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EMILY LLOYD. The Alleged Murderess of a Husband, an F Aunt and Four Children. HER HOUSE IN LEESBURG. The Surroundings and Inter- nal a, ugg STATEMENT OF THE. ACCUSED. She Loved the Man and Affection- ately Attended the Woman. “BUT MY DEAR CHILDREN.” “Tt is Hard to Lose Them, but To Be Ac- cused of This Terrible Crime !” BONES, RE “GOD KNOWS I AM INNOCENT.” Before the Coroner in Court--- The Verdict. POISONED BY ARSENIC, The Prisoner Committed to the County Jail. LEESBURG, Va., April 16, 1872, On Sunday I telegraphed the HeRaLD a meagre wecount of the arrest of Mrs, Emily E. Lloyd, of this place, upon: the charge of murdering her chil- aren, and the fact of her being bailed on Saturday night for her appearance this morning to answer the charge. Since that time the curtain has gone down over the first act of adrama more startling, oonatural and horrid, if true, than any that has pver engrossed the attention of the people of this vountry since its foundation, and a mother has been dragged from the comforts of a home to the common jail of the county to await indictment and trial for the murder of her own flesh and blood, After my first telegram and the excitement conse- quent upon the announcement that arsenic had been found in the child’s stomach had partially ‘subsided, I began to seek information In relation to the facts in the case, and for that purpose deter- mined to see, if possible, the accused herself and give the facts as they came from her own lips. MRS, LLOYD'S DWELLING. She resides in a little single story attic -finished stone house, with along steep old fashioned roof, the shingles of which are curling with age, which sits hard out upon one of the principal Streets of this country village. A coat of ("whitewash covers up the rough and ungainly « exterior of the undressed rock of which it is com- |, and two windows, with green shutters, one each side of a little white porch, extending pon the sidewalk, lect in the light of day to this. st#fken household. These shutters are closed hard to-day, as if to exclude the rude gaze of any cul yillager who might chance to pass that Wayy-an of solemn stillness seems to per- vade the whole surroundings. Even the two focusts, shade trees that stand in front of the house, take an unnatural import- ance and seem grim sentinels guarding the entrance to this unhappy household, instead of bdeing ornaments to its surroundings. In my visit ‘to this little home of sorrow yesterday I was accom- panied by Mr. Samuel Harrison, who was the guar- dian of the children and is a sincere friend of Mrs, Lioyd. He is a solid member of this community, and a bluff, good-natured, intelligent Virginian, who believes firmly in the innocence of the accused. He became her bondsman when she was bailed on Saturday night, and declares his intention of secing her out of this dificulty. From him I learned many Interesting facts in relation to the family, and by his kindness was enabled to see the accused lady. As we stood together before the home I have de- scribed he pointed me to the other little properties belonging to the family, which constitute quite a competency. A GLANCE WITHIN, After a Moment’s delay we stepped upon the porch, Mr. Arrison rapped and a negro girl answered the summons. We stepped inside the marrow hall that runs through the house, turned to our right and stood in a neat little parlor literally strewn with beautiful children’s trinkets, neatly | arranged upon mantels, tables and whatnots, Large, nicely framed pictures of the family hung upon the walls, those of the four children being the most prominent and elaborate of them all. After a moment's delay, which was occupied in looking at ‘the pictures of the four beautiful children, we were Invited into the room on the opposite side of the hall, where the unfortunate lady would receive us. ( AS WE ENTERED SHE AROSE received us kindly and asked us to be seated, and she resumed her chair near the old fashioned fireplace, upon which was burning a sickly wood fire. The shutters had been slighly parted, and a little stream of daylightlit up the toom like the flicker of a single candle. At the *pposite side of the window was ® bed, the rumpled appearance of which indicated that the accused lady had been seeking upon it rest from the tortures of mind and body that were now upoa her. Unc the window sat a sofa, and upon it @ basket containing the squares of a prett bed quilt the mother was piecing for her lost chil when it was taken away. Upon the black mantel piec over the fireplace were two lamps, between which ‘Was an old-fashioned clock, which had ceased to pace off the steps of time, and around the room Stood a few chairs, & sinall stand, upon which rested the family Bible, and upon the walis hung a Tew dresses and the wrappings of the Woman who Bat before me. TE ACCUSED LADY. After a moment's contemplation of the surround. ings I turned to the lady who has been so suddenly dragged from the seclusion of her country home before the gaze of the whole reading people of our ‘country. fe was plainly dressed in deep mourn- with a light shawl thrown over her shoul- she had arisen from her bed us. Her hair was combed jain and caught up im a knot be. ind, With no attempt at ornamentation at atl. Asshe sat for a moment quiet before me, her Tingers_listlessly play with the fringe of her Bhawi, I had an opportunity to study welt her coun- tenance. Her features are sharp and & little irregw. lar, but & well-formed mouth as Ns of dark, J beer pe eyes make up for any deficiency in the ont- ine of the face, EMILY LLOYDS STATEMEN After a moment's silence she asked if it were not Vad weather oat, tg Which I replied, “Terrible, for It had been gfiowing all morning. Convers tion then ned upon the subject tha waa an all-important one to her, and she pe og herself much gratified that T had called to see her; “for said she, “there are 80D terrible, untrue stories told that I feel glad to be able to have them set right, and IL know that you “will do justice.” “Yea,” said I, “Mrs. Lloyd, I shat be glad to state fairly whatever you may desire.to give me for that purpose. THE DEATH OF HER HUSBA’ “Well,” said she, “so much has been said about | the death of my husband that [will begin by telling. ‘onof his death, He died in December, 1968; he wd been sick for some time with the pneumonia, andon the morning he died seemed better, and about seven o'clock expressed a desire to lave a roasted upple. I immediately sent to the boy who attended to his restaurant for some apples, and as soon as possible prepared them. r they were ready he asked me to take the rind of and tie core out and stir it up with some cur- rant Jelly, Whiel I did, while he sat up in bed near me, When they were prepared he eat them, and after that received some company, and a gentleman