The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-28

The cross-eXamnation was expected to be long
and severe. His own lawyers had only elected
from him repetition of the general md cm-
phatc denials OF guilt that had been ntcr-
sporsed in his long examination OF Friday.
During all OF that day Attorney General Stock
ton. who is very near sighted. had taken copious
notes, with his face held close down to the sheets
OF legal cap. which he was nervously dottng
with ink. His hair iS nearly white and his
eyes are masked with sleepy looking grny
lashcs. Tho roundness OF his shoulders un-
kocs the effect of his tall figure. and as ho sits
IN court looking lost and disconsolate in the
folds of an historic suit Of pepper -and-salt.
trimmed with broad black binding. the sympn-
ihetic church members in attendance see in
him the arch-enemy OF their pastor. In the
Legal bouts with the ex-Governor he usually
holds his own and is frequently credited with
the odd hit. II was anticipated that he would
measure his strength, with the eloquent and
ready pulpit orator who was on trial. but no
loft the attack to his younger colleague. Mr..
Alexander 7 McGiil. Jr., the Public Prosecutor.
contentlng himself with suggestions made
from time to time In whispers.
Mr.. McGill belongs to the younger branch Of
the legal profession in New Jersey, He bend end
and prepossessing in face and manners watch
ful and quick TO see point of vantage.
The first point sought to DO made was that
there was q material difference in the ages Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vosburgh rs against the lady.
MIR. Vosburgh testified thnt he would be 80 next
year and that his wife would be 80 ncxt Au-
gust. Then the lawyer took up the past life OF
the witness.
DO you know Mary Parshall OF Coopers-
dc" replied Mr.. vosburgh. promptly and
with unhlenching features.
Have you often visited hcr2"
>. did not visit hor family us often as I Wis
iteed other families Of mi, church there" -,
Did not your wife forbid you 10 visit there 2"
She did not. but as soon rs found out by
her manner that she disapproved OF my visits
did You never threaten to choke her In a
quarrel growing out OF this mattcrP
Did you never take her by the throatP"
Did you neycr correspond with Miss Par
shall, either before or after you left Coopers-
e" i did not"
g Did you ever have her photograph"
did. and have 1t yet in my album at home,
with those OF others whom had the Joy Of bap-
tizng."
" She did not"
Tn s closed tho first attack. and 80 far MS it
may have boon intcndcdt 10 staggcr tho witness
II seemed 10 be n complete failure. Next refer
ence was mnde 10 his alleged quarrel with his
WIG IN Coop'rtown relative 10 her alleged
Your wie' said Mr. McGl. took NOR
phine, / understand. and detained you from
My wife said she took morphine, but did
not detnln mo. because DR. Hills told mo she
had not taken 1t. and advised me that l could
20 mud haptzc my candidates"
MIR. Spadpnc got the impression from you
ny w. ~ Jul "iio uiu 'nis " annoy YOU was that
81 told Mr. spndonc that she said she had
Svn dnma ~ & & me ,SnSuSioh as 10 It's DelnG
=, Did not your wife tell you she had taken
NE mQrphine on account Of your attentions 10
mo ar i
You frequently made lemonade for yourself.
you testified. Did you ever drink anything
Yes sir Bass s ale?"
a, Well. about how often did you drink Bass's
"'" drank I, wha,ovor ,ho,o,,, 7 rooao1 II.
some,itnas ms oftar as ,,r 'uE ~ 'i II, & ,i
sy,nt W5on 9rt"h a. TWO or three times
to do NV n ,hvsirian ,i,ti E I T,,S "u irc,i
"pi,S ~ oS pnSslclhh' 1 omitIed the lomonade.
writ, Won "A Letter ceni1inFn, ~ ~ ~, ~ ~.
'H",g I'M, Are vrn ,,i,, ~, S Viii fis
cradle woman ?'"' NV'''- ~ "'0 WIN '''D' ms
In.sn' v'ur nm '7 ~ y,,,r ,vir, ~,
EN-Gov. /. III. obi. .tci To- mi. aticstion. on1
Il W.- moi .il ,,y,l ' W
M Sfuyyc Ill., ya,i vy...'., tr p ~
"rGrrrW Was 10 oilnrr.i only n fcw slarp sen-
tcner. b.;r..n u.s.
Was thcro D. profanity in any wny. shane or
mnnnrrF' 80 "''' ""' '''''N -
NO. sir"
"Y1u .lil Won on sovoral o,,os sion. ,o,l. -,,,,o
81 tho noNIars lsft i,, i1r q r,,,,il f. I'M, ~
Whyg5 '-'' - "a N9' ''''' ''4 'O"i WIZ
A. a jest on hompopathy"
shcwcudnteic @ up IT, ni.Gt Ecy iS 10 Sog ag""S'
We're YOU not frenuontlv ont very lo,.
ni..ht- 70 '' ''
tDut think | Wn, eyer ont eo lotn oe II
o''n-e whom / w0s alone Nv r.ual HIM" -
r iir.ug wa, ll p'Dl0ei. "' w W N
Ihr nnAt witness cailoi for tL. laf,ns, WINS
Mr. if.ur, B Ainnd.yiils :, s,itHr..i i,.,oI b. ~
ily hul.i e,it.ngn. who hns ntt.r i'.I ti,.'tti'i
daily. ulwuAs uSinp n ,nno anil nl,y.vs' ,i,it..
clp-r attention whenevrr IN" r,s,ii.ri .N,ort.
tc-flu,d about tic nature III rn'uuinti.n, mn
the Remedies flr IT, IL t..t'fl..l tLmt an tTo
cYoniui: of what D. known ns Mr. Y 'si,urgL's
bad Tuesday Fob lgl ho was iu Mr. Noshirrh's
STUDY and thrrs henrl Dr C0rn,u lcv fhnt
shr must die. lie ,yas NOT ,ro. o..-.xanlinel. '"''
After recess Dr.. Austin Fiiut ni Ills .ity ta.ti
n.l that he had examined Mrs Nnsbureh On
March ,. with Drs Carpcnter Forman unI
Wilkinson. ana from her nl,rcarau ,n thrn and
from her descriution mad conrlulsd Tint sI,o
could not have taken antimony in poisonous
doses. He thought that il would be inluossille
for patient who had been given tnrt0r cmotic
for two weeks in doses lnree enough TO make
her yomit. to recover suddenly 50 that hcr
stomach should retain TODD continuously from
the day the poison had ceased 10 be- given. An
tn.ony. could not hnve produced d dry. scay
skin. II was remedy t. produce per- -uiri.tilu.
In case OF gout in the stomach, recovery might
be sudden. and the stomach would retain food.
The ~ JmptOmS Of Mrs. Noshurgh wcre road To-
him. and he sRil that they did not Indicate an
umonial poisoning. Anthony. even in small
doses. he said, would prevent the stomach from
retaining food. Aniimony would necessarily
a. III Of ~ oh Foo,