about 10 40 o'clock when Moore
took his lunch out of the pail. He had
sandwiches and two pieces of pie. He
examined 1t all carefully. He drank a
cup of the tea or coffee That tastes
very bad. said he, and poured some OF
IL on my hand. II smarted. ! tasted II.
1t was very bitter. In a minute after
drinking the tea Moore went into another
room.
Jimmie and ran into the room and
found him stretched out on bale OF
hay, his arms outstretched,. I tried to
hold him, but could not. He said !
called the others and went to the Lehlgh
Valley Railroad office telephone to ring
up an ambulance. / wasn't gone over
two minutes. When / came back he
was dead.
"Sunday morning about o'clock
George told me he was having troJele
where he was getting his meas and was
going to leave there and to get his
Justice Macs asked Mrs. Hub5s II she
would like to ask the witness any qIos-
lions.
II have none to ask" was the answer.
John Adriance, of 237 Pine street. Jer-
sey City, an employee OF the stable, de-
any remarks. Edmund Hanson, OF .2l
Fourth street, was the first to arrive at
Moore's side after Moffett Moore asked
him to n an sar M on ms
have done me Mt last" Moore suddenly
ceased his commissions and appeared to
die easily.
can containing the liquid to DR.. Phillips
for analysis. DR.. Phillips reported that
the liquid contained strychnine. Mrs.
tuDDS tOl1 the CnleI tnat sne nhu put
up the lunch, and described 1t as 1t was
described by Moffett The doctor made
only preliminary analysis
Chief Murphy asked on this evidence
that Mrs Hubbs be held for the Cor
Have you anything to say" asked
Justice Macs, OF the prisoner.
Mrs. Hubbs wiped her eyes and
answered in a moderate and a firm
voice. She Is alarge woman with black
hair. black eyes. dark complexion and
regular features. She wore black
raw hat, gray gown and a faded
Moore boarded with me since last
May or June, I packed his dinner last
Sunday afternoon at o'clock; My Ut
tie girl, Mabel, put up the coffee and set
1t alongside OF the pail. put sugar
into the coffee, put cloth over It, and
: set the pail on the refrigerator where
John p. Moore made no statement.
He was held as a witness and bail was
old. and came from Washington, N. j.,
two years ago, with his brother George
tive
The date OF the inquest has not been
fixed. Detectives are looking up Mrs
Hubhs's record. She says that she Is
thlrty-siX years old, and was born in
Sunbury, Pa. Her maiden name was
Alice London. She married Conrad
road, who now lives at Sunbury, when
she was sixteen years old After their
marriage her husband told her his true
name was Doherty. Her husband leFt
her three years ago. She was committed
to the county Jail