The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-16
AN ACCUSED PASTORS TRIAL.
DIR. CORNELL on TIE ALLEGED POISON
mo or MRS. yOSBURGH


IL tn' 1WN. george Is. NOSuufEn Oh lllc
Madison Avenue Baptist Church, Jersey city.
did not put tho poison in the medicine pre-
pared for his wife. then it must have been put
there so Jersey City people argue. either by
DR.. G.. Il. Cornell or by Mr.. james r. Sickes.
Mrs. vosburgh's brother. because these two
profess to- be the only persons who had charge
OF the medicine before IL came into the hands Of
Prof. Doremus. Most of the Practitioners OF the
accused pastor look over the head ot Mr.. Sicklcs
MS honestly but foolishly suspicious and dirort
their luminosity at Dr. Cornell us the Mcphis-
tophcs OF :he trio. When he walked to the
witness chair Yesterday morning. ho carried n
phal VI homeopathic pellets in his hand. He
subsequently explained to Mr.. Charles II.
Warncld. who cross-examincd him. that
he WINS obliged TO tako pellet occa-
sionally to allay the excitement incident to
his trying position. lie is a thin. ight-framcd
man. with noisecss trend and precise man.
ners. He held his head erect in the morning
but at the close fthc day ii dropped to one side
as II he were weary Tho direct examination
was continued for thrce-quarters " an hour
after the court opened. II related tQ the coudi-
ton OF Mrs Noshurgh during the last days Of
on examination DR.. Cornell sald that he
lett college before he lad completed his course
nrcausc he had changed his mind IN regard 10
the profession he should follow. lie had in
tended to be- administer. One Of the medicines
This was oyster shell ground into a powder A.
first he thought unburnt shell was used. hut
came from. he changed his mind. concluding
bcns burnt IL thought that rout was
when rcminded that eout somctImss sud.
denly changed it's position 10 tho stomach.
he concluded that both the gout and Gladstone
originated and grew simultaneously. He was
fixed in his impression that the patients stom-
nch had been greatly d'rnuGed by the drugs
] fflX uYl NH ltxs "a istl
yoyant ~ this city. before he hal boon called.
He said that he had never given MR.. Noslurgh
asudoriiic. He thought that he would give u
sudoritr whore patient WAS unahl" to get suf-
| ncicnt sleep.
the HS %y aon1 Fo1 pSoa spnoS ,s og"srcd
Is a medicine intended to induce swcatingY"
-" II may be, said the Doctor with hesitation.
thing specially intended To- produce uerspirq
ton. Mr.. Winfield read extracts from Watson's
that The symp,oms " Mrs. vos5ur:h as " dc.
scrlbcd Is Pr Cornell. ccrrcspQnded exactly
| with those 81 govt ia the stomach
The theory 81 tn" defense US indicated by
| Mr.. Winneld'S cross-e examination IL TINT H."
| patient was suffering from govt in the stomach
Of her stomach troubles Increased. the severity
| Of the govt IN her limbs decreased. Since her
recovery from the stomach affections MIS-. Nus-
! hurgh. 1t is said hy her friends. has been suffer
ing from govt IN hex linls,.
| ON me h,-ut oi rem, ~. continued the VII
ness, the DAY when Mrs. Nnshurgh was sick
! Nr. SiUklN- followed mo ont on the stOpp 4 Nr.
| Noslurgu's house, and told M for the first tim"
! Of his suspi'ions. | said: g Il 1t possible? l.
| cannot h" Your sister may die. she is very
| sid should sh" die this very night tho casc
would have to ~ to "A Coroner. / could not give
| n certificate Oi death since you have told Ia
about your looking through th' key h'ir and
/ your saving az the medicines. and about ih'
! things you nave seen. Guard The bedside. Let
no ono hut You. your wifi. or Mrs. Mnntou give
| medicines or drink o. the patient. II she lives
| until Tomorrow III try TO save herr Let him
prepare M 81 nlnes, rs n" has hern doing. and
y;nn saSf then. wi as" ,9 zen to chemist
up / said. Why haven't Won todd mo before.
| Because was q stranger here, and | did not
know what io do. wHs his reply.
