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


tionste companion, during every hour that could
properly be devoted 20 her; and has been uniformly
attentive, provident, tender, and indulgen; and
that IN this spirit OF Kindness and confidence they
lived in harmony until the discovery that ne had
been deceived and dishenored
And the deponent further AYERS, thatin the month
OF May, lS4S, he was in Cincinnati on professional
| business, and that Mrs Forrest accompanied him
that whilst there, to w.t. on the 3lst day of May,
he left his lodgings, in the City Hotel, to fuh an
| appointment that would detain him from two to
three o'clock, p. M. but returning, with Mr. 3. s
Smith, une xpectedly, he abruptly entered his par
| lor, and found Mrs Forrest standing between the
knees OF Mr.. Jameson, who was sitting upon the
sofa, with his hands upon her person This de-
| pOnent was amazed and COMPOUNDED; and asked
| what it meantl Mrs. Forrest instantly and hur-
riedly changed her position, and replied, with con-
| siderable perturbation, that Mr.. Jameson had been
pointing out her chronological Developments The
deponent had never entertained doubt of the vir.
tue or purity OF Mrs. Forrest; had it been other
| wise, or had he then possessed facts to justify
suspicion Of Illicit intercourse, the circumstance
| would have induced an instant retributon. Bat
| beng OF an unsusplcious nature, and anxious TO
| believe that ii was nothing more than act of
| mprudence on her part he was, for time, quoted
by this explanations; although, upon reflection, be
| could not but regard 1.-THE said Jameson being
| seated and she standing-as extraordinary and in
| credible An engagement had been made by those
| present 10 make visit; but Mr.. Jameson, after
attending the party so tar as the entry precpltatey
| and without leave taking, Withdrew; and although
diligently searched for by the said S. s. Smith, as
deponent is informed by said Smith, and believes,
| was not 10 be found.
That this incident, though it gave the deponent
some disquetude for the time, did not unsettle his
| long seated confidence in the honor and fidelity of
his wife, nor in any wise change his affections for
| her.
And the d. ponent further SAYS that after he and
Mrs. Forrest left Cincinnati, he observed that she
| carefully preserved about her person bundle of
letters and, slthough il was unusual for her to do
so, ii made no material impression on him at the
tine.
And he further AYERS, that after their arriv-
| al in New York, 10 wit, on the 18th day of
January, lS49, Mrs Forrest attended party
| Of the houre of her sister, Mrs. Voorhees,.
| That he had many and good reasons to believe
| thu the said Mrs. voorhees, was woman OF lcen-
uous comprehensive, character and habits, which
had constrained the deponent to exclude her from
| his house, and that her influence over Mrs. For
rest was dangerous TO her reputation and character;
| that these aPpre hensions arose not only from
candestine marriage ante dated, and the birth of
a child within a few months after, but from many
| other facts from associations OF profiigate cha
racter, and from language and conduct inconsis-
tent with virtue. He desired 10 examine the said
bundle Of letters which Mrs. Forres had pre-
| served about her person, and which he did not
doubt were from her sister; and using for that pur
pose the key of the drawer of mis- library table,
he opened the said drawer and examined the let
ters. And he says that the statement of Mrs.
Forrest, that she knew that this deponent possessed
key which unlocked the drawer which con-
tain, d the Consuelo letter, is untrue; that she
was ignorant of the fact that the Keys of the
said bureau drawer and of the drawer of the
library table were alike, and each capable of
opening the same locks, is shown by the fact
that she had in the absence of this deporent
from New York the lock Of the library drawer |
picked, while she had the key OF the bureau drawer
in her possession that the bundle OF letters in |
which Mr.. Jamieson's letter was found had been |
carefully concealed from this oeponent, and, he
again ayers, Mrs. Forrest was wholly ignorant OF /
the fact that he possessed key which could open |
the drawer in which il was secreted. The said |
letters so found by him were, with one exception, |
letters written by Mrs. VOORHEES, 10 Mrs. Forrest, |
ard upon perusal, confirmed his previous convic- |
tCns OF The character OF the writer, as a very few
extracts viii be sufficient TO show, the names of |
some OF the persons referred TO being outted;-
EXTRACTS FROM Mrs. VOORHEES, LETTERS TO HER |
SISTER, MRS. FORREST.
