The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-20

| Presdent--What did no say? do not know, for
mistress ordered me to 60 and bring her dress az she
was going out.
President--Did Miss Gamble spontaneously offer
4 to go with the courier Ii seemed that II WAS her
| intention.
| President--Did the courier remark that he should
DO obliged to go to Turin to obtain passport lie
| told me that fact in my room
| Presidential what o'clock did you leave tho ho-
tel am not sure; believe it was between twelve
and one O'Clock of the day
President--Do you know whore he was going
do not know, but he took his letters Of credit.
| Presiden-When your mistress had gone out, at
| what time did you see the courier! Between two
and three, when was dining, saw the courier and
inquired for my mistress; he answered that she had
not come, ana that she was in the house Of the wife
| ofthe Governor and that he was going to fetch her
| in an hour; he told me, after some time, that she
wished to have her objects of toilet, for she to
pass the night in country house; gathered some
things, and although the courier was opposed to it
] wanted TO go with him, and to wish an adieu to
| Marie Bennett; that departure from the hotel took
place about three or four o'clock, r. NJ; IN parting,
wished to advise tho hotel keeper, but the courier
did not desire it, saying to me that all had been set
| tied
| President (pointing to vannoud)-What have
| you to say as TO that last circumstance! Vannoud
i do not remember to have so spoken to tho house,
| keeper
| Presidcnt--Do you remember to have said that
Miss Gamble would not 60 that night to her hotel!
| do not remember.
| President-Is it true that you made opposition
to the housekeeper, who wanted to bring herself the
dresses to her mistress? II is not true, the con-
| trary, said that mistress was to be married.
Prcsidcnt-( Addressing Mrs. Harwood, through
the nterproter)-ls it true that vannoud told you
| that your mistress was to be married? He told mo
| so in the carriage, for | asked him where he
| going, and he told me that my mistress in the
house of Mr. Wikoff and that they were being mar
| ried replied, that should never have supposed
that, and should prevent it, even Mt the altar. At
the same time we arrived at the house of ambas
sador; believe the door of it was opened but tho
| one which lead to the rooms was shut; u tall man
opened it, and after some time, he introduced me
into the parlor, where Mr. Wikof was; my mistress
having heard my voice, came to me and threw her
SELF crying, into my arms.
President-Did you see him when you went in!
Yes.
President-Where did the courier go? He accom-
panied me to the door, where he left me, and did
not see him any more.
The courier here asked permission to speak. The
President having granted it, he said
entered, bringing bag, into a small saloon
with her, whore Miss Gamble seated; state to
having entered the small saloon with Mrs. Harwood
and swear that she said to me that she was very
| much pleased with that marriage.
President-(To Mrs. Harwood) -When Mr.. Wikoff
saw you what did he say Of Miss Gamble! He told
me that my mistress was exceedingly happy, and at
the same time, he took her by the arm but she did
not leave my arms. Miss Gamble wished to speak,
but Mr. Wikof did not permit her, but in going out
of the parlor, she told me that he had threatened
her with pistol, and she was obliged to write pro-
President-When you first saw your mistress, were
| you little frightened? She threw herself in my
arms.
Presidential the same time did something happen
between Wkoff and Miss Gamble! Miss Gamble and
myself prayed Mr.. Wikof to let us 90 out, but he
did not desire to go, and said he had another pistol
| for us both.
Wikof-I beg your pardon, President, that is not
| true.
Mrs. Harwood affirmed thatit was and added that
she was threatened to be tied by the legs and to be
thrown into the corner.
President-Did you see whether Wikoff had
pistol? saw him showing pistols to my mistress l
told him that he was afraid to shoot and we sought
| immediately to 60 out.
| Gamble was eating! She was taking soup.
Did the fact relative to the iretongs happen when
you were with them! l was present when he threw
them out Of the window, and he wanted to set fire
| to the curtains.
President--What was the appearance of WikoAf
had he passed the hand round the neck of your mis-
| tress! He closed her mouth and mine together, in
order that we should not call any aid.
Wikof-I beg your PARDON NJ President, that is
not true the contrary retired to the contiguous
room to observe, without being discovered herrage,
and saw that the witness was occupied in dressing
| the hair of Miss Gamble.
Miss Gamble here rose from her chair, and putting
her hand upon the holy evangelsts, said, with vehe
mence:-I swear that Mr. Wikor does not speak the
| truth.
President-(T o Mrs. Harwood) Did You see when
Miss Gamble threw letter through the window!
Yes.
Prcsident-Have you understood that Wikofr sal
thht he had done all he could for who lived in
the same house, and an enemy to Miss Gamble, and
lhat he was going from room to another, fegn-
ing to speak upon that subject! From time to time
| saw Mr.. Wikoff going out of the room, and pre-
tending to speak TO person to ask if we could de-
| part.
The President asked whether, before wikof showed
the pistol he made her feel in the pocket of pan
| falcons lie told me to touch the pistol
preSident--HOW was it that Wikof determined to
let you 60 out! He believed that it was time
to let us go when he saw mistress ainting, thinking
| she was going to die
President--Do you know that, in Turin. the
courier had announced to your mistress that Miss
Austine was in the city! Yes, sir; but it was
not true.
President--Did not the courier say to YOU that he
saw the chambermaid Of Miss Austine going to the
| room in which you found Mr.. Wikoff! Yes
| President--For what reason did Wikoff tell you
| to- engage your mistress to go to him He
was very sick, it would be her death to go then
went to my MISTRESS who declared that nothing on
earth could prevGf. her seeing, him before leaving
the hotel; he answered that wanted to see her
before eleven o'clock r NJ at any price, and having
reported that to my mistress, she gave little note
Tor Mr. Wikof, who took it, read it, and threw it on
the floor; the note was not sealed, and was written
with pencil, but do not know what it contained.
of the courier that he had taken part in that af-
fair / had no suspicion until we went, for the
first time. TO the door of the English Consul.
President---Did the courier speak to you often of
the existing connections between your mistress and
Mr. Wikofl No, he did not ; but at Turin he
said to me that if Wikof had married my mistress
she would have been happier.
Lawyer Cabella asked If Miss Gamble had not Ia
ken the food prepared for her The soup was
brought when was not with her, but she took three
or four spoonfuls of broth.
Interrogated by Mr.. Wikoff, to say whether
she had eaten bread! | saw her taking small
piece.
Intercepted if she remembered to have met him
in Switzerland and to have declared that Miss
Gamble avowed she had for him some affection !
IL Is true that he said he did not know whether she
loved him. but she had only a small esteem for him.
INTERCEPTED by Mr.. Wikoff, fit were not true
that, at Geneva, you were sent for to join your
mistress because she wanted to me Ii is true
that came to tell him that Miss Gamble wanted
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