The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12

from the Trenton. n. J. American.
Coming to the appointment near Ander.
sonstown, New Jersey, be was invited to
stop at the house Of Mrs. Harden's parents,
Though they were members Of another
church,) where he formed an acquaintance
with her, which grew into intimacy, and it
appears he had promised 10 marry her, which
hs afterwards regretted but in his position
"a minister he knew not how To avoid it
the young lady and her parents holding him
TO his promise. Letters were found In bis
possession. and produced by her parents;
showed correspondence Of very uniavor.
able charsster Tor the future happiness of
persons who proposed TO unite together for
life. Ia one letter he had written, he wished
to be released from his engagement; he stated
10 the letter that " they married, they would
neither OF them ever ses another days
happiness. and said - much ~ though he
would put an end TO his own existence; but
they held him TO bis promise. and the unfor-
tunAte pair were married about six months
ago, and for time appeared to oil TO live
agrceably together. Part Of the time his
wife was with him ut his boarding house,
where she died. About week previous to
her death. she was taken violently sick, and
vas very i'll for some days. but recovered so
that she WAS out IN church on the next Sab.
bath. On the following Monday she was
out in the village. cheerful and lively.
On MonGay iardel went to Easton and
procured some arsenic, stating that he want
ed to kill rats. After purchasing it he sat
| down and entered into conversation with
the druggist, and stated that woman over
| in Jersey had taken arsenic once or twice,
| and It had not killed her llo injured
whether. il she took another dose. it would
not cause her TO throw it all up. The drug
gist told him that where poison was once
taken and repeated. II would he certain
/ death. The conversation caused the drug
gist to notice him very particularly $50 much
~ that he selected his dagurreotype from
others which u person handed him alter
| wards On MoUday evening after he ~
/ turned home, be- went 10 tho store IN thu vii
/ luge and bought bottle OF Gollreys Cor
| dial. which he opened before be- went up tn
/ the room where his wife was, and. tasting il
! himself. remarked how Pleasant II was, and
then passed 1t around among the family, and
! pressed them all to taste it.. After this he
/ went up to his room ard IT IL supposed he
/ put the powder IN the remainder Of the cor.
/ dial aud gave It 10 his wife. About eleven
| o'clock that night she was taken sick again.
4 aud died about eight O'Clock on We,nesday
/ morning. The n,lghbors who were with
/ her wished him To send ior physician, bat
/ he objected. stating that be thought she
I would get along without one. Alter she
! dlud. he wished her burial sooner than Gus
/ tomary, stating that she had died IN full
/ strength, and that II would not do Ia keep
her. ihls created sOmc suspicion that all
was not right, anl u post mortsm eNamina.
/ ton vas proposed, 10 which he objected
but, upon the examination OF physicians,
. they stated that there were symptoms oi her
being poisoned two OF three times, aud all
her sickness indicated the same fact
Alter the examination III irlcn asked the
/ privilege ct stating what he knew about her
case. ani said that she had taken poison, as
she stated 10 hlm--abuut d o'clock IN the
/ mornlug-gaye as u reason the difference be-
tween her mother aud him; which Circum.
stances h. was MT 10 reveal except 10 save
bis own life. The statement imprcsSe, all
present that hc was guilty OF the act nlrs-
s.li. and hts best irlcuds told him he had Gu,
has own throat upon which he immediately
made arrangements 10 make his escape, aud
got a person 10 take hun that night TO the
railroad, putting on u suit OF drab clothes
aud An oilclo,h cap. which this person pur,
chased tor him, About one wvk from that
nigh, he preached for minister somewhere
on the canada hur, stating that be was
young minister who had been preaching
abou, two years az Andcrs,own, New Jer
sy-,hat his health bah tailed and b. had
been travelling in Canada Tor the bcush, Of
h., health. and was now on as way home
lie a.so stated tha, be- had brvn r,blyNi Of
/ his pockct book containing sbou, so, and
wished the minister O. state his case and
raise somc money tor hlm shlcn he dld, aud
-,vru persons gave hun : each They hal
,om, sasp,elon that all was NJ, right ~ The,
would probably have given hin mop So