The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-03

Mr.. Warner Being further questioned, he said
81 saw Mrs. Miller last at Mr.. Chas. F. Miller's ia
theirs house; think No. 2SS Seventh st. This was
"Wednesday night. the day she came down.
Q.-Do you know where she now list
Al decline answering.
Witnesses called by Mr. EvARTs.
Mrs CAROLINR RIDNER-I am sister OF Chas. F.
Miller; ! live in New York; know Martha E. his
wife; first saw her on "Wednesday Of last week;
good; last saw her on Friday night; her. health
and spirits were very good; she was in company,
part Of the time, with her husband; there was no
appearance of difficulty or disafection with her
husband; there was nothing about Mrs Miiler's
appearance to indicate her suffering from fright or
cruelty.
Crosseramined by MAYoR-I saw Mrs. Charles
+: Miller on "Wednesday at my fathers house.
There were then present DIR. Putnam, (whe lives
at the corner OF Broome and Broadway and also
Oliver Mlldeberger. | was with her from one to
two hours. She cried some of the time-she cried
when she saw me. Her husband was not present
/ was alone with her. / next saw her on Friday-in
the evening--after dark. She was then in Dominick
street near Varck, at the Miss Weller's house, on
south side Of Varck. She was in the second story,
in Miss Weller's part of the house. The Miss Wei
ers were with her part Of the time and her husband
part OF the time. The room was occupied as the
bedroom Of her and her husband. On Wednesday
night of the day she came in town, about ten o'clock
a cab to Miss Weller's.
Q.-Do you know where she is now-is she in
Dominick street?
Al believe she is not in Dominick street now
heard she had left
Q.-Where is she?
Al believe she is at sea, on her way to another
county, don't know when she sailed. heard
she had sailed before to-day i believe she has
sailed, and hope she has Her husband went with
her. He has had farm and mills at New Jer.
sey.. Can'ttell who first told me they had sailed
Il believe they have gone to Cuba, If they haze
gone at ALL
Q-Who procured clothing for her 70 60
ALL ofus assisted. They have no children. I
heard her say she never wished to return she wish
ed oget away from her friends Miss Weller made
she went to Miss Wellers to get her hat made her
husband proposed that she should either go to my
Iwlnesss) house or to Miss Wellers can't recol.
lect one single person who has told me that she had
sailed we were In confusion In consequence OF be-
ing watched had persons around our house we
were in great confusion they wished to take my
brothers wife away, and that was the cause of the
confusion; am the wife of John P; Ridner; we
live at $50 Houston street I; our efforts were to
keep her, and prevent people from finding her; my
husband helped in packing up books Nc. under
stood she was to go out OF New York somewhere,
wherever she wished to go; she said she was happy
with her husband.
Miss SARAH WELLER-l live at No. IL Dominick
street; Mr.. Miller and wife came to our house on
Wednesday, the 25th Of January, about 10 in the
O'Clock, P M. Asto her health, she was quite cheer
full part of the time, more SO than should have ex-
pected to have seen her the general health was not
good the husband was there most part OF the time
they went away together, she went away willingly;
they were talking OF visiting friends, and she
anxious 10 go and see them.
Cross. examined by MAYoR-Miler's brother, John
Anderson Miller, and Mrs. Ridner, called few mi
nutes before they came and asked if Miller and his
wife might come and stay few days. They came
to be secure against being taken think it was then
Miller told me how he got possession OF his wife, by
one as kitchen; Miller and wife occupied some
times one room and sometimes the other. Mr.. SEEK.
and Mr.: Love lived in other parts of the house.
A girl by the name OF Snellback lives with us Mil
four hours at time On one occasion myself and
sister went up stairs to prepare a bed; the doors
were not locked below; we heard the doors below
open, and fearing that Mrs. Miller might be making
her went down to see about it, and found
it was Mr.. Miller who had returned home. They
went away on Saturday in carriage ] heard that
they had gone across the river and had gone to Jer
sew they went away in carriage.
Cross examined BY JoRDAN.-Those friends of
hers spoken OF, whom she was SO anxious to 60 and
see, were in Philadelphia; they were acquaintances
merchant down town; Mr.. Charles F. Miller is my
cousin.
Miss HANNAH WELLER.--Mr Miller felt himselfn
danger of being taken, and kept himself private.
somewhere to the Indies, or to Texas, don't
know where, nor do think they were decided
where they should 60. They spoke of visiting
family BY BY the name Of Lovine. IN PHILADELPHIA
Rockaway wagon. Two gentlemen came for
them; think they are on their way to the West
India islands. When they first came to our house
The principal object Of their coming to our house
was to keep them out of the way. She said the rea-
son, when her husband selzed her, why she scream
ed so much was, that she had received anonymous
letters, which stated that her husband would either
shoot her, or confine her in dungeon. II she had
undertaken to have away think she would
have been sropped-I think her husband ,co,sa haze
with us. The mothers name is Blackwell. Charles
took the letter; do not know what he did whit
She expressed great fear of writ of habeas corpus
JOHN A. MILLER, Gather Of CharleS affirmed.
Q.-Do you know where Charles F. Miller has
gone to
Al don't know where Charles has gone-I adj
vised him to 60 TO Paterson.
Q.-Have you no idea or information where he
A.-[Hesitatingl suppose know pretty nearly
H.-[Rsuctant!yl ibeliere they are either in Nor
folk or Petrs6wgh, Virginia.
Q.-Why do you think so
Al have had letter from him stating he was
there; got it this day; know his hand writing.
Jordan shows him letter.; don't think this is
Charles hand writing.
Q.-Who furnished him with money to 60?
Al furnished him with funds to 60 away with,
and shall give him more if he wants them. When
furnished him with funds knew that he took his
wife away by force knew that he kept her Sc
cretly here in the city.
BY EvARTs-I saw them last on Wednesday at
my house; when | first met her on Wednesday,
che refused my hand; said to her, "Why do you
refuse my handl Have ever done you any harml''
She replied. You never have, but yoa encourage
Charles in dragging me about from place to place. y.
[Mr. Miller here made long detail of the whole
story]
told her that all would have come out right had
Charles consented to have abandoned the collection
Of that note Of $780, showed her how easily all
difficulties would have been accomplished; if it had
turned out she said that the note forged then
he would be sent to the State Prison, and thus she
would have got rid of him; this conversation took
place about o'clock PM. lin relation to this
note, Mrs Miller gives the following explanation In
her affidavit before Judge Rockwell Feb 2ath