The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-27
PORT JERvISS POISONING.
MRS. JICOR SETDER's DEAN FoL-
lows HER HUsB4ND'S.

Mrs. whittaker, Their Daughter, who IL
rUspected OF Numbering Then, Seriously
III In n Hospital 80 She Declares that
she IL Innocrnt Her Mothers VIII.
PoRr JERvis. March 20.-The death Of Jacob
Snyder from poisoning on Tuesday night was
followed by that Of his wife from the same
cause this morning at 1920 o'clock. Mis-.
snyder's last hours wero embittered by the
presence of her only daughter. Mrs. Martha
Whitaker, who is suspected Of poisoning her
parents. and who had not seen her mother
since last Sunday by order Of the physician.
Last night Mrs. Whitaker was permitted to
enter the room whore Mrs. Snyder lay dying.
No sooner did the mother see her daughter
than she begged the attendants tn remove Mrs.
Whitaker from her presence.
Take her from my sight: I can't bear to
see her. she cried.
The laughter moved to one side. where she
could not be seen. and there awaited her
mothers death. Mrs. Snyder, like her hus-
band, died in great agony. When she passed
away Mrs. Whitaker fell In Il swoon. IL was
necessary to carry ler down stairs TO tie sit.
ting room, where she had been virtually II pris
oner all day. Policeman Harvey was on the
outside of the building with instructions TO
arrest her II she tried to escape. Soon after
Mrs. Snyder's death the daughter was taken
with. nausea and symptoms similar to those
which characterized her parents sickness: DR..
This afternoon she had n sinking spell. which
lasted twenty minutes. ending in unconscious
ness. DIR. S~wartwout was again summoned,
and at > o'clock she had so far revived that IL
was decided TO convey her to the hospital. She
was carried to the cab by Harvey and the ply
stefan. She was placed in what is known rs
the strong ROOM" where alcoholic patients
The doctors are unwilling to ascribe her sick.
ness to poison. She made II statement to Coro-
ner Harding this morning, but he refused to
give, 1t out. Drs: Swartwout,. Cuddeback,
Banks. and Medrick. who made tho autopsy on
the body of Jacob SNYDER Yesterday. also. nude
Il post mortem examination of tho body of Mrs.
Snyder to-day. The stomach and intes ines
showed the same evidences of arsenical poison
as those of the husband. Coroner Harding
analysis OF the contents Of the stomachs.
The provisions OF the will made by Mrs.
Snyder on Tuesday night are known to only
three persons. Il Is known, howeyer, that
surance which Mr.. Snyder had on his life for
the benefit of his wife. She will be heir to
When asked last night what theory she had
concerning The poisoning OF her parents. Mrs.
Whitaker said:
God knows 1 didn't poison my parents. I
tie, WASH, who is coming East next month.
when we shall be married. Some of these fel;
there's where the funny work comes n"
AT 8 o'clock this evening n hospital physi-
clan reported Mrs. Whitaker, as resting, quiet
der and wife lived in Port ,Jervis twenty.eight
years. Mrs. Snyder's maiden name was Fran
ces Rhodes. Mrs. Rhodes. the aged mother
Mrs. Martha WHITAKER is well known to
the police of this city: She was arrested here
two years ago for taking a bicycle from Her.
was once accused BY Poughkeepsie Alderman
under the name of Snyder here.