Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-15
THE HARTUNG MURDER.
The Prisoners Confession of her Ayen,
The Peisenin: of her Husband Explain


The Prisoners Confession of her Agency
The Peisenin; of her Husband Explained.
Mr. HALEY, in his able defence at Albany,
N. Y. gave the following confession of the
prisoner, Mrs. Hartung. 1t is ingenious, if
not true:
The confession says that Mr. and Mrs. Har-
tuns were married in May, 1858; that soon
after they were married, she discovered that
be had improper intimacy with the wife of a
baker IN Pearl street; we had trouble about
II; he did net treat me very kindly; he was
n hard-drinking man, and often came homo
stupeied. The first time 1 saw VIM Rhine
man, she says, was when we moved into a
house in Division street; he first was polite,
then more attentive to me; he then COM
menced to talk against my husband; in about
month he told me of his attachment to me; 1
reproved him, and he was afterw ards less bold:
he was 50 kind to me that began to love him
Passionately; but had no thoughts of doing
my husband any harm"
1t proceeds thus:
One day my husband went to Schenectady.
when going, he told William he should be gone
all night, and wanted him to stay up with me
and see TO business. William said he yeuId
We sat in the bar-room until near the time of
closing at night, and then FIVE o. six gentlemen
came IL who were friends Of Williams. Thew
sat talking and talking with him, and now and
then drinking, until a little past 4 O'Clock in
the morning. 1 did not suspect then why thew
staid so. do now. When they left we shut
up the bar room, and William went, as sup
posed, to bed. My sleeping room was in the
third story. L was so tired aud it was so near
day, that L thought L would not 70 up stairs to
sleep, but laid down upon the sofa in the bar
room; soon fell asleep; how long slept do
not know, but L was awakened BIZ William in
the bar-rOOm. How can you ask me to tell
what took place! At last he over-persuaded
me Oh, my husband, why did you so neeI, 4
me That was my first shame"
The second paragraph, which relates to the
purchase OF poison. runs as follows
Z" went to Mr.. Sautter's twice that day for
L5edlcine; think the first time was about two
clock; pu-1p the medicine went for, and
then L told Mr.. Sautter that [ wanted SOM
powder that Mr., Ilesham used for stufing birds
lie told me there were two kinds of nOVder
used; asked me which wanted. 1 had forgot
ten the name, and therefore could not tell
Sautter which wanted; and told him wouId
60 home and inquire again When returned
home William asked me if I had cot II 7
told him No. that had forgotten the name
and Mr.. Sautter did not know which powder
II was He said it was arsenic vent again
Tor medicine toward evening, and then told
Mr.. Sautter IL was arsenic was to get in the
afternoon. He sold me sixpence worth, and
took 1t home and gave it to William, aud that
u the last ever knew or heard of the arsenic
until after the death of my husband. One time
at dinner something was said about the pur-
chase; William tread heavily on my foot and
looked very pale; the truth then flashed on
my mind; after this he urged me to go off with
hlm, that folks would suspect that as 1 pur-
chased the arsenic had poisoned my husband;
at last went "
The writing Of the letter was explained. and
the statement ended
During its reading there was profound silence
throughout the room.