New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-20

ytstf as bccseketper was by request Of Mrs For
ts,, went TIC lsi Jan, AFTER they Ietansd from
Europe was, at that ume. sewing hooks II
MI Hsrper's establishment Mrs F0rres, wrote
nc a note, ard went. She I'D she wished ne 70
engage .hIte months. ] dad not make much by
sc @lne books. 2Ld Mr.. HaTpeT .uousht la! better
20, and | could come hack If dill not Ike II. Al
the end Of three months by request OF Mrs F., the
engagement heea-ne permanent I '0'd W. " she
was very ice lady did no. snog anything else
At lLat tire q 20. rcnse 10 az tI 4lfe s1Htel -
hT Il. aoous her since. ! gJ.i III i-Ipef. .s-J.-
lect, that vas aIaid ccHl3 not I've ~ lGa 81
there was great deal OF improperly there. oil
not consul: hr. Harper before the separation. Told
MI III. was afraid they were gong to separate and
he said, On, no Did not say any hing against Mrs
r In that conversation. Told Mr. IL after the sepa-
ration that was gong 70 live IN oth-st. told hin
because considered hin frlend. Before May,
149, time OF quitting 22dst } had no dispute WITH
Mrs T. fret received the addresses OF Mr. Under
wood while residing with Mrs. Forrest In 92d-st
MI VI. old the washing OF the family had no yisi-
tors, except the minister and Mr.. Harper and the
doctor, when my son sick claimed Of Mr.
Forrest TO be allowed 10 go and remain al Font
Hill, because when +. engaged me she said | should
live and die there and if l were hundred years old
/ should remain Mr.. F. said he would consider
what be cosld CO for ne / thanked him next time
! asked him he said had carried tales out OF the
house. told him did not, and asked him what
he said must see Mr.. Allen dId not know what
il was, but understood afterward Mr.. F. did not
speak TO me after that had applied TO Mr.. F. BY
approval Of Mrs. f. mentioned it - Mrs. E. she
SAID, why 90 YOU WdUl 10 20 VIII MI EOIIcet- lOu
not acquainted with him you are acquainted
with me and were acquainted with My parents go
with me while | have shilling VIII share u win
yeu. THE Court objected, on Mr. Van b. wishing
time to write down the answer, TO detail OF exami-
nation. curing into the character OF all concerned
Mr.. o. said he remained quietly yesterday
Mrs F. made no objection 10 my applying TO Mr.
f. TO 60 10 Font Hill, except that must not say they
were gong to separate but going 20 travel for
pleasure TIL the house got ready. After leaving
Twenty second ST., before gong to Sixteenth ST.
lived III Sixth took three apartments, for my self
and son and Mrs FPS furniture went 70 Sixteenth
s. about st Get was married 18th Nov. my son,
James BEDFORD 70, also resided there was m Hrled
on Sunday evening, and slept that night at Mrs For,
rests alone next day went 10 Massachusetts, had
told Ms +. my intention to leave alter receiving
Mr. Godvins letter | went on my knees and begged
her for Gods sake to go to Font Hull and she salo,
"You cannot go there - said, Ged will take care
Of me !" she followed and asked me what meant |
told her was goiIg to be married was not en-.