had just left him whom be told he was mach better, for to receive | tion asked the Court to commit the prisoner to jail EEE NEW YORK HERALD, WEDN mine, they even I killed, who came, as she Oflet eald’ nome’ tole. “1 took’ tne ‘bene of cave of her while sick, and waited u her all the time, besides: taking, care of. may mm. 1 did for her all that it was possible for human being to do for another. Yet I am accused of killing her, She died in April, 1870, But | know I am innocent, and God howe it, and I donot fear for the result of this quiry. BUT MY DEAR CHILDREN, Is it not hard enough to lose them, without being accused of such a terrible crime as this said she, jarge eyes Hiisad with blinding tears and con dot features as she her cetera me! tel fang ot mi 1 lived for m: children; they were smart, ht children, and set great store upon them. I often denied myself for them and took great pleasure in doing 80. George W. was the oldest c! he was eight yea while Charles Henry was the next eldest, and was six. They had never been blackberrying, and had often asked me, so I promised them, and one day in duly, (1870, Delpha, the nurse, and the two boys started for the fleld before sunrise, and I cautioned them to return early, They came back before the sun was hot, about nine o'clock, I think. Pie suAT ape ie WERE TAKEN SICK and broke out oun ¢ mouth and hands, and the doctor thought it cages ed oak. masene sick for nearly two weeks, George dying on the 24th Cnarles on the 20th, ‘hunk a of a Oe are ra d six, and Mand, aged three years, were then e, and felt in'my ‘sorrow that T had much aa i ve for, and 1 was happy in doing for them.” (Here again the poor woman’s utterance became choked, and she wept bitterly.) “For a time all went well,” said she, “and I was feeling happy. when Annie wi on the 11th of last Jebruary, en ill and lingere until the 16th, and died, But J still had one left, and contented myself with doing the best I could for the dead and caring for my living child,”? WAS A BEAUTIFUL OH too, ‘and, ones she could not ‘alk plain, she could Bible verses and hymns, At last, on March little Maud, the bo 1 had, was taken sick, and died in two di rT, and when I lost her I felt that I had nothing’ more to live for, I have no relatives here, and, ough the members of my church are very kind come to see me, yet I feel that I am now alone in the world,” ‘The poor woman seemed ied ot affected and Lett “It is so hard to be suspected of doing/ such horrid things; but, as I know and knows | am innno- cent, I can bear it all.” DID DELPHA Do IT? Knowing that Mrs. Lloyd knew the worst in rela- tion to her case I asked if she did not believe the servant, Delpha, was the cause of her trouble, She quickly replied, “No, sir; Delpha loved the children as I did; she seemed to be perfectly wrapped up in them.” I then asked to see Delpha and she was called. She is a bright mulatto girl, apparently about twenty years of age. DELPHA’S STORY. She told her sinnle story to me in relation to the sickness of the children which completely corrobo- rated the above statement of Mrs. Lloyd. She seemed to feel very bad, and said that she would rather have all the trouble on her than that “Miss Em.” as she called Mrs. Lloyd, should have any, She said Mrs. Lioyd had been more than a mother to her, and she would rather die than see her get into trouble. After some further general conversa- tan left, deeply impressed with what I had seen and heard. DR. MOTT, WHO ATTENDED ALL THE FAMILY, told me of the mother’s kindness, and added his emphatic assertion that he did not believe she had poupney them. It was stated to me that after the jeath of each child her preparations for the burial were most elaborate ; that she, with her own hands, would prepare the shrouds, and would robe the bodies in the most beautiful and costly manner, and in the case of little Maud, the last child. ‘a gold chain was bought and put about the neck after death by the sorrow-stricken mother; and it is said of her that not a morning dawns in the. spring, summer or fall that she does not visit the graves to beautify them. And true it is that the little mounds that mark the spot where her children and husband lay in the village graveyard are more neatly decorated and demonstrate a care upon them which none others adjoining can claim, THE ALLEGED MURDERESS IN COURT. This morning, @t ten o’clock, was the time set for a preliminary hearing of the case for commitment, and at that hour the bell in the County Court House rang out its warning, and in less than ten minutes the court room was jammed with people of all ages and conditions. A few moments after ten the pris- oner came in, accompanied only by Mr. Atwell, the Town Sergeant, and took her seat within the bar. She wore a black mourning dress, over which was thrown a waterproof mantle; upon her head she wore a low black bonnet, and a heavy crape veil hid her pale features from the gaze of the curious. About her neck she wore a heavy fur cape and carried in her hand a muff. She is apparently about thirty-five years of age, about medium height and of rather slight stature. Her counsel, Messrs. Hunton & Forster and M. & P. Harrison, two of the principal law firms of the place, came in soon after she arrived, and began preparations for the trial. ‘They were soon followed by J, M. Kilgour and Ma- jor C. H. Lee, who represented the State, and after them came the two Justices, Wallace and Shumate, who were to decide the case. When they came in and took their seats upon the bench Mr. Kilgour asked @ posigonement for a few mo- ents, untii the ysis CM Professor Tonry could be obtained, which had just rived by mail. While they were waiting Mrs. Lioyd, who had not even spoken to her coansel since she entered the court room, seemed to be much fatigued, and, turning around in her chair, laid her head upon her muff and aang moved during the entire trial. She seemed to be suffering intense mental anguish, and paid no attention whatever to what was going on about her, PROPESSOK TONRY’S ANALYSIS—CORONER’S VERDICT. At eleven o'clock the Coroner, M. Bently, entered the court room with Professor Tonry’s analysis, and the Court was called to order, when Mr. Kilgour, State’s Attorney, addressed the Court, reciting the death, &c., of the last child, and then put in evidence the following verdict of the ty Bently, suid corporat n body ‘g, upon tle of Maud Lloyd, then ng dead, the jurors sworn to iiquire when, where, how by what means the xaid Maud Lloyd came 10 her t death, upon their oaths do say that, upon the testimony of witnesses and other evidences taken by t it is their belief that the said Maud Lioyd came to her death on or about the 26th day of March, I872, by rea- i ion to her of arsenic, and that the nistered to said Maud Lloyd by her hereof the said Coi hands, this 13th day timony to set