The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-05-05
Jacob S. Harding,

This individual, charged with poIson-
/ ing bis wife at Audersontown, in this
county, was brought to this place on Fri
day evening, week before last-and, as
is usual, Gu lastly led quite uuG Der OF
our citizens to take station at the de-
pot, to await bis arrival. AH were not
gratiGcd with sight, we presune, as be
was Immediately placed 10 an Omnibus,
and conveyed to the prison. This was a
sad disappointment, 10 doubt J lie was
brought here in charge of police officer
of Wheeling. James 0. Uawley He
made the arrest, aud not Smith McDon-
aid. as stated in the extract below. OH,
Ger Dean went on to Wheeling, with the
requi>itioD, but was about four hours too
late-Ha sley having left with the pris-
ouer 1t is said that Harden consented
to come on without the formality of a re-
QUESTION. We attach an extract from thc
Pittsburg Chronicle, of April 10, which
gives some particulars of the arrest al
so. an extract from the Wheeling httelG-
gs71cer =
I'VE learn, from a private source, that
Smith McDouald, City Sergeant of Wheel
ing, affected an important arrest, near
that place, on Sunday last. About
month elnce, as our readers will doubt
less recollect, We published the details Of
a poisoning case near Belvidere, New
Jersey, in which a Methodist Minister
named Harden, was charged With taking
the life Of his wife.
A reward Of $500 vas offered for the
apprehension of the fugitive; bat nothing
whatever could be learned o! his move
ments, until Sunday, when officer McDon-
aid succeeded in capturing him. It ap.
pears that Mcdonald was informed that q
nan bearing strong resemblance to
Harden, had taken up bis residence in
Fairmouut, and thinking possibly be mis- bit
be the person, be resolved to see him aud
satisfy himself whether or not his supi.
eions were correct With this view he
visited Fairmount, and was gratifed to
end that the stranger aud the fugitive was
one and the same person. He was car
ried to Wheeling Sy the fret convey ance,
ard is now in Jail in this city awaiting a
requi>itiou for his removal to New Jer
seS."
The Wheeling LntelGgencer notice,
the arrival in that city from Fairmount
Of officer Hawley and Ar. John Wright
in charge of jacob S. Harden, charged
with the murder Of his wife on the 9th o!
March last, at Belvidere, Warren county
New Jersey. Mr.. Wright made the ac,
quaiutance Of Harden on railroad train
and afterwards met him several times in
the neigbborLood of Fairmount. On Sun
day morning some one showed photo
graph likeness of a murderer, named II ar
den, accompanied by proclaim alton from
the Governor of New Jersey, Offering
$500 FOR his arrest Wright recognized
the portrait ard informed the police
Harden had assumed the alias OF Au.tin.
and when arrested denied his idcnty and
insisted that his name was Austin, but
when seeng the likeness be sank under
the exact resemblance and exclaimed
with considerable feeling. II an Jacob
S. Ha-den."
About three weeks ago, we received
letter dated at Paatine, Va, and signed
james Austin, desiring US to send him a
few copies OF the Intelligenccr, for which
he enclosed some postage stamps. We
sent one or two numbers before we heard
of the arrest. We supposed it was some
one from this region who wanted to see
the paper, but did not think of Harden
One day last week We received letter
from an individual at Fairmount. va.
-tating thata person calling himself James
Austin, was With hin engaged at the AN
brotype business. Austin, be further
states, being arrested. sent for his em.
ployer, and confessed to him that his
name was Harden, and not Austin. and
that he was the person charged with poi
soning bis wife 10 Warren County. He
also stated to bis employer, that he bad
written. IN the name of James Austin, for
copies of the lntelligencer.
We ought to have stated above that
Harden arrived 10 Trenton in the morn.
ng train Of Friday, aud was there de.
.ained until the evening train-in the
mean time Officer Dean arrived. who ac
Officer Hswley and the pris.
'uer to this place.
Harden was brought into Court Oh
Saturday morning to answer to the ipdict.
nent presented against hin by the Grand
Jury for the murder of Hannah Louisa
Harden. Upon the reading of the indict
nent, bis counsel, j. g. Shipman, Esq.
lsked for time to examine it before the
defendant was required to plead thereto
The Court granted bin time until Mon
sy. On Monday afternoon the defend.
ut was again placed at the bar. and his
;ounsel, Mr.. Shipman, moved to oussh 4
be indictment upon two grounds which /
e discussed at some length, aud cited I
eyeral authorities to sustain bis position
he Court, after hearing the argumeu, .
Joseph Vliet, Esq. the Prosecuting
'ttorney. in reply refused the motion to {
uash. giving at length, their reasons for {
lch refusal The defendant was then /
alled upon to plead to the indictment, Ii
h'reuPon be pleaded Not Guilty" to 6
sch count there heinz fonr counts IN al .