The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15
PASTOR VOSBURGES WIFI.
Details and Points Of Her "Sup-
pressed Statement.
B liter OH ARGE S.
THE True Story" Being Prepared by
James Sickles.

a oTst out comprshensive digest OF the document
known TO those familiar with the vosburgh case AZ
'rhe suppressed statement" was publisned III the
HERALD yesterday, together the influence 1t
likely 10 have on the future Of those con-
nsc,ed with that singular affair. 1. was stated
that this document In the hands Of Assistant Dis.
tric' Attorney McGii, at whose Office, No. a Mont
yomery street, Jersey City, Mrs. yosburgh made the
statement ia presence OF Mr.. AcGill. his stsnog-
raphsr. Mr.. James Sicklss bis vile. II was
intended At the time AZ s,he ground~ork on which
The prosecution should The following Is clear
sopy Of Mrs. vosburgh's dsclarations:-
MRS vosBuRGn's STATEMENT.
she began stating mat sue knew she would De an
admissible witness either side, because Mr.. Vos-
burgh and his counsel had told ner. She did E0t
cause the law aid not compel her to 70 on the stand
unless by her own voition. When informed that
there might be difference Of opinion IN regard to
that. for the reason that the law made
offered 10 tue wife, she id:-"I may be
orced TO 20 ON the stand; ieol that am peculiarly
situated. Tho thing Is so bad that II ] should DO
Sailed upon the s,ana would be forced ,oconvict my
asband. As tar as knew, all that could would
b. 10 corroborate tho statements by my family
The medicine gwen me by my husband dld
tor water l don't want my husband 10 know that
you got any points IRON me to cross-examine him
Un.' She sat IN thought Tor a moment aud then
tinued:-"He will know that u comes from me, be-
cause there IL no one who knows the truth besides
'old my mother an! probably II would 60. OUT"
my husband received a call 10 church IN Coop
srssown. aud alter VIC got settled there We
hved very happily. In the spring OF 1875
George saia that be thought needed rest, and
visea mo 10 80 home tor couple Of weeks went
to Stuyvesant and remained there weeks When
should 90 away and leave my husband alone again.
! laughed at them ut hrst, but when they explained
sbslr reasons Tor taking so 1 thought II was the
Thew George had
series OF picncs Ut his house and the favored guest
vas always Mary ParshalL knew the girl; she
single anu quite good looking; she was converted by
his preaching, and be baptized her. He always paid
her great deal OF attention. and after came
attentions upon every opportunity found
some Of their letters At different times,
10 her. found him admiring her pilot ograph. and
then begged him on my knees Twice that no would
not 20 TO see DER any more de sad he could not help
gong. became despo0dent and very nervous l
began taking morphine 10 quiet my nerves, and, on
one occaslon took large dose, thinking put end
to my troubles and thus leave him tree After had
regained conscious George unbranded what
r. had a,w done ana ny action as
ina. Always had a ouIy y'u uons a'd ana saa
scandal and destroy MIS- usefulness in tho CHI urch.
Then began to exert my influence TO gss him TO
forts that he accepted call 10 the Jersey City
HER PHoroGRAPH.
! thought II could get HIM away from her he
would not care her, but after mad been in Jersey
City he went South, aud the morning after re-.
turn 80. up frs. and sawa photograph sticking out
Of hrs pocket and pulled II out 10 who u wAs.
found Il was Mary Psrshall's picture woke him
up ana showed MN what had iound. He sat up 10
bed and abused me. tore tho picture to shreds be-
THE pocroR's VISITS.
