New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-16
nIndnme CosteIlo,s Trinl.

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cab at abou, o'clock in the evening He tSla me my
friends we're looking for me- He aso said that must
90 home or he was ruined be SAID noInlne nioie a.
that time that -ecoect The caonah dio nol u.i.e al
tbe av 20 his house but stopped short distance from
il When got cut he said must go home to MS mousse
and he would come preseny did SO ana ne c ,
soon after He said that DE lad made
Mira Costello with money dress and other a!IcieS.
The District Attorney then asked whst ola nc sA'
this settlement was Tor y
Mr. Scoes here and wished me court 10 Pfo'e9'
the witness. 80, .,.. ;, -, would
not allow such suggestions and interference on their
part It only served to confuse the witness
She then replied :" for her services
District AttoruG-For ~hat services
V;,p,ss-am forced TO answer that question
Court-You can do you as you please about answer
ing it.
fitness Il decline answering;
Dstrict Alorncv-What else did he say to you
81 don't recollect exactly.
What was the substancei -. -
=. did not charge my memory with II ana oon ! TO-
Have you any recollection of any part of it
Yes, Sir, some.
What s that
Mr.. Shepperd objected, Out Tue Coui' iu'eu ~ % 49,
INVISIBLE. -. -, was
r1,iued man. That ia all recoIect saw my motnef
the next day in Masons store-he was present sue
asked him several questions and he made her no answer
lido not recoect her conversation but she was angry at
The time don't remember what she complained oil al
tha fnR
she would have him arrested for his i'll usage as she sup
uosed Of me supposed she judged that he had Ill used
me He had been guilty Of III usage to me
Had he beaten you
don't think am bound to answer that quesuon apil
Court decided she must.
Answer He had often insulted me highly but not as
bad as beaten me. He has used abusive language anu
called me good many i'll names, at various nmes-
Some of this i'll usage commenced IN Marcn eno con-
tinued more or less all the time have seen Mrs Cos
relic my mothers house in Wa;erst alter ms prose-
a
stranger He did say anything, but she talked mo
do MT know upon what subject. DO mt know "het
hroueht her there-she of her own accord was
not there all the evening. spoke 10 her about nothing
of muchs consequence. Don't know that anything
was said about me. She did not give me
ANYTHING of much consequence, it isn't worth men,
tioning nothing but candies. She has never given me
ANYTHING else Ny mother talked with her. heard Mrs
Costello say that Mason ought to give me some nice
clothes fer the injury had received Mrs Costello re-
NAMED there half hour. ] believe said something
about this trial. that thought would be tried
did not say why thought So Mrs Costello also talked
about the trial. but can't recoect what Her converse
ton was mostly about the clothes Mrs Costello might
have said that Mason ought to have given me some mo-
ney heard Mason speak about the cothes-he didn't
speak about money TO my knowledge-he said he would
give me some clothes He has not been particularly 10
see me since this prosecution commenced but be has
seen
He has seen me once or twice my mothers--once al
Hoboken and in New-York He has been 10 see my
father and mother but not me. L nave sometimes oeen
present and then the conversation has been about the
trial. but | did not expect TO answer any oil
these questions do not recoliect all that was
said He asked if | was going to give in
my testimony against him. He said that Mrs. Costello
ms sick and could not be tried that term told my
mother would not be tried AT all He said twoud for
could be tried time in three years and asked me
why thought ii would not told him because had
been here so often. He said there were witnesses on
the other side Mrs. Cosellos but they could
not be obtained.
He said need not come to testify unless had mind
to- He has never written Ibelieve he paid 500
to my family once, but not since this suit commenced
forget exactly when he paid il but IT was after he was
arrested the first time and after mad been 10 Mrs Cos
tellos and left his house.
The counsel for the prisoner here admitted that suit
was commenced in the Superior Court on the 2Osh oil
May l545. by BcnjaIn =. iather oil tue witness
against Charles Mason for seduction which was copro'
missed by Mason, through his attorney. by paying one
hundred dollars. This admission was entered upon the
records of the Court.
What was it you went TO Mrs. Costelos fo!
decline answering.
When you went 10 Mrs Costelo's, did you know her
occupation
Objected TO- but argument of counsel upon the point re-
suited in the Courts admitting i, on the ground that Ma
sons intention in sending witness TO Mrs. Costello might
be inferred from her occupation.
Witness was here allowed to speak lnpr!vateto Mr. s'
fen her fathers lawyer and then answered that before
went Mrs Cosellosl did not know there was such
person but after being there. that she fe
male hyscan did place myself under her care nor
do any thing for When went the first eve
ming she said she knew by the description she had OF
several questions, which II is useless to tell would
rather not repeat them il can help it.
The Court decided she must answer as to what she
said to witness but what witness replied regards
her own situation
She asked me TO call again in a week
Mr. Shepherd objected to this getting part OF the con-
yersaton and the whole, but the Court ruled in
She told me the symptoms of her patients, and that
must call her again in & week after. Cannot rener
Der anything farther went there as she directed. in
week. did not then have the symptoms she described
decline answering whether had them alter
ward
forget exactly what Mrs Costello said me at the
second interview as did not charge my memory with
it, She directed me TO avoid the danpness OF The wealth
err During this interview was lying down in the front
bedroom oil the second story, upon the bed by the d
rection of Mrs Costello. Mrs. Costello came me at
that time she had something in her hand Il some
kind of an instrument il was wire instrument de-
cline answering whether she touched with that in
strument il might disgrace me; also whether SUI
fered any psn. | was the bed about half an hour.
She directed me to lie in particular position.
(Witness here complained that some persons We're
laughing at her The Court directed officers 10 preserve
order in the gallery
She directed to lie upon my side. She sitting
down by the side of the bed. and lying upon my
right side the bed. During all this time saw Mrs
Costello. decline answering whether she used that
instrument. No person was present in the room but
myself and Mrs Costello. While was lying upon the
bed Mrs Costello said 10 me, All is now de-
cline answering whether | was laying lenghwise or
crosswse the bed. She described the feelings
that would follow said Wsud nave chi.s and lever
with headache. The day after went home to M. Ma.
sons ras sick with chls and fever.
Mason then said 10 that must return again to Mrs
Castelos that evening, and did He said must
stay there nil got better.
Al this stage the witness complained of suffering from
heat when the District Attorney suggested thar she
should be allowed withdraw temporarily, and another
witness be proceeded with. and she retired to side
room in custody OF officers.
iRsn " Saifen 1ies sporH. | know Charles Ma.
son see him now present; have known Miss
the last witness ro infancy and knew her father when
he was a boy Do not know Mrs. Costello. Have had
some conversations with Mason during the last three
four weeks relation this trial in progress New
err have been counsel Mr. Mason. The conversations
related TO the appearance OF Miss -; he expressed
his willingness hs, she should appear here and testify
Have conversed with Mason upon the nature OF his in
ercourse with Miss this since the settlement Of
the civil suit There paper executed in that suit
In substance he has stated that his Intercourse with
Miss was an unfortunate affair for him-that he
married man with family, whom be wished 70
from public odum He denied that be had such
inter-, ursc with her. The compromise was effected
through Mr. Masons counsel BY NJ. Blunt, never saw
Mr. Mason until after the compromise.
writ issued in this suit for seduction produced and
identified as also an affidavit made 5y the father OF the
GRID
N;ss returned 10 the Court room. " Mr Mason