The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-13

hush ands peace mas been cit on long and eloquently
by the learned Counsel Gentlemen, You remember the
Independence Guard Ball OF the ApolIf How his TON
and laceraed heart must have bl mere at the horrible
idea OF being separated from that vile, whom he had
married in the bloom Of childhood. End who hod lived
with him SO contened y SO happily so lovingly so sec
tonalely. How awful must have been the blow! But
essy driven his wife from his house-he found himself
ireJ and no doubt, happier man. He went to balls
and who accompanied him-why his beloved Mary Wal
dron- say beloved for she child brought into his
family at the tender age OF sixteen, to be the kind and
gentle companion OF his beautiful wife, Bnt this tender
companion herself by telling that she did
not 70 alone But did she not to the Bowery Theatre
alone with him. after that his disconsolste wife had
taken refuge in the bosom Of her brother,s family
Gentlemen the mirror oil common sense shows
reflection. His agony was the agony Of eDjoyme -
Gentlemen you remember the testimony of that heart
broken mother when she told you how in her presence
the plaintiff called her daughter those endearpg appel
ations which he literally frequently called her by
where was Mary Waldron Why, combipg the beautiful
locks OF this Adons She, 1t appears. was his barber
well as his riding companion There she sat wining her
dec ate, taper fingers amid his jet black leckswnhout
doubt she was operating or him mesmericaliy. Ay !!
there sat the serpent whose stories told when at Coney
Island S. had ruined that in that husbands eyes
female who could look upon such scene, and iondle
that husband lille he the oil turning his
vile out OF his door don't envy her her feelings leave
her conscience. Yes in the pres, that
girl the last solemn act Of the tragedy performed
AS Mrs. Van Cco stepped that thu eshold silently
hut eengy when tear could not force its way into her
burning eye-when the husband told her go to Sharp,
you damned strumpet, and he viii give you money
of that sgonizsd wife, God forgive my husband-he
what he does" This is the for whom she
pray edhis is the husband who had offered her $40
week to and live with sharp in state OF pi ostiution
guilty, but Sharp loves YOU Did tina, wife r.proach
himf No; her only reply was This is my house Pil
work my hands of first" Was that the language Of an
I'D uteress1 ask you 10 this the man v no talks
Home Gentlemen how did taat wife think OF Home.
No. not with such agouzng taupts ringing in her ear,
did she forget that his house was her home When the
furniture sold aud nothing was left in that house but
pallet OF straw-here upon that she laid her slmest
broken hosrt to rest She yet at home d, you be-
leve that the heart Of the tempeossed sailor OF the
soldier Of Leondas throbbcd sacredly faithfully
to their home than old the heart OF the wife OF that man
No, Gentleman, they did not. Aye! Mary Waldron who
was the soul and front of his jealousy, who poured
the poison with her sweet smelling breath into
his She remained behind with him when
he drove the wife penniess and gloveless out upon
the world, on cold December night don't charge Ma
ry VALID with crminality but Judge OF her
duct-weigh her virtue and her msdt Mike modesty.-
Why did she not 60 her mothers hsuse Ii
earning honest bread by the labor of her hands,
why did she not her mother Tor her board or seek
some respectable place. Why follow tina, man from
house to house, and from garnet Aoor to garIet floor
Mark WELL do not accuse her Of anything criminal
| but draw your c0nciusions-I now ask you il we
have not ground which to base charge OF comb
nation II we have not then will repent it in sack cloth
ashes For had thus negro been heard OF at
this time Now great dsa has been said about the
dress OF Mrs Van Cott why she had been his Mistress
he would have done the same thing It was but the graf
i6cation OF his pride; did he give rjewellery-
why he eweller himself, and of course, wishedt
display his woman, decked TO suit his taste not
to say tina, he did not love his wife believe he
did until the sore eress Mary Wadron charmed him away
The story of the bastard child in order''a
Van Colt dead rtsnty," "as like its daddy as two
pess,' with black hair and Roman nose. Gentlem en-
what think you OF the who could aunt his Vie it'll
| her barrenness, and boast of his bastard Oft
| spring. Did that illtreated woman, as a we
bastards daken my door" No She biushea for her
band and told him. with falterng tongue, to brig it
