New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-17
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catharine ". Forrest VS.. Edwin Forrest-Ed-
win Forrest VS. Catharine n. Forrest.
SUFEnfON EOUNT-DBrvsa
TWENTY FIFTH Day. Friday, Jan. l6.

Cotbarine A. Forrest agt Edwin Forrest
and cntnftr chWgs-Action for Divorce Continued.
NJ $3.50 So Sg sy. W. Van a.
man OF the Ward knew Catherine Leyins she came
10 this country IN 1872 she lived with me Till 1874
went from that To MIR. Edwin Forests cannot say
how long she staid, 3 or years she told me that
she and her husband came 10 this country together,
and three days after they came he run away (oo-
ltctd 10 by Mir orc. } her husband was gone years
10 lS7 all that know OF their coming here together
was what She tod me. Mr.. Van inquired II he
came 10 see witness aftefward, ana II she showed
marks Of bruises, &C Mr. orc. objected. MI Van
SAID she stated In her testimony that she and her
husband had had TO difficulty.
Objected to, and the Court ruled II out
q Did YOU ever hear her say anything
Al asked her how Mr.. Forrest acted IN his house
when at home she said when Mr. was home
the Housewives silent they could her mouse on the
floor, but when Mr. +. was away then MIS- +.
cou ENJOY herself ana have parties.
Thomas l.. SBiiti, swOrn.-By Mr. Van D.-KeSde
in TWeIty-Hinth.st am builder know Mr.. and
MIS- Forrest have known them since the spring OF
1877 visited tho house very frequently was taeFe
sometimes once or twice week, am sometimes
once III TWO weeks as occasion required nave seen
Mis-. Forrest at different other places-at Mt rs
place al Yor kers, and other places do not reeoect
any particular occasion at seeing her at Font Hil
saw her there on several occasions.
Odd you see her smoke
A-Nes, at Twenty.secOni-st and Font hlll
10th have seen her smoke the small cigar, aud
don't know but the large ordinary cigars nave
seen her Drink wine aud punch-think one time
mint JuIps or brandy
Q-Have you seen her lying on the ground at
Font HID
OBJECTED 10. Nh Van B did not expect % show
sny aduterous intercourse but her general conduct
that she was seen by witness lying on the ground IN
an iDcelca,e position MI. O'C asked II II related
to any of the persons named. ny van d. saiu no.
MI orc. SAID there has been TO general charge II
there had been he would have objected TO II. Ihey
row propose to state occurrences as witnessed by an
acquaintance Of Mr. Forrest, and IN his employment
..NfN Sine lalr
enormously stated as baker by occupauon MI
Van COMMENCED he had right TO show general
conduct The Court thought, as II cd not reiate 70
any of the parties named, II was irfevelaht. W.,
Witnes DO not Iecollect having seen Mrs. VIII
lis at Twenty cond st have so at Font Hlu.
ODD YOU ever see Mrs Forrest smoke IN pre-
sence Of Mrs. Willis
been asked Mrs Willis on cross examlnatlon
The Cour, thought 1t uDnecessary-as 10 the
whole business Of smokng, he thought II quite IN
material
Witness The time / saw Mrs + drink glass OF
punch MIR. + was not present he was not present
1T Font Hill when she smoked, AS ,houSh' an oiul
The Court thought there was serious matter
enough in the case without attending to tribes
DR. elisha Bartlett swom-My business is teaching
also M a college in Vermont. and other places Ned
zeal lecturer admitted in 1926 noticed the tesu-
mony of Dr. and Mrs. Hawks the papers was NOT
nresent when DR.. Hosacs was examined
b
ana Mrs H. Mi O'C. contended that spschc ques'
tlons must be put as related to experts Inc Ooui.
ssktd MI Van b why not pursue the same course as
w,tb Dr posack Mir Van said ne had unaers,oo1
Thai Or Bartlett, had pronounced Lecture oaseu On
H. testiuony of Dr. and Mrs. H.. and has mace IL a
study lie wished to learn from Or Barrier! MS VIE"
OF the case. ., -,,su.d as 10
Hosack the proper one. o.,;oo "a N Dr Uosack
MT Van put the same question as 70 VI ~ nYsaJn
opd asked # The symptoms would DC as III ha"A'
concluded .,, :. indicates that she is
t,.r,r, from some cause olIhculty as 10 moI'n''
occasiOIs would cause II D. If Von r.
Alerandtr r Fonda, sworh-by az 'srS;tor IN
Am occuDied now as receiver anu au ~ IA
~, nn Hndsan River Railroad my business Ia Ios,
WY Sscyctsrv OF the Hudson RIVER stea'i, ~ %
sssocistion was with them ifoh 1919 " his
,haS dissolved 80 far as eacn man " M,
own hoat and run It, but the aSs S,oa,' han n
Sa,Tc closed | was retained, tne ivy ,be
wss made from it, and Is III eAisIe"So =, ~, m.
steamboat Albany Was soiu IN ioi-. o." t dav 10 a
TO, Gns she was then changed from ia, On
~, haet the-e was no saloon or STATE Ioou 80 0
Saca whsn ,he was changed 10 hlgu' o''' ''N'
was. - ~. Van g-Is one Of
,A xor,;,o,s M THE EreHing Posi- kho" ~ ~;
Fo,sst have Known her ever since snc oa r ms
| country knew Mr. Forces, longer thn isn,sd Win
sccn.i1,sJ Win Mrs f from being acQua'nSeu -
| NT r called on her Mrs Bryant was aSI ,,h Ms
! with Mrs Forrest. the last time sPoAS sh.nlf
Foues, must have been about two years go =, ms
,hink Mrs By ant had called upon hus. ,h,sy n
,.nth her yery lately Mrs Goswln Is SO n,
nine Mr.. and Mis-. G.. visited fVh' III. ~ s,ncs
uiIs il might have been three or TOUT ~, Fa,rss
WIG - - lcso \ was consulted BY MS Io.tSs