The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-15
MINISTER'S IN 4 cot 'RT ROOM.
A PREF CHEZ on TRTfL ON 4 CHfRGE
or POISONING ms WIFE.


George II. Nosburgh in tho Jersey City Court
House yesterday morning. Many of them were
inside the bar with him. and when he cast
glance behind him outside OF tho bar he must
have thought for an instant that he was in his
own church. Most " the scuts were filed with
wcll-drcsscd men and women. and the alslcs
and the gallery were occupied 10y idle persons
Of all grades Of society. CONSPICUOUS within the
bar were the robust frame md silvery hnirs Of
the Rev. DR. w. II. Parml'y Of the First Baptist
Church. With him sat the Rev. Mr.. j. J.. Lodge
OF the Summit Avenue Baptist Church the Rev.
James Hardness Of the Third Presbyterian
Church. the Rev. Mr.. l.. r. Dunn Of the Bergen
Methodist Church. the Rev. Mr. James G. Ed
wards. PRESBYTERIAN: the Rev. DR.. Arnold Of
New York. the Rev. Mr.. W. ). Goodno Of the
First baptist Church Hobokcn the Roy. Mr..
VIM. Westcrheld Of the inst Reformed Church.
and the Rev. Dr. J. Howard Suydum Of the Park
Reformed Church. or those who were also
pre- sent Yesterday were the Rev. Messrs. Eddy.
Allen. Faulks and Peddic. Mr.. Pcddie is II
warm personal friend of Mr.. Nosburgh and he
has come from Philadelphia to wat h the trial.
Physicians have Differed much about the
symptoms Of antimona poison and tho cN-
pocta,ion that DR.. Cornell the medical attend
ant OF Mrs. Noshureh. would be called to testify
brought throng Of Jersey city medical men
Carpenter. Dr. James Wilkinson. and pr. Sam
ucl X. Formar. who. with Pr. Austin Flint. Jr.
| Of this city visited Mrs N,shur..h after sus-
| Iicion had been preached. and from her nc
| count of hcr symptoms concluded that she had
not suffered from antimouh poison. Besides
! these there were present Drs. i. \. Watson.
| Craven. Nnrick. Culver Ulinc, Finn. and Yer
| ringtou. prn"cn- Buns, nd. Estcy. Miller and
"lp sut Wi,in inc llr. Ol the uthcr lhllSl-
! onsrs II Mr.. Noshurrh there were present l.N-
| Mayor Sicd!cr, ne'umpan.gd 10y INLAY y an
| lrpcn. and Mcssrs. \. H. Spadono and \. C..
MIR. Charles u. Winfield resumed his croes-
exam nation al Mr.. james y. Strkl'S. Mrs. NH--
| hurgh's brother who collected the articles IN
| the sick room. that wore g,icrwart sent 20 Prof;
| poremus for unalysis. Mr.. SirNlcs, who had
| spread hi, hands ON til" table before him and
! his feet h'nra,h Il. while he protruded his lips
| az Mr.. Winfield and invited the battle. IN tlr
cont II that ensured. the lawyer did not let IL be-
! com" known 10y his manner whcih' b. had
| iarSr-ia,cd. hlue-ry"d. beliE'rcnt man. whose
| constantly working lips arc covered with n
| dense Cascade moustachc. His uncut sandy
| mar l'"s IN shocks and winrows over hls hr@d.
| llc is ncr'unt'd one Of H." Lest criminal laW .
| ycre la the state OF New Jersey. The ground
| fought over WAS the collecting 10y the witness 81
wat'r ten. and medicine. alleged to ha,r been
| pc-cned nv Mr.. No-hur-h. and the CONVEYING.
| # them ~ DR. Cornell
" Low came YOU" demanded NJ Winfield.
| " - lut this pllal which you had nli,i through
| a hole IN tie fem" 81 Or. Clr0clls hncN yard ~
sharp chin and initiating To tie eNt.rt If Tie
powers TIA l"'Hser"ncy of the lawyer. Dr Cor
! mol I'-Vu"st-"t a." 90 do rp.
| WY WIS Il nrra-a-necd.' asked Mr. Win
| N"d uaA lng ihr most oi the word. " that you
Nj. ST A.rs ~ bod the palms o. 10th hands
| ON I -tali' AMI smiled au lneiousy ~ his bulky
guest mr. us lac replied. Because heard that
Then he explained TINT he had called that
morning on Dr.. Cornell. aud that Will, he was
| there Mrs. cornell had told him nat Mr.. Nu--
fNlrl- had Hut.ftl To inquire Tor the I1pI
| that day. THIS had mad" thrm think thu Mr..
| No.hurgh NIGH; suspect what he wis nt II d.,
! shnuld soc hun going to br. Cornol's house..