Mr.. McGlll theE, with view To learn what the
defence were doing asked her about The visits Of Drs
Carpenter, Flint, Wilkinson and Foreman, who wore
:ens 70 - asr oy sG inc M She
toms. told them that l had nausea, vomiting, a
burning In my throat after took the Incidence that
my HATS
very sore; that ~as very warm, and at times cod.
was burning up Tor wafer all the time They asked
mo about irothng at the mouth. They asked me
i mad such ind such symptoms, and
,oid them az remembered Them. 1 never had an a.
lack similar to this before. have never had ANY
Nckness al .he stomach Al all sick until
got rhsunatism ut Coopesst0wn The hrst time
svsr vomutsd was whom the glass OF lemonade
He made another one about wseK later AID 1t pro-
aucod same results Alter that. IRON time 70
time. shs vomiting continued seemed very strange
~ me that the rheumatism would make me SICK Inai
way The lawyers on the other u ie gong show
that had rheumatism Of tho stomach, and account
Tor The symptoms In that way. asked Dr. Carpenter
while he Was there II had taken poison, and he said
nad not" "tt
In answer TO . qaesuon by the District Attorney
she said al do believe that my brother put the
In answer another question she said, ave do not
sleep IN the same bed; he objected 10 sleeping with
me because had onion pouiticss applied Tor rheuma-
tisfn he said no could not endure the smell"
The District Attorney tnen began. 10 inquire about
tho presence OF Dr. Peddie IN the household. Sho
said die a witness for George. He said that
Dr. Cornell told him about certain things. He said
thas II Vosburyh did anything against him he would
snap him ny IN minute. A. one time George wanted
me 10 let his sister Ida have my night KEY. There
three keys. He had one. his brother Homer had
Que and ! had tho osher l WINS not feeling we'll ut
our servant, IN when she was out, and gave
her my key. George and Homer were cut
could .na S Al 80
donr you Ida have your keyf" tolu him didn't
p~n key now, MS Phillis had It. He got very angry
and SAID. contsmptuously, "Yuu are nothing but
hog" Tins occurred sfter his arrest
Nh swoKE AT MxR
The District ATTORNEY asked " Mr.. V0sburgh ever
at her. she replied. sYss. frequently; once
when were at Coopsrstown. / had beeu aud
my return no said Have you been OF. WIN your
Parshaii irbsf" He Looked dagesrs at mo no was so
our room to caught me by the and said, damn
you, u you ever soy that again Will choke YOU" Ho
eau nI me by tho throat, but got away from him.
- DRINKS AND SMOKES.
In answer to q question by Mr. McGnl she said,
rYeA he smokes cigarettes generally, and drinks.
ana whisKey. He keeps the wine aud whnkey In
closet OF his study he also keeps some otter Kinds
81 liquors there; 4 DOM Know what. he Uuys his
liquors by the bottle from DR. Cook and he gets his
bscr thcrc, too. Tho beer he buys by the box Hc
buys Bass ale, or three dozen bottles Ia box.
He usually did his drinking ~ night. Dr. Cook Is
great friend of hts anu 10 working hard for bm."
~ PREPARE TO DfE.
II Ac0iu e8keu III uoT nuspenu nau ovsr tou uot
she was inferior him. she replied, "He has acted
II, dont know that ne has ever expressed II IN 50
many words. Wnilo ! was sick he never had prayer
In my room. He never prayed With mo nor otsred
any words Of consolation except 10 talk Of dying
During my illness his frequent remarks about dying
made lac issl very bad ana said had not done my
ausy and would hike to DO better than had bccn-I
meant 10 relation 70 my religious duties. dc said.
we wih change the subject, bui,' he added, pre-.
psre yourself TO die; prepare 20 Co. THIS
Icsurred more than once While 1 was
sckes. told him mat y would IKE
that you arc very sick, Hauief I said NO, l dii
not I thought 1 was pretty badly or Ne SAID,
you are very sick, and the probabilities that you
cannot Ivs.' OF course burst out crying, because
had no idoA was dying | had hopes OF getting Dct-
ser tried TO talk about living, but he always
the conversation TO gym
ABOUT MEDICINE
Mr.. McGiii wanted 10 wnow what hof family said
about her medicine. She rcsumed:- They were
an xlous to gs. the powders and tue medicines that
were LETT around the mouse. About three weeks
ago they spoke about getting possession OF
ths In medicines, and 1 searched all over tho
house, but | could not hnd any. l saw
Gsorgs throw away tho powders Just before he was
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