New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-13
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catharine n. Forrest vs.. Edwin Forrest-Ed-
win Forrest VS.. Catharine n. Forrest.
TwENTY.FIRsT DAY. Monday, Jan -.

SUPERIOR COURT-BEFoRB JUDGE OAKLEY.
TwENTY-FIRsT Day. Monday, Jan. -.
Catharine ". Forrestagt. Edwin Forrest,
and counter charge-Ac,ion for Divorc ,-ContaA,sed
Mrs. VILLAS, resumed-By Mr.. OC.-Mr. Willis
little daughter sleeps IN the third story have often
heard him BID her good night, saying Good night
dear !" it is his habit TO go TO her room before going
to bed himself she is quite wakeful, and some meS
calls to him the infan, that was home the night
was all night AZ Mrs. Forests had never nuIsed.
BY Mr.. Van B-The little daughter went 70 bed
usually about O'Clock she always slept with the
Goor open she would sleep with 1t open l al
ways slept with my door open 50 that could hear
anything was SICK four months did rot go out
OF my room cannot say o. my own knowledge that
the dosT was Kept open never took any opiate 10
make me sleep We acted by the homeopathic prac-
tice, In which they never give oplates at the time
IN February, tina. Mrs Forrest said she and Mr. /.
intended to separate do not think she told me the
cause cid not ask her II was since the separation
she spoke Of the cause understood tito have been
because she told Mr. Forrest he said something that
was not true think II possible she has said more
than once do not remember the different times
she never refused 10 state TO me the cause when
she told Ine OF the intended separation IN February
1 asked her for no explanation cannot say when
she told me II was probably when she was staying
with US in May or June.
By Mr.. orc. Did not speak to Mrs. Forrest the
night before she came there 10 nurse heard her IN
the entry
BIZ GJlror-Ai,er you get on the landing going
to the third story there ao0u. steps, facing to-
ward the front OF the house.
Clarissa Benson swon-Reside at No. 700 Broad
way, staying with Mrs Banker my calling is that
OF nurse know Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Forrest in
1880 went 27t April Inursed Mrs. WINS rem ilncd
SIX weeks she was very III indeed she was visited
| by Mrs Richards and Mrs. Forrest remember an
occasion when Mrs. Forrest came there for the pur
| pose OF watching had Usen W four or SIX lights
| and was very much fatigued Mrs. Willis said she
wished Mrs. Forrest TO set up with her that night
was so much fa.isued told her could not con-
sent to It thought there might be little CONVEX
x-o1 n k1w ~
IL better should remain with her myself she ex
pressed herself very DESTROYS that Mrs. Forrest
should sit up that night, and consented, she
decided abcutt she asked me to request Mrs. F.,
when She came, she usually did, 10 sit up WITH
her, and did Mrs F. said she would do 50 with
pleasure, and she came. think, between ard 10 ,
in the afternoon Mrs. Willis had been delirlous,
and thought better as hadfhe responsibility, that
Mrs T. should not sit up with her, and that should
admit one in the room but myself and hr. Willis
Mrs Forrest came up to the nursery door which
communicates with Mrs. W s, with the intention of
coming 10 sit up told Mrs. +. | would rather
she would not SIT up, as considered Mrs. Willis
too III for any one to SIT up but myself foT her TO go
TO bed and might call her q. any moment she
went up stairs, and supposed 10 bed she came 70
the nursery door quite early next morning as was
making cup of tea for Mrs. HIS, and asked hot
MIS- Willis was asked her if she would take a
cup OF tea she said no, and went away the door
of the room Mrs Forrest occupied in the third story
could not be from the top Of the stairs, there
beng recess.
by III Qn B.-Mrs. Orfest came IN Ine forenoon
the time asked her TO Sc: up she remained only 4
few moments she saw me | cont know any one
else she did not see Mrs Willis / did not see her
again I'LL saw her IN the evening Mrs Willis may
have been delirlous more than once during her IL
ness think she was so twice II was after her con-
fnement. there were no times, besides, tia: she
might be called tightly she was much troubled with
wakefulne no kind OF anodyne Was given her she
had homeopathic medicines do not know what they
are composed of Mrs. Forrest did not watch with
Mrs. Willis at all while was with Mrs W, nor
stay is the house all night any other time no one
slept with Mrs. Willis | occupied couch In the
room DO rot know Of anybody sleeping with her
on the particular night spoken OF, when Mrs. was
there. think Mr.. Willis (who always retired iatel
vas up till ii or ~ did not see him again thai
hight did net call Mrs. F. the re ason-loolected
to- never knew Mrs. Forrest 10 dine there wniie
was there knew her TO take tea there the nursery
vsas tie back room on the second floor there was no
bed in IL Go not know where the key OF the front
door was KEEP, never saw 1t eIcep. in the ROM
door. my business was in Mrs. WLhss SICK room :
the time Mrs Forrest was there was the fourth OF
siEsA HisAs sfses MIS- w. 0oaansnsas; never sav