New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-19
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catherine n. Forrest W.. Edwin Fsrrsss-E s-
win Forrest w.. Catharine y. Forrest

Twenty slxrH Day.. Saturday, Jan II


AND eeuHfer charge Action for Divorce Onitaasa
Tomas " GAZE. sworn-BV Mr. Van B-Resltc
TO. IL cottage place have been merchant 6st
ceciinea business msrchsnt here IN 1873.
knew Mr.. Forrest then 90 no; know n sa~ HIN
ID July OF that year the check shoNn. 5.h JGly,
lsiS pay able to ny order, for $75 and Iniorssd by
rue, loeiIe,e 10 be his check II Is On the Bank OF
America, dated az Newly cTk by reference 10 nv
books appears TO have been received GA that day
John ". Couperftoaffs sworn --Rs NJ Van y Ny
occupation. m 1873 WAS book Keeper IA the RAJ ~
America know Mr. Forrest he Kept an accoantlr
our Bank the book ShO al Is Rs pssS-ooAk The
check Of JULY :. 1913 dated NJ New-York. fog SIo
believe to be his another, S.h July, for So De-
lIeve to Re his ano thirc, 10 NiSner & G t,e, for
SIS believe also 20 be his have Lot hal the last
IN NY possession on examining tae BOOKS 6nd the
two ioimer weie paid AZ the Bank on the Gays they
were dated.
Tie Court thought that II Mr.. Doty Is 20 be be
hoyed. he mUst have been mistaken ia the year. Mr.
Van BIen said II they Will OK Il m 1874, they will
show he was thousand miles nom there.
Mr.. Van B. asked for an attachment against Mrs.
Germsine Mr.. Van D. SAID he had reason 10 be-
lleye she viii be here
Hiram Williamson, s~ou-By Mr. Van b. re-
SIDE at No. loo BaIroN-St. am a merchant have
lived here hitetn years place Of business IS No.
l6i West-st, Williamson & Vail know william
VI. Doty have known him since 1910 50 far as
have heard his name brought IN question It Is not
very good.
Q-From whs, YOU know of his general charac-
ter, would YOU believe HIM uucer oath
A.-Would hot like TO DO 50 In any matter In
BIZ Mr.. OC-He Is rot now indebted 10 me, be-
leye cannot state the precise tune heard any one
speak al of him the FIRST was two or three years
since one gentleman by the name Of lroDsites
believe be Is nov IN California DO not know
bis business could explain the circumstances oe-
!eve have heard Charles Swift, there are not
dozen persons that knox who are acquainted With
Mr. DOiy have heard Mrs. Bro M, school teacher,
living IA VsrIckst now she hal some difficulty
with bim IN relation 90 school bill, AID thought
herself badly u, ated II Is four ~ i've years age do
Dot know that can name one else
Join T.. Moore, svOrn-Bg Nr. Van B.-Am AZ pres
ent an agent know a gentleman named william VI.
Doy Tee, acquainted With HIM, ] th,ns, IN
March. ls45 he applied 20 me for situation A.
steward, which leave HIM, and he continued to July,
1916
Q.-What was the reason he left
Objected to by MIR. orc
Mr. Van b SAID Mr.. Doty stated he left Mr.. N. on
account OF Mir. NJ. getting some one else for less.
Mr.. orc. said he could rot sho~ contradictions in
relation to Anna Dempsey. lie MIR OC1 Will pro.
duce ten witt esses IN favor OF Mr. D0y TO one they
Will bring up against him. Mr.. Van said that tes-
timoDy ss to assertions Of Anna d.. IN relation To
chastity, had been allowed. Mr.. Doty was sprung
upon them at the close OF the trial. and his state
ment very extraordinary, 10 say the least lie could
not rene nbeT any person to whom he ever told the
story before, except some one Ia California, or
somewhere else. II became necessary 10 question
him pretty cloSely. lie stated. among other things,
that he left MIR N. account of the Latter getting
some one else at a less price and we now propose
10 show that Mr. Moore discharged HIM. Mr. OC,
replied. contendlng that such testimony could NOT
be shown, mere irrelevant facts sworn TO not being
amatier with which the time could be occupied.
