The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-29


matters therein Set forth were true.
In witness WHEREOF have hereunto set my hand
and fixed my Official seal, at the city of Phi,
State Of Pennsylvania aforesaid, this fourteenth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred
Commissioner for the State of New York
Office, ll9 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
City of Philadelphia, SIS Before the subscriber
personally appeared, Robert I. Conrad, OF said
| city, who, being duly sworn. according TO law,
doth depose and say, that in or about June, OF the
year lS49, he saw Mr. Edwin Forrest in the city OF
Philadelphia, upon various occasions, and that IN
the course Of different conversations, distinctly
| understood from him that he had resumed his on
gina residence in the said city, and that the tepo
Dent has every reason to believe, and does believe,
| that, since the period above mentioned, he has
| been, and still is, resident of Philadelphia. And
| further he saith not X. /. CONRAD.
| State of Penns ylramia, Crtyand County of Phila-
| dtLphid, sal, George GIscom, Commissioner
for the State of New York, residing in the city OF
Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in the
State of Pennsylvania, do certify that on the four
teenth day of November, in the year one Thousand
| eight hundred and fifty, the above named Robert
| T. Conrad subscribed the foregoing affidavit in my
presence, al the said city OF Philadelphia and did
depose end swear that the matters therein set forth
| We've true.
| In witness whereof. have hereunto set my hand
| and attached nv official seal, at the city of
Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in
the State of Pennsylvania aforesaid, on this
fourte enth day of November, one thousand
eight r. hg 3 and MY GEO. GRlsoon,
a Commissioner for the State of New York.
sJTREME COURT.
Cdthdytne ~ Forrest rs. Edtcin Forrest. CITY
and County Of. New York, james Lawson, OF
said CITY, being sworn, says he is informed that the
above name plaintiff hath, III an atildavt made by
her i'll this cause, stated that she could prove "by
several respectable wines ses, as she is assured by
them, and doth believe, that said James lawson
\
summer of the year 1919, that he had just then re-
Gently, and during The separation OF this deponent
and said Edwin Forrest, heard said Edwin Forrest
say IN so meny words, that there was no crime on
The part OF this dtponent, and that he, the said
Edwin Forrest, wished 10 God there was" And
this deponent says, that he never heard the said
Edwin Forrest make any statement Of the charac-
ter or 10 The import above steted; that this depo-
nest never made any such statement es is above
alleged, 10 any person whOmsoever; that on the
contrary, in or about the month OF November, In
the year lS49, he had conversation with the said
Mis- Forrest, when al an interview which this de-
ponent had with the said Mrs. Forrest, with the
hope and view of efiecting reconciliation between
her end her said husband, and when deponent was
ignorant Of the causes which led 10 such separa-
tion ard Mrs Forrest had consented 10 send Mrs.
Voorhees, from her house in Sixteenth street, in the
city Of New York, which deponent thought a ne
cessary step before the question touching The recon-
Citation could be put to Mr. Forrest, deponent
asked Mrs. Forrest, Now, since we have come
10 this point, pray tell me who was wrong in that
unknown cause which separated you do not ask
the cause, for that, you say, is never TO be told
81 was" To this remarked, " am glad to hear
you say so Tor confession is the rst step TO repen
lance ;" and added, "Wbat can a wife say to
husband, or husband 10 a wife, which cannot be
atoned for, since the matter is known TO themselves
aloneV Mrs Fonest replied, " All, sir, the diff
Guilty in our case is, that third party knows IT,"
These were her very words. During the whole
course Of The year 1919, ] was on terms of
the closest intimacy with Mr.. Forrest, and In the
habit of constant intercourse with him /; but the
said Edwin Forrest never told me what the cause
OF separation was until some time in December,
lSi9 that until the last conversation above detailed
with Mrs. Forrest, this deponent had no sus-
piCien Of the cause Of the separation, nor did he
imagine that "cnme actuated Mr.. Fotres IN his
cOulse towards the plaintiff. That early in May,
ls9 the special request ofBIrs Forrest, deponent
wrote TO John Sinclair, Esq her father, residing
in London, lha; Mr.. and Mrs Forrest had mutually
agreed 10 seperate-iha deponent knew not the
caufe thereof Il was 10 him a my stery; that MIR.