wins n. p e. HousE May Sth--Mrs Willis and are
ocnfong ourselves that they both boys and ust
expect women to deceive them all their lives Ire. |
ituing as this dponsnt charges 70 the infant chill
disn Of the taid Mrs. VOORHEES, and Mrs Nills)
when VI mt home this evening the C's. came to see
awfpy disappointed that you will not return till
Dear n-Thirgs sre changed since l wrote you /
iron p street That the ksd that trick and adjed |
nat u AL tas we're true the original Wautsd rather
SptysT has just been here, and Frank opportupsly
CLEARED cut. be ssys heve behaved very badly- |
dtyiith awkward u tell him how badly lie has not |
heard tfst married within month Of mis- depar-
tUro Welt least tsid sooUtst mtndcd lie 10 dy ing
10 and quite hsrtered at your writing
tustfaph about lin. lie has changed his mind, /
and if gong 10 ttsy here some months lie says he 4
vAlts he lad taASn A. With him.
I hone - will core and see ne should like /
20 ufk his opinion a. theologiau aud honest |
my present mode CT life IL would not be well
70 Givs hin any das and ferheps be could not help
ne yet could shake ca this feeling OF outlines
IL void be great thiug Tor
wtdntsdsy, May lTjh- Damned bad rarrisges |
be the order Of TIE day in family. Frank
never reads any Of your letters do wish you would |
come home an - tired Of everything and everybody
Ivil probably 10 out in TIE morning, aud spend |
oopioundtd ten collar piece, winch lie Cpts Ssvs Der
fer money leaned sone time $50.
And he ayers that Mrs. Voorheep, in one of these
letters 20 Mrs Forrest, alluded 10 some gentleman
who had IN his possession a DagueTreolype like |
meas Of Mrs. Forrest, which he had taken from |
the houfe Of this deponeTt. Allusions made in
these letters 10 other persons, by astersks, SOU
brquets, and so iCr.h--
ExIRAcT or A LETTER PROM MRS. VOORHEES, TO MRS.
FORREST.
Nv nrR CArrrv-llere's the old story Frank is |
dutsirF and in bed, and he "a TO bring my break.
fat an perfectly WELL but the lower muscles 4
INK Ci that-I rest. am thinking a. you may /
'uITcse, Of nothing but the fact that shall see you
again In twelve thirteen tsyS; aud b. the way, In
view ca that e st. think Il IL better that should not
cali On any ohc-thsre Is great deal Of talk The /
quiet In q little while. - has not called on hr X. \
tor a long time. and could hardly call aud /
feel very awkward about vietiDg bis wife, or the
P--s. The story would come much better nom yeu.
Mis- s. Of Brooklyn, called on me yesterday She /
been said: but she came 90 once TO and hear
the Truth. i tha never forget her kindneEs, but \
did not let her think that imagined there was any
suaIicion.
Eope your lsdyship likes my cards. II they are |
too small viii have another when you cone. In
fortnight I think shsll still BE- IN good visiting /
order
That al the time the deTonent examined these |
letter., his sole object was to rescue beloved /
wife, believed 10 be true, from influences Consi- /
dettd corruptrg end degrading. He, however, |
found among them letter in the handwriting of |
George w. Jameson, written to her under the /
utTiOuet Of "COnSutlo''-a letter inconsistent /
with the dignity and purity OF the matrimonial |
contract. admitting criminal acts committed be- !
tween the said Jumieson and Mrs. Forrest, and /
criminal pgfsous sull cherished. That The letter |
thus received by Mrs. Forrest was retained for |
many months by her secretly, and that IL Is in the
WORDS following, TO witt
LITER on Mr.. JAMESON TO MRS. FORREST
Ana svVetett Consuelo, our brief dream ie /
IL IL Marn VI mt Lnn m raaIl