home and she would love it, Again, you have heard Of
those 6s-wha was her reply when hs tainted her With
their being all sham and id airs an, said she, my
husband is such wretch to look while am with
ing under the dispensaton OF Provdence, pray
that God may relieve and take to himself" Was
she violent in her reproach1 No. She was quiet and
gentle as lamb Gentlemen Of the Jury as much he
heart Of has wrung has been
she would now 60 back to tho house OF that
honor unsuled. But unsasfed of this, she weuld
esteem it but legal prostitution, to share bis bed. Yes
she still loves her home and the husband oil her youth he
who her virgin love And she will love him forever
adulierous and guilty wretch he sbut would he
take her back No She ou,lived his lovehe skin
come wrinKled-he loaths her, and now hopes
that by verdict he may procure bill Of divorce
which will enable him to take the blooming Mary Wal
dron TO his marriage bed, and not garrtt
ROOM forgot to mention to the suspicious fodlI
of the dress Of Mary Waldron among the dirty linen
OF this Van Colt in the garnet room. How
the other side explain this 2 Why, I suppose,
they will say. that he put the frock Of his
look in lady dress Or perhaps she ay have popped
in in the morning. just to how he looked in his night
cap when If he did not kiss her. he may propsbly have
the Judges knife on his desk preserve mean
he used to do in the Kitchen when ejumped upon
hack and galloped up and down on his favorite poney
Gentlemen their contiguty in the eorret- their follow
ing from place to place. looks strangely suspicious
What necessity there for her TO expose her reput
and his character thusl She but prscisms her
fanny when she swearsto her conduct after that miserable
bad been urned out seek home wherever she
might What would that nameless young man, who II j.
alleged bad made proposals of marriage TO the innocent
Miss Mary, what would he say when he hears his
beautiful his darling his adored Mary was the
" he rode IN
Coney Island 10 New Rochelle in order give the wife
the chance Of committing adultery. J rather think tba,
if he be man of proper feelings he will reconsider that
proposal oil marriage. Gentlemen, don't believe Miss
Wadron is rotten and cankered her counsel would
that she is little fond Of that plaintiff than she
u8ht to be- For some purpose she has come ont and
10 seek refuge in a bawdy house For the mother vi no
bore her, would the adulteress and would spurp
he au,horess OF her and her chlaren's dishonor
For that vie benctforth ell must BIZ gloom and despair
No. she has one hope, and one only and that Is the
grave, the silent fsrgvDg grave. In its dark aud pesc.
ul depth her throbbpe heart may alone be al She
has however, another hope which lie not Of this world
it s OF eternity. When the curtain OF Ii shall have
shu her out from the world and the stage of eternity be-
revealed to herthen, them shall she hope then shall
the despcd and oucast mortal lift her bling eye
hope to the Eternal King and ask Tor mercy The cup
earth will be Toured out the gloom OF wither,o
life shall fade away and give place to thu
glorious brightness OF redeemed lover. The Saviour
whose cross she had wept az, will then approach her
and Angels shall bear her to the bosom OF her
her treuhled soul will bs changed for rejoicing spirit
full of love- Of joy, and never ending embry
OF which she was denied in the boom of that Who
| had sworn upon the alter to love and che,i.h her
So far have examined this case, keeping steadily
sight this perjured srol ee asonnded at the bodnes
Of Counsel when they can ak twelve honest ndependsn
jurymen of the city Of New YJrk to believe HIM don
snow that Will pollute your ears with the vermn Hi
whole manner that of villain and an gel of mef-
cy aided III little woman rucin TO his den this parcel
OF foul blackness hose evidence consgn her
ever to nismy We did not wish to bring that scoundre
upon the stand sgsn. The Counsel Tor the plaintiff did
and let them make all they can of him
ncarnate villain before laid upon HIM The chance
name OF Schoharie mentioned by himself, gave Q
ground to step on, and out OF his own lips
our first Information. He Believed that knew all about
him, and the fellow feared to Ie-yes, he blushed that
stern, pous looking niger actually blushed and
Dale when he saw the screen torn ON him. | went az
him, and the fnger of God pointed out how to
at the truth The momen he mentioned schoharie
koew him to T. Mr. Jordan here proceeded TO
recapi ulate the testimony given by the niger