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women mentioned and referred to in said con
plant, at any or either Of the times or place
stated in the complaint.
AFFIDAVIT OF WILLIAM C. BRYANT.
City and County Of Neic York, ss.-William @
Bry ant being sworn, says as folows;-ln Janusr.
or February last, after | was informed Mr.. Sedg
wick and Mr. O'Conor had been consulted in re
la,ion to this controversy, Mr.. Sedgwick acting or
behalf OF Mr. Forrest, spoke Of an annuity 10 bt
settled by Mr.. Forrest. | spoke to Mrs. Forrest
by desire of Mr.. Stdgwick, apd obtaiaed her con
sent 10 the sufciency OF such annuity, IN case the
mode OF obtaining the divorce desired by Mr.. For
rest, could be made satisfactory to her. After
several conversations with Mr. Sejgwick on the
subject, being, as suppose fully in possession OF
the terms on which he desired TO arrange the mat
Ter between the parties, reduced them TO writing.
member of my family copied them, and that
copy was hauded to Mrs. Forrest. Such proposi-
ton was in the following words :
The proposed agreement,
First-That the agreement between the parties
which Mr.. O'Conor no zen, be executed. James
Lawson is the trustee, any respectable and pro-
per person may be su ftuted.
VIM 9. Bryant as a escrow, to be delivered to
Mrs Forrest in case Of divorce obtained from the
Pennsylvania Legislature, otherwise, TO be handed
back 10 Mr.. Forrests counsel
Thirdiy-Mrs Forrest is expected to promise
some mutual friend, who will give assurances IN
her behalf that she will not interfere TO prevent
the obtaining the divorce from the Pennsylvania
Legislature.
FourthIy-That Mr. Forrest will pledge himself
to some mutual friend, that he will not give any
publicity to the charges or testimony adduced on
the application, and will prevent any publicity
being given them by others now or hereafter. He
engages, also, that the application shall be couched
in the most delicate and general terms possible,
and contain no charges which may be unnecessary
oihe object of obtaining divorce.
Mr.. Sedgwick will, al any time that may be de-
sired cOmmunicate with Mr.. OCOuOr in relation
to this matter.
VIM G. BRYANT.
Sworn to this 18th day of December, 1850, before
NE. C. b. WHEELER, Commissioner of Deeds.
AFFIDAVIT OF CHARLES coNDIr.
City and County of New York, "-Charles
Copd of the said city, attorney law, being duly
sworn, saye rs folio ws:-On the 18th day OF De-
cember, 1850, found in the records OF the Legis-
laiure of the commonwealth Of Pennsy lvania, at
the Capitol of said State, at Harrsburgh, pafer
purportiRg to be an original petition for divorce,
presented by the above-namsd defendant, to the
twenry.first day Of February last. 1t purports to
bear the original signature of Mr. Forrest, and, as
believe, truly. II is a substantial copy of the
petition of Mr.. Forrest which was presented TO the
Senate, and contains the following Words
That your petitioner was born in the city OF
Philadelphia, on the ninth day of March, in the
year lS06, and resided in the said city until he
established himself in the city of New York, in or
or about the flrst day Of December, 1919, when he
resumed his residence in the city Of Philadelphia"
CuAs. CoNDrr.
Sworn to before me, this 2lst day Of December,
1850. IRVING PARIS, Commissioner of Deeds.
AFFIDAVIT OF ISABELLA J. SINCLAIR.
City and Coss~ty Of New York, ss.-Isabella ].
Sinclair, residing at No. 1872 First Avenue, in the
SAID city, beng duly sworn, doth depose and say;
That che knows Christiana Underwood, who
formerly resided in the family of Edwin Forrest
n. q.
quainted with her for upwards of three years last
past On the l7lh of April last, dePonent saw and
conyersed with the said Mrs Underwood, at No.
us West Sixteenth street. in said city, when Mrs.
uderwood asked deronent il she had seen the
aiiidayit published in the newspapers, which she
bad made, in the application for divorce by Mr..
Forrest, before the Pennsylvania Legislature. De-
ponent replied that she had seen and read it, Mrs.
Underwood said, that whilst Mr.. Forrest was in
the South, in the winter or spring of 1913, che,
Mis-. Underwood, called upon james Lawson, OF
said city, for money, who at first declined to give
it TO her, in consequence of which she had been
compelled TO pawn her jewelry; shortly after
which, she again called upon said Lawson, and
told him what she had done; that she, Mrs Un
derwood, was then angry and excited, and when
in that state she communicated to Mr.. Lawson
some of the circumstances contained in her said
affidavit against Mrs Forrest; that the said Law.
mede application, and that she had though, no
more about the circumstance, until said Lawson
called upon her in the winter OF 1850, with paper
on which he had written down the crcumstances
which she had communicated against Mrs For
rest in the winter or srrng OF 1886 that said Law
son then wanted her TO make an affidavit, detailing
the circumstances which he had written on the
paper; that shortly afterwards said Lawson and
Mr.. Fore st called upon her, and pressed her to
make the sffidavit, and that 10 prevent her from
being called q liar, in regard TO the statement
which she had made TO said Lawson, IN the winter
or spring of lSlS, she was compelled TO make the
affidavit against Mrs Forrest; that when Lawson
and Forrest 80 called upon her, they both told her
that any statement which she might swear 10,
would be kept secret, and would never come be-
fore the public; that afterwards Mr.. Sedgwick the
lawyer OF Mr.. Forrest, called on her and had her
affidavit already drawn up, and that she had
nothing TO do but 10 sign IL; and that Mr.. Forrest
afterwards called upon her again. and asked her
to 20 TO the Astor House, which she accordingly
did, and when she got there she found Mr. Forrest
and his lawyers there. And this deponent further
With Mrs Forrest. ISABELLA j. SINCLAIR.
Sworn to, this 7th day of December, 1850, before
me, G. b. WHEELER, Conn OF Deeds.
AFFIDAVIT OF cATHARIyB MOONEY.
State Of New Y0k, CRY ava County Of Neic
York, a.-Catharine Mooney, OF said city, aged
knows Edwin Forrest and Cstharine, his wife, and
was domestic in the employment OF the former,
during the months Of January, February, March
ard April. one thousand eight hundred and forty
rne. This deponent says that the said Ed win
Forrest manifested remarkable degree OF tender
ness and affection towards his said wife, AT times,
during the period Aforesaid, and especially in and
during the said month Of April, and so much,
that this deponent would not believe that the sepa
ration would take place, which she had heard OF,
for nearly all the time aforesaid, beng in con-
temptation. And deponent further saith, that she
knows Andrew Stevens. On the twenty second OF
February, Of the present year, deponent met said
Stevens, in Broadway, near Great Jones street, in
the city of New York, when said Stevens stopped
deponent, and asked her what Mrs. Forrest was
dong, TO which deponent replied that she was
keepinr house n usual: said Stevens then aaid to
| deponent that he would give deponent n sum ~
money, IL the would make statement, or tell
things against Mrs Forrest; 90 which offer depo.
nsut replied, that she did not want his money, and
that che knew nothing against Mrs Forrest.
CATuARryE MOONEY.
Sworn TO this 9TH day Of December, A. d. 1850,
before me. g. B. WHEELER, Com'r Of Deeds. e
AFFIrAvIT OF NELSON CHASE.
City AVID County IF N,u fuk, 0.-Nelson
Chase one of the attorneys for the plaintiff in this