New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-23
THE NEW, JERSEY POISONING CASE'
,vsuL7 oP The CoROyEps INVESTIGATION
vsso.r THAT TINE DECEASED WAS MURDERED
vrm Our Own RsTorie1.
Back HoUsr TAyERS,t

- III. " Rrick House" is a country tayern, bu.h oi
80 ,.,,,v a century ago, when brick was a Bs'e
:IV,,s knovp in Northern jersey architecture, and
= has preserved TO this day its distinct We tfle-
..ed in the beginning "a descriptive 81 the mate
~,s,. IL is situated west Of a range d the Jersey
mountains in the valley of the Delaware R~er-from
which IL is less than half mile distant at the bridge
connecting with Milford, Pennsylvania. The sur
rounding scenery either side Of the rFer is grand
and imposing. The groups ceDter'ng about the BncS
House exhibit the country tayerntsh chsracteristcs
in an intense degree. The county is strongly Demo
cratic, and in the part have seen not particularly
<s,ti,e Its people welte-do farmers, generally
la fashioned, but among tbesn some men of ex-
tended intelligence.
tn ,,oceediops were conducted in the largest rooH
of The house, and over hundred men were present.
Mr. Johnsop the State Attorney first read the tes-
,;nonv ebc.d on the preliminary examination before
Justice Sinner at Newton, part OF Which was puo
hsbed in The TRIBusE OF Monday -. A..
The following contains the important Idc's VI u"
C,oss.e xamipation of Mrs. Susan Hornbeck-Wit-
ress testifed that when DIR. Wickham arrived on the
Sunday Of Nus. Coles death, Solomon C0le, IsaH
Cols and Solomon Wes,fs were all out OF doors; she
Ala not know where che hsd ever seen Dr. WlcKoah
before; she stayed in the room with deceased until DE-
Wickham came IN; when IN SNORT tihle' sue 20. *
hey where she gave il b. Mira Phoebe Cole; she can
not tell how long DIR. W. was in the room with De-
ceased; Solomon Cole went in first after the Doctors ne
opeped and shut the door be entered this was about
ave minutes after the Doctor entered witness did not
20 into the while Solomon was thefe,
and did not hear him say anything or do
anything while he was there; after he came oet,
witness went into the room; DIR. Nickham was sur
rig up tome medicine with spoon IN q tea-cupi he
asked for sugar and witness went and got IT. ne ssld
Mira Cole needed something TO pass her bowels; she
did not complain of feeling bad, only that she had hal
q tvuno ar fhree
went in after dinner, deceased called IN the Doctor 10
give her something to throw up; during her convu,
sons they had four or FIVE cups with tea camphor ana
6quor to rub her limbs; after death, MIR. Cole
carried the cups III the Kitchen after the Doctor pro
nounced her dead, Solomon came IN, sat on the bed,
and held his head down; did not see nm shed aoy
tears that day nor did he exhibit any marks OF sud-
ness or sorow he appeared like the rest he went up
stairs, and after short time came d0sn AGAIN, aud
appeared like the other men, bis condition did not ex-
cite Witness attention particularly, but she thought
he acted differently from under such clrcun-
stances; witness had talked great deal about the
case among the neighbors; it had been the common
talk among all witnesses suspicion first excited IN
the matter after the fact of the issue Of the life u-
eurance policy came out, and her suspicion OF DIR.
Wickham excited about the same time.
Solomon Cartwright testified to a conversation he
had with Cole, in August or September last, abont
Coles wfe's health Cole told witness what trouble
and he had been to for hs wife; that it had cost
him between 5000 and $500, and he had paid some
thing ike $40 doctors bills siLce they had been mar
wss and said the doctor had told him that she would
not be likely to recover when she was confined IN
cbidbed they bad been talking about DIR. Wickhan,
and witness supposes Solomon Cole meant bin; after
HIS wifes confinement, Sol. Jeanne down for
witnesses sister mother to come ue and SIT
up with her, as there was no one there oat
his mother he stated the why he wished some
one 10 stay there because the Doctor had sad she
was liable to have another fit in nine days aud she
were alone when she had another h he had some bad
ueighbors who might suspect him of putting her out of
~. he M
witness about the life insurance; Sol told witness now
came that he did not get his HE insured al uue ms
wife did hers he said that his health was so poor tha
the doctor would not accept of him; he did not say
what doctor; he said DR. Schemmel had examined his
wife and they had not spoken OF any Cher some time
afterward-it may have been three or four weeks
Sol Cole told wtness in conversation they had, that
the reason why he So did not gel his life nsdred was
because he had not money sufficient, and that he had
intended to get it done this Spring; wtness knew
nothing Of the life insurance until after the efforts made
TO get the money.
Solomon Wesibrook testifed that solomon Cole in.
formed him that he had been to New. York and had
employed lawyer recommended by GabuelN ckhalI,
to look after the procurement of the morey on the HE
insurance policy lie had done go because such COM
panies apt to be tardy, aud needed squirting up
On the Monday previous to Soomohs arrest, witness
had another nversaton with him the subject
Witness told him he had heard that IN the event of poi
ron being discovered, Dr. Wiekham denied having any
hand in 1t; that If such the fact the poison must
have been put in the medicine he had left deceased.
Cole expressed surprise that the Doctor should talk
that way and he thought he must be bad man; and
he had no doubt but Wickham might have poisoned
her. lie said further, that that is she had sui
fered exceedingly from his treatment, and said How
he has abused that woman = referring 10 his wife.
Witness not positive that Cole expressed himself
"a absolutely believing that Wckham had poisoned
his Coles wife but that he might have poisoned her.
thinks that solomon probably little excited from
the information which he had given him, and by rea-
Of this expressed himself stronger than he other
wise would have done. There was some conversation
he al \ with aiyis
him not to run away, but TO suffer arrest if he
innocent his fight would be a strong circumstance
Against him.
John Eagar of Port Jeryis testified hat he was
constable of the town of Deerpark, Orange County,
New-York and as such, bad arrested D. ID. Wickham
on charge Of administering poison; this the
I'd day Of June; he found Wickf am at the Delaware
House; witness took him before Justice James W.
Penney of Port Jervs, and notified Mr.. Quick Of his
arrest; Wickham was discharged that same evening
about 10 OF Is minutes after @; after the discharge
Emanuel Quick made complaint, against him; be-
tween 10 and ID minutes after the discharge, Wick
ham and Lyons in the Fowler House talking;
this was the last witness saw of Wickhem.
Emanuel Quick, abrd>e of deceased testified that
he made the affidavit ow hch the warrant was issued
for Wickhsm's arrest he sent man to tell Justice
Penney TO keep Wckman IN custody twelve hours,
which the Justice agreed 10 do before witness went
ont of Penney office; witness proceeded 10 procure
the violence; he went 10 the Brick House soon as
he could drive handly, and got the witnesses and
turned Port Jeis as lie could other witnesses
got there before he did, he went to Milford, Pa he
got there few minutes after nine; he saw Wickhan,
his father brother and other person, pass the
stoop just as he got there they went toward the de-
pot; Wickhem did not see witness after that he was
informed just as be got there that Wckham was dis
charged; witness found Justice Penney, and asked
him why he let Wickhsm SO SO soon and Penney said
that no one appeared against him, and he did not know
that he QUICK Was coming home 20 soon.
Orlando Van Densen testified that be was clerk in
the drug store Of Rufus Ferguson al Port Jersis wit
Dess sold, OF DR., Wickhams order prescripton-l2