The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-09


mother could neither eat nor sleep
since she had gone away, that it seem.
ed to her that she had been snatched
away from them. She said once, when
speaking of her troubles, that people
had thrown it up to her that she had
married poor methodist and brought
disgrace upon her family. Once while
at Mr.. Dorland's on visit, Mrs. Har-
den and her sister had had converse
tion and she went up stairs. | went
up then and found her crying, asked
her what was the matter, and if Jacob
did not treat her well : she said Jacob
treated her as well as man could,
that she was crying about trouble
which knew nothing about; her lit.
tie brother came up and saw her cry
ing and went down again and told her
mother. When / went down her
mother said she did not know what it
was that made Louisa cry and take on
so, she did not know whether it was
because Jacob talked of going south
nr not. WITNESS corroborated the
facts about Mrs. Harden fainting, as
given by other witnesses, with add.
tional but rot material circumstances }
One afternoon, being left alone, Mrs.
Harden commenced a conversation
with me. she spoke Of the stuff that
was told about her. and repeated the
remark about being tainted of having
married poor Methodist and bringing
such disgrace upon her family; said it
hurt her so much to have ANYTHING
said about Harden and herself; she
said that she had always worked very
hard. that her mother had promised
her when she was eighteen years old
she might go TO trade. when she ar.
rived at that age she kept her at home
and LET Margaret go. promising her to
give her certain things when she was
married. now she was married, now
she was married and her mother would
not give them TO her. and asked me
what ] thought of it. When Margaret
came home one afternoon Mrs. Harden
complained of her for some trihing
thing, her sister told her to "mind her
own business, and went on to say that
she had never seen Louisa act as abe
had done since she was married, she
" believed Harden had set her up
After Margaret went out she said to
me-. what a Safeguarding I would
have got if you had not been present.
While visiting at my fathers Mrs.
Harden had two turns of sickness, she
would turn pale, with purple strsaks
about her mouth and nose. She would
complain of difficulty in breathing,
bloating at the stomach. burning
around her heart, and pains and dis
tress in varions parts of her person.
Cross.examine,i. When Mrs. Har.
den got up nights, ! think she was mp
sometimes about quarter of an hour;
she had no object in getting up SO far
as saw, except that she seemed to be
in trouble; she left the impression on
my mind that she had been up often
when / had not heard her; she would
talk TO me freely of her troubles, and
ask me questions she seemed to want
to be with me all the while when was
at her fathers; she showed me bed.
quilts, pillow-cases, &C., which she had
prepared TO go to housekeeping
when she tainted away We had been
washing each others faces with snow
she sat down on the floor; some con-
versation occurred between my brother
Samuel and herself; he picked her up
and carried her across the floor; she
said she felt her strength leaving her
that she thought she had been romping
too hard when she tainted some water
was got and put upon her face; It was
only q minute or so before she csme
to-.
A letter was read In evidence from
Mrs. Harden to this witness, express
ing a great desire to see her, and stat,
ing that she had paid six visits with
Harden the week before, and was GO
ing to visit st some distance the next
week.
Sarah Harden, sworn.--I am tbs
mother Of Jacob S. Harden; on one
occasion heard Jacobs wife talking
TO herself: she said quite loudly, Al
have stood it as long as I can, viii
bear it no longer"
Mrs Harden substan,iated the evil
dencs of her husband and daughter
with reference to the visits paid by
Harden and his wife to his fathers,
and what transpired at that time, con-
tra6icting the story about the dog as
related by Isaac Angle. and stating
many additional facts confirming the
kindly feeling manifested by Harden
and his friends towards bis wife, her IL
health, trouble Of mind and depression
Of spirits.
At another time she was leaning her
head on her hand and looking sober
] asked her Whist was tho matte: she