The Lambertville press., 1860-05-09

rfrille gres
aey says they were infested with rats in
the house, and that Mr.. Ramsey had
directed her to get Harden or Wood
ruff to get arsenic at Port Golden. -
If he had wanted to get arsenic to ac-
complish his fell design, do you not
suppose he would have purchased the
arsenic himself, when be had an op-
porf unity to purchase it as the agent
of Mrs Ramsey. Out of that vial of
arsenic on his way home he could have
taken enough out to have killed four
or FIVE persons.
The Counsel for the State have
brought forward tire fact that he fed
the County. They say that the Jail
would have no terrors for an innocent
man He saw himself surrounded nv
those who sought his life, aud it is no
wonder that without experience he
should have fed. You are well aware
of the circumstances under which he
left. When arrested he made no at
tempt to concealment, but expressed
perfect willingness to return and fare
his accusers. There was q powerful
motive to fight. Men. under fear,
have confessed to murders which they
never committed. The most innocent
men in the world will often tremble
and quail at the charges made against
them by the vilest
Court adjourned until 2 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The court room is densely crowded,
more being present than at any time
previous during the trial. Mr.. Snip
man, counsel for the prisoner. continued
his remarks The State has laid great
stress upon the charge they have made
against the prisoner of his having pur-
chased arsenic of Mr.. Hecht, at Eas-
ton This charge they are hound To
sustain When you come TO investi-
gate the testimony of Mr. Hecht You
will find it the most Indifferent and un-
reliable that could possibly be present
ed to yon. He can't show by his
book or any memorandum. that he
sold arsenic to any person at all. He
cannot fix the time nor tell the day or
week. We think it would he hazard
ing q great deal to place any reliance
upon any such testimony.
Why did he wish to GO to Easton
TO purchase arsenic when there stood
upon the shelf in the kitchen that vial
of arsenic purchased at Port Golden,
enough to have taken the life of one
half of the neighborhood !?
Gentlemen. these are the main facts
upon which the State rely upon the
conviction of the prisoner. Put them
in the crucible, and apply the touch
stone of truth, and they come out mere
dross. But go with me little further
and will show YOU that this uufortu-
nate female, tired of the cares and sor-
rows of life, committed suicide. 1t is
an exceedingly difficult thing to dis
tinguish between suicide and murder.
That quiet spot up in the graveyard,
where her little brother laid, was
where she was continually looking for
rest from all her troubles. Life had
but few charms for her. Sle was con-
tinually desponding. The idea of
death was continually preying upon
her mind When she came to Ram
sey'S she had the means at hand to
commit the deed She refused to take
medicine, and she refused to have a
physician, apprehend, gentlemen,
upon this simple statement alone, you
can infer the means by which this lady
came to her fatal end We have her
own words from the time she went to
Ramsey's until her death not word
is breathed against her husband. She
could not have helped suSpecting this
man, if he had been feeding her arsen-
ic. Do you suppose her love for her
husband would have been SO strong as
to cause her to rest quietly while he
was taking her life by inches Gen.
tlemen, You know when person gets
the idea of suicide in their minds, they
never rest until they commit the rash
act.
Mr. Shil man closed his speech in
the following words -
have fingered long around this
cause, gentlemen Of the jury, longer
perhaps than strict justice to you
would warrant me in doing But, oh I!
gentlemen, you cannot tell how close
" around my heart are entwined the
interests Of this young man, and how
deep has been my anxiety lest any
fact or circumstance in his favor might
have been omitted by me. The de-
fendant has father, gentlemen, whose