their a here! THE DRUGGIST WHO SOLD THE ARSENIC. Hutchison, druggist, was next called, and that, on the 22d of ‘July, he sola Mrs. Lioyd punce of arsenic, and at another time gave her some strychnine to poison a dog; one of the boys died on Sunday, 24th of July, 1870, and the other two days after; when she purchased arsenic she said she wanted {t to poison rats; he also sold her half an ounce of arsenic on February 8, 1 and Annie, her eldest girl, died eight days after. STATEMENT OF THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN, Dr, A. R. Mott, Mrs. Lioyd’s family physician, was the next witness, He testified that Annie, the eldest girl, dijd on February 16, and was buried two days after; that on arch 18 =©6Mrs. Joya had bought at his store hale ounce -’ of arsenic, and that Mand died on March 255 there were no symptoms present in her case, except frequent vomiting; she had little paly, and died suddenly and easily; that he had never seen a Case Of Arsenic poisoning, lie stated that he had attended all th childrey? that when chilled to sce annie, who dle in Februfry, he had ‘been told that she had had chotera morbus in the night, with violent vomiting aud purging; she lived about five days; Uist he attended the two boys, and his impression Was that theyglied of poison oak; they were sick from ten tiays to two wecks. The last child died, he said, 6n the 25th of March, and was sick only forty-ignt hou MAYOR RENTLEY PRE: Mayor Beutley was the witn He merely detailed the results of inquest, and presented the following oficial analysis of Professor ‘honry :— Cremicat Derantmest of Manveaxn U: Bavrimone, April NTS THE ANALYSIS. Reselt 0 mentioned. and a hait TONRY, Analytical Chemist. h day of THE COLORED SERVANT SWORN. Deipba, the colored girl, was next sworn. said sive hy i with Mrs, Lioyd three years had nursed the childre was there when little Mand died; ha ver bought any poison in her life; there were # great many rats and mice about the house; she had never set poison for rats in her life, and never saw any one set it; no one but her and Mrs, Lioyd, she said, og the food and drink for the children, but Mrs. Lloyd always gave the medicine, Several other witnesses were examined, but no furthe idence of importance was adduced than that I have given above. COMMINTED TO AWAIT THE ACTION OF THE GRAND | JURY. When the evidence was completed the prosecu- to await the action of the and Jury, contending the evidence suMicient to warrant h an action. he counsel for the de- fence argned against the motion at length, taking the ground that they were bond to admit her to bail as there was only suspicion of guilt resting upon her. After an ex- tonded argument the Justices consulted and decided to commit her to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury that meets in June. Mrs, Lioyd, who had all the time !ain with her head bowed upon her muff, for the frat time seeme d to realize her situa- tion When the words of the Justice came upon her ears that were to consign her to prison. She burst into tears, and was completely overcome. The when he dropped back «nd died suddenly. Every one that kaew him knew that he had been long # sufferer with misery in his right breast, THEY SAY 1 KILLED MKS. HAMMERLY, Aire. Hayy, oh Waelweion, oy peed AnMt commitment was at once made out, and at half past two o'clock she was taken to the County Jail, which sits in the suburbs of the town, and placed in accli upon the ground floor, back building, with DBL ARR! WOW Lat Jopke opt ppon the World while directly opposite are the cells of a halfdozen negroes and mean whites, whose curses and obscene talk must reach her ears. The floor is without carpet, and its only furniture a rude box stove and simple bedstead that was moved in this afternoon. Tre ed, walls are rude boards, whitey d the whole surroundings ‘are at ie ltewaahy and rudast kind, ‘hearted sheriff seemed much displeased at the miserable accommodations he was'able to give her, and will as soon as possible make better arrangements. This poor woman must now remain in jail until the August term of the Court before a trial can be had, unless Judge Keith, of the Circuit ‘ourt, will admit her to bail, an application F which will be made at once by her counsel, and it is to be hoped will be favorably considered, for it seems a disgrace to modern civilization that she should be forced to remain in such a dungeon as is now her home, The authorities will at once exhume the bodies of the other five members of the family and submit them for analyzation. There is much in this re- markable case yet to be told which will never reach the public ear until the final hearing shall be had; but there is a mystery hanging about it that invests it with an interest such as has never clustered about a similar case in this country. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. Last Day’s Proceedings—Ministers Re. ogived on Trial—Reports on Temper- ance, Tracts, Church Extension, Mis- sions and Statistics—Conference Ap- pointments—Adjournment. At the opening of the session of the Annual Con- ference yesterday Bishop Ames offered a few re- marks on the glory and blessedness of giving not only money but also the time and services and capacities of mind and body to God and to hu- manity. Rev. F. 8, De Haas, D. D., was transferred from the New York East to the New York Conference and * Was subsequently appointed to the Lexington ave- nue Methodist Episcopal church. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the Conference withheld its appropriation to Theodosius Blarke, of Sing Sing, was refused on the ground that Father Clarke has received $3,300 in cash and has a good hame, worth about the same amount and having a mortgage of only $600 on it; that he has no one to leave his property to and being now past eighty years of age he probably will not live much longer, since he is also at present in feeble health, The Trustees of the Conference were, by vote, re- quested to loan the stewards $350 to meet a de- ficiency in the appropriations for Conference claim- ants. Revs, W. A. Chadwick, D. E. White, E. White, R. H, Travis, 0. R. Bouton, J. H. Mitchell, H. R. Harris, 1. S, Bond, Frank D, Abrams, Eli Quick and J. Tet- ley were received into the Conference on trial. Dr. Wakely, who was eloquently defending and ap- plauding the character and abilities of Mr, Abrams, against whom objection was made, because his ex- amination by the committee was not as good as it should have been, was quieted by Bishop Ames re- marking that the Doctor would make an able SPEECH ON THE MULTIPLICATION TABLE. Bishop Janes entered and took the chair, while Bishop Ames retired with the presiding elders to complete the appointments, The Committee on temperance reported in favor of the fegiplature leaving the question of liquor licehise to settled by the ballot