The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-21


sa great fact in the case nov call your attention
the only testimony introduced think you will agrss
in which the charges against the defendant bees
made they Of the mcst gross and might also ada
Of the most scurrious nature, and that the perform
ance, in the way of testimony, has been exceedingly
| rcanty. think may ark you whether they have
shown any dspsiton to put any clsss OF citsens
the staId Has there arisen sny unwilngness to
cell prosttutcs' Certainly not They have besn
paced on the stand In profuson You recolleot the
names OF the various wnssees and that they all svors
they knew nothing about Mr. Forrest. They we're put
up expermentally to what could be obtained fren
them II has not arisen therefore from the dsposiie.
to give color 10 these charges. IL has not o0
d.tre to call sny class Of fellow citizens befors
you? Nor any kind OF testimony which could command
an .citafon OF the truth or " sustain the whioh
the plaintiff seeks bold Now the uatsrsl In quiry
would be, II rhe kad MI hsnformation that she
tion that the defendant in the habit OF committing
gross prostitucn-what IL become Of IL shall hsvs
o. showing the ysterious mode in which
they got ia of tho testimony tho mysterious mode in
which ihe witnefser who should have bsen here are
missing. Witne'ses whom We hsd to expect
would have been put the tGnd have not been brought
before you what have becoms OF all this
information which this plsnn TO at the time
she fled Tn, biil what can have become OF ths
iniornpD'sl - 1t s inference from the fact that
they did not produce such testimony, that cha
never had any such information as che atates on
oath she bRd--ou the ground OF which she made
these charges agan,t the defendant But gentlemen,
let US prs.st the chsrses in reference to which test
moDy has been alluded to- AID how far there Is any
evidence 10 support the charges and think that
sha'l be able to satsy you cannot believe that you
when 1t is sought to hold party responsibs for tho
most ormina! acts do not believe that you will be
deceived in regard to the tesmony to bo wrong in
my pclusons The tes,i nouy this case, furnishss
no ground not only TO convict the defendant, but 1t
does not resemble grou, OF susp'cion when We
fleet upon the ehtire notoT-ty ~ hiR when
reflect upon the fact that there !, living in
the city New York better known than il the defend
ant ia III quit and tho faciiitiss thus afforded
ta tsstn ony In regard his Whereabouts during
Whole OF his life begin with the testimony Of
Mrs Ingorro nrd II il in reference TO her tes Sioay
muy be, in that house. That perhaps is an nefre
your attention to the testimony In regard to Miss tu
ton these bepgthe only two PERSONS 80 far my pre-
sent recollection extends in reierence to whether any
testmopy at all hat been sdduced asked the counsel
the other ride, yesterday TO furnish with any
authority no had on the subect, upon auestion of
law that might ari,e in this case, he stated that
he bad no ani horitiss except such as we're pro-
badly quite usual and known. | do lot think It
necessary to proceed with any remarks but IL ne should
hereafter cite any authorities requiring remark, OF
the Court viii grant me the privilege Of replying
to them. rish to say hsthat there il suggestion
in of our elementary books, ,hat If married woman
Is to visit bawdy house thnt faot strong proof
OF prostitution strong proof of adultery; and also
that the inf. should b. drawn from
married man visiting such house. Now, believe
the authorities will be- found to utAn the proposition
Tint II d married womau Wait what ip called ia Ebrand
bBwdy heuse-a hCuse If i'll amtit furnishes strong
ground Of adultery which must be repeled by proof
that If a married man. il company with woman,
visit such house, under hnch circumstances as would
authorize supcioD that ho There Tor ths purpons
OF being there with her, that suspicion has 70 be
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10 make IN regard to that house H. Ia the rst place tho
testimony does not ttad to show that the house OF Mrs.
lEgerso Of tDg description OF housrs called, BY
English authc rites bawdy houses and that la ths
next place the testimony shows THAT whatever impress
sion induced Mr. forret oyit TIE houss ta he
did 40 in company with any Woman, was ever
in the company Of any woman either living sinSs
DEAD, VIII, whiting the hourc. except dis iagersou,
regard to whom there is charge OF ajultsry-aoout
wb, suggestion has b, made during the trial and
with whom presume 10 s not pref sndod to imprte thss
any al connection took place such Icing my i'm
he i Dp
Jury hat tb net st liberty to infer any evidence In
hs care at I'm, ,ine and place in the house Of Mrs.
