New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-05
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catharine \. Forrest vs.. Edwin Forrest-Ed-
win Forrest ". Catharine y. Forrest.
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FOURTEgNTH Saturday, Jan 3.


FOURTEENTH DAY.. Saturday, Jan. 3.
Catharne " Forrest agt. Edtcin Forrest,
and Cormter charge Action for Divorce ontuped
Mr and Mrs. Forrest were present sitting beside
their counsel IS before
Mr.. Larson. recaled.-Mr Van b. referred tn the
pant OF Mrs. Forrest affidavit, which she says
she OBJ ected 10 Mr. Fs speaking against Nh Mac
ready NJ al times, In mixed company, and that Ny.
| f. had sent money from Boston to New Orleans 20
| operate against Mr. VI. Mr. orc. ool scteJl air.
Van b. also refeued 20 the point tina, Mrs s aif'
daylt denies having sad 10 MIR l. that Mr.. F. said 10
her he mad nothing 10 say against her a. wife. bas
! he wished to God he hal, DC This WAS also Oh
ecied To, and the Court Thought It unnecessary, As
Mr. L. has already said lin his examination Gay OF
| two ago. that Mrs +. did 50 tell him
Mr. L. vas asked If what Mrs. =. stated NJ point
In her affidavit to something being said BY witness
as to Mrs. VOORHEES, being sent away. Witness dld
not recoiiect such conversation.
Witness was SHOWN a letter marked 49, which he
said was Mis- FORESTS signature and the body OF Il
written by Mr.. Forrest.
Mr. Van B. also wished TO prove letter from Mrs
VOORHEES, to Mrs. Forrest Mr orc. At present OBJ
ected, and the Court SAID Il would be Irrelevant and
it was not admitted.
MI Van b. asked Mr.. orc. for two letters wr,son
by Mr. VOORHEES, TO Mrs. Forrest, which MIR. Van B.
had handed HIM. Mr. orc. returned them. One OF
them Mr. orc said he would mol consent should be
read as Mrs r had not seen It. lie also wished %
show other ieters from the same, in which 1t VIII 20
seen plan Of disregard Of truth was connected
The Judge asked If they had been received by
Mrs F.
Mir Van said it was addressed to Mrs Forrest
and thinks signed by Mr. V, If he can find the whole
of 1t
The Court ruled il ont
Mr. Van B. SAID he CID not wish any further of Mr.
Lawson.
Mr. orc. then showed Mr.. l.. a paper and asked
him If the words Jan. 1870 at bottom, we're written
at the same time and with the same pen AS the rest
Witness thought that they were the pen appeared 10
have been dipped III the ink before the was made,
and the worcs are written ID hrmer hand than the
body, and iitenslower knows the writing OF Nj
+. CanrOt say rs TO any habit ne may nave oil De-
ginning at the top OF a page.
Nv illness SAID the ate OF the article he spoke Of
YESTERDAY was 2lst Nov. 1873, In the conversation
with Mrs. Forrest about u four or ave Gay IS alter
ward
Witness was asked by Dir. O'Conor If he inserted
The date for information OF Ann Flower IN June,
1867 Did not and knew nothing about It was not
at the Aston IOuse when she was examined saw
her a, the irving House before she was examined
communicated TO Mr Forrest Al Philadelphia that
she Was here it WAS before had seen her Mr. +.
came ia about four days ! had to telegraph him
three or four times before he came.
WitsfSs-I at the VOORHEES, farewell dinner
on Mrs V going to California did not him
afterward Till him IN the street here, at dis
lance, think last summer had no knowledge OF
his return TILL then have not called for witnesses
before since was examined here last week.
The witness told that was all that was re-
quiIed OF him.
letter of Ms Forrest 70 Nir lawson IN refer
ence TO pecuniary affairs, saying she would require
feminist. speaks Of some other arrangement also
states that there was an agreement between Mr.. +.
and herself, not 10 mention the cause OF their clS-
agreement and she has reason 10 believe Mr.. +. mas
stated to persons that ne VIII not mention II TO any
person living.
A reply OF Mr.. L., stating that Mr.. +. had never
mentioned the cause to nm, wasread.
TA0ddeus NeighaA, swoTn-Reslded,in summer OF
1850 opposite the honse OF Mrs. Forrest, In SIX
teenth-st.
