The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-18
SAMUEL HARDING TRIED SOLDIERS FROM Ponce.
Slammed Insanity But Con-
yioted Of Shooting His
Cousin David.


Samuel Harding was tried in the General
Sessions Court yesterday for attempting
to kill his cousin. David P. Harding, on
July 30. David keeps a milk store and
lives at No. SIS Grove street. He left the
store between 1880 and 8 A. VI. on July 50,
and walked up to Montgomery and Bar
row streets. and saw Samuel standing on
the opposite corner. David paid no at
tention to Samuel, but walked to the cor
ner Of Mercer and Barrow streets, where
he stopped to speak to two friends. Dav-
id then resumed his walk to Wayne street
and about the middle OF the block was
confronted by his cousin, who asked him
II he knew anything about John Harding.
John is Williams son. David replied that
he didn't know anything about john and
didn't want to know anything more about
him, as John had cost him enough money
already. He had loaned John money n
endorsed notes for him, and had never
been repaid.
ooh, l guess you amt very poor re-
marked Samuel, and the two separated.
David went into a barber shop and got
shaved. As he was sitting in the bar
ber's chair he saw Samuel lounging
around outside. and remarked 10 the bar
Der, Il guess I'll go out the side door,
as think that man out there Is waiting
TO strike me for something" He
went out OF the side door and
was walking down Railroad avenue
when he felt a singing sensation
in his hip, and turning around saw
Samuel with a revolver pointed at him
Samuel began to shoot and David lodged
around a telegraph pole. Samuel follow
ed him up and David lodged around a
horse belonging to Bonnot, the florist,
which was tied to a post. Two bullets
fired at David, struck the horse and. kill
ed him. After emptying his revolver,
Samuel Wake down Railroad avenue
and turned through Grove into
avenue, where he was captured near
Furst Brothers store by Chanceman
Pangborn, who was in citizens clothes
and on his way home to breakfast. The
prisoner pulled his revolver, but Pang-
born disarmed him. David Harding went
home and a doctor found that he had been
shot three times.
LAWYER Weller was assigned to the de-
fence this morning, and said he would be
able to show that the defendant was in
sane and was laboring under the halluci-
nation hat David had broken up MS
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sDo you know where your wife isY'
asked Mr.. Weller.
No. / have not seen her in seven or
DO You remember the shooting?s
No, | only remember being arrested
Where did you get the revolver
II don't know"
why did you shoot your cousin?'
H broke up my home"
How"
lie was intimate with my wife when
we lived in Baldwin avenue, and on Sew
enth street. / caught him and my son
caught him."
Now don't you know you're lying2'
asked Assistant Prosecutor Van Wrinkle,
on crOss-examii1ation. Don't you kno"
you're shamming?"
Il don't know what o mean"
Are you insane on any other subject
We'll. I don't know that | shot him."
The defendant admitted that he never
until today spoke about David3s relations
with his wife.
David Harding was recalled and indig--
nantly denied that he ever maintained
improper relations with Samuel's wife,
The jury convicted the defendant and rec
commended MIN TO mercy.