New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15
Trial of Hendrickson for the Murder of his wife
Executive Nominat ons-Re Jec ton, &c.
Correspondence o The n. Y. Tribune.

Trial OF Hendrickson for the Murder of his Wife
Executive Observation-Disclosures, &c.
Correspondence OF The n. Y. Tribune.
ALBANY, Tuesday June a. 1853.
In the Oyer and Terminer this morning the full compile.
men Jurors obtan-d for the trial John Hendrck
SON. charged with the murder OF his wife by administering
poiso TO her.
,end YOU A summary Of the opening speech to the jury
by District Attorney Gavin. BY you will get idea OF
lie case:
District Attorney Calvin opened in behalf Of the people
Stating 10 the Jury the nature OF the thy were 10 act
upon and the importance OF the duty assigned them The
prisoner young man. born m the town Ot Bethlehem
and about years Of age Two years last jam 4ry
the prisoner arIed Maria Nan Deusen, daughter OF the
late Clerk OF this County She then aud the prs
oner about - She died the 1th Of March last She
was Il Youngest child Of her family young ACCOMPLISHED
and beautiful, dotted upon by her parents
Her father was wealthy and respected The prisoner knew
Of bis position and be paid his addresses 10 her against
III cir viii ard the st January -jl, against the viii of
her uareuts he married her They did deem hi t man
10 wed her. After their marriage they lived for while
Mr. Van Deufens Matters went pleasantly until the
summer oi le5 when the prisoner went away. he was
absent some three months he returned and found that
during his absence a child had been born 10 him h. r.
NAMED home some two months aud during that time bis
child died suddsDy-he occupying ths bed with t
After the death his child he communicated 10 his wife
disease That when tl fact came IL the knOWlelye o
Mrs Van Deusen be driven from her rOof-the roof
under which he had foDly injured her daughter This
caused hArshness and anger between them snd suisse
queuy Mrs. HeDdrickson recovered from ths sickness
In February last HendrcksOn prevailed uDOn his wife n
90 and live in his fathers house. Her mother bid her
farewell and never saw her again until she found her
cOrpse on the eth day O. March Il this de 2h the
indictment Of murder found.
After setting forth the evidence he proposed 10 give Mr.
GOWN entered INTO minute description OF the body the
resu Dr. salisbury tests applied 70 the portions Of
H. iutesne stomach lungs and blood Of the decea,sl
and after stating the result Of tbs examination and test, 10
be- the conviction that poison bad been administered
and that that poison was GccJRn, he set firth
sborafey the effects that such poison had when
tered As thus set forth they We're similar 10 VIVA. ap-
reared to have been the condition Of Mrs Hendrskson
The counsel then closed by wing that this was 10
res mainly on tantia evidence but that would
be Of an overwhelming and undeuiable character and
would clearly prove that Mara Hendickson had been
murdered and tht the prisoner Il the bar and be aone
was the party guilty OF II.
or NJ GOWN concluding, the Court took recess
until T. u.
There Was an Executive Session today | send you the
following nominations which were received from the
Governor to day by the senate
HaRroR MAsTERs FOR TIE PORT OF NEw.YORK
william eraudeT L. shultz James ". smith vic
Eel vice Charles chanbersn William Beard 1ies HeaIy
HakEoR x,sTERs FOR sEw.YoRx, RESIDENTS or BROOK
LYN.
jerome Rye'on vice Luke Ryder George Resen vice Francis
rHYsIcIiS o. MARINE HOSPITAL.
se1srder ?. Nlehe
1ofSI roa rHE oSoSDlGA TRIBE OF ISDAss
Rowland Il. GsEdrer
Nr- Yok CsJame ~ Be- OWN EDWARD ?. CLARK saulael
CirTsn O Eeks Albert Gslasn Hash' John Hoffman, STE
Merulrv Mex lu-Ies Tracey X "
Andersen. Geo = BALDWIN NJ Behe Gsu.l- " Bell John
3 Etward W Basel N G. Beta Cornelius Cairns Daniel
John r. CHAMBER Charles J. OouEaerty &. r Ds1sWay
jeremiah DODGE. r. Stanley Feet 3D. y le1lng Wrn a
Fr--1. Victor William IfoslcE r. 3. Glover j. Genet Wan B
Harrison. T. Herek James Jerks henry eai,
= Z Hz-Ls T. r. Lee George II E. Lynch, " Murray
John D. MacGregcr Horace J. Moody William ei0er, c C.
Mott A. OE1en, VIZ r. Oakley Jos ~ 3rel B ! Ps1 J. g. Pl
p joan Peltz Geo II Puser G. T. Rohrl James Psrdy I'd
.rd j. Porter sarel f. Rug1s Dst@ SEX J. Z. Ysss S1ne
Crf H. Stryker IT. Ala NJ >ueren. John Townsend
Oiucs. y Van :. D. Van Shack. William Il
Ger Sorh w Jared Ne5eI. Geo l. wAoa and o~sa
WestEke.
ChezGrgo C7s1fg-rheocore c. Grannis
Albany Cgul-derry A. Al John H. Everso1 rss med
Wrn A Jsftson. appointmenf-
Gina Cosaty-Geo. V Psa.sr vice Edvard VI Crosby.
IufaeII Cc1ryJales 2 ian seel51rzn re-apponraenf
Lassia CcunryWn- h Whiting Ee-sPponef; lockwood L.
Dofy. appointment
AGcison Ccunt-Aphcnzo ". Blye
Moltom0y C0uHfy-Jaues Spraksr.
CrodG C1unfv-buvl T. Wans Jes . Ly1ca and CnATes >
Nil..uls u Unca. resppoilrInent
P.ilaa CorasE-kz Med = sppoII tment
After The reference Of the NOMINATIONS 10 The appropn
ate references,
Mr.. Cornell moved the consideration of the nomna
ton OF Jerome j. Briggs Superintendent OF the syria
ouse Salt Springs.
Mr. Munroe called fer the Yeas and Nays and they
were as fOllOws;