The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-23


me of my guard but had confidence, aud deter
mined to produce him on the stand Mr.. Doty has
furnshed TO the defendant some materials upon which
he could produces witness and up which the learned
counsel could address you in argument The evidence
OF Doty gentlemen, is wholly unimportant, If you
look at another party in this case. Ii was In the
held with half the fortune belonging to the defendant
and that baf fortune amounted to seventy Ave thou
sand dollars would not have given seventy Ave cents
for all be swears to- admit it was i'm possible to con-
radict him for, in the name OF Heaven where is the
use Of attempting to pile the vessel after 1t is
full? STILL it is not the fashion OF lawyer to
throw away test mopy. 1t has done lttls harm and
has done some good Though urmpOrtant, it has fur
nhtd the defendant and his counsel with infinite d.
verson 1t has caused the waste Of very considerable
amount Of valuable time and it will Of necessity cause
the waste Of little more will call your attention to
the evidence Of Doty-hrst because 1 regard 1t As
the testimony Of the least moment and secondly be.
cause is the only testimony which Is sought be i'm
Feached Mr. Doty il he testifes TO the Truth proves
TO you distinct act OF adultery He proves it to have
been perfol under circumstances OF great sharss
ness The learned ceunse says that the story IL i'm
probable and can't be believed Now that is a very fai
way Of admitting 90 far as II goes the assacg testo
ny Of tn witneess story which is Improbable Is
mere satisfactory on that ground thsn the ground
Of any contradiction or Impeachment OF character II
the witness But lct me ask you gentlemen, how far is
t Improbable, The parties accused are Mr. Forrest
end deceased woman Mr.. Forrest has declined 20 say
that he was innocen5 of committing any Of the offences
in question with that woman
DIR. Van Bwen.-Mr. Forrest made no dcclension 10
answer airy question Mt all Without consulting with
him objected to his heng sworn. 1t strikes me that
the comment sayery improper one
no interruption should occur. Mr. Van Buren, will have
an opportunity q eording an expisp after tee ad
dress Of itr OConor.
Mr.. O'Ctnor continued--With the advice Of counsel.
with the utmost deliberation Of weeks nay, Of months
be put in his answer when he was charged with commit
ting adultery with TINT LADY Mr. Forrest answered the
charge in writing, as drawn up by counsel (rhe
learned counsel then read portions Of Mc Forests de-
nis Of the charges and contnued) That /, what the
lawyers call negative pregnant daughter It
is one of those negatives that carries IN is bosom
an affirmative You assert that committed act
mn tha IA L.lr,
ear pat OF the building. answer tl did not com.
init that offence. at TIE time ana piece stated The
venue date and location most material but the de-
fence is undensble. And when it put ia on the
nth December, ls5oaud that the learned counsel has
taken the pains to put in evidence Joined that in
putting in o this suit The counsel mas taken
the pains to put in evidence the fact that previous to
the CONNIE of this suit W. CONNER, ,ed an ac
ton against him in the Supreme Court of this state
which wae subsequently abandoned tor the purpose
cenmenoing suit in which she charges hic vi n the
same adptefes snd in which he put ia the same
autwerat any either of the times places in
the compliant. Mrs Forrest had in her ai layit seryed
upon MIN, expressly stated that Mr. Forests
IN that action, she was advised and believed was a
virtual admission OF indelity But he denies the fac Of
The particular tmo5 or places but Ne cant venture TO
deny the fact itself. Now, gentlemen, you have an
answer put in by Mr. Forrest in relation TO the charge
OF adultery, which enough to cntle us to juiyment
~ other cases Of litigation for sum of money Suppose
that on the 10th June 1850 he had borro wed rum OF
money and he had answered that he did not borrow it
At the same tine and place stated, could have taken
in this action The defendant has never oven denied
his adultery; he las denied that in thc anowcr
ror upon any Other occasion Well then II the story
of Doty lie improbable, not tho facts notorious
70 All the world and has he been "mobbed,n Well MS
70 the daring and bodn-ss of acts adverted tothe
IDEAS OF daring and boldness Of people diTer infinitely
There are great many people who would no. dare to
tn In opposition to the sense OF mankind or
70 Their IN sense OF propretyhow far that may have
been the case 1t s st for to say There no eyi
dence furnished before in relation to Miss Clifton
except that che is dead and that she had certain form
Mes but that is all that s furnished There nothing
