American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-10-07
STATE OF NEW YORK,


City and County Of New York, d.
Edward de Becsey, after being duly sworn.
says that he is a native of Hungary from the
city Of Csongrad, in the com tat of Csongrad.
was captain in the Hungarian army, and adiu-
tant of General BEN; knows Henri de Alma
personally; he said De Alma is q Bayarian by
birth; the deponent made De Ahna's acauaint-
ance in this country; he came here with Gov
ernor Ujhazy's party of Hungarian refugees,
from Hamburg, Germany, and, as the depo-
nent has been informed by his countrymen, said
De Alma was for long time supported by the
charity of the Hungarians, from the funds col
lected for them. The deponent says, that he is
not acquainted personally with Mademoisele
Jagiello, now Mrs. Tochman, but he heard of
her IN Hungary; he heard that she was Polish
Indy by birth, of high distinction; that she
came to Hungary to aid the Hungarian cause.
during the struggle for independence that she
was for long time experimenting the hospital
at Comorn, and by her courage and lady-like
department gained the esteem of all who knew
her. All these facts came to the knowledge of
this deponent by means of general reputation
and opinion of the lady. The deponent further
says that said Henri De Alma, in August last.
being here, in New York. made proposition to
this deponent to give him some testimony
against Mademoiselle Jagiello, to depreciate
her standing in society, and her character; and
on this occasion he said, that he wants to make
use of that testimony in Washington, and that
if he does not obtain it and return to Washing
ton in the course Of a fortnight, he would for
felt his situation there. The deponent rejected
with indignation these base propositions, and
reprimanded him in such a manner as he de-
served The next day after the above proposition
said De Alma came to this deponent and boosted
that he obtained the testimony which he sought,
to which deponent answered, that he could not
believe that any honest Hungarian could say
anything impairing the character of Mademoi-
selle Jagiello. The deponent further says, that
he knows personally Charles Koelbel; he isa
German by birth; the deponent knew him al
ways bad man, unworthy of any credit;
and the fact that he is now in the State prison
for heinous and immoral crime against (the)
nature has only confirmed the opinion of this
deponent of the previous character of the said
Koelbel The deponent further said, that said
Henri De Alma stated to him that if he OBJ
tanned such testimony as he wanted against
Mademoisele Jagiello he would communicate
it to the President and the members of the
Cabinet of the United States, TO force them into
keeninp him in Office; and if they should refuse
a. do so he would threaten them with publish
ing that testimony, which, he said, would be
embarrassing to the President and the Cabinet,
she (NIademoisee Jagiello) having travelled in
virginia with the Presidential party. and visit
ing the families Of the President and the diff
ferent members of the Cabinet
EDWARD De BECsEY.
GUSTAV KAEMMERLING.
Ne,o York, October 4, 1851.
Said Captain Edward de Becsey not being ac-
quainted with the English language, Gustav
Kaemmerling appeared and acted for him as .
translator, and was duly sworn that this is .