New-York tribune., 1878-05-24
THE VOSBURGH TRIAL.
THE MISSING WIFE FOUND.

DISCOVERED BY THE SHERIFF IN THIS CITY-HER
RETURN TO JERSEY CITY-TEsTIMoSY OF PREsI-
DENT MORTON AND SEVERAL PHYsIcIANs FOR
THE Defence.
The mystery attaching to the disappearance VI
Mrs yosburgh, after furnishing cause for many
conflicting rumOrs yesterday, was dlspeileu ny
Sheriff Layerty who found her in this city ana per
snaded Ier 70 return TO Jersey City. The tilal ot
her husband the Rev. Geo. b. Vosburgh. upon the
charge of poisoninp her. was continued, and Presi-
dent Henry Morton and several physicians, gave
testimony for the defence.
MRS. VOSBURGH IN THE SHER1FFS CARE.
FOUND IL THIS CITY BY SHERIFF IAvERrY-wHAT
HER RELATIVES SAID ABOUT HrR MOVEMENTS
The interest in the VOsburgh poisoning case
centred Yesterday in the missing wife. The Sheriff. 10
whom has been assigned the duty searching for Mrs
VOsburgh was besieged all day by anxious lhGuircrs
All sorts of rumOrs freely circulated Ane ''
OF suicide, however was generally dscreulteu' AHoi'
were many opiniOns TO her motive Ior gon7 WY
1t was generally believed that her OBJECT was 70 es'iv
the annoyance OF testfying Friends OF the ~OsbIgn
family declare that James n. sickles and Mrs Jennie
sio,ss advised her TO take this 1t is stated
that both sides want her the witneSs-stand' ouI
neither cares be responsible for calling her' larry
Yesterday morning it said that Mrs Nosburgh hau
gone to tue home of father in stuyvesapt Columbia
Tounty She had sufficient money to 20 there she re-
sived about 81 Indirectly her husband and after
leaving the house borrowed s. of Mr. Windecker, the
proprietor Of a meat market In MontlceHoaVe' MT
Wipdeckcr says that she perfectly calm ana COM
posed She said that che could not get any none!
because all the members OF the family were AT court
McGi said that the only thing he was
convinced of was that Mrs VOsburgh had not gone TO
suyyesant The prosecution had used the telegraph
freely and settled that fact beyond dispute
sheriff Iaverty told TRIBUNE reporter thar be knew
positively where Mrs. yosburgh was staying Several
detectives had been tracing her the night De"re' lie
taid she was living with friends in New-iork CITY, nut
be did not think they were relatives "she has some
friends" he said living in West Thirysecondst near
Fftbaye at Thiry-sXth-st and Ffthave.. and In West
Fory-secopd-st We have no doubt where she is living
but are uncertain whether can produce her III Ne"
Jersey She has committed offence and there Is hot
even the slightest charge against her our Only ieio
ia 10 nersnsde her 10 come back Even II that ialls
have slight acquaintance win tne sneIlM VI az Io
York, and between MS we can douDtless arauGe w w
mattel" He declined 10 state with Whch ialhlb sue
sbeSf Iyery also stated that he convinced that
Mrs yosburgh had been induced 10 90 10 New
York by some OF the friends OF her hns0anu'
who were afraid that she might be persuaded OF
compelled to testify the part OF the prose
cution. Zone thing which cOnvinces me that am
right" said the Sheriff. ais the fact that within the last
three or four days Mrs. yosburgh has signed a
paper in which she afirms her belief in the the
ory that her husband did attempt 10 poison her.
. The Sheriff was unable TO tell where TINS paper
was or who obtained her signature TO It, TIE counsel
for the defence denied any knowledge that such paper
was in existence.
carriage dashed up PavOna-ave Jersey City, about
IL O'Clock last evening and stopped at Sheriff LaverYs
house No lat. A woman of slight figure alighted and
entered the house. She was Immediately followed by
Sheriff Iaverty who on entering the mouse,
gave instructions TO the servant TO nave
bedroom prepared as be had guest VINO
vould remain all night A TRIBUNE reporter
i6ad tba
burgh the wife of the accused minister Anew minutes
later sheriff Lavertys son came 10 the door, ana ID an,
aver To iu0ures said his father had retired ma COud
not be seen He was then asked If Mrs. VosburRh was
there. He dcuied that she was g. " Who was tne lady
that just entered with the Shern inquired Ihe re-
porter. You are mistaken sad Ihe!O hah ho
Xhaif-hour fater Sheriff Laverty left the house and
walked hurredy down the avenue. The reporter aG-
had nor vet been found After the reporter told HIM he
had positively seen her. the Sheriff admitted that he had
was She staying With" the reporter asked, "No
friend" was the reply Of the Sheriff; 1T was
almost au enemy. When Mrs Vosburgh left Jersey
City She Immediately went to the house OF Mr. Flanders,
No. 46 West Thirty second-st This Is cousin OF Mr.
Vosburgh. They did not want her there put OF course
gave her shelter AfIer much trouble succeeded 10
entering the house ana PeSudgI HGT have Je n6y
over her by law and will keep constant Watch over Aer
She will not again leave New Jersey" r,
any one thinks George YOsburgh sent his wife from the
s6e went away his anger was so great that be alto
gether unnatural At the teatabe he called Ph!s the
TO the servant Why have you broken falih WIN me
You had no business to allow Mrs jennie sicNes TO en-
Ter this house. You knew che was my enemy
and that she came to this house for no
GOOD uurpose.' Mr.. NOsbur2h was relnOnsUated
with by The family, because the servant was not
euilty Of unaithiuness He was then told Tor Tie his
time that his mother opened door for Mrs. jennie
Sicbles That circumstance ought 70 be ample PROOF
that he had nothing to do with his wlies departure Tue
fact is Mrs VOsburgh been tue central hgure OF TWO
opposing families she has often said since the 1l pc
gan that she loved husband but she alSO loved her
rOther and father great fear has been hanging over
her that whatever she said would nure one OF 'hcm
She always chaed pleasantly with her husband at meal
times and with her brother In the court iO1n
That was about the only time she saw them because her
husband slept at the house OF family named Manue,
Vile on FairmOuntave. The Sickles family IS divided
I'm relation TO Mr.. VOsburgh's guilt i've III his mouse,
and believe he is innOcent my cousin with real SINGER
ity thinks he is guilty" -
LANES y sickles and Miss Ida VOsburgh said they
were absolutely ignorant ABOUT Mrs Vosburgbs move
ments George b. VOsburgh began TO give MS Opinions
freely He said that his grdndmOthe Mrs Bcdel lived
IN West Thirty-secOnd st. His counsel, eXGOyernOI
Bedte and Ex-senator Charles H. Winfield, were very an
gry because he discussed the subject and would mol
allow him 10 continue the conversation.