The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
NOT GUILTY.
The End OF New Jerseys
Cause Celebr5.
A CLERGYMAN'S VINDICATION.
The Prosecutions Appeal that the
Jury Needed Not.
EXCITING SCENES IN COURT.

Tho vosburgh trial was concluded last evening with
verdict OF acquiItal, marked by memorable scene
In ne Jersey CITY Court The pastor appeared
more pallid yesterday morning than he had on any
previous day while his vile looked better than usual
and seemed quite at her The DAY was excit-
ing one rendered still more by violent allerca-
ton between the Attorney General and ex. G overnor
Bedc.
NEWSPAPER TRIAL.
Ex-Unted States Senator stockton, Attorney Gen.
eral the STATE addressed the in behalf OF the
prosecution lie said he had painful duty TO per-
form. All he had do try the Issue between
the State and George vosburgn, and he must remind
them that they render thor verdict
cordlng the evidence. ''You sworn to de-
eide Tins case according 10 tho newspapers he said,
"as It was made out long before thus case began To
do wouid be violation OF your oaths wish
had other duty 10 perform than 10 speak upon tae
issue as between tho State and The Rev George vos
burgn, but the counsel Tor the defence made
my duty 10 defend james sickies." Mr.. Sto kton
alluded 10 the Corvager murder trial in England and
the Robinson trial In New YORK; show that the
fence had up the same plea that somebody other
than the accused party had committed the crime and
That in both cases the men ware hanged.
Mr.. Winfield (sotto poce)-- Robinson was acquitted.
Mir. Stockton contlnued that Tor long time he mad
thought The defence were undecided upon whom 10
shut the crime; whether upon Dr. Cornell or james
Sickles AT hrst they gong to SHIFT it upon DIR.
Cornell but the trouble that the little wal with
drop of anthony never went through Cornell's
hands, and at last they made up their m nds
nrra,gn James sickes as the criminal MIR. Stockton
referred The dealhbed scene, and SAID he deeply
regretted The counsel Tor the defence (cxGover
nor Bedle) should have told the good people OF New
Jersey that cowardly OF sicKles ask Vospurgn
vosBURGHs GUILT
The counsel bad stated yesterday that the Attorney
GeneSal did not believe George Vosburgh 10 be
guilty. ~ wan to say" The Attorney General
declared, .tnat II thought vosDurGn was innocent
should simply ask the Court TO enter MOLE pros qu
have lried criminal yet in which did
not believe The defendant 10 be guiy.'
Mr.. STOCKTON quoted LORD Coke poison, VINO de-
ciared that poison the most detcsta0le Of all
10 be used by person TO cause the death OF
suoiner, for no nannood courage could resist IT.
for this ancient English statute con-
stuicd murder by poison treason and exacIed the
penalty boiling death. lie referred 10 two celc.
brated poisoning trials IN this state ana particularly
10 that OF Harmon, the clergyman, who tenamored Of
\ young gsl neglected his wife 10 accompany and
drive his paramour home IRON church sleigh
poisoned his wie. He was deieuded IN Warren county
by Judge Brady, now Justice OF the supreme Court
and was convicted and nung. Up TO lwo days be orc
The lral protested his innocence but after was
hanged his fell confession oil guilt published in
the newspapers
Al this recital ofpreccdcnis, made in slow, solemn
manner, there was PAINFUL stiffness IN the court
room, and many wistiui gances were turned al vos-
burs who seemed entirely annoyed.
ASriaosiAL POISON FOUND
The Attorney Goueral said no woul RAPIDLY dispose
Of The leading facts the case. HIS nrst proposition
was tnat anumoly was found by Professor Doremus
The tests which Professor Doremus had subj ctcd
the nuus brought him were the most thorough
ever applied in any chemical analysis Professor
Dcremus, IN the urst place, had more nnids 40 aa-
Awe than had before Ia any case. md. IN
Inc second place. chemical science had greatly pro-
creased OF la.e. Tue defence had that
Professor Morton, Of HoboSsn, had aiso MADE
an analysis and iouud aniimony. Well,
that analysis made tweive DAYS later,
al Tue antimoLy might have already
been eliminated from the system Tor al that time Mr
yosbaEgh lad already uright eve ard clean tongue
There 40 GOuUi tnat the elimination OF anllmouy
was intermittent irregular. OF course some pnysi.
