The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-29


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miei9 tnew sOnssthing about IT, She said, If the proof
co14 = had from Tie servant girl should stu be emit
for uasvsr ahs might furnish Of the proof the servant
girl henelf entitled TO the reward and that. be-
sidss ga nes think II right any how - take rswsrd
sS.s - S:l he'd ssrr.d her ala Il. %srrsss Was
fast - sciock She ssid hat asr the marriage took
places eert6csts was given TO Gen Van Ness; told
hss y: 3: Ps:s s suS e :Dy
sgslnll D1fthg with n - ssid Gen. Van Ness wss
stern 40, ~ BY hi: osansndns presence might have
si S Dc i"sosnd = ssksa the csrdassss. would
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lady 81 - did not mcognins its she ives Mt po
iii; as @ ABB sSsu y y. u: ss
stairs q down stairs then shs thought was dsH6
stairs secasss Gen Van Nssa bsi1F ltals fssbi..
paper were dsli,:esS r. xisssssa E!lnisa our inter.
By Mr. CoxE.-Thsre were three or four interviews !;
recollect the date only Of the frs and that from the
Of the letter in the nswspspsr Of that day
after did examine the loose papers after she called
yes, sir was afraid she was approaching me in cor
money was NJ object IA little cross firing among the
lawyerl Yes, sir. she referred me to the advertise
nothing to Il. as G or tho
Mr. BRESr:-Was there any thing in the conversation
other than that which led you to suspect she was sp
preaching you in corrupt manner! Dill she make any
wIrrr.s-I was afraid that some offer Of that kind
would come out and that was ono reason why referred
mn Mr. BsssT asked h. wa. not afraid sAs might sp
preach the servant girl in the same supposed corrupt
WIrSEss.-That was none Of my business did not
want to hear Of any fu,ther approaches to myself
~uvn,vxo faith
pers after your first interview with Mrs Van Ness
WIrrEss.-No sir. In the second interview her au.
more frequently made She referred to Col Lee and Mr.
Dallas her counsel After examination Of the register
again. called on Col Lee and told him that there was
record Of date July a. Of the marriage of certain Eliza
Conner.
Mr.. BRENr-Not to Gen. Van Ness
WIrNEss-Oh n0-not to Gen. Van Ness. Desired
Col. Lee to examine the record remember the date
Of the first interview by the letter in the u s. Ga.ss
Described that he was dishabe in his Office smoking
cigar. when plaintiff first called and somewhat
taken aback Jury went out while to patroniss the
cake stand in tie passage, and returning, witness
Hovsrs house without asking for it, did to afford her
every possible facility in her researches she said
witness Yes sir that my handwriting no doubt; it
must have been about the I'd Sepember don't recollec
giving her written paper to find the servsnt girl did
Susan Hogan; plaintiff said she certain that my ia
Their had married her-that she was sure Of it. There
were three or four interviews.
Mr.. MAY enquired what circumstances led witness to
suspect there was corruption in the approaches Of the
plaintiff
WIrNrss said he would have stated that BEFORE but 1t
was objected to, respecting what passed between him
Mr.. Bsrrr-very we'll; just as we'll tell all.
WIrSEss-Mr. Hover sent me word of her being up at
his house, and OF getting description Of my father and
than she did the ROOM afraid of her them did
want to hear Of any offer at all
MIR. BaENr-Why, then, propose to send her to the
Wrrrsss-she made out 80 fair case, with General
Van Nesss letters and other particulars, thought she
had better nee the servant girl mistake might be
by any body don't recslect writing a note to the SER
want WAS shown one OF Sept o, 1885, giving add ess
OF scrvaat] That - minsi neysr told her suspected
she approaching me in corrupt way.
BY Mr.. bRADLEy.-She did not tell me that she had
been Mr. Hovers she did not tell she had been
here in the spring, Of the conversations with Mr.
Hover, or I should not have given her the address
A ong controversy arose here upon point Of law.
Of tn. note addressed to his sister and which
lost certain identities between the handwriting and
the Of the letters to Be n, those Of
ton was discussed by Bradley and Brent in very
est manner. Ruled out
MIR. BRENT.-Had Col. Lee conversation with you
about the servant girl
Mr.. BRADLEY objected.
The CoURT.-Tnat il not evidence.
Mr.. BRENT-Shc 10 q white servant girl she II COM
petsnt witness.
Further questions waived Witness relieved
CHAUNcEY BUCKLEY, sworn. Examination in chief
reside in Philadelphia am an alderman, &c. the
first time saw Mrs. Conner on the 9th Sept last
some three day, after the Offering $1,000
Gen. Van Ness SIZE called at my once; asked If was
an alderman inquired whether was the one that had
married her to Gen. Van Ness or not told her had
never married her, for had never her before ;
think stated that had heard that a deceased alder
an %'n o1aer man than .d Madam '1A can lei
who married you il it WIS an alderman; It was Peter
Christian; it must be he Told her to call again and
would examine my record meantime; had ready when
she allied days after, about week. told her she
might take it and look herself her marriage not
wanted to assist her all could; witness spoke Of the
number Of aldermen in the city there IL, and alder
men or magistrates there were some 81 in the city and
county Of Philadelphia gave her List Of several; :old
her out Asked her the time; she didn't recollect the
house where she staid said 1t Mrs. Mouder; said Il
was ten A. NJ. when Gen. Van Ness took her away
BY MIR. BRErr.-Did not state to her ! was q member
Of the bari no remuneration was proposed or ezPeced
search
t1Dirset-shs could not tell which way she started,
what kind Of house she stopped at the number
of the carrage the appearance dress Of the driver
ried in parlor; she did not tell who was present at
ceremony not specifically; but said there some
persons present; asked what sort Of man married
her, because with any citizen Is authorized to
marry q couple when he thinks proper; she did
not recollect the person; think ] told her what
sort of O looking oman Peter Christian was; said |,
you may have been taken by individual into pr
vate house and married she had only starting
point we might succeed said i was strange she had
culars she said it unfortunate but she could
collect asked her il there certificate she said
there was but that the General had got told her size
ought to have kept herself; always give the certif
cate to the ladies to keep but somehow other they
often part with 1t before long to their husbands she
could not tell about the carriage driver color Of
the horses after they were married. she said she sent to
Mrs Moulders and that the General went OF immedi.
a:ely and did return before six weeks but
that he had written to her while he absent she said
she was stranger in Philadelphia and not much
quantsd; told her ready to gvehe every inor-
nation abe spoke Of the Generals friends-how they
prosecuting hcr she did not much about II
herself but il for her daughter she most
cerned would be the death OF her she afraid-as
II was, her daughters health much affected by
these reports that she alarmed about IT, and had sent
her of TO the Springs; that's about all that occurred
vc or six days after she called again did not stay long
the third time IL asked for the certificate she said he
had it ; and alter all she said she did not
so much about the certificate; she had other proof
TO- substantiate her claims witness described the
relative position of Mrs. Moulders to the late
Mr.. Christians, they about Ave squares apart
there was way of getting from Mrs Mouder's to Mr..
xutf MnrLo t