The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-25
General Sessions.
TRIAL OF THE REVEREND MIR. yERREN.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Judge lynch

i
Saint Esprit French Protestant Church of This city
charged with committing perjury in making affidavit
on june ish, isio at the conclusion OF the trial when
Bartelemy and De Bullion, his present accusers
convicted with Colon. and sent TO Backwes Island for
libel and attempting to eXtort money commenced in
theCourt Of General Sessions Thursday last Our orig
nal intention was not have published the evidence until
the trial had hnally closed, but it occupying time
than was anticipated at its commencement, pre-
sent full and accurate report.
The defendant, Mr. verren appeared in court accompa
med by his eminent counsel Ogden Hoffman and Hugh
Maxwell, Esqs
The prosecution represented by Attorney General
Barker and Henry NJ. Western, ESQ., who is the counsel
OF Barelemy: An attempt having been made by these
same compliments to implcae MIR. District Attorney
whiting on the same offence and ndic him for suborna
ton of perjury before the Grand Jury that found the pre-
sent bill he very properly declined to public prose-
The Crier was requested to call the Jury when
BENAMIN BsAcH, answered, and on being questioned
OF the cause about to be brought trial whether
he had formed an opinion replied that he had not heard of
Inc case before iha morning To the last part the ques
| ed TO take his seat as foreman of the jury.
Charles II Booth, George Brush, Enoch Aetlcr Charles
+ Blake, Frederick Diamond, Robert s. Place John Wi
ley Aaron b. Heath and Henry schenk next called
in succession and answering the questions put them
| ASpRgw WHIrLocK was called and declined serving,
stating that he had preudgcd the He therefore
| set aside.
CORNELIUS ]. CALDWELL was next called and stating
that he had formed no opinonwcs accepted thus making
| up the full number.
The court this time ell filed with spectators at
traced by the peculiarly OF the trial and the known ab
| q it,
Among the members OF the bar and bench who attended
during the trial. noticed Judge Edwards District At
torney Whiting Gulian c. verplanck and others.
| The Jurors having been sworn and order restored
Attorney General BARKER rose to open the for the
prosec He an elegant specimen OF man.
prepared and cultivated for the distinguished profession
in which he has obtained such emnence. He ready
tenacious perseverng comprehensive, eloquently
eloquent but most sarcastcally sarcastic when engaged
in tn, the nitric aciss ola eross'examina,ion.
| He stated the particulars of the complaint
/ "a he of
| De Bullion as the principal evidence to sustain the
by the evidence other witnesses He then
cautoned the jury to abstain from preudces and epos
sessions and rely solely upon the evidence presented
10 them for an acqutal conviction. He alluded the
sacred character OF defendant but placed him before
jury in the same position that any other would be,
about TO be tried for the offence He commended that
certain peculiar expressions and words contained
letters in the handwriting ofdcendan. which no defend
ann alleges he not the author of would far to prove
the of his statement and thus sustain the
charge alleged against him But theury must rely upon
srued in favor OF defendant He concluded most elo-
quently, by stating that he had undertaken this
obedience to the call Of the public of this
ty who from certain circumstances had declined to con-
duct Thathe stood there merely his representative
but God was his judge who knew his heart no man
would be grafed Of the acqutta of defendant if
was obtained through the law of the land just
| dict of his country. ~
The first witness called was
Henry NJ vANpERvooRr, clerk of the of Sessions
who was sworn, and deposed as follows IL clerk of
this court There Judgment recorded in the People
vs. Peter Bertelemy Louis dc Bouon and John Colon;
| the court record made up 18th April lsll. The
trial took place in the term of the court June $780,
commencing 10th Of that month, and lasted two days
There also two athdavits on record which were
made at the conclusion of that trial by De Bullion
and another by MIR. Verren. The hand writing of the
lido not know that in which De Bullion is written.
