Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-17
THE yOSBURGH TRIAL.
Evidence of Physician Who attended
HRS. TOsburgh.

bctaeace of q Physician Who attended
Hrs. TOsburgh.
The trial OF Bey. Geo. B. Voshurgh, for
attempting to kill his wife by posion, was
continued in Jersey City on Tuesday. DR..
Cornell testified that he was called to attend
Mrs. Vosburgh on Jan. q. at the close of
his first call Mr.. Vosburgh called him into
his study and said that both he (11r. Vos-
burgh) and all the members of the church
realized that Mrs. Vosburgh could not live,
but that it was pleasant to have competent,
kind physician in attendance during the
closing hours, when witness replied that he
did not apprehend much difficulty in curing
her. Nh. Vosburgh said earnestly: please
do not let such impression be known outside
of this house. The church people know that
she cannot live, and her friends say that she
will certainly die in March at the latest. Ifyou
say anything about her possible recovery, it
will look bad. There IS no reputation to
lose in your case should she die and I will
make it my own business to let people know
that you have done the best that could be
done under the circumstance. Upon the
witness insisting that he had hopes Of the
patients speedy recovery, Vosburgh begged
that he would not encourage her to believe
that she could recover, and assured witness
that be should remain her physician until the
end. On Feb. 10 witness announced that
Mrs. Vosburgh would probably die during
the night. Then Mr.. Vosburgh praised the
skill OF witness, and said that all that was
possible for the patient had been done. Mr..
sickles, the brother of Mrs. Vosburgh. left
the house with witness, and communicated
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allow no one but his wife and himself to
give medicine and food to the patient. When
the walls containing the poisoned medicine
were delivered to the witness by Mr.. Sickles
| they were locked in a private closet, and
within day or two carried to DR.. Doremus
for analyzation. On the morning of Feb
20 witness found the patient much improved
Witness said to MIR. Vosburgh, "Really this
change is most extraordinary. I expected
this morning to find her dead" "a watched
pot never boils,' Mr.. Vosburgh answered de.
spondingly. He added: sDoctor, if yor
give it out that she is recovering it will loo4
bad. Do you not think that she is filing u,
before death, as you say sometimes occurs
in such cases?" Afterward Mr.. Vosburel
spoke of his wife>s tickleness, and, to il
lustrate her character better, he said: Ssh,
is like rooster dancing on the top of red
hot stove.' He also spoke of her havin:
acted improperly with herself, with the as
sistance of her mother. He said it was lik
murder for him to embrace her. On on
occasion, when witness said that Mrs. Vos
burgh might live for long time, he ez
claimed, petulantly: "Why do you talk SO
l am under heavy expense. am paying 70
my sermons. Should she remain sick,
nurse will be necessary, and am alread
$1,000 IN debt" The witness believed Mrs
Vosburgh was not killed outright by th
poison, simply because it was so diluted b
the medicine with which it was mixed" TIL
progress of trial is watched with intens
interest in Jersey City.