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

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ny Juror Should think the door of the room
Mrs l. slept IN was about fee. back Of the jog, or
recess.
Rchsrd s. W1is, svorn-By Mr.. OC-32 years Of
age married three months since do not know NJ
Edwin Forrest know % MIN reside IN f"ents-
Ilnth- St Know Mrs Forrest. nrSt Oec ine a.
Gusinted with her IN October ls4S al her own house
IL Twenty second-st was introduced by Mr. an
Mrs y. T. wins, II was IN the evening, on A can
suggested By nov brother, | think, az whose house
vas then stopping had lust returned, after six
wears absence, from Europe had been 10 Germany
until after kra1uated) so study musical compost
ton, and so engaged mostly during my absence
was New York that fall and winter d0ou. SIX
months, during which time my home WAS at my
brothers house was N Mrs. FORESTS house,
TweDty-secoId-st on an evening when stayed up
all night.
[spOke of invitation and going with Mrs. Willis,
and remaining IL company With Mrs. Forrest, Ny
and Mrs VOORHEES, anc Mr. Iobotson, after IL O'Clock,
the two gen.lem leaving and Mrs Willis and him.
self remaining, on account Of ITS being stormy
night. the servants in bee, and Mrs F. proposing to
CAL up servant and go for carriage or that they
should remain, and Mrs. Willis deciding TO remain
The or hours Till they could take the first stage IN
the morning. amusing themselves with singing, and
in the morning stntlng for carriage, aDdtne whole
fouI-all as stated by Mrs Willis In her testimony
gong TO the house Of Mr.. ~ j. Willis TO breakfast
1 visited the house of Mr.. Forrest that fall on
other occasions frequently Mrs. VOORHEES, is avery
accomplished musician, and was interested IN my
stucies | went there TO look over with her a port
foho containing most OF the exercises l na1 been
pursuing while | vas abroad on several occasions
the interviews into the night ny impression Is
the number OF times remained all night was three,
but cannot say confidently | had renamed longer
than the omnibus hours stranger Ia the city,
and unacquanted with the localities OF the CITY,
and was offered and accepted the hsspltalltles OF
the house for the night never renamed three sue
cessye nights IN the house have an lndls1nct n
preston that did two nights the one stad there
with Mrs w and the next night, but Sun not GER
tain unless that was so, do not remember staying
there any two consecutive nights.
Q-Was you ever concealed day or night, IN Mr.
Forests house
A.-Most emphaticay not, Sir
Q.-Had you any OCCASION, or any thought, or de-
sire, that fall to conceal your movements from Mr.
n. p. Wllhs
A.-Never, Sir
o. Did you on the morning Of any OF the nights
you slept there leave the room partly undreSsed
A.-Never. Sir.
A-NO, the room was perfectly appointed as ID
water on any OF the occasions slept there never
took breakfast in the house never took meal there
in any room but the dining room never neata OF
desire that fall on the part OF my brother, that
should leave New-York at any particular time |
never gave a lesson in music to Miss Virginia
was no teacher recolect an evening ~nen re-
NAMED in company with Miss Virginia, and no one
else it was in the library, was there, and was IN
vited by Mrs Forrest TO accompany her ana MRS
VOORHEES, to a party, which declined dong ana
passed the evening with Miss Virginia III the
Il
MIR. n p. Willis was in the house as knew or sup
posed was never in the house to my knowledge
when he WAS heard nothing the morning aiser MIS-
W. and myself staying there all night about excusng
Mrs Willis to her husband for being out all night.
Odd you ever take any liberty with the person
OF any woman in thar house IN 22d-st.
A.-No Sir.
Odd YOU ever hear any immodest speech or
witness any immOdest action III that house
A.-Never, Sir
Odd you ever see any woman therein affected
by liquor
A.-No Sir.
