Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-06-30
The Case orHarden.

| HIS DEPoRTMENT AND REPORTED CONFESSION,
[From the Trenton True American, juno 251
We received intelligence on Saturday
evening, which is reliable, not only con-
tlrmatoly of tue charges made against
Harden during the trial, but revealing an
amount OF guilt beyond these circuru-
stances almost incredible Our informant
states that Harden is even now writing
his confession. und that he has commune
Gated portions of it to the jailor aud one
| or two others.
The administering of the poison to his
wife commenced ON herreturn to Ram SAYS
and was given to her while sitting on his
knee even during the endearments of an
apparently loving wife. lie kindly invited
her to Partakc of IN apple on which he
had spread arsenic. She nnsuspectinCiy
eat it, remarking that it appeared to have
something gritty on it. He replied that
it was "nothing." There arc statements
said to have been made by the prisoner
involving his criminality with others who
shared his affection, but we do not think
it proper to speak of them until Harden
chooses to make them public himself
His purchase of the arsenic at Easton, his
using that which was about the house,
are nll confirmed by Hardens own words.
What is most astonishing is the statement
that III the perpetration of these enormities
Harden does not seem to have had the
slightest cOmpunctiOns. He did them
without Tor once thinking that he was do.
ing anything very dreadful.
y correspondent of the Philadelphia In
guirer, writing from Belvidere on the goth,
of eommutat any. raaHH riaaHH"r.sg ''',;, ,;s
course it was desirable on his part, and oni
Al, - l.; r,;n
some length of time, and this may account
for the report which has been SO generally
circulated rs to the tcnacity with which
he chung to the hope, amounting even to
confident expectation, of commutation.
His own Acknowledgements OF his gnilt
have been mutual understanding among
those who felt interested in hlm-Nn inter-
est in whose prayers he requested about
the time of his sentence.
On last Friday night, just Mt the close of
n very solemn prayer meeting, by the
Young MEMS Christian Association of this
place, Rev. S. b. Day, pastor of the NJ. Il.
Church, at this place, who, together with
Rev. Vim. Henry Rirk, of the y 5. Pres
byterinn Church, who has been assiduous
in his attention upon the prisoner, rose in
his place and made the public announce
mcnt that Harden confessed his guilt of
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ccs, and asked the prayers Of all Christians
in his behalf. He feels that he deserves
nothing at the hands. of God or man, and
fully acknowledges the justice of his SEN
tcncc.
He has frequently been made the sub
jcct of special prayer-both public and
privately meetings and private Chris
tans ut this place. More or less clergy
men from various places have prayed with
linn in his cell. Yesterday he wrote n
note to Mr.. Hilton, chorister at the first
Presbyterian Church, (whose meetings arc
held in the Court House, during the cree
ton of splendid house of worship, now
almost complete) to come with the choir
and sing q few pieces of sacred music at
his cell window The note was written in
such solemn terms as might have been cx-
pected from sensible man about to be
launched into eternity He especially
designated as two ofthe hymns to he sung
the familiar and beautiful one BEGINNING
There is n fountain ilIed with blood,
Drawn from EmnIaunel's veins
| And also that of which the first two lines
| Jesus. lover Of my soul.