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

when made moving calls ~ Mrs fOrres; uss
ally sac her sione-someanes with her siseT do
not know whether ster ls45 Mrs VcoTnies sasn
the house when Mt Forrest was at home do rot
AT pre- sent remember Who were Mr. FORESTS 80
guam lancts TIA, wished 20 avoid they sefe per-
sons of vulgar habits and Generation knew n BE-
being invited INTO MT foreS's hofary by Mr.. y.
himself, and heard their conversation Mr. Andrew
SteyeTs Was one do not know II ne Is intimate
with Mrs Forrest. Mr. Lawson wss there Mr. W.
kof. and two others did no, know Mr. wykca e.-
Cept in nv profession the conversation OF Mr.. Law
son very bad cld NOS mean 20 say tina, Mr..
Lawson was present al The time spoke OF only
remember Mr.. stevens remained out of courtesy
10 the gentleman who invited ne 20 see ais rieads.
did not reprove them.
Mir Van Buren, asked If IhS parties he wanted 70
AVOID were not hosest men, ami PAID their deo.s u
was directed to
Understood AZ the time | was to go out without
the party in the room seeing me the door WA -
be closed by Mrs Bedford 10 prevent iae senslsmaa
there beng Introduced 20 me believe it Was Mr..
Lawson 90 not REMEMBER whether MIS- F0rrest
came down with me at she had sac would have
introduced me have al luClstinct recolisctlos OF
Ine whole matter probably ihn MAS tne reason.
instance.
Mr.. Van B. asked the witness II he belonged to the
church COkected to
Had not 20 my knowledge an Acquaintance with
MIR. Lawson before the time speak of may have
sfoAtn 10 him bowed 10 him since, and be 20 me,
out not as an acquaintance never sas Mrs Forrest
smoke co not recollecs bidding Mrs Forrest good
Ited Mr. torrtSi's house had no particular aOjsc-
ton 10 Mr.. Forrest would as soon not nave seen
him his treatment of his ~lie was sucn when tacy
we've together that dad not wish 10 be there did
not go protect Mrs. Forrest against her husb and
| dd not like Mr.. Forests character from the be-
ginning co not know tina. Mrs Forrest kne - that
dlSlked Mr. F's character probably not my DIS
like increased ia knowing Mr. f., did not ask to
him on going there al the time Mr.. Forrest net
III January, 1850, he cautioned me not 10 inter
IN his domestic arrangements his wife used to visit
AZ NO n
mestic arrangements do not fecoecs whether OF
not Mrs Forrest told me the Cause OF the separation
think derived from her sister that the cause was A.
to MIR. Marresdy.
Q-Iiave you taken active part IN this coatro-
veISJ between Mr. and Mrs. FOREST
Al wrote and published defense of myself
anu wife and brother after Mr. F.s applc alton "
the Ienns ylvana Legislature do oot Iecoliect any
other active part never wroge a. To him IN suy pa
per bur my own have pubs ned cards N fas Tn
bi1rS and Herald, on this subject have written no
thing for either OF those papers have not consult
ed with counsel have talked with counsel on this
subject as 10 witnesses / have been called on ~
parties and referred them TO ounSel DO not resnem
Der having called upon persons 10 testify or to make
atfdsvltS IN the case have taken no part IN the EN-.
plOymeBt OF COUNSEL, as 10 employment OF counsel
Mr. Hoffman, on one occasion, IN the stage, eS-
presscc himself very strongly, and lhati the only
time have spoken 10 any legal gentleman about II !.
there Is dresslng-rOom between the front room
Mrs. For Est slept n and my siudy-usually kept as
a dress ug-room for the mont room the door rom
that 20 the study usually kept locked, the key
on my side my wife got lodgings for Mrs. Forrest
In of 1850 With relative OF hers ten miles
from New-Bediord visited New-Bedford, drove
sometimes 10 see Mrs. +. with part oil my wlte's
family-Dever alone have received notes from Mrs
Forrest but not frequently, and written to her as
frequently probably have written one note to het
since this trial think have received none from her
since The thai she would write TO my wife, ana II
that way was apprised of matters do not know OF
Richard Willis having slept several nights at Mrs.
F.s heard OF his beng there one or Two nights !.
NJ he hotrn fhara | Al he
was out OF town.
BY Mr.. OC-I have never, in the least degree.
seen Mrs. Forrest affected by bqu0r have seen Mrs
Benson dining Al our table, but believe the usual
practice was for her to dine with the children my
mother and niece stayed part OF the time with US,
and slept in the house never kissed Mrs. Forrea
goodbye, as the counsel asked never kissed he's
on any occasion The Home Journal Is weekly
| paper published Card 10 my brother IN The
| tribune or Herald the time that Mr.. Forestspoke
to III Jan, 1885, cor. Veseys he took me aside,
and began by gross and indecent a9sse OF his wife,
character told HIM did not think so, we should
require further proofs and until we had those proofs
! Mrs. Willis and | should treat her as the Trend We
! had always known he went on for some 10 or 10
minutes with thus coarse aud disgusting abuse, and
finally left me- with the remark that he should hold
me responsible for any further meddling win ms
domestic affairs he did not speak OF any meddling
except our continued hospitality and kndnessto mrs
Forrest and her visiting at our mouse expressed ~
! his own language.
BIZ Mr. Van Edo not recOect the precise words
Of that conversation, except the last phrase no
spoke OF my hospitality ueddling with his affairs
that and the counenislcc shown to his wife he did
NOS say thing as to private visits OF nine to ais
wife think | had not published anything at that
tine he appeared 10 me excited | DO not think
that Was the conversation lasted about 10 or II
minutes.
Mr. Van D said to witness, he supposed he then
made no unnecessary delay IN going. The witness
said he made no unnecessary haste.
Do not know that Mr.. Forrest ever invited my
brother to Pont iihi, or that ever said %.
Adjourned to this forenoon.