The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-22

the fessorr which inpelied him 60 this step l state
20 you, ~ did at tie cute that while bsf that
tursl reluctance and hesitation In calling servants to
testify o. TO the sener conduct ~ Mrs Forrest 90
knew always that this could h. mt by her by producing
on the stand the large number aiie- With
whom shs was in tile habit of daily sni nightly sssooi
stirg to prove her general conduct and good b~hs,or
challenged them to do n may be more proper
/ totsy, invited tbsm Ia do and 20 produce here
these who knew ths these statements az servants as 10
hrr habits OF life ss b. the hours she kept the parties
shom the entertained the men whom she had vittns
her N the sbcpoe OF her husband end 10 the sss,nce
! Of women tberselvss from the house 10 rTo.e that
all this wss pisrpr,hensop on the part ~ the ssr.
wants And What " the testimony t. this effect with
two snge eScetops whore are the ladies who-e names
| we're used In connection With this csse, (nush.
imagine, 10 thsir rsgretl sto are named as visiting 81
the house on one or two dievnt occasion They are
referred TO just Inference that the houss visited
by re,pt ctabie persons, snd that ladies' inimsts
with Mrs forsst Thy wsule knos the.s essna,-.
| 70 be untrue Mrs 0odsin explained tie rsa.on why
she did not visit her-t tha. sss iinoss in her fs@y
Mr. Bryant Is under the impression iost his wife. on
one oceason visited Mrs Forrest There . some terti.
mory to show that or ,wo ether p.rsons ursi %
visit hsI; but ita j. no, the thing tf.iss. What
want II her vi,rs 10 explain hos tie house k.p;
! to .orssrd and say that Mrs. Underwood dd
| them njustioe-tbs darwin did them injustice We
wanted them r point q fact tc desorihs the interior of
the establishment description Of which gven 20
usby the servant Mrs Underwood Is cantssdicisd BY
Virginia who ths, she ga catch Sire ai.r
wood by .he gown to prevent her gcing into the
where the gentleman Bot Frginis couli
not recosct the fact of her sitting in the library
s,M admits It Is moi at al straIsc that ,hs should
forget the ohcumstancc of pulling Mrs Underwood
by the gown. Ever tnce this controversy hrsf
commented the plaintiff has represented hersgn AZ
lone and III projected frmse abe never las lei an op
postunty pass by, in making afdasts and rarely hes
counsel in arguing the case, without rserriDs to this
(Mr Van Buren read portions Of her aiiisut) Nov
What IA tho occason that fhe thus dependent ahe
bsd father here, ard ths hsd &c, 1r Lawson to sen1
him cut Of the county and rcctred her thsnk. 70 him
for that act Of kindue,s on HE part and ,he man
Ier in which he h6i accomplished 1t; aId 1t Is
not entirely far fr her 10 turn then upon a.,
under thgfe circu-1stanccr and claim that 'ae ab-
tfrcs Of .hsfe mae relations has made her o..
q na
Again where have been now her mort intimEt, fisnis
Where Rave bet The men With nitm. ~ tins case Dr.
closer she bad the closest sna most intimate relations
Where they now Why the frat aud most Intimate
Iierd Ar drew Stevens ettes have been produced
here thowpg that an intimacy has been kept np beon
them long after the separation, not of the ususi charac.
tor but OF the closest and most friendly nature tOoun'
ei read Of the letters written by her 20 &r BE-
yens) Here che requeats The lean q money from Mr
Stevens II is not uual for ladies' to borrow money
offer to rsyay IL Again there is another note intro
ducd in which she asks Mr. Stevens to call but x il
the tocal qualities of st.vrs- and the satisfaction
which che derived from the pleasure Of his company,
subsequently to her teraraon 70 which wish to E all
your attention. (Reads note wherein Mrs Y refers to
tie knackN MIR had Of anticipating her wiehes)
WHIST has bseS her intimacy with Mr. Burr visiting harr
continually What has been her intimacy with Mr.
whom sbe could rely, being the early friend Of her
father, in May, 1912 u write to her father and
bis knowledge OF all the parties, and his kind.