else supplied for the purpose OF enabling you suppose
that the would not venture TO act boldly do not
know that she would. l have nothing TO say against
ner You cannot form an opinion OF her from the ele-
stnts before you With regard t. Mr Forrest, taers
i5 ample evidence that he Is not deficient in
that sort Of characteristic Of nind that would have ena
bec hm to be PARTY TO the charges made against him
But let see for one instant If another charsc eristc
be proved n this II he's been said than
bef. re- can Ia New York. whose person every body
knows commit suoh acts' And yet gentl-men during
We know not Low many of--the eisateen months that
Caroline lnger5on kept house Of es'ahiahed reputation
"a laugh) in Greenwich and 7uson street,, this gentle
man (Pointrg to Mr. Forrest,, married man occupy
Ing respectable position in sooiety, had hesita
ten in broad dnylight, Of constsntly going into
ths house, ana not knowing who might baye
him. and in short time after the bill Of ceu-
pleiut filed against h.m in November 1850
lie did in the answer, deny the charges with which
the bill Of complaint charged him with being n
stet and after be bad denied that charge appssrs
by the testimony Of Mrs Ingerso that he had the hsr
tDco0~-th suit still reAdiughe claiming before the
CON Eiunity TO be an injured manhe had st the hsr
ahood 20 continue 10 visit the house IugeYso occupied
with what motive the Lord only knows DO not think
il nectsaIy TO purtue the subject. Now il you take
the story to be improbable because of the grosspes of
the oonces on the part Of the individual when such
Fac az these are thown sch argument is perfectly
IDLE, 6nd loses its effect It would be conclusive a.
sganft eny one Of you geutlenen but to its being
concusiye against Edwin Forrest is Absurd refer not
now TO general evidence in relation to his character
hut refer to evidence which is directly furnished to you
in this case and from witness sought to be i'm
psa9hsu, e, WHO supreses you gentlemen In the ma ne
amount OF brszen eudacity Of mGnwho could in the
night tle amorgst travellers who ray be strangers to
bin-ony ons or two perhaps, knew him--n the
t;atc o. steamboat with ledyezposed to those
Who hiu 60 u--oould he have acted with greater
brazennes or greater disregard TO pub opinion and
thatth man 70 make the wekin ring' With COM
nt spsinst the purity ard chastity OF his wife
who hed encountered the Legislature Of one state aud
the courts Of justice of another State with litiyaon
aIi ing ut OF the complaints in respsct to her purity
The learned council continued tai, line Of comment, at
some length, and procee3ed :.poty under rigid cross
extmntton Rad made Aiaake IN regard to the year,
IN which the facts which he bad testified occurred.
he stated It TO he In 1913 n.toad Of ls4 He said that
il was whilst he worked with Mr Rushton uader
the Exchange, RID that he wan with him less than
year and he further stated TO the learned counsel tina.
i vas Whilst he living at No AZ Kacdoush street
aso referred TO his ents in dstsil In corrobora
tor. He thou proceeded TO remark on the other
vas, was Edwin Forrest guilty Of adultery -
Nov, there striking observation to be
made In relation n the evidence Independent o I
Doty'F; and let 1t be considered that in all he
said hereafter he excluded poty's testimony. Mr. For
rest oo' most enphoiicaly upon his defence With res
renee bis frequent and hebtual visit to The house OF
Mrs Ingerseli and n, character az the vi nessos
whom he Obliged to cell toprove those visits He
woulG remark that it We, maxim that u they wanted
to know the proceeding, II wplvcs they must aimit
wolves. Mir Forrest had denied the imputston'
made against him. and he had observed, in an ordt
rary case judeacnt would have gone against him Mr.
necton with Mr. Forrcs end proceeded to the evidence
oi Dr. Hawks in reference to his observation and know
ledge Of Mis- Clifton. detoiling at length the incidents
when had occurred on board the Albany steamboat
which bsye been publi'hed in detail 1t wa. imms
t,ral e. his what the siliction was that
that lady suffered ironwhether from abortion or the
usus periodical illness 70 which ladies subject
Dot be a.ksd the conduct Of Mr. Forrest consistent
with psocepceg Iierequested married lady who va.
10 the saloen, to retirea lady who could and would
have afforded every assistance in her power and whose
ssstsnee Miss Clifton in the of her converse
sator requested or invited He requested her to
viii draw and he remained alone with her for me
when Mrs Hawks returned 10 the saloon Miss Cliff
ton relieved from suerng The learned counsel pro.
ceeded 20 snimedvert upon the conduct Mr. Forrest In
reert nee to this The witness had been