The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-04-28

satisfy himself whether or not his suspicious were
| correct. With this view he visited Fairmont
and was gratifed to find that the stranger and
fugitive were one and the meperson lie was
carried to Wheeling by the first conveyance, and
is now in Jail in that city, awaiting requisition
for his removal to New Jersey He is a young
man of about twenty two years of age, and highly
educated. His wife, with whose murder he is
charged, was ali accomplished and beautiful wo-
man, and her death produced the most intense
excitement among her friends. The evidence
of the prisoners guilt Isl as we have stated, of
very conclusive character
The prisoner arrived at Belvidere on Friday
last, in charge of Officer Dean of Trenton, and
was Immediately taken to his quarters at the
Warren CO. Jail On Monday afternoon, the
court room was densely crowded,ssit being un-
derstood that he was to be charged, he having
been indicted by the Grand Jury some time prior
to his arrest Several ladies were in the gallery.
At half past two the prisoner was brought into
court, when his counsel j. G. Shipman, Esq,
made application to the court to quash the in
dictineht upon the ground of informality. The
indictment contains four counts against Jacob
S. Hardet, for having on the first day of March
and on divers times between that and the ninth
day of the month, administered arsenic to his
wife, Hannah Louisa Harden, thereby causing her
death The objections raised by counsel were,
that there was nc distinct offence charged there
in, as having occurred on any particular day,
but that part of the offence is charged to have
been committed oil hditefs other days. that
there must be d certainty as to time, Il specific
day to be set FORTH in the absence of which the
ingredient of murder is not made up. Auth0ri-
ties were cited to sustain the position of coun-
sell The prosecuting attorney, Mr.. Fliet, made
brief response, referring to the precedents upon
which the bill Of Indictment was framed and re-
ferring to variety of authorities to Sustain the
same After patient hearing, the court, JUS
tice Whelpey presiding, overruled the motion to
quash.
The prisoner was then charged upon each dis
tinct count of the Indictment, inwhich it was al
legged he had administered poison at divers times
" in water, cordial, and sweet milk J" To each
of these the prisoner pleaded in a low but dis
tinct voice. not guilty"
A special term for the trial is to be convened
by order of the Court, in the early part of July.
The Sheriff has been instructed to return speci-
al panel of ninety six jurors at that time
The accused, upon entering the Court room,
manifested no emotion whatever All present
were struck with his youthful appearance. A
+" thousand and one" rumors are afoat touching
the innocence and guilt Of the accused.
The general impression that he is a minister,
is false; he is one of that class of individuals who
by their wits cohtfivc to make their living, and
to this end he embarks in any enterprise which
may turn up whether it may be preacher, col.
porteut, stump speaker, pedler, &c. He is des-
cribed as exceedingly cute, aid with great pow
ers of self control. Great interest is manifested
everywhere throughout this section of country
concerning the issue of the trial.