New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-21
TRIAL OF THE REV. JACOB HARDEN !
THIRD DAY.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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BELvIDERE, N. j., Thursday, April 10, 1860.
Tie Court opened at o'clock. The COURTROOM
was crowded to overhowng. The interest in the tral
is increasing.
Mrs Ramsay, recslled-on my return Thursday
evening nothing said about her health during the day the
Why she slept in my room was became coal was burned
thar MANI he had no r in h. room that day. be
generally bad hts both said hs had been sict dur
sbe Friday mornings she sick Friday
morning and Jay down on the ,as e11nU1a s g
there WAS WORN in the ,S q. she Ssd ass u ' os
ThniSdsy morning. my health was poor she walked abound
Friday ifOm 10 oeock bed tiej she appeared to be i'm
about about one O'Clock on Friday night on Sat,
d,y %15nDs ;ss did not me down to .5 s
around during the day took dinner at the tables Harden was
Ioom al the usual hour up breakfast on sunday morning ate
breakfast at table, vent 10 church with her husband Sunday
church Commenced iOI O'Clock heard AJAX him
going to take her home this on Saturday he said thought
told her be going and he would take her home
% be rom church about M took dinner With the
rest after dinner he went to Crisve TO preach he returned
she was at breakfast Monday morning; ate earlier
that morning than us1a; be wished II carrier that morn
day be stuHeS lie said he had been to
Monday abe seemed wen she was more cheerful that
and helped wash objected and she replied that she was
over TO Anderson mile she foot and
returned day about DARK when ne came home inquired
dent for her to 90 out aid think going fsi
when she be said he had poon to whip her for going
took and they retired earlier than usual she not
ct breakfast he said she sick and about mid
night she sick her stonsch and bad vomed he said
Ebe what her walk had dOne she not down stair.
that day went her after breakfasts she said she had
the vomted while in the room 1t fke she
drank much water while was in the room carried away nsn
ing; there had been would have Known it, MI Harden had
S b .S ans dinner he me- tor milk told him
ssLeS him why be wanted 1t be sd TO ye he. P9"Ss I
got he milk am.e he said Re wa, sGag to give he5
anal paper his hand did not him give her the
powders he the milk for the PgPose giving her the poWdei
lfben; Caroline Smith was In her before dinner she
cane the kitchen while talking about the milk
ses h wa .Um.oH % snsT to
Eo H,ss soG h Sk :. the stomach, SS1 and bsn
che yoH.ee seems mr. I in and ypmt and not being vel
he the she took nothing bat she drank
st s tf NOT :S 81 ny ;s'S s d Ss
would Try of tea and that did not settle her stomach she
Harden took to herr was not presn, yhen sne took
It but suppose she drank he brought vial OF cordial with
G e% Smith f'' tasted e i be 'Ra nee 10
he .aid be got for Mrs Hardea told him about physician
Mr Ramsay would be home that EVENING" he was away from
cam bone that nish just ust Harden went down the
Point get buerS the uet heard from Mrs Harden she
Caroline Smith came in room, and said MIRA Harden was
sick shortly after Harden came in and SAID Mr harden
he came back and told get up could told Woodruff
go Tor Dr. MeLenehen when went into her room she was
restless could not lay m and tossed her arms about.
she sid she could not lay m wrapped her feet in stirt
the iirt be asled tho rooni got the skirt
,te did not the cold water Harden did not want her TO
water; said Please give water she said II he wanted
drink she would give Il him he asked her she would not
ssled Harden she could not nave drink Of cold milk wa,
got she wanted 1t made half wseri It made she strained
ats Iva ed
her. used In the house Mrs s den died about O'Clock
Golden about tw weeks before she died troubled with
rats Ramsay told should Harden OF Woodruff get III
spoke going for Il he aid he would bu AZ
said be not wen enough and should get
L II i Rsssy iSS Sss here day %o
out to give 10 put on cake and placed bits sropno the
broken tsmbler there time put nothing in the bot.
tie after taking portion out the vial was ia when s9t
the de.k after hr H0dn there the desk was locked
and key into the adsn sss 70 a
from Mrs Harden thrown where chickens could get
for he rats week or 20 before MTs H.Tten Ss%e
can what they sd when Woodruff to the store,
and we WeTs taking what vas waited he said sad you,
10 Anderson after her death when he returned he and
had some conversations he Harden them this
had coSIveruaton with Hards on that day Hsredn
,sd Mr. Ramsay had waited to send for Phy,ieisn to zee
cspse Of her death he said be did he
pcOUs CIRCUMSTANCE ia the case told him for
sDy smpicon; / wa, in Hsrden's room at dtnnsT.
Appeared to be much distressed; he told would not be
buiied day he sskea Dr. McLaushen had come
said he was sorry he ws buried without the people being 'a
fed he said soneibn about being arrested and hung on sas
pOn he d such ihns had been done he mentioned an IN.
stance having occurred in Brookn he said he should have
de Or the other Harden left my house on Fd,y afternoon
ser the IUnsrs he went with his own borse and wagon he
stared foI his abers be finally left On Sunday he took Two
by dsiendan. Mr.. Harden was at my hop,s
she would frequently st alone still and esered he told
hei be wou come Tor her he able aud take her
to where he boarded he mad LAID the lounge nights
fore his wife came Mrs Harden complained OF having bad
cod she spole of pain in her sde Harden said Il hu his
head the he did 90 hs wife when
be fixed the ginger there nosses stairs Mr. Harden
spoke about roiag to Esstn 70 get role on a sden re-
tn ilc church on sunday abe complained Of pain in her
nsrt spoke her about calling physician husband o.
have One hs e ss S him wSsS hs w. .s oS
abe spoke she cid Mrs. Harden told she
% See 90 heMo hel sPee. ., hAhs slcA turh one
like she felt ow, and she did not tnk she would live be did
not to the funeral because be not we'll he had made
arrangements Thursday so there good deal Of
element there tire funeral day. good many people
to have wst, he manifested ypathy for her conditions he
va, Soeg her bed e COCO deal he wsP. good deal saw
tested uch feeling then proposed thar his wife should be laid
cut IN her wedding robe he a.sened 70 it was h practice to
The Court adjourned until Friday morning at 0 O'Clock.
FOURTH DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
BELyDERr, N. j., Friday, April 20, 1860.
The Court opened at o'clock. Court room moder-
atey filed.
George Benden was sentenced to the State Prise
for five years for burglary and an attempt TO commit
mmder at the same time. lie Is only twenty years
DID,
Mrs. Ramsay recalled by dafense-I heard Harden
where the and lifted the lock Harden asked %
t bis wife sleep in room account Of the cos. In his
when Mira Harden slept with Harden told heT II she sos