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

her how she could allow those chafges 10 be made?
she said. GLOW could help it?" said. .You knew
it, why did you not tell George! she said lit would
make him feel so bad couldn't bear to tell him.
and besides, 1t will not amount to anything; she
also told at that time that she knew there was no
truth in them-tha; George could not do such u
thing; my brother Immediately removed his things
from her apartments, and from that time occupied
apartments separate from his wife; the day on
Which my brother was arrested which l think
on the 9th of March. she said to me, Jim meaning
her brotheI would never have done this II he
thought it would have gone so far; he said George
was very proud and he wanted to humiate him be-
his church, and he did not suppose the charges
would ever be known outside the church, from the
brothers house until after the trial; / attended
court every day during the trial of my brother tor
company us-that is. my mother and 1; she refused.
and during the trial sat with those who were OPP
posed to my brother her brother James aud
his family were boarding near the Court House
and she visited them almost every day; the even
ing after the first day OF the trial went in her ROOM
she crying something tho prose-
cutting attorney had said during the day;
she said my reputation is ruined in Bergen and
l will ruin his viii drag him down to my level,
leave also; on the frst Saturday of the trial she
went to the Court House, the office of the prosecut-
ing attorney, with her brother James ana made
statement to him, i'll which she reiterated all the
charges that had been made against my brother as
to poisoning her. besides others calculated to ruin
his reputation preacher; heard her admit that
she had made these statements to the prosecuting
attorney; she admitted it repeatedly in the house
during the trial she went to New York without the
knowledge consent of any OF her family and stayed
there until she was brought back by the Sheriff OF
Jersey City; after her return the house watched
to prevent her making second escape.
A coLoRED SERVANT GIRL.
One day, to play q trick Oh the officers who came
watching the house, she dressed up the colored
want girl in her own dress hat gloves and veil and
instructed the colored servant girl how to walk SO as
to initiate her gait, and then sent the girl into
the street, the girl started toward the cars lead
officers Immediately Intercepted her, supposing
she was Mrs. vosburgh; this occurred while
the presiding Judge ordered the arrest OF her
brother James n. Sickles, for some remarks he had
made concerning the Court and jury; she mmedi-
ately sent him word and he escaped; after the trial.
while she remained in Bergen she spent most or her
time in going among the members of his congrega-
tion working against him and stirring them up to
become his enemies; after the trial heard her say to
him that she would torment him as long as she
lived that he could not get beyond her reach that
she would go wherever he went; that she would
make him take care OF her. have heard her say also
that she could do whatever she pleased, and that
there was no law in the land that would give him
divorce unless she left him; dav after the trial
people of the church having come to me and said
that she was injurng her husband more by her talk
than the trial had injured him. told her that she
was s aiming cd this 1a 'ns
when she said she would drag her husband down,
which have also heard her say to him. her manner
and words were very vindictve and bitter; she said
this to Monday night and on the following Fri
day Saturday morning she said it to her husband in
my hearing. and that Saturday she went with her
brother to the prosecuting attorney and made the
statement to which have referred before the trial
she frequently told me and others in my presence
that she knew the charges against her husband were
false; after the trial heard her frequently say that
the charges true; the charges that she made in
the statement the prosecuting attorney used
by him in the cross examination of my brother
when he was the stand witness i'll his own
trial the OF my s neT WAS WAS
trial upon my brother was injurious; they affected
his health destroyed his appetite, made him very
nervous and sometimes felt that he would become
insane Ida Il. NOSBURGH
CHARLES H.. WINFIELD.
Charles H. Winfield sworn according to law, pro-
duced as witness the part of the plaintiff, said
was of Mr.. Vosburgh's counsel on his trial on
the indictment for poisoning his wife; on the Sun
day evening after his acquittal in his house
talking with some of his friends, when his wife
called me out OF the parlor into his study, back OF
with me; she asked If / had SAID that glad
that she had gone to New York during the trial 1
said no, for wanted her to be called witness
on behalf of the State, which would give us an OPP
portunity to crossexamine her, for thought we
could show by her that the charge
against her husband was false that did not believe
she ever had particle of anthony in her; her
ply was. ~ don't believe ever did have"
WILLIAM s. EsTEY.
william S. Estey. sworn according to law, pro-
duced us witness the part of the plaintiff depos-
eth and saith II reside IN Jersey City menu
Tuainted with his family in July 1876: during the
month OF February. 1876. visited the home of Mr..
vosburgh every night; the members OF the family
were himself and wife, James N Sickles and wife.
her brother. homer. and servant girl, and Mrs:
Mr. vosburgh cheerful and happy. in high spirits a
good provider, and toward her always kind and
afectionae the charge against Vosburgh OF poison
ing his wife, originated in his own household; was
at that time officer OF the church; Mrs. Vos-
burgh was knowing to the charges being made
against her husband and endeavored to keep them
from coming to his ears; during and subsequent to
the trial Mrs. vosburgh mostly associated with his
enemies and scarcely noticed his friends, and dur
ing the trial, anything would come out adverse
to her husband, she would seem jubilant, and when
anything would come out adverse to her brother,
lnx .haar he hich
the charges and trial brought upon Mr.. Vosburgh
broke his health. almost drove him insane, and
forced him out of the church.
| BENJAMIN v. CARPENTER
Benjamin v. Carpenter sworn according to law
tin. deposeth and saith 81 reside Bergen Heights
Jersey City; am physician and practice in Jersey
City was part of the year 1877 and 1878 the family
scribed more or less for all the members of the
family. but particularly for Mrs. Vosburgh the
greatest difficulty sciatic rheumatism Of the
| joints; she in the habit of indulping her appe-
tie and the stomach gave evidence OF being the next
seat of attack rheumatic gout this led to
ton her against her mode of living her extravagant
| indulgence of appetite; she had two attacks OF
vomiting in the fall of 1877, while was attending
her and at the same time complained of tenderness
In the region of the stomach. indicating that the
gastric attack had apprehendcd had commenced ]
ceased attending upon her i'll the fall of 1877 again
called to attend upon her about the LIST day Of March,
1878. few days after the charge of poisoning
naa oden With a Ssr anu stren,h inr nei ~
her condition not very well nourished: skin
natural, unusual heat the tongue clean. moist
and healthy, pulse eighty and no unnatural fever.
bowels somewhat tumid and hard and she said she
had not had passage six weeks and over; she
was taking some light food at that time; there was
no vomiting urine scanty but natural in appear
ance, her mind perfectly clear; ordered her Gu
fhartics to move her bowels: the amount of faces
indicated that she told the truth 20 the time she
had gone without PASSAGE; said to her. Mrs.
vosburgh do you know that your husb band has been
charged with poisoning your she looked up and
smiled, and said, Yes said "You do not your
self believe that your husband has given you any
poison. do your and she answered. "No, do not;'
I sad "Neither do i, nor do your symptoms or
present condition, nor the history of the case as
given by you. indicate that you have taken poison
of any kind; am satisfied that you have not. but
to make things certain am going to remove tho
! contents OF your bladder and have 1t the con-
tents OF your bowels analyzed;" she then urinato ed
in vessel cleaned and prepared by myself; the
urine was anal yzed and no traces of poison found
the fgces had becn contrary TO my orders, thrown
away by tho NURSE MIR. Vosburghs conduct toward
his wife always respectful and kind, and atten-
tive too; he took her TO Saratoga and West for a
change of air and TO benefit her; his general dispo-
| WAS nle lpht an.