The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-01
NEW YORK. THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST l. 1914

/ A. don't recolIect of your ever telling me to
leave your house. | don't recolect how man y
times called al your house after left Abingdon
out think was IN the habit OF coming often have
SAID that thought il was December when call.
ed 10 see you, just before went to Arlington, and
went into your study.
BY Mr.. PHELPs.-Did you not feel afraid to 60
up into Mr.; Fairchild's study alone with him!
Al didn't feel afraid OF the man, for always
had my own way.
BY Mr.. FAIRcHLD-Did Mrs. Chaplin ever say to
you, when you applied TO her for medicine, that il
you were married woman, she should know what
Al don't recollect Of ever having applied to
her for medicines
| Odd you eversay that once told you, when
accident would happen to the cars, and hoped that
my wife would be killed, but the children saved3
Any Impression was, that you said you hoped
that some accident would happen and your wife
be destroyed, but the lives OF your children spared.
By RHoDA DAVIDSON (the witness.) Do you
recollect OF your saying that if your wife were out
OF the way, you would get housekeeper, and give
me an educalionl
Mr.. FAIaCHII.p-I am not on the stand as wit
ness.
never told any one that | was the sister OF Mrs
Turnbull; said that Mr.. Turnbull married my SIS
thews asking me If Mrs TurnbuIl was my sister,
and told her no. recoect Of your giving my sis.
ter $l00 on Boston Common; the condition was
that should keep 1t secret, and you told my SIS
ter that If was in the way stated, you would see
| me out OF it.
q, by the wtness.-Do you not recollect Of say
ing that you would send me the money IT you had
| TO take IT out Of your own tea and coffee I
| MIR. FAIRcHiI.D.-My recollection does not serve
me there; do you recollect OF my making So
lemn declaration to your sister, that was not
guilty, but agreed to comply with your wishes to
church
| A. do NOT recolect of your saying anything OF
the kind you never de.ied 1t. but seemed TO think
i couldn't be the case. My motive in destroying
| mise and to save you from HARM The substance
OF those letters was that it couldn't be the case,
! and advising me to take my medicines
q. Didn't lney say that the money was obtained
from me by false pretences; that denied il at the
time, denied it now, and should continue TO deny
1t TIL died that had rather die than have such
an accusation from a female, when had never
had any thing to say to her, and that gave the mo-
ney 10 save my character?
A. recollect OF your once saying that you had
rather have given all you had IN the world, than to
After answering this question. The witness turned
to Mr.. Fairchild, and asked with great emphasis
Do you mean to deny that you ever had criminal
intercourse with me r.
| MIR. FAIRCHILD. do most distinctly.
WrrnEss. know that you have no apparent ac-
c0untabihty to Supreme Being
| Mr.. FAIRCHnD. Mr.Moderator, Iclaim protection
from you
Il
| proprlety, and hope to be excused.
| q. What did you say to MRS. Fairchlld about a
young man, a Phrenologist, who walked home
with you, and examined your head!
A. He told me that was none too careful.
@. Don't you recolect that you said he told You
about particular organ, and told You that organ
was wonderful y developed?
A. do not recollectt much about It. never
| said Mr.. Shaer paid my tuition at school !;
have said that they were IN the habit OF introducing
me to their company l never said had criminal
| intercourse with you tor two years might have
told my sister that only had come ction with you
but once /; didn't wantto tell her how badit was
| | have told great many that you oyerpowered me
and almost forced me told Mr.. Shaler when
| came to Boston with him, who the father OF the
child was; he came to see ME at Taunton on the
subject he said the suspicion rested some mln-
lister with whom she had lived, and he was lmpica-
| ted, and that was one inducement he made Tor me
10 tell there was no lnducement held out to expose
you except to tell who the father Of the child
| q Have you ever said that you were afraid to
meet my friends, or me, tor fear that should kill
Iyou!
A., think you would kill me if you should NEE,
@; Have you ever said you were afraid to meet
A. have said / SHOULD be afraid to meet any one
Of your accomplices, who might kill me if you did
@. Have you ever seen any thing to lead you to
| this belief?
A. think you would be glad if were out of the
| way.
q. Did you not refuse to see my friends in order
to crafty those who were unfrendly TO me?
| A. did not.
In answer to Mr. Phelps-Mr. Fairchild agreed
he found my sister knew it, a different arrangement,
| was made; he was to give me 500, anu 800 year
| 10 myself, and my sister $40 to keep the secret
don't think Pve ever conversed with Deacon
Drake since I've revealed this first made known
TO my father who was the father OF my child about
a fortnight before the birth Of the child. don'l
know how that letter Of Mr.. Farchilds which
was saved happened to be published; ! gave il
to Mr.. Shaler, and | don't know what he dio
with it. Among the motives held out by Mr.
| Shaer for me to disclose who was the father
Of the child was, that. it was reported lii
father was minister, and ne said. "you know
I'm innocent man, and it's rather hard for me tC
hear SUSPICION" and said also, people suspect Mr.
F., and they'll take him up on suspicion, and that
should have to go TO the Police Court and swear to
and il would be better Tor re to disclose at once
that she thought it was right that Mr.; Farchild
should do as he did She replied that she thought
Mr. F. was good man, and that his knowledge
being greater than hers, she felt a sort Of conf.
dence in him suppose could have secured my.
self against his approaches If | had told him
should expose him. Mrs +. treated me generally
the same at both times lived at the house the
only difference had with her was in relation to
work done in the house Mrs F, once told me OF
gave me to understand that If her husband was like
| some men in the world she would'n live with him;
this said at the time that supposed Mrs. +.
wanted to get something from me about her hus-
band.
BY the COMMITTEE, Mr.. RIDDELL.-The witness
was questioned as to what she said relative to her
fears about Mr.. F. either by himself or through an
accomplce to take her life. She said that she be-
| gan TO have these fears when MIR. F. came 20 the
city, and she heard from Mr. Howe that he was
going to Court about II ; and thought if he could
get rid Of me it would end the matter; do not
know that my fears were increased by Mr.. f.
act upon himself; never told my father that he
/ had connection with me but once
BY Mr.. FAIRcBlLD--Did you ever tell any one
| that il was sixty tlnesl
A. never did.
/ @. Nor sixty-two finest
A. | never said any number. | found Mr..
FairchiId's good place TO live in during
the first part OF the time never said it was the
best place ever lived at; said il was convent
ent place about doing the work think that my
sister told Mr.. r. on the common that she could
j keen the secret without the SO year The un-