The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-02

ssss unss ser her DEATH spsn 70 NE nspscas asA
annassn : .l ne had carefully removed or c,sanssd
SHADOW you might have inferred guilt 30, he took
90 precsnton made as,smps 4 oonosAlnsns, aud
OF the powders falls naymlessly feet Herr nys
that he bought medicine, and the doctor nat he sold
such powders, and the natural presumpuon h-he only
which you aomit-that the powders he admin
v;ered we're these be obtainsd II NoTrsOwp. TINS brings
US TO Tuesday, and 70 the wal Of cordial which he pur
chased. Thh b named IN the ndictaent ~ enc Of the
means BY which tho arsenic was administered ginger
thought OF the prosecutor who framed the In
dctment He bought The arsenic 81 her request hs ss MSS
Smih tAee Of and offered " Mrs Ramsey and docs all
this openly The state has tho cordial In this vial exam
iaed By Dr. Chiffon who gays there was no arsenic IN
point makes rather Tor the defence than for tho State
Mrs Harden attended 70 all day and again, 10 spite
scian But he state say that Harden gone hour
alter the butter milk, and CAL TINS asmniag evloence
against the accused Tho nghtwas tarI me road muddy
distance one third Of mie the way up and do hill
He could have gone 70 Painters In less than nteen
minutes. ten minutes he spent a Painters and twenty
minutes he took return and here forty i've minutes
accounted for, aud Mas Smith says he stayed about
hour Il upon evidence ike this that you would
Wet ibs man, on mere question OF line undecided and
not Gyed by any clock. But HARDEN said that "when
ptrson has nothing on his mind, how soon time aies
Mr. DAVE testimony unsupported on this point and he
tell what be has omitted supplied Time quickly
flies, and Harden very naturally thought that The story
~i s '' de.. Ss'' bed was n.surs He nsnsssssd
real grief and feeling. showed that be
was mourning Tor his VIE and knew no
thing OF the awful of her death The theory of
the State regard the indecent haste 70 bury her 10
unsupported, 10 conuadictsd BY the evidence Of Mrs.
at whose nstgston the Arsenic was procured. al.
most willing to base the whole defence upon thh one
The purpose OF killing rats that che asked Harden 70 rel
and he first assented and Afterwards said no
run is told what to get, and adds "aud your arssncs
Woodruff goes 10 get and Harden asks him Mrs. Ram
sey told BIN 70 get arsenic And that rs the the
&C. uapH nhaA In ~1y0 ha
could bought this arsenic himseH and taken what
he pleased from the vial Then In regard 70 bis let.
parts Of an admission, favorable or unfavorabIe,
were 70 DO taken together, and tben read
The letter. There |. certainly nothing here
Besdes Mrs Harden had just such attacks homo and at
Hardens fathers and he justified In making these
public mind for her volsn. death Blu. hsy ssy ha Hsr
den's leaving for his fathers proof Of guilt (Coun
sci reviewed all the evidence In regard 10 the conduc. Of
Harden after his wfes DEATH and up 70 the time Of
ing for his fathsrs) He couldn't go 70 his wIes fune
raj and he could 60 home-but whyf Unwei, isboring
his fathers, simply because Mr. Ramsey turned him out
Of the house That the reason, and far from being
evidence against him. il Is all In his favor Harden was
here taken from the ROOM very nwel and excited
They trace Harden 70 Virginia. show how he changed his
and ask, "Csn jail have any errors 70 innocent
the sapiiDe; and 10 u wonderful that, amid this
great excitement, 90 young and % inexperienced
ssst s ~
law abiding, and that they would have lynched the do
PENDANT but they certainly excited and talked loud
y and earnestly That " al We assert He goes away, but
not very far and when arrested he says 81 went away
Ut The request Of my friends, and not according 70 my
own judgment am ready 70 90 back and face my &C
cusers Counsel then read The law upon the subject Of
the flight OF criminals proving that was not proof or
Presumption Of suit There Is nothing in the circum-
stances OF this which at all initiates against the
noceDce Of this defendant II would have been better
for him Il he had no, aed. do no. believe he would
have been indicted II be had remained; but you can
reconcile his hight with his innocence, and although IL
proves fear, cannot prove guilt
The Court then adjourned Harden not having returned
He rs very unwt and has had physician In attendance
In his cell.