by communities and against the nse of fermented wines in the gacra- ment. Officers were nominated for this society forthe next year, Rev. W. C. Smith, President. Mr. Smith begged hard to be excused, but the Conference would not release him, Dr. CuMMINGs, of the Wesleyan University, ad- fronted the Conference on the claims of that insti- ution, A resolution of sympathy with Bishop Scott m his Hmess was adopted. Bishop Janes announced that he had received a letter this (yesterday) morn- ing, which stated that Bishop Scott was improving. Kev. Z N, Lewis announced the collections in Ellenville district $1,643 38, the largest increase of any district in the Conference. The Tract Committee made its report, and Pastor Hedstrom and Dr. Marks spoke in behalf of tract distribution and of the good accomplished thereby. ‘Tne Committee on Missions reported the distribution of money by them as follows:—For the Scandina- vian mission, $3,500; domestic missions, $5,200, divided among the districts as follows:—Pough- keepsie, $4,160; Ellenville, 3: Rhinebeck, $300; Prattsville, $300; Newburg, $400. THE MINISTERS’ MUTUAL ASSURANCE COMMITTEE reported in favor of organizing such a society in the Conference, into which no minister above sixty years of age shall be admitted; that its affairs shall be managed by a board of nine trustees , one- third of whom shall be elected annually; that the initiation fee shall be $1 each, and that on the death of any member they shall pay to the surviving widow or family the :sum of $10 each, less five per cent for necessary expenses, This amount is gra- duated from $10 downward—$1 less for every tive years additional from thirty-five to fifty-five years ofage. The Rev. ©. 8. Brown, who presented the report, suggested that it was not as complete as it should be, and on motion it was recommitted, and the committee was continued for another ye Drs. MILEY and CRAWFORD presented the follow- ing preamble and resolution on THE SANCTITY OF THE SA y nisin, the liquor int ‘on the hea chief obstac paths in this Sunday railway trains are among th t their aids to remove this obstacle; and whereas Sunday mails are the main excuse for the Sunday trains, Resolved, That, ax Christian patriots, we hereby pro- test ayatnsl the Sunday malls as dangerous alike to our elvil and our religious liberty, ‘i Resolved, That we deem the subject of such impor ‘as to demaiid the attention of the General Conteren The committee to collect money for expenses of the peppers | General Conference delegates re- ported having feceived $: Resolutions of thanks Were tendered to Bishop taries und stewards, to the tert: ‘onference, the trustees of Eigh- teenth street church and t committee of arrange- ments, and to the Messrs. Tibbals for donations of stationery, after which the minutes were read up and approved, and the appointments were read oif and the Conference adjourned sine die. ‘Tho foliowing are the appointments for this city and vicinity NEW YORK CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS New York Districr—S. D. Brown, Elder.—New York city—Duane t, F, freene street, B. 8, Osbon; Five Point N, Sheffer; Washington square, W. bott Bedford street, W. Ferri: street, C. 8 Brown:’ Jane street, F. Hamlin; Central church, F. Bottome: Eighteenth street, M. D. GC, Crawfor St. Paui’s, D. Foss; Swedish Bethel, 0. G. Hi m ; Swedish Mission, Brooklyn, A. Ericesson; Twenty-fourth street, J. W. Selleck; Thirtieth street, H. H. Birkins; Trinity, J. E, Cook- man; Thirty-fifth street, Alexander McLean; St. Lukes,C. 8. Harrower y-third street, L. H. King; Forty-fourth street, N. Ostrander; Grace church, D. Le Marks; Lexington avenue, F,'S, Delia: St John’s, A. D. Vail; St. Mark's (colored F, But- ler; Fighty-sixth street, D. James, H. B, Ridgaway ; Thompson; Washington Heights, W. M. City Misslons, W. E. Ketchuin, U. Messiter} Morrisania, ‘Y. B. Smith; Tremont, P. R. Brown Fordham, Pte EB. Whit Riyerdale, C. F. Wi iret chureh, BBATH. rest and kindred the Sabbath Is the 4 G. Oakley; Mission, J. P. Ab. Perry Lui. Hope riem—St. B Yonkers, R. M. Stratton; Yonkers, Central church, FB. 8. Bottome; Tuckahoe, J. W. Ackerly; Dobbs’ Ferry, 1. W. Walswoythy Ashford, J. H. Lent; White Piains, First chureh, J. E. Gorse Plains, Memorial chureh, R. Wh ley: Hart's Corner's, 'T. Carter; Irvington, J.P. Swift; Tarrytow J. P. Hermance; J. Holdich, Secretary of Am an Bible Society; R. 8. Foster, President of Drew Theological Seminary . C. Me- Cabe, Agent for Church Extension Society. THE GRANT MEETING TO-NIGHT, The meeting in favor of the renomination of General Grant, to-night, promises to be one of the most imposing political demonstrations ever held in the city of New York. The speakers are the most distinguished men in the republican party, and the callers of the meeting are the most influential of our business and professional men, A platform will be erected outside for the pmmodation of those who cannot get inside the building, and there will also be agrand display of fireworks, calciums, transparenci music, &e. ‘The famons Glee Club will be in attendance Inside the hall, and will enliven the scene with patriotic aud appropriate songs. The meeting is intended to be the most brilliant that has ever taken place in the city, and no effort will be spared to make it a grand success, W. E. Dodge will preside, and the will be Senator Morton, of Indiana; Senator Wil- son, of Massachusetts, and B. F. Butler. Addresses will aiso be made by Mr. Opdyke, Mr. J. W. Beek- man, Mr. Isaac W, Bailey, and Ho |. H. Rainey, colored member of Congress from South Carolina. Interesting letters will be read from distinguished members of Congress, The following despatch has been received from New Orleans :— speakers New Onvrans, April 16, 1872. To Hon. BE. D. Moraax and Hexry Cixws, Committee of Arrangements -— Imperative duties demand my presence at home and compel me to dectine your kind invitation to speak on Wednesday night. Though Teannot be with you at the ineeting my voice will be heard in the campaign urging the election of the hominees of the republican party and the sticcess of ite principles. P. B.'s. PINCHBACK. DEFRAUDING THE REVENUE. New York, April 16, 1872. To Tue Eprron ov TOR HERALD:— On the 2d inst., under the head Of “Revenue Frauds,’ we find our name as having been indicted. It is an error and is undoubtedly intended for some other firm, we not having been guilty of any viola- tion of the Revenue laws. By correcting the same you Will much oblige, yours respectfully, BTELNPELDT & YO., 155 West Tenth street, , charged against her. | tobe a lullin his most urgent symptoms LYDIA SHERMAN. HER ARRAIGNMENT AT NEW HAVEN, A Jury Secured After ‘Four Challenges in Thirty-five Minutes, The Spectators, the Prisoner and the Court—The Accused Cheerful and Apparently Uncon- cerned About the Result—Affecting Meeting