New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-04

memory Of bis victim the crime Of Suicide aud well
might no Attorney General chssacteiEe him moral
monsf1r."
The Cour room for the last three days has besn
filed to overt wing Hundreds vent away without
being able 10 gain admittsnce. The town oday pre-
senied an exrae rdinary spectacle A. an early hour
ing IN from every direction and by noon there was
Perfect jam. The hotel keepers had good time gen.
orally. am informed That over six hundred wagons
were stored away at the different public houses.
HOrses were tied around in the public streets, and
every thing gave evidence of some great public demon
stration. The people seemed wild with excitement.
The Alto ney Ger erals speech to-day was mastery
exhibition OF oratory and argument. It's logic was
crushing. Alter its delivery the prisoner seemed to
lose all hope. The Courtroom presents q Pitiabe
specaele Not single seat in it has escaped desTuc-
ton. Ruin stares You in the face on every hand.
The ladies of the town and county during the whole
course of the trial have been in atendan 70 in large
numbers The space allotted TO them is limited to
gallery Of moderate dimensions and auch has been
their anxiety to see al hear that many OF them re-
NAMED in their seats from in the morning until the
close of the day.
Eight o'clock D. m-The trial Is over and Harden Is
onvlcted # the crime Of murder in the first degree
The Jury have Just returned into cOar after an alb
sence Of two hOnre with verdict OF guilty Oh all four
counts laid in the indctm snt. At tue ringing OF the
Court IIouse bell few minutes since, people rushed
from every qusrter, and soon the house was densey
packed with eager spectators. The prisoner was
brought in amid breahess silence. His aged father,
who "a. by bis side during the whole Of the trial. was
not present to hear that awful word, "Guilty, fai
from the lips of the Foreman of the Jdry which con.
Egus bis unfortunate TO the galiows. When that
word cane to the Of the pr soner, his head fell
upon the table and he groaned 10 great agony. His
counsel who st BY his side fixed 10 their seas
and time eaI before they recovered their self
possession 1t was awful moment, and all present
impressed by the circumstances OF the OCCASION
FIFTEENTH DAY.
BELvIDERE, N. j., Thursday, May 3, 1850.
SENTENCE OF THE PRISONER.
Court opened at 10 o'clock. The Court house was
filed as usual. The Court ordered the prisoner to be
ret at the bar He in leaning on the arm Of the
Sher IT, pale and haggard in appearance. Upon call
ing his name he stood up without assistance TO hear
the sentence of the Cont, which is as follows:
Jacob Harden en- about to proceed 10 the achase Of the
Ibis ,iia which the weeks Ia. obeo; Of
sS yoa to BE- cOnsdsed innocent until you
guilty, longer applies to you jury o. your country SEE
men alter fu investigation your a. length and
BREADTH after hssD al the Of y0a sSsssncs
equaed, with patbos wh'ca drew tear. from the stou;-
.s 1a the sefs
been OF adsm.nne .trensth have passed that there
s"d Ss s.. the agony and blood CT your Wife, that
fony murdered oy you In manner too horrible
With the verdict Jury is needless to say TIL,
disregard Of he duie. which they the 'Ocey which
they members. wiboo. e..saIdins ioet osta. human
been nonsu.d that gu we're the ps,petrsioI Of sh,
Have ythns sly why sentence OF death saud NOT DC
pronounced saL youl II you have now the time 10 say
H. go,
The Court here paused for answer The prisoner deiber
,,sy a,ed Li, and SAID ~ have nohIas say TO you
on tia, subject Ie.r you COUNSEL Sir shpnan arose
IN his p.c. aud have nc.nns 10 Iay may It pei'e
yog Hon-r"
The judge resumed: -,
IL remains for pronounce the senterce OF the Court
which hereby by the Court considered and Alluded
Jacob Hdn o the felony and murder In the srs degree
Of HsDnsh Lous Harden Of Witch have been convicted
IN and charged indictment, be taken to
the jal Of this County Warren whence have been
brought and there e kept until THURSDAY the twenty esh,h
June and that that day between the hours Of 10
O'CLOCK In the forenoon sud O'Clock In the afternoon within
the prison Of the CouEy Of Warren where shall be con-
6n.d ncoseo d Of said prison. or within an Enclosure
for purpose doning such prison at the dseon
OF the Snea hung the neck until you be dead And
may God have mercy on Jour soel"
After the sentence concluded, the prisoner Sat
down and wept. His counsel, also, and many others,
were bathed IN tsare.
And thus ia ended one Of the most extraordinary
capital trials which have ever taken place In this or
any other State.