New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-25
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catharine n. Forrest rs Edwin Forrest-Ed-
win Forrest IS. Catharine N. Forrest
4 COUkT-BsF0RE JUDE OAKLEY
Cathnrinc N. Eorrcst -. Ed,nin -

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Catharine ". Forrest agt. Ed,oin For
rest, and Cross Charge { cont,sue9I
Ehss L. Magoea oalsa BY M. Van B. anil s,15rn-Am
Baptist ChVch IN tbs ..v know MI and Mrs Forress;
lave been ACC TAINTED with hem. l ihinI u years
with M,sF as 70 her living with hes husband
A.-Tae've years ago resided =; Rich noad Va, aad
vas an inmate with svtry worthy nan, mem y, OF ny
church hs childhood acqusntsd ~i'h MI For
rest. Objected to)
The Judge SAID the witness was here on! as any oths'
witness
respected equally with her husband as to matters aai
she sad for several months previous 70 lie outbreak be-
them they rad lived together as brother and sister
Cross ersEIacd-l resided IN 1872 n THIS cy. sal
resided here he who's Of that year. except August l
nay made excursions - tue county hsi ne
cOLveI with Mrs s. at her residence, Sixteenth
street had her At church AT her house. ana
ons evening. the only time preseaE there at NJ
Wills, during the year; the time at MI WIlls vas n
midsummer called pursuance Of an invitation to meet
some literary friends at tea ! had an ,nyi'aToa rom
other places than mentioned afer LIST OF January kns"
the time Of Seeing MTs at her house mat d.
voice had beer commenced or was De
both from report and 7rvate COW cISson had clled
seevethere was lady with NE she was az rsnI 20 GO
and the errand m snt have caled other
times called from friendship; called a; the re-
guest Of any person, but at my own option was taee
about half hour; sat on char on the moor IN me par
Do not ecssIect that asked her what Mr. rs deneanor
as during the last interviews think did not ASK her
she told they did do know how that topic could
have introduced it did not originate with me and
vDform kndness she also spoke Of his kinoness
tervew lust before the interview she and had together
Q-Ddno, DIrs F. say to you tbat Mr.. + was variable
sometimes aectionate sometimes and that he
| treated her more like sister than VIE
Al do know that she spoke OF SISTER she SAID when
not engaged in professional business he kind TO her,
when professional business ne was morose
pointed to portrait OF sr F that there and said she
had tod him at the previous interview that that vas her
Lusbapd | remember her speaking Ct HIS Eariabeness.
tut her using the word in the form no stated
recoec her saying for several months we had lived TO-
and To
ihey were precise words do not remember any hing
definite said besides except what have sad do no ecol
snsndIy Grand was upon would be unavailing
Odd you know or hear That they occupied the same
I-Nothins va. limited at it, and it did no. occupy my
mind The oay alluson to the matter during my con-
yersations with Mrs. + was that remark
| Odd YOU communicate tina to any body
Yes Sir; do not lect definitely the time not
long after cannot say whether or not within week
no one else present think no one else was
present when Mrs. Forrest, held the language
ia and going out Mrs + did attend the church regu-
larry; her Mr. F they had come to ch lrch &C
casoBally at Richmond. when they we're there
had not long had charge of church here at the time
alluded che doubt cane TO nay church to see
of beng personal friend spoke 10 MIS-
| + after that interview / saw the mater stated 10
and er Ss ana TsS TP 9sT sq1
have lad any conversation since that time remember
Ss Of io.s. When che fruits were rpe and called Mrs
y. aherward was invited by Mrs b to dine the only
Hill enjoying his fruits could not accept Mrs Fs
invitation a, the moment on account OF professional en-
OF mind Of MI Font Hill think the note If dated
will fl about me tune Pad arohsr S S1 70 on
and dned there, my wife being with me saw no per.
