The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-14
TIE REV. GEO. B. N0SBURGH.
ON TRTiL ON a CViRGE or iTTEMPT-
mo 10 POISON ms WIFE.
Mrs. vosburrh for her Husband, md hi. Con- |
rresation with Bim-air. McGilrs Presen-
tattOn and the Brother-in- Inv. Charges.

The trial Of the Rev Mr. George B. Vos-
burgh Of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church,
Jersey City. on charge OF administering antimo-
nal poison to his wife In her medicines. In
February last. was begun yesterday in the IIud-
son county Court House. Tho case cxcites in
tense interest in Jersey City for reasons other
than the wealth and influence of his parishion-
ors and his own personal popularity.
The medicine was carried by the attending
physician. DR.. G.. u. Cornell to Prof Il. Ogden
Dorcmus. who analysed it and found 1t to con-
tain antmony in quantity sufficient to kill.
This medicine had been in possession Of only
throc persons: Mr. Vosburgh. his brother-in-
law. Mr. james n. Sicklcs. and DR.. Cornell.
Mr.. Nosburgh's parshoners have been
etcadmst in his support. His wife. who recov-
cred from her long illness. disbclicvcs the
charge. EX-Mayor Sicdlcr and other wealthy
mombcrs of his church secured for him the
services OF ex-Gov. Joseph d. Bedc. recog-
nizcd rs ono Of the ablcst lawyers in the State.
Opposed To- him is the Attorney General Of tho
siutc John r. stockton.
The offence charged is termed in the New
Jersey statutes high mi-dcmcancr. and il Mr.
! Nosburgh is convicted he may bc sentenced to
/ pay fine not exceeding $1,000. and 10 imprs-
| onmcnt at hard labor for any term not exceed
| ing fifteen years.
lie is being trod at an Oyer and Tcrmlncr
session Of the supreme Court. before n full
bench. consisting OF Judge Knapp OF the Su
prcme Court. Chief Justice Garrctson Of the
| Common Pleas. and Justices Quaifa and Brink
erhon. Associate Justices Of the Common Pleas.
ino de''nd"nt' VINO is about y ) ears old' mas
frank open h'''' win ci'ar-eut regular i'"-
lures. full. gray. restless cycs, a nervous
! manner, black hair. and cloSnly-cut black
moustaches and side whi~lois, Beside him -nt
cX-Gov. Bcdlo and Charles ". Winfield, his
/ n~-nci,tr. NrHr him wore the Rev Dr. Hiram
Elly Of the Union Free Church. whose long.
ihe Rv. Mr. P.idie. from phil9l~irRs;
the Row. Mr. 1fouits of 'ih' IN" 'rmory WeS,h"Ii,i
Church Jcr-sy City and tho Row Mr. Allen.
ihe d"icmdan,'- i6m'asman. snt In II, rronp'
l. sides ihr-e thorc werr group of lnlio- in
cludins Mrs, Hattie No-hursh. the de'rnd-
cent s.rlino~s ts +; ~tor. NJ lss la ,XQshur,h;
Siadi,r. 81. Ioai.n MGnJ"yiii". End Mr.. Eaw.
mln. numbers of Mr. No-hursh's church. Mr..
james \ sieklrs. his father. from siny,'s, mt.
nI r xor o9.ns ScI %.r, dI o.o pEsea'6 6 Nr1 H"-
win bows. aud II cray cloak.
and the Jury YVES comrl't.d in about nu'on
minu,re. They are a- follows:
| Jn-rrh Chevnlipr foreman: John Inm 'Spn.
Cha- H. cox Frank k"onan Fr,n"i- HUGHES
Fri"riek II. N"Wk kirk. HUBERT kuhucrmuui.
~ r. oniy .itirt rhnil nrra
THO Pnhlip Prosecutor. Alexander r. NJ Gill
poni"d b..,au.c /" ma nochlii,n. NJ sir,
him. IL Ind ac'u-ed nis, v,ir oi iiwai,ni
him Us illegal meau-. II" had also h,..n lnl g.,
| think that she hnl aocrltrl prr.cnt- from
other men Tho poison ne said WIS in the
form Of tartar emotir which il conpo-.rd Of
iorty-four per cent. of antimony and tho resi-
due OF potash. tlrtarir acid aud wnter
Tho story o. tho growth OF The suspicion in
tho mind of James ~ Slrkles. brother o. the
si'k woman md tho complainant in tNc case
wl- told hy himself ou thr -tani. Hoo. usubN
man with sharp feature. dWurfeI. r.d -id,
vhiehors. e.o.cly cu' aulMrn ha. nni nor
Nou4. wat lfu' mann r. The end of b !. no-" i-
lfok % ~ with bright r'i r1sh. H. t'-'i-
| ti'd thni Mr. Nns'ur.,h hul married lr- Sist +
when thni gentleman WIS twenty years oli The
tamil os lived ou n"e'i. - r.ng inrnl-. gar S'uy-
N.-4nt. u st ltinnon tNr llu isnn l. y.r hniir'ai
Thn ,lr. N.-nurg w.ui 90 ll1W.ltun CoI'p".
white n. wife lynl with her tath"r N'0r ho
.rGdut'd. hc go' "a church Wt '0'p'r.iown
wl"r' ~, ,oull. T. 'sgn h,,,,'s.k.'!.n; l.at
toJrr~r{ Cn>a VIM. liau," was e,r-'w 'w.nsy"rE ID
mnorHui rDtsor w.r' with her lhHy r.
turned hom". aud the witn.-@ and hi, wl"
came down ln hrlp c'r' for u liiir' Mrs. NlHn-
| ton, nuo'hnr r. - oi the WIN ~. wIs also 10
| Mr. NI.lurtrll' - house - Clinton q