New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
rRrAl FOR WIPE POISONING.

The trial IF Solomon Cole, who, II VIII DC reoo
hsseS. wac indicted for the murder Of bic wife by
,Siso,irr 10 connection With Dr. David Wickhsn
N. bee. 10 progress a. the special term Of the Oyer
ana Termir .r Of susseI County, New.Jersey.
The soco,ed Solomon Cole marned TO Mics
He.ers T. Quick on the 18th OF June 1853. In
Avsp,t following he procured policy Of insursocs
uyos her hfe for a 600, half of which was 10
revert 20 Dr.. Wiekham In case of her decss'e. 10
March les. hJs. Cole wa taken sick, and danog her
imtss wss attended by two phy scisos, one oil whoIn
wss DIR. WiCkhsn. After her death there were BUS
picicIs thai eli haf been fouy dealt with.
The body exhumed, and the poet hnofSm re-
veaed The fact that had been caused ny arsenic
The IIquest implicated Cole and Wesa1m Tor ths
MURDER vhen Cole vas arrested, snd Wickhan sue.
eeeded IN making his escape. The principal count
mon shich they we're implicated by the Grand Jury
~ that DAVID ID. WickhsuI, on the ata OF Msrcn,
"a6mbsteIed t~en'y grams Of stry chnis e OF TnGn
"Sece ssed died the sane day. Tina. solomon Cole
avss pye snt aiding, sbe,tipg cpunssng, and pro-
scurir 2; and tast Wickhsm and Cole did murder
. ." sAid deceased" Judge Whepley presided. WHIT
6eh Johpson, prosecutor Of the Pleas, assisted by
Robert Usmiion, condu ted the on the part Of
Ne State, AID Messrs. John Linn, Thomas " Nc.
Carter Andrew Rogers, and Levi Shepherd, Tor the
Prssnsr cu,cr cave b;.,or, of the dscs..as and Of
hsr marriage with Cole Of bis subsequently taking her
70 the hoose Of Wcshan ~ b. treated BY him; Of the
manner in which policy of 81 900 procured upon
Der le and Of the why Cole did not have hs
hfe insured. He stated the manrer 10 which Wick
ham ~ss receive half the insurance upon her lie, at
her deab knd tbsU showed the reasons why trey both
wifked for Der to die. He spoke Of Goes conduct
qneLt 20 her death which he de'cn0ed in an eIo
queLt manner. lie cwst al some length upon me ex
axinstion Of the body 10 which Cole bsd no, ven
nRy Assistance and had so COZ Quoted hmsel IN keep
ing up al intimacy With Wickbsm az TO leave no
doubt bs mind Of lis guilt, sod ne hoped the Jury
would Jock upon IL 10 Tire came Light
The tee,inoDy then proceeded with.
james Cole, brother OF the accused, testified that
he he d b. b. the % ne b q narsn IT, zoe
Mat be Rad effected an Insurance on TIE life Of for
GO that he bid been 20 New YORK ssr ner de.h
nd scsned that be could 10. obtain the insurance u1de
Mary Am Cole, wife of Isaac Cole, testified thai
pseeDi sDrns her sokre; st her sick tbs 18Th Of
March last deceased va, then sitting up bat '.ied ihs she had
:sost Dr. sch.ue came .HO ssI . and Ool eo,se Of
.s eS1 a n, m Tnr.ssv olonr w5sn be spp~ss9
sste Sunday witne. again waited hs Cole and Dr.
