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

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true and made present Of one small one TO Mr. Law
sons little boy and gave smother st Mr. voorhis. fare
itvas of those LITTLE playful matters In which there
might have been personal indulgence but all this
done In presence Of her husband personal friends
Wen, now, nto her drinking: Can any hing be more
base, more infamous, than that charge made BY old
Mrs. Underwood, who, you viii remember the house.
keeper AID never wsted at table and, consequently,
could have Mrs Forrest indulge she
che did but Mrs Underwood says she to drink she
did not know how much--wine, brandy, all sorts OF
strong things--and her frequently stumble about
that she was under the influence of drink half of her
tim,--all Of which testimony, know would If true
| make very stropg against Mrs. Forrest
MIR. Van Buren-she did not ray when on the stand,
that Mrs FoxIe,t q tJicted to drinking
Mr. O'Conor-Very well. Counsel admits that she did
not sweLr on the stand but that che did 1t in
her affidavit before the Pennsylvania Legislature. II
counsel says that IL not true, Why have only
thank him for this admission, which that thu
OLD lady when sbe has two chances Of swearing, viii
Mr. Van Buren-I only say that your statement that
hrs Underwood TO MIS-. Fu,rets being commonly,
and OIL all occasions, drunk, is unwsrranted by any
statement which she made on the stand: She did not
say even that she drunk any OCCASION as she
very csreful In giving her evidence on this point
| Mr.. O'Conor Well we will pass Mrs Underwoods
testimonyt certainly not OF much consequence only
that it might be colored in observing it But what
does counsel mean in summing up on this matter OF
drinking who ehe has proved IT. Ard has he not
med up that Mrs. Forrest drinking, intemperate
woman Where is the evidence this poDt' / can
not find any except the dispositions Of Mrs Underwood
In her statement aud her depostons together she
fail ma tba .ha sn,sarsd 70 h. 5;.an,ssd v,,h n,or
on that occasion Now, let us what testimony there
Rober GAIN tS wsitcp Who aid sttens o tho tsas
snd did rec what drinking there and he to
Ella. he ,uore "a mo nsrticn.r ousnf;tv. sbe ayank
glass or so of wine going to bed abe drank wine at
t. tsstmeny
BIr. Ven Buren, remnded counsel that he had sworn
her drinking certain occasions
Mr.. O OConor.-0h, yes; but am speaking now of
what Robert Garyin says as to her general habtsbut
Ionobt tbat on ono ~ tbore occa lion. .ha and astar
were both tipay this is single occamo, and tha a Mi
In Letter Int I ,npnose they think he !, drowned
Aman who did not know what mnister OF the aosnei
IL too lustrious an American for us To compre
hsnd Put n s .aid fiat aarr;n Aid az an ons acca
son that Ma Eore. ~ "a. gns.d with I,ouor On tha
occp;on whsr ,h. ain "a With Cantsin Cacrsft This !.
Of tbess two .sryonts and what il the
Irnrv evidence araipst thi.o ia, . sinue decent
peraon ACQUAINTED with this family or who
visited in this family ever testied to the sirbest an
rearance NJ Mrs Forest having haen With
liquor We have examined tie imoeached and the un
imneachea from Mr Rruant to ,ant Talcrafr Wa bsvs
examined Mrs willis and al ths perrons who v.iteJ
that hons. and not one under the examination ~ conn
,a on Tbs oth 80 ;s nd u,asr % nv ow aGardsd .h
a.t ~ ~ ,h aaa .ron tb, M Ert . ar
was in degree however slight Disguised with inuor
MRS Forrest swears precrely in her AFFIDAVIT that she
was not and If tha VA fal,e IL would have been very
easy point to swear her down any respectable man
woman could be found to give any evidence in sup
this charge utterly and infamousy untrue any
other charge which has been advanced in evidence
against Mrs Forrest So much genteinen for these
general remarks Now, come more closely to the par
ocular evidence bearing directly on the supposed guilt Of
Is Forrest ana hri let me cal attention to Mr John
n hena, on, more properly speakn es me oa s..enlon,
~ ~ sne III pp.ru :" nsVe 9een
made out ssaihSt VT 1alieson mr, WINS oape itow.
ara &c As 20 9amieson w1ra @ =. onserVa.sn y not
bsiy ana ehtreiJ on ,ne oonsuoo e.1sr WIN the ul-
Isct and posi.ve oeh.ai .. ls Forres' Gnqer os.n.
