The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-26

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ably and al great length against the sdmissbity
offer cited several authorities in support Of dicum
Dawn RXrDAL examined by O'CoroR-Knows Frsde
rick vanderpoel; him in the store where witness
ordered him of the and said he did not wish to
have any communication whatever with him. The de-
two O'CLOCK remembers that The 4th day Of September
last was very busy day in the stores remembers that
called on Gssner at the store On the 21h or
2sth Of october does not know what passed between
them but Vanderpoel went away followed by Gassner
the latter said that IL he, vsnderpoe to have any
communication with him. should be out OF the store
witness delivered the letter produced the next day
after the interview between them and received back
was then and purported to be letter written by
PENDANT to Mr. vsndsrpos stating that he defendant.
subject in which he ceased have any interest Van
IN the letter and sworn that
view to discredh his testimony.
HoNoHA 0'BnIEr was next called and examined by
ner for two years and four months; knows Mrs Lowell
QwDid you ever hear her say she would give up all
CoURT.-I override that question.
Q-Did you ever hour Mrs. Gassner say she would
give Mrs Lowell home she would give up the soci.
Objected to, and objection sustained.
Wh g. ToMrEIrs sxamnsd.-Knows the parties to
Odd vandsrpoel ever tell you that he was going
visit with Mrs. Lowell and that he wished to keep
question objected to. and objection allowed
Odd you visit Mrs. Lowell since she has boarded
outl
A-Yss sir two or three timss.
Odd you meet Vanderpoel with her on any Of your
visits7
Al think met him once at her boarding house in
Eighth street; left it together sbout half past ten
O'Clock at night.
with witness; they met accidentally, spent the evening
with her in her own rosm
GEORGE HoAToM-Knows thsspartiss to this suit; wit
ness boarded in the same house with Mrs. Lowell cor.
ner of Broadway and Eighth street
Q,Did you observe anything in her conduct that in
teri
Question objected to. end overrulsd.
AL did, but don't recollsct seeing him later there
than halfpast nine or ten o'clock at night
Rosxnr BaowSE examined BY the DIsrRIcr ArroR'
NEy.-Witness examined building which corners
Cherry street and faces ON franklin squares Boyds City
Despatch il ut % Cherry street.
HENRY MoLroN examined by the DnrRIcr ArroRHEY.
Knows the parties to this suit since last Mays does not
know Atwiu or Vanderpoel, except seeing them with
Mrs. Lowell at Mrs Cammers saw Awill there late
between and two O'Clock in the morning. [pont
him before re- " $3.50 - '' '''
Cros.eramined Left boarding at Mrs. Cammiers
about the 10th or llth Of last June.
Q.-How often have you seen him there
About three or four times; witness met him in the
hs ne WA was h ahead OF Mrs. Lowell she behind him with
Q-What kept you out that night
Al was at the Park theatre and after coming out
Q-How long before you left Mrs Cammier's did you
see Atwill and Mrs Lowell together
Al cannot fix the time.
Odd you not, after this, speak Of Mrs Lowell to
Mrs Cammier in the highest terms
Al did, sir it is my practice always to spesk well
of lady long she treats we'll; but wish be
understood that did not know Awill at the times met
him with Mrs Lowell and thought he might be brother
or some friend of the family.
SARAH GAssNER was here called and examined to save
time the part the plaintiffs sister to the plaintiff
mother told her she should not leave the house. and that
witness would have poor home of it, if witness did not
secuted for assault and battery mother said John was
no. to blame that Dan the of it all; witness
ducedi is.
all vyoIuntary and spoke sharply to my mother about
what she said to me about signing Il
During the examination of MIR. Motion, Mr.. Atw left
his seat apparently excited-cams and sat with his
counsel, and after the examination of Miss Gassner
finished he stood up and asked permission Of the Court
CouRr You may send for your servants sir; have
control of hem it is quite enough for me to control
the gentlemen Of the bar
Mr.. ATwILL sat down.
Mr. MCKEoN read series Of letters from Mr. Lowell to
Frederick Vanderpoei, commanding in ls44 and ending
In May 1885, they related principally to business mat
ters except that in some Of them he incidentally men
toned his wife and child
NEY-Knows the parties in this sut knows Mrs. Lowell
since she boarded at Mrs. Cammers was dbout year
ago. she remained there about five six witness
was boarding there at the time; vanderpoel and
Atwill there at all hours from to IL o'clock at night;
saw Vanderpoel there very often; saw Atwu there very
frequently also.
Gross eramined Saw vanderpeel there two or three
days after she there to board she had her
the second sory saw him 60 into her room;
Atwil 90 into her ROOM but him going from the
trance towards her witness resided there last
mer was at the time salesman to Clark, Work & Co,
but is not now; witness had no difficulty with Mrs
Lowell while there there is bad feeling witnesses
part towards herr did not tell Mrs Hutton or Mrs Bar
re that he did not know Frederick Vanderpoe any
thing like it.
Tue court here adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning
CIRcuIr CouRT--In Chambers, Before Judge Ed
Examination of the persons charged wih hauins
been concerned in removing ke rails and desroying the
bridges the Long Island Railroad.For the last 10
months depredations of very aggravated character
have been Committed upon this line Of railroad such
destroy the bridges and removing the rails thereon
| as well as on high embankmen,s thereby not only
complete wrecks but likewise jeopardng the lives Of
passengers we'll those having charge of the trains
som some Of whom have been made criPPiss for life
element account of the fires which were supposed
been caused by sparks from the locomotives Of
the railroad company aud the encouragement given to
the guilty parties by influential men. who he'd also
suffered by the fresthat the officers and persons
poyed by the railroad company found it difficult to OBJ
tain any reliable testimony until recently, when Mr..
Fisk, the President of the railroad company who, Is
understood had obtained by some means such testmo-
ny would be available for the conviction of the guilty
parties, and with this view about week ago. preferred
complaintssaganst Gershom Terry and Terry Robin
residents Of the villages Of Morches in the county
Of Suffolk, for whose arrests Judge Edmonds immediate
ly issued warrants. and the examination Of number OF
witnesses on the part prosecution look place
| fore Judge Edmonds last evening.
SAMUEL II. MARSHALL was first examined He de-
posed in substance follows =: am in the employ of
the Long Island Railroad Company | was the loco
motive Ruggles when it was thrown of the track it
was about the l0h of February of last year the acct
dent occurred near place called Wamp Mssic, Brook
haven; examined the rails and ascertained that the
cdent had been caused by the removal dspacing Of
the rails tho spikes having been previously drawn out
or cut off know Gershom Terry, and think ! have
heard him mako use of expressions Indicative Of bad
feeling towards the Long Island Railroad Company on
| nua nainn tn ha mt nj
about the company measuring the woods told him that
l2s solid feet cord he replied that If the company
didn't look out they would get 200 feet for cord from
| his manner Of speaking, | made up my mind that he
meant that something would be done to the track is
generally understood that 9ershom Terry entertans
hostile feelings towards the Railroad Company re
member the circumstance Of the locomotive Jacob Little
being thrown of the track at the bridge the Peconc
river; went the spot and found her partly in the
river in consequence Of the accident to the Ruggles
the train Of cars detained about six eight hours