The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-23
+. STouoHToN, li5 Leonard street.


SINGULAR SUIT FOR LIBEL AND SLANDER.-Arthur
iusten carpenter, as Sarah ID. Jennings, wife, NC,
and husband This was about queer and foolish acase
brought into court Mrs. jennings the de.
PENDANT is the sister Of Mary Currer the betrothed OF
Arthur Huston the plaintiff. One evening, Wallace
Currier, brother to the ladies' called upon his unmar
ried sister Mary, and subsequently reported to Mrs.
Jennings his married sister that he had Mary in
bed with the carpenter. This information distressed
sorrow and shame, not unmixed with Indignation, at the
enormity which had been committed by Mary and her
Arthur, before even the banns of marriage had been
published. The next morning. yet before her nerves
mad been restored to tranquility she penned the fol
lowing letter 10 her sister and Huston -
From S. ID. knowing it to be a fact
Mary don't know how to express myself in this
Casa case IS most horrible What do you think OF
your actions and conduct On the bed with man. the
same as wife and husband 1t is astonishing to me
After such conduct can you expect to be respected
more in good society Do you think your circle OF
acquaintance will associate with you Why not get
married What you waiting for Your conducts
not only adisgrace to yourself but your brothers AM
| sisters. What do you think your father and mother
would think to hear OF this and unless you published
| before week, they will
Mr. Husten-these lew lines write, which is my duty
and do il with heart.rendng spirits What do you think
she came from home Do you think she is without a
protector that you have gone and accomplished
seli y GU we're what you ought to be- and pretend 10
be- III the place doing what you have done you would
guide stand by her till the last breath
IN the place Of taking care OF her you are trying to ruin
ner. Why not get married II you not publshs I'd,
or something else done shall acquain father and
mother"
This indignant epstle Mrs Jennings sent to Mary BY
her sister Pauna, with directions to tell Mary show
it to Mr.. Huston, the plaintiff Thus was the publica-
ton Of the libel made out The defence was that the
charge made in the letter true, and communicated
IN confidence, as advice for the benefit Of the parties
Wallace Currier testified that the evening before the
letter was written, he called to his sister Mar,
twice. He went into her chamber in the first instance
between eight ard nine o'clock without knocking, and
found her y ing across the bed, by the side of Huston
Both were fully dressed, and were lyng the top
the coveret After ten he called again that night
with some nuts as present for Mary and entered be-
lore without knocking an again found them on the bed,
lying lengthways Of the bed dressed before and
tue bed clothes, but Arthur had his around Mary
waist.
iary called to contradict her brother and swore
that she had laid the bed with Arthur, tn.
manner described BY her brother or in any other
ner.
For the defence it was maintained that as the defend
ant honestly believed her sister to be getting into ba
and dangerous course it was her duty to admonish,
on and rehuke herr and that being her senior and the
parents not being in the city, she stood in TOGO PARENTS
in relation to Mary.
Thismorning the jury returned verdict for the plain
TN, giving hye dollars damages -Bostoa Post JAY d.
MuRDER.-The National Inteuigencer says, that
murder Was committed last Friday night, between
eight and nine o'clock, the residence of General
Van Ness, in Washington City, by person named Tho
mas Cook upon Thomas Nay lor brother OF Mr. Alison
bic opposite Fuller's Hotel II appea,e from the
mony oi two or three witnesses that the unfortunate
young man, VINO Tell by the hand oil the person VIII,
stands charged with the heinous crime Of murder
very much intoxicated at the time he received his dealt
blows and perfectly incapable OF making any resistance
also appeared in evidence that Cook alter striking tn,
deceased one severe blow on the head with a trcmen.
dous bludgeon, went back into the howell close by
exclaimed in the hearing Of a witness, +" have hit Ton
Nay lor with this stick, and I'll go out and nish,r and
sung the action to the horrid threat Cook did 20 out
aud strike Nay lor, who lying PROSTATE and hi
ace, three blows, which caused his death Cool
was fully committed to answer the charge OF wilfu
murder.