New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04
CONVIC ron AND SENTENCE OF THE
REV. JACOB 8. HARDEN FOR WIFE,
MURDER.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
FOURTEENTH DAY-MoRNiNG SESSION.

A storm Is now rsging-the wind Is blowing with
prea. severity; yet these do not In the least aoate
pubic interest in the trial. Carriages are arriving
from all points, and everything betokens crowded
Court-room. During tho delivery OF Mr. Bradley
speech the prisoner much depressed, and covered
his face from the gazing crowd. He seemed TO feel
that be wss the Cbssrved of all observeru and he
,brank from the hundreds Of eyes sroond and about
him. The Court opened a. O'Clock, with as iarse
crowd present rs c, uld be lmmsd into the room Inc
officers Of the Court obtained their seats VITA much
difficulty. u,.,
his argument alluded most beautifully TO the prisoner
his deceased wife, and the circumstances safroundns
this case He asked the Jury TO discard all prejudice
from their minds and give 70 the deeadaot that lar
and impartial trial which hs is entitled by the laws
Of the land. Ills exordium was listened 70 with ao-
lorbipg interest by the large autence before him.
will not mar It's beauty by giving An imperfect sketch
Of It, will long DO remembered by those who had
he good fortune " listen 10 lts dehsery.
Attorney -General Dayton proceeded with the main
plea of the otfensClhe legation that the deceased
committed suicide. TIE OF instructive mad
Lets was discussed its ion ,usve and instantaneous
operations argued and the mpossiby OF persons an'
der its influence feeding hemselres run poison
os the ise uoos s
found TO be Of persons generally OF no edocson
,., T. no.. often found in females bsous ne in tbs
proportion Of ITO to one and GENERALLY the ages
there Of instructive madness In this case tne
idea itself Il strange one :. Inc i,na ana % Ssp
witch .so :. poa,po.on suicide tbs, "a
intent Ls,ty, tina, 1t nered AIRY in the family;
These point. fully eneed inIo and disputed by the pros
ecuio referring the evidence given by the Harden family
hesy.s. he directed their attention to ihe iart tnai the
great mass Of evidence produced py .ns s
nsrcoos with ber seeing her once or twice Ia
IL e. t.ct ib.l With ,tr.p,er. .he was qsist
tive argument Of pedsposioI to suicide me case
ysIon motive commit suicide motive implies
esnms deiibers'on and under bdsns statement tha she
root, tio TIE motive must have been strong one.
eeen sne haa sanctuary marriage which
ended all her troubles and AL hsr past errors Ths As
b, , defense .e lhs presented In the mo-
une committed suicide In eonsea oil insanity
bousht ON by confusion Of tn. skull 49, ~
tno,b,r r-ls i've IN hafinoricstsd condition had talked
o an un oa, the line Ofds.oeni and
,Blsus thai would be lslth.be he con,eqnencss OF
ats pubic Justice. The whole matter gcntlemen hsd
ted ihei. ha, this simple, comprehensive s Wa.
