The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-22

preached came home ut noon and she way lying
said by note that she had taken fatal dose of
morphine; after working with her while sent for
my family ply scian who the leader in the choir
that sang in my church. and he came and examined
her; it then toward the edge of evenings he
nulled her eyelid down and said She has not taken
pmornhne she is simply fecninr it . aud she said to
me in the Doctors presence. You needn't have
sent that DOCTOR and after she discovered that
l knew she feigning that was the last time she
ever took it or attempted to take it.
FIRST CHARGES.
O. State when you first heard of these charges
against you. A. The first heard was on Sunday.
about the I'D day of February. 1878; was informed
by members of my church
Defendant objected to witness stating by whom he
was informed. and the objection sustained.
O. State what you knew about it, A. The first l
knew of them was when parties to my house
and took me to the residence OF the chairman OF
the Board of Trustees.
Q. State wha, she had done in fact. A. remained
there that night. and Monday morning went back
to the house in the meantime her brother; her SIS
and sistern-law had left the house and gone IN
the country stepped into the room, and after
while asked her what she meant by such conduct
Q. What conduct? A. or having these charges
made; questioned her very carefully ard she adj
mitted to me that these charges were first talked
over the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday pre-
viously; that she talked them all with her
brother. sister and sster-in-law that she knew her
brother had conveyed these charges to the chair
man of the Board Of Trustees of the church had
engaged drawing room car. and that she was In
ho1es they would all be out of the city before
would hear ything about these charges; she said
she knew that had never poisoned her or at
tempted to poison her; l asked her why these
charges had been made, and she said. 'Oh you
know you pretty big feeling. and you feel above
me aud my family. and you need little taking
l went to the bureau and got out my shaving cup
and some little things that belonged to me. and
never lived there with her after that; had med-
cal investigation made by DR.. Austin Flint. and
gagged Governor Bedle and Charles II. Winfield as my
counsel she sent for me to come to her room. and
said to me, "Are you going to be foolish to do
anything in regard to these chargesY l told
her it was matter of necessity; that they
had gone abroad before the world and that must
defend myself; that intended to have this matter
probed to the very bottom; she asked me what I
proposed to do; told her would have her brother
arrested for defamation Of character; she said,
'Ohl don't do that for Jim will say if had not
countenanced these charges they never would have
amounted to anything it was in the papers ana
before the world, and l had to defend myself;
about three weeks after the charges were first made
l was arrested; she told me she knew would be
rested. and on the strength of that assertion had
my bondsmen engaged; then my indictment came
said, "The servant girl says that you said to her to
go before the Grand Jury and say that l don't use
you husband should use his wife," to this she
made reply further than to say. "Well. you
don't" and couldn't get from her anything fur
snd saa and she sad as refused to
! live with me and occupy the ROOM.
At the trial Mrs. vosburgh ignored my friends and
associated with the prosecution, both in the court
and OF it; the close OF the first week Of
the trial Mrs. vosburgh said to me in my own house.
within the hearing OF my sister, in bitter exaspe.
rating tone. II will drag you down to my level"
that Friday night; on the next day, in company
with her brother. she went to the Office of the prose-
cutting attorney and gave him forty-three pages of
legal cap against me- and to be used against me in
the trial; this statement that she made was after
ward published through the inf uence of her family.
| to the world, and took copy of that condensed
statement and asked her to read it over in my pres.
ence which she did said. els that your condensed
statement?" and she said at is"
This statement. which has been already published
in the HERALD, offered in evidence, accepted ana
read, and marked Exhibit Al
| MRS. vosBURGH's STATEMENT.
Q. This is the paper you presented to your wife and
asked her if that was her condensed statement? A.
1t is; was cross-examined by the District Attorney
to Nw york c
to the residence Of my grandmother without my
consent; afterward she denied to Mr.. McGill. in a
letter which she him. the truth of these ALE
cations; asked her to read this letter over and she
did and acknowledged that that was the letter she
Letter offered in evidence, accepted and read as
follows (rnarked exhibit b.:
! Mr. McGILL-You ought o force the witness
stand and will never go there unless forced to 90 So
has an al"
WIN the es say s not hs
anything Ike All i9d you q tina, time N.Y., ny us
his life. His virtues far outnumber his fangs n,-p,,,
She denied the truth Of the statements which she
had made to McGill. / asked her why she went and
made that statement; she told me that her brother
gone conclusion and that she failed to ally herself
openly with the prosecution she would not DO
properly provided for after was in State Prison,
and the cause or her flight to New York city she
said that she didn't want to go upon the wit
ness stand and testify under oath the charges
had made to McGIli After the trial was over I was
acquitted Saturday night and preached Sunday
night.
| PARLoR CONVERSATION.
She asked Mr.. Winfield to step III the parlor, and
in the back parlor of the house this conversation
| took place which is on this paper.
offered in evidence accepted and read, which Is as
| follows marked exhibit Cl:-
onrghs house and Mrs vosburgh called him into Mr. yos
nsy Mr. %
I'VE had got her away just in the nick Of time Mr. Win
yo" here We Wanted sou on the stand
SSs,@ give did the mot
you could have said such thing, for went of my
GOWN T is@St S IT,
Them Mr. %indsd ssid, MS. vssesrsn wSiis Do not
took Of the poison ustiaes charge that your
ned. she said mo. my brother would do that
Isl % @ss vs sss
him and she finally h said int was DR. p0emuS Mr. Win
Witness continued:-I asked her If these state
meuts correct, and she said they she said
that she knew never attempted to poison her and
that she believed DIR. Doremus put the poison in
after it analyzed she wanted to know after the
trial if would live with her. told her
that my lite not safe in her hands and that
could live with her said, "If that is the
will drive you out of Jersey City. will drive you
gravel" she pointed to Beechor's picture. which
hung my desk, and said. II know that am
called Mrs. I1ltOn, ana you renlemDcr tnat
Mrs. Tilton dragged that down, and will do to
you than she did to him: after that she came
to my study; said to her, II you carrying
out your declaration, member OF my church came
to me and said that you were doing more 10 injure
than my trial did,; she said. "What did they say
"They said that you said coaxed you not to appear
against me; you say drink and swear;" she said.
81 will finish you;" and she did; she would see re-
porters on newspapers: let reporter in, and a
! statement next day in New York paper,
and she confessed that she made that statement.
and this was the substance OF it:--That she could
unrave the whole thing; that she favored her peo-
pie and went for me-
THE EFFECT
q. What position were you occupying at this
time? A. i was pastor of the Bergen Baptist Church
of Jersey City, receiving salary Of $4,000 year
/ had not an enemy in the church.
q. State il you had to leave that and why? A. In
August, 1873 1 received letter signed by thirty
seven members of that church saying that it WAS
for their best interests that resign; my health was
completely broken and weighed but 12S pounds;
was right on the verge of brain fever at times
oil.