The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-07-14

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ExEcUrIoS or HArpES.- ALTA.
day, Jacob 8. Harden, Who Y. ,t'oef IeSe
months in prison, was execu,Ai !. ~ ffsse
tached 20 the Jail At Belvide,s W. = ,a'd a.
Nj. The crime for which Aa y. : tocntr,
ed TO death has occupied 20 pecss,. y. ~ doom.
the public Journals OF late ihs, 4 ! !, ssass n
repeat the details Of the rnurde, \, M saeS y
Suffice it to say that after lone ~ n. \, -
Quoted trial he was found ruil,, ~ ~ q
minissered 20 his wife a quantity y M v
which resulted in her death. He M, N
Virginia, was suspected, sen, for snd -.
and on being brought back Wa pl.eed ~. I
to answer for her murder lie was founs NJ
and sentenced 10 be hung on the os,A i'll
June. From that day be was respi,ed |. 4
9th, and on that day the sentence va An
ecuted
Jacob s. Harden was born 4, Bl.irss~
j., Of very respectable parents, both i \
are sill living. lie has two brothers :.
sisters, all Of whom are s,ill residing il 4 /
mediate neighbofhood Jacob, at the I'm 4
execution, was a little less than ~ year
lie commenced life AZ a school teach, !.
consequence Of the liberties lie va, \ n. I.
Of taking with his female pupils nry,,si J
displeasure Of their parents, and - !, u.
obliged to rclihquish that calling n. m. \
came Methodist circuit presehtr. M !, !.
years or more trayersed on iss II. Sa,,s.
section Of the State in which lie vasbc,p. p,e,,
ing in the various towns and villages 1,
route. He became quite noted as an erhs-,
and was exceedingly successful a. c,aec.
ing preacher. The title Of Rev. does nes y,
to him by right, he never having been Otu,
as minister, but acted only as an Az
or circuit preacher. Since his tria il NJ
ascertained that his iniquitous career vw
menccd before he became preacher of III \
pei, and was pursued by him at all III
The confession which he has written ami NJ
to have Published for the benefit Of Biz A.
said to contain 50 much scandal that i'd III
ton as written has been deemed unatrIat4
has therefore been submitted to two errl
who are now engaged in revising it. All
ing shown himself go competent 80 =
preacher, he was atlength called upon -
over congregation at Mount Lebaaua VI
mnch apparent hesitation on his part b as
ed the call, and entered upon bis duies
Il was while so engaged at Mount In
that he was married to Miss CathariDe Dr
young lady with whom be had atteDadsia
There had been much difficulty beise.
Harden aud Miss Dorlon previous to ihs. Il
riage, and it was only in consequence
having been so much scandal cireulasa ii
gard to them as to attract the attenla II
Methodist Conference that he submitted i
nnion. Mrs. Harden is represented to hsrl
q very pretty woman, about % Years Of e.
was to him loving and truthful wife. So
had they been married for half ayesr vhn
suddenly sickened and died. So peculiar
the circumstances attending her death, thE
picion was Immediately attached TO Mr. Haa
and he subsequently fed to Virginia, wiz
was discovered teaching school under a -
name. With the particulars Of his trial v
was but recently concluded, our readers srI
har.-[N. Y. Tribune, July 7.
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