Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-26

with Mr.. Dewitt, Ramsey in 1858 and 1s59-aad
was acquainted with the prisoner was p9sesnt g
the death Of MfsI Harasn shs eene 10 our house
on the lss Of MArsA, 1850. III. Hnrdsa ssid ~
nezs morning the. - hsA bssa ~ darins ths
Tho witness here dsasilsd ne sirsulstAnses that
attended tho death % Mrs. II, an6 ~ Say q
their house.) She went 70 church Mn Mr.. saa
Mrs. Harden on Sunday pssvious 70 ~ dssth u
Mrs. H. Mr.. Harden ecs The cordial ~ The sloee
in Anderson. saw tvodosesof Il adninistsrsd;
M Mr.. srds. s.,s y0Hssd % .sr G saink q sas q as dee
Mr.. Harden went alter bustermilk On Tuesday
night to Mr.. Paintsrsy sbous six hundred yards
distant; / was with his wife Will hs was esne
did not 20 and get the milk for hsr 10 dsiek i'm
mediately when gsvs her drink she said that
II was 30 strong that u drawed her nps; shs
soon aiterward said that she did not think thas
she could live Harden said In reply tAa1 she
should not think 90 he then put his hand up 70
her mouth and said that her breath was cold shs
complained Of being very hot while Harden yAs
COMO after the milk she said that she wished 10.
SEQ some Of her friends; he told her that Il ~
was no better In the morning he would ssnd for
he, parents and her physician, Harden aid,
would you like to bs buried !" she replied thaA ~
would like to bo buried at the Grove church,
achotley's mountain Mr.. end Mrs. Ramsey were
afterwards called up; Mr.. Ramsey then sent Mr..
Woodruff after the ladies (spokon Of bsfore) -
the village Of Andersonj never gave her any
thing but cold water andtsa
Cross.oxamoed BY Mr.. Shipman- Harden's
wife had cold when she came 10 their house !;
shc also had pain In her side; twas rainy when
they went down TO Andersen together she had
soen tho prisoner give cordial TO his wife on two
occasions; Mr.. Harden was willing 10 give her
tho buttermilk, aud when there was none In the
house he said she should have II, and put on his
aaAa aha and an I 10 Ne Data.
tors the witness prepared the mslk for her II
was boiled and thickened Harden, when be
found that her breath was cold, was frightened,
and called up Mr.. and Mrs. Ramsay, she then
wanted to see her parents Hasdsn then told her
that IL she was no better In The morning that he
scian after she died he seemed much affected ;
he Wept, and l saw him 60 down stairs crying.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Dorland cams 10 was pref
ty cnrly Mrs. Harden was unwell on the even-
ing sho came to our house she had cold; on the
Monday that We walked to and from Anderson
she complained Of having severe pain 10 her
side she complained Of this pain several times
during tho hrst week sho was there II was o
rainy, damp day; saw Harden give her cordial
once the glass in which no gaveit 10 her was in
tho washstand up stairs think heard her say
that she was glad that he got h for her, % u
might do her some good; was with Mrs. Harden
while lla.don was gone ior tho buttermilk she
told me that Mr.. Harden and her mother were on
bad tcrms--that Harden did not like her Har-
den always treated his wife kindly, and when he
went away on Monday morning j sAw. him Kiss
her ; Mrs. Harden was sick for about thsoe weeks
with the neuralgia he slept down stairs Two or
three nights ON the lounge, and took good deal
OF ginger and aoonte; Mr.. Harden mixed the
ginger for her in my presence once no wanted
both of us to take some Of 1t ; tho powders that
hc gave her. ho said hc got from Mr.. uebr they
were small white powders In small papers; Ifar-
den said he was too unwell to go 10 the funeral
on Friday he had made arrangements to 20 on
The day previous; the rats that died in the cellar
were thrown out in the yard, 80 that the ohickeas
could cat them.
JonN =. DAVIS. sworn.-IIad a conversation
with Mr. Harden on the day Of tho corousrs inquest
whom Harden had told him all about the death OF
Of his wife; he said that DIR. Blackwell had told
him that there was no cause for suspicion he
spoke of her having great anxioty account OF
her declining health that he had spoken to her
and tried to prevail upon hre TO have medical
assistance which she declined that she wanted
some nourishment on the night Of her death, and
that he won't down to Mr.. Painters after some
milk think Harden sold that he thought her
''strnck with death when he came back !" that
her sister Maggie, whom brought in the room
whore the corpse lay had said, ''Oh, my dear
sister, how often you have laid your hand on that
side. and said, Sister what dreadful pain have
here. bnt do not tell my mother,'" DO asked mo
TO 60 down and sleep with him that night at
Rausny's; did not go: on Tuesday heard that
Harden had made different statemsst.
Court was adjourned over until a. NJ. Satur-