The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-11

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Superior Court.
Before Chief Justice Oakley
CATHARINE n. FORREST Vs. EDWIN roRREsr.
TWENTIETH DAY.
JAN l0.-Mrs Forrest was In court accompanied BY
Mrs. N. P. Willis and another lady Mr. Forrest was
also in court usual with his counsel and other friends
At the sitting Of the Court Mr. OConor to
read the dispositions OF John W. Forney of PHILADELPHIA
which ss follows
John W. Forney Of the city of Philadelphia editor,
aged 81 years and upwards, being duly and publicly
sworn pursuant to the directions hereto annexed and
examined the part Of the plaintiff doth aepose and
First-.To the first interrogatory he saith Nv nam.
is John W. Forney aged thirty four years by occupation
an editor reside in the city of Philadelphia and have
resided there six years and upwerds am married
second To the second intsrrogatory he saith do
know Edwin Forrest, who is by profession a tragedan
have known him about fifteen years. l have been
during all that time the most intimate confidential
and friendly relations with him, and am so still
Third To the third interrogatory he saith | am
and have been within and during the last two years
editor of newspaper extensively circulated in the State
Ptnnyluonian.
Fonrth.-To the fourth interrsgatory he saith;
have looked at the paper exhibited to me and an
nexed to the commission marked A; believe 1t is the
copy of letter written by me-a private letter by me
be true COPY The said Edwin Forrest was not nrassu
wht wrote the said letter; he did not it, 1t was
sent OF without being exhibited to him I told him
had written it. directly after had written it, were
two passages in the letter which showed that 1t
written with his cognzance. The said Edwin Forrest
and myself spoke OF writing such letter beforehand but
did not 60 into details and while the letter SENT no
doubt met Mr. FORE SITS approval he IL be-
fore sent best my knowledge but Of that
am perfectly certain; got to that letter
wrote the letter by Edwin FORESTS authority He did
assent to my writing it, wrote that letter to person
that believed to DO gentleman, in confidence for the
purpose Of indicating valued friend whom believed
to be an injured man. had reply to my letter to Mr.
Roberts from him, cordially secondipg the sugg stions
which made to him. that letter is now lost or msaid
That's all have to say. JNO. w. FORNEY.
Examination taken, reduced to Writing and by the
subscribed and to- this twenty second day
Of December 1851, before me-
President Judge of the Court OF Common Pleas.
Of the city and county Of Philadelphia"
Mr. OConor then proposed to read the letter of For
ney to Geo. Roberts.
the original not shown to the witness ct the
time the dispositions taken. The fact should be
sfrmatively proved that the suggestions made by
Mr. Forrest. In order to connect or charge party
with the acts of another that other should be spec
read from the depostons where the deponent states
that MIR Forrest not present when the letter
written and that he did not it before it
Mr. O'Conor csntended that they were not Bound to
produce to the depcnent the original and he would read
the dispositions OF George Roberts, Of Boston Times
to show that he had received letter from W. Forney
Mr. O'Conor then read the dispositions Of MI Roberts,
in which he admitted having received letter from Mr.
Forney but refused to produce 1t.
Mr. Van Buren, replied, and contended that the rule
OF law was that they we're compelled to produce the ORR
ginal to witness the stand, and he not
That that right waived by the fact Of paper beog
Issued under commission. That letter written by
the deponent to George Roberts there doubt;
but that any suggestions came from Mr. Forrest, is
wholly the supposition Of the counsel
The Chief Justice said that it necessary that
Philadelphia: is quite clear the original must be pro-
duced unless its abseace properly accounted for II
lost destroyed its production must be dispensed
with Mr. Roberts refused TO produce it, and theie
no means to compel him. and the matter stands before
the Court lost letter As to the other objection he
confessed that when there evidence that particular
letter written by authority Of party there is prma
taea evidence that ne wrote it as the partys agent
Mr. O'Conor then read the following letter, which he
said was written 25th January 1867
lPRVATE.1
Our end Forrest is now here and is about to apply
fer dto,ce from his wife. He has had or eighteen
months the proofs OF her infdeity but has chosen to
keep them quiet, and would have done so still,
II is really astounding how he has kept these
proofs to himself from all his friends for all
these:ls months ago, while playing in Cincinnati he
caught Nrs T. in very eq,iroca position with young
IT. She en- ana he e
loving her ae he did, most profoundly They passed
| to New Orleans, and so home to New York.
After they reached and had been there for time
he found, evening on his wifes table, billet do in
the har dwritng Of though not signed by, this young
man, in which she alluded to in terms the IN ost
| amoroUs aud unmistakable.
The language alluded to her white arms, that wound
about his neck'-to the bssfu hours they had spent
together and the letter had been kept as memeato
until it quite well Upon this evidences, with
the ether conirma.ory proofs he intends applying to
Legislature for a divorce but you now in position
to him in manner he curge The person who
wrote TO Mrs and in whore company she detected
Is George Jameson, now playing in New Orleans III
you don't know him, you can, the editor of leading
daily paper make his acquaintance What Forrest
desires to cliuch the nail is to obtain In
| an admission from Jameson. l named you to him.
safe, steady and intelligent friend. and he
1s n.r he ha 70 n nn
tue intimate relations with j. and then induce him.
either in your presence, or in company to admit as
thing to be proud Of his connection with Mrs F. He Is
f. nd Of glass and possibly In a convivial mood,
might become communicative No harm will come
to him; he is game too email for Forrest; and any
admission he may make, may be important only
| az aiding an injured man in getting relieved from
viii res can you skim anna .n sn1 my
cessu will warmly esdear to Forrest He nearly
crazy at the de Of being placed in biz present positions
but he will spend half be is worth to be RELEASE from it.
Til matter must be kept secret Above all do not
me In connection with it-excuse for troubling you
in regard to IL My ardent attachment to glorious For
rest must be my excuse Now won't you help to relieve
him?
1t would help ia the matter probably, to know that
John Green the actor, in New Orleans the warm
friend Of Forrest, and may know Jameson we'll You
ssm use y0nr own req N letting MIN know the
you in the knowledge OF Forrest.
Please write as soon after receipt you find op
portunity to look about you.
With kind regaids, am, dear Roberts,
''' wy JNo. W. FosNEY.
GEO. RoBEKTs, ESQ.
pHrlApElrHrA, January 25th, 1860,
Mr. OConor then proposed read the dispositions Of
Capt Howard Mr.. Van Buren, objected, the grounds
that the deponen refused to several Of the
interrogatories He referred to Ill., Wendell, 26s,
and Washington Reporte 3A
Mr. OConor remarked, that until the dispositions Of
Anna Fowt re- made, the plaintiff had idea that
such charge she deposed to could have been made
against her, even though they have witne. who
overheard the conversation of Anna Flowers 10 the house
in the time of her sending the to
Mrs Forrest. He (Mr 0Conor) therefore had issued
commission to California to examine Capt Howard
although they had hopes that, a seafarng man. he
might return and be examined ct this trial la refer
to the fact of Capt. Howard, who married
man. and much attached TO his wife paying $76 to sthe
the charge OF Anna Flowers against him, he (Mr.
oConor said the records Of crimusl courts snow
that more members Of the New York bar are at
present undergoing i'm In the State prison
aiding of abandoned charsc.e exactng money
he II