quint agns strangers whJ gehemeh sdefsn.e OF
ih snd be STATED pcdcs,ed Of almost every thid
man n, the comaiunit5 doubt there Of Jon,
gentleman client thoughtful men, indPosed TO niI in the
at h,, wbo are gwen % m-dta,lpn rHticuhyu
youh ls u5- some,ime- M Win your head upon
ctr bands nso voutieen Ia dAn,eron. condition
DO into the presence Of Al arsenic eoedo not ven
iuIe upon hsn Ondse Tor you have pIed'po'ihs m1
slsos BE- .ome ote in your fsmhy yodny lsdy'
buztn sbou, the perhaps OF tome
s.n,- quiet 11o~e shedding peace and fragrance on your
.bm, r,p,l,u.n vn.,hef ene 70 be deludsd tom
The by this treatment Ter LANGUAGE senie
abe no suicide. bad taken two sheets 70
E on 1 Isi ' ns.,,nsn, her .es1s.. .hs Wa % I,ins
prepsaLs for psg ali the time "a. said she was
si-. MS ,sepoion That she do1bt
I'd bo struggles ihTos,h ~bich soc had p.'.d 10 get h".e
show the! In sJne wy he h.d wo.n MIN
self eVSsy around thai young nat be ueasd her win
The iss'' ,aop, c yf.bv snred m.Ired to-
tie ,hs loved u.Assd indy ey ha and yGt 90 unhappy
that Just tn committed suicide. II there h,d been 10
uis-r th. as .n Of And easnrnt would have pow
sif1 but when question IT, Did abe commit sei murder or
sd ts FSn her, Sys ss%s0 Of That ANA 'AA As
1he Attorney Osner. thee proceeded TO rsyes tins cream
the dups tho week prior 70 her dsah ding
hs, Harden sdnal,,efed The question OF mo
. on az ~, sS,rnes no be va. forced into the
i.so asain, hts ILL., and had neither respect nor regard for
early DAY. uapsa,sni as 1t lay say and be admitted
this IN verbal answers 90 chn.c, made In litter. o. her
has Ted aud promise Of nIrsse Now gentlemen OF
snsusss wbies came, be connection
the .'d,ne- given on the stand before you The evidence
Of the chuich bad t.n The wsit-r ID md lie va. on poos
s.y. ,hr wirrn ebHsateD scrsaId rcnrnen sSlemay
a'rt, the rIi,,.rce Of any such snsas. nsnt ,
e'Idi vi 90 into AL and lie there and r9 and Dc car
'I,d CO, shlouEh The he, hole .e bsfors marry hs.
and 'nen s,h, Iarer OF the want OF respect ne mad Tor
to1 TO nsriase show baoeLs TO the .t. Daring
log tis circumstance, pureensoe by tnleAs sha: abe
forced him to mary her the she nov shows to him he
which ssea,d manage the further circumstances attend
ma her M and death tended TO show that with the motive to
d o. the alec a. hand and tho opportunity
srdrn statement wa. then read and lie improbabi,y ar
sued TIC evidence showed tha'
u-r'.w with h. Wife which must have taken near half an
bu could have been b-lo. ST. Harden the room, and
about tne Ramsay, they let together
BIZ HARDIN gong fOI the bu.ierus AND Mira GeGy s@ear.
that she I'D the ss- until her
cs,d tho bedside dying wife. Gentlemen
that fabrication bears the impress on its
face The Attorney GeeerA read the statement In iui CON.
men, ~ up u, and said N conclusion 'a4n 20 yoa IT, In
were no eyicence opposing Ap.Is ia nn.
ic contradictions, there tine when eoua have ssen
place. Gentlemen regard the There much
evidence In this that he fell the obg Of oath
binding tba, would trouble him. His reasons or keeping
ATITRsooN sEssroy-wEDsEsDaY.
In the afternoon, the Court opened at the usual
hour The Cou l-room presented ore crowded mass Of
human beings standing the iloor without the bar,
ana the gallery was a. AIN crowded with ladies' III
Attorney General continued, sayiug; Bot il s claimed
by tee eeeDse that from the time OF this oath and n
teryew, the supposItion OF the truth OF hs state.
nsnI'. AL his conduct nagrsl Now, .eems to
tee tthe jury thai the Of tb, the The
wife be 10 be In the stoncs suicide 20 Do gons
80 hour upon ,n, and distance Of x hundred and
he seaions Of Sir hs~.y the moment he va. e.sS w S
Leshbo ind horse aud bling doctor while tao husband
true shows hi bo guilty murder were
admitted hi, efforts to hasten toe burial avoid
Inquest then instead of,tlndng like man, away ae
thief t there Is IN mincng this matter call spade
We have Travelled gentleman Of the Jury through tb. case
IN all tonous wnonss through the beaten tra which leads
nom its beginning concuson every point OF obseya
tio every ereumsnee every incident points with steady,
motive hich urged h ind tnore II you look for
~ means oy which ,hs nodI was perpet,sted you nd
to escape ponsehy and conceal his acis look that
In Infinite yae, Of ccamssnces ali load TO one add the
,,me conclusion u In your hearts gentlemen you have
tbe wal grounded doubts a. to his guilt his prison doors
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