New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-13

loving voyage Mr. Forrest came on board the snip
! sno m sce some remarks commenting ths Qutnly OF
tne porter lie expressed his thanks ster~ard a. the
courtesy never seat any liquor AZ any 0iher Time ;
received note from Mrs \. containing a request
that would 20 on board ship that came IN iron
Lohcoh ano get package which Mrs. F's mother
tfni to her recollect Mr. and Mrs Forrest had an
invitation 10 witness launch of the ship Cons.itu
ion MIR. Forrest was absent, Mrs Forrest, Mrs.
WORRIES, my wife, and another Young LADY, and a
gentleman, cousin, that accompanied latter, went
III carriage TO see the launch MIR OC said he
called the witness as TO statement OF Mrs Under
hI sha. quantities OF liquor, &c. was sent by Can't
BrlttoD. whom they called Uncle John. and Capt
Calcraft &c witness never knew OF his beng called
Uncle John
BY Mr. Van b i visited the house in Twenty
second ST. very few times ] am An Engshnaa
visited Mrs Forrest once IN company with my wife,
In Great JoDes-st.. visited the house In sixteenth
81. once twice, do not reco!leci more one OF
the tunes with my wife DO not Iecollect sendiEg
porter more than once, and that directed 90 Mr. and
Mrs. F.. do not recollect sending anything IN Six
teeDth-st, certainly never any articles OF clothing
the VISITS IN Slxteenthst., &c, were IN the day
time never recoecs spending but tive evenings At
Nj. Forests house-that was IN Twenty second
st once to dine, and once when Capt. Elircge
was there, whom they went out with never saw
Mrs. +. anywhere else never went to Thompson &
NelerS confectionery store with Mrs. F. she may
have been IN when | was, do no. recolect Mrs
Forrest never was IN my state room when came
over she was seasick. but not more than usual my
vessel was the ship Rochester never witnessed or
heard any unchaste act expression on the part OF
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pleased with. both as TO Mr. and Mrs Forrest.
Nathaniel p. Walls, sworn-Know Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest
Odd you ever take any Liberty with the person
of Mrs Forrest
A.-No, Sir.
Q.-Didyou ever kiss any part of her person or Of
her dress
No. Sir.
Q-Haye YOU in the drawing-room at Twenty
Ondst or anywhere else laid upon or against her
person, or any part Oft
Odd you, In the Library of Mr.. F.'s house, or
any where else, place your arm around her neck or
shoulder, or anywhere else
Q-Dii YOU ever hear any unchaste speech. or
witness any unchaste act on the part Of Mrs. For
rest
mo, Sir
On what way did your personal acquaintance
with MIR Forrest commence
Al hao Deen IN the habit OF writing about Mr..
Fouesl, as critic for twelve ifteen years, bu.
think our first acquaintance was by his leaving
card for al my lodgings. IN London, IN 1886 that
was before his marriage when hrst saw Mrs For
rest. saw her as bnde, when she came 70 this
country, In 1887 or 1888 sne was at the AstOr
House | called upon her BRIDE, IN company
With my wife, who Is not now living / did not fol-
low up me acquaintance did not see her again for
some years called on her New Year day, 1874, and
about once fortnight afterward probably called ia
lS45 70 pay them fare well visit but do not recol
lect the particular occurrence went to England
ia the fall OF 1916 was taken Ill lot brain fever
/
Forces! before that do not recollect seeing either
Of them curing the period was confined was out
! OF ny mind most OF the time my deceased wlte's
SISTER had charge OF me during my illness | was
told, after my recovery, Of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest
having called to see me once or twice L was
! about fortnight waiting, after my recovery, 10
| go TO the Continent Mr.. Forests lodging
| were about one.quarter TO one-haf mile
! frum mine aud walked there almost every day
| was extremely weak, remember dining once With
] Mr. and Mrs. Forrest during that time they called
I nj tf.Al ha hAn fnF
| went once to Church with them on Sunday during
that time did Rot CO. 10 my recollection, to any place
With Mrs Forrest alone | did not recover my health
| for or months after this | was 10 Germany aud
| returned TO Eng ald IN state OF great DEBILITY
think did not Mrs Forrest after the first time
OF my being In England till after she returned to
New-Yerk | came pack in the autumn or summer OF
1916 remember dining once, and Only onoe, at Mr..
Forests house by formal invitation, at which his
and my wife were present, and they recprocaied oy
dining with me was out at Font Hill once with MIR.
! Forrest he asked me 10 go and drove me OUT with
his own horse never, to my recollection, was there
an occasion in which were taken 10 let me out
secretly now recOllect there was an occasion
when was up IN the library, and gentleman came
TO the house whom did not wish to be introduced
to, aud think Mrs Forrest told Mrs. Undernili to
keep the drawing room door shut so that he should
not see me as passed II is my impression IL was
Mr.. Lawson, but am not sure II may have been
Mr.. Wykof Mr.. Forrest had a set OF acquain!ances
whom was very anxious to avoid
Q,-FrOm the time you heard MIR and Mrs. /. were
YOU visit at their house
Al think did Go nOtrecOllect.
Q-Before their aoiual separation, did you ever
say anything to Mrs Forrest no = sfe should behave
10 her husband, or how she should manage her hus-
band
A.-No sir 1t is a subject on which she never
conyersed with me
Q-After the return of Mr.. and Mrs F. from Eng
land i'll the fall of 1916. to the close OF 1913, how Of
ten did you VISIT them
For a month or two, | think, after their re-
turn | did no. visit them on their return after
that my visits were, on average. about once .
week during that period | confined to the
house from to 10 months, have forgot the exact
time, ard was sick long time afterward my calls
were usually IN the day time would take walk
after beng confined to the desk, and when at Che-
sea called at MIR. FORESTS the ylstS were usually
halt an hour or hour In length visits Of iread-
y character FIRST heard Of any suspicion as regards
Mrs Forrest and myself from an anonymous letter
that was sent 10 my wife the morning after had
had all interview with Mr. Forrest at the corner OF
Vesey-s,. he and we're on speaking terms then
he dc not say anything or intimate IT, that ne sus-
pec,et me OF any improper intimacy with MS VIE
u was son time IN January, 1850 IL was previous
to the publication Of his application 10 tue Fennsy'
yania Legislature for divorce do not know wheth-
er my wlc or myself opened Inc Ietter oelieVe tue
one shown was H. Not readI go
have 4 daughter named imogeHe tnnA she Will
be 10 years of age the spring coming she Is Ine
only living offspring Of my first vie she usus0y
sleeps IN = small On the third hoor at the end OF
the entry, the same fOor with nay study always
slept III NY stIdy when myself or my vile were Ill
the doors between my study and the mont room
communicate, and 1 could go IN without any difn'
cuity without gong into the enay only by turning
the KEY Mrs. Forrest mas come IN when was AZ
study IN company with nay wife, but never was In
my room without my wife II Is my haolt 70 oid my
lttie daughter good night on gong 10 bed she is
very wakefu and usually calls when any one comes
no STAYS 1 have not been well for several years
have been in the hands of physician all that time
10 the present moment
Bg Mr. Van B Il resided, before cemipg 70 New.
York. N Tlosa Co, at place called 6lenmary
resided here or 5 years married my hrss VIE IN
England in 1896 she died IN New-iork In lot3
wroie two plays for Miss Josephine clifton ana
trew hey well rad no. seen her. for the last or
years o. her life, oftener shan once IN SIX mon!ns
She died think, two three years ago she visited
me at Glelmary Immediately after nay writing the
frs, play for her, N 1885 or 1889 sac Iemaneo ..D