The New York herald., 1851-12-20

No. knew that Mr. Lawson Mr. FORESTS agent ct
after the interview st Mr. sedgsvioks; went 70 the
Astor House. but there was NO examination thsrs
1 never made any statement about this matter
after that interview ut sedswcks; desired TO 60
TO the Astor HOUSE; i think Mr. Stevens brought me
note; forget who IL was FROM there was little in it,
after was at esdgswieks it WAS within three months
after; gentleman read over what had said ut Mr..
sedgewcks and ssked me that was correct said yes
and signed It, and swore it, do not know where that
Mr. o'Conor-Gsr tlemen, have given you notice to
produce that deposition. Win ycu produce IT,
Mr. Van Buren-We have got copy Of It.
Witness continued-The statement produced
signed by the 2sth February 1850; Mr. ssdgswick
old not examine % vsy fully vas s with a. him about an
At the time left Mrs Forests to get married.
Jsmes Bedford, stopped at Mrs FORESTS house, and
to sleep there to February he there
when l told Mr. Forrest, and when 1 told Mr.. Lawson
about Mrs Forrest he not there at the time Of
interview with Mr sedgewick Q-How came he to
leave A.-Because l told Mrs Forrest l had been
obliged to tell Mr. Forrest many things about her but
thai never saw any man take improper liberties with
her; Mrs Forrest then said could have only told him
crcumstanal evidence and that would go for nothing
that her counsel told her she could have $4,000 year
and she would brave it OUT took my son away from
her house Of my accord l visited her after
that time up to that time friendly terms with
her Q-Do you know Isabella Sinclair, who is not
sister relative Of this lady A-Yes she Ii dress
maker she not present dariue any OF converse.
tons with Mrs. Forrest she called at house and said
that perhsps was married would want some dresses
told her all the isvits that were In the newspa
pers true, and that was sorry did not tell Mr
Lawson all knew never had any with her
about the sfar before thst Mr. and Mrs Forrest left
home the day went to Twenty second street, and
turned the South the lst January, lSi7 they
wer. absent two menths don't remember where tnsy
again in lS47 except that she went to Mr. For
re.ts mother in Philadelphia, when she i'll Mr.. For
rest did not home With her don't remember when
he next went away; he absent but can't tell how
absent between that and lssS he in the
habit Of going and coming very frequsntly they W..
Fest vent TO Detroit after that; can't remember how
many weeks he was away. Q-Except his trip to De-
troit was he any where oetweea tnat ana ~
more; can't remember which Q.-ANer this dispute
in January, 49 did Mr. Forrest go where between
that and May, 40! A-No, not that l rememb@r; he
may have gone TO Fsnth but do remember that he
Of the house night; did rot notice any al
teraion in Mr. Forests temper until after the dspu'e
fter that he was very unhappy Q.-Did Mr.. Forrest
before this dispute in January take his breakfast
in the library Never he generally took his break
Mrs. 0tIeIs Forrest sh's uniformly ssenS on him With
his breakfast in the library? A-No, not at
frt Robert used TO attend on him. do not rem ember
her giving him his breakfast before LIST January he al
ways down to his breakfast; Mrs Forrest and the
sewing girl attended Mr. Forests Clothes she has al
wsys done that long Ihsve known her Mrs Forrest
made up his dresses for the theatre always Q.-Then
the only thing that you remarked different after the LIST
Of January was her giving him his breakfast in the
from going into the library she WAS in the library
when he was out; she was always in it previous to
' 1oo%; it -s is on Nc the T arst % floor; dia Ss nos
dine with them; 1 was not present at din
ner Q-How do you know Mrs. Forrest drank wine
at dinner Il have the glasses and wine on the
table Q-IIave you eeen her take glass Of wine
at dinner A-No, sir, perhaps not Q.-You say Mrs.
Forrest smoked segsrs; have you her smoke
Ayes, twice; once in the garden when Mr. and Mrs
Lawson and Mr. Forrest were there; don't know what
kind of segar it was; didn't see it, saw the smoke
coming her bead and afterwards asked what she
did that for and II to annoy Mrs. Lawson; don't
remember her answer, but she laughed; don't
smoke Jna, IN n. sSnt M w,so
and Mr. Forrest there did not see the segsr did
not the smoke either that tme Mr. Forrest and Wy
ko were also smokipg did not ask her anything about
smoking that time saw her throw somsthing out Of her
hand.