with a Brother and Sister. The Argument for Admission of Evidence of Other Murders, New Haven, April 16, 1872. As intimated in my letter of yesterday the trial of Lydia Sherman for the murder by poisoning of Horatio W. Sherman, in May of last year, was called on in the Superior Court this morning. There was present a large audience of both sexes, and nearly all the witnesses were on hand. At ten o'clock the accused was ushered into the room by Sheriff Scott and Warden Charles Webster, who escorted her to the prisoner’s box, where she remained chatting with counsel, officers and others until the formal opening of the Court. I have seen the accused many times, but never did she look so well or appear so cheerful as she did to-day. While conversing with those about her pleasant smiles fitted across her countenance, and altogether she bore herself like one who, while she keenly felt the humiliation of the position she occupied, was conscious of her own innocence and confident of her acquittal of the heinous offence She was DRESSED IN A NEAT BLACK ALPACA DRESS, trimmed with silk velvet, a mixed black and white woollen shawl, white straw hat, trimmed with black velvet and brown plume, from which dropped over her face a thin lace veil, through which her features were plainly marked, and upon her hands were black kid gloves. After the empanelling of the jury she left the prisoner's box and took her seat beside her counsel, Messrs. Waterous, of this city, and 8, M. Gardner, of Derby, During the recess, which lasted from one to two o’clock, she chatted pleasantly with Joseph Danbury, her brother, Mrs. Julia Nafey, her sister, and Mr. Nafey, the husband of the latter, who had come on specially to attend her trial. PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. Ateleven o'clock Judge Foster arose and moved that the Grand Jury of the town of Derby, having found an indictment against Lydia Sherman for poisoning Horatio Sherman, she be now put upon her trial. Judge Sandford—Has the prisoner been put to plea? Counsel—She has not. Here the accused arose, while the clerk, Arthur D, Osborne, read over the indictment, which appeared in the HERALD in a previous lette Clerk—To this indictment what is your plea— guilty or not guilty ? Prisoner (in a firm, clear voice) —Not guilty, sir. The prisoner resumed her seat, and immediately two gentlemen and a lady entered, and, lifting her veil, the accused reached over the railing separat- ing them and affectionately embraced them, As she did so her black eyes sparked with delight, her face flushed and tears, unbidden, started down her cheeks, This was the first exhibition of emotion on her part since her arrest. The jurors were then called and polled, L. A. Dickerman, of Hampden, had expressed an opinion and was excused. Judge Foster, for the people, ex- plained to the jury their duty as jurors, and asked any of them, if they had formed an opinion, to re- tire. Counsel for the people then accepted the jurors, Mr. Waterous, of counsel for the defence, ad dressed the jury on their responsibilities, when Ed- ward Hodkiss aid he had. formed an opinion, and was challenged. Edward Lewis and John D. Quiler- nan were peremptorily challenged by the defer and stepped aside, The jury were then sworn, only thirty-five minutes having been consumed in em- panelling them, 7 PRORS are nearly all gentlemen of middie age, apparently intelligent farmers and mechanics, g fheir names are as follows :— Horace Thompson, of East Haven, Almon P. Rowe, of East Haven. Dwight W. Tuttle, of East Haven, Eli Parmlee, of Guilford, Ira A. Doolittle, of Cheshire, Leonard Doolittle, of Cheshire, Hiram Wooding, of Cheshire. Philo Brad! of Hamden, Chaune ‘ lard, of Madison, . Rdward N. Potter, of Hamden, Jonathan Willard, of Madison. Waiter Hough, of Madison. THE EVIDEN The first witness ca Officer of that town twenty years; I practi his family physician for that period; at the tir his death he lived nearly opposite my house; [ at- tended him in his last sickness; L was called to see him Tuesday morning, May 9, 1871; I was sent for three times; did not see him until between one and two P. M.; when Tarrived at the house prisoner met me at the door and seemed anxious to see me; she exclaimed, “0, DOCTOR, T AM GLAD YO Nelson, my husband is very k ‘ed to his room without replying; I as ‘Sherman, what's the matter?” he replied, “0, Doctor, I am dreadful sick, but I guess its one of my old turns;” he had just been vomiting; the matter thrown from the stomach was in a bowl by the bedside, lightly tinged with bile; it looked like healthy bile; on ex- amination I found HIS SYMPTOMS to he nausea, vomiting, parched mouth and throat, great thirst, sharp, burning pain in pit of stomach, griping pains in the bowels, t, dry skin, qui pulse, general uneasiness and some faintne! I re-entered the sitting room to think over his case; prisoner followed me out and asked, “What has Been amiss with Mr. Sherman? he seems very sick; he has noron a terrible spree and had been gone a week: he came home sick and has been sick ever since; T asked her why she gave him money to spree it with; it would give her trouble; she r plied that she had already had trouble; that | spent from twelve hundred to IFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS OF HER MONEY: that she tried her best to control him and did not know what she was going todo; I returned to the bedroom; when bis stomach seemed to be empty I gave him one-eighth of a grain of morphine, with » grain of blue pill; I may state that before pre- cribing I inquired how and when he was taken fll; he said he was taken the previous night, about half an hour after supper, with a severe pain in the head, followed soon after hy. nausea and vomiting, and had vomited by spells from that time until I saw him; I asked him what he had eaten for supper; he replied that it was nothing unusual; but that it Was rather alight supper; I prescribed for him one-eighth of a grain of morphine and one grain of blue pill, to be taken every two hours until I saw him; I directed a strong mustard plaster to ve placed over the sparingly cooling driaks to quench hi enjoined perfect rest as far as possible; the prisoner requested me to call again very early in the even- ing; J promised I would, but did not get around uti ele o'clock; the Symptoms in the evening were no better; the GRIPING IN TH was intense; he said he meht if his bowels would move he would be relieved; I gave him pur- gutive pills, to be taken every ‘thrce hours; the morphine and blue pill to be continued as usual; T gave him, in addition, to allay his thirst, a simple solution; 'on Wednestlay morning there appeared e dic not vomit so much nor did he appear in such pain; the pain in the stomach, vomiting, dryness of the throat and restlessness Nad somewhat abated; this was Wednesday