New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-21
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
THE GAINES CASE.
Deposition Of Mrs. Gardeus czaIir'e CARR

nlled with interesting detsif I'D" may
which viii ssrike the reader WIN su'P'' We
copy from the NeV CriecHs Delf"
1og,os Gsrdette, nee Cariere, beng sworn.
-, sco1aiBted with some u the parties in
.ni, the wife Of Gen Gaines and the
.';.. - IohD Barnes are both my daughters. AZ
- age Of thirteen. ! married a Mr.. jerome De
a,sage. a policeman By BIRTH, IN New Orleans
~ had been residing there several years previous
- INV becoming acquainted with him. He repre-
,euted himself always as az unmarried man BY
This marriage, bad two children. BOY and a giri
The Boy died when ar infant The gil 70 s'lll Nv
inz her name - Caroline She - the wife u Jonu
Barnes She was born in Philadelphia, in The year
1901 II was minated " me and ny family aiter
the brth Of my children, that w DetIrange vas
married man a. the time d; his having married nc
aud that bis wife vas still living Ny family chsIg
ed him with bigsmy in marrying me he a. hrst oe
MED H. bot aiterward admitted Il and immediately
abseuted himself from the city. returned 70 my
family ] became acquainted win Damei Ciafh
between the wears 1923 shortly aiter me cis
covery that Mr. DeGTange was mtrned man
When bo married me Firmly under the lmPres
mon that was not the legal vile q DetJrange, NJ
Clark made proposals 81 marriage % me with the
Knowledge Of ali nny family. II was considered
essential first, 20 obtain record proof Of DeGrange
having a wife living a. the time he married ne 10
obtain which from the records o. the Catholic
church 10 New York, where Mr. DeGrsnGes pTiOr
marriage was celebrated my sister Madam Des
vaai and mysef sailed for that city On our arrvsl
there, we fund that the Catholic church had been
burnt and all the records lost Mr. Clark srrv
cd shortly after Us
We heard that = Mr Gsrdette, then living IN
Philadelphia was one u the witnesses % Mr. De
Oranges pri0r marriage We proceeded " tho,
CITY and found Mr. Gsrdette He ayers that he
was present at said prior marriage and was We.
acquainted with Mr DeGrange and hls wife thnt
his wife had gone b. France Nj Clsrk ther sai1
you have no reason longer 10 refuse beng mar
RED b. me but Il viii be necessary ~ Keep our
marriage secret til have obtained Judicial
proof Of the Holhty Of year and M DebraoRe
marriage" We were then married b. bsibo
lie priest Ny sister, Madame Despau was pros
eDt at my marriage with Mr.. Clark Also Mr DIR
sior OF Louisiana, and Nr Connolly, an lash gen
ternan from New Ork, an intimate friend - Mr
Clark were present My marriage with Nr 'is~k
took plaok in the year 1903. IN the City OF Phia
delpha A short time after my marriage WITH
Mr. Clark, my sister Madame Caleyct wrote b.
me from New Orleass that Mr.. DoGrsn2es VIC,
whom he had married previous 10 ms maTisg'
with me- had arrived az New Orleans, and that
MIR DeGrange had also returned 70 the city. We
hastened our return 10 New Orleans Mr. De
Grange was prosecuted for bigany Father An
tome who had married US. took an active part 10
the proceedings against the said DeGrsnge Mf
DeGrange was condemned for hgamy 100 maTl nag
me and was cast into prison from which he secret
" escaped by conniysDce and was taken down the
Mississippi By lie Breton ID Orgen0is where be-
got into a vessel, and escaped from the country
This happened In 1903, only "A short time before
the close Of the Spanish Government in Louisiana
Mr. Clark told me that before he could pr0mul5ab
his marriage with me, that II would be necessar!
that there should be brought by me an actor
against the name d DeGranee. The anticipated
change Of government created delay bat at length
Messrs James Brown and T.. FrOmentier, as IN,
counsel brought suit against the name OF jerome
DeGrange, in the City Court OF New Orleans --
The grounds Of said suit against Dedronge were.
