New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-24
Trial Of Matthew Weed, Indicted for the
Murder Of his Wife....Fnsr DAY

Court OF orER AND rgRMISER-ssiors JsAss Etn'ns'
tn4 k--rnea Aisns saa Oo~nas
Vii. e.,e va called. Msssrs- Chase and Ho wsnd sp-
pesrins for dsssoss.
WOOD ssid 10 be shout yea age Al hs tine Of ne
srresi be was Of rather fall aoris face Ihoagh considerably
pock piEied and rather sso1s IN peson ou Row sroos
ssnsioly ihe elects Of ks ale Illness he about NE MD
ding height
The p.7sl exhausted al oeloss when eleven Jdrof'
ssa been swors A rec-. ,hea irten all eloes Sd
diu1rsl Jurors. 10 the msantiTe 10 te slEcD oreo
Jary enpsneed about =. oclces he vnoae - "
he psreup,Ory challenge SLOWED ~ sS being exhausted
Tie A,s District Attorney opened The case The Yris-
rer , Indicted for the murder Of bic wife. Susan ood oc
he ssh February BY administering poison He snt his
wife lived urhsPply together There ~ss diserspsney
m heir ssss she being - or IS. and be sho1i s.
rh-v had no children On hs night pr-sous 70 The occur
r-oee Ne wss sbssrI from bone, sU 10 Tie morning
wa mixing btu-c preparing eskes for oresrfss
Ia sxpr,sed desire 10 ani sent her oui FOR scus
uo.sses On Der be had bsEsd ol sae csses
he es was prepared and SIZE 4 he esies tat be td
n, she slso gave 70 He sir but On sisa irom
hin his wife did give DER much. Iunetistey sher'
rsrt abe wss sken and died shsI night The hfte
M s.o oos sck bot rec oYertd Afer he deeease N'sae
was discovered, &c.
t~s,y MsFlslsa. IA weI-irs,s-d MAIL srosn-ke'ide
., :! Gsnse sOosi kr0w prisoner an ofosnef q a
ss..at .se was .bous % vhsn she died Wooi !, Dc
-, "a srs 10. sue nsd been rarIsd y-srs l0,a May
were married n Ireland Two years here .3ia Us noatn
hsv r,vsr lived together lesnd some Of hef f-slves
wee opposed their marriage be dd noi aets lof
her here; paid his and her passage ou ~i'n ne 70
Yors we came here "eaA Tour. my ~li- - ~ -
80 s-e him srd her lived II ore room ioteiaet se'
,bast nouih be took ihe ship fegst: Ai.er la y
hired out Logsn hs vile remained Win me ~ ~ "
unst hr td not s1ppoTt her al con peed ~ ne Jaige
A. i-rsrsrn Market re Der atousT week II Wa lI
Agr lsg7 never ssw h.uriike trr ~nen spe ",s' ~
a. him Al Lozan's ale home crying snd sad 'ol
80 bgsrd hlT ard said 10 had only msred her Tor nm
WA OF Led 10 NE no ne 10 sas minister ~ geo 'e s
Icy he only lived with her OF monns oat OF
TO- whole Two years ~eot 10 Lossn ~ - 'I,e -,
.rsak 10 him s5out the way he uesie1 hrr' sue 'ssk
Win me be sSd something, and ~ss so.bs - 'sa &
hold of him; be Iod her 10 20 away ana WEE us 50
urv would siven 10 her De meyer ssVe nes my
mai Mr Logan gave 'olns on ne - VIZ us E Ss s
10 NY house s5ated her pee s1se sac o'd n % - @ @
chsr.n .a. her on Wednesday. IN February tae dsy
before she died; abe VI merry /" eres ssw ns' saw
her again the S.h. he dsy on wnsn soc Sieo' s..,
rors. sh. lived sud kept house IN r~euuehst between
Ssyealh sod Eighth avenues Mathew Wood cam, Ns,t
mr ssii he Hsurr, wsni you 10 come up hhu sc & Ss
.sn Il YOU dont hurry quck yea wcn see her living mat
a TIE frN knew Of her sickness he rut s~sy 5eoio
r,e they bad been living there ~ mouths when vent
n az wa living IA bed aud said, broher desr says
shs .you ard N Ioon be s-psrsied, wilrss ass m4cn
osAc,s.:i wen, away then and brought Or Ross Or
u.gsr, xa, thers went Gboul Tor medicine Broad
way snI Foarth,t she complained Of burning hest rom
t. Nd oc och when returned with he medicines. Msl h.w
len my before did when he tod me- 800 ws 81 as
got there he Vas Al The loot Of N. bed wiz
h head 10 he hands; when abe said We wou soou %
separated burst cut cryrg several were "a zoe 10
wertiso Robert .sd's, where The tIle girl wn next
hu,- ani wa, told thai Dr. X bad allowed she wss pot
.onsd stlecled to here when Wood was arrested
~s. leeen 10 ana n night, he went roand 10
the .ce q the bed where abe ws' aud 's1 me ofces
were Ssiing for him. she said, Matthew II ever dld
anyh'ng wrong you occs'iOn this hs Lord forgive
vo I" sac died before 60 not recoect no told me. 80
sisted examination 81 the Corunefs irques lna1 she
snt .hs Resi gol sics eang cakes ar Chsse stuiii
led 10
rresssra1iaed -Nher BE- csms FOR me- lie spPeared to
be ia get back te told me- Ia hurry up snd mns
dsiely went sway sgsin, a. Tie time went with my 80
ter 20 wood when 81 Logsns ~osd hsvc sakon lin
n nv hand snd shOOs him because he would not supp u
her uus Mr and Mrs Logsn came between 40, sher Ihey
married Ia Ireland they returned 10 my house. but
hs di not ain there my moisr was opposed 10 inc
maich foibii her never saw Wood 81 home
bat orce TweDeih-s he went ou ceiar-disgiugi ne
wa engaged psn of the tine, maud oa board u
scOp
Bp Court i thought that day she had be poisoned.
on account OF heir living hSm0uiousy together he
was policy msn snd would not let snybody hear him
have word. w,h her she sics before he va, az
Ier they hre, End h. would come home or "a even
ing fom bis wors get his supper. night his pipe snd 90
sn without gcng to her; went 10 seo WOOD 81
hs h0use ater mother 10 to bic marriage
h. hsd her away before that he consented to msrry
her some Olher questions we're ssked, but nothing Of
tntsrsst Cave fr1m hs County Tyrone wrote home
to mother thai Mathew Wood had poisoned susan.
ilouFnsd TO lhis forenoon