New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-23
TRIAL OF THE REV. JACOB HARDEN.
FOURTH pAY-AFrERNoox SESSION.

BRLylDERH, Ihursdsy, hpru ~, 1ob0
The Court opened 81 2 O'Clock p. The gallery
and large part Of the floor of the Court Room being
filed with ladies. The other part of the room was
filed with males. The interest in the trial 10 the
Increase.
Mira Geary recalled by defenEe-The vessels were
left In the until AFTER her ecatb Tuesday asked her u
abe would have something done for her cod she did not
offer to DO syhn during the hs week he offered 70 send Tor
her fathers family she tsd when she wanted him
she would tel bin Haroens treatment Of his wife was dwsys
kind don't know that Der take book to
read kitchen the first night for drink be-
retiring think Garden hSd been sick Nth peursgs be-
cIness Il was oDdersoOd he would bring
her the next weeh Harden slept the lounge different ms
iIe feI mother sorry IL; Harden
ginger but she refused to sse Il a. 1t wSns not 40 nsr any
inquired for milk Mira Ramsey got for m he sst he had
was bunch them In brown papers and showed them
did lin give the powdsrs to ber there at
tbe cordial bottle had been cd before be opened ito give
her heard him he did not want the funeral
enls made until her parents he dd not 60 to the
the day before 10 engaged
him be kiss hts wife before he away Jon Nondly
3D. ard thrown ground When returned Boston
he brought home pnper be said he had tried bay
BY the stse-He his told
the Adjournment Of the Court that the defendants counsel
held pvSe consultation with her The Court stated that 50 n
f5SesoS wS va. . such osd Be con eed @
proper he thought remark Ike that from tbs Court would
HSden had acone when Be SICK kept II In his desk
Again examined by deenseHsd interview with proSecu-
ton his morning and asen since dinner since my examination
commenced.
Jacob wOOdrr part Of The state- i've near Ander
in this county lived In March, 1889 with NJ Ramsay
knew Harden and his w reccect seeing her at RRnsey In
CLOCK entered through TIE kitchen M Rsnssy told me
20 after the doctor and Mira Peaeok did find The doctor
sid M; M Rsmsy told 90 the get two gal
ions Of vinegar srd some arsenic stopped ~ and saw
slns saw hn 60 awe, on Eissy about the sdee Of the
home; be jumped Oh hi, horse and went sier Hscdep.
CFoss-exsnned by dosne did not get any thing else that
day bit vinegar and asebci go; them two miles from Ram
present when HGIden spoke to Rsmssss httle boy
with to the stores wsterea my horse but did lot
jacob Painter, swon on the part OF the Stats-In
@ n s e c9h q the & her s
M0nut Lsbsnoa Church. In the afternoon bad
four sPoPlecc hts be ssked ne taxing burning fluid
mixed some ssts and soe one had spilled ud ia then he
house for bat esmik Tuesday nights stsd about
bis wis health she asked she voed STILL he said no,
cTOseSsnned BY Seisnse-y wife got the milk she was
m up; Harden sat downs she went to the to get
Sona Nd me I % OF the soIch and he waited rn came
out dark night the road from kamssy'to my house is
steep and hily.
Jacob Thomas sworn on the par. of the StatsI live
at CsrLsve HuntsIs9n County hPow Harss be- was i my
hS9e OF s0h b b bd hen es10 s he @ b.tt1 nov
him about Lis we health; he said sae had been sick
could he preparing to noye be said he did not think
CfosseTanned BY deenseBe there before Conference
net lie said hs was going to leave very shortly a. his time
Mr.. Thomas sworn on the part Of the Stats-I am
wife of last Stness know Harlem he was there At our house
he thought she had the liver complaints be said abs
thought she would not live lOy he ssd he had three apo
he sked her he would keep houie 60 back hoe shs said
Cos Sy aeuse-Ny sister in law was in the ne1.
during this conVezton don't know whether she beard
j. O. Kern sworn on the part Of the State-Reside
in Vantage County in February 1885, lived at PEN
niDgtoni know Hsreen have conespon6ed win h a2out
that time being shown letter says received this letter nom
seen him write letter L. dated Febru.
airy ~ 1859; judge this 10 be his handwriting
The following Is an extract from the letter introduced BY MI
SMy general health has been very good this Winter My
friends tell that agrees with 70 set married. But
s,Ied sp lopr XIV beloved vile has had ssSsra ack Of
lOmehins Id aPeprg this Winter She has hsS one since
have sick have just conception OF the pain aud
ge who has compnicS that sesTer to him thsn
s own NE 70 be eomPeed 20 an esI sep 5s.ion
Dated February H. 1853 lsigned) }: g. HARDEN"
Laurence Ham, sworn on part of the Stsie.-l live
ut Auderson In this county, ~ miles from Ramssy know
HsIden ct him near Andersen on hondsy orninsi ne
re NE way s bs sop ys. en bor 1e
equal and be would hst on there was
10 .SoS s g %Gie S be he gsf
said HARDEN, bsve you been to Milford to- he said, yes
& snS me- ss S no 1Ssa TO aaVs Sa dseSas
heard Of Mrs Rsrdens death the Wanesday fol9v9ghe
time poken Of above neat him ahndeuoni had con
vsrssen with him IAusdsy afsr h wies ees.h Ia bis
room Joseph Au5eTcE witt Harden sitting at the
Of the beds he asked how doctors down tas
replied i've; be then spke about his Wes sickness on Mon
day night sne Tuesday morning about the buseTak said
bis cheerful when be after the milk ard told him
be coed boy and he might have hlpso ae he came
back he ssd SIZE eeep and be asked Miss Smith che DID
lot think sleep would do good than the milk said
he thought would after that she turned threw out
Cross exsmBed BY deiens-Whsn Harden to
be inquired letters ths mail had been opened had been
before up present a.
Dis times Harden did not get Of bis hose did NOS gee him
he Office; Il was no. back is not thirty
miles Anderson TO Milford he got of rom Anderson ABOUT
Milford and back that dsy that wa pretty rapid nsVeF
John S. Davis. sworn on part of the Stase.-I
esided March 1889 In HunteTdon County know Harden and
wife have kno him about three years saw haen tnn
aid this matter is about brought how much bet
the es Of tits nd would be done properly at proper
nation at the second all would have bsen enaea
S 4 that Rd , SSs sn 9s s be d vol
ntsrny told him he no suspicion as 70 hsT now
time and tried to have her have medical aid Re bad
mentioned ell the doctors and suggested her ia'hsr ly
yED and be asked her when he hrst say her
Gpdy be sd be had home FROM the village in the even
nF her room and urged her 70 take some
insy she Though. she could drink milk there
N The bouse told her would 60 iSf some oe s s ,Oo to
ocuaI way, and went 70 Painters for MIX 80. me
culsr the mind time passes rapidly than we are
are Of they say gone hours he asked me bis we
liter and mother there al the tnqRest told him had
not eetn them but told they TO be there's he tad
ri. e IL s . q L ss hs n .. when ws w he s
where the corpse was she PIT her band her LEFT ode
ssi8 my poor sister how often have done 80
"a "a what dreadful pain bsye hsIe but dnt tell mother
IL ped to left he aked me 20 g. tht nigh, ID stay
,.t,f him his was tfer had gone 20 his sthef's
BY defsnssi now live at Vienna IN this C9an-
- ~ occurred about O'Clock IN the evenings
he h. been In the Juryroom ng the eyidsncs oihe
No were excluded from the Harden was ed-