New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-12
The Van Ness VIII Case.

The Van Ness case vas continued to-uSv
The Corr, to-day heard long 'sSgu.neat troai
counsel sor the defence n favor OF admitting the
evidence IS proof OF the agency OF Col Sherburne
The plaintiff resisting the application decided that
evidence enough lad been produced 20 show agency
ON tie part OF Col Shs-buEne hs: !; Is 70 BE SLOWED
all IN hin 70 prove whether re se:ed BY authority
OF he plaintiff. or not
W JI-an3 8 constable OF Philadel pha- Vi Lower
Delaware Ward va. sworn-Ee knew Alderman
cbri.,.. He could no; say he had seen tie plaintiff
before Was called on al ais house By person whom
he took 70 De Col She.burae. accompanied By LADY
whom ne could not swear 10 De me PlainHf ouf who
looked Ike her accompanied also By gentleman with
:sady whi.kers They ssksd witness ii he remembered
marriage before Alderman Christian OF Gen an Ness
and lafv whose not Insnaoned ne searchse
the record and they again but nothing Fe'u-'eo
Sd Christian Bra-ier OF Phadelphia wss ex-
au.ined. Ee called Gpon shout the month 81 Ms!
lsst 20 know il he hsd married Gen Fsn Ness Inc per
sops calling were lady Who resemoled the ?isaua
could positively swear TO her dena'yl aHo sHss.
female who sYpessed &c 6e her dsGen'sT ne s,ea Ia, Ii
he had no.; Re called OF b Col sherourre tooA
great pains 10 Identity aim found him &c answered 20
me name shock hands with him snc thus idenhHec MN.
paper put a:o the hands OF witness oder'hs a
-6,,i make sll right that thousand dcsrs Sco2d
10 h. Saw Col Sherburns last Saturday Tore up the
paper, very indignant that any attempt should De rsde
10 ts11per 1ith h,n; for money
C-,s.sr1-7j ned When went 10 see Col. Sherburne
IN saturday told him had been requested from ASH
iuston 70 ask him ii he knew the cabdriver who drove
Gen Van Ness TO the plsint6 = boarding house Col
: rspled ne did not kuow--here many cahIneu
in Phadelphis Asked him i; he was the person who
urt the paper in my hands. He said no Told him who
was and where was introduced to him st the ia
gle hotel in Chsstnutst Col r. NJ Lee called 10 see
M records believe before these lsGies came 10 me
I, was last Spring No else 10 my Hn-wiedze 90
not remember that Mr. Gip!n called on this business
could not rscolect the OF the young man VINO IN
rroduced me- 20 Col Sherburne had sandy whlsSers
ives somewhere in Southwark do not know street
think ne was a New.England man could not swesr
What are the three initials signed 70 the note felt no Gu
riosity TO know who addressed the paper TO me wss
100 Indignant think about him elr no disposition 10
hunt after him would Re ike locking Tor needle IN
hay nov .y riue too valuable To be wasted made no
efforts TO md ont the person destroyed the note was
the duty of Aldermen issue wrts for the arrest %
criminals considered in the statute book criminal OF
fence 10 bribe tamper with attempt TO hribe citi
zen kept my records under lock and key knew John
LAGOS very well DID not know Il he kept his records
loo sed M no custom IN Philadelphia 20 legal
ize a marriage persons may marry before any one IN
the presence OF Witnesses the object generally IA, in
seeking minister 70 obtain record and certificate
no Two forms alike taking OF licenses few
words asked 70 the male Are you over q years OF
ace to tine female are you oyer-l- Have you no
previous engagements u the answers are satisfactory
lit:le solemn slang il words usCc and the parties
declared man and wife the great object Is 10 get
the fees.
grr I
collected giving the note he was confused 6Inshed
seemed 10 hesitate did answer directly then de-
ntcd having ever seen before Was AZ the Eagle
Col : iskin. some beer although a tee iotsi!er
said he had taken RIO beer or malt liquor Tor years De
fore.
Cross eramiued Found the lodgings OF Colonel Sher
burne by sending officers after him ut the request OF
Mr Bradley and Col an Ness. Gave his name and per
sonal appearance. This was on Wednesday last The
officer i6d me Saturday he had traced min through
his various lodgings and could tell where 20 find him
III All n "a
as Colonel he answered and then our consultation
took place the whole note was in pencil marx
Dr. heichuut recalled tor cross e examination
Pain had said she wished she might die on the spotii
sh, had line OF ms letters had his life Dor
rowed cent from plaintiff: the contrary she had
borrowed from him did not borrow 10 dollars OF her
when he brought on the Indians could have drawn on
the War Office il he had wanted never drew the rrst
cent o. i, from her.
Mr 4nttouy. OF Providence Il. Am United
States Marshal appointed under Mr.. Monroe, Con.
tnucd such I'LL General Harr.sons election. Knew the
plaintiff. saw her first IN the gallery OF the House OF
| representatives. She was with Mr.. Harris OF Rhode
Island This the latter part OF May or hrs OF June
I l-i4 saw her twice with Mr. Harris. saw hcr next
time in Providence r in Westminster, about the lat
ter part OF July l-ii she was then alone was eoin-
in pursuit OF Mr.. Harris and passed her was requested
by Nj Nhitcumb 70 10 him and tell him lady from
Washington very anxious to see him; Mr. Harris
was said to be out OF town witness said he had seen
Mr. Harris in the CITY and would and ind him saw
her frequently with Mr. Harris both IN the streets and
/
one occasion Mr. Harris and plaintiff went out OF the
parlor OF the hotel and went up stairs together they
Were away some time did not come down again while
| he there
Cross.e1amjued-The rooms up stairs private par
| ors adj joining bed rooms ne had been in some OF
these visiting Indies 1t was bedroom they went into
| He had no difference with Mr.. Harris VAS friendly
| with him until the last week had never had words
with him had not bowed 10 each other for the last
three months regularly used 20 do plaintf ne
remembered the person who was introduced TO him
Mr. Harris had told him thai he intended 20 marry the
plaintiff this the universal talk therefore deemed
II all improper that they should 90 into room
together witness very well pleased with Mr.. Hsr
! ris's choice knew Gen. Van Ness had seen in The
! New-York Tribune that daughter OF Mrs. Conner
stated tina; Judge Harris yister at her house my
attention being called this 10 De witness,
| and on some private business at the Treasury.
ResrGmined-rhere two children OF Mr.. Harris 5
! she was playing with hr Harris told him plaintiff
owned some blocks OF brick buildings Pennsy vania
Avenue and belonged OF the first families in
New Hampshire. and was rich in expectations