morning, May 10; cathartic pills continued through Wednesday, external appiica- tions to the bowels, cooling drinks, and he also took an injection of the bowels to move them; that evening ail HIS SYMPTOMS WERE MORE AGGRAVATED; the matter from his stomach was dark and offen- sive; breath foul and offensive; he retained scarcely anything in the stomach through the day his month and throat were red and flery; respi tion quick; complained of being faint; felt as though he was choking; constant hawking and spitting, Joss of voice; I gave him that night, BRANDY AND WATER, and it was the only thing he coutd retain on his stomach throu the night; on Thursday morning he was decide worse, and I anticipated a fatal termination of the disease; T spoke of calling in counsel and think Mrs. Sherman also spoke of coun- sel; on this morning (Thursday) the pulse Was almost imperceptibi extremities were cold; he was cold all over; complained of fainmness and invense burning pain in the pit of lis stomach; f said to the prisoncl “PRAY WHAT HAS TE BEEN TAKIN these symptoms cannot he fro debauch; they do not appear to be those of ar ordinary disease What have you given him?” sue repiled “Nothing, 1 knew Sherman for over ine there and wi HAVE COME! I BOWELS ESDAY, APRIL 17, 1872.—TRIPLE ‘SHEET. doctor, but what you have ordered, and I been rticular to taste of everything; this, hea » _ referred to the rile that she had tasted; I prepared the first sling on Wednesday night, and directions for her to prepare those that were admin- istered during the agi Thursday morning Sher- man asked me what I thought of his case ; I told him Twas afraid he had his last sickness—that the symp- toms pointed to death; he anid he thought himsgeit ie Wine watts LO cae 5 i id to him J did not under. Stand the thirst. and continued vomiting, and asked, “You have not been taking anything, have your? he replied, “No, doctor, nothing except What you ordered, and my wife bag been faithful (or ‘particular,’ I can’t recollect thé werd) to do as you ordered ;” Thursday evening Dr. Pinitsy was called in consultation; being detained myself by ab urgent call I did not meet him, but reached the house half an hour after his departure; the prisoner handed me a receipe the doctor had left; it was mostly composed of sub-nitrate of bismuth; it was for the stomach; I took the preseription to Sher- man’s son; told him to go to the drug store and get it, but nothing would save his father; all Sherman took at night was Pinney’s prescription anc brandy and water, very little of which would stay on his stomach ; Friday morning after sunrise I saw him again; he was then in a dying state, and HE DIED ABOUT BIGHT O'CLOCK A. M., without any relief by the bowels; there was a very apparens symptom—the livid appearance of the skin, especially under the eyebrow; there was a slight eruption of the skin; the symptoms under the eyelids became intensified as the illness contin- ued; all these leading symptoms correspond to ymptoms originating from ARSENICAL POISONING ; the symptoms which in arsenical poison—viz: purg- ing, delirium and convulsion—are usually present were absent in Sherman’s case; between nine and ten Friday morning, on the day of his death, Dr. Pinny came over to the village, called at Mr. Peck’s, where I was detained, and called me out; we had interchanges of opinion as to Sherman's death; I gave him a history of the case; my opinion 1 hesitated to ag and determined on a post-mor- tem examination, with a view to the chemical analysis of the contents of the stomach; [sent a note by Dr. Pinney to the prisoner requesting, as her family physician, ‘A POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION of the body; without receiving the note she readily assented to the proposition; Dr. Pinney then pro- cured the necessary legal papers, and the post- mortem was made Saturday morning, May 13, 1871, about ten o’clock. Dr. Pinney, Dr. Shelton, of Huntington, and myself were the only persons te og at the examination; we first exposed the ody externally; it presented no unusual ore ance from that which might be attributed to ordinary disease; the examination commenced in making two incisions over the stomach and cut- ting up the ligaments; the stomach and duodenum or lesser stomach, were the two organs first re- moved; the stomach seemed to be empty, except by some traces of gas; I passed a ligature around the upper orifice, letting escape a little gas, and then the lesser stomach was also firmly ligatured and removed from the body; we examined by ma- nipulation as far as we could and discovered patches of inflammation ; I thought there was ULCERATION OF THE STOMACH also: these two organs were rolled up in new white muslin cloth and a string tied around thet were then putina fruit Jar that had never br used; the jar and muslin were procured new for this purpose; we next came to the live had an abnormal appearance ; Dr. Pinney cut down and removed a good portion of the right and left lobes, including the gall bladder, about half the weight of the liver; this was rolled up in new muslin, and Dr. Sheldon and [ attempted to put in jar; we could not get it in, and was securely packed, with the — jar, in’ a box and given to Dr. Sheldon, with a view of having it taken to Professor Bark We examined the intestine canals; the large inte: tines were removed, opened, and the internal coat- ings showed marks of inflammation ; I do not recol- lect that this portion was put in the box; the brain, thorac: rgans and heart were not examined, be- cause, prior to death, all the symptoms pointed to trouble in the stomach, and not to the brain, heart or lungs; what Sherman meant by one of his old turns were sickness and vomiting after a debauch, some- thing like cholera morbus; he said he had spells of this kind, Witness was proceeding to describe one of these turns, when MR. WATEROUS OBJ D, on the ground that it was foreign to the issne. He supposed the aim of the inquiry was to show that Shern was mistaken when he thought itan old turn, He could not see what relevance it had to this inquiry. The jury was then excused until nine o'clock to- morrow morning for the purpose of perinitting counsel to it DISCUSS POINTS OF LAW, that the Court did not wish the jury to hear. When the jury had retired Mr. Wooster addressed the Court. May it please the Court—By arrange- ment of counsel, and so as not to prejudice the case for the prisoner, we .have agreed that the proposition that we would otherwise have made to the jury shall be made to the Court. It is a ques- tion of the admissibility of further evidence, and we now propose to discuss it, Mr. Wooster then proceeded to detail the death of Sherman’s two children and Dennis Hurlburt by poison, and the facts attending their sickness, He stated that they proposed to ask for the admission of this evidence to