New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-23
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Phiade phia IN June iefs. on oeas 10 .nV
~ New York occasionally. when compeiiei 20 re.
81, Tor the purposes OF business submit that
Thai ence against the te'eadan,, az PLAINLY as
against any party In this tour' o. Justce an .aA.
notbips short Of a revelation from the Power ihN
rsppot err would make evidence palmer.
Now TO the second issue Has Efwin fofress
committed adultery On hat point m 81 say th'
the defencent has been very fortunate and happy.
II il a melancholy thing for man 70 come oelOie
Q Court and Jury, and either swear tha' ne y ihpo,
cent swear 10 something That he means - pam
Of upon the pubic as proof OF ihhocehoe, -
either by himself or by council 20 nave one s"s'S
word 70 saw IN defer Sc, and that too, snen nc o.
fsnse with which ne is charged cares wish '.
eorssquences, such utterly oyer~neimins Co IT,
onercss as the conviction Of Mr. r carries "a "a Us .
Ease lftey We had proved enough agalnt bi"in
Forrest upon this question OF having Doeh sn,iy ~
inhdehty 10 have condemned not ohly ,ns "no.e y.
that swearing srmy itM my un6 6', INV nn1er
Of human beings that might happen 70 De upon 'fsi
II became our lot, among the Witnesses 20 "ho ouI
ssIi 10 the stand Vim NJ DOty, without knowing
that he would be any better witness than Kate
Western or Nancy Mclaughlin, 1ho yon VIII re.
member was anything bat an amiaoe witness
determined 10 produce Mr.. D0ty upon the stAn1
but his evidence TO us Is wholly unimp0rtauI IL
Vas in the field 70 buy up witnesses, and was worm
475o0O TO 60 it with, would not have given over
IS cents for all he sNOre to. For, IN the name oil
Heaven where is the use OF fuel TO hre vessel atet
10 10 full will present 70 you the CONSIDERATION OF
his tettlmODy Tst because II IS the least important
has been attempted TO be lmpeached. D0ty, II ne
testhts 10 the truth proves TO YOU dissnct aei OF
adultery. lie proves 10 have oeen performed uAoei
cHcumttances OF great snamelessness on the pt1t
of the individuals perpefFapnS 1t, and becAnSe 81
that great braztnptgs me leaned coun>el says ne
story 10 improbable and cannot be believed Dut, gen
Nsx,en is II improbable The parties accused are
Mr. +. and q Miss Clifton, mon deceased. No -
gentlemen. you have answer pnt 10 oN lr. r.
against tins charge Of adultery winch ~onl nave
entitled us 20 judgment IN any o,ner case Ne an
that the act OF adultery did not lppen AZ Ioe
time and place testified 10 ~ DO'y II man SHOULD
be- charged that be borrowed a sum of money, ana
he answered that be did not oorTo - 1t al the time
and place alleged would thai go 10 show mat
he did not Dor -Ow II Well, then Is the story OF
Mr. Doty improbable Is not The TACT thAt
MI r. did ROT deny 1t published to all the
world The daring Oolcness Of the act mas
been adveIted TO. Well, now, as to the danng
boldDess OF people we differ infinitely. There are
many people who would not care for the opinions
of mankind, and other people would No evidence
has been furnished before you IN relation TO Miss
Clifton, unless, perhaps that she mao certain oln
OF person and that Is evidence that she would not
act 80 boldly. How ~ II win MI. + Let US refer
10 another habit Of his as proved IN TINS case IL is
said that he is one Of the best known men IN New,
York and yet TINS gentleman, though married
man, keeping himself respec ,aDe IN society, ndd no
hesitation, in broad day light, III constantly running
into house OF Ill fame, kept by Miss Ingersoll, IN
Greenwich 81 and afterwaTd IN Houston and run
ming the risk OF whoever might see HIN. Nay,
m0Ie-after this complaint Was filed against him,
and charged with being visitor OF Niles lngefsOus,
the haIdihood still, while claiming TO be pure and
upright man, to continue his visits TO that mouse,
down 10 May, 1851 and how much longer, God only
Knows did not think It necessary 10 prove nov
much longer Now, to talk of a story beng lmpfOO-
able under such circumstances trust tnH lnier-
oBce Will be conclusive with every man. For man
10 GO IN the night time, among travellers ~h0 were
strangers 10 him, into state room with lady
does that act evince greater brazenness-greater
disregard OF public opniOn-than for man 10
make the weikn ring with complaint against
the purity and chastity OF his wife, aud cover
the Courts of State and the Legislature OF anOth
ar, with documents alleging this impurity and IN
chastity, and placing upon record denial OF ms own
inquiry and with his suits pending stalk inthe face
OF Heaven and IN broad day ligat INTO brothel, and
defy the public counsels and public justice Which
argues the greatest audaclty Why, the ALTAR on
board the steamboat was the work OF a minute, but
THAI common and haoitual visitation OF a baSdy-
house, and insisting upon lns o.n purity, was the
repealed action OF months In the CITY OF New
York which is the most brazen act Most cert AMY
the latter and therefore there is no lmpTooaoiiy IN
the story of Dolly
Mr. O'Conor continued his remarks upon tbs tes-
umony OF Doty al some length, commenting upon
the confusion of dates into which he fell. Not
maintaining that the essential facts OF this testimony
we're true in the reference 10 the attempted In
parchment OF Doty, he continued With only one
exception every witness came 10 the stand and said
he had never said anything ag aInSt DOiy One W.T.
