New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05

ouer. Jane, T.. Eldridge. who is sentenced 10 On
| hanged on the 18th proXimo. Eldrdge Is flat"e
| Of Canton, in ST. Lawrence County, and reached
| hi, maiority on the 18th day of last May. lie
emigrated with his parents, who are sun l'lng anu
highly respectable persons, to Iowa IN 1870 o"'
returned TO st. Lawrence County in the Fan OF last
year. The nsme of his victim was Sarah Jane Gould
| born Loughery), of Louisville, n. T., wido" Oh
about "a years of sge She was respectable AND
worthy young woman, of considerable personal AT
fractions and lively and cheerful temperament, re-
siding, after the death finer husband, with her uncle
at Louisville Landing. Upon his return from Iowa
| Eldridge went to Louisville, where he obtained
| employment as the teacher of district school,
suspicious circumstance being that he assumed the
alias of Edwin Adrich. He made the acquaint-
ance of Mrs. Gould and she soon became the OBJ
| iect of his particular attention. In March ne be-
/ came boarder in the family of Mr. Brltton, the
| uncle. with whom Mrs. Gould resided, and he made
in April following formal proposition OF marriage,
and asked for the sanction of her relative and pro-
tector. which was accorded. In answer to the in.
| ouiries of Mr.. Britton respecting his pecuniary
| condition, he stated that he owned 600 acres
of land in Iowa, that his father owed
to him 81 500 and that he was remaining in Louis
vile for the purpose of receiving $1,000 or more,
from his father or brother, with which to purchase
horses TO be taken to the West upon speculation.
! These statements were undoubtedly false; and were
received by all except bis betrOthed with suspicion
as he neglected TO pay his board BILL Early III April
he went to Ogdensburgh he stated for the purpose
| Of inouiring about the delay of his remittance.
| Upon this occasion he met an old friend and school
mate. to whom he denied that he had been teaching
during the Winter, saying that he had been sup,
| which his friend understood to mean sup the
| river" or "up the country" His answers were
so eyasve as TO excite the suspicious of his inter
rogator. In about ten days after he made another
! Journey to Ogdensburgh. About the lst of May,
Mrs. Britton. aunt of the deceased found in bag
| belonging to the prisoner, small package marked
"arsenic," which she left undsturbed. She COM
muncated the fact to her husband, who did not,
| however think it to be of much Importance. Upon
| the 18th of May Edridge was informed that unless
bis Indebtedness was liquidated at once, he must
| leave the house. This communication was made
| by Mr.. Harris, the partner of Mr.. Britton who
told the prisoner blunty that he considered him to
| be swinder and liar.
Up to this time the general health of Mrs. Gould
had been good. She had, however, for few weeks
past been affected by slight cough, for which she
had been taking " Syrup of Liyerwort, procured
at the shop of her uncle, where package of the
preparation was upon sale. She had never COM
planned of any injurious effect from the use of
this medicine her sister had psrtaken of it twice;
and Eldridge himselfonce. Butupon the morning
of the Goth of May she complained to her aunt
that her medicine disagreed with her. She after
ward yomited matter of dark green color. She
then rested upon lounge in the sitting room, her
betrothed attending upon her. She had several
fits Of vomiting, purging, with symptoms OF great
thirst and q burning sensation in the stomach. A
ply stefan was called, who attributed her indspOs
ton to vitisted bile, for which he prescribed
ammonia and morphine. During the afternoon and
evening the prisoner being almost constantly with
her she continued to vOmt at intervals, still COM
planning Of the burning pain in the stomach and of
thirst The same symptoms eontsued during the
next day "wednesday. Upon Thursday morning
her physician, after remaining with her during
the previous night, left her little more COM
Portable, but in the evening found her much worse
the inward heat and PAIN and the nausea having
increased. During the day Eldridge had been al
most constantly with her, administering to
her most of medicines or drinks which she took,
which were morphine, boiled cider, and butter milk.
On Wednesday or Thursday Mrs. Britton inspected
the bag of Eldridge, and found the package Of
arsenic which she had previously seen therein,
gone. She communicated the fact to the attend
ant physician, but, having never at that time wit
messed the effect of arsenic taken in quantities su
fcent TO destroy life he did not attach much i'm.
portance TO the circumstance. On Friday aud
Friday night the symptoms continued, and the
medical man was entirely bsffled. On Saturday
afternoon May 30) the patient died, to ase the
language of the DstrctAttorney, WHOLLY uncon-
scious Of the cause of her death, and in the last
effort of expiring nature, embracing and sfec-
tionately kissing the author of her ruin and the
"contriver of her death" She was buried on the
next Monday, Eldridgs following her remains as
chief mOurnsr, and appearing to be in disconso-
late frame of mind.
But the suspicious Of the Britton family were
already excited. The prisoner was asked what he
had done with the arsenic seen in his bag, when be
exhibited signs Of alarm and denied having had such
an article in his possession. On the Saturday sub.
sequent to the burial Of Sarah, Coroner's inquest
was held upon the remains, the main result Of
which was the discovery of the pregnancy Of the
victim. On the same evening having again been
charged by Mrs. Britton with having had arsenic in
his nussession he renened III. accusat;or,