New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-12

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Il ceted to :cr actnd-i fiead tas state rsc;.
ihst c'Ve i1crr.cd re TO the s1Pposyc tbs; D. Ia.
oVss iJuiy oesit sita
hr GslcIer va II tis religious seatme1t. Ua-
Ne'-ehs' Nj e BIS y f ass 7eaous CsTbAc Of ~,
Bspts, q ulob. or tie CO sion Of tie tuners she
Ths un~lrg "a. tie fr'euGs Of her husband l,uld
cav uFon Ciivs 7ais' clergy Il an to cooduc 'te
s'rv'ce. bit 8; iength Welded 50 f- as to 81 nis
.Ie'tI o. 10th pSfsr-ssoEs
Ibe tfrcs Of ihe deceased %. beng satisfied V u
ie spresrspoe Of things and hayrg their sasocioos
soH'td y cay heres ing eSlconce OF foul play have
cat@tc tho boy 70 be c,n'erred. sud the organs 81
TIE vscera :ubnit'ed 70 the examination Of two msd
ca 2enieueu - Boston.
be err Of he autopsy bas not yet besn made pub
nc but ron what ~e have learned Of the nves'iss
n. we tel ~alrsnted in say lDg thst there eIstef 1
TIE M sres Uusstaksh.e eyioeIce Of the presence q
as nc: We have Dot ss vet learned whether any
pnTf. ave been arrested or s1sPicoa OF causing NJ
GsroIe' death.
Mr.. Gar5utr was a man universally respected an
0eicvec By a.. Tho bad Known hin. he received the
app inmeI OF Postmaster from President Pierce the
ou'ies a ThiCb Cfice be has discharged with fidelity
Go courtesy.
The whole cornun'y Ia already painfully excited
with reSrc 20 the terrible tregfdy recently oGsced in
New ioS, the iDye,tgstlon OF which IS now pro
CO. ding, ard the death o. NJ GsScner ucder such
orc-ms'n ga, following hard upon II - II dos.
cannot bD' cause thrill Of horror a: the I'll htfll H.
CIesse Of crime.
Tie Jn-noi Of " edne ,dsy adds the following par
tcula-s.
Dr. Jsckson analyzed tie contents Of the .to mach
ard bowel and discovered large quaotiy OF ars-nc.
A Coroners jury ne, OF the tb aud Dr. Stepher-
son. tie physician Of Mr.. Gardner detrled Liz treat,
mtut. lie waited to make po-t-motem e1amna
ton but the widow positively refused
Tie motboT Of tic deceased tcstifed a. follows.
Tia she We; 20 Ter sons Lis r,.e. the
ira ater the sociceut hd bel. ~ in Wiueds the 1h
u :. found hin exercised with much rsu il be bro.
ia H1rT 81 f.wfu al 81 NrrN
ss-eeab,y Dr. sfepher.ous iiec~u the pain abSi she
gave her son the a' CT oue portion It item no o'le - her
I'D 50 cic rT times, '.r Wig food sad
H. after; be sppeaod 10 h~ 70 b. inurovas the uex
lev Tlui,dsy tho 18th in tc ~ bed sld
wrote bour, making up quarter b - sent
ite Postmaster Genera be did not finish bl b. sid he
tired aud would e Gown AMI f..h 3. -
Ji-l viii b.. CsusL.r, who drur his ues. attended ne
md - ire shop sbos, . o'ca,t in "a. eT,aS, r..
tl,e itl'ns him N TIE e,'e Of b. WI 81 .s}ai u
thc od hoy o be said that be dying told her wnd 20
s crr.ir5 ~ terrible p, M ire or - HI. ..0r,rf
made mustard pouliiee and pit o. % h stomach .en@l
&c b. irrferredto 81 up. Sic va. r..r-s S. Sc
ssl would SIT cud do ' without ire .ld ~ ONT
itcieu az 70 p or oco H. anil t,i-G cold sri
be ea.i,T retired cane down sln at o'clock
b be- vouited loosin; matter be s.d h,t
h. 'h'od tL.-A ~ ne 80 81 y ny L' ~. o,sn
Decor Won be cowcs' "rhcdb 70 DO a. be aid bur
3 .i n, he bor.., bsI two cInirer a. s5c va.
