The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-04

A-NIsrha one day in cow ersation, asked me il
didn't think that Charles ought to settle shat po.e o oPCn
and thought it would be we'll to do So She remarked
that her family thought that money given aS s Of
this conversations this was the last conversation that we
had relative to the note
Q-When did this conversation take place, ana ABOUT
Ain the breakfast room, in the summer previous to
Do YOU remember whether you ever had any other
conversations with her this subect orT you had DO
Al do no there were illusions made to the same sub
ect but recollect nothing particular heard mat SUD
ect touched upon the same as other out
cannot recollect any thing definite.
Odd you Charles and his wife live harmoniously
together previous to the death of MIR. Weisf
Q-were they much at your house during that timer
aphsy spent much time :, there IN rs.,r 70 hi, trent,
ment of her 7 81.
A-she did not.
Cross-examined by Mr. JonDAN for prosecution.
Q-What time in the winter the first conversation
| between you and the wife of your son Charles'
o-Can you tell what month,
Q-Do you recollect whether there was seighing at
| that tme2
Al do not.
A-They staying with us at our house
GLOW long was before that hrst conversaNon' taat
you had seen the note
A few days.
Q-Where did you seeit7
Al saw it in the breakfast room.
Q-How cane you to see III
Any son, Charles F. Miller, showed to me-
Q-Who was PRESENT.
A-There was present
Q-Did you see that note more than oncsa
Odd Charles ever talk with you abouit, xcept at
the time when he showed 1t to your
Al heard him speak of it two or three times
Al don't recollect.
Q-What year,
| A-Idont recollect.
Alt at our house that Iheard him speak Of it;
| never heard him speak of II any where else:
any one else but yourself to your knowlsdge1
Al don't recollect a. present
QDo recollect that he ever spoke OF to you in
| the presence of his wife 2
Al don't recollect at present.
Q-Do you recollect that she spoke of 1t in pre-
| sence Of any one else except yourself aud her1
Ave alone when the subject was spoken OF; in
the m say
Q-Do you recollect which Of the family
Q-Was it male or femalef
Al don't recollect.
Q-Was the person who entered near enough to hear
your conversation, in your opnion1
Q-Do you know that any body did enter while you
were in conversation with her about the note 2
Al think there did.
o. ask you If you know
o there date or Invent ~ which ySS ARE . aps to
Ss En M iims or ,1S within thin month oft,
Alt was few days after her return from Yonkers
oCan YOU tell by any date or event. or in any other
way what time was that she returned from the visit to
| her uncles7
AT was the latter part of winter.
| Q-Can you tell within Q month Of the true time7
At was the latter part of winter, towsrds spring.
Q-Can you say that 1t was previous to Marchf
al. your health !. bad,
Any health is delicate.
Allow long has it been sol
A-Tor o few years; for several years my health has
Q-Is many as four or Eve yearsa
Ayes, my health has been delicate long time as
Q-Has been to con6ne you to your bed room
for any length oftime'
colus con6ne to my bed at times. My general
health is delicate, and has been for some years
Oddly you ever read that $40 600 note7
Al did.
Q-When1
Q-when was it given what was the date Of it, fyou
Al don't recollect read over, butt could not tell
when dated at this time; recolect the amount of
the note.
QHow do you know when it was given, ifyOu % not
Al know was a few days after they had returned
from Mr. wellswith the note, or short time aaers
Q-How do you know that they returned with the note
at any time. how can you tell except from the first
time you the note7
Any son gave the note to read.
Q-Do you recoect whether Mrs Martha f. Miller |
showed you the note had in her hands to your
A--she did not show me the note. |
Q-Had she ever IL in her hands to your knowledge |
Al never saw it in her hands to my knowledge.
Q-Do you recoect what time ElderKnapp preach
ing in Mulberry street Tabernacle
Al do not recoect definitely what time-butI reco |
lect that he preaching there sometime through the
winter.
Q-Do you recollect when your son. Charles Miller
proessed be under religious exercise Of mind during
Mr.. Knapps preaching therel
Al don't recolleet definitely know he attended and
was interested in the meetings.
Q-Do you know whether that was before after he
showed you the note first 7
Al cannot tell.
You the note you with Mrs. Martha E. Mil
Ter the first time
A-A few days.
Q-About how many days.
A-Perhaps two or three. |
Q-May Il not have been eight or ten days.
ALL think II not so long-t was very few days.
Q-who first introduced the first conversation between
you and Mrs. Martha E. Miller about the notef
A-She mentioned it--she ntroducedt
Q--Are you clear in your recollection az to that
Q-What did she first say Answer as though you were
speaking in her person
Aisle said to me, "Unce has done something for
us In giving note" The sum was named and she |
spoke of the being $4,000 She stated that
not 80 much she expected from her uncle, man
of his wealth. Ireped il handsome of money
QCan you give us her language in the first person. or
you not1
Odd she after she said "Uncle has done some
ting for in giving note,n add "for $200OO-h
not much as expected from Of his wealth,
Were these her words you recoect?
A-They are, near as can recollect.
QAner she spoke those words, and you replied that
handsome sum OF money, what next was sand be
tween you7 |
Ain this conversation I asked Martha who pre-
sent when the note given She replied, "There was
one present but ourssves that is as near as can
collect enquired where Mrs. Wells w@f she sad sh'
was not present, although she was at home |
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