The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-15

Trial OF Spencer for the Murder OF his Wife
In Jersey City.
Before Chief Justice Hornbl0wsr and Justices John
g. Speer, c. Van Wrinkle, and Geo. c. DeKsy.
The Court sat at 10 o'clock
The prisoner and his father and sister, with some 9th
of his relations took their places near prisoners
counsel
Mrs SUSAN DoBprS, recalled, and crossexamnation
rosumed-My daughter had jewelry which understood
she got from her husband che had gold watch and
chain and keys, gold bracelet. gold pencil, and gold
pa she had good clothing and was well supplied with
clothes by her husband when he was good by nature
he as kind husband any other man when he
was about travelling, they used to always quarrel
never saw him his knees to her, but often him
cry they went to Newark Mr. Spencer went there in
expectation OF being a teacher school my daughter
said she would be happy il he could get situation in
school, would prevent his travelling they went on
no uuarrelng this time they returned again in the
evening recollect her threatening to broomstick him.
my said that he in the kitchen to scare
her girl and went down in the kitchen, and said Mr
place . said he should be there quarrelling with
my girl did not know whether he quarrelled with her
he said he woudnot co. and he took chair and
sat at the foot of the stairs said IN see If can't
make you, and then took the broom by the handle but
did not raise it Mr. Spencer then went up stairs
don't know what they were quarreiing about
locked him out once when he sad he ne was las
took his things with him at this time then
locked the door because he would come back
OF July the day he leaving / don't remember
whether he bid ne COED bye or not f; never put his
he returned sgain locked out OF the window and told
him there room for him at my house he had his
trunk put Oh the steps he then kicked the kitchen
door open and broke the holt he asked for the key of
the front door told him would not give he then got
something under the stairs and pushed back the bolt he
then brought his trunk the parlor there was
good deal Of quarrslling at the time i appears to me
said that could have him taken up for breaking the
door said that if he did not behave himself weuld
put him in Jail the and of July he was locked out
but he got in through the back window before Spencer
gave orders not to admit him Spencer stood outside the
window in the door he called his wife and she went TO
the door went too and told her not to open the door
Mrs Spencer told him her brother desired the door
should not opened for him he said he wanted to get
shook hs head and motoned to them not to put it out
time the trunk then rolled by the girl and his
wife the little front hall he then left and we did not
him until morning his eyes looked as II he mad been
CRYING this after the arrest the and OF Juy
it was about an hour, think after the arrest MIR
Spencer got in, and little after my daughter heard
noise and up stairs she then down stairs to
and told that Spencer was coming out from under
the bed with pistol in his hand this took
place right in the middle Of the paror just upon that
my pass by, and he came in then went into
he had tho pistol in his hand when he came down stairs
when my came in all was in fooster at the tme
my wanted myself and my daughter to leave the
house. go to the squires; all stood on the steps
and neighbor Mr. Harrison, asked into his house
l can't remember what said, as very much fright
ened indeed before left Mr. Harrsons house. Spencer
came in there also don't know that he said word
but he went towards his WIFE, and she flew right out OF
the ana nn NE . se pso hs he his
hand in his pocket Mrs Spencer then went into Mrs
Harrisons room and the door was closed; Mrs Harrison
said that Spencer shoud not make noise as there was
lady sick in the house he said " no she amt SICK
he turned to her and said there the damned old
hag that wanted to separate him from his wife !" don't
know whe the lady that said this understood she
was the nurse that attending rs Harrison who
was in her confinement at the time then went back into
the parlor and after that went home did not see him
deliver up the pistol did not see the pistol at all, he
had his hand in his pocket there was no regular meal
nj dsv Mrs 6rstc m
Their that Spencer crying very hard and was gong
at great rate and ssrry my son ssd he naa
broke the peace and would have to so to jail ne want
ed his wife go to Justus and not to have MIN put IN
jail he said also, understood from her that ne would
go down his knees and promise never TO go on so any
more my son said il would be useless to try him
auy he had behaved so badly he lett the pistol Of
the neighbours and then came to the backdscr my son
let him in ; he then went and took his0 at upon the
loung his wife in the paror and he began crypg
my went into MIR Harrison,s and got the pistol de.
know of any difficulty that occurred after on that
day my son, the morning of the 2nd went first to
the squires have Spencer arrested went also after
he had gone and lodged complaint when started to
20 to the Justices, he standing by the bedside he
knew that going, for no said dare not go had
got down the foot OF the stairs and my hired girl told
that Mrs. Spencer wanted to see me said that
would not go up this was the morning Patee left
recollect mad breakfast that morning. Spencer took
cup Of cefee don't recollcct that Spencer said
thing about staying too late at night my son used to
leave about O'Clock for his business in New York Mr.
Patce left that day he paid his board Pattee
lel as heard, in consequence Of the quarreng that
was going on nobody would wish to stay where thefe
much quarrelling when went TO the Justices
don't know that there any thing said by me or my
about Spencer not being in his right mind always
said he in his right mind The Court here tooka
at the visual hour and again met at ~ o'clock.
Mas. DobBIS recalled 10 the stand eh si Ne
ton resumed Iececct once u believer san W W.
Spencer that he was thief; that had known persons
to be punished for stealing their own properly - ~,
ect on one occasion before Sd June when tney iei.'
the bell rang and asked my hired girl who yang me oe
she told me that the young gentleman Snamns nj 49,
had came in desired her to say he hsa gone Ha uo
after INV daughter up stairs and iound a ne jew
clrv had gone Mrs Spencer then remarked W was not
the first time had done SCI Spencer LEY ,nns night,
and returned the following day; remarked 20 him That
hs kicked M pretty shine last night that he stole has
own pr operty and did not know but he would steal
some other property that did not belong 70 hn spencer