New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-23
Correspondence OF The Tribune.


This was the fourth day OF the Van Ness case
Serena Conner swore that she was the daughter
OF the plaintiff that on the ID OF August l545. she
left Washington for Philadelphia, reaching that
city the same night at i o'clock took lodging, IN
the first place at Miss Crinls boarding house but
as they had come on for private marriage AMI
there were persons there who might recognise
Gen Van Ness they removed on Monday even
IN TO Mrs Moulders Gen Y an Ness came there
IN the evening was seen first by witness who &C
costed him with How d We do, General Her
mother came cut and met the General and went
with him into the parlor where they were some
time together before witness joined them When
she entered the perlor she said General l am
now ready to go with you and Ma to morrow morn
ing to see you married. The General said, " No
Serena, you must not go. Your mother and can
DC married as wen without you with you and
want 10 converse with her alone Sercua stil
pressed the point but again received si,nil an
swer On the next morning the General called, in
carriage and her mother having previously put her
bonnet went out with him in the carriage and was ab
sent some time. When the carriage back the
General handed her mother TO the door reentered the
carriage and drove away He was expected in the
ing but instead OF presenting himself note from him
was received and he did not again She did not
the note having no curiosity 20 examine into other
peoples matters.
The OF THIS witness
hours 10 day She stated that Colonel Staulbsu sh
boarded her mothers about six years ago. occupying
a back adjoining the parlor She did not remem-
Der that Mr. Gordon of NewYork had boarded
there Judge Harris used 10 yisil al her mothers before
her marriage but did know that her mother
Rhode Island in consequence OF contract OF marriage
between her and Judge Harris. She went New Haup-
shire in sii 10 her relatives She thought il wss
lsIi could not be OF the year absent
two months absent again las; year. In 1873 she
absent she thought from January until May June.
She sold out IN Hennsy vanlRavenue III September -i
and went into Missour.st July 1913 Witness repeated
what she had stated her chief examination could
be positive dates shool with Matilda Moul.
der. could not remember where the school was-who
kept il. when il was, how many years ago wa.
not yet OF her teens did 60 Mrs. Cruikshans
school could not tell how many years ago did not
know il Sabbath school daily school she
to was teacher Ia Baptist Sabbath school had
been for four years. and is now a member of that
Church when talking with Matilda about their school
days nothing said about the school they 10.
The fact OF the plaintiff and daughter going Bsiu.
BY stage Inc morning OF August I'd proved
by the book keeper james Hall.
Thomas Mat;ingly. being IL years farm beongn
Gen. Van Ness testified that he called the General
when be SAID 20 the General e Rich you would
you not live happier Of you had wife The
General answered q Mr.. Ms;tngly have n wife and
child
Mr. Robinson Agent for Gcn Van Ness since 1890 ties.
hed the genuineress of MS signatures the receipts
gwen to Mattingy and OF the writing in the letters
corded in the Orphans Court.
Mr.. Melville printer, testified tina, he was well &C
quained with the handwriting Of Gen Van Ness Wit
hsd been foreman and proofreader in the Office of
the Madison,an where he much OF the writing OF
the General who communicated frequently with that
paper He testified the genuineness of the letters SUB
mued 10 him 10, his eXaIrinaton-although on cross
examination, he admitted there incorrect expres.
sions n some Of them which be had with n
the MSS which had come under his observation.
Ny. L. Carbery had believed himself 70 be well &C.
quainted with the hand writing OF Gen Van Ness He
thought the general ehsracte. OF il preserved the
letters exhibited 70 him
The Court has ad ourned.