Year: 1860

cause whenever she drank water she
would vonit up the intended fatal
dose which he had administered to her.
| This gentlemen, was the reason he did
not want her to have water.


And then, gentlemen he exhibited
an indecent haste to bury her; his
every move and action created suspi-
cion. AS soon as he learned there was
strong suspicion against him he writes
| Immediately to DR.. McLenningham to
be present ut the post nortem examina-
tion for has ''own benefit and Safety .
He gave RS resson Ola that day for
sending this letter that the people
might become excited and serve him
as they did y young man in Brooklyn,
few years ago, and then again he
| said to the sister of the deceased at
the time they proposed post mortem
examination that it was placing him
in dilemma he says she might have
taken something to cause her death,
as she had sn opportunity see gentle
men he was then catching at straws
He had to make one bold statement
and introduce q new theory, and that
theory Nas that she had taken poison.
Court edj. till o'clock.


AFTERNOON SESSION.


Q o'clock,P NJ.
Col. Robeson resumed his argument
on behalf of the State, by saying that
he would here make one observation,
that if there WAS any merit in ferret
ing out, gathering testimony and ar
ranging the case, it was entirely due
to Mr. Vliet his predecessor; and
whatever insight he had OF the case
he had obtained of him


If the defendant had not brought
forth the theory of seif-destruction
upon what would they have based
their case, it had been the cornerstone
of the whole defence, but it was evident
that it had been only for effect. 1t
| was imInaterial whether the defendant
had been persuaded to leave or not,
but it had been shown by MIR. Way
mouth that he had been predisposed
to go, that he had bought cap for
the purpose of Disgusting himself
Would All innocent man have done
this The defense had set up the
plea that the prisoner was afraid of
personal violence, but that plea would
not do, for the people Of Warren are
law abiding people, and would never
take the administration of justice into
their own hands until they lost all con-
| fidence in those who administer JUS
tice


We next hesr of the prisoner in
Virginia, Nhere he had changed his
name; would an innocent man have
done this ? he had attempted to drag
down by his falsehoods, all who came
in contact with him; he had been
brought back, and placed upon his
trial, and | think the State has shown
that he had contracted a matrimonial
contract which had afterwards become
loathsome to him.


Col Robson, the Attorney of the
State, said with one passing remark
more, and will leave the case in your
hands


Gentlemen, we have shown motive.
we have shown you that he mad the
means to commit the crime, that he
had changed his name, and that he did
not voluntarily return, and it is now
left with you, after careful examina-
tion of the testimony, to say whether
the prisoner is guilty.


Mr.. Jehiel g. Shipman opened the
case for the prisoner. He said this
was an important case the crime for
which the prisoner stands charged is
punishable with death, and they were
to decide whether this young man,
created by God, with all the capacities
for enjoyment which they possessed,
should again be permitted to walk forth
q freeman and fulfil the high mission on
which he had started, as an ambassa-
dor of the living and true God, or be
consigned to dishonored grave. 1t
has often been said that the jury had
nothing to do with the consequences
of y verdict of guilty, but not SO, it
was with them alone TO say whether
they would deprive the prisoner, who
had just launched his bark out upon
iife's tempestuous sea of that life which
they could never restore. The prison
er vas no stranger cast here among
Us, but was like child Of old Warren,
reared here among her green hills, and
could they by verdict of theirs say
that she had given birth to monster!
FeaFtully solemn was the duty they
were called upon to perform.


There are four counts in this indict-
n.ent v hicb charges the prisoner with
administering to Hannah Louisa Har-
den, bis wife, between the lst and 8.h
dav Of March, 1859, arsenic in water,
milk and cordial. This case will very
naturally divide itself into two parts.
Was the defendant the cause of her
| dpofh 0r did che od,aiuic.ar H. co..l