New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-28

a5 G5 SO I;9 49, So -Part I'd: Nos 1885, l6O ls5, l64
TUESDAY, September %.
CouRT OF SEssloSs.-Beiure the Recorder,
Judge Lynch and Alderman Bonnell and Carran.
DISCHARGE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS motion OF I. War
rev. Esq, OF COUNSEL the recogrizance of Aiesrs Herck
Ropes, charged four indictments With bels oh Thos
Jefferson Smith, vacated aud discharged payment
@: costs.
TzIai. or Rev. Antoine V.gEaS KEsuMEo -S!cpier
CreGu ,worn-I the OF the French Protestant
Church Witness knows De Bouilon; be in the habit
OF going into Mr.. verrens house and to his study
whenever he pleased Knows of De BGuiion's having
come there asked for Mr. Verren and being told he
the parlor De B. said Very wel, and up stairs
into Mr.. verren's study.
Cross-exanined-This was the lst OF January, 1893
Other persons also sometimes up there. TIE men,
bers olhc ves,ry ,hee the church was burned
Paul Garefchec sworn-I vesyman OF Dir. Verrens
church, and very friendly him. and always been
since have known him. Since bavc been in the yesy
have received several anonymous letters about years
since (eers shown) The inerlineaons are, my opin
ion in the hand writing OF Mr. Verren, nor in the same
handwriting the body of the letter. The ink ia the in
terneaton deeper, and there is an attempt TO initiate
Mr.. Ve-rens hand -wriiisg.
Crosexamlned-I feel deep interest in the character
of air Verren the letters orn,erneatons be-
fore. was subpGnaed some 10 days since. Was not told
what testify TIE "r" in the word " uucer
tain is attempt initiate that in Mr. Verrens differing
from by the olongaton do observe ether spe
cfc difference mean say that the ink of the interine
atoms is darker and the interlseaticns made
tae time The body o: the writing. know that Mr.
Verren's feelings friendly 10 mine 10
him.
George Acrk Yarnay swo-u.-I was never present when
Mr. veren threatened bis wife with cane, testified 10
| by De Bouillion, nor any such thing happened
CIoss-examnedI live in the house with Mr.. Yer
rcn: have Known him from his boyhood over here
after him in his family 10 teach his children the French
languages have been there than years. Mr..
Verren raised his at his wife, he had
quarrel with his wife about spelling the word alcohol
knows they had; was always in the house went
out however, sometimes Some days ago spoken to
for the purpose OF becoming witness The subject of The
cane has been spoken Of in the family OF Mr. Verren
he never cane and he who said he had is monster
respectable geneNan-l think of the counsel OF Mr.
Verren-asked this morning any such occurrence as
The cane ever took place 2r Yerreh's house. Never
heard Mr. Verren Was present when Air. Verrens
church was burnt whea the Chief Engineer first
into the hall with the hose. II Mr.. Verren had used pro-
fame language should have heard it. Am that MIR.
verren did that time OF any thing else have
| sworn to-
| Dr. james O. SMITH swern-I attended Mr.. De Boullion
in the winter of 1886 and 1857; he in poor and
miserable condition. saw r.Verren there several times
De Bouon and wife spoke OF the kindness OF Dir FerreD
TO them in bringing them food, medicine, &c. They
entirely destitute every thing except what Ar. Verren
brought them. They lived in very small room with
chair or two and ckety table and scarce any furniture
| They were miserably poor and destitute
DR. Gran ger recalcd.-Said his wife died last June
| wear ago: wa. absent at the last trial.
| ReU Mantn Enstburn recalled - The question
asked whether Mrs De La Haye before the Ecclesiastical
Cont who was witness in that Court in the of SIR.
Veen did she had not all she could for fear
of piung Mr.. Yerren Question objected to and ruled
| OUT
Henry Er5en ESQ., sworn-I know Mr.. verren, and also
| Il the Mr., Formal stated
n me what he would if called witness. This
sa,ement was after the were arrested and
nreyious to the Grand Jury finding bill OF Indictment.
M Verru stated TO that such book IN circulation,
and that il was false In consequence OF the Information
received from Verren, sought DIR. Formal, aud h
told me- almost word for word what he has sworn TO here
| fObeced 10 by the Attorney Genera-conendcd for by
counsel for defence legal and proper The Recorder
for reasons he gave decided the testimony sought mad
mssble Judge Lynch, however, op;ned otherwise, and
,bopob the testimony admssble] The witness was al.
lowed 70 saw that Mr. Verren when he spoke him about
This testimony said he had very little knowledge OF Mr.
Formal and could tell the degree OF credbily be
attached 10 the witness, whether would be proper to
call him as Witness and ence w illness spoke Mr.. For
mai Mr. Er.en said, saw Mr.. Formal in OF the
adjoining The Grand Jury room, where the witnesses were,
and called him and asked him what he knew about
RI. eoncccting the book. and he told have known
Mr. Ve.ren for several years Intimately and never heard
him use apy of those strange expressions used in
lie more than any other clergyman. have walked with
him some fifty times in Broadway within ten years. and
never heard him make any improper remark on persons
passing.
The testimony for the defence here closed
DR. Ilfred {. Post called for Prosesuton-i know DR..
Granger and KNOW character his personal reputation
Tor truth ard Yeracy bad. From my knowledge o! na
reputation, would not believe him under OATH
C.,ss-ex aneu.-Ths opinion formed OIL character
in 1885, speak his character from cfcumslances-rom
| viz. diploma. don't
know OF any other specific circumstance isand my opn.
ion Of him on this My opinion of his character Tor truth
and veracy grows out OF the opinions OF physicians
Direct-Fronl the circumstance spoken Of and others
have heard physicians would not believe him un-
der oath.
DIR. Henry d. EuLkity-Knows DR.. Granger by sight;
knows his reputation truth and reracty, which de-
cidedy bad SHOULD not, from what know OF GrangeEs
| reputation believe him under oath.
Cross-examiied.-Thc reputation speak OF was derived
from the doctors, and those who have been duped By him
since he has pretended be doctor speak OF his char
ac,er Tor truth farther than by his pretending 10
6nts and Oh! not installing their case rceoect one,
viz Simeon Baldwin.
| 4ndye.y Hataea sworn-l have lived here FIVE years
know Peter D. Formal indirectly People say OF him moth
ing that is good. him except in the street He
once called a, my house, and turned him out Most the
people speak OF him good-or-nothmg fellow. or little
rascal They say be speak nothing but lies. would
mol believe him under OATH from what they say about him
Crosse xarnncd-Three eminent physicians advised
10 send my son the south for his hsah, when that mean
fellow Formal called in and told not send my son %
the SOUTH as be would die before he had been 10 sea TWO
days, and turned the mountebank out OF my house
have no annciy ag him; have heard persons speak
,, q: Formal bYt don't know their heard some
sneak i'll OF him this morning the steps of this building
Direct-I trim cutlery, and sell in my house
have heard his character spoken of before this trials they
they say he witness bought up by Mr. VeEren heard
| ,io tha Z arn
Fo NAL was bought up witness; he then spsken Of
/ as man of no character.