New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-20
TRIAL OF THE REV. JACOB HARDEN.
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appearance Of Joseph p. Bradley, esq. Of Newark,
sho will take an active part for the prisoner.
Lisa remarkable fact tina. every juror called TINS
far when put up5n oath, testified shat he lSieved the
prii oper guilty OF the crime charged against him. l
think the defendants counsel maize mistake in inter
rygatiog each juror separately as to his belief in the
guilt of their client constant stream OF testimony,
ike that to which we listened TO day, must insensbly
rro5nee an impression advere - the defendant upon
The imors who were sworn to try him, aud who were
CONT eled 10 listen 70 the whole Of it.
SECOND DAY-hoRsIsG SESSION
BELvDFRE, Wednesday April Is, 1901.
Court opened at O'Clock. crowded Court roo n
greeted ibe entrance Of TIE prisoner wac entered WIN
3 firm step. ,
The Jnry was obtained at 10 o'clock precisely. !
give their pames reaidences and occuPstionf;
PldBp D. v ter, Franklin Township, fsImer
beIaee NOQP PhgP%%Ta IhgSP ga9msI merchant
Ilavia Smith ID fo'd Township. farmer
James Blair Frsinrhuysen Townslp. ssnilemIr.
Plip Harrmg KnowfOu ToyDsh'p farmer
Aao Cramer, HacsettstowD Township, cHrrisgenaker.
John John bs.hopr, BsiSse,s o~p'hp esfiase
GesIs. Mse fIsSsa TSwS Toga.blo farmer
Tsnnnd C. A,lartson lndap. udence TOWNSHIP, farmer
TIE defendant exhausted all but three of his pere mp
tory e:alepgee The Stale Is entitled 10 three PER-
emp,ory chailsr ges and used two Of them.
At 10 o'clock james N Robson, esq., opened the
Gaze on The psrt OF he Sts,e lie taid tbs IS charge
of murcer against the defendant son the bodg 81
his wife. Hay nan Louisa, Oh Jsn Jay Vi
1889 Here the counsel read TO the Jury the ndict-
ment embracing severa counts charging tho defend,
ant with administering poison TO his wife 10 several
WAYS, end on several days from March 70 me 9th,
1859 To this indictment the defendant pleaded not
guilty. :, n
Tie PARENTS Of each lived in the Township of Bairs
town The defendant and his wife went ID sesoh
together The wife's parents removed to the Cooaty
Of fluIterdon The defendant having connected him.
SELF with Che Methodist Church as member, became
4 h, n, rhOod ylafp his HItsa parents
lived. lie sought ont hs wife and resDmed his inri-
macy with her and soon after married her. Oa the
let Of March 1889 defendant sent for HE wife to come
TO Bis boarding place. From the time inS entered tnat
house until The 9th she rsanty sick, and on the
lass mentioned day The died. Her parents were sent
for. and at once Suspected foul play. Coroners
Jny then called ard continued in session Tor sew
era days. On Tuesday morning afer his vifes death
the celeI dant absconded He was traced 10 Fair
mount, in Virginia, whsre he was arrested, and re.
turned this place, where he has remained ia Prison
ever since.
Tie State charges the defendant with the perpaIa-
ton Of this crime We viii saow tie acts, conduct,
and dtcars'iOLs of defendant toward hls villa Dni0re
emo after biz ariage 70 prove his gul We via show
that On the lat June, 1859, defendant made marriage
contract with his vie; that in the Fall OF the same
year he des ed to cancel that contracts that ia October
correspondence occurred between them in relation 10
tnat coufpscE which resulted in a meeting between
them 10 March, 1859, when all matiers were settled to
the faifiac Of hs wife, al least. AT that Tune 8
Hlt tAcC1eu NiItUR uUucI rfd 10 VoeiuB W uih
all caufes OF ation &C.. and he his part, gave her
in writing premise OF marriage. lie then went 20
the Methodist Con eTenee held ia Hunterdon Coanty
end upon his return set about 70 raise quarrel with
her. h q ve~ Of having the marriage contract can
celed.
