New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-21
The Van Ness viii Case Continued.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.


WARRINGTON Nov loih. 1916
The rainy morning. or some other cause. pro.
duced visible abatement of the public interest,
the number Of the spectators and auditors, when
the case was resumed being very few.
The examination Of witnesses was then com.
menced. The first witness called was
Mr.. Murray. who testified that the handwriting
OF certain letters shown to him was that Of Gen.
Van Ness
Mrs Drew was then called She stated that her
residence was in Baltimore that her profession
was to attend ladies who required Doctor, and to
take the place Of one-in other words, midwife.
She stated that she had at one time resided IN
Washington, aud that she perfectly acquaint
ed with Gen Van Ness whom she was in the habit
of seeing almost daily; that he came to Baltimore
with the plaintiff. whom he acknowledged and
treated his wife that her services were re
qnired FOR the plaintiff, who went by the name of
Wallace-whch uame also was assumed By the
General At the first Interview, witness suggest
ed TO the General that he was very like a person
OF her acquaintance and on beng asked who 1t
was replied that il WAS Gen Van Ness He neither nd
mitted nor denied that it In answer IN
qury where he lived his answer WAS" At great dis
tsncc from Baltimore, over high hills and among tail
trees. Witness said this good description OF his
residence Witness proved the birth OF child IN April
1913 and her recommendation Of her daughter who had
Just lost her child proper nIr-c for the child
new born Her daughter WAS accordingly Introduced 20
the pretended Mr. and Mrs Wallace, bargain sde
$50 paid in advance and she took the child
peatcdy called plaintiff his wife said the child which
his wife presented to him lovely daughter ard
wished her 10 he called Gertrude Van Ness The child
died about thirteen months old oi scarlet fever and
was buried in the burial lot OF witness.
HI. w Ogden Niles testified 10 the respectfully of
this witness whose had been employed in his Office
MIS- purSec testified tina; she was the daughter OF MIS-
Drew. She corroooratcd what her mother had sworn
She had heard Mr. Wallace cal Mrs Wallace his wife
rcpeadcdly-had learned from her mother that ne
General Van Ness and had siterward called him by that
name and the plaintiff as Mrs. an Ness. Witness had
had her possession many letters and addressed
20 herself or her mother from Mr. and Ms Wallace
Most OF these she had destroyed bu; three she
had reserved and these gave 10 the plaintiff soon after
the death OF the child She stated that had call
ed her relative 10 this before she
moned but being corrected by NJ, Brent, she stated
that Mr. Bren, had cslled her twice The last
compsnied By the Marshal OF NaTylaI and thai she
came with great reluctance.
piece had been cut out OF pspe! exhibited as in
stTuctious from Mr. Wallace 70 the management OF
the child and smother piece had been posted II is
The witness declared i was when she -eceiy
eli Il from ~. Wallace
Richard Harrington Col Gardner and Nj Recsds!e
called prove the hand writing OF Gen Van Ness
IL VARIOUS letters exhibited - them some ii them
bearing the o: William Wallace. The general
tone OF the evidence tina; there little
doubt certain words and the general blancc
OF The whole. The belief WAS that the writing was that
OF Gen. Van Ness.
Col GRTdine! gave his opinion that the letters fled By
the plaintiff in the Orphans Court, mostly similar
only the hand writing OF Gen. Van Ness. With the
exception OF Two three he believed them al 70 De
limitations o; The writing OF Gen. Van Ness.
II ;hs stage OF the proceedings the Cour, adjourned
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