The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-01

told any one that loved Mr. John 8. Ellis ardent
ly, nor do Irecoect OF say ing that couldn't love
him more If were married to HIM; might have
| said So was p years old the I'd day OF last De-
cember. have tive brothers both younger than
myself.
The witness was closely Intercepted rs TO the
| reason Mr.; +. gave for saying that there was no
danger In his having placed her IN the situation
that she supposed she was In
The witness objec ted TO answ ering the question
on the ground that she could not do SO dehcately,
but SAID there was apassage In the Old Testament
that would explain her meaning. She afterward
stated that he said his intercourse with her would
result in no danger because he took proper care:
The witness was ask ed why she had not revealed
the fact to her mother as 10 her situation, before
she told her father oil IT, II would be natural Tor
her to do. She replied that her mother never ask
ed her about it, and when she told her, she never
asked who the father OF the child was. Upon this
point many questions were asked by the counsel
why her mother was not more sollcitous upon The
subject OF a daughters ruin think | conversed
with my sister last night upon the s., beet OF my
testimony. told her what said upon the COM
mon
BY Rev. Mr. PERRY. did not give permission
to Mr.. Shaler to have the letter published. never
demonstrated with him upon It's being published.
did not see any Improperly In Its being published
do not know whether my expenses are borne here
by Mr.. Essy or by the. committee OF the Suffolk
South Association. have received no clothes
consideration that should be recompensed have
had an intimalion from Mr.. Shalsr, that IT re-
vealed the truth, should not suffer. Mr.. Shaler
told me had friends who would not see me suffer.
BY Mr. EMMERsoN. l have had no encourage
ment from any particular person that ! should re
ceive encouragement and support II would go
forward in this matter; the only person from whom
had encouragement was from Mr.. Shaler.
Mr.. Shaler only said the amount forfeited IN
disclosing would be made up by my friends he
thought. The arrangement made with me by Mr..
Fairchd for The payment OF money was moi def
mite, but understood that the arrangement made
with my father, was for seven years.
BY Mr.. PERRY. II have never heard any one say
in South Boston that If there was money enough
they would have Mr.. Farchild put out OF the MN
lslry they wanted me to reveal because it would
throw light on the SUBJECT and cause people not to
think SO hard Of the Deacons OF the South Church
at South Boston, who were suspicious OF MIR. Fair
child upon some other affairs
Some questions were asked about who bore the
expenses OF the winners here, who paid tor her
ticket, &c. Mr.. Riddeli sa d it would save trouble
Il he should here state, that he had paid the rail-
road tickets OF the Witness her sister, and her SIS
ter's husband, who had been induced to accom-
pany her, at considerable sacrifice In his business
Rev. Mr.. ADAMS, stated that he fet II his duty to
add, that If Mr.. Fairchild was an innocent man,
there was most cunning conspiracy to ruin his
character, and the Suffolk Association, were deter
mined TO spare no money in order that the whole
matter be sfted to the bottom, and that was the
reason why the committee had assumed the respon-
slbllliy OF this mat er.
Rev. MIR. EMMKRsoN remarked that it was on
the ground Of u supposed conspiracy, that he had
ask ed more questions, than might be supposed to
be irrelevant.
@. BY Rev. Mr.. CLARK-The child is two We airs
old think she bears a resemblance 10 MIR n
child; have heard people say, she resembled
others ! have a cousin VINO said she thoughr the
child rescmbed MIR. Chapln some.
q. BY Rev. Mr. ToBY-I have been summoned
before the Grand Jury to testify in relation 10 this
affair.
BY MEMBER OF TnR CouNcn-I never suppos-
ed my father would ask me who was the father oil
my child when agreed TO keep 1t secret; !
thought he would ut once dlsown me on discover
ing the fact to him my reason tor this was upon
| something he said some years ago that he would
| disown daughter, under such circumstances.
! BY Mr.. FAIRcHnD-l don't remember that ever
positively told my father that you were the father
of the child.
Mrs. MARY ESTES, sister of Rhoda Davidson,
| Was called. Before examining this witness, MI.
Falrchild requested permission to have The aid vi
legal gentleman TO cross-examlne the witness
He had suffered much, he said, in consequence OF
the loss of such aid in the singular course which
had been pursued IN this examination. Rev. Mr.
Phelps remarked that he had been requested by
Mr. Fairchild, while visiting Exeter about a fort
night since, to aid him in looking over his papers,
and taking notes, but il was not expected that he
| should be known at all IN public, as Mr. was to
perform all the speaking. The commlttee expressed
| no objection to a gentleman being selected by Mr.
Fairchiid to aid him in getting out the truth, at
that was the object OF the Council The only OBJ
lection that if the Impression should go abroad
that lawyer was called In to aid In the examina-
| ton, it might be unfav0rable.
On the other side, il argued that the request
was made for a counsellor, not in his capacity at
| such, but as lawyer, man skilled in searching
out the truth.
| After Some discussion proposition was made
| by Rev. Mr. Kimball that any party interested in
this investigation, now going on, be allowed to
| have legal counsel in the examination OF witnesses,
and Mr.. James Bell. Of Exeter, was admitted on
the part OF Mr. Fairchield TO examine Witnesses
But some objection being still urged by the com.
mittee, the request was Withdrawn by Mr.. Fair
child, and the vote was reconsdered.
Mrs. MARY EsrKs, (sister of Rhoda Davidson)
was now called and sworn. The attention of the
witness was called as to her interview with Rev
Mr.. FaIrchild and her sister on the Common. She
said in the spring of 1872 she returned from New
York; saw her sister soon after her return from
Abington she complained to her ot her health;
said she was taking medicine from DR.. Claiming;
| told her II she WAS married woman should
think she was in different circumstances than what
| she was She at length told me she had had inter
course with man, and one Of high standing, bu
didn't tell who it was; but after persuasion she told
me it was Mr.. Fairchild; then told her to go 10
him and see what was to be done; gave her the
money to 60 TO South Boston, and she went there
| as she told me; she told me what she said to Mr.
Farchid about her fears OF what allied her, and
that he agreed to meet her at the old Bridge, and
that his meeting her he agreed to give her 500
| if she would 80 home and say nothing more
about il; she told him that knew of 1t and that
she wouldn't take the money till she sa " me;
and he proposed TO meet me and my sister on the
Common al 8 o'clock that evening. We went to
Park street that evening, and there saw Mr.. Fair
cnd ; he shook hands with me and said he was
sorry to meet me such an occasion, and he went
on to state how Rhoda came to his house, and
that during his wife's absence he had criminal in.
tercourse with her that the devil had tempted
him, but he hoped God would forgive him, and
that his dear wife would forgive hum, and that J
would forgive him. | told him / thought both
were to blame, but that ne, as a professor OF r.;
ligon, was the most to blame that he should
have seen that she was kept from harm. He said
Il she were in that situation he would give her a
800 if she would 90 home, and she and would
Keep it secret, and he would continue TO do all
in his powerfor her, if he had to take IT out OF his
own tea and coffee. Rhoda remarked that Mr..
and Mrs. Waterston, where she lived, knew she
had no money and that they knew had no money,
and where would they think got money to go
home with; he said can give tins money to your
sister, she can give il to you and you can say your
sis er gave il TO you without telling any lie. Mr.