New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-21
The Van Ne.s VIII Case.
co--eron4ence Of The tribune.


WASHINGTON Sov- =, l-i5
Among bankers. brokers and politicians tae
name ~ Gen. John P. Van Ness still fingers Ike
cherished memory and every thing relating 70 him
,sr-;as with 1t certain degree Of interest Il Is
knova thar be died IN March last without vii.
leaving behind him rea and personal estate % the
value perhaps OF nearly $4,000 and that m.
b-cthzr Cornelius ?. formerly Minister % SPAN
ana more recently Collector OF Network, has ad-
i5ist=red 70 The estate and calculates On the pcs
session OF the property-
\ female. who keeps boarding house IN ffls
city conteuted until within few months with he
name OF Conner. bat now suddenly sm!t5en with
an anbitoa 70 f-gre IN letter circle as the WIDOW
Of Gen Van Ness. contests the right OF Corne!ias
P 20 take cut letters OF administrator, and the
Judge OF the Orphans Court has remittsd The ISSUE
10 be tried in our Circuit Court he tflal com
rnepcei to-dav. Nj Brent and NJ Nay acting as
her counsel since Vice President Dallas Colonel
Lee ana Mr. Dent abandoned her case Mr Cox
MrJ. j Bradley and VI Carlisle ap2earl1g Tor the
defence.
Mrs. Como. claims TO have been married TO
General Van Ness on the 5ta OF august $40 seen
months previous 70 his death, by an Alderman II
the city o: Philadelphia " 10 t"!s alderman va
-.ort is alleged that be he's departed tins lie Tor
suehf that can he proved 70 the coHtrary-Mrs Coz
nor ia unable 10 saw 1t was an Alderman. she WI
swear but as there wEre Il Of these d!gu!tarIes N
Philadelphia in i5 and IS i is alleged on te MA max
y are u! the habit marrying and horse dealing JUS IN
The same manner keepuc record Of the one more l-
the other no proof OF the ac = 70 De found ll = Il
is proved ;hs; OF the Aldermen i'in "a; tae tiii
one Peter Christian has since died is presented -
legal and inference inst ae y Tue man ar
oruor insists that she had borne child % Cenera!
Van Ness and was likely &c bear another. before -Ne
could present an heir make the stonement o mar
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progeny and that Keep him to hs word she praci=ed
pous fraud on him by keeping Il secret that THIS Gan
ger mad been obviated by miscarriage II l. alleged
tina. ne met her by appointment n Philadelphia nsTried
her caodestnely for fear OF his family pocheed the
certificate and consented to proclaim inc iact-
Ia absence Of all positive testimony MFs- Con1or or
Van Ness relies OF letters which are piodrccd
su-uort:nc from General al Ness, N WtcL ne
addresses nj wife and signs himself neF al
cctona:e husband. 70 prove cifcumssnaa4? WHat sae
cannot get AZ directly.
Tnere was ,te done today in the way Of testimony;
the dey having been principally consumed ny the open
ing speeches OF M Bren; Tor the plaintiff and Nh Car
se for the defendant ne facts above stated constitute
the Qisf OF Mr. Brents statement
on the other side Mr. Carlisle made most beautiful.
eloquent and pointed speech. in which ne represented
Mrs. Conner srtul and UnprincIpcd woman WAC
TO gain the object OF this suit hed been guilty OF perjury
forgery and conspiracy TIE letters would &c shown
to be forged Is well the Philadelphia pos; marks
stamped OF them. The child attributed TO Gen
Van Ness would be shown belong 70 another ~ E.lt
overtures Cornelius P Van Ness 20 abandon the case
for the consideration OF certain moneys paid IN hand
Il was represented absurd place eminent and
wealthy and stern. and proud man as Gen an Ness
in the attitude OF curling his wishes lest his family
should take offence his conduct he had no tear OF
any one ard no one could have successfully stood be
tween him and his purposes. In the petition fled BY
iTrs Conner or Van Ness, in tho Orphans Court she
had given statement Of facts different from that now
presented a. the opening OF her ana had thus con
victed herself OF perjury.
1saEsf 10 HI a
phia proving that General Van Ness and Mrs Conner
were in Philadelphia the day named the day OF the
marriage and also show that there II Aldermen
Philadelphia in l5i5 and thai had since died was
then read
Also there was read the petition fled By Mrs Van
Ness In the Orphans Court with accompanying letters
and the reply made by Cornelius Van Ness The last
sets forth in which the plaintiff essaycd 10
obtain money for the abandonment OF the and If
the stated by Cornelius P shall be sustained By
evidences places the plaintiff in somewhat perioue
position. in n moral II not in eea! view.
At this point the Court adjourned until tomorrow,
when the witnesses will be called. VERiTAS