These afidsvts were presented to the court the
cuson OF the trial when Bartelemy and De Bullen
convicted, and after the evidence had been closed
Mr. WEsrERS then and read the following, which
was admitted at the time to be received as evidence. by
ffpN
General Sessions Of the Peace-Louis Dc Bullion i'm
pleaded with others and the people;
being sworn, saith that the testimony OF John Granger
given in this cause is untrue and therefore surprise
on this defendant. That since the adjournment Of the
court yesterday, he has made enquiry into the general
character of said witness and has discovered and verify
is advised by his counsel and verify believes that
necessary to his defence mpeach snd witness and that
/ ing the same.
sr,y - Louis DE BULLION.
| "J June H. $780, - BID, '-f r-te tti fs
| "H Macs, Clerk. 90. g.. 4 .s.a
country 9s osy Sns e The
fering Of the above and also accepted as evidence.
w oheT Tie he sssc De B0n
| ."NEw YORK S. ANTOINE VERRKN, the complainant in
the above saqse being duly says that he
the author OF the letters produced before the the
trial OF the cause by the defendant. and marked A. b. c.
D that Dc Bullion showed eponent the originals the
letters and requested deponent the and
without hearing reading them they left on depo
nens table in his study that about this period several
letters written to njure deponcnt came to
his know ledge the author Of which letters deponent was
ignorant Of That when deponent read them no disco.
vered the style be very like seen and heard
That at the pressing solicitation of his wife he CON
sentcd 10 make copies OF the said letters left with him
by sad De Bullion for the purpose of discovering the
Thor of the other letters written anonymously are
said Tint after they copied, Opponent left them
on his table, from whence they taken and carried
| writing Of De Bullion That deponcnt nov verify be-
eves the taken by said De Bullion,
other persons from whom either he Bartelemy must
have received them That The preence that deponent
the author Of had any L part in their production is
| utterly false aud untrue in every particular. b. SIS,
| Sworn in open Court, 10Th June 1910
| "H Mries Clerk"
This the affidavit on which the charge Of perjury is
| brought.
ALrSaSDrR }. CorHtAL, called and sworn reside in
ten years was vesry man Of his church acquant
Witness was here handed the four letters which were
written in French sheet OF paper the handwri
ting Of Mr. Veen, and which forms the main point Of
manuscript evidence TO sustain the prosecution ~.
WITNESS continued.-The hand writing in this paper
| is Mr.. Vcrrcn's.
Mr.. MAXWELL said that they admitted that fact as sx-
planned in the affidavit but asked witness particularly
| to the erasures and interineations.
WITNESS contnued.-The mterneations in letter d.
appear to be in the handwriting of Mr.. Vorren have
| seen him write often; the last time the vestry
meeting previous to the last trial about years ago
Here the letters in question given to witness to
compare with the translation in the pamphlet, and he
stated that far he could ascertain appeared to be
\
| Mr. wE,rrRs here read extracts from the pamphlet
containing the translation of the four letters the sheet
| OF paper, which marked in the order they
/ wren-A. b. G. ID. Letter A. supposed to have
been addressed TO Mr. De Behr editor of French paper
b. to Mr. De La Forest the French Consul C. to Madame
Brunei and d. to Mr. Csnda The extracts read by Mr..
Western, contained obscene and indecent expressions
The reading OF extracts was here closed, and the Alto
ney General directed the crer TO call Louis de Bullion
Considerable amazement here presented tn
part Of these spectators Of the court whowere that
this still on Backwclls Island serving out the
sentence OF the law FOR libel and attempt to extor
money from Mr.. Vcrren, whom he called to i'm
plicatc on the crime OF perjury.
An officer despatched into the city prison. whore
De Bullion was confined during his stay witness
this trial. and he appeared and took the stand Ind
was sworn. .tft. ...f
Mr. MAXWELL one of the counsel for accused objected
to the admission Of his testimony the ground that he
hnlh Of rnlar