New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-21

cumstaQfe6 alta TdaEf on Tue excitement and diff
Guilty, and al unes III heath attendant upon an Ab
4 senee from hone. and the dunes OF MS profession
sui Is there, from first "a last, an nukin1 sord
thought IN reference 90 ms vile, or even an mpa-
tent remark Not word. There IS the most pas
siOnste affection sNcre. scd fOf vie and mira
ucn Of those whom ne bad heard praise her. Again,
when she wIO's % nm trat she had attended cnirch
/ twice Ia one day and vas 4ffail be you laugh Mt
her he replies "AmsD | |ou'd be the last not TO
CONNIE nj You or thar pO'rt" In another leitsr, ne
nlS htf ie IS happy sac won't . hesr Rev Mr.
Dewey ard poke of nm a. being an honor 70 his
calling.
/ 1hTcuehou. tie enti correspondence me kind
nffS oil his ftaTt. ana unafec- Animation Oi his
Wlif are shOsn, aBd not only 30 Oh, Of ali connected
with his household. and praise Of an who admire
her. tie "ro'e OF tie happiness Of home the same
kncness OF heart simplicity Of heart, aad the same
characteristics that have ateGdtd bis Whole life are
shown.
II the letters are 'air transcript Of his conduct
you have picture Of kmd anC excellent conduct
The only OF you have asainstail ihsis Mr. Nalh-
anlel F. Willis. lie rs the only one In lite Who knew
contrast OF what tbs picture affords Esery effOr.
has been made ny vine sSes. policemen, and others
10 show a different feeling.
He star ds before You as one showing that through
life he has been one Of the kndes OF husbands and
the best of men,
RESIDENCE.
On this point, as to whether AZ the time Of the
commencement Of this suit, Nr. Forrest was a resi-.
dent OF Pennsylvania Mr.. Forrest was born IN
Philadelphia, and lived there jll he vas married
His mother lived there many years, and IN 1919 his
sister says he came there and sad rn.s is my
hCme-l have no other kefCr % hentS Comment
aries and other authorities. In many instances a
mans own declarations sufficient. Nothing has
been said by Mr.. Forces. IN opposition 10 What was
said by his sister. II natural for him. after his
dome ste relations were broken w here, TO 90 - his
home IN Phsdep hia. where his sisters resided,
where his mother had lived, and where he o yned a
house IN which they al had resided lie tid not
have any children. and his home nd,GT iiy THAI
with his sisters, where he had formerly sesiiei.
# is true he came here repeatedly. aud glye
a mortgage III November, lc49, AMI also voted
IN that month. IL was mistake which he might
we'll make AS to the place IN Wlch ne would vote,
ano il IS sought 20 shoe he IS reslen on % = az
count.
In FEBRUARY, 1850, they treat with hinas resi-
MIR Van Buren, read his petition to the Lesisla-
ture, l6h Fec. 1850 10 which he states that he Is
resident OF FennSy lyanIa. and was 50 since FEB,
ISf9l We have rot been ABLE SAID Nr Van Buren,,
tn find the original paper, and canuo, mink how II
should be SO, instead OF saying assdeni since June,
the time he spoke as stated by hiSsister.
IN August 1850, when It was important, he repeats
the oath that he resides there then, and had done so
for year previous.
Its inc6ntfoyertbls that he resilient Of
Pennsylvania az the time OF the commencement OF
this sun.
IsHE GUILTY.
As to The charges against him. In her complaint
(Which Mr.. Van b. read Mrs. T. charges MI. +,
with improperly as 10 Josephine Clifton, AZ various
periods, and at different places mentioned, and also
generally.
Mr.. Van 3. wished the jay TO note that tle COM
plant said between such and such times he had
such caTna knowledge, and the answer Is a idll de-
NAL
1t also charges him IN relation to another female,
whose tame was not read.
Also in BroOme.street as to another patty named
Also IN Greenwich ard Eous.oa-stTeets, at the
house Of Caroline IngerSou
Also NJ q house IN Market street
Also with Anna Dempsey.
