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


Pennsylvania Legislature; and he AYERS that Mrs
Forrest, in truth and in fact, advised and urged him
to the most violent measures against the said Ma
cready. on account OF his repeated injuries against
the deponent, as by the following extracts fr ON
her letters TO him will appear
EXTRACT FROM LETTER, WRITTEN BY MRS FOR
REST TO MR.. FORREST, AT BALTIMORE, WHEN
SHE HAD HEARD THAT MAcREADY HAD SUDDENLY
TERMINATED HIS ENGAGEMENT.
am glad you have driven Nc out OF the field; his
curtailing his engagement VAS certainly an setnow-
Regiment OF defeat shall assuredly net die happy
unless he gets punished, in ZONE way for the annoy
snce he has caused you.
EXTRACT, NOVEMBER, 1873.
mrs Macready's letter have, also, sent 20 Biake.
GIVE IL MIN Mae } now you're hands In, my own Ed
win.
EXTRACT, ABOUT THE SAME PERIOD.
nope you are well, my own Edwin and that you
will give II to the superannuated -
EXTRACT, AFTER MAcREADY HAD MADE AN INJURIOUS
ALLUsIoN TO MR. FORREST, AT THE CLOSE OF HIS
FIRST ENGAGEMENT AT THE Aston OPERA
HOUSE, NEW YORK, ABOUT OCTOBER, 1873
send the last speech Of the great
phenomenon, delivered lat night suppose he thinks
himself safe now but the ides of March not
EXTRACT AFTER TIE MANIFESTATION AGAINST Ma.
cREADY IN THE ARCH sTREEY THEATRE, PIuLApEI-
PHIA, NOVEMBER 20, 1913.
Various are the accounts you may fancy which
but they all seem to agree the maia point, that
there row, and that the old woman played Mac
well enoUgh-pour ie commencement; but hope that
they are following the matter up to- night
EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO EDWIN FORREST BY MRS
FORREST. NOVEMBER "a, lSiS
Maoready's speech was moet i'm pertineat and waa
especially delighted at your pointing out openly
what first struck me being sneaking in him -hia
also glad that you took the trouble (for know
how hate writng) to enter fully into expa-
Fpraaa has bs csar Anne non ~
return and Whatever written about it rather
evssiye But what more than all the rect like about
your card is its iimple bold and unmistaseabe Lam
gnsge can see IL Ia wholly your and glad
or feel quite assured Of the fact that you ADVISED
with no one about 1t Had you spoken less boldly,
and come persons might, doubtless think il more POI
little you would have beer sorry ever after.
II Mac CMacresdy) does not reply to you he tacity
acknowle sges that he hastold wiu and ur blushine
Elsehood. want TO know how he is to get out Of
that?
And this deponent further AYERS that. desiring to-
save Mrs Forests reputation, he promised secresy
the subject Of the cause OF their separ ition and
sacre dly observed il; and knowing that she had
utterly disregarded and violated that made by her.
TO the great injury of his reputation and the aen-
alton Of many valued friends he addressed to Mrs.
Forrest the following letter.
LETTER OF EDWIN FORREST TO MRS. FORREST.
II am compelled to address you, by reports aud
rnmors that reach me from every side, and which
due respect for my ewn character compels me not to
disregard. You forget that before parted,
you obtained from me a folemn pledge that would
say nothing Of the guilty cause.-the guilt alone on
your part net on min (which led to separation.
you cannot forget that at the same time you also
pledged yourself to a like silence-a silence that
supposed you would be glad to have preserved. But
l understand from various sources an in ways that
cannot deceive me that you have repeatedly disre-
gardsd that promise and are constantly assigning
false reasons for separation and making state
m.nts in regard to it intended and calculated to
exor crate yourself and to throw the whole blame
NE, and necessarily 10 ALLEVIATE from the respect
and attachment Of the friends have left to me. Ia
this fitting return for the Kindness 1 have ever
shown youis this your gratitude to who, though
aware of your guilt and most deeply wronged has
endeavored to SHIELD you from the and contempt
q the worldl The evidence of your guilt you know,
il in my possession; took that evidence from among
your papers, and have your own Acknowledgment
by whom IL written and that the infamous letter
was addressed to you You know well as do that
the cauFe Of my leaving you was the conviction Of
your inhdelity L have said enough TO make the
object Of this letter apparent am content that the
past shall remain In til.nce but do intend nor
viii 1 permit that either you or any one connected
with you thall ascribe our separation TO my mis-
conduct desire you, therefore, to let know at
once whether you have by your assertions or BY
blame Ct our miserable petition me. Ny future
conduct will depend apon your reply.