By Mr.. Van B.-During those six weeks did you
ever see Mr.. Forrest
A.-Inever saw him till last spring. when he ac-
costed me in the street | was not married at TINS
time have two brothers Edward T. and Ndthl'
T.. Willis 90 not know where Edward r.
the night we sat up passed the time 10 III O'Clock
with the rest of the company IN conversation there
was table III one of the rooms, with refreshments
on II dad not rain when We went; had a supper an
oyster supper not contemplated previously, about
| or o'clock had wine upon the table DO no. re-
collect the kind; no champagne nor porter; DO not
recollect any brandy may nave 0een an hour'
within on hour to supper do not remember ~netner
there was a servant waiting upon the table remem-
her helping myself and the ladies' hjt not rising TO
wait on the table my best recollection was that
there was no waiter Mr. VOORHEES, and Mr.. IObo olson
went of on foot think it was stOrmng when they
went away ram or snow heard II stormlng the
omnibuses pass within one or two blocks OF the
house III 22d-st do not know when the last ran can
not remember the last have taken from there ,
il was after my return from Boston, (where had
been about three veeks,) that first slept IN Mrs
Forests house do not recoilect distinctly the tune
slept there 10y invitation Of the Lady OF the house,
Ms Forrest do not recollect now long alter coming
from Boston vas told Mr.. FOrrest was IN PhIla-
delphla Mr. n. u. Willis S house then was corner
Houston and McDougal SITS Mrs. F'S IN Iwen.y-
second. St, at Chelsea, about a mite and halt do
not know when Mr ". moved 10 Fourth 81. think
the time first slept there must have retired after
midnight, or could have got an omnibus perhaps :;
do not remember If It Was O'Clock 1t vas the Gus
tom of the house TO have late supper, say about
or - O'Clock that IS when friends were tnere when
was there, my impression Is, the servants dld mol
wait on suppers the hfSt nigh. slept there was IN
the front small room, over the front door 1t adons
room but do not knoTif the room IS Mrs F's bed
room never heard from her statements or otherwise
| am not aware where Mrs. 'oorhles slept am no'
able TO say. but presume she slept IN the mouse ;
do not recollect in what terms | was invited 10 stay
the first nightthe reason that and other nights was
remaining after the omnibus hours no one III me 10
bed the first night the room was 10 occupy was
described 10 me, l think by Mrs Forres, tnlnk Mrs
Forrest and Mr. and Mrs. Voorhles were up when
went to bed the FIRST night thought Mr. VOORHEES,
remained there all night, but have since understood
he usually went home TO his room 90 NOT Know as
to my own knowledge l rose ne iirs' morning OF
sleeping there about day light 1 let myself on! oil
the front door do lot TecOlect whether Il vas
locked or not did not see Mrs. forreS,, or MIS-
VOORHEES,, before my gong away III the morning IL
could not have been the next highl thdl
sleot there again, or ! should have remem-
bered il; DO not remember whether or no; u
was the second night after DO not remember
whether or not supped there the night after mrs!
SleepIns there never remember AZ any Tune oe,ns
liehtea 10 bed by any one, or OF being le. on by
any one according 70 my best recollection LEI my
self all these occasions ana ABOUT a. me same
hour little after day light dll nor sieep mere As
many AS ten nights should not Ike 10 swear 10 any
outside limit DO not recollect was not expecIei
10 remain when came In the morning. 80 Tar AS
know dsd not remain there eacn night after pass
inc an evening, there was no night | came pre-
naIed TO STAY all night remember having seen hoo-
err Garyin a servant Al Mr. Forests mousse 90 not
know where the water came from That was In
tho yoonn had no conyeniences such as clothes,
brushes &c there for sleeping, which AS the reason
Tygent ont so early IN the morning am sure cd no,
90 ON TO set any water Mrs. Forrest does not
moi habltuallv have seen her draw three or four
times on cigarette never saw her smoke Wnen
Mrs ~ P. Wills was present cannot tell VINO was
think MI. VOORHEES, Was, and Mr.. stevens one tlme
IN the hbfaTy, in tie evening another time III SIX
teer IN. ST. do rot know that had carpet Dag az