Q-Nov, Madam, at any time did you ever see segar
A-No sir, but took plenty in at the door Mr. For
rest ,moked his sgars were different from those that
Odd you ever see Mr.. wfsst Mr. Porres.'s in Lon
don A.-No, only know that from what Mrs Forrest
told me in London. Q.-Were the vista OF Mr. Willis to
Mrs Forest in Twenty second street before the first Of Ja
nuary, ss! Al Mr. Willis until went to live
there The witness here described the house in Twenty
second There dining the end Of the hall
these is the library 1t is in the rear the next room to-
wards the front Mrs Forests bed room and that
pies the whole Of that aide OF the house the bed room
In front and commune ated with the hall. IL did pCt
with her bed room; there also another
spare bed room, which used Mr.. Forrest dress
ing room; when there was 10 invited company in the
house Mr. FORESTS rule that the to
20 to bed at ten o'clock II there we're the waiter
kept up the Geek sould wait up If her services
required; the rule uniformly for the
ofthe servants to TO bed at ten usually went 70
my Ioom at ten / had care OF the library was not
friend. welcome and comfortable when they called
him his company were generally gentlensn no ladies
called Mr forrss; ladies called on Mrs Forrest but
II seldom, and only three or four they were MIS-.
Willis, Mrs Godwin, Mrs Bryant, Miss Noah, Mise
Lynch, and Mrs L. Bach during the whole tim. Mr.
Forrest bad ladies TO dinner but once lade. may
ned N A nd 70 dinner q had
psny very often two at time IL very seldom
he had invited company to dinner except when srangeis
te town occasion he had four or i've
gentlemen to dinner Sunday he usually hal
company have gone 70 b. d and left him and his com
psny up; they might have remained there till twelve
or one o'cock 0-Nisht it not be TIL three four
clock, for all you know, Alt might If Mr. Forrest
was a person Of that kind but be alway. kept good
hours there four windows with blinds IN the draw
ing room they the back Of the house there
other mode Of getting light into it, they shaded
with blinds outsde there curtains blinds in
Q.-How was IL when company we're there' A-They
never had much company In the drawing room
Q-Don't you cay Mr. Wills was In the drawing room
A Yes do not call him company; (aughtsr) the
leaves of the window raised up there rus in that
houe that no one should pass mp and down stairs while
the library door open Q-Do you not know that
Mr. Forrest did not wish TO be disturbed when In the
library and gave orders that should pass up and
down stairs and that ef wing the door open would be
notice that be there, A.-NO. / heard so;
do not know that the ervsns could net speak 70 Mr..
Forrest without Mrs Forrest nrs asking HIM Mrs Yoor
child when IL born, and since; IL u still living the
invitation of Mr. and Mrs Noorhies to dinner in 1si7
Mrs Forrest told that Margaret coming 10 din
and that DIR. Gray and DR. Wainwright had inter-
feftd fer reconciliation between Mr.. Forrest and Mar
garet; there was no one to dinner but the two DR.
Cray, nor Dr. Wainwright was not there; never saw
them at the house Mr.. Forrest came down TO dinner
when the bell rang and went up inm.dia:ely after d
Ler
Odd you mean TO say when Mr. Forrest came ut
stairs one day huhed and furried that you supposed
anything improper had taken place between her aud Mr.
Willh A.-No but 1 supposed ne had kissed her
Q-Bont yeu thil that improper A-wel, II he
had respect for herself-
Q-Dent you think Il improper A-weu there's
10 harm In kiss. Laughter) did not speak TO her
about IT, but thought Of !; at the time. Did you
not think improper that gentleman should kiss ner
shoulder Al thought II very foolish thought she
spoke very gddy and foolish about Wills in London
and thought her very much altered Q.-Did you not
With the exception Of that foolish TAX consider that her
department. was lady.iksl Al lived four miles away
from her did not tell Mr Harper about her conduct
when said she very nice lady forgot all about
Of that time; heard that Mr. Willis ia while he was
IN London, but that was before went there did tell
Mr. HarTer that Mra Ma a nfr "A r