After his marriage he sent her to Bis fathers house,
where the remained three four weeks without visit
Ing her. From The time Of her marriage down TO the
tine when she went 10 his clearinghouse she was in
Cd health and spi It's. She was brought there not
by Lintet. but by man hired for the purpoe. When
che arrived ct his clearinghouse Mr. Ramsay, the
proprietor, absebt, and his wife bad been recently
combined that the defendant hsd full ewing with hls
operations. On Monday night she arrived, aud on
Juetday night she was taken sex, and vomei freely.
Her Sickness and vomiting Continued until Saturday,
when che requested hin TO take her home. lie de
cir ed and requested her 10 stay over Sunday.
On Surda they went 10 church together. Ga Tues-
day sbe was taken 10 her bed OF sickness, from which
sire neverarose Hardsn sdmipistsredto her medicines
of come nd during her sicsDess. On Thursday he
gave her powder, on which day she del. Tee de-
fe1 dan exhibited indecent haste to have her buried
sn0 did not seDd for any Of his numerous friends, be-
eanse the roads too bad 10 allow the TO arrive III
time. On Wednesday after her cesth physi3isn
was cal ed in 10 examine the body, and that he Ies se1
post moItem examination being made. We viii
show that her death was cOntsmI ited by blm that
he inquired how much poison it required to Kill an
adulr Ieson. That sborly before her death be gave
on. thst HE wifes health was poor that he did not
believe sle would live long.
We Will show that alter Ramsay leit nome, arsenlc
was purchased and tai TO the house for the purpose
killing rate; that this arsenic was procured II the
solicitation Of defendant; that the same was placed IN
lumber and set the kitchen shelf, from whence it
vas removed and put under lock and key that before
it was locked up, part had been removed and -four
substitutes that shortly AFTER he went TO Easton, Pa
AID purchased mole Arsenic
We will pro re that he said his wife had taken poison
herself thereby caused her own DEATH thai he stood
by Der d, ing bed for five hours while she wrth
in in pain without bringing her any ass s.ance that
when be was arrested he SAID his wife had been pos-
oned Dtmstng that some one else had performed that
act. When he was found in Virginia he was assuming
the pane Of James Austin. While there he sent TO-
mitiapce to the editor OF paper In Beyidere N. D.,
for the purpose OF procuring sucb numbers Of his paper
contained the proceedings Of the COroners Ioquest
The gentleman closed his opening at i2:l5. have
eiven mere outline Of il. The opening and conclud
ing pars abOuDded in many fine passages.
The Court adjourned TO o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court opened at o'clock. Courtroom crowded and
gallery filed with ladies' Before proceeding with the
" witnesses The Court cautioned the jury as ~
among Themselves as TO the guilt or innocence OF the
MARY jane vanscke sworn on the pat Of the State. reside
S1 u know eSh 2de %'' Ss with
R ' sS to & smgy s on aG S
II O'Clock wontin company with my husband and MI
sitting f5cm went to see M Harden who wa. ala dy
ing; Then up st TO Mrs baTdens Mia Htdsn
G,n Der NIX In' Rot p HdeS aug a
Gesry In the when In did not obssve any
application her person when rivd 6nt supposed her
ds0te be examination Of n wells hence the sopies1ni
Mr. Harden called for wer all she could Drink; she said Mr.
harden did wait Der 70 have cold he asked what
thought the matter with Der; said thought D1smma
on OF the bowels he asked II thought that danger
ops complaint; said Jes was after got there Mrs
HARDEN desired to get oct Of the bed two or
three tines but did rot effect GUyhingj when
,he could get out she said her sr al running sv,J
non herr examined The ted and found her words true the
tuA comm from the bowels Of very ght yelos color
ofensye Mrs HARDEN s'ted II they hal sht In
he roon for abe could not Isl there candle In the
oon ibe dec abou2 ococki Mr. HMden myself Mr. Pea
.ock Mr. hesy In the the time asked her
ierha she hur lad