New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-13
NE W-JERSEY ITEMS.
THE SENTENCE IoF ARSON, THE WIFE
PolsONER, POSTPONED.
sEw EVIDENCE TO BE- OFFERED.

sEw EVIDENCE TO BE OFFERED.
Ten o'clock Tuesday morning get down by
Judge Ogden, of the Hudson County Court, as the
hour when the sentence Of death should be pronounced
upon VIM Abson convicted Of the murder Of his wife
by administering poison.
An hour before the time for opening the Court, the
court room gallery aisles and every available space,
were den.ely crowded well hundreds IN the lobby
and stairway who were making every possible effort
10 force their way N.
A very large nun Der IL men, women, and boys were
also eongregated outside Of the Courtroom One half
Of the gallery was filed with females, among whom
were = large number Of young girls Women who
were unable 10 squeeze into tie cars plodded mile
and half lsone If the time half knee deep through
slOppy, ,ushy mud; and, after walking up the hii
walked down again. satished with look at the Court
HOUSE. Jail, and the disappointed assembage excluded
from the Court. -
A. the time for the opening, Sheriff Francs, with bis
staff Of constabnlary undertook 10 clear passage way
through the main airle-a feat which required nearly
halt hour-so great was the cruhh siTgl Daskward
and forward Several women had unwittlngly got
into this press and wanted 10 go home, but there
WA no respect for the sexes and they had to suffer an
unusual degree Of squeezing Finally an opening was
made Judge Ogden and bis Associate Sudges Fink
and Pope took their seais upon the bench, and Court
The prosecutor, /. w. Scudder, moved that WIN.
Alison be brought into Court
Judge Ogden then directed Sheriff Francis to bring
the prisoner before the bar. Az the prisoner was be-
ing conducted across the Courtyard, loud leer ana
iii Hi's" arose from the crowd outide.
Upon entering the Court the prisoner looked little
pale and careworn, but did not show much nervous
ness.
The Clerk, Robert Gilchrist, esq, said;
"Wm. Alison, have you anything to say why the
sentence should not be pronounced
Hs counsel Mr. A. o. Zabriskie then arose and said
that if the sentence should now be pronounced 1t would
shut out possibility of trial as he was coming
10 court this morning TO ait by bis client for the last
time friend Of Mr. Abson, who believe In his IN
nocence, informed him that they were tracing up ev-
dence which war not known before the close OF the
trial and had come in possession Of important facts
which il they had been presented before the Jury,
might have been the OF their rendering verdict
Of acqutal He did not now propose to move Tor
new trial. but would ask the Court 10 postpone the SEN
tence until Monday next.
Judge ogden considered the application a proper
one and in Justice TO the prisoner and to the commu-
nifty, he would postpone sentence until III O'Clock
O. M on Monday next and In the mean time the pro-
posed evidence could be produced and the case argued
The countenance Of the condemned man frightened
up AS be thanked the judge and for the hst time dur
ing the trying scene Mr.. Alison shed tears
The Court was then ordered to be cleared, after
which the prisoner was reconduced to bis cell. Upon
h return through the courtyard he was again Jeered
1t was stat ed yesterday afternoon that persons
prepared to make afdays that certain OF the Jurymen
who tried this had expressed their opinion as to
Mr.. Abson's guilt previous TO the commencement OF
the trial that certain acts TRANSFERRED between come OF
them while kept together during the ten days the trial
was in progress; ALSO that woman in Orange County
would make An affidavit to having purchased poison,
and TO whom she delivered it.
The counsel for the prisoner did not intimate the
character OF the important evidence that be expected
would be brought forward. The case will be argned
on Friday morning next. The disorder and examining
of the Courtroom from the fact that the doors
were thrown open before the arrival OF the officers.
HuDsos County CoURT.-John Miller was tried
yesterday passing counterfeit jersey City together
with acconpees He found guilty, and plead guilty
other indictments.
James Anderson for the same ohon'e pleaded sutyIto three
indictments :,
jacob Miller was tried first Indictment but the Jury had
not rendered q verdict
Michael Bukley and Stephen Hawkins then placed on
trial for entering Mr. shpeys drug store In jersey
City.