Claus altered tnat point There was an oid prov
gh.I az The age OF thitty some men were eltLcr
physicians or Los. laugnterl Moreover, Professor
EorsoI himself admitted the stand tuat he
expcr such analysis, ana thnt ne had never
made one Deiose. HIS iaiure 10 oxidze The orea1ic
matter "a itself suihcieni 10 explan Professor
Norton y failure to nEd tne poison Professor Morton
himself admitted tna i Professor Doremus found
antimOny, alllmOny mus have been there.
POISON PASSED THROUGH yHE BODY
Hrs nexl pfopos ton "as tn.t tue ahhmsIy actually
passed through tne cody 81 Me- Nosbursh. Professor
Doron.us had tesuhed hat The quaint es OF poison
ionn1 bore very probable proportion 10 the
quantities OF sue GOD faKan. More poison was found
N Tue iea tEan IN Tue medicines became more tea
was taken, and ne poison Was more easily dissolved
In tne hot ltnaa been GAINED By tue defence
that !. pulson bees taken ~ must have been
aritnmeucal oi uiar d.:ninu
tou, baI thts was absurd. Tho human bcdy was NO
kuch chr onomcter
What Witnesses IN any court room mad ever been
altAcNeu - James riekies anu Dr. Cornehy Df. Cor
ners ignorance VAS his safety ii he was so ignorant
ne certainly could never nave "doctorcd" the
uulGs taken 10 Professor Doremus. "WDy the hand
81 Providence has gaided this tnlDgl Can any one
value 81 the one lutle arop OF poison 1ound
IN tho smallest vial and Of the antimony loand IN
an old pocSctr' sickles IN his negligence had
taken tnis wal along 10 sluyvesanl u ms
pistol pocket probably having existence
unui the otner nuids had been auayzea by ine
Chemist The Attorney General Claimed mat The ex-
istence OF the poison had been inGispGtably traced
from The time the tea the ieed water, &c were saved
ia ,ne SICK room ny james sckcs unt tney had been
produced here upon the witness stand. IL the jury
allowed themselves 70 be pr,judiced agains. lnese
Two WITNESSED. .icktes and cornell, they wore un-
mindiu OF their solemn duiy
sIcKLEs vOsBuRGHg
ln reference question oi motive, the Attor.
Dcy Gencrsi claimed tnat the interview win Mr..
spadone vusbufgh virtually cOnicscd that his wiic
Was polsoncd lie l. told by friend mat he Is charged
with having posonea IN woman lie had sworn 10
cnerlsn ana 0yc ana what does he replyf Does he
cry ou' indlgoauly. MY niie posontdl" No, DO
conduct OF innocent man1 lie haa Tried 10 ex-
teauate his conduct ny camging his witc Win
III aes OF IDtamy. ~ Was not ruo that his vile nah
ruu away with Dark,eper, that sac haa taken NOR
,biue or thai sue had fYuuccd aboTtions UpOr her.
tcl There we're only Two mOtyes assigned ior shtit-
ng the crime Slc&lss. One Was that SlCkles
her brother ana wDuid inherit grca snare ~ MS
lathcfs iprm 4 che dicd, aud tue other tnat he had
Sad Nosburph was 700 prou greater Outrage was
pcrpvtr tied than TO charge James Sekles Win
having tho wUuld.b be murderer 81 nIs SISTER.
Turning toward the pastor aud shaking his list ~ him
ne exclaimed, "Wncn THIS aelsndant dtd that ho
sealed ms own DOOM N WIS tvfhrnce, be aald,
that tue poor woman was Kept awake At gut ny tho
lear that III tho Tell asleep her husband would pGt
poison 10 her ps II mere WAS conspiracy against
Vosburgh then Mrs Nosburgh, Mrs. MAnlon,
Mrs. sickles and Mr. Gorso were all IN IT.
Mr. GOisc hal played cards--that was his
crime. What single syllable was there 10 prove
tuat there was any such conspiracy ~
was an GU rage upon common sense 20 suppose ~. ~
the Defendant innocent the Gecncc hsa been seri-
ously mistaken 10 adopting tbis theoryi u ne was
guilty ihen The very best dct.Dcc when no
could have adopted. He submitted 10 the jury that
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