New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
THE WIFE POISONING TRIAL.

JERSEY CITY'S ACCUSED MINISTER.
TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR DoREMUs IN IHE CASE
OF THE REV. Mr.. v0sBURGH-ANTIMoNiAL Pol
son FOUND IN THE MEDICINES
The trial of the Rev. George B. VOsburgh,
of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Jersey City
Heights, for wife oisoning was continued IN jersey
CITY, Yesterday The attendance very large. Many
o, the leading physicians OF Jersey CITY were
prespnt with large number Of clergymeE.
Many of the spectators now bring their lunches with
them so that the courtroom at the which
is only half an long, looks somewhat like picnic
ground.
The first witness yesterday was Amadee II. spadOue
a prominent member and trustee OF Mr. Vosburghs
church. His testimony wac as follows ~ have been
member OF the Board OF OF the church for fifteen
years. attended the meeting at Deacon MIXERS mouse
talked with Mr. Vosburgh Sunday morning, February2i
in relation 10 the concerning the alleged poison
ing asked hun If he knew there stories being er
cuated concerning his treatment Of his wife and he sad
No" told bin were and he ought TO know about
Them as they were Of a serious nature. He wanted to
know what they were, and 1 told him to go over to
Mayor Sieders house. as there had been meeting there
the night before. We found Mr. Seder at home and
1 told Mr. Vosburgh what had been said
at Deacon Milers, as coming from DIR.
Cornell and Mr. sickles. Mr.. Yosburgh said: would
sooner believe that jim sckes had administered the
poison himself asked him what motive Mr. sckles
wouldb have He said that knew sickles better than
did and that he was close aud penuriOus little fellow
His father owned farm OF one hundred and thrtytwo
acres In Stuyyesaut. N Y, and when he ded mere
would be three heirs 10 the estate III MIS- NOsDuigh
was our Of the way there would be only TWO DelfS
Mr.. V0oburgh also said his wife had alsn;;
him very unhappy life He said that she had used IN.
trumcnts to produce two abort0ns and ne beneYsu h
mother was pryy TO the crime aud that she had also
taken medicine TO produce another. lnat she went 70
HUDSON to take medicine under the direction OF Rhy'
Scla and he had, his knees begged her mol 10 90 ~
He also said that she mad confessed 10 MN that Que u
she attended far with a OaTAeeRer WIZ
was at CoOperstOwn, n. Y, she took morphine
and one evening, when he was to baptlse SOM peoP,
she took druEs which made her sek anu he ~
stay at her bedside He said nothing derOgatofy 70 Net
character but said he had lost all affection for ner Ar:
Yosburgh was very much eAclte9 ana eilsu sn i"S
deal. He seemed feel very badly, anu ciasplnE
Mayor seiei's hands in his, lie sad, Oh' NY chufca
| my sister, my mother, my people"
! At this point Mr. Vos6urgh, VINO mad shown no emo;
ton heretofore broke down and so9oed andiDy; aTa
many OF those pre- enI were deepH uI,ecteu W NJ
Tine Rev Dr. Parmly testified that he talked Win M
Vooburen on February 10 about his wfe's illness ana
her and ne asked Dr. Parmy,s advice ABOUT Gazing III
| some other ply stefan besides DIT Cornell, ,ouorr.
| Mr. Spnione was recalled and testified as tOuowS:
During the evening of the day saw Mr.. Vosbulgh %
Mr. Vosburgh that she did not want 10 go home ana sue
| Thought the effect on the church would
20 If she was strong enough. or felt like going lie toa
he to tell that he had made ARRANGEMENTS iGr Der 20
90 He also SAID II she goes away she VIII never
come back to me- for Will break up Housekeeping al"
Dr. 4. ogden Doremus, professor OF chemistry, and
| texlcoOgy in the Bellevue Hospital Medical lolsss
was the next large quantity Oh test
rrtorts bottles etc, placed before MIN, tHe %
beng given somewhat tie appearance OF chehi, ~,
laboratory Professor Dremuss evidence was a. "a
| lows: :" The three bottles shown me were prousnoW
| me for examination Of the liquids tne} va
| famed. The first said 10 contain sud
| water and possibly some poison; the ~
| "A preparation of VOmca ana DehduOuna, IN
possibly poison and the third tea and POSSIBLY
They were brought 10 by Dr. Cornell, on feDr,uSa
81 He also brought me two powders, Nncn nbIaa be
were homeopathic preparations OF beIcutS, Ether
STYLED mercuria chloride. also receives wv s,ckIes
| bottles from Dr. Cornell ienIy "'o,n,,I1ed
| brougbt mo n half ounce wal wnicb eohtai,SSe
| one orop of fluid. The label pasleu UO,na,ninS
| bottle read : This IS TIE not'ie ~ sto,,nle
the water that three the water hi Stgfss
got out; contents lost my pocket James ~ ~ me
ent mo letter I'm which lie mciOsed the hnlhs on We
pocket DR.. Cornell asked me to eSan,lhS ne nssnt
10 see il they contained poison lie su NC usu Snn
who was very ill., and he feared she was suheIlns sns
the contents of the bottles and ne was yer! TN IA
| ali the bottles, but have not yet eomHSsen.
the analysis the pocket lining ms tOrh " ,sis
iaI poison Is tartar emete which chemists can rfsr
| of .nfimOny IL is made by combining cream oi ~
| and oxide OF anthony. / found tartar euleu- ~ IT,
hotties In the first bottle, which contained waSSi ,s
found nearly ten grains. In the bottle OF huA he
ana bclladOnna | found nearly ten grams anu ia,nd
| bottle OF tea aud fOut-tenths grlns lhso In
tartar emetic In the bottle which became an.
the two bottles ven Tor analysis, 10 ascertain
tmOny was IN the patients system, also IOund IN Aay
| Professor Doremus upon the stand neaEp 81 "a
He explained the Marsh aud other tests TO wle tst
subjected the liquids, and by which no Dau
they contained taltaF emetic He performed nSts.
of experments showing how chemists detect thepsi
ence OF autmOny, and exhibited case OF test ,roa
| porcelain plates which he had used III the eA"n'
| of the contents OF the bottles. .
| The trial will be continued on MONDAY.
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