New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-06
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
Trial Of Thomas a. Walker for the Murder
Of his Wiie....sEyESTA Day.
COURT o, orsR .sD rsRxIsER b.'o', Jag. Ha'a

her writing I be- pec1hafy Of i vas IN spe.Ang ne
ii wslSea the soor al ninth. o. such m.ery-oome
eaieky"
was also proved by witness a. being her siynailre
Another leref was also shown, and admitted 70 - M ~
the Attorney General objected 20 showing si."eney -
suicide BY sgch .etiers-hey may prove tnst se na1
driven % Madness bot are not admissible iof ins ~ 49,
desired; Mr.. OCOGnOr replied dean oeeuttl' - = =
fb, n yss saicde or Otherwise car only bc SHOWN ~
eircgms,ances-a portion of uose cHcsls-l-. ~ - ~
tendency shown BY berseii IN hef 0,n d ,,e eios
OF her relatives. do Otherwise ian u.al ns-i sPCn
idea Of suicide may cieae lofOi "a, .ot
effect Of s1ded hie; me question y werner s-e"
shall be done or young man, ana ths noPe' &" LIS '
Mr. Mclean also offered remarks against he pressnia-
ton Of such testimony a. matter oi la"-ssch fooi N
re- .ton 20 defendant would Dot be allowed. II - a.
temped 20 be shown that about year before tie oeclr-
renee she made such threats Tne rule o. "a" j. a L
counsel must eonsne themselves 70 pefoa soo1' "v ~
Tae Coar eoa,derea the testimony proper having been
written BY deceased sfef hey seid ~ have oee nan
and wife, and kind of controversy "a sOns o % -, l.
them-alsO show there Vas colsliis 'nai '-rs i-
her mind 20 s1edeno; the least ndcsu0n O "i.h ee
10 be toe asi interview between ihe 1si nc case ne
,or.a.sDed SEVERE eTr W s1s e1 hen read T6ey
vntten Ia bold sf01g laHg9ate, isPi oans | m ~ ~
dssertng her, al tie course oi n. iany n ieslo - si
saying sbe bsd loved hm a. woman never ioses MAJ ~
but he had made cruel rei1rDc a. ning tnet - - ne
WIFE and has never b. word OF oeeo, eyns .
could give hi ofeuss. She speaks Of oeing iatsAs
sod warns him that anything which may beia her tha
involve biIn 10 the same run One Of me eiefs IN Is4e
u0a 70 the alleged sut asss him for an ilffie" aOt1r
b,terly reDfoSchnx hlm he had disappointed ter
Another hlnts suicide. One or TWO wriisn mnees,s
ly previous TO the occurrence, seems 70 be In different
sfsn and Oae sad be cOucDed n terms Of deep aneo
Nh H,uf fesamed-Resdes a. 81 Louie wife of Cyrus
o HOyt Vi 81. l. knew Mrs. Walker; am dsasa.sf oi
Mrs Bacon Of 81 Louis who taxes Ooaroefs syuis-e
M. 6Ist lime saw Mrs w logse tie day .he
eams 70 board think In Oct S97 shs sded mere ye
or SIX nontls; Mrs. Hill also boarded mere s4ft "
from nv moGers 70 Mrs Hps. ~no wen; % bouseAesp
left August - PREMIER VI
ksw-YoTk; never Mr. Walker III saw ntn ~ 90 ~
here sfier being two three weeks al our hC.'s ~. s1
w was hi fobieeted 10 as gong 10 show suicoe D.l a.
lowedl Mr. Walker one evening came oo - I'll
jor ,te lad Deen here but saou tine WIN 'ng i1 40 a.
