The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-14
THE vosBURGHs.

STRANGE BEHAVIOR or THE wIFE--HER Ac-
TIoxs AND sTATEMENTs-MonE TROUBLE
FOR HEn HusB Nd
Rev. George Is. vosburxh. the past Of the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church, Jersey CITY Heights who
recently tried aud acquitted in the Hudson
County ~. J.l Oyer and Terminer on an
indictment charging him with attempting
70 poison his wife. Hattie A. vosbursn last
week separated from ms wife. she consenting
Mr.. vosburgh went TO occap Grove N j.. where he
viii pass the summer, returning every Sunday 10
preach TO his congregation. Mrs. yosbursh has taken
up her residence at former home, with Ler rca-
tivss IN Siuyvcsant, n. Y.
Since the close OF Mr. vosburgh's trial the
residents OF Jersey City, and particularly those
= Of Bergen Heights have eagerly watched the
pastor aud his church, with the expec-
tstien or daily hearing some new disclosures
regarding his domestic Affairs or learning that tho
congregation wouli take some action concerning Mr.
vosburgh's alleged treatment OF his wife. The con
gregation having taken action whatever and there
being no additional disclosures, the members aid
residents generally wero beginning to believe
That the last had been heard OF Mr. Vos-
burgn's troubles until within the past week.
when Il became 10 be rumored that MRS. Vosbureh,
trgercd Al her husbands proposition 70 separate,
had made confession TO Der relatives In stuyvesant
wiha view 10 having It published. In this statement
u said Mrs. yosburgh confessed her reasons for
her fight from Jersey City and subsequent REFUSAL 10
testify against her husband.
MRS. vosBURGH's STATEMENT.
HERALD reporter waited upon Mrs. VosourRn nnd
she denied empnaticully ever having made confess
zion 10 her relatives or any one except DISTRICT Az
torpey NcGill and the statement made the latter
was made during the trial District Attorney McGiii,
James NJ SIckles the court stenosrapher were the
:" no. tel you. said tho ady what is in the
statement. don't think Mr. Mctiill Will either, and
The only person can, II he chose toll you Is my
Ssuyvssani." frequently Mrs. Vosburgh deoiod
what she stated In the statements, and SAID that II was
almost entirely untrue.
Disirict Attorney A. T. McGi admitted yesterday
that Mrs, vosburgh bad made statement TO him.
which long and substantial, and she then affirmed
that necessary she would swear 10 all II contained
"Mrs. vosburgb,' SAID the Prosecutor, .'made
;hc statcmens q day two after Deacon
,padone had testified that Mr. Vosburgh bad
charged MS wife with malpractice and other criminal
and she came prepared to make statement
She ara appear TO nave made up her mind what 10
do about testiyng, and after she made the statement
the next move her part was to run away"
wIFE's LITTER.
Alter she had been brought back anu WINE Inc
10 best put Inc stana M AcGiIl received
from her the following letter.
Mr.. McGuL-You ought to force ON the witness
an and win 81 there unless ,S STsss 10 de viii
burt those nil sides 1 believe my husband
testify 70 that placed npon Tas conversation
soiorea vas not under oath then could te.if,
~ Sr .ny,anE ~. -. ,oa =, ,n; time Ny su
bis life His virtues far ousnumbsr his falling yG:ppou
Tho receipt OF IBIS letter showing Mrs vosburgh's
Irregular vacciiation OF purpose led SIR Mctiiil to
lbsndou all intention Of putting her on the stand
quilted. week after his sequittal ana just alter
nr vosSurgh had proposed the plan OF sepa-
faiion to her Mrs Vosburgh called upon the
prosecutor and requested him TO give her the state
mont, He refused, telling her that lie considered u
great deal safer in his HANDS than hers She
then told him the circumstances under which
she wrote the latter printed above She said
McG,li hsr HUSBAND came 10 her, and dropping
his knees before her impiorea ana prayed her NOT
rays he said TO her. 'yoa viii send mo ~ State
Prison - IL then that she ran away, and when /
she was brought back she almost forced TO
write tho letter as above, and that il was
written her husbands dicatiop Mr.. |
mc, sav s 'S Mrs VosSesh Previous spes
iil-speed and ungrsmmaticai, whereas tho last ono
WAS correct Mrs. vosburRh made another request |
Tor the being refused lett. just before
leaving Tor Stuyvesant Mrs. Vosburgn called on Mr.
McGilI 70 bid him goodby, and In Leaving remarked
that she never enjoyed better health In her lie.
riiE REcoBD.
Mr.. Mc0,i yesterday said tnas ne intended TO Ale
she record the case. IL forynrcc pages CT
legal csp repeated efforts TO secure copy oil u
that ii contains nothing new, but merely corroboracs
the testimony gwen by Sickies and Mrs Vosburgh's
while in Cooscrs,own, N. v. The attentions Of Mr..
vosouryh Miss Mary Parsna were such as to mako
her very jealous aud leu 70 lequcn. quarIe,s curing
OF which he ssvagcy tore mp photograph Of Miss
Parshai winch Mrs. vosbcrgh had found In
his pocxci. Alter thoy moved to Bergen
she alleged that he frequently remained from
homo such length oil time as TO make her
una fault He one time called her hog because sbe
refused give MIN her nignt Key She corrobo aied
The testimony Of sickies her condition after Mr.
Vosburgh gave medicine, and the difference IN tho
taste OF food gwen her by sosburgh and that gwen
her By others; also the he used toward
her in stuy vesant wniie they were preparing TO
70 to the Centennial AZ another time, she said,
impelled her to her attempted suicide az
.Cooperssown no had frequently used harsh
aud unchrstianlikc language toward her. Tho
vosburgh family long nxious TO get rid,ef
hcr and whtic che was sick Mrs Nosburgh, ST., had
written 10 Ida ciegraph she died. SO that
the elder Mrs vosburgh could come and hold high
nj ms s.ver her cofl