that he had imposed himself IA marriage NJ 'imt
when he had living lawful wife Judgment D.
said suit was rendered against said De Grange
Mr. Clark still continued t0 defer prUmuigstlur
his marriage with me, which very much irettet
and irriisted my feelings Mr. Clark became
Member Of Congress IN leOG While he was there
heard he was courting Miss Catou, OF Baltimore
was greatly distressed, though could not behcN
the report, knowing myself 10 be his wife Still
his strange conduct IN deiering 10 prOmulsate ht
marriage with me, alarmed me Immediately nj
his arrival from Washington City he came to see
me, but instead OF meeting me with that feeling
affection be had ever evinced toward me, hs man
ner was entirely changed He reproached me IN
the strongest language that he was capable Of
that my conduct IN his absence had been OF such
nature as would ever prevent his promuleatns ~
marriage with me My astOnshment can well he
imagined at such fiendsh conduct feeling, rs did
how undeserving ] was Of such reppaches Dur
ing his absence | had altogether absiaincd from
gong into society IL was imposs bic 10 have boeI
more prudent than ! was III ali my conduct, and
feeling this | became excessively indignant 10
ward him. told him he had never heard a syllable
OF harm against my reputation, that believed II
was mere excuse ON has part for the purpose w
not romugatng his marriage. l then observed
that as much as | had loved HIM, 50 IN proportion
did now despise him that we must now part for
ever / never discovered, unfortunately, till 1t was
too late that those whom | had regarded as my
friends, had. with hendlsh malice, written o.
Mr.. Clark that my conduct had been very impopcr
during his absence Thor object was 10 produce
u breach between US Their plans but too well
succeeded Had been aware at that time OF this
disboica plan. It would have saved me years Of
anguish
Bat 10 return After this unfortunate misundcr
standing between Mr. Clark and myself sailed
for Philadelphia accompanied by my SISTER, Madam
Despair. to get the prool Of my marriage with Nj
Clark bot could find no record. and was told that
the prizes, who married us had gonc 10 Ireland
then sent for Daniel w. Coke, partner OF Mr.
Clark, and mentioned 10 him the rumor. He an
swered that he knew 1t to be true that he CLARK
was engaged 10 be- married To Miss Cation. re
piled that il could not be- So, that | was the lawiu
wife Of MIR Clark He replied that Mr. Clark had
told him that he had been privately married 10 me
but would mol be able u establish 1t Il Nh Clark
was disposed 10 contest II lie advised me, how
ever. To take counsel aud he would send me Nj
Smith. He came and told me could not legal,
establish my marriage with Mr. CLARK. suffered
every species o. agony that the human mind is
capable OF That there could be no doubt that
had been deceived altogether by Mr. Clark felt
that l did despise HIM Mr. Coke, accompanied
by Mr.. Gardette, the witness OF De Oranges puo'
marriage) came frequently 10 see me Mr.. Coke
made him acquainted with all the above clfoum
stances He sympsthized much Tor nae, and stated
10 Mr.. Coke that he would address me # he
thought would permit it Mr. Coke urged rae to
receive his visits aud SPOKE highly OF hum Such
was my situation that l was induced g. marry
him.
Two months after my marriage with Mr.. Gsr
aette which wss in ls0s Mr., CLARK arrived IN Pm
adelphis. FOR the purpose q asking my forgiveness
tor having moment believed those calunnies thsi
my enemies had circulated against me, that h,
was now satisfied had been greatly injured sn,
he had now come TO Philadelphia for the purpose
promnlgating our marriage His srief csa well bc
imagined when told HIM II was too late, that
had been married t. Mr. Gardettc TWO mouths Hc
evidently suffered the most intense sgony, told mC
over and over again. that he could not blame me e.
the step bad taken, He informed me that %,
moment he had discovered that hc had been dc
ceived with regard 10 the fslsehoods raised againS