New-York daily tribune., 1861-02-19
SENTENCE OF ABSON FOR WIFE
POISONING.
INTERRUPTIONS OF THE JUDGE WHILE
PASSING SENTENCE


Yesterday in the Hudson County Court, New-Jersey,
by Judge Ogden. In order to prevent repetition of
the disgracefn proceedings of Monday last Sheriff
Francis summoned the entire coDstabuay force Of the
county TO lie present 10 preserve Orderi considerable
force of jersey City Police were also present, and rem
dered assistance. .
All clock q. M. the eulprit was removed from his
cell 10 the Jury room in the COurt-IlOuse, there to
remain till the hour appointed for his sentence. Officers
were then stationed ut the lower outer-do1rs anu
sufficient number Of persous were admitted TO occupy
all of the available seats The gallery was SET aa1
exclusively for women, about go OF whom e1e we1e
present. Al the hour Of opening Court, nearly 2,VvO
persons were assembled outside and 30 great WAS the
pressure that the officers compelled to brace tie
doors TO prevent the mob from forcing tEeir way M
At IL O'Clock a. N. Jodge Ogden and Associate
Judges Fink and Pope took their seats upon the bench
The Rev. ID. Tay lor, of the Bergen Dutch Reformed
Church, occupied eeat by the side of Judge Pore.
After the opening Of the Court, Sheriff Frsncis con-
Quoted the condemned 10 lis 'eat mslde OF the par
where he held short consultation with his counsel,
A. o. ZabIiskie, esq. The appearance OF Mr. Abson
was much the same as during the tri!l, showing no
sgns Of tepdaton appearing TO be conscious OF the
dreadful doom which about to be pronounced upon
him.
The Clerk of the Court, RObet Gchiist, esq, then
said:
wi.% ASoa hsy, you anything ts say why the sentence
Of the law shall not Low be prom , 90 sIav.
did f'l''n''-"I have to say that feel innocent 8
The condemred man was aboutto say something fur
ther, when Judge Ogien arose ana proceeBed 70 Pr
the seutence amid the silence # the assem-
blsge, broken only by interruptions Oft cuPrlt'
sENTEScE BY JUDGE OGDEN.
William Abson IN the seemingly mpenerable hardness o
heart which ehasc'erz youI betrpg IN ~. your p'lo
Prisoner at this bar the ton have not
tected soj obuseues apparently asEuned Tor the
purpose Of ba sp gunsnts and Of being proof ash't DC
an indifferent aUd sshnt demeanor with the chance he
fore ths your children might soon become 3tneie.
peihlp support and Tor instruction, either Tor
by the s tbeir oiher had been deroyed through yonr
and h,t Won had eSTised your cfme upon b gel
lows Unnatus marvel wEch our acquaintance WIN 'Ne
Ten days nights have passed since epara'ed aher the
rendition ofih- verdict and sincerely bope that the realities
and bat yos have approached lis Judgment today
Wet conscious a yO1 must die aud that r GeAh VIII
Having been indicted for the wu murder Of Anne Abson,
defense on the 2t Day January last your has been
managed by c"un,e iercd By yourself dng'hedo by he'f
Aher an impartial tris fpesdia- enFe d,y, be
fore nry ofyou' country, imIanr,ed OhdeI me sstGe
murder first dcsrre AID with that verdict The Court VINO
have u5vduay Nnched the trial throughout with great
es Of his nature was calculated ,he interest Of
.r,ons Of bah Tes an Of ali Do; in lie curious hear
e developments which TO be made by 'he eydenbe Gnd
heIetoFore reryaded this portion Of the State.
since he verdict q guilty ives ID oGr & g5s Pnn,
approval Of the ding Of the Jury II seems
10 thai inward constichce' Nsuu o4i
you, also would say that the Jury did right
Nv the Pfigousr-" No Sir"
os could get around and sway rom the force Of
such combination Of eonieunns facts and ceurnsnee IS
were marslalsi asainst you'll .
