Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-25

Found stryehnins In the Tea-Jersey City
 Police st Work on a Mystery.
 JERSEY CITY. Sept. as.-Mrs. Alice Hubbs, who keeps a boarding house at the corner of Pine and Maple streets. Is under arrest on the charge of poisoning | one of her boaricrs. George Moore. whc died Sunday night after drinking tea in which stryehnine had been placed. The case Is regarded as one of the most scnsa tional with which the Jersey City police have ever been called upon to deal.
 Moore worked in the United States Ex press company stables at Communipaw, and Mrs. Hubhs put up a lunch for him, consisting of sandwiches, pie and tea he fore he went to work. When luncheon time came, he took his pie and sand wiches out Of their paper wrapping. took the cork out of the bottle in which the ten had been placed and proceeded to eat his lunch.
 As he slipped the tea he made a wry face and called to his friend, Joseph Moi fet to come and see if the tea tasted bitter to him. MofTet replied that he would Do there in n minute" and in the mean. time Moore took another sip, and not sus- pecttng that anything was wrong drained the cup of its contents.
 It tastes queer. he remarked as he poured ous another cup and handed 1t to Moffet who placed 1t to his lips and just as quickly set it down again. There $ something the matter with that tea. George, said Moflet. It bites my tongue terribly"
 Died In Terrible Agony.
 Moore smiled and said: II am going to leave Mrs. Hubbs saturday. have had enough of 1t He then throw the re- mainder of the tea on the floor and went into the small room where medicines are kept for the sick horses He had baro- ly stepped into the room whom hc dropped to the floor and went into convulsions After l5 minutes of terrible agony he died
 His last words were, II guess they have done for mo this time" MofTet and Ed ward Jansen, who had been with him at the time, notified Police Captain Mckaig that Mrs. Hubbs for some time past had prepared Moores lunch. The men em- ploycd at the stables knew that Moore and Mrs Hubbs were not the best of friends as they had frequently heard Moore refer to her in uncomplinentary 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 q charge of poisoning Moores tea
 Mrs. Hubbs is a widow and has three children-one a pretty girl It years old
 Chief of Police Murphy set out on a personal investigation. and among the many stories told him was one involving intimacy betweon Mrs. Hubbs and John Moore. brother of tho poisoned man. George Moorc was only table boarder and slept at I14 Pine strcot, where he has furnished room.
 John was also employed by the United states Express company. and when he was taken sick n little moro than n month tho snpnrintanIarf aAy C., sign his position and take a rest, promis- ing that he would reinstate him when he was well enough to return to work. John did as requested, and George. hearing of it. visited him and asked him to go to Washington N. j., where his parents re- side. He offered to pay the expenses of the trip.
 It is alleged that he would havo gonc had not Mrs. Hubbs begged him to | stay with her. IL Is also said that some time last week Mrs. Hubhs asked John to go out and purchase some paris green. but he refused.
 strychnine 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 the tea at some other place. She said that she gave him coffee sun. day night, and that there was no poison in that.
 Chemist Phillips mado a chemical anal. i ysis of the tea which Moore left in the bottle and found largo quantities of | strychn!ne.
 I It is said that Moore was to have bccn married in few weeks to Miss Ch!lds of 65 Lafayette street.
 i Mrs. Hubbs and John Moore wore ar. 1 rested at < late hour last night by Chief 1 Murphy, Captain McNaig and Detectives 1 Hcltic and McSaIly. They entered the 1 patrol wagon without any ado and rode | quietly 10 the Fourth precinct station 1 house Mrs, Hubbs said she was 36 years old and married. Tho detectives say her | first husband, Conrad Hubhs, is a railroad | man and Is now somewhere in Pennsyl. l vania He was formerly conductor on | the Erie railroad. Tho detectives could not verify tho runor that Hubbs is now | suing his wife for divorce
 Chief Musphy and Captain MckaiC talked with Mrs Ilubbs over an hour in the captain office. Then Mooro was call ed in. and Mrs. Hubbs was taken back tC a cell. Mrs, Hubhs could be heard crying during the interview. She Is n large wom an, with dark complexion She has black hair and eyes, She wore a gray gown, | brown shawl and q black straw hat
 Chief Murphy said the arrest was madt on tho strength of Chemist Phillips re port that the fluid he analyzcd contained strycbnine. Phillips could not say thai the fluid was tea He knew It was no coffee. A further analysis will be mad, by an expert.