The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-22

WILLIAM. ts,h.d tina. they had General Van Mes.
visit the house Of the plaintiff The lady said answer
10 Question that she did know that the
General went there one occasion after Church, bat
she did on Sunday un
had seen gentlemen 20 in and out a. boarders when
there were crowd. in ws Saa to- ,h as NJ, .
to attend the Court and why she waited for an
attachment to be issued for her She said in reply that
boarers and besides she was told that if she was want
ed, she would be sent for go
Mr. BRrSr-I hope the lady will not be subjected to
the payment ofcosts.
THx CouRrs-Yep.
Mr.. BRENr.-I hope not. -
re per shs a,s will ali 81 Snsd NJ v,,
liams.
Gen w Josrs testified that he had had business trans.
ago and had general recollection Of
In the letter shown to him, dated September ls45 the
ssnce Of extrnsc crcumstancss he would believe 10
be the handwriting Of General Van Ness.
The letter was read as evidence to the jury 1t Is sd
dressed to Mrs Mary A. w. Common, Green Valley De-
pot Va, and is a. follows:-
:. WAsHIsoroN, September. 1916.
Mrs V.-Dsar M.-Your letter OF August % is at
to see you soo1; will attend to the payments promsed
when was with you at Philadelphia called 10 see
%Sssf asd well Take
General JoNEs examined another letter lie hsd the
same to say of this as of the others The hand writing
Tho letter was read addressed 10 Mrs Common Green
Valley DepotspestmaIked October g. and marked cts
and is as follows
WAsHIvGros, 1915
are WELL When feft you at Philadelphia then in.
tanned me- Tell me in your next iii must 20 to yoS
and when you wish to return home The 9th Of septem
Der sent yeu letter enclosed in margin fifty dollar
and ten dollar bill hope ysu have received il now
enclose in the margin of this 20 and 10 dollar bill
lfyou can confidently do let hear from you and
tbn Ia Anno nnn I'D hlaco hath l.
z1ou hope, with friends, who, trust will comfort
md be most kind to you and my little heir
Your sfectonate husband, J.P.V.N.
Gen. JONES said he would take them generally and
esatingy as the handwriting of General Van Ness
Some parts identical others not so much So
With the wss examined
Ness his impression that the receipt shown him
was genuine should have taken it such he would
genuine.
Cross.eramined- not his handwriting, it was an nd.
Mr.. McNAMEE, a clerk in the recorders room, was
called Thought he was acquainted with General Van
Nesss handwriting was OF the belief that the letter
writing of the deceased letter No. not good
imitation; No 6, unquesionably, no doubt genuine
other and Vet another has been familiar with The hand
writing OF General Van Ness for fifteen years least
he frequently dropped the in writing. as ap
General did not always write the hand
lie was asked whether he could produce such proof
absence,
brought in paper commencing This indenture, mde
etc. In the word made" the was omitted. All thi
singular and rsma1fssis e. word. Anna
was in the body of the deed" Mary Ann" Wood
There was aloud burst of laughter, which imms
Mr. McNAMEE further examined the wallace letters
which the counsel for the plaintiff meant to show were
written by General Van Ness.
But tn most interesting part of the proceedings wal
the testimony Of Miss Cyrena Conner, the daughter
the plaintiff She rather pretty young and exact and
in havu and - wnsoa
aectstion, though 1t may have been natural music, pro
ceeded to give
NARRATIVE RELATIVE THE MARRIAGE.
Miss CYkENIA CONNER being placed on the stand, ties
tilted as follows Il am the daughter Of the plaintiff;
knew General Van Ness; my mother and travelled to
gether; the I'd OF August l945, went Baltimore
in the stage and reached Philadelphia the night of this
day at IL o'clock went there in the steamboat
when we arrived We went to Mrs. Crim's boarding
house; don't recollect the street; we remained there
one day and two nights; we left there Monday
then went to Mrs. Moulders The motive for leavinl
Mrs. Crm's was, there were persons whom we recog
nized at the dinner table and the marriage to b.
private, we changed our boarding house; my mothe
ton the boarding house. thought the name Of Mrs
Moulder familiar but did not then know that Mrs
to %s that rev
were schoolmates; her name Is Matilda; Mrs. Moulde
introduced herself to me, and spoke of Matilda;
did not recognize any one till after dinner; Mrs
Moulder's sister was at the window wher
Mrs. Moulder joined us. did not recognize
the sister 1t had been some years since had seen Mrs
Moulder. thought her face familiar, but dom
know whether should have recognized her, though
had years before seen her at her own house in Wash
table, beyond the folding door, and very seldom cet
see her; only knew her face was familiar; my eye
s mot in bad but
ington; when first saw the daughter Of Mrs Moulder
at her house, Mrs. Mouder brought her in, and sale
Matilda, this is your old schoolmate;" recognized Ma
tilda; this YVES Monday evening; my mother had ad
dressed letter to General Van Ness and expecting Il
see him. she did change the boarding house, as CON
mofh nj n lat
to General Van Ness; went with her to the post Office
to put it in; believe that was the time,
went TO Mrs Moulders; she sent letter. when we were
at Miss Crim but having changed boarding house
to Mrs Mouders mother put the second letter in the
postofcei We hourly, and indeed momentarily expect
ed him. think we stayed at Mrs MouIder's iii Thurs
day afternoon and then left, end returned Baltimore
We stayed there all night. and next day took the Cum
berand cars and went to Green Valley. have aun
at Green valley-Mrs. Cragin. We went there in Au
gust, and think we staid until October On the 5th
August, standing at Mrs Moulder's door with Sc
veral lades-Mrs Moulder and her daughter, Mrs
Moulders sister, and Mrs. Duncan and | believe som,
others There was cry Of fire, and this is the reason
fifth Of the month because Monday was the second My
you ~ and they went into the room together Mothe,
might have seen him first sh sitting the win
dow ] did not 60 into the parlcr with them; The &c
into the parlor. There was an elderly lady sit
ting in the parlor-a boarder. There were foul
Van Ness. The General alighted, and ma went down
| remained at the window; General Van Ness rang the
bell he did not go up ma went of it'll him pait
attention to the hour it however, after break
fast when the General returned he left mother at thu
door and drove off that the last of Genera
Van Ness, until came to Washington this was the 6ti
of August in the evening We expected to Genera
Van Ness, but instead Of him my mother received
from him ; did not her receive it ; / don't know
whether could identify it mother laid il the bed
did not take up, had curiosity to look into othel
peoples business
The cross-examinaton deferred until tomorrow
and after session Of more than five hours, the court
adjourned till tomorrow.
Political Intelligence.
John c. Calhoun isiout against the general ticket sys
tenn in South Carolina.
The Louisville Journal of the 10th gives account
political meeting in Bardstown at which the Hon.
Young, on Monday last, made speech In the course
Of it he denounced the Mexican unrighteeui
one. The Hon. c. A. Wicklfe, ex-posmaster General
and that the administration deserves great credit for ha
wing got 1t up Mr.. Wcklife announced, much to the
surprise and incredulty of most Of his neighbors that
ha al Arou aeoix ha ALL al L. L.