The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-14
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Superior Court
Before Chisf Justice Oakley.
sAT6AREvE n. HoplE6r " Edwin roRRERY.

ODE You know Mr. Edwin Forrest? Al DO not
Q-Do you know Mrs Forrest!
A--Sot to my knowledge never spoke to Ter; 1
never spoke to either Of them any occasion TO
any body, the subject Of bringing about recon-
ciliation between Mrs VOORHEES, an Mrs Forrest
Mr. Van Buren-Nothing Tn ask sir
Bridget Dempsey sworn and examined by Mr. C'Ccnor.
II reside In Twenty eighth street; the mother OF
Mrs. Anna Flowers; remember my daughter living 1t
Mrs. FORESTS.
Q-Did your daughter ever ten you Of any act OF i'm
proprety between Mrs. Forrest AMI aptan Howard!
A.-Not to my knovledge during Va. time nv dsuul-
ter was there never heard her al anything OF Mrs
died llth june 1851; my daughter Nary was a. homo
last night she subponsrd 70 here this morn
ipg shs has LETT. home, and don't know where hs II
husbands name IL Michael Demp ey he II Ia this City;
can't tell where my husband ivbs don't know tns
number OF The street, II is near street he /.
carman 1t the north side OF Broadway it is four years
since lived with him.
Mr. o'Conor said the OF Michael Denpgey, ca--
man 81 Cannon street, IL Ia the D.reo DRY.
Witnsss--That's not It,
10 Mr. Van Buren, Il have not seen nv daughter sir,s
she went TO New Orleans hsr on the sitsEaa aos
told It her but didn't asr she never tolk
me ing about Capt Howard / vas subpo nsed BY
liovand and Chase; the child since t wss l.,
months DID, recolle,t when ch With Hra But
.r pal Mira Butler sometmss minded the money
BY servant OF Mrs Forrest; her ar was Cashl.!ce
Q,--Catharins Leyinsl Al DO oot know her other
name; her stree Mt Dir q gonors oil u my
daughter Mary and Mrs. Forrest also; whru
did get the money from Cah3rs TO pay Mira Bat
Ter, did not get 1t any where ,se auus Il ~ Max
garet Did she giyo you any iaoaeyl Al gen't re-
ne nL or her giving me Q, mt m ave 60 Butler 40 "a
remember evsr going with Mis- s. ,essret 10 sse the
child; know Dir Raymond; Jo,,ect go.ns thsr,
with him once and that time | " ie child Q--tr-
you sure you Gully went with him A - am sGs,
only went With him onc- | ever CAPTAIN
Howard; have ten chdren- ln-Y are, lira. Hart
Mrs Hensden, Mary Patrick. anna (or u010Sa
il her name John, Michael, Thona, william, Nary
ret. o--ilaye you not :, frederick A.
It's Patrick went ~ the name OF r. scok (L.- a..r
have gone by The name OF S-idge, my lils diJ npG
-F
been Mr.. D'Conor's mistake; pa J mark to *: I
can real ana zrite used to vts 81; maven pas
tised much iaeiy; ANA il asout :. = years u s;a:
cannot sny exactly; my msnoIy sfH-y bad; 40 elk
teen years in this countryi w., married in Ireland
Anna was not born here cannot gp3ol's,i
how long before came rtte that shs wss
born; / am 52 years of ago; Lost tho book in
which used TO put down the born; can't
tell how old Frederick Ia Jsan j. be.seen twenty-five
and tHeuty three; can't tell what year was horn.