Also a woman in Me1cel.stree,- and some woman
IN Thomas street.
Also general charge.
The denial is general one in which he denies
having been guilty as to any or either OF the women
named at the times and places spoken oi-doing
under oath.
The complaint shows there was no lack of dispo-
sition to make the charge. As to Margaret LeoOy
for ms aDce, whom they specially charge In regard
to. there is 40 testimony thar there is even sucn
person living. SO as 70 the person whose name
they nithdTaw-aud as to house III Chefry-S rect
lot particle Of testimony offered as to whether
there is such house IN Chery street or Thomas
street they have spoken Of doing so IN eT Oatn on
il formation and belief Then as . Anna Dempsey,
the object Of which was 10 prejudice rs young
woman, but when she came on the stand, and an
opportunity Mas afforded them, they asked hef nov
question. AS TO Miss Clifton The Jury will see the
| character of the testimony brOughtup.
Nearly the whole of the parties mentonet IN inns
complaint certainly Miss CilitOn--wSrc IN the org
/ inal complaint, which has been Withdrawn.
The inquiry would DC, If Mrs + had ni9rme'lon
such she swOre 20, what has become o. II II not
the inference that they never bad any Information,
although lis &c fg SGT forth was cacurlted 10 Aold
MI. L 10 pubic SANDER TOR months
The testimony does not furnish not only nothing
for his conviction but does not furnish room for sus
Eiclon considering the publicity OF his life.
will speak OF Miss Clifton and Mrs. lnserSoll, the
only two relative 10 whom aay testimony mas oeen
brought up.
The authorities show that for a woman to vsi.
house of i-fame, II furnishes "A suspicion which
must be explained by proof. So must "a married
man, Ii visiting such house IN company WIN
woman
Relative. TO the house Of Mrs Iagersoil there Is
no evidence that her house was a ba~dy house or
that lie MS there in company wUh auy woman
There is 10 charge pIeiension shat any inpropf-
ETY. occurred as 20 her, hut As 20 women unAa) M
A. tn the character Of the house, Mrs lngetsou
said she kept a bO1rciDg h0use. and men and their
wives boarded there, sometimes day, sometimes 4
week, and sometimes longer Her neice, who re-
sided there fourteen months stated that she never
heard or kne" Of any lmproprlety True, The az
teIton Of The police vas called and produced, ana
Mr. Wer and the physician all gave testimony
Nothing to disturbance, want OF order, or prosti
tuition, was shown.
But suppose the defendant was there-h)w dan
geToUS would n be TO convict person OF adultery
on such grounds.
As to the house in Twenty second It. and Six
feminist evidence has been given as TO the impro
priety IN former, and the visits OF Dr.. Rch, leaving
his coach al a dis.aLce, a. later ANA suppose
gentleman seen on the steps, as the policeman
sald NIL. Was, YOU'D It not be wrong 10 charge as
here.
son in the house but herself She le, hin room,
but size never saw or heard any person Ia InhI room,
and Teyer or heard any person that came II or
went out with him.
The eyiceIce shows tia. nr. Forrest was alone.
A thousand conJecturcs Nigh, be IN t4e, coasisIent
wilh his entire innocence. You might suppose ne
went there TO watch anY members OF MS own fanl-
". ard took a front room. And suppose he even
went there as charged, It only proTes that he went
there end person met hlIn and there is nO!Aln5
on which verdict could be founded
As 10 Hiss Clifton, she is the only person named
in the complaint as 20 whom testimony mas 9een
given. She is deae, aDd not able TO exp iln, ana
the Jury should weigh the evidence with great scr-
tiny ..,
There sthe testimony Of Mr. Allen-he testlhei
that they played IN the same pieces-traTeled 10
PetheT-oct upied, at Norfolk, BEDROOMS leadIhg
from the same parlor, and the same al Providence.
He saw bin k IS her once. and there was an atenp'
10 mike it appear that MS bed once uasleos IL,
but 1t was explained by his showing that sir r hsd