1ne otner parry mas lne ausan'sse VI 'amleson
not being here but, gentlemen now were we to |
comp.l MT Jameson 70 DC aer., ana II mr FORREST
10 an nave VIZ nor ian ,sht 70 asserI .nat
the feason why MT Is not mere because that
one o .wotnlpgs IN my Judgment Is absolutely certain
tfat Mr Jsmlescns absence Is lther wholly procured
Dy means OF Operating on h' ieers or else procured
Dy n.ans o arect pecunlaiy oenens maue 20 operate
20 support oi ana IA Iavor o De Ienas anu employers
IN IN Ms Ptesent resiuence ~ o. LOUIS, etate OF missouri
1n.re is Lo on tnht Pont beyond the Consuelo
letter and on That have already observed and there
fore with this dismiss Ar Jameson l next calyour
attention to the evidence bearing en- Mr. Nathanie
T. Willis Wen, on this subject 1t is important to
see IN Gbst respeot the WINS iamhy ana the family
introduced lady who must have commanded the ut.
hosI IetPecti I9nt almost ray the sHectionate good
wil--of every honorable minded man on this Jury-I
mean MIS- Caroline Gfinnel Willis. She gave
you an accoun. OF the manner In which t1ese
intimate riatons arose between w fam'es oil Mr wa.
Es ana MT Forrest Nr tortest brought II about ori
sr ally by introducing the parties Very soon
alter tie Introduction, and in that year Nr Forrest
went On south 5esys ,or four months and Nd MTs voor
The Bringing up OF ber fret chlid that Mrs Willis tells
atc fslt thof fbav6 |
IN ~ tb uss - isr cald e The k;nSns,. ,n.r;.s
~ = ~ 80 !: f,o,, nv, yoor,,es 5ro,n.s
asaa la .a ~ da,;.ta a rorarono .or.;.s SSe-of 10
~. 20 M. w -. - s.ah.,;,ntio as ,ha;. La.o, -
rnr.;no That 80 NJ, W = ns;n, ysrv ysas a,d s;cSiv
Ia , & - - h; i, !" . 'iS S 'y ,,S 80 M sisy
1,i.,na ia; i,6 A.. MN o.; ~. -, ~ -, =. -
=, ni ni N.Y. 5oh; 80. .d e ~ ~
rast;, 81 So.t- To-. 70 sacb ntber aod NJ wit.
and bor brsLord \. ~ 49, to ,ha Ionsa ~ w. w.
go ara ~. - A. Torra,,.. oanon, @ anJ =. 80 ana
.,. On th. not in,;,,o.a tsr,o. r;th ~. Ia5n NJ.
To,,est ~ con~sa wbsnavsr she conld had ber AZ,
su,a ~ t.r ,ocisty AVID v.Tv eha,mine eors;stv
ann,ars n baya heer considered bv mn who
iad I'M. win her in eonseonercs M -cuariy
o. her scoomnblrsnt in tic art Of nnsc ana in con-
sau,uce .lto Of tho kndpess and beneyolonee Of her
belrt We 6nd M sub.anuent neriod when Nv, W;Iis
es eosip IN the Nod of ,jcknsss ana yrin sngr;ng in
sons,or4ree 81 bearing her resond child that en-,
ceived iIe nuyfnp and ATTENDING to a ysrv great y
/. ut from Mir. Fe,reet and his 1l loducsa n, r,st,r
~ cfurse mo roost bndIv rcIaions betw.e, tb.m NJ