The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-11

he'd "a ! "a should go home the first opportunity
Chow did you ps,s the evening"
pass the hours mrs voornies sang beautifully she
taught music understood sh, supported herself by
taching; should Think 1t was between six and seven
O'Clock in the moruing when We went home left in
carriage; Ms Forrest and Mrs Voarhies came With
ne; asked h.m 70 ctEs to eressfAss and we all wsat
th.i De mad cefoe but he was present while
We breakiated y do rot AK you to the Propristy
of staying up all hight but will ask you whether dur
Ing that night thee was any deviation from propriety
or chastity A-No s.r; knew Of none nor none:
ny brother Mas, Mr. Richard Willis had Just returned
IL the fall Of s4S from Europe where had bean six
years studying aud was stsyns with ur think he Was
with otys frtnight; he then went to Boston
to zee his frsnds remained there about the same Zine;
returned to New York sgtr and RI NAMED with u. till
near Dect uber; hat he frequently visited
Mre VOORHEES, at that time h. was introduced by Mr..
WINS myself vas aware that on QUE occasion
lie spent the night st MIR Forests house; he never
staiG there three successive nights; know he Was
away night and cam. home to breakfast la the
norrjIg and told be had staid at Mrs. Forests;
can't spsk OF kn owledse Of his being there all
night any oceas except the one was with him;
did AK Mrs Forrest and Mrs. VOORHEES, to coma
the lea,t thought OF II; Mr. willis knew where had
gore was frequent writer of Mrs Forests after she
ard Mr. Forrest had sgreed to separate q Ibid you,
between the time Of tue agreement their separation
and their actual spsration, ever hear Mrs. Forrest say
anything against Mr. Ferlest' A..Never wa, fire.
quspty IN the house 10 TSentyseeond street. and fire.
quentiy III the craving roomi remember there we're
two sofas IL the drawing ROOM one was in the space
between Inc two windows, and the other was in the
position nj he opposite end the sofas of r-
regular size ana hardly, IS to size larger than two
chars there the side between the win
ard he fireplace, shere was place where sofx
could b. put, osly it otherwise occupied; it
cupied by very large picture which extended nearly
down 20 IT, hcor; l5agran producrd) this represents
the pace ocrrsctiy never saw the picture away from
that, and nevsr sofa there.
ross. examined by Mr.. Van Buren.-Wben was mar
red came To this oiv from New Bedford. Massschu.
set's think Mr. Fo!rest does MOI know ar Richard
Willit The scfas could be moved when not the
bouee, but never them in any other position;
rever hre IL that fireplace; the room was heated
by furnace. for remember stauding on the regise
MI. Richard Wills went Boston to his father and
frencs q - How do You know that he went TO Bosons
fsEirg he was in Boston; did not accompany him to
tie beat or The car; when he came back rom Boton
be stayed At cur hoe gain it was within the week be-
fore Christmas bewent from US then to New uaven;
have kI owedge " his going except he left the
ana received letters from him from New Haven; ne
remsiee there Till about the spring; be went there to
live; the night we we're at Mrs Forests house was
either the lstter psrt November or the second week r
December say the >.cord week because I know she
sway he first of December; do not recollsct
how near II was 70 the time he left for New Haveo
don't conn ct he /. facts in my mind 40 not think
it about the 're that h. went to New Haven;
my IMP resson is that 1t not but cannot positively
aay; returned breakfast that morning, after had
been at Mrs Fc-itsts all night; suppose he dined
at home that day AN very sure that Richard Willis
slept 81 my house nights between the night
spent at Mrs Forests aud ths time he went to New
Haven spent that hight in talking, and had
music cant remember whether Richard Willis took
wa. not earlier 10 the evening A-Mr Richard Willis
vas not IN he nab OF paying his own music TO every
one II was meter OF practice between MIN and Mrs
Voc h. wished to try Of his compo-
son III, Jesuit CT his studies in Europe the time That
would have occupied in calling up the servant and
set ding for cariage would have msde IL very very late
AID though. it better 10 remain There was nothing
but cur own irci,atou that induced US to sit up.
Xious gel home ea1lyas possible as had
young BABY ard had never been out of my house
Eight tsiore trere smoking that evening that
remember; / do DOT snok. never remember seeing
either Ma, Forrest Mrs, VOORHEES, smoke Q Did
you airy English or American ladies smoke!
Il have seen two american ladies' smoke on board
81 " - npy lrr
never raw ades smoke; my best recollection Il that
one night previous to night We were a. Mr. Forests
and night sub'equeot Mr. Richard Willis absent
from ur home; il nct the very night previous
the very hight subsequent do not remember any
than those two ccco,ions except the one with
him both hose ghts he had said he mad stepped
at 5IIs Forrest p knew Mrs VOORHEES, very WE'LL have
no positive recollection 81 seeing Mrs VOORHEES, there
after thu '4s when Mr.. Forrest nome;
have hef there hut can't recollect whether MIR.
Forrest was at home or not hs night Mrs Forrest cse
Willis my husbaud) slept in the third story back room;
White Mrs Bensop Nes there nursing NE, Ne Forrest
there 1T mig thar once Mr. Willis
IL ny thai evening speaking Ine don't reuaem-
Der speaking TO my that night mora than to ask
her for drink or whatever wsnted that night did
not see Mrs Forrtsta' al.
Q--What was Mrs Forrest to do If she did not see
you? Ny rurse was verY much fatigued md broken
for rest and anxious that Mrs. Forrest wouid come
and relieve her. wa, very IL, when she came, aud she
went to her room hst night, With the understanding
that she to be called il wanted her. 6urisy my Ill
ness Mrs. Forrest called certainly every
other day. the usually called in the afternoon, and
Qi need rot ark you il you dired With Der on hose
occasions! Al did not leave riy for between
four and FIVE Eonths; first hes-d Of the intention Of
Mr. ard Mrs Forrest to separate thak, in February,
49, knew it before the time of separations; heard Of
1t directly from Mrs Forrest il remember rightly;
do not remember her stating that the of their
separation about Mr.. nscrsaiy,
Before you got this information did ycu hear
gee anything to induce you to believe Mr. Forrest
jealous Of bis wife.
Al heard the night before that he had met Mr. Will
lis in the street
Mr. Van Buren, Never mind that. Question re-
petud
Mrs. WillsI understood quite the contrary; never
before het hear that be had the slightest Jealousy
suspicion of bis wife IDever remember to have met
Mr. Forrest after May, 1S4e except in the street
TO Er. O'Conor.--rhere two other ladies' who,
visited he as freque .iy Mrs Forrest Mrs.
Rich ards the other Miss Lynch; they made their visits
at dlert mt times cf the day that should always
have company Hrs Richards IL the lady in COURT
Mis-. Forrest.
Mrs Willis asked if she night say word aboutSirs
Forrest dining her house frequently and thed SAID:
it WIS at my request and Mrs Forrest and Mr.. Willie
returned INN tey after dinner and always
in my room; part of tie time my mother visit
with
The court then adjourned to ten o'clock on Monday
morning.