The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-25
THE GAMBLE POISONING CASE.

nm ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Facts.
This most extraordinary has at last ended, and
the parties charged with the horrible crime OF mnr-
der by poisoning have been fully exonerated. rms
investigation has been pending since August last.
The fact that the deceased shortly before her DEATH
made WILL leaving all her property to her husband
together with other circumstances invested the case
with peculiar interest.
Three years ago last summer Robert g. Gamble
married the deceased, widow Of Mr.. Fulton who,
while living kept retail liquor store. He LEFT her
a considerable amount OF property. For about three
years after their marriage Gamble and his wife lived
In this city.
In the early part OF June last Mr.. Gamble and his
wife purchased OF Mr.. and Mrs. Huus farm ia
Clarkstown Rockland county. Mr.. and Mrs. Gam
BILE took possession on the 9th Of June. Mr.. Gamble
and his wife were strangers in Rockland county.
Mr.. and Mrs. HuJus intended at once to leave, but
were finally persuaded by Mrs. Gamble to remain for
awhile Soon after Mrs. Gamble who for years had
been addicted to intemperance, was taken Ill, and
her husband sent for the nearest physician DIR. Van
Houten He attended her from the latter part Of
June until her death, which occurred on the morning
Of the I'd or August last. Or. POhemus, OF NyacK,
also attended her the day prior 70 her decease In
the middle or latter part Of August brother OF the
deceased made an affidavit before Justice Bogert of
Manuel in Rockland county, setting forth his sus-
pcions that Mr.. Gamble and Mrs. Hujus had caused
the death OF Mrs. Gamble by means OF poison. The
parties were at arrested and brought before the
justice; they asserted their entire innocence and de-
manded an examination. very protrarted investiga
ton was had before Justice Bogert The examination
took wide range and every opportunity was az
forded the counsel who were employed by the reia-
lives OF the deceased to establish against the
accused. Fourteen days after the death OF Mrs. Il.
her remains were disinterred from Greenwood Gene
terry and post mortem was made by Dr. Sheppard
aud Dr. D0remus. The stomach and contents were
given to DR.. Doremus to be examined and Analysed
Both OF these physicians their evidence before
Justice Bogert. Dr. Doremus, after labor OF six
weeks testified that he found no poison IN suficient
quantities to death. He found only quantity
| or morphia and mec0nic acids When pressed ON
cross-examinatOn 10 state the quantity Of morphia
found by him he expressed the opinion that there
perhaps about the fOrtieth part Of grain. The
amount Of mOrphia and the quantity OF meconic acid
| DIS Van Houten and Polhemns, the attending
physicians OF the deceased testifed that she died
from the excessive use OF acoaoc a arn ~ ae .,
their witnesses that Mr. Gamble did not exhibit az
much sadness as might have been expected, al
though one OF their principal witnesses testified TO
great manifestations OF grief his part at the death
OF his wife. This witness states that the next day
after his wife's death Gamble was most OF the time
In the where the corpse lay, and That whenever
she had occasion to go to that room she found nun
that Mr. Gamble did notify the relatives OF the
deceased or her DEATH and that this fact had sus-
ceased were not on friendly terms with him and his
wife and they did not even exchange social visits
but that he Immediately notified the sister OF the
OF the family OF the deceased VINO was on visiting
terms.
Another point in the prosecution was that DR.. Van
Houten in the certificate for burial which he gave
did not state the cause OF death accurately, but
stated That Mrs. Gamble died from congestion OF the
stomach brains and liver. In explanation OF this
DIR. Van Houten testified that Mr. Gamble asked
MIN not to set forth that Mrs. Gamble died from in
temperance because he (Mr. Gambeh out OF respect
i to her memory did not wish TO put on record the
| fact that his wife was drunkard
Il Mo 1aen nCpn
| certificate but upon one subsequently given by Dr.
| Polhemus, which was medically correct
Another circumstance against The accused was
that the day before Mrs. Candles death ne took
from her fingers several diamond rings OF great value
identified by the witness who assisted Mr.. Gamble in
taking them from the fingers Of the deceased. They
proved to be rather PLAIN gold rings Of the value OF
| about fifteen or eighteen dollars.
The prosecution introduced great deal OF EVIL
intimacy existed between Mr. Gamble and hrs.
Hujus The only witness who testified to anything
direct upon the subject was Margaret Winkler, the
German domestic, and upon her cross examination
she entirely broke down.
The defence charged the prosecution with pro-
longing and dragging out the evidence for the pur
| pose Of preventing the defendant from having the
opportunity Of putting In any evidence before Justice
Bogert. In Rockland county the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer the only court In which murder cases can
be tried, sits but twice year. term OF this court
/ was held last week. II the prosecution could
tinue the proceedings before Justice Bogert beyond
this term the parties would have to be confined in
for trial. At the instance Of the prosecution the
was postponed. after lengthy discussion, for one
On that day at ten O'Clock, the hour to which the
Justice had adjourned the case, Mr.. Clinton appeared
with the defendants. Messrs. shaner and DALEY
| were in attendance on behalf OF the prosecution.
MIR. Clinton demanded that the examination should
he brought to q close, and that the Justice should
render decision one way or the other. Counsel for
the prosecution insisted still further prolon0ing
| the proceedings. Justice Bogert SAID he had gwen
case against the parties. The crime charged was
| very serious one; the parties were charged with
poisoning Mrs. Gamble ne SAID ne nad esam uni le
that there was any evidence Of guilt against either
or the parties, and he should therefore discharge
| them they were now free TO go where they pleased.
1 Mr.. Clinton stated that although the prosecution
had proved the defendants innocence. and there
no necessity TO Introduce evidence on their part, yet
he regretted the examination had been prolonged
a. TO prevent him from putting In some evidence
which would forever silence the Infamous ISLANDERS
set On foot against his clients with view to preu-
dice their case before the public.
The parties, after receiving CONGRATULATIONS upon
the favorable termination Of the proceedings, LETT
Justice Bogert's court IN company with their conn
sci. Notwithstanding Justice Bogert's decision hon
oraby discharging the parties, the was laid he
fore the Grand Jury then In session. and that body.
afera an examination OF the witnesses, refused TO find
| Thus ends this extraordinary prosecution Two
| PERSONS one OF them LADY, without any interest in
the quarres or Mr.. Gamble and his wifes relations.
! have been kept la prison since August last because
Mrs. Gamble Thought as she stated TO the gentleman
who drew her Will that her husband was dearer to
her than ner and therefore left him. instead
| Of them. her properly. The defence. had they not
been deprived OF the opportunity as above stated, IL
IL said prepared " prove by great number Of
! witnesses that Gamble - remarkably kind ana con-
sderae in his treatment ~ his wife, although owing
| 10 her long continued HABITS Of intoxicalioD, he
/ might at times have given WA TO Inonentaty rrita
ticn. The defence were provia ~ with great num-
| her OF witnesses To snow that Tor MANY years the
deceased had been addicted ~ the grosse-t
ntemperance, and In that wy had under
n,aed hIs constitution until death wa the result
Mrs. HuJ'is throughout the persecut pn ~ which
she was subjected bore herself with great gnity ana
selfpossesson, although her mprsonme " has t0hi
seriously upon her health
MURDER WILL OUT.