gagged 10 Mr. |. when went 10 SiXteeptn-st did
NOT marry HIM altogether l. get away from SIX
teen;h-st it was comfortable home / thought
Mr.. Underwood good, plous old gentleman, ana
thought could be happy with bin the hrst ever
communicated as TO Mrs was after was married
perhaps in Jan, le50-to Mr.. Lawson did not ex-
cept to him and tvo ladies, one of whom knew what
what gong on for four or FIVE years, ana could
hardly restrain her from gong to speak 10 ME- fof
rest one was Mrs. Lent, whom went 10 live with
understand Mr. Lawson to be the agent OF Mr.. For
rest II was In Mr.. Lawsons Office was brought
there by private business OF my own
O. What was tina, business [Obected to by Mr..
Van Buren1 The witness said il was OF no conse
Quence 1t was about son. who was bound ana
went 10 take advice whether II was proper foI Ms
boss to send him out so much had never asked
him any questions before | went TO Mr.. Lawson
before that, about money, and told him ntd 10 go
To pawn.brokers he SAID, is 1t possible SAID,
4" II people were honest, and would act upright and
downright would not have SO much trouble. II ne
witness, on something being SAID as to answering,
said she did not understand the rules but told the
TRUTH Mr. lawson at this time, asked me What
meant then spoke of the separation, which ne did
not know about, and said II was great deal owing
20 Mrs. Forrest, who was very foolish not great
deal vas said he was much surprised and SAID ne
would as soon have suspected an angel from heaven
to have suspected Mrs Forrest went INTO no
narrative to hun at that time a'teTward, went 10
Mr. Sedgwick's, the examiners house, and made a
statement, which was taken down after ward swore
to it, but not then previous 10 thar, Mr.. Forrest mao
called upon me al my house 1t was some days AFTER
the interview with Mr.. Lawson Mr.. +. came to
make a complaint OF Mrs. F.'s conduct and TO apollo
sIze to me for treating me so coldly on leaving 22ds'
as had felt hurt about II all the time ne then
spoke about Mrs Forrest | asked him II should
tell Mrs, Forrest and he said yes, tell her every
word, but do not tell her am angry, as | am not
went 10 Mrs. Z. and told her every word did nor
say word 10 Mr.. L. against Mrs F.. ! saw hun ex-
cited, and told MIN he must be mistaken did not
speak True when SAID so Mr.. Lawson came To me
aftsr|aId, and asAsd m. what l. lH0" ne oss as
come before the public told him All l knew |,
some days after that v ent TO MI sedgwick l
In.
al o'clock told Mrs +. Mr.. F. said Mrs. +. at
22d.st had stated things about me thar were
pOt true ne SAID she had been poisoning his
mind for the last three months previous to leaving
about me he did not say what they were he did
not repIOach me with want OF candor N stanng 10
him he might be mistaken | knew Mr.. Lawson was
his agent | knew had told MI l. as 10 Mrs. r.,
but Nj. did not allude to that VIZ. Lawson only
vas present when gave the statement TO MI oedg-
wick was not examined afterward went TO the
Astor House, but there was no examination mere :
hrsta moi adj a - al
OF the matter any where else after that interview
al the AsiOr House gentleman read over what
had stated al Nj Sedgwcks, and asked me II 1t was
correct, and signed and sWOre To II 30 not kno"
where the statement is. MIR. O'C. said 10 Mr. Van
b. ne had given them notice 10 produce H. AID asked
If he would do SOL short recess was here taken
The statement, after the recess, was produced
dated Feb, 1850,
WitasSs-Mr SedgVck dbl not examine me very
fully | was there about an hour told him about
what have told here-perhaps MOI so fully my son
slept at Mrs. Forests house at the Tune got mar
ned, and did I'LL February he WAS so al the TIME
1 had the interviews with Mr.. Lawson and Mr.. For
rest leftbefore | went to Mr.. SIS told Mrs +.
had mentioned 10 Nh Forrest and she asked me
what IL was said had told him never saw any
man take liberties with her or IN bed WIN her on
then said she, YOU told him only what wa. clrcum-
stanta evidence she said her counsel had told her
she could get $1,000 year, and she could not 1--we
upon le.s and She had determined to brazen J; out
begged her not 10 let II be public removed my san
did so OF my own accord; up 10 thas time had no
dispute or controversy win MIS- + dlu hol yothste
AFTER that knos Isabe la Sinclair net related 10
them she Is a dress maker never told MIS-. r any
thing IN presence OF Miss :. the latter lady caea a.
nv house with her mother she said she came 10 viSl
me she asked me how came to speak about Mrs
Forrest told her the afidavls made were pao
hshed NJ the newspapers, and II was all true tod
her was sorry had not stated to Nh. Lawson all
knew al the tme | told hlm mad 20 go 70 lhe
navnbrokers-that was when Mr.. aud Mrs T. were
in New. Orleans, and had no money-was told 10
go to Mr.. Laws0D's Mr.. AMI Mrs: +. len New
York for Philadelphia the day after went 10
Twenty. second. ST. Mrs. F's mother was SICK she
returned in two OF three weeks do not know tnai
she was absent after that, In si7 Mr.. I. returned
IN week or two af,erward he was absent again after
that before January he usually renamed way
foy,Dsht on month al a time in January. lsis Mr.
and Mrs went of and remained away TIL Jaly 1915
after their return Mr. +. was away 10 hnish his en-
sasement at Detroit, five or SIX weeks ne was altef
Wsrd absent at Boston and Phi.adelphla, oe;ieye
ne was way generally. about, or not quite half ile
time DO not think he was away between January