New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-01

IN presence OF George Buckham, m December 1884
The witness proceeding TO state what letters ne
20 received. and the circumstances ding their
reception. when MT Clark objected 10 his making
such statement
The Referee decided that the witness proceed
Gen. Hebb then >ald-Nr. Willis Mr. Buckham
and met al the Office OF Mr.. Buckham, for another
purpose, which am advised by nv counsel 1t i not
necessary 10 explain AT tins time. The OBJECT OF
meeting having been accomplished, inquired OF
Mr. Willis whether he had no; other letters OF Mary
lnman Ii his possession and made formal demand
for them. After considerable discussion, II WAS
agreed That We should meet al the same place, ana
the same hour. the day following. We met accord
Ing!y. when Wills placed IN my hands, 81 tei
and directed to me, the package | now produce
and hand over 20 the Referee 10 be delivered
10 Andrew Warner, the receiver. Witness then
continued have no toub, whatever that the
package was sealed and directed IN his Willis
Office As the envelope containing the letters j. 4
printed circular OF the Neir York hrr1r. then edited
BY Morris and Willis, and signed Fuller 90.
This package. So directed and sealed, opened Inn
meiiaiely on my return 10 my Office, expecting ma
turay 10 ind some letter OF explanation 70 ne Il.
however, contained nothing but the letters which
are snl Ia 1t the character OF which, under the
injunction of the Court am, perhaps. not a. liberty
now 10 describe. Having reaI them, placed them
III safe depository and addressed letter TO Mary
Inman. directed IS Great Russell street. Blooms
bury square, LONDON, informing her that Mr. Wills
had placed these letters IN my hands.
Nj Ctark-HaTe YOU In your possession copy OF
the letter which you state YOU addressed 10 Miss
nman
Ans,rcr-I think have not.
QueS.i0n-Iay0 YOU III Your possession, or have YOU
at any time. made or permitted 70 be- made any cop
les OF the whole OF any portion, OF sad letters or
correspondence. or any OF them
lnSirer-l made copies OF one of the letters, anu
copies of an extract from another. oT the purpose OF
my defense m TINS action, out every copy 10 haut
has destroyed except that contained IN the orig-
nal draft land copy thereof of an answer drew up
to the original bill of complaint in tins action.
Q.-lio~ many copies did you make
Al made one copy from the original letter, and
four copies Of that were made.
Q.-Where is the original copy. and the other copy
thereof, which you state are slll IN existence
A.-The original draft OF the answer referred to is
in nv possession. The copy Of it Is, | presume,
among the papers OF my counsel
DID you deliver copy 10 your counsel
Al did.
Q.-Whenl
About | o'clock. p NJ. on the 9th day OF June
instant and after being advised by the Court to en-
| ploy counsel.
! Q-IIas the original copy constantly remained in
| your possession from the time It was 80 made
VT has.
Q-ro what person, If any, have Won ever exhb-
tied SAID notes, letters. any OF them or any ex
| tracts or portions of any OF them
Al do not feel IT liberty 10 give the names OF the
| gentlemen 10 whom have shown them, but hal /
ever suffered them 10 be out of my possession, SO that
! any cOpy of them could have Deen taken without my
! knowledge would checrtully give the name OF the
party so that an cation might be made whether
! COMES had been made. They never have been 50 out
| Of my possession, except wnen handed oy me 10 my
counsel Hiram hetchum. ESD, who IN my presence
placed them IN separate envelope, sealed them ana
| nut them in his safe and We're by hun returned 10
me III a sealed package and further state that I'M
III after the 18th of May last, never showed the lei
tiers any human beng and never copiedo or sufferer
| to be copied any part Of Them.
O-To how many persons have you exhibited sad
letters or extracts, or portions OF them, or any OF
| them .
| This ouestion is objected to by Mr. ketcham, and
the Referee ruled that the question Is proper;
| A.-To the best OF my recollection and oehei,
never but three persons out of my family ana OF
| fce tNo of u cltrgyfntp
| Q-1o how many persons connected with your OF
| fee have YOU made such exhibition
A-Only three persons connected with my once,
| and to them only one of the letters.
Q-To how many persons IN your family have you
| ever made such exhibition
| A.-To only two persons
Mr. Ciark-I will not ask you To name the members
| of vour family but who are the clergymen 10 "hom
| YOU exhibited such letters
! GEN. Webb decline answering, for declare most
positively that copies were ever taken by those
! cergymen.
The Referee ruled that the witness must answer
| but the witness persisted in refusing
Q.-Name all the persons, outside your immediate
family, TO whom you have at any time exhibited sad
! letters.
cen WsJb-Unless directed by the Court, decline
| TO answer
The Referee ruled that the question is proper, and
| must be answered.
Mr. Ketcham offered to go before TIL Court, in or
der that this point might be decided by the Judges
and requested that these proceedings should stop
| here until their decision was obtained
Mr. Clark said he would go with Mr.. ketcham
there hen ssary, but he now insists upon aai-
! swer 10 the question.
The Referee ruled that the answer ought 20 he
given. but the defendant persists IN his refusal.
OWN YOU now produce and deliver over % the
Receiver The copies OF sad letters winch hOu state
YOU stlll have m your possession
Here Gen. Webb produced the copies contained IN
his said draft answer and the copy thereof delivered
to his counsel Hiram ketchnm, Esq, and they were
at once destroyed in the presence othe Referee, anu
by the consent of both counsel.
Q-Now that those copies are destroyed, AID the
originals have been delivered over, have you IN your
POSSESSION or under your control any copies Oh tne
whole any part of said notes or letters or any OF
them, or copies OF any extracts rom 'he same or
any OF them
al decline answering that question. as have
already answered Il, and the question would seem 10
imply doubt Of the truth Of my answer.
Mr. clark dlsavowed any such intention, and
stated that he only desired clear and comprehen-
I sive statement upon the point OF inquiry.
Gen Webb, IN reply, sad that he declined answer
ing the question because he had already unequlvo-
cally declared that he kne" OF no other copy OF
| copies whatever and to the best oil MS hho"leiSe
| and telef, no other copy exists
O-Are the SIX notes or letters now delivered, all
the letters which you ever received from MI Wlllis,
in presence of Mr.. Buckham
A.-They are the Identical letters, anu all re-
| ceVed. -
Q-Whon did you first open the letters containing
! said letters
Al opened the package thus addressed to me i'm
mediately after my return to my ONCE III December
! lci4.
ON one of your statements, in answer TO ny
! question. you mentioned that you made formal ue
| rnand upsn MI Wills 10! the letters please now
| state whether YOU made such demand IL behalf Of
Miss lnman, or in behalf OF her father. ,..
Al made II on behalf of Miss lnman, ana her
father knew nothing Of the meeting at that time, 10
the best Of my knowledge and belief the father and
| Miss Inman being then IN Europe
Counsel Oh both sides consent that the letters be
! now sealed UP IN an envelope and addressed to An
drew Warner Esq, the receiver, and that the pack
age 30 sealed and addressed be delivered 10 Col
Warner who is not now present, TO be held by him
IN pursuance OF the provisions OF the order OF the SUI
perior Court Of June o, 1851.
Gen Webb was then examined by his own counsel
o..,,o. L,, H. L,tcbar-Eou are directed by the