The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-01-05
The Trial of Jacob S. Harden.

The Trial of Jacob S. Harden.
The Decent er Ter@ of the Warren
County Court comacnced on Tuesday Of
lat week, judge WHELPLEY presiding.
At the opening Of the Court, a large croSd
aas ~ attendsuce. After other business,
at II o'clock the Court asked tbe Prose-
cutting attorney il he was ready to move
the indictment against Barde in the af
terpoou. Mr.Ylet rep led that be thou BIT
he would be ready in The morning. The
case therefore stood oeer Gbtil W dnes-
day mcrnng at o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2s, l949-
Court opened OF clock. Court-room
pretty well filed all anxious to know
what the Court will do with the spplica-
ton made by defeDdunt to postpone the
case.
Judge WbelpleyHave counsel any
thing TO KAY!
Mr. V,et-We greatly desire the case
to proceed.
Mr. Wiiliamsou-At the last term, the
deleu-e p as ready for trial but Oh ac-
count Of the sickue-- Of witness on the
cart of the State the ease vas put Off
We arc uow ready to try the case. but a
aitne,s j. SICK and csuuot be got at this
time VIII the Coart proceed under these
circumstances
JUICE RoDdol olpb-Ubder present cir
GU ug.>tanee-, counsel Tor the State do not
urge this case on, but would leave the
~ }.-ta -, tier ,sfth tho 'nurt
Judge Vie pIey-ls it admitted that
the " iUees j. too sick to be herel If Dot
the Court glli require proof Of the fact.
1t doe not sppesr that she has been sub
penaed
Ms Ramsay, ssoro-I IN the husband
o. aose ut witness; she is under the care
of pbysioiaD; saw her last Friday; she
wa able to be out then; | expect to tring
her houe ip three or tour weeks; has no
ac;ige disease, such as fever; | told ber
,h had hecn spbpeDaed; process was left
at u hcu.c la week for her.
Judte Wh~Iyiey This i a, case of the
first a.g rtance The detencant is sup
pose 10 De innocent until found guilty.
He j. entitled to fair trial = the last
term iLe case was put off oD the part of
the State on ace QUIT OF tire absence Of an
lmvortant witness. The case then stocd
oscruDt' this time. TIE State now moves
this trial. Deltndslt moses 10 postpone
the ca e to future time on aceouDt Of
the absence Of material witness. The
affidavit OF defendant disc}oscs the fact
tnat the witDess was the ui-tress of the
bou-e Wtere tbe deceased re-ided; that
while sick Mr. Harden wished to send
for physician, tutsbe refused to let him
do 20. The affidavit also di>eloses many
other circumstances important to the de-
fen>e. We feel very reluctant to post
poue the trial, but scu-e OF justice re-
nujr.s u, to do 20, 10 view OF all the cir
cun tance- Of the case The te-timoDy
of this witness, it seems to Us, cannot be
supp ied by other witnesses. We there
tore think that this application, ~ ade iG
good faith. shoull be granted The or
der Of the Court therefore, i that the case
be post oned.
NJ. Vliet--I am satisfied that ii will
he impossii lie Tor the State 20 be ready
until the next regular term. l therc!ors
ask the Court to lay the case over until
that t'me.
Juege WhelFley-The case will be set
down ior the FIRST dag Of the next regular
term.
The with sses we're then recognized to
appear at the next term, without furtber
suhpenas being -er.ed upon .hem.
Great excitement is the result o. this
postpoDemeut. The tel-ksepers are
Indignant, and the community generally
are utterly a-tonished at the unforese, n
and un.i- bed for termination o! this case