The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-05-09
EIGHTH DAY.
Wednesday, 8 O'Clock A NJ.


Jos. Vliet, former prosecutor-( The
Attorney General stated that Mr..
Vliet had some lie itation about testi-
flying, on account of his former posi-
tion towards the parties. The Attor-
ney General asked the defence to admit
the facts, and they refusing, Mr.. Vliet
went on the stand by order of Court. }
When went up to AnderSontown
on Mondny, March l4th, 1859, Har-
den was standing near VIM Ander-
sons woodpile said he had been look.
ing for him for some time | had got
there late, that he wished to have
private interview, and to have bat one
person present ; told him he could do
so, and asked where we should go;
said he would speak to Mr.. Anderson
about room we went into little
room, and Mr.. Weymouth came in al
so he then commenced telling me
about what his wife had communics
ted to him in reference to her having
taken poison. In substance, Mrs. H.
told him not to insist upon sending for
8 physician any more this was on the
night of her death he asked her why !;
she then administered to him an oath
and madeithe acknowledgment of hav-
ing taken arsenic. (Witness stated the
circumstances substantially as detailed
by Weymouth } He gave as reason
for not revealing this mater before
that he was bound by an oath and that
he did not want his wife disgraced in
the eyes of the world. He asked nae
what had better be done and what
would be the probable effect of such a
communication told him that as
others knew of this | should feel it my
duty to state the matter to the jury
and let them take what action they
choose he said if | was going to take
that course he would prefer to make
the statement himself; told him he
might dc so.
G. E. Hecht sworn Am a drug
gist at Easton, Pa; saw notice of
the death of Mrs. Harden, in n j.,
think near the middle of March, SO;
recollected then that I had sold a pa
per of arsenic. The conversation |
had with the man who bought the ar
senic i'rought the fact to my mind /;
can't say positively but don't think it
was more than a week before ]. saw
the notice that / sold the arsenic !;
some person called upon me and |
think told him at the time ] had sold
the arsenic; it might have been two
weeks before this that sold the arSen-
ic; day or two after the last con
versation spoken of some half dozen
likenesses were presented to me; | Sc
Iected from them one that looked more
like the person who bought the arsenic
than any of the rest Think the man
who bought the arsenic was dressed in
dark clothes; about my height but
rather heavier, with a fall face and
something peculiar about his face which
struck me think his was round with
no wiskers,
At prior term of this Court was
in room down stairs in this building ;
several young men came in; looked
over the whole party who where in the
room, noticed the size and appearance
of them and picked out one of then
who thought rcsembled the person
who bought the arsenic of me, but
would not say that it was.
Court adjourned to Q o'clock.
Q o'clock.
Hecht on the stand. He asked me
if had an antidote for arsenic told
him the antidote mostly used had
not "a preparation of iron) he said a
person down Jersey had taken some
arsenic. asked him how long before
think he said several or couple o
hours before that they had no physi
clan but had given him drinks; asked
if a person who would take arseic and
would take Ittls more, whether II