The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-20

muncaon was received from the counsel to the corpo.
ration relative to the rights Of the corporation grant
exclusive OF piers SIC. in which he gave 1t as his
opinion that the corporation have right to grant exclu
ve use Of any public pier but ha, no right to grant ex
obtaining consent of the owners thereof Ordered
the file.
The board then adjourned until Monday evening, No.
Circuit Court.
Before Judge Eamonds.
John Doe rs. Richard Roe.-Ths was a feigned issue
from the Court of Chancery by the Vice Chancel
real parties sa the s se the Rev. anG John
Keyport New Jersey, vs.. William Patterson 1t ap-
counsel that for time previous March last, we
think from June lsa5, Patterson to live with Mr..
Kruze gardiner; that in the interme date time be-
tween June and March, he became acquainted with Miss
Mary Henrietta Krutz, one of the daughters Of
mnd) and on the asd OF March last, they also
alleged he induced her TO elope with him to this city,
where they were married BY the Rsy Mr. Hoyt very
church. They were holly pursued by Miss Krutzs IA
miy her father procured writ Of ha6eas corpus from
Judge and after examination before him and Judge IE-
grana they ordered her to be taken from her husband
judiciay passed upon After which Mr. Krutz filed
his bill in the court OF chancery alleging variety OF
to the situation in life OF VIM Patterson her husband.
Patterson answered the BILL ald denies all the allega
tons and charges in it, he also states that his father
respectable freebooter in the north of Ireland and that
he has real estate in two counties to wit the counties of
Armagh and Monaghan Upon the bill and answer the
the three following issues were made up and sent to the
circuit judges ISSUE that the said Mary Henrietta
the 23d of March last of weak and unsound mind Sc
I'd That she incapable for want Of understanding,
marriage. 81. That she Of unsound mind
and incapabeof governing herself or conducting her
affairs
Patterson was in court and to be rather an intel
gent young He was born in the north Of Ireland,
and is Of scotch descent
Miss CHARLOTTE KRUTz, examined by Mr.. Cutting
Is daughter to the Rev John Krutz her fathers family
consists Of children; Mary Henrietta is of the
put school the age of four years and continued
at school until thirteen; at the age of eleven she
sent to Bethlehem, nd continued there until fourteen
While at school she unmsRageable. @. In what
spect7 A. In every respect; she was always abusing
brother clone with her she was always pushing him;
occasion he left alone with her. by accident
in the room, and she urged him to jump out through
window he refused and then she pushed him out
she always took every opportunity annoy the child
We could not account for her luminosity to him her
habits very peculiar at homes her always
filed full Of rags she careless Of her dresses
when angry she was furious; the same efforts
educate her that made educate other
chdren she showed very little capacity learn, but
still she learned to read AMI write her photography
very bad she made very 'ue progress IN arithmetic
less she continually talking TO herself she
capable of answering any question that might be put to
her, but she was unable to maintain O conversation
any subject for any length time she could her
attention but became and restless she had
no notion Of religion, and was always very unwilling to
so to church n speaking OF visiters she would always
call them by their Christian for example, when
she could be got call her parents by the
Of father and mother; she in the habit of scrbbng
on the doors and windows of her the following
part of what was written the windows-"that she
was going to marry die for love- hoped there would be
dove at the head and foot of her tomb y the remainder
OF what she had scrubbed Of the character In
December, 1874, she was missed from the sitting room;
it was in cold and stormy weather; when the family
missed her. they commenced looking for her and found
hei coming up the road she had on only her summer
clothing and no bonnet hat had shawl thrown
her shoulders; would give no satisfaction as to where
m n ha
left the house and into the woods she followed
by the family who brought her back; she did not
to know where she was going nor did she give any
PLANTATION of where she intended to 60 In February.
1912, she also left home very dark stormy night;
between nine and ten o'clock went to her found
that she there and Of the windows open and
rope suspended from it, then commenced search for
men to the neighboring villages In search Of her
she was afterwards found at house about mile and q
half from her fathers when she was found she did not
seem to know have any idea of what she left home
for Patterson came to work for us in June 1886 work
cd for ten dollars months he did not lead the family to
suppose that he chad any designs on sister The re-
mainder of the witnesses direct testimony not mate
rial
Crosseramined by Mr. BaYAr.-she always went to
vice. witness never told Pa that she heard her say that
she did not believe in goods her snfriendly feelings ex
Complained Of being rssed by her family does not
know that she received any personal chastsement from
father since she IS of ages cannot tell whether
she had any doubt Of her relationship to the family she
knows that the writing on the window seats and win
Jows was hers because she knows her hand writing
Here several letters of Mrs Patterson handed
Witness and she proved them to be Mrs Prs handwriting
except one The indecacy of Mrs. Patterson's Ian
gusge which witness alluded to in her direct examine
on what she witness would call unladyl like language
She always considered she -treaedby her family
and the other side the family considered they treated
her well; when she occupied principally
knitting; there was distinction between herself and
o s
generally attended to her mothers room for year be-
fore she lett
Direct resumed-The family did not know anything
of her writing letters; all the family except Mrs Pat
terson and younger brother were confrsied she al
treated yisiters kindly when in their but
would speak ill of them after they left considered
her st for confirmation; she learned music plays the
piano, can play The Campbells are Coming" Yam
kee DOODLE and other simple tunes; knew her
to play piece of music Of two pages; it while
Bethlehem she learnedmusc she there only about
Is months thinks the i'll treatment she complained of
delusion,
DAsIEL SLOAN, Jun, examined by Mr. Cut,ing-Re.
sides in New Jersey Letters handed to wi messy Ssya
he received them; they were handed to him by a man
named Van Wrinkle, neighbor Of MIR Krutzs witness
did not know where they from witness did not do
snytans to attract the attention Of Miss Krutz had no
Crosseramined-R sides within a quarter of a mile
Of Mr. Kru'z is slightly acquainted with the family
keeps store; the family were in the habi, Of dealing
with witness.
Mrs WEsrvrLL, examined by Mr. Hofman--ReAdes
at New Brunswick Henrietta was at school a, wit.
nesss house during the time she had
no opportunity OF Judging OF her intellect capacity.
except from what she heard from her teachers upon
down TO vault thinking 10 frighten her witness put
her INFO the vault and remained the passage herself
thinking that she might cry and become pcnent witness
remained Tor fifteen minutes watch her. but she
remained ncorrgbe and witness then took her outsnd
up stairs, and told her eachers to send her home
Mr. CUTTING read the letters referred to IN sioan
testimony also letter addressed to person named
Holmes they purported written by third person,
urging sloan and Holmes to procure an introduction and
propose marriage to her They also pointed out how
was to be done and how they to conduct them
selves afterwards. The letters described very graphi
Gully the supposed illtreament she received IRON her
friends and cautioned sloan and Holmes az talking
to her father brother They must not said the writer,
be too modest but they must be bold and the writer
Concluded BY requesting them TO do their duty These
letters proved to be in her handwriting by her Sis
ter