New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-23

ment why he went 20 DR.. Wckhams, So WIN, - ~
he ard lard talk about DR.. Wckban C"'e sad nc ul.
cot know anything shout the Doctor repu's'lon' Un'
he the Doctor rad been more .bah ia'he' ~ '''
al d also bis wife.
Ca,ha inc Cole, wife Of the las. witness, also gave
some testimony, bu. il was Of DO e-peeia inp1f snS.
other than that Ms. Cole was remarkably sia'' o'
woman after confinement. ,,
The aluson made 20 srychnlne, IN the testimony VI
Mrs Van Al ken, ref, ~ 20 report current tha' oo
mon Cole poisoned his brothers horse with sryeh'
The evidence being all 10, after q few remarks by
Mr. Johnson. the case submitted 10 the jury late
NJ night. The Jury rendered the following verdict;
STAIR Of Ner. Jersey County Of SusSer, 50: An IN
QUESTION taken Montague, IN the County oil Sussex
aores aid On the 2oth day of June, IN the year o onr
Coroners of the county aforesaid upon view OF the
body of Helena I. Cole, then and there iyirg dead,
upon the oaths OF Jacob Honbeek, Jr.; Jere'
miah Gilmore, Abram Sinner Allan Everett,
Mathew Terwiligsr. Jacob Decker, Joseph
Sinner, Jacob Boruell Apheus ID. Smith, Morris
Mnten, Sanford Vandeusen, Amos Townsend, Jack
son Coy Kendall, James Vannoy, John Mes-
saker solomon Mckeebe, james Bennett, Allen H.
HUT, John X. Hunt, John Cartwright joseph a;
Vanankep, Samuel Clark, LoTyne Hornbeck AMI
Isaac Cartwright good and lawful men OF sa'd
county, who, being sworn, charged 10 inquire on the
part Of the State Of SewJersey, when, where, now,
and in what manner, the said Helena /. C9ie cane 20
her DEATH do upon their oaths aforesaid gay, that
David ID. Wickham, late of the township OF antage,
and Solomon Cole late OF the township Of Montague OF
the county aforesaid, the both day OF March ~ the
wear aforesaid s, Montague Aforesaid, ~lDuily sna
maliciouslv did kill and murder the said Helena L.
Cole by administering 20 her an excessive dose OF nux
vouics or stiychnia deadly poison, by means "hefe-
of she instantly died.
Tie verdict was signed by the Coroner and Jury
men.
The examination of Cole, before Justice Skinner of
Newton, was TO be renewed on Wednesday.
The feeling against Justice Penney l. very strong
in Orange County, n. Y, and Sussex County, y. j,
for the part be took in the matter in releasing Wick
ham when safe in bis custody, and especially Is TINS
the case among the better class of citizens and the
facility with which Wickham was discharged, taken
in conn, cion with the testimony of DR.. Budd, that
Wickham offered large amounts 70 DR.. Doremus ami
him to know the result OF the chemical analysis OF the
contents If the stomach of the deceased has gwen
Use 20 surmses among citizens not very favorable TO
the official integrity of Justice Penney.
Tie case of Mrs. Cole il not the only instance 10
which DR.. Wckham hes 'pf culaed in life insurance
1t is stated tina, be slso holds policy of 200 on
the life Of a woman residing at Port Jervis, named
Clark.
The mention offe insurance to the ladies Of Sussex
County causes shudder and the present case is not
calculated TO extend the popularity OF the plan
Sussex County New-Jersey has been remarkably
fee from MURDERS and this fact hghtens the interest
of the inhabitants in the present The last muir
der occurred over thirty-fye years ago, when man
named Peter Brakeman murdered peddIer named
Nichols on Sparta Mountain. He was arrested tried,
convicted and sentenced. Before his execution he
made full confession Of his guilt