The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-24


portion were written at different times. He left that
branch Of the asserting that it most clearly
made out that Mrs. Forrest did not ask her
husband to keep the cause Of their separation secret
He had not the slightest suspicion that Mrs Forrest
guilty OF any criminal act supposed that she had bee
incautious- which imp plies NO criminalty at all on her
psrin not destroying this very foolish poetic eRuson
of Jameson will now proceed to the subsequen events
IN this case and 1t is with reluctance that feel obliged
to say word In relation ia matter occurring earlier
than the proceeding by suit in Philadelphia for the pur
pose Of showing that among the many bad qualities Of
Mrs Forrest she has inherited that of lying all the
proofs in support Of which have answered except
The learned counsel says that In speaking Of the Mao
ready controversy she rays she did not encourage and
sustain her hpsbard and that her letters thow she did
Now, her statement upon that suhiact ayuredy rsys
that ehe did not dsapprove of Mr. Forrest Kissing Mr.
Nacready in England and Mr. Lawson con6rms what
she raid rs Forrest says she dsporo Of his say
ing constantly that he would drive Macready from the
stage; but there no proof that he sad that
yond what che admits in her sfii davit She fur.
thor say that she aid disapprove Of the ephets
taiDed IN his card: that she disapproyed of Them In
conversation with him in Philadelphia when sho went
to him there; that he then tui ned upon her
and charged her with iBsinceriiy in the letter which
sne lad previously written TO hiIi and o which She
general terms approved the card b,h letter has
read here but which does not contradict her ad lvt
she sGys he was under viosnt excitement and
she thought Whatever she bad 20 say against his
course should be said to his face, and written
10 him She stil further rays that, although she
djsaplrosed OF these things, yet, when Mr. Msorsady
caue cut against mr. Forrest IN very offensive Speech
that as his loyal wife, and rtsna.ng BY him. right
or wIorg her feelings excited against Macready
She felt etrorg giy against him and with her husband and
be did IN her letter apply to him by way of encourage
ment TO her lord the expressions copied from
letters 20 her, such 81 superannuaed,n Mec i" old
woman SC. Now thai, in briei is her statement;
ana bow is il falsihed? Is il not the natural
thing in te world for her to have acted abe did in
hs mater Her statement that che did dinapprove Of
the language in the card is confirmed by the last wit
Mr Smith the builder, who IS that in January
le4e, after he knew Of the separation, he asked
she replied II was not difference about Mecready,
because she approved OF his with him.
MIR 0Conor here proceeded to comment at length
the MaceadJ difficulty aud then continued as fol-
lows:-We have now MIR Forrest defeated in HE suit
before the Pennsylvania Legislature, his proofs set at
nsught, and standing upon the soil Of New York with
thess proofs In his hand and the prvisgsof commenc
ing suit here il he chose /. would he formed
the determination OF commencing action in the Court
Of Common Pleas Of the city and county of Phladel
pha but lie was not quite ready after the adjournment
of the Legislature. lie had already in his proceedings
eefors that body implicated nine persons, viz-Georgs
Jameson, N. p. Willis, Samuel Marsden Raymond,
Richard Willis, Captain Granny Cscrsit, William IL.
Howard, John B. Rich, Henry WyckoG, aud poor
Professor Heckey whom the counsel ins;nuates by bis
cross examination OF Mr.. President King has been
scared out Of town to himself from the trouble of
coming to vindicate from the charges of Dame Under
wood That may be true and indeed, 1t is not at all
improbable for euch charges would great many
people besides Professor Hackey. He had implicated
all thesc persons except William il. Howard lie want
ed some more testimony he set himself to think and
enquire under the influence Of those principles that
governed him In the Forney letter for witness who
could imphcate this person, or somebody else more
easily reached and it would that n looking about
to Gull flower to add to his bouquet he thought Anna
Flowers lie found her reputation he proceeded
to htr mother, to inquire for her. communicating to
her his object But wDat does that good old lady say?