How could the Jury have rendered verdict Of not guy
when they certified by credible witnesses that for several
you bad behaved toward your wife As to show a,
the interest whh should have mnle,ted IN her & wese
pn,s had ickcdy been trsD,rred TO ole uis heh
Isdy person bad and remained IN house as
servant FOR more than two ysaIs that aier abe eaa 70
cfeus,srces econsnt proper regard r your marital
relation that wheI she sailed for Nefpoo " Oc'ooe lo as
hc testified join her sick shc you accompanied her 70 ne
ship that While fuIusea with money and mat
on her uuaccouutd return 10 New York 10 June last You were
among The m greet her arrival and we're ready on meet
ing her 20 transport her baggage 10 the place pro-
fi@ wesi. preeSdns the sudden AID violent dos.h Of
MIS- Abe you frequently N evenings were seen With Julia IN
hom her 6oadnSgsee IN 1he ly ol Nel orr about
age 10 ben that while your dsnIh;er just rrss
upou voHanhood with the of bc family on hor hands was
night before the hns 10 ho muderous po. enact
ed With your knowledge fahay uuieIiug The sk bed
Of her step mother that IN company with Julia IN Ger
your Wines testified the you iphum9ny went with
amer your si death and Julia were again together in Je
ey City the, from the suprar hour on Ihursday evening you
paI lad been expelled om ber body and until he ne.Jor
called by your daughter. from the opposite side Of tho
the content. Of two Of the four psreas of powder,
which had been len FOR her in the ancnoon by the |
BY your daaIR,ei shortly ssT bT Boot, sit the room pro-
Of powders vep by youre caa,ad violent
conyuons terminating In sgonizng death that Ser eIhb
e 9 the dtS No RS.oH into TIE
that the corpse exhibited al the peculats which ordinarily
upon post moeni Examination third Of grain Of the sub
,s &c o. wa, repIodaed nom inc contents T your
wes stomach being 'he re'idum Of The quantity swallowed
after sufficient mUIt have been absorbed Into the ccsaon to
hS ne sd to SUy P S,s nS a6S s ass as I the
body and bad deeen arranged i 9r conng J9a locked the
jersey City upon the pietence aerwsd made that you
fa property bo stolen from the room In your a
Hsvus before them th. combination Of f.c, and the other
coBdeunius surroundings Of the which for
particularly to specify furnishing TO their minds proof
amor ether thing Of motive adequate in wicked mind to
impe commission the deed charged upon you, how
mphlcsy could honest Jary, sn1iousy seeking for
the truth draw any other than the following conclusions That
hs Alison poisoned by strychnne that you wickedy n
;godgced the poison At es,; two Of the powder ei by Dr.
dbersey and q malice aioT. housht nuae The one
roong true that on yonr defense You advanced other
theories you sought to eicupe yourself by setting up that
before her the .ec0ad powder during your short
absence from the when calling hborins that
had accidentally desuedy pot ,tyehnine In tue powders
& the % Soo 10 s rSss p5s0s s ss,S were so
them hat they gained no permanent odSsmeIt IN the minds OF
you her os. unfahnes and iusnuaed that she
had eo5Is',ed the dea'er By he Ph.oner Not from me-
mleous Illicit Intercourse and that produced the incgrsbe
naady from which she suffered much during the last few
months OF her life, and that led kcT to self destruction
The testimony given IN 70 prove her gniai!bie. was i'm
probable e1ayagan unsaihetoTy and extremely doubtful
md the mpustion likewise entirely nconsistent with
mother charge which you had made sget her parity The at
ph, ,csn pcy testified that her disease which
bad become chronic not Of the syPhc class This
ned feature Of your defense 10 have been taken proved
Of the Leading journals Ia the City OF Newfor Mrs
Alison therein described few days since having con
iacsd oathsome disease during the of inf
iees and having medical ea;m there
on II due 20 the Tem'Iy Of the oi four o yonr
houd nphaticaly there testimony In the
shich could statement agaG her chastity Hoy
,ver cupabe she have been for using IN Of de-
decocons herbs and other substances hs
OF interfering with the economy Of nature for perpeuang