The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-15
Observation-Disclosures
UHaT SRE rom DISTRICT iTToRNEY
nGIIL iBOUT HER HUSBAND.
49,. s,,,,,c..cd Examination In Relation to
xyhtrL there was such Profound Mystery
what she sets Forth ~ the Reason
, Her ynriIiation aud Contradiction.

In the tllul Ol lIlt INV N'NNi ~ ~ 'No
bursh. pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist ,
Church of Jersey City. accused Of attempting to |
noison his wife. there was ono person who could !
have told 10 n certainty whether he was guilty |
or innocent. and that person was the wife her
solf his alleged victim. 1t was supposed, from
the efforts put forth by the prosecution to re-
ain control of her. that sho would be a
witness. and II was matter Of surprise that
,he was not. After the trial had been begun. she
was inecnsed by her husbands cold treat
mcnt and supposed connubial inndclity, and
while TN this frame OF mind was captured by
District Attorney McGill. who examined her at
longth i'm relation to the facts in the case. THIS
sxamina.ion became known To those Interested
In the trial rs the suppressed statement
and has never before been made public.
Tho examination at which 1t was taken was con-
jrc,el in the Office of Mr.. Neon in Jersey City.
and there wore present at tho time OF making
It. besides MIR. McGill and his stenographer. Mr.
James Sirsles and his wife. II WIS Intended as
tho groundwork on which the prosecution
should roet
Mrs V a-bursh began by saying that che knew
ahe was nm admissible witness on either
side. Sho Thought that neither side could
force her To- trstiiy, because tho law did no.
compel her to 40 on the stand. When informed
that there might he difference OF opinion in
regard % that. she said
Il may be forced TO 80 on the stand; feel
hatI nm peculiarly situated The thing Is so
bad that if should be called upon would be
forcel ,o convict my husband A far as
know. ali that cauld do would be to corrobo-
ratio the allegations made 10y my family The
medicine given me by my husband did tastc
bad-was bitter; created great deal ~ burning
in my throat. continued thirst anu great
desire for water don't want my husband to
-, -. 80, -, -. int. t..,,, ,,,, y, .ross.
kho" 'ha' you so' nnS io,n,' ''o", ~. ~ ''O'9
examine him on. He VIII know that comes
from me. because there is no one who knows
,bo truth hssiics ma oxeet,t INV own mother
ue 'ru'" D's'uVS iii'' 'A''l' III, wv ,','''si,
told him that had iold my mother ana prooa'
-. :. ,,,.s,,r,. ~, Nor, porshou sbc
IN re!"uon u ,"' s''iS vi ,'''' ''''','' -
sald My husband received call 10 church
in Conner. own and after we were settled there
49,, iii ,..r,, bon,iIv Il, thn snri,, of 1878
We lved very happlN' IN inc spring Ol 4o'o'
George said that he thought l needed a rest.
and advised me to go home for a couple Of
weeks. when returned some Of my friends
@ picptcs at m his house and the favored guest was
p"' "' - ~ -, -,
always Mary Parshall l know the girl' she
was single and quite good looking. She was
.,,,.or,al 10 ht nro,,,hin., and bo b,r,iy.i
sou'ei,,' y, "ie p'o", ', ','"H' a"u Nv %
her. he always palu her great uea vI
ran continued IN show her thess a,tep.
Ill.,. ,,,'Hn a,.orv onror,,,ri,v fonnd
L'us NI'h 'NNi) 'pi'ituhAS' i'uhN
some OF their letters at different times.
and wns satisfied ne had transferred his afrec.
h'u W - 10y" ,,.',.,s -.
lions To her. liound MN adhlrlng her photo-
graph and then / begged him on my knees
t,yic thot he would no, 90 10 see her any more
,N''c ''n' "V "9''' Nv - w. ~ Y "D' - ~
he said be- could not help gong became de-
ttr. ,'..,,,i., No., .r,,os o,l N ono ,,o,,.
"i'F"'" 49, ' " -
sion TOOK large dos' hlhklh- 10 pu' an emu
b. my troubles. and thus leave him free. After
1had regWncd consciousness George upbraid-
ed me for what had done and mlsconslrued
my action. as he always did everything did.
anl said that | had only done Il 20 make a
scandal and destroy his usefulness in the
church Then began TO exert my Influence 10
Eay @ thro2sh YS MY M eors h th I' he auSs u Ss "ea
t. the Jrrs y City church. | thought II could
get him away he would not care for her. hpt
after hal been In Jersey Ciy he went South.
and on the morning after his return got up
nrst ami saw rhoosrarh sucking IL. ogt y ,y 9i M
found il was Mary Pushall's ~ ipre; and !
woke him up aud showed hlm Whnt had iohnl-
He sat up in bed mud abused me. l tore the
piciure a. -hreds heiote hls fA".
never was sIsk unii. got ,rheumatisin ~
Cooperziown The met tin.e ever yomlted
my husband one evening IN NoVrnher last
He mad" another one anou, Week inter ana !
Ihe same enss,; Alt1r l Y iIoa ,s
strange TO me that the rheumarsm would make
e slck H9 nS' Deye % ny orSSa be Sadp dpu pna
motive. My husband ana | do not sleep IN the
same bed; b" oblecttd berause hau onion
pOultices applied lor rheunlhtlsm. anu lie sald
be could not endure the smell.
" At one time George wanted me TO let his
sister ldn have my night k"y there were three
keys; H. liad one, his prothnr Homer hhl one
aud had the other was not leelng well al
The time, and dId not want 70 get w TO LEI
Phllls. our servant gltl, IN wh'n she was out
and | gave her my key. George and Homer
were OUT nights. George wanted Ida 10 haye
key 80 size could 10 out and in at night, IL
said, Why don't you let Ida have your key {?
told him didn't own a key, now. as Phll!is
had II. II" got very angry an ! said cont"mptu-
Ou.ly. IOu are nothing hut hog This o.
cured after his arrest
" Once, whom We were at COoperst0wn, had
been oui, and on my re;urn he said. Have you
been out with your tribe meaning members
OF his church who were my friends. said
Have you been out with your Parshall trlheY
He looked daggcrs az me ne was 80 angry. v,
went up stairs. and when we got T. our room ht
caught me ly the throat anI sa!l, Damn you
II you ever say that again VIII choke you
He caught mo by the throat. but glt away
from him Mr., Nosburgh smokes cigarette,
Reneraliy-and drinks He drinks beer usu'
ally. though he al $50 drink vino and whiskey
He keeps the wine and Whlskrj IN a closet o
his study. lie also keeps some other Kinds 9
llquor, lhare; ! don't know what. lie buys h
liquors hy the bottle from 'r. COOK, and he get
his beer there too. The beer he buys by th'
box. II buys Bass ale, two or three dOZnl