Mr. f. making his own fire it was IN the room where the
books there particular arrangement about
It is called and grounds it large building done with
great tasie should suppose, for family TO occupy tne
house and the splendid misery OF fashionable
| cos "A a l
to Mrs Forrest she not home her younger SISTER vas
note Il viii be found the language OF regard for Mrs
Forrest which honestly felt. note wa, shown, but
the same some member of my congregation at that
dead and there referehce an the noie to 1t do not
| The note read by Mr. O'C. as follows
y 70 9 Ss m 1on e SmS ps
ed to tabernacle and now here IS to say that 1t
impossible, utterly to be With you as you desire 90.
the Sa%e
sG pss If rs sa. s''a
| Yours pertinaciously, MACON.
Crosse rom,ned-I saw Mr. +. occasionally in 1919 ne
spoke TO about his difficulties he came to library
| IN mn church and preached the subject. cannot say
whether before December 1919 the matter had
becoTe notorious before had any communication with
no conversation With him than IN his wife on that
| WAS, seemed to have an air of desolatIon ABOUT IT,
and i felt oppressed, did my wife; wearing APP
or three large illustrative of ally and general
books DO know what family there was in the house
suppose and prepared the dnner, which
was very simple to my feelings toward them re-
ligous wrote dedicated 60 both of them as 10
the Kate, IN note. It was always as spoke - Mr
about her always used ianHiiaf terms 'o"afu 'hem
The counsel said they had questions ask. The
wilness asked If he nigh. leave, and humoou SAID
Kent 9S soRe at NO. 20 Avenue an from
Europe County of Ii persy have been here 1et, Feb
ruay three years: when hTst came went 10 NJ. Moses
Grnnel's to attend horses from that went TO MI ~ r
wilhss; he lived at No. 10 Ludlow place, Houstcns'
lair andf tlSrA Ia
MAY following Knew Mrs. Forrest; Mr. willis, IN NAV.
went to fCgIh-s continued to 1--we with hun NJ M aS9q.
house have seen her there 9ea Iecosct ssns ar her
recoec, ON one OCCASION the evening. mir Willis gave
me pote TO AIRY Mrs Forrest Sixteenth ST, about
1850 when we lived IN Fcuhst handed The no,s q
Mrs + orthe servant cannot say whea waited tor me
and saio she would there when Mr. Willis gave
the note he told me TO wan ppon ,lr, Forest down.
Mrs T. told me she would be there, and came no
saw her at Mr. Wss afterward. and ~eni up stars TO
The thru floor DO no. hnoS VINO s heI M a., sns how
long she hsG been in when saw her could not he very
ways her on the third floor mont whes shs
came; can't say who she saw 40 hoI snow w., OF
0' saw ''I her assiS next morning going oqt Of ths
ftont door do who let her out; hink she was
tore the family hst bTeakas: her there often. nine
or zen times rate soe took her meals WIN Mr OF
y. psht carried the note; when Mrs ". II,
Mis. r and MI W einst fSse'he eu' saw hen M1
| W was "a led on twice one day while he and Dir ,
were dining ogeiAer they were shown up 70 tas pao ~
front tIe dining the Of the papr open
ing into it from door there was glass door whloh you
could through. except the caTtn1s were lava NC!
were drawn on th occasion, that NJ oae c5uo see
drought: there enother glass door eaelns 70 me
hall from the dining room, through which MI would
pass 10 the nail door the parl0r have nor seen he
together Of evening but have seen Mr wa" c9hs olI
ofAIs Forests rOcm be ~een II and y O'Clock ne I'o
N liza hind fo.r gong up 20 red ~llh iGai Ia my
hand aud Mr.. " was coming cut u MIS- ores ,ovh
1hra he saw me coming he thought 70 dTaS back bui
too lar and came ahsad he had ms panta ons on
no shoes except he might have spperst ttuak re ni0
neither shoes nor slippers but hs stoc kings; lie had
ceaton and DO hst lie had coat or Waste at "a heAra
HIM ssy Good night dear " he md 50 10 BIS fCr est
vs. about The time hs he speaAlnz ne woics
as came M left July ihea u he Asor hoV;e
for az " 4ths the dinners MI wills drank oiHnd'
and Mrs Fonest Champagne, cannot saT how man,
gssse, thew drank sometimes more ana s1ns4ss less
svecrme here 70 = from Washington; got leier from