American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-10

thing was said about Gen. V. N. having a wife
and chd-if there was any thing said witness
don't recolcct t-don't recollect saying at the
Time that he didn't believe anything OF this
marriage. There was conversation at the me
OF tile dlstrant, and something, lie didn't know
what exactly was said about Gen. V. N and
his estate. The lady had never comeuP to ms
place that he knew oi-he never heard OF her
TIL the dlstraint was begun TO be talked OF, and
some Of the folks told HIM TO 90 to the widow,
when he came and saw her at her house lie
thought this was in September-she didn't give
him much satisfaction, saying that neither she
"r Gov. Van Ness had much to do with 1t, till
they had hearing from the Court. He recol-
lee cd all this very we'll, and what Gen. " n.
SAID to him about being married, but he didn't
recollect any thing being said about it at the
time of the observation-disclosures there might have
been.
| Wesley Carlin was called to testify TO the
expressions of Thos MaLtinglY IN the CONVEX
satlon referred to, but the counsel for the PLAIN
tiff objected, urging that the Court had decided
| in former case that evidence could not be re-
| ceived rebutting that ofa witness unless he had
positively denied that he said what was alleged
against him. In this case the witness only said
he did not recollectit.
| Much argument was had back and forth, the
counsel for the defence insisting upon the pro-
priety of their course. The Court at length
decided TO admit the evidence.
Mr.. Carln then deposed that it was the 3Oth
Sept. last, he made the dstrant upon Thomas
Mattngly, and that there was at that time
conversation among those present about Gen.
| Van Ness. Witness did not hear Mr.. Mating
| y say any thing about having conversation
with Gen. V, NJ, in which the latter told HIM
he had a wife and child, ihos. Mattingly,
as witness for the plaintiff, testified in the
carly part Of the uiaI, to Gen. V. Ms telling
HIM this in Oct. l945.
| James Birch sworu-Was present at the dis
tress levied upon rhos. Mattngly and had
| conversation with the latter about the marriage
Of Gen. V. NJ, in which MattingIy said that
| he never heard Of the marriage Till alter the
| Generals death-that he went often 10 Gen. '.
Ms to carry (what the witness called vegeta-
bles) chickens, eggs, &c, [great laughter and
that he had never heard any thing about his
beng married to this lady until after his death.
Mr.. Robert Birch, son Of the former, testified
that he was present at the distraint, aud heard
conversation between Mr.. Matungy, Mr.. Car
lin and his father about Gen. V. Ms marriage.
Mr.. Mating y said TO witness that he did nOtbe-
heve the General was married, and he had rea-
oOio tOl US, IL b was Tile IOWn anu
try would know it.
Wesley Carlin, recalled The conversation
about the marriage at the time Of the distraint
grew out Of some remarks OF witness, in which
he said he did not believe that Gen. V. N. was
married, as. if he had been, there would be II
license, and Gen. V. N. being such a di>tin-
guished man, it would have leaked out, even
lthe had been privately married. All present
concurred in witnesses opinion. If Mr., Mat
tngly made any such declaration as stated dur
ing the conversation, witness did not hear it
Believed Mr. Mattingly's general character for
veracity to be good-dldn't know any thing to
the contrary-never heard any other than tho
Birch family cast imputalons upon it-they
said he sWoTe falsely in case which Gen. V.
N had at Alexandria, Made the dIslraint for
agent Of the estate, Mr.. Ball. who directed it
at the instance Of Gov. Van Ness, the admin
strator.
MIR. McKane, a clerk in the Philadelphia
Post office, knew of something irregular in the
Office on the 30th Nov. This was in refer
ence TO the letter received by Mr.. Brent whilst
Mr.. Reese, of the Philadeph Post office, was
) on the stand which letter, MIR. R. said, was
manufactured for the occasion Witness ex-
planned something about placing the wrong
figures in the stamp that morning, producing
ali incorrect Gate. lie had been instructed al
ways to place the stamp on the upper right
hand corner, Philadelphia record letter en-
veop shown him, as that is. The figures on
this were narrower faced than those of their
stamp-so we're those which he put in by MIS-
taHe on 3Oth Nov, From this Mr.. Brent I'M
dertook To show, by CROSSE examining the wit
ness, that the stamp on this envelop was the
same as that now in use with the old narrow
faced figures in it, The witness underwent
long cross examination.
The Court remarked that they were about
to adjourn the CT urt, and that hereafter they
would continue their sttngs into the night
A general murmur of lawyers and Jury broke
: forth against this, in the midst of which the
Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
In the Criminal Court, following cases were
tried:-G ustavus Brown, riot, not guilty; VIM.
r. Woodward, for defendant John Krouse,
assault, guilty; Hugh Caputon, and John B. B.
Wilson, for defendant. James Ellis, assault,
not guilty; Caption and Wilson for defendant,
David P. GLASGOW, assault on Mary f. Webb.
guilty; Daniel Radcliffe, for defendant Mason
,, Piggott, assault on Capt. T. Sangster guilty,
but recommended to mercy; R. Wallach for
defendant. Caspar Overwater, keeping disor-
derby house, not guilty; Radcliffe, for defend
ant. C.
: Correspondence of the Baltimore CIpper.)
!, WAsHINGroN, Dec. 9, 1916.
The Van Ness Case. The proceedings in
this case have been highly interesting to-day.
MIR. A. w. Hughes testified to hearing Gen.
Van Ness say once that the plaintiff had lived
in his house for years without paying any rent,
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