,rit out took hold OF br and eutra,ci her TO H.
tir -iLer ecd tui she persisted, and threw into the
slcp Is - tie door, saying II tb Doctor wsned he mh
px p Of the water be sea he believed that BIZ "1fe
I'd poisoned him AID 'ad rsk care she wiz rosol y,u
foi .te tie gesfet earth -ad se
would poison and ned 20 eert bis mild from Tue sub
iron the foregoing testimony Justice Lewis yes'er-
Day sfcnooR issued his warrant for the arr ST OF Abb
gsl Gsrdncr, vie Of the deceased. The warrant was
placed in tbe hards OF Constable Gridey +. lorsey,
who Immediately proceeded Il the house Of the accused
ard made the arcst. About io'coCk she was brought
before The Court, sitticg in the Town Hall She ap-
yoaIcd without urse AID was apparently unmoSed
hy the CX'racTdinsry charge preferred aSdlns; her.
Eve. up 10 the mcmcut Of her arrest she exhibited 40
signs Indicative of spprehension that proceedings
10 bc Instituted agsi' 1t her, and only expressed
stolid surIIife at the houid accusation; sue wa
6fesfed IN mourning. and vailed. Her phreno
logical developments rather marked and prepoese:s
irg Her face unpresses the stranger uniavorAbly
e,hibiiirg cheek bones Of remarkable prominence
surks ttGeks ard lack luser gray eyes She IL about
80 Yeas II acc Her nader name was Marshall, add
sbt from Penotscot County Me. Il Is ssh that
sbe telorcs to energetic ~ irlted family and that
her grandmother once killed. a. Indian sth bread
shoytl, on account Of some cepr, da'ion or other.
Tie warrant was read TO her by Justice Lewis, IN
voice treuuious with emotion She sat unmoyci
,hroucbout and in responding to the usual int rroga-
tory replied with some emphasis: q" Mo- guiltv-not
"Lu Is. | ain perfectly innocent before my Maker
" INA hat such story could be made az cant I'm,
I" HlIe II il true that mixed gin and sugar add
" gave 70 tim, but never sent for any poison, AMI
"rtStr bad tuy ia my house IN my lite.
Jane, l. Hunt, druggist. testified tLs; he sod 'oue Por
tb % u Lat month o. WHO sSia he wanted 70
With AVID death. bead AID The word poison sud told
him to be careful viii he ~, s"e shout sAf a. hour
stp,sp,t.at ,nox BE- NJ deep ye
re boy sd sic qeopiag um ab az b. be told
u distinctly that ir. GsiiIer who lin the paper
aud'ts; 1t Mrs Gardner Who ser aiGi oac- win i- X
Psrstor.
Mr.. GsrdIer here pterIosed and stated thst she
stut the boy for another person, and what If she dd
Sind or potion, did that pDve that she poisoned her
hu'taud' She got hi. by to g. for aaoher woma9
le'stli sLe was 50 f.: away fl N the place.
RetenR.ed Il. complainant testified thA, last F4i Mr
CadItr t.- lila. B. vs. aiAd 4 Is Ire Ia D. wife would
s,- r. Do pesce dsy night ttod hir ~ou quit her
40 iillg lac t. account Of MS children mar
Ctsr, Ap.u.a. Dodge boy about ye,rs ca ,es,ided
silt l o.. o. ,sraud Mf Gardner, and something
piece Of paper she sen' me back 20 tel Nj
Dr. Don P,dsD ". 81 sworn al4 testified hat Sr
il Hnshn 1e1t ., the boae Of 81 Gario-r lud
p her Ltacd noise bsck ct tAe house a. hrsf took no
tlr, lp something L the snow Was oLly .o,lt twe'e
ccl,et., Of s.op pal tA.' VS. behind the PnV>
,toLe,t,d 9Th IL hoasgi sref ilr so" had
"a. l-,st Sc .i 49, 80 80, ~ 80
~: e 80, a. IA IN Ia 80 - ne ,tte
TIL o. - ,yely sPpe ace 4 asl.aI ben poisoned
Atiis stage o. the examination the Court adjourned
70 occk tbs uornL- Z, VIXEN the evidence esItet
~ tie GucPsy snd Other testimony vii De heard.
IL n mesLHhLe, the GcC1tc remains u tie careful.
cusiody OF The Erostipg officer.
Much e1ce lie 1t eIi-ts IN bingham n relation TO TIL.
A,,.r sl6 but opinion L expressed u rts-rd 70
ne rrohst he guilt Of the sccu.ed.
AR. GG6ner kas two chlt'eu, one berg young
led, Of cd :, tHCrty and hgCly respected by her sc
cusu,sIoe. for Der intelligence and iehceneOi Snee
TIC orctEse he. .a.ker she hss .c'ct ss pOs. Mistress