Mr. Van Buren,, In answer to Objection said he cx-
hat
occasions, by disturbances IN that house tina. he "a
numbers of men coming out after midnight and thAt
several of them were III state of mtoxicaton
Mi orc objected 10 the testimony.
Mr. Van b. cOntended the testimony should ne ai-
united in reference 10 Mrs F's affidavit, denying
tina, she gave G Npens!ye entertainments, &c.
Mr. orc. referred To the fact thar a lady, wnom
Mr. Lester had spoken Of. with her husband, liVec
IN the house, and company coming out might De
theirs
testimony, even If Mrs. F. had lived alone IN the
house as not bearing upon the present issue, unless
the persons seen coming out were those. or any OF
,hem charged in Nh F.s answer.
Mr. Van Buren, offered 10 shOr copy OF wrtt OF
ne Great, suec out by Mrs + 10 prevent hm Leaving
the STATE, on which Mr. +. was arrested and held 70
bail in $1,000 but the wit set aside oy The Supreme
Court on condition that Nh T. should not sue Tor
false Imprisonment also, tue decisions upon lnem,
also, injunction 10 prevent him taking me- wlet)
PhaCe phla, and his gong on ~ PhiladelPhia WIN
the suit .or diyofce also, Mr.. Lassons aihdayt az
the tine Of the Injunction. Mr. OConor objected,
but Mr. Van Buren, said he offered u IN reference 10
residence and to show why Mr.. Forrest was neces-
saTily here al times already spOkenof
The JUcge allowed the date Of ne erCa', &c, ID De
Asto the housein Mercer-st from which Anna
Flower wrote for Mrs + to come and see her, W.
Van said he would snow me Character Oh thc
The Courtthousht IL VAS not SO TIL the character
Of the house should be alluded TO on me oiher siae.
Mr. Van read from the ahdavlts OF Mrs r taa,
the letter Of 24th Dec -i9 the FIRST lntlmdtlOh
which Mrs. = had tina. Mr. + suspected or accused
her of impropriety also denying certain assertions
made by Nh Forrest 10 his affidavit, as 10 converse
tons and proposed 10 read from Mr. / S affidavit
what he said, in comparison and d!sprooi "hch was
The Court ruled. as before, that the affidavit. Of
Mr. T canno. be read except so far a. that % Ms
2 is un ME lllslbe AID denied the motion.
Mr. Van Buren, read d statement (No 30 oi Mls'
+. denying tina: she ever acted Win lnpIoptleIy,
either N appearance or reality. ohe cais upon
Aluiehty God 70 witness u aud Il IS signed Oy MS r.
it's dated Jan. ls49, Mr.. Van b. sad II months pc
fore Dec 1919 as spoken Of By Mrs. b. IN her an
Wr orc wished the Jury to look a! the date, Jan.
lsig The question asked 3iT. lawson.
Nh Van Buren, SAID they would here REST rhE
casE Fon Mr. 7.
Mr.. orc. immediately called, in behalf o! Mrs. T.,
Ir Cbarlss A. Lee He wished MIN to state the
date Of commitment Of ARIA Flower to the House
Of Refuge Objected TO.
NJ GSc sad the vlrnesS vas iecturlng a. Buffalo.
ara wanted to be away. or he would not nave cahei
hirn first. Mr.. OC. wished TO show the age oil Anna
F. Al the time and they Ait 10 show ner generai
character L..x
Mr. Van B. did not OBJECT 10 general cnafsctef'
but did as 20 age twas no; right 20 take tbe oecla-
ration Of young girl ears ago, when she was
chltd 10 show thai she made mistake oil Two yeaIs
or so m her age lie directed to the commitment
be,nc Gwen m evidence The question as to her
e,er nsyirg been IN the House Of Refuge was asked
b The counsel himself and he mus, abide oy her an
swer The commitment was not Tor scfih'e'Du' wi
vasranCy- ,,o.sx ,sss D.,
Dir O'C SAID the date Was ID October, 1883 fdPef
lot for the present admitted. ,. ,s.s -. trs
Nsinsss-Am phy sician resided Ia 1888 I'd aaa
her mother Mrs. ID. ,.., nth
Odd you become acquainted, at that time' Win
the general character OF Anna --.t
oo,,c,eot, they have q nsh. 10 saSw general