Evening journal., 1903-07-01
TERRIBLE ORDEAL
FOR MRS. PHARES
Tries to Hide Scarlet Face
While Taylor Gives His
Testimony
CAUSES SENSATION IN COURT

Mrs. Phares While Husband Lay
Dead-camden Chemist Tells How
stryehnine Tortures Victims.
Mt Holly, N. ]. July 1.-The sensa-
ticn in the trial of Mrs. Annie Phares, |
charged with the murder of her hus-
band. Albert A. Phares, came when
Garfield Taylor took the stand TO tes-
tify against the woman, who, accord
ing to the evidence in the case had
transferred her affections from her
husband to himself.
Prosecutor Atkinson was unsparing
and merciless in his questions. and
| little by little he dragged from Taylor
the story of an illicit love with faith
less wife and mother. Two years ago
Taylor fixed as the time when his in
timacy with Mrs. Phares began, and
since that time whenever the opportu-
nifty presented inself.
By note and letter, Taylor admitted
Mrs. Phares made appointments with
him, and on the Friday night before
Phares' death the two met on Stone
Road. On this occasion Mrs. Phares
gave to her youthful companion the
shirt, cuffs and cuff buttons which her
mother-in-iaw had given to her to pre-
sent to her husband as a birthday
present Mrs. Phares explained that
she had the shirt made to order for
him at Trenton. This shirt was found
In Taylor's trunk after Phares death.
and was identified by him on the wit
ness stand.
AS a pledge of his love, Taylor gave
Mrs. Phares his ring to wear. This
ring was found in the woman's posses
sion and was shown to Taylor by Mr.
Atkinson for Identification. On the
Friday night when she met Taylor
Mrs. Phares had one Of her children
with her. but on the following night
she was alone when she went out with
the young man. On Sunday morning
they met again. and still again that
night clandestinely in the Methodist
meeting house, a stones throw from
where the woman's husband and chill
dren were ensconced. After this Tay-
lor did not see Mrs. Phares until the
day her husband died.
At this point Mr.. Atkinson began to
qestion Taylor relative to his visit to
Camden with Mrs. Phares.
After telling how they spent their
> time in Camden, Taylor was asked if
during that time Mrs. Phares had
asked him to marry her.
"she did" came the answer in a
whisper.
And did you agree?"
NO, sir"
The witness was now brought back
to the day of Phares' death. The story
Of what occurred at that time after the
e man had passed away proved to be of
j. such a character that the spectators
e gasped with surprise and astonish-
y ment. Needless of the fact that her
?. husband lay cold in death, Mrs.
Phares permitted Taylor to remain in
\ the house all night Taylor admit
tel that he returned the following
: night and also on Wednesday night.
\ and remained there until the funeral OF
d Phares. While this startling confess
sion was being made Mrs Phares' face
% was a scarlet hue and she tried her
# best to hide her features behind Ar
Budd's broad shoulders
d Charles Black testified that he pre-
y pared Phares' body for burial He
q found the body with its hands tightly
clenched and the legs in a distorted po-
: sition. The feet were arched at the
i instep and the arms were drawn tightly
II against the body. The head was
.e thrown back and the body gave the
appearance of having gone through
ID frightful tortures.
George M. Beringer, of Camden, N.
J., a chemist, testified to having made
a chemical analysis of human stom-
ach, kidneys and liver delivered to him
by Dr. Rihard II. Parsons. In the
stomach he said he found one-seventh
Y of a grain of pure strychnine or one
N sixth of a grain of sulphate.
The chemist then told of experiments
he had made by injecting strychnine
[. into frogs and described their torture
and death from the drug. Two jars of
alcohol containing frogs in the posi-
ton which death left them were placed
in evidence. The frogs were suspended
from corks of the jars and their bodies
- were in distorted positions with the
m stomachs turned forward and legs
rs crooked rigidly. The backbones were
ng arched like bow and the heads were
turned backward. A few seconds after
ks the drug had been injected, the wit
ck ness said. the frogs began to gasp fol
breath. Soon there was a spasmodi'
pm twitching of the muscles of the bacl
~ and the legs and convulsive move
ar ment OF the stomach. One of the frog
W. made an attempt to jump. but his leg
Strengthened out and he fell over ol
his back. the legs being then drawn up
IS. and in spasm the frog died.