Then wont home To soto he'd but MT to
sleep, Continued pr. Cornell. " | was thunder
had filed my hart Tn newt morning or
! drrrd warm mix o. Boz given her Tor upuri~h-
| m"nt She retained II on her stomach. a. III"
| Would yon haVe expected to find a stomach
| that had been dos a with nniimoLy able g. re-
tain i9ol immr 'Hty, 2!ter the d,ses Of anti
| mony h'ti h.n ri.,l ~
| minis'"rod at the Same time with the doses Of
How much 81 these valuable medicines had
you administered 90 Mrs. No-hursh -
j had administered seven decillionths ~ a
crud, drop OF nGN yomip tiniXca ig lumber
| Of wutrr. two sp.ouiul- - which lnl been given
her every three hours whie she was awake. She
also took the same amount 4 brlqdonnn'
The witness said that he had shown paper
| TO the Row DR.. Peddie. which contained all that
| he could then rccouert % she circumstances of
the cusc and that be had written i under m"
guidance Of the Holy Spirit" hut he had not
| said, when Deacon Miller told lin that Mr..
Skies could not haW Son pr. N9sngrth
| hole. TINT tn" Lord hau enlarged his vision.
Deacon Estcy had said t. him when they mot,
Just after the deacon had como OF oi Nierry boat
Cornell. don't you KNOW WY IWn IN your
heart that NosbHrgh never put poison in tn
" You ask mo n strange question" the witness
had rcpilcd, sim" you know That poison was
a .tqq'ly, found in the m,e'd.ein,e.r,
| Sirkl"- could have put il in
You must rink I'm a iend.' was the re-
-" y, s, but thni." Deacon Tetey had rcreis
" IS just what you accuse 7hurgh OF doing,
and, NJ, word II ~ good ~ your,,'
| expression under the guldtnrc 81 the Holy
Spirit in that conv,rsailon. | dl use it 10 thu
Til witness admitted that hc Aodmadc Efforts
t. ke"p the na,,r quiet. 3, AZ the Hnitlay nieh'
witness, Mr.. Sledlcr from predisposed aiie,-
| ton and JEALOUSY"
WHAT'S that" interrupted cx-Gov. Bodle
From predisposed affection" resumed Dr.
| e ornell altera minutes hesitation, for Nos-
| not 10 make known our suspicious. and sal 1
| that he would do sOmeth INK for Us. ] cOuldn I
nfterward think what il was He said he wuul
| eXHct promise from us before we recrossel
his threshold. ard | promised him 10 keen
quiet. dictated the letter that Mr. Sicklcs sent
|
| ought 10 investigate the character Of their
Why didn't you 60 to magistrate ?"
! Because there Is n rule in the regulations Oi
the Baptist Church forbiddng one brother to
| gc 10 law with another
| " But YOU are PRESBYTERIAN now"
Well, there Is similar rule IN the Presby-
terrain Church.
" Do you mean to say that there Is a rule In
either Of the two churches that would prevent
one brother from making charges before q
magistrate against another who had committed
crime p
"Well. it applies In all light matters"
And - you consider the administering Of
poison light matter2'
| Al this time was not quite sure
| But You had said You would refuse a death
| certificate IL Mrs. Nosburgh should die. Now
| did you tell Deacon Estey this rs the reason for
| debating the letter to the deacOns that people
would think you lunatc for letting Mrs. Nos-
| hurgh go home in her precarious condition
that YOU would lose reputation. that your wife
and family would starve. and that you had die
tated the letter to the deacons to explain your
| reasons p
Il didn't say all OF that. might have said
some Of it,"
DR.. Cornell added that he had told his sus-
picions first t. his wife, then to tho Rev. DR.
French and then TO Prof. Doremus. AS
came from Prof. Doremus's laboratory ht
said | met Mr.. Vaudeville and Mr.. Sicdler.
told them something 81 the matter. and also
gave Mrs Miller Il hint Of the trouble. The
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