The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-21
Circuit Court.

WITH she would laugh and turn it into joke. There
was great difficulty in teaching her to read SPELL
she in the habit of altering her dresses after she
got them The witnesses little brother died about six
dying she then about six years old his death
seemed TO have effect upon her; the Of ami
heard her call her parents father and mother
Cross'eranained by Mr. BnvAs.-H was at the age of
her brothers and sisters the habit continued until she
eleven years old she continually at school
write. sndaIso learned music Bethlehem she also
learned to sing there she plays music by note and
Bethlehem she received Lessons in arithmetic from father
and mother but she made progress in it witness
went into her room day and supervised it, but.
notwithstanding bushels Of rags would accumulate in
it. When rag carpetipg made for family use. she
vas in the habit of sewing them up Witness has re-
directions from her by for things she vented she
mended her clothes. under the superinen of
her mother witnesses sister died in December last
witness thinks Henrietta did manifest any emotion
on that occasion she always considered herself
ed by her family and complained of it, but such
plants wer not wellfounded.
Mr. CurTIso Was there consultation between the
members OF the family to send her to lunatic asylum
before she eloped
MIR. BaYAN-I object, the ground that they cannot
sveheir own acts and conclusions 10 support of their
own case We do not know what motives may have led
them to hold the consultation, and to this
cuson.
The court overrued the objection excepted 10 by Pat.
,ersons counsel Witness in continuation, said that
father mother and witness consulted and came to that
conclusion
ssvpgx-Resides in Middleton; it is almost half
mile from Mr. Croess houses has been frequently at his
house since 1899; knows Henrietta; her behaviour to-
wards her family very PECULIAR she took her
turn with her sisters in housekeeping
Cross-eramined by BsYAN-Witness there
seamstress saw Henrietta; saw she did not do much;
what witness by her peculiar temper that she
would through the house singing and samming the
DOORS witness what were the particular
words she used III speaking of her father and
ther; was her manners that witness principally took
notice of witness thinks was undy; when the wit
to state in what was untdy
she could not describe it, witness thinks she has not
stated any that Mrs to wiyness
that Henrietta was not mad but deviish
Henry HoLMEs examined by Mr.. CurrINa--Keeps
to be handed to him by man named Van Wrinkle be.
tween the 5th and 9Th of March 1886 it on the same
day that Sloan received his letter.
Cross.eramined.-The family were in the habit of
coming his stores the letter remained in wuesss pos
until he to the Rev Mr. Croes; does not
know how Mr. Croes found out that it in witnesses
possession.
Dr. HENRY VAN AnspALE examined by Mr. CurrrNo
student at the tme knew the family of Mr. Croes knew
Henrietta; saw her going to and coming from school;
portuniy seeing the scholars going to and from school
daily; his attention particularly drawn this gll
from her manners sometimes she would walk sometimes
door and she would come and address Witness what
Of the other girls did, her conversation quite
uninelligibs to Witness her general conduct made
impression witness that he cannot forget; when she
spoke inelligby, she said to witness there lady
in the school that wished to get married.
Cross-eramined by Mr.. BayAN-This was in 1884; she
appeared to be then about twelve or thirteen the
Doctor not studying medicine she never told wit
her name who she was; witness thought it a
very singular thing for child going to school to run
what object had going from one side to the Others
asked her what it she picked up out Of the
gutter never spoke Of tit Mr. CIoes think might be
BRowS, (colored) examined by Cutting at 43
Greenwich street; lived with Mr. Croes until he was 2a
years old; Henrietta was very wild.
O. What was your impression about her sensel
Objected to by Mr. Bryan.
Objection overrued, and excepted to-
WITNsss, in continuation She MT like the othar
children; she would of and laug shut hersslf up
spoken to desire them to mind their own ~ne"
CurrIss-What used she do-did she start or and
laugh and run away?
Wirr ss-Yes sir; she used to call the ch;cken s IN
feed ai then drive them of again. she used also drive
them off the roost at night but OUT of the trees
she used to say they had no business there The re-
msnder OF the witnesses evidence similar 10 that of
the two .1isses Croes
WM BLOOMFIELD, (sonin law to Mr. Croes) examined
by Cutting Office Of Cief of Police n the nope
to induce the parties to separates the witness stated the
object the Chief r sent an oAirer win witness
the ofcer had no written authority, it merely
fighen her and induce her to leave Patterson until mea
sures could lie sen to dissolve the marriage; brought
herto ths police Office and requested the magistrate
commit her as lunatic; the magistrate refused acts
she remained at the rombs all night; she was brought
,orRr--l cannot allow you to go into this matter-t
has nothing to do with the case
BRsAs-We have right to shvw the motiv es for sspa
rating Paterson and his Wife, and the extraordinary
means to which hey resorted-frst taking her to the
Police ois then before Judge DAILY and procuring him
also want to show what her behaviour was in those
places
Corar-ll not permit you, Mr. Bryan to 20 int those
enquiries it has nothing to do with the case You don't
want me to IRE, review Judge DAILY. opinoni
and We have rignt to pursue ii.
CouHI IN not permit you, Mr. Bryan; it has nothing
to do with the Opinion excepted to.
DR.. BsLwSAP, examined by Mr. Cuung-saw Henriet
Ia Croes al the Tombs conversea with her; does
ar-s a AsN ium in Of
forwards; conversed with her fer about half an hour
his opinion was that she sinsane, from defective or
ganzaon OF the brain she said the Tombs that her
father had hit her the head with heavy horse whips
she after ards denied il.
Crossed amined Jade affidavit on this subject be-
FORE In WHICH winess stated that IL da gerous to
leave ner aione the affidavit in about after
he saw her al the Tomhs. conversed with her the
subject OF edncation does recoLect particular
questions he her 10 draw her out; remembers that
she sail she was badly treated sometimes
muncave AM AT other times not she said the days she
spent at schoo were her happest days. did not
observe an! acts OF violence by her the times the cir
cumstsnces under which she brought there would
be sufficient to excite any but herself did not
her make any attempt herself. any else.
upon the property OF any one witness said in order
draw her out he any favorable crcumstsIoes he
would change nj, opinion her sanity; sne made
repy she afterwards replied to arotheT question and
those circumstances concluded she was insane;
she spoke very kndi, Of her hus d and seemed very
mucn to regret her being separ,lsl from him; Judges
the brain be defective interviews he had with
her and not from external examination of her head
Miss Em.L,S. LuxE-Examined hy Cuttine~Knowa
the family of Mr. Croes for years; is In the habit
Of visiting there judges Henrietta was of unsound
mind
CurrNe-she was very troublesome; would
round raise her shoulders, &c
WTTNEss-Yes, sir
sstrGmined-Iti is about seven years ago since
observed this her church every Sunday; her
duct attracted witnesses attention. saw other people look
round in church we'll her; what have stated
here, ami what heart from oilers, I formed my OPP
Mon
Mrs HnL-Examined by Cutting Resides in New
Brunswick; il intimate 10 the family of the Rev. Mr.
CroeS; saw Henrietta but seldom
QuEs-What the state OF Henrietta's mind
Objected % and ovefruled
JouHr.--tio on, y.r Cutting
WIN SIS -She was very troublesome to her family
Cross .ramined- How DO you know she trouble
her fanny
ANs-l was told
Quss lis tna is all you know about it
ANs-Nes,
Mrs VAS DrKs-Examned by Cutting Knows Hem
ries; knows from her child ood as child she WAS
always consered singular; she grew older those sin
Rul,ritips the ned