The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-07


lated his marital rights and honor. The said plain
tii Lac not caused said alleged Justification to be
struck out OF the record. The presiding Judge has
allowed i to be read to the jury, and it seems that
the question OF my purity is to be tried in said ac
tion. such trial taking place long before the
trial OF this action, may be great injustice to me-
shall be absent and unrepresented my witnesses
may not be heard and the verdict of the jury, not
being necessarily responsive to the said point OF
justification, if unfayorable to MIR. Willis, may be
Influenced by causes other than evidence tending
to impeach me. The said action Of Mr.. Willis is
set down for trial some few days hence. state the
facts about said action from ncontradicted state
ments in the public prints, and on my belief Ann
Flower whilst single woman, and called Ann
On the twenty-fourth day Of December, 1874, ]
sailed for Europe with Mr. Forrest. Some little
time before, Mrs. Catharine Levns, who resided
in the house, informed me that said Ann was con-
Quoting herself improperly with boy then in Mr..
Forests service. Although Mrs. Levins was .
worry correct person, | thought she was under
s,me excitement, and probably mistaken, for
which reason | did not act on her statement
About week before my leaving, AIMS appear
ance excited my suspicious On being taxed with
misconduct by me, she admitted herself to DO preg
nant, saying that Captain Howard had taken liber-
ties with her during one Of our absences. stated
that Captain Howard was . married man, and that
would speak to Mr. Forrest and have the affair
looked into. She Immediately fell on her knees,
ing she had accused him because she thought he
was rich and single, but declined naming any other
parent for her child. / told her would not dis
grace her by turning her out of the house, but
that she must arrange to leave Immediately.
She called at our lodgings to see Mr.. Forrest, in
New Orleans, in 1913. She then yet single,
and spoke to me Of her said child, which she said
was IN New York The next heard of her was,
that on day in juno last, which / cannot now
remember, but believe to have been the seven
teenth, received note, which know to be in her
handwriting, in the following words
Dear Mrs Forrest
have just arrived from New Orleans and want to
you very much before any body else am 60
ing 70 Broolng this morning but will be hear at half
have SO much to tell you don't want to be Seen hear
Call at I42 Mercer street, wilson's Hotel
ANNA DEMPSEY
On the next day, received another note in her
handwriting, with an advertisement cut out OF the
Ntc York Herald, which note and advertisement
are as follows
Mrs Forrest
the is this, that did want anybody to
see they have q notice in the paper. If you don't
1t want to pleas send me word.
the place is prived, and am alone.
Miss Dempsey who supposed to be in this city
vicinity will call Tor send word where she may be SEEM
at the ONCE Of Theodore sedgwck ESQ SO all street.
she may hear Of something to her ad vantage.
paid attention to either of said letters, and
had no communication with her. am in possession
Of adequate means to prove, any trial where they
might be admissible, the following facts:--The said
Anna Flower came to New York at the request
and cost of Mr. Forrest, to testify for him against
me, and arrived here in the steamboat Georgia, on
the tenth Of June, and landed in New York city
on Monday, the seventeenth day Of June last; that
on the same day, she was taken to said house In
Mercer street, where lodgings had been engaged
for her that in tne afternoon of the same day. she
had a conference at said house with attorney Of
said Mr.. Forrest, and one Dougherty that said
Dougherty Is constant companion Of said Edwin
Forrest, apparently employed keep him company,
and was, with one Andrew Stevens, present, BY
preconeert with Forrest when he assaulted Mr..
Willis; that said Ann Flower deported herself in
said conference as a most willing witness against
me and, among other things, expressed her readi-
ness to swear, not that said Willis had seduced
me, but that had seduced him. | am in
formed, and believe, that said Ann Flower
here on the occasion aforesaid, merely on the
retainer and business Of said Forrest and remained
in or near New York much more than three days
or three weeks. am informed by circumstances,
and verify believe, that the said advertisement cut
frem the Herald, was inserted therein on the IF
teenth day Of June last by the said Forrest or by
his procurement and agency in order to aid IN pro-
ducing an impression hat be had been obliged to
search for said Ann Flower, and found her by
means Of such advertisement, in New York, al
though he seems to have forgotten his said arthcc
when making his affidavit OF the 2lst instant for
commits sion, which il is implicitly admitted that
she came 10 New York for the express purpose Of
being q witness against me in this controversy
am informed, and verify believe, that the said
Ann Flower is person entitled to no credit from
her previous CHARACTER; that she has been procured
by Inducements Of pecunisry reward, to give
testimony against me, and that she will tes-
tify TO whatever the said Edwin Forrest will
dictate; and from the inscriptions manner in which
he has himself made afidayits in this controversy
quite confident that he will dictate without the
least regard to truth. am advised and believe,
that, If a commission should issue to examine her.
the full defence Of my rights requires that IL should
be an open commission, allowing Of her examination
by counsel in my behalf confronting and interTo-
eating her orally, a is usual in open court, with
sufficient adjournments from time to me- TO enable
me TO advise my counsel there in respect to her
crosse xamina ion; and, as ! am wholly without
to defray the N, tia, my expenses in this be-
half should be deray cd and advanced by Mr.. For
rest including proper counsel fee to the gentle
man in New Orleans who may undertake to conduct
the said cross-examination. am informed, and do
verify believe, that the said Edwin Forrest has de-
Glazed an intention to 60 to New Orleans, and per-
sonally supcrintend the examination OF his said
witness. And am advised that, IL said commis-
zion should be- allowed and he tthe said Edwin For
Test) should thus give hi- personal attendance TO its
execution be ought to be required to advance to
a sufficient 10 enable me 70 attend, in like
10 be approved by this court, "a lacy companion,
If J should select one. CATHAEfNE y. FORREST.
sworn before ne, ths 9th day of May, ISL,
NArHL. JARVIS, Jr., Commissioner OF Deeds.
AFFIDAVIT OF CATHERINE LrytNs.
tatl0inc ~ Forrest against Ed,cin Forrest
tiiv ayu CouiRgof Ncr FORK, Ss.-Catharne Lee
wins, Of No. b10 Fourth street, widow, being worn.
says--That she was formerly in the employ Of Mr..
aud Mrs Edwin Forrest, for about four years end
ing in September, lSi6 that sbe knew Auna
dempsey a domestic in said house. for some months
ia tie year 1871. that there was at the same time
IN said house a lad named Bernard McCabe, aged
about seventeen years: that the speeches and talk
Of -aid Anna very much about per.ons and
houses of reputc, and that she took liberties with
saidboy that this ieponcnt, said Anna, and said
boy. occupied three separate bedroom. on the same
floor; and evening ia said year ISii about an
hour after all had retired and about at hour after
dcponenis aud said AnDa's lights were eXtinguish-
Cd, this deIcYcnt heard said boy unlock biz door,
and PAS. TO the room Of said Anna that depouent
waited awhile 10 zee whether said Anna made any
noise. and then iii her candle and went into said
room, and there found the said boy and the said |
Anna In the bed q said Anna, who n idc n sudden
movement dcronout came into hcr room. This |
dIponcnt asked said hoy what he wa doing |
Lhnrn Lie Int Tho Id |