The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-23
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fre sna 70 compel the acknowledgment OF her incovr
Tarahls excellence as hepmata companion and friend
In tn" c'nfest relations this earth .ay she nat
Only faithful, but happy-I In the ,sn.s ~ ana
cesa-iD all things ebe pleased him, and ter
than In 1913 IL was not late coming hdeiity supple
compliance ef guilty woman seeking herseH
to the grscss Of her lord by the most abec ard meas
submission. Now, ask you as reasonabls it hs
pessble that Mrs Forre.t had been caught d.e,.rs-
/, deioo-that rhe had been accused, tried aud nv .
fo'emn pfotestation OF nnocenoe secured hsrssf
quietly in May Of 1870 that by = subsequost
act Jsniesdn bsd excited his eaiousy- that all the
time sub quent to that period there not the slight
'st alufon 70 failure on her part in anything, IL
may be said that more letters have been written thss
We nave prooucsd Wo baye right to assert that vs
have produced ni we in po.session Of They could
noduce any letter ,he wrote to him, and il in any u
thet~ there was failure of duty spoken Of on her
Iaft would you not have II produced And IL there
hRd been u no doubt would have oon'ai aed some
thing which would go directly to the heart of any
man. Bot no. Mr. Forrest shows that he has entire
ana unsbasen confidence In her purity and fidelity,
,hd he proves more than that The pretsnos
row advanced, that from May lsas 70 January, Isao
ne pcHeased the CALLING doubt which made hin
yetuapt Ciuoinns Il ~ sstute ~ anv foundstio.
~ ruth n pny esretlon that has been maas in THE
csuse hy the WORT aca noet reckless witness tha bss
been produced On that stand But 20 to the psxt
Htp Mr. orresi iu January 1910 found the Consueas
ttt'r. Whydld he ma It /? Because h. had his sus.
Iirio1e ard became thcse suspicious lurking in
his mind However lie found it. ana that letter hs
t,yt caused iae separation. Now. proceed to show
that that letter dia not the and aes
proceed 10 chow gentlemen out of Mr. Forests ova
!ps that That efter did not The separatior NJ
show, besides that he considered lettsss
any evidence OF guilt. I proceed to prove out ef
his own lips, that tho language Of that psp1r
iue.f admitted OF very innocent constru ctioa
viii rad TO youa poitsu Of airs ForIests ufidavit
and she further tAys that returning in oArriss,
& non sySnt party ~ tie house . hgr ssee Mrs.
stIa sg snd forty nine be their swa
Cd she net s hs nh Rnspsn m na scd HE Fosr s.as
above his library rsadns book m:
s s9 hsr said saa
he s@iA
,tr 3 had a 70 prejudice th, ssass
rerroaohiu terns The terms used ~ said Edwin Forres
s SSs 10 one q sh1 .ssm sRs sss
rfieh ora thia dsponon having
naiystt ae.ctop and in 80 dog used an oaprsasn
Forrest h.renrn iaaans from hs SEAT and s
him and live and that he would live with any womas
Now gentlemen this is her statement: but vou h,v.
heard in he course Of thir care, Edwin Fonrest
nsdt an affidavit in answer to this, in which he goes
ever this rame ground desired to read certain nor
lons OF this aihdavit but as was at that tins engageA
in matter in which endeavorpg force them te
tnfe certain course, da not consent reading that
adavii and the court excluded 1t; but at subseauept
stage oi the case them written consent 20 rced
every portion Of Mr. Forests sdayit except certain
parts which marked, ard which Sc andnous in re
spect 70 other persons; and at the time also
allowed them to read any part in which they might y
able show US satif he Jury IL was reasona1iv
cesfay to enable you to understand perfectly Mrr For
resa fildavt They did not choose to act upon that
but on Hr Forests affidavit which you cannot see but
which was desrous you should There were two ar
three paesagss too full of inveetve, and too abusive
Mrs VOORHEES, which at the time were answered
Mrs Forrest, and did object and do object TO resx
tha. IL would be utterly scaudalous to read It in ths
, esence OF Mrs VOORHEES,, and without reading Ms
noorhies affidavit also now come. gentlemen to Mrs
otrts replication in her AFFIDAVIT about this inter
view on the 18th Of January, where size you ara
which Mr. Forrest expressly smits the te
be exactly as she sstes it. that the separation then a.
nouLctd .as OF account cf Mira Forrest giving him tha
nc ard inat TOO about her sister.
