The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-25

NoHnlhllOn.
When the accused pastor rose from his chair
beside ex-Gov Bcdlc every eye In the crowded
court room was fixed upon him. buzz OF cx-
cicmont was succeeded by m intense silence.
He slowly took of n light spring overcoat.
folded 1t deliberately. and laid it In his chair.
His face. which was flushed when he first
stood up rapidly changed. until 1t was
almost paid. Among the audience were scores
OF the officers and members OF his church.
including many ladies. who had come to hear
their pastor clear himself OF the charge of at;
sister foIlowed % him with viz % their eve eyes % ther fea %u
lures drawn tense with womanly anxiety. He
kissed the Bible. held up TO his lips by q court
oficer, solemnly, and took his seat In the wit
ness chair in an easy position. but with an air
OF forced composure. His face is spare. but
symmetrical. and indicates intelligence and
mental cultivation. II is marked with n black
moustache and sparse black side whskers.
His hazel eyes are large. but not PROMINENT.
and set beneath square forehead OF medium
height.
In response TO a few preliminary questions he
port. near Stuyvesant. In Columbia county.
n Y. and was graduated from Madison uni
pastoral charge was Of the Cooperstown Baptist
Church, which he assumed at about tho date of
his graduation. He was two and half years In
Cooperstown. and accepted his second call to
the Bergen Baptist Church in November, 1876.
The first call the church had given him he had
Sept. 4. 1871 They had had no children. His
wife had not been in good health since he had
known her She was first seriously troubled
with rheumatic gOut in the spring Of 1870 The
joints OF her hands and fcet had become en-
largcd and her fingers had become twisted out
Of shape. The principal deformity, however.
was the enlargement OF the joints which pre-
vented her from closing her hands.
AT cN GOV. Bellc's request. he particularly de-
scrihed the condition of her hands to the Jury.
Tn n the lawyer asked:
" Did you ever In any way or az any timc ad-
minister tartar emotic TO your wife =
nj
tone that awakened murmer OF applause from
his sympathctic parshioncrs and friends.
Either in w9ter tea. medicine. continued
ex-Gov., Bedle. "or any other liquid or sub
mo sir" was the response. delivered in the
About the lst OF last October" the witness
continued in answer To- quest ions, she FIRST be-
gan TO vomit. She had previously been npprc-
hensivc that her disease would go to hcr hCart.
| In the following May Or. Carpenter WIS cal led.
VosbMrsh cot medic1I directions from n1T a NV
York clarvoyant. DR.. Cornell was employed
Now Nj. voshureh." interrupted ox-Gov.
| Bedle. "on Feb lO your wife WAS supp sod 20
lie dying. | refer to tho scene when Sickes
! that you passed your hand above her face. and
| that he asked you to pray,Mnd you told him
she was with tho angels. Tell us what hap
Mrs; vosburgh," said the, witness. "lay on
her back. She was deadly pale Her eyes ,w're
hands and | held the other Wcwere on oppo-
site sides Of the bed. His wife and sister. Mrs.
Manton. and my sister. were IN the room. With
my free hand | tried to find her pulse. but
could not. Then | passed my hand above her
mouth. 10 see II could discover whether she
was breathing Just then Sickles asked me 10
pray for her. ! sad 10 him: keep, qniet. !
ihceve she Is with the angels. now l thought
| thAt her soul was passing"
The description was given with rapid utter
ance. The last expression thrilled the audi
-" Now rs to family prayer. continued Mr..
Bedle During your wiics illness. did you
continue your personal devotiont
. always began the day with prayer. and
uaill my my fssmiiy was broken up by illness. al
Did YOU ever pnt tartar emetc In ice water
in the bath roomY'
Il never had tartar emetic in my hand to my
The table i'm this court room. Mrs. Noshurgh
was very nervous and, likc most oi rs when we
are sick. was impatient. Shc ir'lu 'ntly ,nllcd
for ice water. and in order that She might not
have to VAT IT. was my l Gnsiem to pretare iop
LIQUIDS 10 be given To her were allowed 10 stand
In the sick room She WIS fond oi eating pound
bottom OF the tumhler and then put large piece
Of ice on ton Of It. so that when she had drunk
of the water she could get tho pounded Ice in
the bottom The blinds in the bath room win
dow were bowed SO as 10 permit the tumbler 10
stand on the sill In the open air"
Next. Mr. Nosburgh's attention was called 10
Mr.. Sickless testimony that he had heard him
stirring something in the bath room with the
used the words. " II Hattie wants any ice water
le sure and giveit to hor; have llxed some
BIER Of Ice water that scklcs saved. because he
found n white deposit on the bottom. which dis
N'' DO not doubt" said the witness, that
said that had dxed the lee water for her.
time D'' 9S ~ pp' T"'T any NJ Tine Y" a. 'g
DO you recollect stirring the iccwe,cr p, No.
water was aftcrward saved in phial" No,
sir" " Did You ever 10 into the bath room and
Lock the d299r mNSrely I9F the sake OF preparing
-" Now on Feb. ~ continued tho ex-Gov.
Mrs9 sickiess Rands % %voeny It was IS" the Hs' tea ga
some of which was saved. Mrs. scklcs tcstiaes
that she said Tea, tea; hurry up. ! want 10 go
as soon ms you stepped around corner into the
back room he saw you crook your elbow as i
YOU were tai taking d, so,ms,hing 4, out oil your vest
Il remember being ln, tho kitchen on that
ing impatcntly ior the tea To steep don't re-
hand. III did ii was not with any emphasis
and carried It up stairs. don't even recol-
let to whom handed the tea"
OF several other o,'urrenros Of less impor-
lie trstih,rd that he 1ii not doubt ihat sicGles
TTaisned mn I'm throIAH s 'nG Es'hae XII ns t
hiS thumb ana aqeer Tut he lad 9ot -een hi@
back again as no bad des 'rlhed the action
Whom The witness had met Mr.. Sickles At the
the witncssl had not looked SURPRISED. and he
certainly had no square piece es OF paper with
him, unless they were newspaper clippings
such as he was accustomed 70 savo when
they contained some beautiful thought or
other matter that interested him, lle knew
nothing about any square pieces OF payer
that mieht have been found n The coal cutie
or esewherc. 1t was quite likely that Sickles
might have found him in his study with the
loor locked. and that he might haye found
white powder scattered on the study table. The
back parlor was used rs the study, and he was
accustomed 10 lock the door when be was em-
poyed there to prevent Intrusion. II there was
any white powder on tho table 1t WAS white
sugar He used very frequently to maze him,
self glass Of lemonade. He remembered
nothing about q piece Of paper about Ga by
inches square. He may have gone up stairs for
lis wife's scissors but II he did he could not
recolect what he wanted them for.
90 Was there any difference. Mr.. Vosburgh, in
the result when you gave your wife medicine
or drink, and when she took II from the hands
OF othersN
Governor" said the witness. leaning for;
ward in his chair with sad count1nancc and
An impr, ssive manner for thirteen days and
ni.:h's she kept nothing on her stomach, no
matter by whom IL was given"
q" How vas she nOurlshed ~
We tried everything that could be thought
of-bcel tea. whites Of eggs, brandy milk. rice