New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

asked Manning to stop at Bloomne'u
Centre
..u-here do YOU want me To drop YOU
off?' he asked.
ANYWHERE near the stores.
They got to Broad street, Bloomfield
Centre. at Ia o'clock.
We assisted her TO aiight. and "hen
sbe was on the sidewalk she turned to
him fondly and said.
-Goodby. dcarie. mui see You
again And that viii he soon
so Ions he replied and drove OF.
she went INFO Woods drug store at
No. 90 Broao street and asked the clerk
-or tsicum powder and bottle Of hi
chloride o. mercury tablets.
BOUGHT Poison Tablets.
- want the blue tablets she said.
- ,svc used them before and | find
them better than ;he white ones.
With her pur, bases she walked down
Do y. Il Broad street. a candy store
run by Frank : Aquiilins There she
sat al the soda fountain and asked for
a glass Of water. She said she Eel, faint.
The water was given her and she
crank H. Immediately she toppled
from the stool
Aouillins lifted her up. and then
calling ms wife. told her TO prepare
a couch on the second floor while he
carried Miss hcrdman upstairs. Evi-
IDENTIFY she had taken some Of the tab
Iets-there were eight missing from
the botle-While walking from the drug
store to the candy shop.
She was placed OF the couch. and when
she could speak she asked that Aquillna
telephone TO Manning she gave the
candy man the telephone number few
minutes later Manning was at the store
in his automobile. He ran upstairs TO
the girl Her eyes frightened when she
saw him and she said:
"Dearie. I've taken poison. I'm dying.
Manning insisted that time would be
lost II a physician were summoned TO
the candy store and he got Aquiliina 10
assist him in carrying Miss Heidman TO
his machine which was then headed at
TOP speed for the Mountainsde Hospital
in Montclair
The hospital was reached about IL
O clock. and Drs. David Thompson. W. h.
Aareson and j. &. Maybey were called IN
They saw they could do little, for Miss
Herdman had chewed the tablets AND
while most of the powder had gone TO
her stomach. 50 much had remained in
her throat that her mouth was swollen
and her throat was gradually closing.
As Miss Herdman was being carried
into the hospital she handed Manning a
note. written on social correspondence
paper II was addressed Dear Charles
The police refuse to give out the pre-
else wording, but admit she had written
an acknowledgement of the crime. and
said she had committed 1t because she
loved Manning.
And because l love YOU am going TO
Kill myself" was a sentence.
She requested Manning in the note to
take good care of their baby. The note
was not signed.
When the girl had been placed in
private ward Manning went in 10 DR..
Areson and. handing him the note, said:
she gave this to me- Do you want TO
see it,"
DR. Areson read it and telephoned 10
chief Of Police Long. in Newark. who
hurried TO the hospital. The girl was
scarcely able to talk when he arrived,
and he had 10 ask her several questions
before he could get anything really in
telligible.
Confesses to Murder.
YES. l killed Mrs. Manning she told
him. II have no regret, either / was in
love with Charlie Manning, and
wanted TO marry him. His wife stood in
my way. and ] had 10 remove her from
nv path I make this confession only
because / know | am going to die. !
gave Charlie a letter in which / admit
my guilt
Il first met Charlie two years ago. He
used 10 come into my fathers hotel at
Pompton Turnpike. | loved him right
from the beginning Of our acquaintance
and ] went away with him several times.
Nv father tried to interfere with our
meetings, but he did not succeed. ! had
TO leave my home so that he could not
see me. but it didn't make any difference
I saw him anyway.
II wanted Charne 10 get divorce, Dut
he said he could not do it He told me he
had hired detectives TO watch his wife,
but they could get no evidence on which
a suit could be based
Il went to Newark Yesterday az
ternoon and took car at Broad and
Market streets. told the conduc-
tor TO let me of at No. PIG Warren
street. where Mrs. Manning was liv-
ing and he did so. Then | went 20
the door and asked Mrs Reilly, the
woman who opened the door 10 send for
Mrs Manning. | said | was an old friend
from Philadelphia | was ushered into
the parlor, and Mrs. Manning came into
the room
1T was s clock then and rather dark in
the house. When Mrs. Manning came into
the room ! asked IL she knew me. She
said. NO: I'll light the gas and perha %
IN recognize you" At the fare OF the
match | fred al her ! fired three times
at her. and then. was going out.
and the other women and the little girl
started into the room. / fired two shots.
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