- once your -.
lsisnedl EDWIN FORREST.
New York, December "a, 1s4p
And this deponcnt AYERS that in this letter, as by
reference 10 1t appears, he distinctly mea1naed
he inEdely Of Mrs. ForSst The causs "a ssgA-
ration; and that she, in her answer, did not deny
the uuih of The chasge, which answer Is Ia the
words following, TO witt
hasten 10 auswer the letter Mr. stephens has just
lett with me, with the utmost aaerity, 10 affords
me at least Che relapohely SUBTRACTION Of correcting
misstaterents. and Of assuring that the various
end reports which have reached you false
You tsy thot you have been told that am ~con-
sRntly assigning false for separations nnt
making statements in rsgsrd to It intended ard cal
CulSed 10 exonoIete myself and TO throw the whole
LlAme on you This I beg most distinctly 70 state
Is utterly untrue have, when asked the cause OF
sad differences nvsfiab l replied that this
matter known only to ourselves and which would
be explained and 1 neither acknowledge the
right Of the world nor OF cur most Intimate friends
to question cur conduct in this affair.
You say, IL desire ysu therefore to let me know az
whether you have by your own assertions or by
ttnetonng thote OF others endeavored TO throw the
blame q miserable position me- l most
solsmnly that have never done 60 directly or
Indirectly, nor has any one connected with me ever
made such assertions with my knowledge, nor have
ever permitted any one to speak OF you In my presence
with c,nfure or disrespeet. | nm glad you have
blsd me TO reply directly TO yourself concerning this,
a. 1t muft be evdentto you that we are both in posi-
ton 10 be nsrepresented TO each other; bot cannot
help adding. that the tone o. your letter wounds
thus
But in this neither DO blame you, but those who
have for their poisoned your mind agant
This IL surely necessary addition my suf-
fringe but While suffer feel the strong eonvotiou
that soms day perhaps one no distant that IL may no
lorger be possible tor to meet this earth youc
naturally noble and just mind viii do justice,
and that will believe in the affection which for
twelve years has never sverved from you. I cannot,
would endeator TO subscribe my self other than
Yours, nov and forever,
Signed CATIARINE FORREST.
And he further AYERS that to the above letter ths
following supplementary and explanatory statement
was added, under the counsel of Park God win, aad
10 dNOd the tdCiA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ntI NuINA.
several days afterwards, 10 wit, on the tEeIty-
ninth day OF December
MRS. FoRBEsT's SECOND LETTER TO Me FoRRgsr.
SATURDAY., Dec. ~. 1873
In replying 20 the letter I received fron you on
Monday last confined my self simply 20 answer
the questions you therein ask me for iaasmach IS
youtsid you were centtut thai the past should renat
IN silence ane myself un willing to revive aay
subject Of dispute between us passed Over the harsh
ana accusations contained in your letter; but
reading and weighing itcsreiully a. have done since,
fear that my slebce would be construed into inn
piled assent to thofe accusations.
After your repeated assurances to me prior TO
separation, and 20 others since then, Of your oonvic
ton n at there had been nothing criminal my part,
am paired that you should have been persuaded -
use such language TO me. You know veil a. ! do.
that there has been nothing In my conduct TO justly
those gross and unexp ected charges aui csa1es
think why Jou should nos seem 20 consider \ flulish
aud NJ nous letter evidence OF guilt.
before having thought 40, unless You have uterior
views end tesk to found grourds on this Tor d-
n this be your object, 10 could be more easily.
not TO say more generously, obtained. l repeatedly