show — that all the parties were attended in their sickness by the pris- oner; that she had poison in her possession and knew bow to administer it, The argujnent was opened by-Mr, Gardner, for the prisoner, who called attention to the fact that there is nothing in the in- dictment charging that she poisoned others than Sherman; that she wa ow charged with one murder and her guilt could not be proved by showing that some other person had und similar circumstan He quoted 3d Greenleaf, page 19, section 15; Horton on Crimi- nal Law, section 944; Starkey, page 416; Roscoe's Digest of the case of the King against , Gearing (page 93). In the latter case evidence foreign to the case, and showing that Mrs, Gearing had murdered other members of her family than the one for which she was indicted for, had been admitted; but it was the only precedent for the co sought to be taken by the prosceution, and even this was | not a parallel case. Counsel declared thatin rly | all cases where exterior evidence had been nd. mitted it was where the previous acts sought to be produced as corroborative proof was admitted, but in this e there was no such ad- mission; on the contray, we deny that the death of the others was caused by the accused. The counsel cited the case of Mrs. Wharton, when the State ey sought to show that Van Ness was Sick in the same house where Ketchuin di mptoms were the same, and gave the ‘ourt, which threw out the evidence, sel claim the admission of the e ec would be da ‘ous, and establish a precedent in he State that would cause great damage. He did not claim it to be inadmissible on account that it would form a premise upon which they can base a conclusion of guilt or innocence. Judge Foster felt this to be a question of vast | importance, and considered it to be nis duty to submit the evidence, If this mitted he was free to say that convict a prisoner, who must go scot fre refer to a case of poisoning in the presence of oth- | ers, but in a secret manner. You use the ball and it comes out to detect you; use the stiietto and it stands against you; but poison tells no tale. In | this case the prisoner was the attendant, and in one case, the sole one, where two children of Sherman and a previous husband died. Have I got to stop when | show poison has been administered? 1 not got to go further, to show that it was not cidentally administered, by showing that she had administered it to ott that this evider ners ? Can it be, Your Honor, is not admissible? We have right to go to the with anything that tends to prove the innocence or guilt of the accused. If 1 show a case where the accused bas administered poison to others by the same manner ft goes to tablish the fact of her guilt, and to show that in the | icular case she is on trial for there is reasonable has grown up a mania for the commission of crime that cannot be reached under old rulings new rules should be established that would put an | end to or diminish crim rture from establi re were no living witness Counsel read the case of the rer, for poisoning, found in In this case the evidence was admitted and the accused sent to prison for life. Other cases were cited to support the offer made to put in the evidence in the case of the other witnesses, and asked the Court to be governed by the rules and common sense. Mr. Waterous closed the argument, declared that all the points presented in the English rulings had peen presented in the Wharton trial, fully argued upon, and the decisio f the Court in that case was in harmony with the neiple of common law. viz., that youcannot prove one offence by evidence of the commission of another erim journed until half-past nine A. M. to-morrow, when the Judge will rule on the points involved, against ¢ 2 Foster’s Reports, pages 346-7. Queen SALE OF THE YACHT RAMBLER. The schooner yacht Rambler was sold yesterday by Mr. James H. Banker to Mr. John M, Forbes, of the Eastern Yacht Club, Boston, Mr. Forbes is the owner of the schooner yacht Azalia, 43 tons old measurement. The Rambler was built last year by left | The Court ad- | | 8 THE STATE CAPITAL, Passage of the Local Prohibitory Bill in the Assembly. Speculations on the Fate of the Charter. The Registry Acts Ordered to a Third Reading~ Bill Relating to the General Sessions, the Ap- propriation Bill, Emigration Bill and Cross-Town Railroad Bill Passed. ALBANY, April 16, 1872. The Local Prohibitory bill introduced by Mr. Brown was called up to-day and passed, after an animated and amusing debate. It provides for elections in the cities, towns and villages of the State to determine whether licenses to sell Uquor shall any longer be granted by the authorities, An amendment to exclude lager beer from the list of liquors was lost by the following vote : s—Messrs, Abbott, Alberger, Alvord, D. L. Babcock, it Badeau, Baltz, Bemus, Bennett, Buell, hambers, Fields, Flainmer, Foley, Greenhalgh, Griffin, Haight, Hart, D. 'B, Hill, Jacobs, Judd, Kilias Lippitt G. H. Lord, Mackay, Marey Morton, Mash Mou Qiikley Osvond, Kaige, Sage, Simson, Sniper,’ M. A est ani I. D Coo! ombly, W. J. Van Deusen, » srs. Atkin, Beckwith, EB, E. Brown Brown, Buckley, Burns, Campbell, GI ba A Couchihan, Crundali, Dunphy, Dykman, Ford,” Fo Fowler, Goring, Goss,’ Green, Gregory, Haughton, Hay k L. Haves, Healy. Herrick, A. Hill, Holdridge, us Honghtoi att, ‘Kennedy, Kingslan Ruett a) PB, Lord. Late, feynde Pierce, Preston, Ray, Blo 1, Smiley, Smith, Speaker, ‘omkiisy Tucker, A. bs ‘Woolsey, . Whitaker, ‘The bill was then read a third time and passed by & vote of 67 to 41, a8 follows :— YRas—Measrs. Abbott, Alvord, I. H, Babcock, Beckwith, Bemus, BE. FE. Brown, LD. Brown, Burns, Burritt, Cran: kina os,’ Ford, Fort, ‘Fowler, Goring, Goss, Gregory, Grittn, Hawkins, A. 1. I Holdridge, Hollister, Holght Husted, Hyatt, Kennedy, Kingsland, K Lewis, Lincoln, Lippitt, G. P. Lord, Lott, Moore, Morton, Murdock, Piorce, ‘Preston, Rice, Sage, 'Shepardcon, Simson, Smiley, Siaith, Snyder, Speaker, Springsted, Squires, Tobey, }. Tomkins, Tucker, A. L. Vah Dusen, Veitder, Wells, West, W ittaker, Woolsey, Wyman, Yeomai Nays—Messrs. Aitken, Alberger, D. L. Babcock, Badeau, Baltz, Bennett, Buckley, 5 pbell, Chamberlain, cy y man, ‘Dunphy, Fields, Flammer, ht, "Hart, Hatghton, Healy, AD ili, Kituin, G. D. Lotd, Mackay, ) Oakley, Oxgoo Pa Ly, nipe' ‘MLM. ‘Tompkins,’ Twombly, Wey. Vin Whitbeek, Wiley—43, THE COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS bill passed the Assemby to-day, with the following amendments :— Two sessions of the Court shalt be held on and after the first Monday of month, except July, Aiwgust and September; the Re r and’ City Judge’ to preside during alternate months, unless they shall otherwise ayree, except other provision shall” be made by law thatthe Grand Jury shall Le empanelled atthe first sessio that the same nuinber of petit jurors