The Court said the question had been Dy
Mr.. Van Buren on crOSs-examination nwaS col
lateral matter, and an issue cannot be made upon
IL There must be some limit, (although 1t is proper
to open the door vide as to the character OF the
party,) To examination as TO character A person
can state as to general character &c. Ths tours
Will limit this inquiry 10 eight or ten witnesses on
each side.
Q-what do people generally say OF Mr.. Doty
The Court said be must not speak OF any mater
within his own kno sledge, but what Is the general
character.
Wines under the explanation OF the Court:
90 not think that know of what people say OF MI
Doty have heard people speak against MI Doy
several times. -
Mr. orc. said it must be general character The
Court said 1t was competent so far as he has hearo
Wifness-As far as | have heard him spoken OF II
was unisvorabe 20 him | have heard ms character
for truth questioned regret TO say II vas moi s"'"
as would like TO have heard as To any man.
Q-From what you hayc.heaId OF nm would you
believe him under oath =.
The witness later considerable hesitaiion) asked
the Court If IL is to be answered strictly
The Court said, suppose you knew something your
self even that ne committed perjury, you are no. 20
tell Il from your own knowledge alone ouI IN suchs
case reputation grows cut OF 1t. then you can
Wiiness-Ifmy confidence has been shaken IN re-
gard to Mr.. Doiy, and have heard people speak OF
t. must speak from what heard them say or from
the whoef
The Court told him he mus, speak from whs! he
heard as 10 matters not known to himself
WHHsSs.-l am IN delicate situatonh mere lhaye
no aLtipsihy to Mr.. Doty.
Mn Van Buren, repeats the question.
Q.-From the general speech OF people would you
believe him under oath.
A.-From what have heard OF him, Sir, could
not
BIZ Dir. OConor Was II last week
A.-No. Q-Wbo did you hear speak OF him.
An. 4. Dexter, Washington CITY, National Ho-
tel John Thomas. hotel keeper, Washington CITY,
formerly proprietor Of the Howard Hotel in this City
cam OF think OF any other name at present heard
Ar Dexter speak against him IN 1850 think heard
Mr. Thomas speak Of il IN isl7 do not know that
either OF them in the City i've up the nver !
kept public house In the Cry iailed IN u owed :
lumber Of persons had about % cfedltofs owed
the butcher did not I'VE all the servants suppose
the creditors thought hard OF IT, bat one ortwo SPOKE
against me to my face do not know whatthey spoke
against me behInd my back.
The Court sand IL was known TO 0e common
thing hen a man owes money that he cannot pay,
he vii be abused.
The witness said ne was not a volunteer here.
T'honods White, sworI--Reslde at Brooklyn, No. "
Myrtle ay am house painter have lived IN BROOK,
iyn wears LIST or I'd June next have lived thefe Al
the time, with the exception OF three 81 Iouf non'ns
In New. Orleans, In 1915 knew mrs hnns rlorv.
there have rot seen her here believe her HUSBANDS
rame was George Wm Flowers, boarded Win ms
uootber in Brook. n, and when was going TO New
Orleans, she gave me an Introduction 10 tnon was
he time with Mr.. and Mrs F.. did not see anything
wrong or improper in her did not hear any one
spesk Ill OF her in New Orleans. 49,,
Q.-Now from what you heard Other there woeid
von have any hesitation 10 believe her under OATH
A-NOt the least, Sir.
recess of nearly an hour was granted, OWNS
The absence OF a witness. On feassemDiins, ml. 's
pn,an stated that the witness alluded TO Was ascer'
taiI ed by the officer to be sick in bed, and not ape
70 be here She arrived from Albany last nisns.
She will be sufficiently recovered 10 a'eno w
Mr.. Van b. said he had no other witnesses mere
now he would read the card Of MI fofesi, ia Isis-
non 10 ur Macready. which has been alIucel To-
The card was read in IT Mr. +. stated the reason
ne hissed while Mr. Macready was playing was thst
a fancy canoe mad been introduced IN hamiet ne
chsroed Mt Mscreacy with having suoorned several
writer's in England when he tMr was there, 70
write him down. Mr.. MacIeady IN answer 70 an
an actor who is likely 10 be in his way, &C. .
Mr. Van B. said he wished TO examine M o. na'
Mrs. German and Mrs. Deming, who are mol mere.
Mr. O'Conor wished to read an aihox.h msae -, ~
Mrs Underwood on the occasion IN relation 70 pro.
ceedings at Pennsylvania The Court though!