The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-11

Il have walked home with her OF ereninxs when
| she lived at Mr.. Duff 8; she was generally home
before I0oelock; Invited her sometimes to balls,
sad was out enc night to such I'LL or 8 o'clock;
saw her hone; she knocked 1t the front door, and
| was let in; the was November year ago; there
was man kept in the store with me, Named John
Coof, who sometimes went with US; Doris would
at times come to the door Of the house,
ia company. with another girl (Nlargaret) and
saw her home; she never came to the store
Mr' PErER WILSON, counsel for plaintiff, then
rose and addressed the jury fol some time with
great force and effects he stated that his client
stranger, the daughter of SHEPPARD in G rmany,
simple country girl. lwould be glad, said MI.
w, could the manners and customs Of Ter country
III raiso before you. but my adversary woald not
rules Of evidence, and not laid myself open to my
opponent; well knowing his adroitpess and skill.
Here Is simple country maid, who, leaving her
parents and her paternal hearth in company with
her brothers, one Of whom is since des d, comes to
take up her abode among us; the counsel on the
other side has said, "God forbid that the customs
of other countries should govern this" We know
that in Germany the women work out in the fields
with the men-we know that in Scotland, Ireland,
and part Of England, the same custom exists. We
know that there Is an innocency oflife among them
and that no impropriety is supposed TO exist in the
mingling OF the sexes, but among cur re6aed Gus
toms, it is dangerous for man and women to be
SEE in the same room together. The plaintiff, on
her arrival, had no acquaintance here; she lived
with the first family six months, and that is about
the best evidence that can be given in her favor.
II girls morals were loose, she would not be
likely TO stay in house six months They tell
you she was gosd girl. Dir Duff, arespectable man,
poened his daughters but the feelings of the father
p.evailed-they had never been in a court Of JUS
lice, and he begged Off She lived with Mr. Duff
till March, when she went to attend her sick bro
Their at the Wallabout. We trace her course from
the first day she came here. MIR. Duff has several
daughters, who would have detected any improper
conduct in her had such existed. Women are
shrewd and cunning, and can observe any thing
face or specious guise; but not SO with them. 1t
is a talent nature has given them. The defendant
endeavors to impuga her motives and her conduct,
but how silly is the defence She supposed she
was going to be married to the defendant and took
him round to her acquaintances. The best of these
the counsel did not allude to in his remarks We
know that when o girl lives out she cannot have
people 9: ling to see hee. She went to her broth
er's and Seifker went there to meet her. He would
stop with his horse and remain there occasionally
for a long time. But he seduced her, and then he
found out that he did not like her l never knew
man that seduced girl that he did not afterwards
marry her, and would do every thing he could to
injure her. Mr.. SEEKER visited this lady-he did
not hate her then. We must look at the
calling in the night time only, and seemed
shy as to being seen, we might have supposed
there was something improper, but such was not
the case. Mr. Cordoba said that Mr. Seifka often
brought her to the house. He was DESTROYS to
know if Ssifker meant to marry her, because he
felt il was proper he should do so. The girl Mar
earet has said that she knew nothing against her,
but she is not friends with her now, because she
has told lies about her. The gentleman had laid
great stress upon her assertion that she had seen
her in dark entryj but Mrs Monka said she must
come into the entry to getinto the house. If Mar
garet could have found any thing to say g her.
she would She was almost her only female CON-
panion, and knew her secrets. They had difficulty
and il she knew any thing to her discredit, she
would gladly declare it. The counsel thought he
could establish much a! regarded the dark entry,
but he has failed; yet he would call upon you 10
send this young woman out of court, with her cha
racter blasted forever. Gentlemen, has there been
single witness Of any character that has testified
of them, the knight Of the rGefuI countenance who
would try to make her out common trull. How
he tried to remember his lesson, but how wrstched
the attempt. When man is swearing to fs.sehood
he continually makes mistakes-but has the young
man who took her to the ball, or any of the other
espectable witnesses said anything against her?
This young German woman was here alone, and
was glad to 20 to some place where she could find
American woman, one Of our daughters, an Anne
ricaH girl. The German girls go on Sunday where
they see each other 1t is their delight, their home
their joy. They hear the language, that they I'M
derstand-feel that they are among those that they
have heard before. The defendant has endeavorsd
to impeach this young woman on account of her
being free with her country people, and going to
ball, but he has failed. The Vaccinations OF evil
men but reflect themselves, and are easily seen.
God rules this world and has ordered it. The gen.
tleman tries to make you believe that she 10 COM
mon night walker, but the counsel did net believe
his own witness. The girl tells yon where she has
been from the first. This girl was always at her
work. and street walkers, who seek fine dress, do
not toll thus. She brings you host of witnefses
in her favor, while the defendant produces two
individuals who swear against overwhelmingly
come upon that stand and swear to their own shame
the one lust married, the other middle aged man.
and father Of family, but we will show that they
are false. respectable physician stated that it
was ascertained there were 5000 individuals in
London who would cut q mans throat for a
shilling, and have known men ia my own practice
whom have proved to have belied their oaths.
Mr. Wilson then showed the improbability of
Lundy being so familiar with the plaintiff and hav-
ing the intercourse with her that he asserted TO
have had, and not telling his room mates 1t is
of those things which men, and particularly young
months without telling his bedellow SEEKER Of his
conquest He went ON further with this witness,
and made perfect minae-meet Of him He then
took hold of Mr.. John Green-showed the
stsry-his not being able to point out the house
in Church street, in which he said the plaintiff
was SO well known, and to which she had carried
him-the certainty that had such thing occurred,
the defendant would have produced some Of the
women in the house to support the testimony 81
their MIR. John Green, whom Mr. w. directly
charged with stating what he knew not to be true.
Mr.. Wilson made other and forcible remarks, 10
which our limits will not permit us even TO alude.
Judge IxG LIS, in his charge, reviewed the testi-
mopy-told the jury that il they believed the evil
dence Of Green and Lundy, the present action must
fall to tho grounds but if the contrary, they would
ing the situation Of the parties. The desolaton Of
heart and the loss Of honor, money cannot reach.
1T is the rule Of Courts, while they will
not compel man to take to his bosom an
Mt n Mt and
impo rtant contract like that Of marriage, with
whose conduct has been improper, still to guard evi
ery thing with much care that relates to the mar
riage tie, and to treat breach OF promise with
testimony the Judge thought it very strange that
at bis time Of life the only unchaste acts he had
ever committed. were the two he spoke of as hav-
ing occurred with the plainti it was also strange
az his from innacencs shnuld haze heen with