The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-15

and he never spoke to mo about this harkcepcr.
He told Spadono and Seider that had pro-
cured twy9 aboriions with the aid " my mother.
barkccpcr, and had received n ring from him.
but he never spoke To- me- about it fill this morn.
ing. He wns afraid. knowing what he said
that was going TO denynll this. He asked mo
yifry fG99ollyv il denied H. and said, Yes,
is II ie,' He said, DO YOU deny expressing it
10 me {? and I said Do for il is a lic.' OF
because they would affect my rcpu,ation and
people would think such low things of me-
with this examination in his possession. Mr.
McGill felt confident OF. securing conviction
But Nosburch changed his treatment OF his
wife; he ,courlcd her oyer again, and by his
words and kindness led her to hclioyc that his
love was renewed. lie told her that this trouble
would be the means Of bringing them closer to-
gether. and drew such pleasing pictures Of their
Feeling so sure OF his returning love. she con-
iessed that she hed told the whole storyto the
forts to convince her Of his sincerity, giving her
articles oi dress. lewolry. and Il pretty suite OF
yinced hy these words and acts she was l"d 70
run away. After being kidnapped by sheriff
l.everty from this city. and taken hack homo.
McGill;
AtIloW. Monday morning
Ma NcGtlr vow ought MT t' ior,e IN, ~ te witness
stand, aud will mover 80 ucrr unless forced 10 do
fcando no one any good ant must say things dear TO
uaily etnscd which w.l hurt those dear to me- on sil
chsrscs made against hm. and vii tcsiii, To- ihat i
n-ccd upon ihe stand 1Ih1 con, aNon hed wig ~
Thing ike ali told you A. ths time NJ, husband has
his faults. iui De has never denied aus thing IN his
he lhs virtues iar oumumber has iaiy-. ,,...,.,
Under these circumstances the District At
torncy did not know what 10 do with her. Sho
had shown that her illogical love tvr her hus-
band was So great that she would Il, the last
moment shield him at any cost TO herself and
the assertion that she would be the cause q his
going to the State prison terrified her Thus.
the prosecution uncertain 0t what She might
say on tho stand. and tho defence dreading a
cross examination in case sho attempted 70
cover the action Of her husblnd. she WAS spared
the pain Of appearing a. a witness on either
side and Nosburshs acquiitsl was the result.
Once safe from the clutches Of the law, he turn
| ed uuon her, spurnng her for her weakness.
| and hating her because she had made the ale
cations that he well knew lay hidden away in
| tho ofiicc OF the District Attorney. and which
| some chance might yet bring to the surface,
The letter, Mrs, NosburGh now saws. her hus;
evidence Of the truth of her assertion. The first
/ thing that attracts attention is the erasure oI
| NY MoIus Htar u, ile, Wil'n III w uiiis,l M
! letter were the beginning oi line h"lowi That on
which she WAS writing. and show that she was
| copying md her eye caught tho wrong line
Broadly the compo stion of the latter csiAbl shes
| the fact that she was not it, author. While. OF
| course. the expressions used are jutt those most
calculated 20 deter the prosecution from calm
| her. the composition II much better than T.
shown in any Of her letters. She spells ycry
poorly and uses no marks Of punctuation. The
are in Nosburgh's style. ana rs whole 1t i;
| palpaby his
hnd '.en written, rcTo rtcr called VI. n Mr
| NcGill. the District Attorney. The exam nntior
was mentioned and Mr.. McGnl hastly inter
rumed the repor'or hy saying, have per
| formed my duty In this case. and think deli
cucy requires that should say nothing more
unless further criminal prosecution shall be
| come advisable"
| Rop.-Will you be kind enough 20 sa'
whether Mr.. Sickles had at any time a copy %
the eXaminations
District Attorney McGill-Mr. james Sickle
was present when Mrs. Nqshurgh was OK
| amined, and subsequently, when the oXamina
tion had been writ out AZ length by. the s,eno
| grapher. he requested to sce IL. and alloweC
| him To- examine il IN tho same room with mo.
Reporter-Do YOU recognize this ~ tho exam
iuation made ~ Mrs. NosUurgh at that time p
District Attoruey-Tho examination whicl
| you have read believe 10 be- in its essentials
verbatim eXtracte from the paper referred to
| as prepared hy the stcnographer. There MAJ
| be, and doubtless ar. .rifnginacrurarl whici
always result in such a mass ~ matter IRON
| hasiy copying. | think. however, that il i
fairly given. from whatever source you hav'
obtained