sone medicine which white clear Ike
the Doctor left medicine Oh the THURSDAY previous
Doctor from the kitchen at O'Clock with ,es cup In
his hand she ling DOWN. and he tried 70 admins
wiiIe,s esthsd further Old her tab. sny medicine
ss pn NJ ard Miss Mr.. %e. and Sol Gle and
D, wsI. sSs snn. was mot IL toe room toe
n wben Doctor this sitting ao in bed when
somshDt TO gas stomach sbe sDs
she ssd my God Doctor, give something or IN de be
snd Sent rsooec he hsd made any reply wbsc sue
s.a.a hin to give he, we al aSssc SS5 s..od bin
Kitchen ,sid "M wicihsn Mrs Cole you'd IKE TO have
= vines went Into tho room .aw Der Sitting in bed rl53s
hr h.ed.; bed short time and asked sbo
Sss limbs were sta her boy jaw. set,
cameo hat an hour from when tsaen Jaws were SCI the
whole first; she spose; beard say, CD" and
mouth " she ives coDvulsed very muen Oppcse sc died N
Isaac Cole testified that he was at his b-o.hea's
ss.e the Sunday before Or, Mr. CG. death whea BE ,e.Gsd
s o. @s pI % w5 ns " en ss
u and Il O'clock him pat .omehins in Der mouth from
he death when the gong
Dat be had hi. money. they did
Mr.. ms,iIda Westfail testified: was at the house
d deceased before Der confinement and again Wedneaiay
DE isy Of her comic eent found her very bad complaining
gwen; saw her next on Sunday the day .Se died about i
f1 s ss Up R'iy and w M
II O'Clock che took medicine Mn Mary Ann Cole gave her
AMER this between II and y; she asked for bread take
,be nasty taste out Of her mouths sae cbewed toe
n. Phebe Cole wa, IN the room; hi. few inmates
the .ons6s ws the .hs &
tns her hands and the Doctor was rubbing her face with
t.sebins ssedt to rub herr hand .tia sad her
fsss drssn down. old not speak after she laid downs
sm be sd 70 but sn know %Hehsr .ae took
minutes .hs movin. time; sOsy VS.. jerking
: * en-. u the ssaa
eoa a rubbing na, IsI because soudn stand it any
stood BY and he the cup for them in and ou
end VA there when she died |
lease Bonnell, Jutice of the Peace, testified that
he had inovn sooue on Cole since be boy aud ki.w bis
wife since she he'e before they married year ago
taetk seLeo neigh boaood
: ss , h s 3. % sad so%dS the %
6esvt before June he had hot ,aid snshns bu,
a. brother Isaac asked had better be done, and
Of June ~hsn be- came in he .sd h cane % fie
Andsvt be thoosbtr better have Solomon ts
rs nYt te IA naD oi usaa htslifence can make TOD
pot general utelns snce dshceu.i
with deisId.. q, my hous. IA May AZ came
officers had been 70 my house - Ct some
s.sn % ibsre tod they had snd sled they said
going to xheme the body a. inquired ii
nnossp, nan; told hun was in b. place sud wita.m.
seold sIhumsd examined be said he h,a no
D. ,e his oil Ieooect ,ht took Place a. the time had
conv.ron qussi defendant said he -as afraid WIKI
Wlhsr, was :, toe examination did conversation
aunt reconect seeing wiclhau AID deendan; toseb'r
.S sso inssrssn, and @a, in converssoS a, heard
sxtAs nsu.hos q HR' SOsIt on Solomon Col sne Solomon
Why re whed they ssia that Wekhsn agent
Ia u. ms. .rce Con psny tsGi "sn sansf tod me s3
which sn,ss,di understood Cole to say b, gocs 70
swfe,s 70 get the INSURANCE. upon her life fcs ttoo9i
s1hec, oef ndant cid cay be wvsd have money,
ss he s,, saas to NewYo,l p ts IL a, ths tine hey ..s
had the policy sfsor
DIR John Sob.ms testified hat at tho time the ins,r.
Effected upon Mrs Coles life he exisne
1sy;.e y, 'ss H.u.Dc. COHr.sy he "a. called hs,s .sn
Cole hsc bad TT; sbe had pain the head sot
ssaseh ssd her and gave her a-hss pills. the pain len
hs the convuons asSt aud Be dagger
and advised bin to sst ress physician c,sd
s sssed the mosheI seemed ,s ne anu..y sm. srss1
s,. es y The So.. s.s S a s. .s. s a