The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-14
be. hss,. ana he submitted that they could NO. cal.


witness TO upeach and degrade her.
Mr oconor, in eontendng for the sdmssbility Of the
that testimony contradict Mrs Ipgersoil and
her niece and TO thus perfect the which only par
TALLY made out by these two witnesses. -
MI Van Buren, replied The Chief Justice said there
wa no doubt about what the rule TO- A party nay cav
the party is not bound by the of that witness
fsr the objection the ground tnst would cou-
be an attack upon the truth it cannot be ad
united Parties could not npesch their witness by
proving the character Of the houee When that crises
/, can be decided but the court thought the witness
might he examined what be a; the house The
coun.ei would have right TO call the attention of the
jury to the testimony CT Mrs IpgersoN and her niece
Yho stsaj unmpesched.
60 what purposes was that house applied A.
WEI can't tsv ! think in my mind it a bad
Abe CaiefJus,ic told he witness conSne himself to
Ki,Iess II saw a great many peo.les' go into the
houss in the day wei. in the nisht 70 late
az ant Cd; usually mt M to between aud 10 clock
In the veta days ard 70 IL or IL ocock Saturday
they were both man aEd women 20 there
Of boz eidesi somr with carriages and come without
Q-Nas the rec, urfe in large sms., acmoesa A -
Tbeg would 60 one and two at time; an il years
Of sgs
house bsfcrs,
A-en'y to such hcu,ss
mot 10 to church.
ecs.r i d'd pot knew any OF ths females except
ts cocseo fe want who u'ed to come ios eat and pay
tor y
Q--Was thc r,tdest woman
;
S-p tat used she say soau. the house
t. Catf Justice aid |, struck hin iis evidence wa
torse.
Ri tau Bosen--Ard # yen et the snswsr come you
would daJ IL was V Csc too (laughter)
Witness saw female IN TIE winacw PIT he7 anger
10 hes nose TO EeHlle when passing which msds
thnS = va a bad house. daughter
ns oouoF Show pe ne way Qarshissl
Nales>- Il guess you youtse'. (i-'tu .ntar}
neys, e such thns IN my niei it respectable
house uatil Mrs II gt-roll came there
To NJ Van Buren, i do not know il tie ladies shsse
usea 60 smoke.
gne witness not examined
Francis sharleano. Ffeuclmon deposet--i su bar
beg; reside in aa7 Greenwich street in lsi. and aS
resided opp, site, No 342 noticed she Mrs
inscssog nv,d in a. / dia any other; IN it
willis, che there I'D not know any body thst lived
in H. cannot judge from hc exterior what seas on in
The witness was not cros. examined
Lorenzo ID Savage reside ~ So Gre, etr.rt;
not kuc~ Caroline Ingersoll; the uorse 62s
Houston s.reet; think it AS or ~ c.dat out it
down ('soaateI)i went torc with coufan5; met che
company Ia Broadway; they were two persons beside
myself. q Were they men or women Men. d
Wha. sour business or purpose in going there. A.
had Ecrpo.e more then going with these men. do
ehat their purpose; was there aboat five
-uia1ies saw two ladies in the parior; do not know
wac t1eg were; l could rot recognise them; isf my
two i.ajs there 90 not rcoolec what passed between
those ladies and gentlemen before lett euspect ehey
knew tie ladies' before nothing particular occurred
cepi passog the time OF doy. before left erpect thss
knew the way, without ny showing them do net know
re 9gG IN son 'T aI ro, s
again thai night hinf it j. likely have seen the Ia
dies put i don't Know. Q-We-e thota women
wha; are called women Of the town Al could not
fay tnae they we've.
Q-vea III have to get at the OF those fsisnds
A--Gaav were 10 the ,ame situation O, myself they
were po,.ceuen. and was policeman Mt the time.
Hs. conor- Well as they were po.icemeu. yoa need
not bect to give their as suppose they went IN
to nepecs the house.
A-weLl think net. Cloud laushterl Their names
EceIlon and Morrison Walter Eser'on he dives in
New Iiag. l don't know the Christian name OF Moe
risoai don know where he lives; ne attached 10
the t,s h!n ward police.
