The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-21

Of Gertrude Van Ness, ON its death BED. oy
Dr. Martin who letters for her to the thsr Of shs
child Letters addressed to Harry Jones and Julius
X Smith but does not know whether they were direct
cd to Georgetown or not.
written, and the letters that back She destroyed
the letters which came through DR. Martin The letters
directed to her and her mother as they lived IN s
same house. DR.: Martin got the lsttsrs-wtnsss got
Of them back and did not see them in any bodys
possession Mrs Van Ness came TO the house OF the WIZ
ness and witness gave her some OF the letters but naa
destroyed others thinking they would be Of no use:
count in the papers about the papers die in the
Court the removal ofthe to the Circuit Court Mr.
Wallace wrote the top of the letter, and Mrs Wallace
copied IT, In answer question by Mr.. Bradley, she
did not recoect how piece Of the paper was cut out
Van Ness, Sir and he said Mrs Du,nss HapSn
General say My wife, Mrs. Van Ness" thought
strange of this the General did not deny that h. name
was Van Ness because it was Van Ness the motner
Of witness had known him before; when he was asked
whether he had brother he was :sn tns BABE vas ,s
very pretty. Laughter) Cannot recollect AZ what
called than at her house since March laNi
witness never was in 'uoh as Sss a bs
object to find out when the witness gave NEE %
pers to Mrs Conner Mrs Walace mp, .Ha ~" VT
ness iii d not know. -.
ers pat ronized the the premises, the cross
examin alton was resumed
Mrs DunKxE was asked wnetner sns ever nvsa ms
baltimore She saw Mr. Wallace for the first time u
Ss ch
conve rsaion with Wallace about the Letter. when
them her The LADY dd not u ssk o asr s
witness gave them to Mr.. Wallace; Does not know whS
81 % nothing wa. said to her the ds: o.
.ss wo Ss' 5:
onr Wbst she said the truth Come q The letters
BE n sn
that, che Ss s sd Tns SH.:
srother letter which was handed her, signed W. wal
July 10 sss sSoa tho saa ''''
Mt BREsr asked Mrs, Durkee whether tnst "s' n''
the receipt for hs that the paper
and ink shows that she was in error - .n.w.r
ovsrrnied the objection of Mr. Bradley and
Ms said the signature S. w svs es hna Wa
signed her i was written by Gen Van
leo ose'sS the letter from Gen Van Ness
from phs neSs reSsvi goyed among other let,
, vn .ns - Jpn put nsd sThs letter was nom
ter as, rs se 3, had id before obsers--
'A NJ H. n1nras - - ~ Drs n 40; "u,
Jo.n; "s,:S ne wnnets could not recoh> =
when men ne ea asked , QUESTION 'ss z
lstrr ~ Ini;.. nsat.t ~ ~ .saa pr MARTIN WI.
tSs ~ ia sssI s ..o, ming MN o. me illness o.
the od ~ H1 'sAe 'ne money Uni she received
''S S, S, rs ~ au sSs. -, 49,
W. Wallace for S sr wss LOT sSs, and given to
~. ,.rsn,s~S =. -. vertrude tnree mo0fhs 10
20 ,,; h aas sme NET ss.s Aammrs allowed Tor
rnrnarsea 70 he con;.S h u,sS 49,, ~ aasno 70 y
Z ~ ~ ~ 10 syp''u W ME- ssce' ana ngnsd
- Tas,.rs ,Dsra rosd o,o. AZ, ..,.
Ionss sna favp, Ii y s S., ron Hssscs 20 a
Xars;n - S@s ssse lev Hom Dr.
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@ ~ ~ 49, csias1 saio @e{ q - uns
s,,n,srssd .SSS ~. 80 ~ -
9ass1sso ~. - nssa sae OeaBH mai me
14DS#fr 49, ~ 7s,t.-- =. 80. ssr,., w W.,
lara = 20 w. w w.
Asc e, =. a.,
date .FSSs n. ..saS he rcst IA hs5 - ssI.ft -;
Mon ths{ - 4 M Van Ness wrote n. = - Tss r.
MIR R.c,p.Ir Va s called 10 The stand ana .~s,;..a
the letter bu would nor taks the resc sS;i;t AZ ssv
ing that General Van Ness aid or ala not write II he
disco erred words which inc hardurit;ru ~
General Van Mass He believed 1ph;Ia v vvas crit
ten Inv him. he ranera,lv made hssvv s,roLs ~
his ia and large dot over the % rothar ,s,sr ras
shown to him ana this he said was q ncerer re.sm-
bIapce He aid not know but believed n VAS written
Nv shs General $3.50 = $500 -
(Tbe Wines was here shovn nm limitation NJ ;ener,l
Van Nesss signature made by Nit Bradley. one Of the
SSensrais Mr. Braaisv remerSsa ~ ~ RAM
hand writing could be Initiated Mr. Srsnt iaughinsiy
badlyj - N - : - - = - "'',
Coz GArprsrn was recalled and sfter sxaminin~.
Van Nsss He 7ncIinea 10 the on;nion thst n as -;
letter $50
MIR NV Rad Tho lat.ar. n UNA ,oxtroa ed Wa.
ton AnriI 90 and dated isshurg Anrii IaIa - ,tss
esctM dear ANN hcp" things pre going on 70 v .pS
Portable" signed w Wallace U.s. '"' '""''si S'a'
The learned gentleman read other letter., as II written
under an assumed name
The letters from the Orph.ns, Court which had b.an
placed there on file were brought in and after dis
cussion the court ruled that each marty would bc re-
auired to furnish list of their witnesses
Col GARprsER was again called who pronounced that
some Of the letters Looked ike mra,isns others mora
resembled the handw of the deceased
MIR RAGspAIs recalled doubted the ssnature of the
letters after looking at the contents Of the letter. He
inclined 10 the belief that six or seven lines banded to
him by MIR Brent were In the hand ritipR of Gen Van
Ness "
Mr. U..p,xoror racall ed recollacted The bardwri
ting Of the deceased Sometime he wros sns hand
~ obe,s coarse accoySno ~ ,be lima Of ran he had
lie believed the letter be,ore him had a gsnuins sigma
turs ana S,rthsr he that co,rssnnndancs Ala
tat ,ac 90 he had baa, ;nfarrna5 ~ s,ers dnns in
secreff~done in a ciandestine way y
Mr. K.ywahS We mnst hear somotbing about that
Tell what Won know MIR harrington
Mr. .pS,saroy General Van Mess wro,e rns n note
n; ;n that he desi, al 10 Gas me ahout som ehino
40 r,;c,,lar Tha note vas relative N bnsness IverS