The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-11
Conviction ana Sentence OF Hendriclxson fol
Murder

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Albany, July g. 1858.
The verdict of the jury, in pronounciny Hendrckson
guilty of the murder of his wife by poison is universe
approved by all who have attended the trial. who have
read the evidence from day day There hss been
which excited interest for the court rooms
daily crowded with spectators, mostly from the
country who watched the progress of the trial in all its
mnutest details and Developments The evidence was
all crcumstantal as 1t generally upon the trial
of persons who premeditate high crimes. Hendrickson
tsentyon years old last April, and had been mar
ried about two years He ID the Of farmer residing
eight miles southwest of this city, in toer bile cir
cumstances, and possessing very extensive family re
ation Although he is farmers son, and always resi-
ded in the country his appearance indicated that he was
lover of labor for his bands and dress bore more re-
semblance to youth Of Incidence and azness. He is of
quite large size standing FIVE feet eight or ten inch
es and weget of ITO pounds Some portion of the
evidence against him bore heavily upon the fact Of gross
ly abusing his wife many occasons-so much so that
IN the month Of February last his mother in law drove
him from her premises circumstances, linked together,
from that time until the death Of his wife ia Mar ;h are
strong that doubt exists he then formed iEten
tion Of committing the murder But he had predicted
discovery: by some means now unkno wn, be ascer
tanned that there poison in existence which had
been known TO have been employed in producing
death He came to this city, and purchased au ounce
Of aconite in the liquid STATE. The dress he wore
on that occasion recognised by the druggist, but he
could not positively identity the When he was &C
the first inquiry whether the ply lca1s had
found any poison Ia her bsdy, and remarked that
they would find no arsenic This expression caused
the physicians make determined examin ston,
and not until after tests had been applied order
10 detect almost every kind of poison without success
that Dr. salisbury experimental for acone and found it,
This i the nrst instance record the doctors say
IN which that poison has been extracted from the
tents OF the human stomach and if the doctor had not
possessed The shil the discovery would have been
de- and Hendrckson sould baye ESCAPED hs inst nun
sbment for poisoning his wife some unprin :ioed vii.
Jain must have communicated 10 him the fact that this
poison has ever heretofore baed the skill OF ali the
chemists in the civilized world. II NAV be that many
mysteIious deaths might for ages have bean acoount
ed for bad the fact oppoftuhey by he
III this case been known. The poisoning of Mrs Hendrck
has proved Of incscuiable value aud imnortance
to be scientific world, and medical chemistry ad vanced
an important step in penetrating the hides OF
nature
There criminal doomed 10 death In .b;s NJ
any other country who exhibited less concers thi
young During the whole trial. he sat beside his
counsel apparently unooncerned keeping his eyes two
thirds Of the time upon the ladies' who vera yerx
numerous in attendance every day and when ~
foreman Of the jury the awful word 0uiltv
be was more Indifferent than any other person in The
court room Judge Marvin In pronouncing the impera
tive sentence Of the law wtne Sang his perfect stocsm
during the trial and rendering Of the verdict evidently in
tended 70 awaken the adamantHe heart Of The cupr IN
realizing sense Of his truly melancholy condition But
the NEST excellent words of ts feeling Judge produced
no ect-not the least visibls alteration was seen In his
countsnance. He stood unmoved, staring the Judss IN
the face without berayjns the least emotion and whom
the time and hour Of hts sxecuton announced hs