The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-20

been terms with his wife for time. This under
some would be very favorable He came
YoS WIN he took no
procure physician. She delighted to see him, not sus
pectipg anything seemed to receive him as the prodi
Prom her small plttance (s2 a week. for apples ami
candy to be presented to him. She unconscious Of
any design his part He stopped there with her in her
lodgings one whole night and took to procure
physician, but prevented her from taking
from coed bad motives not know; that IL for the
was bowl Of tea made there for her, made from the
water, the same tea and the same sugar that
used by Mrs. Campbell. Here was woman who, al
far recovered to be able to sit up, and talked
of going out next day. You will recollect this tea
that taken by Mrs Campbell, and yet it produced no
bad effects upon her. Now comes a part of the case
which is difficult admit while this process was going
on what occursY suggestion is made by Mrs. Camp
bell-not BY the prisoner 1t had IL would be very
serious matter for consideration - but made by Mrs.
Campbell, nurse ike-to get some good port wine The
husband very properly meets the suggestion and gives
the money, and Mrs Campbell reires for ten or fifteen
minutes to procure it. 1t is clear he not the author
unfortunately, goes out-and this unfortunate port
wine is thus perhaps indirectly the cause OF
the death-if II was not by the poison taken on
Saturday night but by the contents OF this bowl Here
is absence OF ten fifteen mnutesthe prisoner left
alone with his wfeor the presence Of the infant OF
Mrs Campbell cannot BIO considered any witness. The
whole case turns this point Of time. What
done during those ten minutes | say the whole
case for without the evidence Of those ten minutes it
could not stand as legal The effect Of the tea
upon the toast for ten minutes would undoubtedly be to
produce kind Of solution. There was nothing at that
same toast which Mrs Campbell had partaken Of without
injury. When she (Mrs. Campbel) comes back, the
toast i reduced to pulpy state and seemingly stirred
stance II the bowl contained nothing but tea and toast
why any great anxiety on the part Of the prisoner to
all her entreaties2 She revolted at this; she did not
want it and he tie husband, absent nearly the
whole year. urges her TO partake Of it. But that not
ALL Look at this featu in the case detailed by the
witness He then took one spoonful of the sugar and
her, (the deceased as she had often fed him. He
then gave her spoonful and anoher she lay in the
bed She said to him, Andrew, dcar'-this reconced
to take it, that 1t would strengthen her good deal
This husband who had bten almost divorced from her
for year. said if she would only take it he would buy
Notwithstanding a femsle-"a splendid dress
and new hat" What there in all this desire to
sion OF endearment on his part, that she put her
around his neck and kissed him. and thus by this argu
men most persuasive to he induced her to take
IT even, almost to the scrapngs Of the bottom of the
bowl Why all this, if it simply tea and tost2 If it
act of Kindness why all THAR The question
what done with the bowl during the 10 Is mi
nutes OF Mrs Cambpes ABSENCE by the prisoner at the
barr What he did only infer from its
and of antecedents too The prisoner had
been but lighted down stairs when the deceased began
vomiting, and she declared she could not live till five
o'clock Was the poison of Saturday night by whom
bowl it the effect Of bothP That the deceased
died by arsenic is undoubed Was it the arsenic of S
turday night that of Wednesday night administered
in the how'll There something peculiar in the bowl;
the teeth Of the deceased heard to grind If
sand salt, 30 much that Mrs. Campbell said to her
"there must be great deal of sand in your sugar. "
There evidence that there sand in the sugar
What them the substance in the sugar?take it in
connection with the fact of the soy of the substance
in the bowl that the spoon able to stand in it.
The eye Of science has pryed into the contents Of the
stomach of the deceased and IL has been proved that
Init m darap
cient to destroy life. That this woman died Is clear
that she died suddenly is clear-that she died Of
poison admitted and the only question before IL,
by mistake design, and If by design, 1t the
design Of the deceased or Of some other mindg You
sign it was not the design Of the deceased herself
You have motive assigned that the prisoner to get rid
of the paltry Of 81 week paid to this woman who
certainly his wife, that to avoid the payment of this
arliry sum- he sent her to the other world through
horrd, burning passage 1t is horrible to think of it.
The Court them the subject OF motive said that the
prisoner it true, could be called upon to pay the
money to his wife, but he could have avoided IT by eay-
June, 1853 to May, 1854 resentment. " horrible
10 think Of IT. but they oil knew that when the demon
JEALOUSY gets hold of tine human heart there
about it, But can it be that any being in human form
could have cherished such resentment and have thus
taken the lie OF his wiles The learned Judge, in
concluding his remarks said he might say of HIMSELF
had been sad OF the deceased that he felt bnrnng all
over 20 him 1t was torture and he trusted that lie might
| never have such rs this again before him.
The prisoners counsel submitted the following points
for the Judge TO direct the jury upon
First. That II the bowl was exposed table in
clos ct room elsewhere where many had access,
between the time II taken from the Of deceas
ed and the chemical anay by Professor McCredy the
evidence to the analysis Of the contents of tho bowl
| should be rejected
Second. That this is Of circumstantia evidence,
requiring in order to conviction that the circ
all point to guilt and exclude, If true, any other
tioDal hypothesis.
Thiro. That the statement Of Mrs. Williams as to
where she going Saturday night is not proof
to where she did go
Fourth. Tha. in a case Of circumstantial evidence
good character Is strong defence.
Fifth If, upon reviewing the testimony, n rational
doubt of the prisoners guilt arises in The mind OF the
jury, is their duty to give the bsueht of it to the
prisoner.
The Court charged requested, the four last
points, and refused to charge the FIRST point De-
fendants counsel excepted as to first point
The jury retired at twenty five minutes To four O'Clock
and after absence Of two hours, in with their
verdict.
The Clerk having Intercepted them in the usual sol-
cmp form, the foreman answered ttuity," with the
ollcwing Recommendation to mercy
We the undersigned, jurors in the caEe Of Andrew
mercy, the ground that though the evidence OF Mrs
Campbell was conclusive as ~ his guilt beng unirn.
poached during the trial. her evds the only
direct testimony against him while his good condact
previous to this affair was fully proved to The trial
by respectable witnesses. [Sgned up all tho jurors
The Judge said that the recomm, nda,ion could have
no operation, SO far the Court itself il concerned.
There Is but punishment for the crime of murder,
and that Is death. II is competent however, for the
Court to forward the Recommendation Of the jury TO the
Governor, and doubt he would give IL proper at
tenton
Sentence was deferred, and the court adjourned to
Wednesday next.
Williamsburg City Intelligence.
fBE-A ire broke out about O'Clock yesterday