She said she would not tell him where she was to be
found and left him in entire Ignorance Of her where
sbouts He next furnishes another precedent for the
letter they say wrote to Barney McCabe He puts in
Fowers teeing which, che goes to the office of that
paper and is sent to New York Well, she comes to
this ci,y, and ,he furnishes him with saton,
end makes deposition At the Irving House, on the
10th Of June 1885, and the 9th Of August Mr. Forrest
flies his libel in the Court Of Common Peas Of the
city and county Of Philadelphia. charging all these
eame persons over again, with the exception of
Professor Haokley, whom he left out and whom he sd
mits Was cntirel nnocenhe leaves him out and puts
in William II Howard Well here is ground Of COM
plant II Is said that the filing Cf this complaint In
Philadelphia. Mrs. Forrest should have gone there and
cid lot and great fault is found with what done
to defeat that suit The complaint is that all the
giIery of the law made Of prevent this suit
tom proceeding in Ihi!a adelphia. Now, :hc Court
viii tell you their action in this respect viola.
tion Of law and Justice an at empt to make this
ltdy 10 from her own country to foreign State,
where she did rot reside and wheIe she had m friends
t. submit herself to trial the charges alleged against
er. Mr oCopor here alluded to the pursued by
L'mslH to restrain NJ. Forrest from continuing his
suit IN Ph Adepble and proceeding the consideration
of The charge made aga,nst Mr. Forrest Of a,osatng
ard keeping lste hours with persons unknown to her
husband, 1t seems, sad be, that Mr. Richard Willis,
who had spent six years In Germany for the purpose of
studying music and who came home highly accomplished
in that art at party-certsnly respectable
The hops, d Mis- Forrest and that ef.er the party
a. ever and Miss Margaret Sinclair who had great
taste Tor the eeqution OF muica knowledge she and
ts youpg professor, thus Brought ..zs.ber naturally
we're nostapxous to cultivate othei uan anct
tst hy 20 doing they light thus receive benefit
The nights stole on III this manner the hours passed
swsy uuohseved aud broad day ght found them yet in
The enjoyment Of this musical treat Could there be any
tlirg chaste, or refined, and daisate than the
in which that night spent according to the
ir,iisgable tstimony tf the pure aud vr,uou- lady
must say that from my very heart piied this defend
ant 1t the only stage OF the felt pity for
to tninA he sheuld have been compelled after bring
rg bis kitchen Witnesses the stand to hear tho whole
after TO which they testified fully described by lady
y 10 rtook Of that evenings enjoyment felt pity
fer bin at the contrast presented between that LAZY
and lins,if before the iury-he who hated set par.
ties and who delighted himself In sitting and
,mckirg and holding certain species Of
with such men ss Messrr Stevens and Lawson and
spending bis Jays at hs orson. in Caroline ngersos
lie must have felt debased in his estimation and
sa,o' NY soG' now mus appear before tbs comnu
NIFTY. Am not Ike some obscere animal which has
ESCAPED from its slough and looks out IRON ts place Of
conc.emtnt at the refined and delicate slcioy from
which he shints lest his presence should contam nate
tN Is Mis- foIrett 60 be condemned Tor actiug Hike
lady towards her gut''s? Way, how otherwise could
she or should sLc actl II he's been said IL this con-
who were odiouS. Whore is the evidence OF that?
Tie only cyiderce i, The s8erton Of courssL
10 into the house. But Ehen this assertion
de- it wasn reference. doubtless her supposed
him. Was Mr. n =. Wills dssgreeab.e T. him! lie
that gentleman aud his wte 10 Mrs Forrest
and they exchanged parties ad continued anicable
terms with him down 70 The month Of January, 1870
when be commenced his proceedings in the pepns gva
ME Legislature, and dovn 70 Which time he had
nrrusted enything t. the daparaQemen Mt OF Mr willis
Never, In gle instance doe. ghe appear 10 have
ceved any person into her house man or women, who
sRs in any respect disagree be 10 hin unies. as
have already said u might lie her sister Margaret
trust it s not adultery in 90 keep up connec-
,ion with her own sister True he ddntknow Mr. Richard
ir who was only here short period and that during
Mr. Forests abteDce. But gentlemen Of the jury he
was not dsagreeabe to Mr. Forrest for he had never
expressed any dssatisfactop against him. and there
fore any attempt TO show that she guilty Of bring
Dg any Of the male who dsagreeable 10 MIN
into the house lie unsupported by 81 sdow Of proof
Fnce Mr. Forrest CONNIE need ms proceedings against
bis wife she has not considered Eerse bound TO quar- rel
with every body he quarreled with 1t have
fesp part Of his game to charge with adultery
every ioan standing on friendly relstisns with
her, and thereby exclude her from all society.
You rec how extensive these charges ore, and
ibat they evidently brought IN bad faith because he
brings them in one day, leaves them out the next,
then again brings them ia on the third ani Ey
derty his intention to sander and fall y this lady
and place her In sucha position that would
offer any aid But from the moment he commenced
this suit against her she was no longer bound e. pay