ness shook his head and said he thought that Dolly
WIS not No. |, but he thought, also, that
one Of the witnesses called 10 impcach nm VAS not
more than A No. ? daughter they al sNoie
Is against him Is that he went into business ana
failed and his creditors had bal opinion OF him.
About the last witness called 70 The stand vas
DR.. Quackenboss. lie tells you Thai he attended
Miss Clifton in lsi4, ind That he had chtTgeS IN
his book that shov that be az ended her confinement
al her house Doty had stated II 10 be IN 1913. lie
must be very wrong, but lei as see "hcthof Or.
Quackenboss rs not liable 10 be mistaken. He is our
Witaess, and 1 ought not to say anything against
him. lie has been here The wh0!a nne Attending lo
us and We are obliged II him, not Nithh ildlng
We did not use him. During the time we were dls
eussing the question whether this could nave nap
pened IN The year 43 or "a, the doctor Was on hAad
and IN consultation with Mr.. Dougherty wno Is tae
faithful friend and travelling companion OF ina,
amiabie "chlld," as she IS called, Anna Flower
tiaughierl while We were al thar matter Df. Olack
eneoss, with his book o accounts suppose, 10 prove
thai she was sick sll through lsi3 lie brought his
boob and showed II To Mr.. DougheIy. Tie ieltlt IN
his slg on Saturday, anu on Monday, when u
became important 10 prove anything he could
about ls44, 10 WAS gone, ana all that we know Is
that IL was DR.. QuackeA00SS's book, aai contained
some important days aud dates, and nobody knows
that he hadt excspt Dougher'y unless II may be Anna
Flower just al that moment n IS missing and gone
and the importance OF having Il remains oet~ee a.
hln and DougheTty The gis dd net steal li,ani Anna
Flower Has enough 70 answer Tor without taking
that book Az all events the book is gone, and yOG
have no certain knowledge aoOutlt ask YOU which
- meat likely 10 De mlstaSen-Dr QuackenooSs win
his strong memory and without hlS book, Tor thar
crutch had been taken away from him, or Mr..
Doy have been troubled enough not 10 kGON
that documents do get lost IN the most remark able
manner. Not long tince, somebody went lato
an hotel, opened caIPe, bag AMI stole from
the middle OF II an cid fragment OF an old Letter
The letter would have been conclusive evidence
that n certain dralt was good The dra0 was 70
be had, but some rascal had stolen the letter
That IL the story, and great many people believe
the story, Perhaps you may believe thai this boon
was psT,inaciOusly loSt-peIhaps II Was And.
perhaps, you ought TO say hat Doty mistaken
He swears tina, he knew Forrest perfectly vel,
thai he was on conSeTslng terms VITA Miss Cln-
ton, that he spoke 10 her ON that OCCASION that sa5
denominaied lhe other gentleman Nec,' and say.
therefore, ne has made no mistake. Either MIR. For
test committed that oaenSe OF DOty has committed
perjury beyond all possible question. Now have
done with Nj. DoIy. NAh l have said Is rather
due Ia hira. proceed non - the proper evidence
IN relation to the question whether Edwin Forrest
is guilty OF adultery. Nov gentlemen, there IS one
striking observation 50 be made IN relation to .ae
evidence ON that point independent, OF Dosy
IL is that Mr.. Forrest stands mos, emphaucaly
upon the defense Of inscuan. Himself sn1
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