made him the mcst suitable pcrson to do
IL Who slso the man to whom the confjei 70 settle
her allowance and the amount Of What has become
of Mr. Bryant Mr.. Bryant was tho friend who advised
with her lie is the father Of Mrs Goodwin and the hu,
band d Mrs Bryant and had advised her what 10 10 In
the matter-had acted Throughout rs her friend--hed
communicated with Mr. o'Conor. lie (sir gryant) has
not visited her for two years or for year ani half
Now how /. this Tell me, IL you please wha. has left
her without single male companion when all around
her pertoDs who her mot intimate friends and
with whom she Cherished these oniGentia relations
Why ia it. and to what 10 it owing that person,
toore can retain his nsinscy with her but whoer it
absencc, negotiation, business, other associations
whatever it be they not now with her She has
cRused difficulties to arise between these gentlemen IN
every relation OF life In every intercourse with her;
and hen she represents herself as without any
mple protector or companion. have thus gentlemen,
aeyced to theee things II has been thought proper
l shoud present to you the facts in the case My
and would very much prefer that you should hear
HE melod,ous voice his vivid ianoes his cogent
irg his apt language enorced by graceful delivery but
he and ny client insisted that this should be pre-
seried by mysef in my rude and unpoiishsd manner,
ard the responsibility Of this error Is with them.
have however tpdeayored to present the case TO you ia
ny humble way. have endsavorcd to imagine what
viii h said on the other side; but DO not Know, and
in respect TO these charges have been for many
of my life engaged AZ public person and do not re-
collect aGy important trial that the defendant failed
sllcee consp acy the part of the public prosecu
tor conspiracy on the part ef;be compsinant Is the
universal d. criminal and universal
it. tta am led to imagine that such ground may be as
,uned Ia this Gaze; but as have seen one link Of this
conspiracy after another all TO the ground the con
pracy to get letter from Jameson falling through the
Irs sduceE OF the original etterthe conspiracy to get
Mrs Forrest to Mercer street and enIap her into some
admission falling ~ Der declining to go-thc con
.pirscy to destroy and degrade her in this way
retuked and oyerhrown by Oh the circumstances
steut which it must hsng-the declaration that
vast ,uIns Of money have expended in this
procure evidence to convict her. and conspiracy to
procure testimony which could not be relied on over
thrown by the production OF testimony which have
igbt TO rely upon-I have doubted whether those who
bIoreht Barley Mccabe upon the whether those
who Brought Doty upon the stapdwould have the
rage after the failure of all their attempts to eEdeavor TO
snow cor'pracy on our partto charge US with these
jE the midst Of happiness, in The prime OF life, in
Tie posefsiep q adequate fortune at the head of
respectable profession dotng upon his wife up to Decem
Der ls4S, for nine consecutive yras-a conspiracy IT
nutt be argued, by means Of corrupt testimony 20 de-
erfde End destroy her character to blast her tame aud
lis hsppness to dissolve the relations under which
he bad lived. 20 happily TO break up the boms
which lie descrited with such fond affection in the
letters which he wrote to his wife-and this too,
by Of corruption and perjury Why, L
would Let have supposed that under circumstances
Ike there, there would be courage enough the part
Of the public prosecutor 10 continue such Gen-
tlm,D, while it is not entirely proper usual for
sci TO iItrude their personal prepcsse,sions IL to
care in their own personal character may be per-
mttsd TO say in rpsct 10 the that such has been
ny connection with It. II i. impossble that such a
thing could have cured not only without my knowi
edge bpt without my rsrticipattg IN it, shouit be I
very sorry 10 beeys that respectable coapse could Try
true themselves into the suppotition that could
have lesn in any way directly or indirectly party 70
putting tie stand witness In whose truth tad not
tire confidence, and in respect to whom was not \
perfectly satsed that there was improper efforts
made 10 produce him. There is about this much
which ought TO be remarked. IL - undoubtedly
hat on going the mass Of testimony, 1 may hays
nogectt much mich ought to have been made the (
,uI.ot u proper femcrk BY me bearing d,tsntly
tue issue Of this rial bot have already, as an
well aware weHsied you, by the great extent TO
which have proireoted the remarks ! have made in
BIZ Gaze There are reasons Why feel peculiar in
crest in rcsy T.. have not had the pleasure OF
any intimate acquaintance with the defendant in this
tut until Ibis controversy arose, and was called TO EN-
gs.p in IL professionally; but through the whole contto
ver,y vlefever have had occasion to speak to hn on
the subject or consult with him have found him 20
uniio " kind iimple in all hs tastes and feelings
sa perfectly frank and religously regsrdfu of truth
ia cord 10 any statement he might make thatt bas
produced On the strongest conviction that he has
been wropgcd deeply wronged in this matter. There
il the ymstauccs OF this everything to show
ihs aLd the impression made upon him by he mlsior
TIN, the most seiicus impression which has been
could be mad. on eny Of those who are involved in
the consequent disastcrs. Ills household was his idol
he locked forward to his return TO IL with the greatest
anxiety He built up for himself in his profession
reputation uneqnalied in thi' country uuquesiioned