Forrest, in dong so, had made a self sacrifice for
some high principle, and depOnent added, in said
letter, that Mrs Forests honor was unsullied.
That SAID letter was written and sent without MIR
or MIS- Forrest knowing ils conteu that the only
cory ~ that letter deponent made, he showed 10
Mrs. Forrest soon afitT, end al IL corjents she
approved Of except he brief pafagraI h rtfening TO
her " hCuOl'-tO v Inch che ubia4 tad IN v ords 10
a. following effect" Why que siiOn my honor
VIXEN that has never bten questioned" At Mrs.
Forests special request, dependent gave her said
cuPy ar be has never seen 1t since, and the brief
refer nee 10 lie contents made is from memory.
DtpCpent further declares, that from-the hour he
was htst informed by Mrs. Forrest that Mr..
toirt 81 contemplated separation, viz Ca the day
aficr the rCry az Mrs. Voorhees house, up TO 30.h
NovCmter following, beirg warmly attached 20
both parties, his best efforts were directed 10 bring
Glout reconciliation, in which he failed, and the
result wCs expressed 70 Mrs. Forrest il note dated
Saturday morning, LIT December, 1879, ia the fol-
LOVING words
sArrRpA, MoRNINc. LIST December 1870
ny Dear Mrs Foutst.-Not unmlndlul % your in.
forests Ibid the whole matter was bent on before
NJ. iorrett IN The beet phrase could command and
ssAeo him ~ think calmly. and let know his feel
ingG IL ves only lesttight that received decided
aIswer You were right. You faid II wac impossible;
that a oaufe infuperalle existed and was only work
inr in the cark. chance In
Geo unotr the feelings you have expressed 70 me,
aId bis entire lack % confidence Ia Jour sincerity
reunion Wtulo not am persuaded, corduco TO the
bhppintfs Ct either Did the,power lie in my hands
alone would not for both your akes inFist upon IT,
am fstifhsd SIR. forItst has fuGorod- suIered
atutcy- le is unhappy no bright future before him
BY the only woman On earth lie ever loved. or ever
con love. lie DID ret, OF courge. tell me the cause
O. cueh be raid much last night. GU know g.
Nov, a. prouistd shall co what In me lies TO
meet our Views In every way IfyoU 20 90 England
you srid you WOULD a Mr. Forrest afked u OF II you
70 tomc quiet place IA the country near as you also
talktd o. Nbst do thal be- done serve your
t,rtfts. How far 70 nag be IN my rover TO meet all
your wi'hes know not Much vLlldepend on yourself
~ your titter returns 70 ycur house fear shs not
be able 90 you 60 the extent desire but still all
in my power as ] said is o. your beat service.
Dgponsnt farther says, that when Mrs. Forrest
FIRST spCke 10 him Of intended separation, she
chsigtd him not 10 hint his knowledge 10 MIR.
tCuest, end accordingly deponeni never mention
I'd Do 20 him I'll two months or n ore afterwards,
when n paragraph appeared in the New York
Er,aing Nur0r referring 10 the subject After
itBdirg that paragraph, with the consent Of Mrs
t.ttIoBdeht tne evening spoke to Mr. Forrest
in bic library. That Mr. Forrest declined TO talk
The subject. That twice or thrice afterwards, de-
ToItut reieffcd 10 the contemplated separation,
but Mr. Forrest positively dtCntdto say one word
touching lie cause, or discussing the msiter az ALL
That nom The day after the taid party, VI 10 the
29h Apnl, 0s well o. afterwards, when Mr.. and
ME-. Forrest ported, depoueut had frequent con-
yersiiions on The subject with Mrs. Forrest; that
On ~ occasions she suid the cause would never be
diyuigei, end hat on one fthese occasions, Mrs
Forrest eaid 10 oeponent that che had asked Mr.
Fouttt II be had VOID TO say against her as a
wife, 70 which he reptile q, as Mis- Fore 81 informed
this deptntni-" No, Catharine no and would
to C.od could, for then ! should not suffer the
agony now feel"