The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-02

sne sHouiu ara IN the morning b
would send for them and their famil.
physician. On Tuesday night, 500
after he came back from getting the
milk, he asked her if she did not gel
well where she would like to be buried.
She replied, Eat the grove beside her
little brother" nothing said about who
she would like to preach her funeral
sermon. Soon after Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramsey were called; Ramsey came in
first, can't tell what time the neighbor
ladies were SEN FIR. no tiIne-piece in
the room, think it was about 10
O'clock; | gave Mrs. Harden nothing
but cold water and table tea When
Mrs II. came on Tuesday, Harden
went out to receive her. Mr.. Herr
was was there at the time in Harden's
room Harden told me before he went
for the milk not to give her much drink
and no cold water. 1t was perhaps
half an hour before / went to her
room; don't think she made appeals
to Harden for drink before the village
ladies came in; recollect getting her
a tumbler Of milk.
Jacob Painter, sworn, Lived at
Point Mills, in Lebanon township, in
March, $50; knew Mr. Harden very
we'll; saw Mrs. Harden at church at
Mt Lebanon in the forenoon, in the
afternoon | went to Clarksville with
Harden; he spoke Of his wife's health,
said she had had three apopleptic Ats:
when returning asked me if burning
fluid would destroy life, as he came
near drinking some by mistake for
salts he came to my house on Tues
Cay night for buttermilk for his wife,
my wife got it for him, don't think he
was there over FIVE or ten minutes, had
lantern, my wife asked him about his
wife, asked him if she vomited 80 yet?
he said cit had rather turned the
other way think he said several
worms had passed her bowels
Jacob Thomas. sworn Live at
Clarksville Harden was at my house
the Sunday before his wife's death,
said he had been quite unwell, but was
better, said his wife had been very
sick asked him about paying us
visit he said he did not think they
would have to get down till he moved,
but that he would preach at our place
once before Conference
Mrs. Thomas, sworn: Am the wife
of Jacob Thomas Harden was at onr
house on Sunday, March 7h. he told
me his wife was sick, thought she had
the liver complaint, lie said he thought
she would not live long, she had had
three apopleptie fits-one light one !;
her health was so poor; he asked her
if she woald rather keep house. board
or GU back home. she said she would
go back home. (rhis witness testified
at some length, hut the facts were not
thought important further than they
are given.
John NJ, Davis, sworn Lived in
Lebanon township in March. 1853 /;
had known Harden abont two and a
half years prior TO that time; was at
Ander>ontown during the sitting Of
the inquest on Friday saw Harden
then in the evening, talked with b m;
he said, the matter is now going to
be brought to close, how much bet
ter it is when everything is done prop
erly at a proper time, if the doctors
had made as thorough an examination
the first time as they did the second,
it would have been the end" said
that by the second examination they
came to different conclusion; he
said, entirely 80; though Blackwell
told me voluntarily that he saw no sus-
picious circumstances, now they ali
seemed to agree; he saw that his wife
was declining, and had tried to have
her medical aid !" he asked me il his
wife's sister and mother were there
tod him / had not seen them. but UNI
derstood they were to be there; he
said Margaret must be there, as she
knew as well what caused her death as
he did.
The Court adjourned to Saturday
morning. at 8 o'clock.
FIFTH DAY.
SATURDAY, April 81.
MORNING SESSION.
David Stryker, sworn Live in
Morris county; not acquainted with
Harden heard conversation OF his