The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-20
KILLED HER MOTHER
Is the Latest Charge Against
Mrs. New.
FIGHTING NEW TRIAL
w. P. FIeeman Still Insists
That Ballard Is Right.

Just as W. P. Fleeman had collected hi
chain Of evidence against Frank AllgooC
and the Mathes gang for the murder o
old man New, at Eureka. and was abou
to secure a new trial for Mrs. New ant
Dobbs, a new charge was sprung. Mr.
Fleeman. in a letter here yesterday says
Mrs. New is now charged with murder
ing her mother and the story is being USED
against the effort to secure a new trial. II
will take time. but Ballard is right"
A dispatch from Eureka says: The re-
cent verdict in the district court of Green
wood county giving to Lewis and w. II,
Becker, Laura O'Hair and Mary Kinsey
each a one-sixth interest in the farm for
merly owned by Emelia New, now serv-
ing sentence with George Il Dobbs for
the murder Of her husband, has revived
much of the talk prevalent in the New
neighborhood in the summer of 1894 that
Emeia New might have been the murder
ess Of her mother.
Mrs Becker at the time Of her death,
was living with her daughter, Mrs. New.
She had been IN feeble health for some
time and in May. 1881, on the day previous
to her death. neighbors first noticed that
her condition showed signs Of arsenical
poisoning. She complained bitterly of the
medicine administered by Mrs. New, aug
menting rather than diminishing her all
Tr,ent Mrs. New ordered clothing pre-
pared for her mothers funeral and made
remarks to neighbors that indicated that
the day and hour Of her mothers demise
had been decided upon. That night Mrs.
Becker appeared much better. The fol-
lowing morning Mrs. New gave her q
large dose of supposed medicine and she
died a few minutes later, showing every
symptom of poisoning. The body was
buried early the following morning with
out services and without post-mortem
examination.
Mrs Ida 7. Moore. who was present at
News on the day before Mrs. Becker died
and on the day Of her death, says: Mrs.
New give her mother medicine which had
a tendency to make her very III. sUg-
gested that a doctor be summoned, but
Mrs New said it wasn't necessary. They
had me prepare clothes TO bury her in the
day before she died and when there was
no indication Of death being near at hand
I was at the New house early in tho morn
ing Mrs. Becker died, and Mrs. New and
her husband seemed in no way grieved
over the death. hut began making ar
engagements for a burial as soon as pos
sible There was every symptom Of poi
soning and several of us discussed the
matter quietly, not daring TO openly de-
clare our belief for fear EmeIia and Joe
would do us harm. Dobbs did not come
over TO News when Mrs. Becker died
Mrs. New seemed much concerned over
his absence often mentioning it TO the
neighbors present. When Dobbs was told
Of Mrs. Becker's death he gave a short
answer, saying. 4 good riddance,' Mrs.
Becker was buried early the following
morning after She died. Mrs. New had
several times spoken 10 me about her
mother wanting TO 20 back on the deed
she made to her for all the farm and di-
vide I'D with the other children"
Harry Bright who lived at News, said
at the time that he believed Mrs. New
had poisoned her mother and that he was
afraid Mrs New might poison him also.
T. r. Dcnchfold and others Of the neigh
bors discussed Mrs. Bccler's sudden
death ana concluded that she had prob
ably been poisoned.
Several months prior to her death Mrs.
Becker had gone 40 live with Mrs. New.
Later she gave Mrs. New decd TO the
farm on which they lived Ignoring the
five remaining heirs 10 the estate II was
claimed that Mrs. New used unfair means