So pl. Cornell took him out into the back ward
and moved him .quer" hole through 'hc
~ substance 10 a. Hnayz'd he walked around on
~" rear street. and approaching the yard r m
irdid no; know what became Of II ,aii'rwurd;
N'ef OF tho other slmtlcs 81 medicine anl
Cornell personally. While he was CARRYING one
| of tIe phals la his trousers pocket tho cork
rt "n' thg -tniu"l part ~ tnc pocket and scn'
49,. ltN.. DDr'iHUs
t't' yH1 aLy "ll 'ciou.' aHN"l Nj VIII.
i,".' 60 .''uug me have the rema!n.u- i'nrt %!
Here Il is if You can cat il out" reuiicl VI.
ro Sot wrons .iie ont TO tho vi,w of thr C,nrf
TIE lower pant. which lal been cut on. had
boon r"l.n' I'D with new slate-ruiprrd mas iu
4 Trrsrv CIV reporter furnished "A ra,r of fri,l.
tn entire pocket Mr. Sckles said that hcwoud
| max" % better tailor than - LAWYER Tho audi
"uro laughed. and Judge Knapp said st,ru.y
that u wns noe, S-ury husiu0 -, and ought not /.
Doe muic the occasion 81 disorder.
Mr.. SL.Slos WIS noNt busted in showing To- tho
jury. " ,th TIE aid uf some water and two tuul-
he had sawed FOR analysis. lie got Interested In
th'S" operations and completely lost his ON
alrr.s,n al rs le rkIiul.y poured wat r bach;
an! forth in the tumblers until ~ had gra Ted
the amount To- "A nicely lie said he was uo'
used t. mixing things. and the audience
| laughed Hgaln.
why didu't YOU toll the deacons when YOU
mot them. asked Mr. Winfield. about voul
watching Mr. NoshurGh through the sick room
door keyhoc, NJ well ~ through the hall dCo.
-" Beeau-e." sud Mr. Sicklcs. Il didn't tel
ha X" Then throwing his head forward and q
huleto one side he added, Il haven't told you
an know
"Weil haven't ct much ont ofyou,'
It is hard" replied Mr. Sickos. his face
growing very serious. " to get much out OF q
Are You a rclG .tant witness"
-. i"s lsiout.yl. am reluctant witness
Tie witness admitted that he had tol.i Justlcs
Davis not to serve the warrant Of arrest ON Mr.
Nosburgh until be should hear from i'm again
Hi rcnsun for this he said. was that lie want"o
animation. Public Prosecutor MrGiN Ind II,
~ -lious to int on redirect exam inal,on anl
M. 81 kles quilted the witness chair.
Mr.. MrGills second witness was Dr. q. b
C. rnell,, Mr.. YoSnprgh's h9muounihic ply
clan. H. testified that hc had been first c,lle,
e. attend Mrs. NosburEh on the 2lst Of last
January. zee,
Nl' cpmlNlhti, ne SalN, ul pam IN npl
stomach, acility. and cramps prescribed
nuX Yonica and cacarea carhonica. also med
lcaied pellets of colo'Snth, third trituration
and iuncacuanha. thirlieth attenuation. Tel
grains 90 u mcdicated. irlturated powder is trit
uratcd with ninety grains Of sugar OF milk
That is the first decimal trituratlou. The see
ond doeimnl-'
" Wen take a recess. =" said Judge Knapp.
DR.. Cornell testified that In his first week nj
! attendance two quarts Of cOd-liyer oil had hnoI
used in vain effort 10 recupornto Mr.. N0s
lurg. She complained at that time that sons
OF her medicines nude her sick. After con
sulfuton with DR.. Hardness he decided T..
chnngo her medicine; but stil she grew worse
On the 18Th of February sho was sckor than
she had been before or since. Her face turned
down into her pillow. her eyes were closed hc
arms lay motiOnlcss by her side and whci
! questions were put 10 her no answers were re-
turned. Dr. Cornell told Mr.. Nushurgh that sh'
could not 1.-Two much longer, especially since u,
food had passed from the stomach for thrteol
| days.
Ex- Gov Bcdle. on behalf Of the defence oh
iccied % the use by the witness of his note book
This he'd to an explanation that that part Of the
cont nts relating To the N0sburgh case had beet
| originally written on Il separate piece of paper
on tho evening of Fob, 90 the day after Mr.
Sicklrs had communicated his suspicious I,
him, and that the contents Of this paper were
afterward transferred TO the note book. Th'
witness could not be made TO say when the COPY