Hea-s Cough, dsposed-I sm a pohceman Of The
,hsi ros5 have Visited II oficiay in the month Of
August 1870 reve. visited it previously; never made
any observotors on Il previously,
hS Conor-Thst is al, ir. Clorsh
Or. richard W. Warrington being examined ny Mr..
oConos dsposed-1 am physician; was requested to
II must Lave been in the RUNNER OF lsSo-June or July
cid call.
Q-what kind Q. PERSONS did YOU see ia the house,
ques;eo me to call on her.
o-Dt you zee anything indicating the character of
A--eethiDg beyond he lady went 70 see: ,he had
an ioi'iaacy with friend Ct mine who had gone T.
IA Isa Buren, otie.ted 10 the testimony
biz tonor ssid be inierded by THIS witness :, show
that he viiited the female treat her OF those
diseast: incident TO thai cou.se OF lite
Ma Na1 Buren, objected TO the testimony. mr
Oconoy contend.d TIA, i was admissible Mr. Van
ausen f,ped ard said il did not affect any person
Viih the 7s-..e this .uit and the circum
STAGE often baorelet ID respectable persons, ne
thcte u. the evidence imnatersi He objected 10 tn
eyidsocs DOT alone - ndecency, Tut there was
statute vhich deps-t Medical winners rom revealing
picis sso.sl eetrets Il Key. Statutes page sos
The vJaess said ! l. we a'ked TO dyu se the
o. the perso whom IL attended onaly hould
apes. TIE Court os excused from answering There
OCCASIONAL which induced him 70 keep
wiIa,u hs ov bressr secret. which he became ac
quat1;. with IN his specify u physician
hr N3n Buren, then resd the seventy third section OF
"a Rey,sei Statute. which is follows No person
duly horned 10 Practice pysic surgery sba be
SLOWED c disclose any Information which he may have
acquitted in ATTENDING any patient in professional.
bic h:u to irescr6e fcr such patient physician,
to do sny act for him a. surgeon
Tbs CHE. Justice sus'2Eed Mr. Van Buren, objection
and r,Ied oyainst tie lu' SIGN.
Ms. oConor to vitness-What wss the pursuit in lie
o. the perscn sou were called TO see! Al met her in
Broaavay and had Ter at another place Q--What
vas her puTtuit il l 4 The knowledge have is of
mY ONLY knowledge l. roirg with my friend to see her at
her hoLse. snd his remaining with her some time
B.oaovsy the house is Kept BY ladies named Perkins
have ket my rooms .ee-e for year. though have
part Of the Zine have been aboard
Q-whst families &c you attend here
Al DO not attend any particular families though l
MAJ haze attended scire iends Of yours (Mr Van Blu
rens do not atteId any particular families Am
an Fog .,hman. 0-Wno Is this f;end ofyours! A.
mend OF yours (Mr. ian BuIene) also.
Mr. Nsa Burer-A trieId of mine Ayes he did
me the nooor TO introduce me to you at congre. Hail
inAlbapy he is a nan ofersry repute and Engish-
man also, at least ~ lrshr1an by bnth residing In
England lis he q married man Ale was then
q married man his wife is since dead know Capt
Cscts. ! am not intimate with him nave not seen
him ios 90 days know am to speak to him know
MIR Wiis, have not spoken to him for two years
do not kncw Mrs feirest.
oHicsr CloUsh ,ecsled-The occasion Of my going =
the house Of Mrs lpgegsol was TO put out two young
men ola on tnst ,ason make any observations
thai you'd enable 10 speak OF ts character; these
young to the door ard enqured 70 see the
gr' she ead she had girie the young men We're IN
The he and sat down AMI began 70 smoke and said tney
wood ray there until they .ew the girls.
Js:ob Cacck depose3 - am stschet 70 he police ff
the IF. vSzd / the police ittis over three
year, in th Ecusc 800 Greenwich street: II
was tta occupied IS Ms IngsrsoA. think visited
II 10 take out thst NssLG sober; lived about four
i've from that hcu'c in is4S; frequently no
tcsJ peog.G 90 in ana oLt-H"n and women-mosty IN
ths ht,t part Of the .yt-rg; have not noticed any.
aiBs q the deDeanor q he inmates either at the door
toe Window.
o-Whst were The purposes for which that house was
occl pied