Mr. Forrest inquired Of me- tucs ago where Anna
was; don Il know what month day 10 sas; "
was more than year ago; 1 don't that Il two
years ago; she in Hew oran, II the tim, Hr Fog
re,t inquired; told Mr.. rorrs, id DOT kaoH whore
,hs used did not know for b.u 10 oorresponsents
with htc; the only employment have is ksegng NY
house my two sons and two dsus tiers live with
Margaret ana Mary, and John All William nsye~
cav Mrs Forrest since this am suty nrCss, trs
in Mr. oiCoaor's office and onos - tue strsse but
didn't spsak TO her / called NJ h er mousse bat didn't
her; went there Voluntarily my ELF Mrs. VOORHEES,
called as my house for 70 60 Mr. oCouors office,
nothing paid at either OF those tmss gos
no mon,y 81 that Kind nor never for it, support
ed this child mysea Q--lIss nothing been paid for s
support! Al got one qaartsrspay it was Mr. G2isim
mid me: hen took tho child In. arrangenent wi:h
Mr. Raymond was that should set 81 month gos It's
support; 10 no. know how long tne arrangement Wa
to cont nae; Mr.. Goiwin paid ms NJ my h0use there
was no one with him. there have clothes
sent for II; got money from MIR. voerhie1 10 buy
clothes for tho child whom seeding 1t 70 its mo
Their 10 New Orleans; h. said he wanted 10 sign
paper fer IT, he was to get it hack from Captain
H0wsrd the clothes coat fifteen lars; my daughter.
Mrs Iep'dsD, sss en- visit with me- and she took tho
Oh ID TO the mother to New Orleans can't member
how old the hid was; my memory very bad; was
yreseni when the rhid died. it did last june It
buried In brentwood Cemetery; went over with It, sGt
IN my amlly that had in the house went; there we're
socd many others but / don't know they wsrs e
Was Nr Raymond there, A.-No; don't suppoes he
child III time; DR. Rogers aud D.. FORESTER ~
tended III my paid the DOCTORS bu don't kno~f
Dr. Rogers 0l was rent in; rs rs sGc. deld Dr. For
resters bill sent in; Mira Forrest Mrs. vocrhs
dd not call 70 see tho child while u i'll; nsve
lived In Beach street 10 not know 0nefs 1t Isl d1lv
10 Bank street, Mrs. Forrest never called 10 SEQ mo hcte
lever said t. Mr.. Forrest that bir Forrest casa u
ses M in Bank stEsst she never called 10 g, 40 ba.
orce, and then she only to the sIoop and SRI
tol Ger . not iD;'' was I'M saw her CONS. snl
did no. want TO sec her; consented 70 come hare To-
dey 70 snsvet few questions, ana do not sh'rs al
Mr. Ven Burtn.-Wel then IL ask you no M
40 Mr.. 0'Conor.When Mr Forrest called d AZ
told him that Mrs Forrest ought a fair trial md
did not illink my daughter ought be w.ea,ss
this case; and that II rhe had any regard er
rac'er she would not. ted DIR Forrest he ocsss
to bring up FL, tbs old things that against per
knew he had reapectsho husband aud four chuarsa,
and that she would disgrace tho and all hoe ,saitv;
she lna done So and the saps Will b. wGs.1 ~
To pr. Van bcrtn.--I AN froGa the county atlw4y,
Ireland (Leughtey)
Mr.. o'Conor- John Kent .aid he from Eorogc,
Tipreflry. (Leughter)
An attachment van issued against Nancy Mclaughlin
Caira Russell deposed live at No 50 Laurens efrset
know MTs Caroline Ingerso sno IL my aunt, lived
si.n her lille sho in The house Ma 355 Gresawon
street. was tners eighteen mouths l We with L.g
sfttrward, about three months, in Houston street
onas Tho houss Ia Green sich what IS called =
house Of sss'gnation itwasssiit sach house:
knew two Of tho ganti in, VII, used ,gens
tho house, don't know their rane: vero other
ladje, Ia the houss Mrs Dayy md i,s Eliza sali.v,,
her nama was Pisrrepoirt 1 doLit Know taat sho rs
ceiyed gentlemen yistters Dir. p.yy did recsye rar~
t,.mRn; he Was called D.yy; Only say him once: I
gsa gore rally IN the basement id NOT 70 10 IA, i,r.
seldor vent 20 Gle door IN tho evening" IL va laoDs
tho neghbors IL was sad TO b, such house 10 nsd n
other borders but those ladies' while Vas 10 Tho hoUss,
DO know II thesc adie. slept aloue never Eay or
knew a sny husband oil Miss Eliza d. a.. knoy " snv
other ladiss that came 10 the house; took nv n9as
IL The base meut Mrs IngersoI Mrs Dayy Miss Eli,s
and myself break stel together no osnsp,an wA-