New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-23
NEWJERSEY ITEMS.
THE SUICIDE OF ABSON, THE WIFE
P0IS0NER.

THE SUICIDE OF ABSON, THE WIFE
POISONER.
JIs LETTERs-HE ASSERTS HIS ISSocESoE-Two
yPkEvIous ATTEMPTS UPON HIS LTE-CoRoNER's
INQUEST CONCLUDED.
The COroners investigation the body of VIM.
Abson the wife poisoner, who committed suicide in
sbe Rudeon County Jail on Wednesday morning, was
continued before Coroners Gainey and Donnelly, at
he Court House. on Friday morning, when the follow
ing additional evidence TAKEN The letters found
n the bucket are also appended:
Miss Elizabeth Lewis, sworn--I bave been residing
1T Nj Absous reeeny M Alison last In the jail
ibout four weeks since had conversation with him shout
ty Be Would not i've long aHef~srd Elizabeth never tod
that father would be hung The blade
reetly In regard his committing suicide.
Three of the Jail prisoners who were empoyedscrub
Sing the cell and corridor the floor where Alison was
confined, were sworn, and testified that they knew
7othng in relation to the matter and never saw the
knife blade before.
The letters which Mr.. Alison was observed to tear
I'D and throw into bucket just before being searched
,n Wednesday were collected together aud are as fol-
.0ws:
DEAR FKEsps take the pleasure Of writing few more lines
you which ink Is coming to close 'hnk o. my H s 70
sny misery and burden 70 me now or must oe on TINS Earn
very Eeyi should don't other way should be
ind misery . S SSi hoss s:s nfS
be 10Y feeling any 10th to put vioant hands on
y:'s ss Sn1 Go DO t before but SSOs soaI IKE
% weather hey pardon me or MOI oe Of nr,'
s to keep me Xom il Il i. hard thought Of
S SsIS a 10 svs me ot dong it hope be will
ien al my would be happy if he would taAe ne win hs
Ete-ny snd q, al shall be better Greenwood give my
as, respects to all friends 10Th TO leave 'hs wSa pu 2 |
But linus be 20 God ble 700 must all come to my
sSa n..ey bso had died boz you N %
ne Tea. ya ca SSPs p1o.p ~ yda Al ever . come
% th is,s deed never th3ught would beiai ne y II i.
sHs should hese out uDocenty told the truth
tpowins nothing or expected any ns 70 es We ~, him y,
did not and me be accused Of Ase was s ss
night tast not somewhere else than there but
use for others deeds God forgive then have mercy Oh
sur stretch III. mercyu hard over Us Tor ever amen
saa remain best wishes to you ell GOD bless ApsoN
The above letter was addressed TO Richard Lewis,
No. % Canal street. Jersey City. The 3D. and Lssey
In the letter is supposed 10 refer to julia Kennedy and
Lizzie Lewis the two young women who were IN the
habit Of visiting oyster saloons, &C., with Mr. Abson'I
SECOND LETTER.
IA TOO much for me TO bear and w be to
sss pesan for Life bad better die but indeed ook hard
soosnt q the crime are indicted for which Gieyss sOd
az ss ,seIe:s snn0s snSs y , a asp may
You viii please send O my brother give hin whs. things
belongs ne 1 viii tie them
THIRD LETTER.
Hr DnAR DAvsHTKR Brother Anthony and al Of you am
ssa ssed death and in such as,e '1 1,. I'VE 70
sut Of II rong to do 80 but cannot endure any
TsRo 20 m c as fsS would not be long be-
sse died there 50 would rheI one hese al once would
~. Iprsy for h TO forgive me and viii while have knSTi
dss 10 20 wiz pray for ms mercy (sisnswe torn on)
81 III
sred ends az follows
fori must pray the Lord psdOn all my sins through life
he VIII that for he ha. sid who cometh unto mel viii
lection he has got almighty hALd'
Mr. Baldwin, the wstchman, recaled-Mr. Abson
tod me timer that lie could be imprisoned for life
he would sooner commit suicide be told that he could beat
EliZabeth Alison tegtiied-I saw my father last on
"Wednesday; he said be would ki himself; have
sten that wished could Ole with hi 90 not reooiee
hs told father or aunt mat would commit
be 80 hu2E RevsT Ssyf hH so any ss sas aid NOT
anything Wednesday and was not near lam shake
Sarah Alison testified that she saw her father on
Wednesday last him anything by which be csId
destroy hi lie had heard MIN say ali along that be would de-
John Steel testihed-I reside in Conmunipawi have
been Mr. Alison twice since he was in AL be never
blade my s nothing directly indirectly in reference
70 his death.
The case was here given TO the jury and after about
sfeen minutes they rendered the following
VERDICT:
The Juors agree Alison TO his death
n the County jail by hs hand with ae blade Of small
ocke knife by cutting the veins Of his len arm and pune
IN. right side Of his Heck in the jnguiaf vein
That the Jurors arrive 81 concua,H now the snid
Alison obtained The blade OF the knife found n hs oe with
shich We believe be committed Tie deed
The funeral Of Mr.. Alison will take place to-day
Saturday at hs late residence in COmmunipsw, and
lie body viii be inferred in Greenwood Cemetery.
Tins viii end the last act in the tragedy connected
with the Alison wiie-poisoning case. On the coffin
plate is inscrbea 81 am innocent of that for which
kse my ife." This was written by Alison.
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