Igsrso and that therefore their views will be confined
cnry 10 the testimony il regard TO Miss Clifton upoa
WITCH ;hsll proceed to comment But, let me aak,
what Is tho tsttmony In regard TO Mrs. 1ngersoirs
house do not propose to 20 it in detail but do
piopese TO call attention little 20 it, in order to
Low u stands and the character OF that house proved
~ the plaintiff by the testimony introduced by hor
ior he purpose? Now, what is established Suppose
toli, ~ the kept boarding house; men and
vousn bearded there. She tells ySu that they ere
II tie habit of staying different lengths OF time
itw csy- a few weeks, or q few menths che tells
5tu tbst ,cme per visited there She does not
lnow whether they were married or not Mrs
Russell explains TO youthat she l,vel Ia ,hs house
kept b. Mn, Ingerso AID proves tina; %. eighteen
months N that bouer; that ths - improplisty
mitttG ~ the house ana .Au nass to on Tie per-
who visited there, and amongst The rest girls
by the of Charss, bu: the sestiouy faiied and
vas subs.que ntly ahsrdonsi she h.atcs that shs
heard emsrhs outside OF tie heuse but which have not
trertpred Now it alro SeTy esily in tnv l4y aud
attracted her attention TO the pooe IL is olroy true
houie in the afternoon woman aafns 70 ths place
AID The per,on WAS taken cut. This ia ttie also On
house and smoked IN the bail, aud had beea
removed II is true, ms mr. Weir tes,i6es, that he
vent into the house that he sas respectable men and
women goips into the house, he went there and
had s'ne difficulty IN g-ttirg Inside; he talked and
orsnk some vine, ard rot siisIe improper remark.
rot an Improper act, took place there TO his know
ledge. That iS his testimoay N regard TO tho
house After all this testimony has been introduced
after have spent weeks and weeks in investigatna
who v'ted there after csiinx sAe ply icsn who vt
ed there, snd who Undertook to aescrss what his pre-
,ous acquaintance with tine character Of the
mat, ard Who thought that such supposed
10 have no occupation iclssed an Illicit intercourse
for alyelihccdnot that lie thing Of the kind
in this housr but he judged from
WAS the result Of the testimony all. citing this houss
The arred council remarked upon the eyide relst
ing 60 Tins house al great ,ecg:h There ev.-
o'nce of Dir Forrest haYn2 entoel IL except the tvi
derce Of Mrs iDgsEso, whose testimony was in its1f
.onfhctf 3 lie commented upon tns i'll probability Of
any n.siconre having tAksE place beiwer Mr. Forrest
atd his clifton, and the Gb,ence of any evidence
TO prove IL and alluded TO lie necessary habits
Ct the stags profession, aLd conunued:-1n respect
to the te.tnony Of Doty. you S.!i recoiiec: gentle
ntD, that Ills point has been cleached for sorss
weeks many wits hid called to piovs
Ibe in raey that had existed 5gsen Mr Forrest aud
Miss Clifton. ard what had iAts proved, Mr. Forrest
ard n ss clifton hoth well hnosn, and esbrsted
throughout tie United stays. Ar FREEMAN, of Albany,
Wa, called To prove tust % occ l.oa he ssw
TEEN bosr1 boat but c5gic prove the fact.
iCu will recS.itgt ttat Mr NtnGeii also called
prove thsisct but he coaid Pc aotEiug SO Tar
tmony srto VI Forfrst aa1 His Cnit'n being s--a
together hss failed Al tLG, D, ssi5 In %
Doctor EasEes l., that bis testimony ab.ri and
rdtculors The IA sioso running g. tie jury
without fettnopy TO cass- he Jsry 70 laIs ols 20
neDt ss 10 what their vsr lice should ~ Gnd,f AZ
ihoe circumstances, When hsss sscBusst- ~
saoket-vh,n Conuesii-4s ned beea rsu'ss& Il -shsn
New ON had be- n rtl Ackt4 TO prove the ',ht.st
isnl!iATity between Mr.. FORREST and aas gIi,I, ir.
William IL Doty pTosent.d hln self aud Ehss does
ay lie fsys thet IN Jaly lbi3 the "a .. 81 n ioes
ret know which ns Was On beard tLa boat Atoaug lie
WAS gong 10 his moth,rf, IN R-cLester, tc1 got
home on the 4th OF July snt be no-rs
Stance. tcaCe he vas born lie 9th ~ dudy Ho got
lAcS to New York but he Gnss cot r.rylsc. whsttsr
i was the hst o. second unda, after Tho 4l oil Juy
but be knows IL not the 0urtn ~ ssy he wss then
thirty years q sgr, and re .ret to brcau diirr
betwt himssli ani VII mother s p1int,
lie sayips that Re thirty ani she that be W. tdy
twenty rne. IL recollected tbtt The boat Hht m ~
taDy, ave- that Cspt. MGc vAo y nov ~ "a )rniR
cor nandet IL He say y 1t Nj Forrest auc ILs Cr-
ter walked up and tie ,flJ9n - gtesehcs 4 fu4i