3Itre sre crcrm6tnncos connected with
a .ies3 ot,fGrsyey ssa6lsns that the Consus
.nssea .s s 70 ,hst .sp,ra.on srs,en,s ci I.S.s
~ errrev nss Il /, y denean1r as ..
bSnEs uttered to lm an offensive speech ana for no tsr
n' s,iie ar i''Es is &. h ssss s
y m elsG fa % e hi' sentence against
t4e letter which e proends no orad he sa.os sS.s
sssa tss; s,sssF ne ssgs T. r,s %ss
the subject IN Ill bs had iy sfOrmsa sss.
This the same evening Of that itentioa, meet;n
which nope and believe will urn cut to be not ing &C
sn- Here we have my lord playing part which has
uch rl5tJlcnoe about Itbecauss il Won viii hsi,sv.
- his wife gave him the lie and he declares thstH
pttson Of tie male oud he could not live and
bs would not live with wsmap who b.a dora ~. go
Zen ne sentences her 10 separation. Now told you
hat would prove Fl ON Mr Forests own lin. thai he
ss ets Forrest forth from bis side and sentenced h
separation, when he did not believe that that paper
contained any evidence whatsoever against her And
her he had no mputstion Whatsoever to mpue 10 it
a
Tbs dere9en having after inquiry
hs M q ihs ssid letter WAS IN the hspa rt Jsessa
70 the melancholy conclusion that his wfs was
This you VIII observe, was his melancholy, ocu-
clusion'l lie determined to turn hep out Of ha
house and from bis side for no cause wb.teyer-a var,
coLclutiUn, everybody must admit 70 turn
ns VIE cut Of doors without any reason and hs found
,nen 6ooa ehe tor dorg 80 lie must have shed as
many Tears then he did within the last fortv s,eht
hours on discovering that melancholy fact
fes' % could ht no% eeny tia. the eigh.een.h
zee sey ,r ,p,ss wgs e., re iato e aoa
.,sgs 2s Only hing he could % perpsss
as he i a e aG Sos s s1 ~ b.
e a o q seo cS 'n compelled him to espsin Why
t further nqairy vas no s.a sS
m,hsa 70 i.Se 20 measured upon the auljes' unI hs
ae%i .bs; While his deeyma a,ion existed md this hope
enoSrS 70 sssb % s tsr ,".s s.b en- .ss's Thi
that M Forrest ianished me rs m wieh d hnys ~ asrsss
% Mn M ~ fgIy On my part or the relief suspsies
i rhh Gd MT sr FSIs sSaS:p Sa h% npoly.a m,o
NV Il apsa N sia'n ns en- % j. ,S
aIs Legsls Chi. ~ no. who y.
s sa a. iT.n esTy On the evening q thursdsy
mS5,1Ps that IS anu,ry .wenti,h missed tho Con-
.susn,ss Of sn pre.a@s tfe sen,an "s.
a sSi'fn e 9E Se fr 20 On ss'grS.y
dIge.e aIo's cut q ny purify long she questioned
rests oTn iTs-is MT his sworn 1lidavit con sivs
tnat without being in way interested by this scrsv
tIy, he sentenced Srs Forress to separation whioh
The stpafa'ion Jou are now examining Why goptis-
men u anytnirg can be proved this Is proved bey ooA
aty possibility of doubt. Well now leaving fos :
me- ment out Of view this pager it.slf-ths ConsussS
shair-lst me cal your attention to another fact
which totk place. MIR. Forrest ordered a separston
On tie sth OF Januyry 1879 From the 18th Of January
je43 10 tie st DAY OF April in that year he ana Mrs
foriest occupied the same bed Now could It be- ssk
ou, that hr Forrest having determined to separsts
irtm MS Ne, occupied the cham Der for four long
Lohtns Nhile be INTENDED never to occupy ths same
Chamber with htr again Why gentlemen IL is aid
hat sht object was to her from suspicion When
should Ike 70 know DID that purpose first arise was
IL on the night Of the l6h of January when this violent
qusrr.! took place between the parties' Why would
be rather sinyn'h- n in high and furious exci.emsnt
sain.t fer-he believing her to be unsithful aud shs
GeryInE IL sioutly rs lethe whole matter had been
ts uSht "a pacific rfect amsbie agreement that
they actually went to bed together that night, In
order 70 play this farce before the servants feUr
long noLths for Il does not appear that tbAx