IA ,,suo,. sguvpsed she had on stack oi ' e..s az.
fsver snd DrOpo.ed brandy sne cDn-ehep ~ -. 80
+ sa me rom 70 send for come when u came ssts neI
pretty large dose diluted u win ~asI sno u'a .t
M, no.t Of H. sDd efter resfrd 70 heI IV' 80
, e'sn.eI when vent up see how she was sne
~. vomt,os At the time went INTO tie room belhk .h
.be 10 assist her, called % ny ussDah' ~ oD -
,a,,.d sgaln. a0er that she Icy in stupor ana
seemed 10 be- inseuslDle, al aOOui = u N99 ~ - g.
ssoa Tor ohysician and three were summoned " dne
, ns,saas edng FOR them before they came Two eefs
were discovered, which sne had written te noinus ~ ~
IN. same dsyone 10 Mr. I A. Walker, and tue olhsi ~
~ I.sc ~ slker hi. father they were mol sealed ln
toose sbe mentioned that sbe had put an enc 20 poi ~
In1sced o "a The leers should be produced se hao
iy,,s. sherxnrd a. not know what became ol ihein
10 the letter stated that she mao isAeh ~ ~
destroy ber.s' & Iss sos.ai,aon in The joining
room: ,hey were Drs simmons, rope ana binton i '
tos, 4. now ,ere and the others now IN 81 Louis
10, Z sen, for something believe assaicdabut AN hDi
certain: he introduced feather into het liioai 80
pnlsed lat. DR. s ihnk recommended mustard pias
~ az h.. coe., they had stomach. pump, do not think
they used II; Dr. >. remsiDed vi about IL Cy- l
,bTse oasrsr, of an hour. che had previously shown
some slsns Of hfe. but was IN an inseusDie sto'i
and continued ull next afternoon "poul .oo VI 49, 49,
hrst intelligence mad OF heI Oens n pp ."S cone
10 her toilet to arrange her haH lhim"iia''.iF
snr 10 her room and found her lying on the sos shc
laughed when went up and ssd tate was agansi heI
saird me that she had taken Wal OF bihch-uiyp az
,audsnom counse said black drop ia preparaucnl she
aha canal Ia
proposed giye her the brandy sne thoush' y "o
compose her stomach, and consented 70 "se y. td & 49,
sent; replied not; she said she SUPPOSED they Wou %
have been sent after her deaih-thsi sue & is us IN m &
box 40 that mi ght them ana send tben SIC na1
no inquiry the vial poison where Al was 90 lo
eeollect Ii she said Of her having made any such af
before. - -. .,o,, ,,.,. ,,.s.ts
ume Hooks at the letter u was my s's,sl 10
gain a. 20 her board old Mr. Walker PAID her poaIo hi-
sm no, able TO say a. 20 pnee ss' sr'.a hha was not
with her; neither my mother nor myself hn se'n % e
band believe the bargain wss =, per SS1s' H. ~ 'bt had
nv mother told me u was the iauef OF Mf " ual "a.
her board. he did about three WEEKS looJeolu w.
but Mr. jordan commended her smeuon snoeu @ Se S ,
ns moi analogous her situation here at the ue o 'h
occurrence the FIRST instance she was eit IN s'e w
perfect de-nutiou and the other she was ~ NJ
Her being len destitute wac denied by MI " MI'
said shs had been stripped OF everything even peu 20
upon stripped Of her oedsead ana esiPes slu '.
10 lie on mattress the f0or her situation was suc a.
20 drive her mad, and should not be tnhen a. aeos @
uonal inhrnily The Coun thought y suouu e. pGs
a disposiuou Of the kind when In trouble MI Joioea
said he would show she had not cent and gd Mt W a.h
refused enger to Pay he, he, @ S0sfs sbc tas sneen
she had the furniture Of her room which was very nanu
some she kept It aud was sold OF ae,wafa a. , '
suppo.ed the proceeds went 10 her she SAID -he b9
ihs furniture when she fret went TO 81 Louis WIN ue
money knew OF her pawnng her Jewelfy 70 gs' WIZ
IRE niece of furniture heard that Thomas A. Walker
had put everything In his fathers hangs az lsl ,, e,
40 not know certainly. know where MI isaac "AAei
49,, ,ss n ~ Louis do not know If there was chang
In the sign believe II was understood peihaps' ,a' @
had been reduced to poverty and want her furniture '" NJ
moi sold un amer she len 81 Louis -. -. .,.
