The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-14

TRIAL OF LOUISA WILSON For THE MURDER OF
HER HUSBAND, ELISHA WILSON, CONCLUDED Judge
Whitman said verdict might be taken in prisoners
favor or mol pros. might be entered. Her counse l
preferred n verdict
Judge w. expressed TO the jury similar views to
those laid before the Attorney General, and also
that the prisoner entitled 10 verdict, as it will
be ED from any farther prosecution Tor this al
legged offence.
The jury retired to their room and returned after
an absence OF ten minutes. The clerk called their
names-Loulsa was required to stand up and raise
| her hand. The lntenogatory was put, "What say
| you, Mr. Foreman, is Louisa Wilson guilty. or not
guilty OF the murder of Elisha Wilson! "Not gull
| tyr was the reply. INN .r.
| A woman of finer sensibilities and of polished
| education, would, in such trying moment, very
likely have sunk down upon her seat, and burst In
| 10 tears. But the expression of these two welcome
words, operated differently on Mrs. Wilson She
| received 1t with quiet, bnthearty laugh; not sim
per, merely, but laugh in which the whole face
participated After sitting down and becoming sober
| again-as some thought would possess her mind
| she would again and again indulge in that hearty,
entire laugh Ii did us much good TO see the perfect
happiness that had taken possession OF that coun-
tenance, where but Just now was espresso unqual-
| fed wretchedness.
CoNFEssroN-M w. says, that, on the morning
OF the murder, she has no doubt she was awakened
Gas she always stately by the blow that killed her
husband She started up, and discovered his head
tossing about on the pillow. She spoke to him but
he did not answer. He did not speak after she
awoke. She started from the bed and cit a
light"
Then she saw that he had been struck, with the
pole of the axe, she has no doubt as she saw it In
the room, and it could not be found aterwards) and
that the door, which was closed the night before,
was open. She ran to call Benjamin Wilson from
the other part, when, she reached the entry, as
she partially turned her head towards the stairs she
saw Thorn standing on them. She at once said to
nm, You have killed Elisha" He gave her
look that frightened her still more than she was
oeoTs' and threatened her, if she ever told that he
womb XIII her, and that she would be considered
equally guilty with him, if found out and they would
both be hung. BY this means, he compelled her TO
return TO the room, and assist him to cover nm The
| blasting evidences OF the deed.-"But murder vii
| out. IL has thousand tongues" He strnned Tho
bloody blanket from of the bed and nut i INTO he
tub. The towel she used to wipe the blood from
| her husbands face "'"'
| II is inconceivable, she continues what she has
suffered with these facts on her mind and yet AFRAID
to dvuge them, from fear of Thorn, and ignorance
of the operations of the law.-She was anxious TO
| tell the whole before the Coroners Inquest and has
| been since-but she has been deferred by the rea-
sons stated fear OF flying from present evils, TO
| those she knew not OF. Thorn never insinuated TO
her that he had an idea OF committing the horrId
crime.-Portia~d argus.