ao: be drawn and summone ‘ summon District Attorney at which session of the ¢ be tried. © amendinent with reference to. the salaries of th are fixed by the resolution of the Visors at $15,000 each, provides that neithe City Judge shall receive an service, nor aity allowance any other purpose. BILLS PASSED—THE REGISTRY ACT, The bill for the reorgan of the Board ot Emigration and the Cross Town Railroad bill passed e Assembly and the Appropriation bill ti nate. eevening session of the Ae cupied in t onsideration of the bill pra ng for a registry of voters in all cities of the State except New York and Brook! the bill for a Registry taw for New York, the New York City and County Registry bill, and the General Reyistry uct, all of which were or- dered to a third reading under the operation of the previous question, The Conference Committee, having charge of THE NEW YORK CHARTER, have thus far made no iwaterial changes in the Dill. Various amendments, with a view to perfecting the bill and strengthening its provisions, have been made, So far a8 an agreement to the Senate amendments is concerned that question has not yet been touched at all. A portion of the Assembly Committee indicate that they will stand firm for the billas it went from the House, The Senate Committee have given no indication as to whether they will Insist upon their amendments or not. REPUBLICAN CAUOL The republican members of ut Assembly met in joint caucus in the Assembly Cham- ber this evening at half-past nine o'vioc The caucus was called to order by Mr. Bemus, of Chautauqua, who — invited Woodin 40. the chair. Reporters and others not members were requested to withdraw, and the doors were closed. It is stated that the object of the caucus Is to take Into consideration the state of the busitess before the Legislature and to take measures to e an early final adjournment. WHE CENTRAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BILL fs passed by the Assembly came up in the Senate this evening and was referred to the Committee on Railroads, This was in direct opp ion to the wishes of its backers, who wanted it referred to the Committee of the Whole, The Beach Pneumatic people are quite jubilant in consequence, as they ook upon the bili now as worse than buried. SENATOR O'BRIEN TO RETAIN HIS SEAT. Owing to the pressure brought to bear upon him authorized to indictments shall second section, Judges, whic rt of Sup pe 1 other cor for oftive ‘tate Senate and by the reformers in New York, who insist upon his ng his seat in th rmined to withe Senate, Senator O'Br ‘aw his resignation, v he tendered some weeks ago. as amended, was ordered to a third Interesting | of | ginning how kindly he was received . | Sweden on hi ) the ruler to thet If there were never any | ¢, od rules a poisoner could | | deer, RACTORS’ BIL! THE CON’ GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. ~ -¢——_ by Paul B. Du Chailtu of His Travels in Norway and Sweden—Judge Daly Introduces Some of the Japanese Delegates. Account meeting of the American held in the hall of the and Bleventh A very intere: graphical So Historical Societ ing street, lastevening. Chief Just Daly presided, and, in announcing the presence of some the A PAILe Delegates as guests of the Society for the evening, interesting address on Japan. panese geutiemen present w ond Associate Justice of Japan, and G. Nupheygi, Sup: both of whom speak ction of the evening, however, Paul B. Da Chaillu, the ce r. Mr. Du Chaillu diet brated t pretend to. giv | not © lecture, bat | simply a talk on what he had "seen in Norway aud Sweden daring his recent | travels in those countries, He explained at the be- the King of ockitolm, ce in the rd to the King was t iis pals ticeable feature i Tega absence of all pomp and ceremon, par | in connection with it. ‘The 1 x then went on grounds to believe the poison was | to tell of the ‘civilization he had tentionally. If there is 4 seit} | there. The rouds, schovis and pubite of rules they should be made. >} | were praised, and le believed the made every day; and when th c ality of the people could — not changes in everything else new rules of procedure | excelled, As for honesty, the houses or the banks. | are required. ‘If it 1s discovered that there | needed no windows. The people believed expe- and had the greatest respect leruy, who went schools, Hin i the peasants, The custo: country Were extremely simple. y treated with trustfulness and kiudness. Thi lecturer, in explatuing his journeying fo the land of the “Midnight: " Sun,’ e 8 graphic description of =the country, — the | varions temperatures, the food the people eat, and some of the dangers and hard- ships to be ¥ l along the way. The farther he advanced toward Cape Land, the end of Europe, the fewer we none, only little bands of Finally he caine fo the end of his journey, after passing through scenes of surpassing beauty and grandeur, aud waited for five days that he Might see the last of the “mids The lecture was full of most entertait tion about Scandinavia, which must be omitt and was here and there enlivened with some fanny sketeh or droll saying, that t ved applause. in concluding Mr. Du Chailln nbed ta the society a Scandinavian sleigh, whic Ade self, and number of pictures, photo; especially interesting objects he had seen tn his travels or of scenes that were especially grand ty the countries he had passed through. ‘At the conclusion of the lecture Judge Daly intro- duced the Japanese Judge, E. A. Herake, who, iu a Jcedontences spoken in English, thanked’ the hudience for the cordial reception he wud his ates had received from them, E. P, Beckwith. of Winthrop Cove, New London, and took part in the many regattas of the past season, She did not show any very speed last year, but in the Cape regatta she led the fleet for the first thre of the race, Her keel was laid in Janna and she has been built more with a view to strength and stat Her frame is of witite oak, loc the stan- cheons of locust, an rail is of mahogany, and her cabin ac are Very handsome, She is about 240 tons ¢ 160 tons new meusurement, Her dimensions 5 : et. May ters Length over all... Length on water line. Breadth on the water lin Depth of hold. Dranght of water. She is now lay probably leave for J month, up at New Loudon, bur wilt Boston about tie end of was then declared to be adjourned, e andience present went to the plat~ and the larg great | form to see the sleigh and an extraordinary coat eller’s and other paraphernalta which oun had presented. This being concluded, number of ladies and gentlemen visited the picture gallery. » Da a DEATH OF M'KEAN RUCHANAN, Dexver, Col, April 16, 187 MeKean Buchanan, the actor, died tn this cit me P. M, to-day, of apoplexy. THE ARRIVAL OF THE TROQOUIS AT GI. BRALTAR The United States steame Gibraltar today, DNDON, April 18, 1872 Trowuols arrived ap