Diyec-All the time she was at my nohers nouso sis
that trouble had crossed her she ssd ne vas s
cene when she came TO the house, shc was sloN ao. @ M
middle of January, aud said there had been M
Id,d not think 50; saw no child my husband kno"s a.
much about the circumstances as do, ana Wo"n ioie'
~. M" 10 ss~she siaed that she expected to be con
hned about the middle OF February -, -,
Csyaaer Haks, sworn.-Am an o9uciani nave nlAt tt
fv,n, eia.., Looks AT letter IA and think the wofd'
marked out are you had better Is long break ouN'
.hr,.k of two inches LEASH 100 much you do nO ca
,hs ev.nins OF sunday morning Can do that MAT "a orc
iIexible looks like VIII YOU must "a ~oi1 i0"hs A'
I'M 1aa1 The note closes win different tone
CIV, O. Hovt sworn-Am husband OF last witness
recoect the occasion Of taking sieA h,nA tne mrs l "
her letter TO Mr Isaac Walker were, When You ieeo,
nj. hn be 90 more - oeci the time spoken Of - L
nlscarraxe; talked of IN the ho0sc' was ANU
i.iisr end of January beginning OF February 40 no
anow sny of the crcams ances oi The miscarriage never
saw any chld do not AnoS that hy'e'ah was 'a'V~
itwa Dr.. simmons, II any. , ,
inlaw suppose, and Mrs Hii with The family a1ehe'o
ber she had u was reported ~ the fanny '
sbe hsd delivery that Is from her report ~ was 80 li
presencc OF my niohcrn-law came on as witness ai1
nv wife with bu II not supposed she "V"u
be called a. witness . -, =, ~. -,
nrortThe report was her statement that she W az
denvered in the privy The understanding was ihat u
was deposited Ia the prlvy. go. 80, -,
AZ, d CoaSv sworn-Esry the Fall OF ~ OF IS ihlnA
laflsr Mr. Thomas A Walker called me 10 consult a.
eoanse about the lady and applied 10 me 10 hSse SUI
Instituted by which 70 show he had good excuse 10 nav
ius 10 eave her neither his wife or not, anew h ii
Souh and The circumstances of Mrs w informed nm
mai this lady had a living husband from whom sne vas
moi divorcA OF the Legislature wes haA ~
New.Yoyk ard no lawyer could be found VINO Noulu
think otherwise; he then applied Tor some pIocess y
show he had good excuse Tor leaving her, whe'et &c
or not and told ham he coad enter 40 SUI oi ihAl lui
pose he then asked 10 the praeucabuN q setuht
eome persou IN 81 Ous him iOr her eVsid 50 as ~
vindicaie him ffom the world; did mol say tha was
possible bai spoke IN way m censufe oi e ldve s =
not very psleiablc, the way We came into pssess.on q
the letters ext ilhed visited MI W alkvt we ne va l
eastody amer the oecuruee on ne asy sna 40 nc asS
Mrs W. died sflerwar ASKED Mr Nelson tn.se 20 ~
the house OF Mr. Walker with leer "a bis ssirf s
Spear, and break cpeu piece o furniture n "hoA WEI
his letters and e brought The two last letters fes
Dr.. Macav his br0iherinAw, subsequently wcnt 70 -
Louis and on his handed thv letter read on >a
urdsy, 10 which suicide was 81 strongly spoken Of sn9
gave 10 BY accident since this fal commenced
askcd Dr. Macsy be had found any other letters anc ne
bfoaght budget wheh he said be had brought from
St Louis as he represented that found nearly al
other letters that have been given in evidence, IN The