Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-07
TRIAL or S,GEp

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fohLANp, oct 70 This trial is concluded. The case
was submitted TO the Jury Saturday evening On Mon
day morning they returnRd verdict Gully The tri
al commenced on Thursday. This day and Friday wero
occupied ia the examination OF Witnesses and FISv ave-
inE by Mr. Allen, in bohai Of the prisoner SATURDAY
oehu0n was occupied bJ Mr.. SpTague for the prisone
ana ne aioTnoon until hall past by Mr. Clifford in
behalf OF the Government The evidence ~ as summed
mp, and the charge made TO the Jury nv judge p.,ri
he court adjourned for two houfs-ai which time The
Jury not fa'ing agreed, ii agsn adjourned an NonJ.v
mo" irS. The excitement was very great--the Cou1t
noo' w"ch vas Mr. IaPPsns meeting house. was filled
Tolhe sacO Democrat arc indebted for the parieu.
lars u the sentence which we append
On Mondsy morning the meeting house was ctovJsd
luIl TO hear :be verdict OF Tie Jury At O'Clock tbc
Cont came in followed in few moments nv f. In,,
ana ne prisoner who was placed in the prepared
of me tccAson Every eye, says our informant was
hxcd upon tie Jury. There was an awful pa1ss~
QUESTION 6y ne Cierk. "IIavo you agreed" ayes"
" W ho shall speak tor your" Our Foreman :"
"F"u'meh oil 'hs Jury, iace the pti .oner-Prisoner
face The Jury" "Mr. Foreman what saw yon -
the Prisoner Guilty, or not Guilty." "GUrLrY" A
noI"n was then made 10 arrest OF Judgment but was
not graued Judge Weston then proceeded in a solemn
aud inpressiee pronounce the awful sentence nj
the law. IL was says the writer, a solemn and ag.cTo,
momeni. Many eyes were wet With eArs-mauy nerves
were "Hecsdihe pussiion OF many heart beat win
rdpi HfoAes-bui the prisoners eyes were dry aud his
nerves appeared Gfm.
Mr.. Ssgef il resilient Of Gardiner Tho oGe,.o H..
which be has been Convicted committed on sund,v
he 18th instant correspondent The Portland Adve
User gi'es The following synopsis Of the evidence as adj
duccd on Inc trial
The Evidence in substance That before breakfast
S'ger prepared q01ntiIy Of Egg and Wine which he
urged his wife 10 drink, which -he did.-Aher sbe had
drank IT. Sager Immediately some water and vefv
caoiuiy finsed Tho funhler from which che had J,unL.
this being unusual excited The suspicion Of Mrs Ssoer
ani she charged him mi having given hrr ",oine thing
which lac ought not to- Very ,oon after n j. Mrs Ssaer
wa taken sick and continued 10 tie eNcfueisne main
Tor Elk seven hours, when she died. At tie lime Ssosf
prepared tbo Egg and Wine there was standing on te "A,
DE qnsnty OF milk, in which The girl nko lived will,
ihem sitter bfedkiAst, Uncovered white poyyGer A
In q IL mi " fcaf n
ed ty Professor Cleeciaud. was found 10 contain a
sfgr quantity Of arsenic. Seger the hfeakfad table
but drink nothing. The gifl drank itie Of ,e tea ~,
which rhc pot sOmo Of he milk She was some sck bgt
not dangerously 50. TIE symptoms VI Mrs Sagef during
her sickness ere such attend Ol poisoning and
~ examination after death, Satisfied lie physicisn mat
her death caused by her baeing taken sote poisooU
suhsiance. The contents Of hoi stomach was forwarded
70 Professor Cleveland, aud by chemical test lie found
indications 81 afscnic in if.Tefe was testimony that
Sager fece1y bad arsenic 10 his posseson ADD Of m dec
laaiions that he should be ior er dis i &C The
deceased a. OUT twenty year, older than fer husband
and they had not lived plca,sndy together.
he dY OF execution viii he Used by The Governor aud
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