New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-12

"a him TO come, and said il ne ~as person
,rbo would play husband be would make Mr. n;
~, rnuch more than h otherwise conld ne sad
KIT any person who you'd swear that he was
INV nus band would be the same as II he were So
I fola him wished he would bring the affair to a
close. as Mr. Ravens was my only friend, and that
| had no money, as he had ceased to give me any
he said if there was any person 10 play husband
it could be brought 70 a close he told N %
write as soon as possible to TIE man OF whom
we had spoken; | wrote n hun soon alter
lhiginterView occurred at my house AS MfNlies
WAS coming in he met friend OF niue gong out.
Here a discussion arose between cOuhsei fela'
tive to the adnlissibility Of certain eyldence.J
The Court decided that conversations with tue
defendant relative TO the subject matter OF TINS
issue or relative to circumstances OF similar
character should be admitted. Witness went on
to state that Niles had advised her to goto Bos-
ton with a friend who resided there and who =" IS
rich to manage SO as to be caught at the same
hotel, living with him. This he said was state
prison ofiense on the part OF married man IN
Boston. He said that this man was much richer
than Havens | urged Mr.. Niles to hurry the mat
ter as wanted money to take some clothes out
of pawn II e said ne would supply me with some
some money If | would 20 20 Boston and do as ne
had desired me to do | told him had wealthy
friends in Boston and could get moneyf was
there He then asked me ii | would allow HIN
70 write those friends for money as they dared
not deny it to ne. told him no, for intended
to return to Boston, and by so doing as ne pro-
POSED | should lose all my friends. NJ. Niles then
wished me to renew the acquaintance with Mr.
Havens, and did So Witness then stated That
it was so arranged that Ravens and herself were
to be in bed together when Sullivan was to
come in upon them. 1t was done as had been
agreed upon, and Sullivan, who had come on for
the purpose, suddenly entered the ROOM and SAID
to Mr.. Havens, are You not ashamed ID be IN
bed with my wife Sullivan stOrncd about a
good deal. knew he was to come In | reported
these proceedings to Niles, and he said all right so
Sullivan went to Ness Office with me the next
day after the bed room scene took place. he LETT
the City soon after as | suppose got a letter
from him dated at Natchez; during the interview
of Sullivan and Inyeef with Niles, the latter took
out paper and they had a conversations the
whole of which did not hear; heard Mr. Ravens s
name mef toned; saw Niles give q paper With
writing on it to Sullivan, who went out with a
boy; Niles gave them directions to 90 to the Re
corders Office; they were gone about five min
utes when they returnedi Niles took the paper
out of a drawer and heard Sullivan ask Niles
how soon it could be attended to do not know
that Sullivan aud Niles had any previous acquaint
ance; when saw Mr. Niles afterwards, he said
that he had seen Mr.. Ravens ard could get but
$500; | told him | would not accept that, he might
keep it for his trouble and would see Mr. Ravens
myself; Niles had previously advised me to 60
to Mr. Ravens 8 store and house; he said this
would bring him down to point; he advised me
to talk loud, make a noise and brighten the old
man; he had previously advised me to go to the
country, where the Havons family were boarding,
and that | might stop at the same house; | went
to Mr.. Havcns's store; on my way back stopped
at Niles's store corner Of Broadway and John st
he asked mel had seen the old man answered
thet had and was sorry that had wounded hisfceI
ngs so, for lie actually cried ! said that would
stop the suit; Mr.. Niles said that it was now too
late he told me if the old man did not come to
the point, to go to his house; nothing was said
about money at this interview; Mr.. Niles at one
time spoke about $1,000.
Adjourned till Friday morning.