The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-11
Execution In Sc Lawrence County To-Day.
JAMES 4. ELDRIDGE TO BE HUNG FOR THE hUBDEn

Execution In Sc Lawrence County To-Day.
JAMES 3. ELDRiD0E TO BIZ HUNG FOR THE MURDER
or SARAH J. GOULD.
james Edridge,a young fchooImaster in accordance
with the sentence Of the Court will be hung today in tho
Jail yard at Canton, St lawrence county, N. Y, tor
the murder by poison of youug widow wnom he was
engaged 10 be married, named Sarah j. Gould.
Eldridge ia basve Of Canton and Is bu, twenty oas
years of age. His victim, Mrs. Could whose maidea
name Sarah Jaoe Lougherz, twenty four years
old at the time of her death She respectable asA
worthy young woman of considerable personal attras-
tons and lively and cheerful temperament, residing.
after the death of her husband with her uncle ssis-
Vile landing, NY. Upon his return from Iowa. Edrdgs
went 10 louisville whore he obtained employ men TIE
teacher o, district school, suspicious Circumstances
being tina. he assumed the alias Of Edwin Aldrich. h
made the acquaintance Of Mrs Gould, and she sooa BE-
came the object of his particular attention
In March ne became boarder in the family Of Mr. Brit
ton, the uncle with whom Mrs. Could resided, as< he
made in April following formal proposition Of marriage,
and asked for the sancon Of her relative and protesr,
which was accorded. In answer To tho inquiries q
Mr. Brtor respecting his pecunary CONDITION. ne stated
that he owned six hundred acres OF land IN Iowa tina k
father to him 81 500 and that he was remaining n
Louisville 70, the purpose Of receiving 81 600 or %.s
from his father and brother, with which to purchase
DO, ses TO be taken 10 the West on speculation
Up to this time The general health Of Mrs Gould haA
been good. She had. however, for few weeks pas6
been affected by flight cough for which abe bat taken
medicine. she bad complained ~ any tpJnv>~us
OF this medicDe her sister had par
taken Of 1t twice. and Edr'dge himself once. But upeA
The mornrr Of the 26th Of May she complained to har
aunt II at her medicine disagreed with her. She aner.
wards vom,ied matter OF dark green color She thea
rested upon lounge in the sitting roo'o, her besro.hee
attending uron her. She Rad several fts OF vomiungs
pureng. with symptoms of great thirst aud burn ug
sensation IN the stomach physician was called, we
| attributed her iIciepoetiop r. vitisted bile.
DeIing the day Edridee had been almost constantly
with her, administering her of the medicines
drinks which ahe took On Saturday afternoon, May 80
the patient died wholly unconscious of the of her
death and the last effort Of expiring nature raong
anc kissing the author Of her ruin and the
co, trver Of her death She buried the Mon
Edridge following her remains chief mourner, end
But ssticiops OF tho Isritop family were already
Or the Sunday subsequent TO the burial OF Sarah
coroners nquest held upon the rem aims the main
which the discovery of the pregnancy or the
victim. On the evening having been charged win
having had arsenic in his possession, he repe led the
accusation with On oath He then LETT the house, Pre-
Gee residence of Mr. Loughy, about two miles
distant ask cd go, lodging went To his room with tau
bier Of water and found the next morning vomNoE
in great distress He charged by tho called
with hsvipg taken arsenic OF which, Indeed. there wAs
upmstak able evidence and he afterwards admitted thn4
be bad taken teaspooufu). He few Gays after,
arrested and uJon being taken into custody behaved
with great levty A subsequent examination Of tie
Of Sarsh-cf more scepttc nature than the Inst
absolutely demonstrated the pre ehce OF arsenic In tho
body.