The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-25


through Catherine Levns until Mr. Raymond, - the
friend Of Capt Howard takes the matter In charge and
three months to Mrs Butler and three months to Anna
herself and then all payments ceased. Is there not
complete end to a pretence Of having that act OF sx
clair turned into atrocors act Of crminaty on the
part of Mrs Rorrss? When Anna called Mrs Forrest
In New Orleans, did she give her single sixpence or
proni,e her Did shs crafty her Ia any way7 No She
tel. 20 be that when she said Mrs Forrest that
she would tell Mr. Forrest how Capt Howard had treat
ca hsr Mrs Forrest eaid Oh DON'T New Mrs Forrest
was re wife OF wealthy husband and, Of course had
pin money yet she her nothing to silence her she
Anna Mr. Forrest in the street and ehe didn't tell
him as rhe says he turned her Of Claiming that the
evidence Of Anna Flowers does not offer shadow of pre-
tence for the charge OF conspiracy aganet her Anpa!
leave that branch OF the case haye called your at
teDen the iatrinsic falsehoods OF her testimony
will c your sention 10 the other contradictions
In It, On her examination she admitted taat she
had stolen some property but then she Eitsrward said
that he Was but the ionocent receiver When put the
question she took long tne t. consider, and gave me,
time to time, deadly looks; and oug before
the replied that the court was obliged 30 tell hsr
to ~ swer aud fhe aBsscrsd that shs did though
che added abe the innocent receiver. Why aid
forget the Of the doctor with whom she lived
Becaufe els knew tast If che admitted it she could b.
cCntr1dcted in ali she ssid. She not able TO re-
member ,he nsme Of oootor Lee she able to remem
ber that she the Innocent receiver OF stolen cood
With which che detects Mt the moment aud ss had
80 good memory that enc was able 10 shis
the other servant from whom she Il golds
young girl like herself Her motive for the c)nc,at
yrent OF the DOCTOR perreatiy apparent
She roud not tell the name; te did not kn11 tac Sss
-au1 how 20 iat hml Fortunately he l. ,so-
temsn OF GEtnction in hts profa.s,en hs vas
delivering lectures; teut RubrGaa 10 m, wite,
ard the doctor game "s he wns about TO p'oonrd
70 deliver a G. uree OF lectures in Boston l asked
her il she livLg with MIR John Dickinson
and she said did Eeueubsrai that rae was,
sent to the .,ohocl SIS she called tn. uouss of
Refuge She remembered that charged with this
theft yet she da moi rccosct sisnag iodenure :,
Mr. Dickinson. though sha lived VITA bin some time
and afterwards re.urpea that part OF he country srd
wanted to remain with him egata Size w,shad to con
cosl the fact Of living Tth DR. Lee she wished TO con
cesl the fact OF living with hir DcsiDson OF New "a
naan-short sishtedy conceving tbat W.T. could not
track him Wat were her motives and what Was her
testimony, but downright perjury Aud wnep Jncy
hnd that witness nas eWorn absolutely false IL
particular, :he rasxin Of the law is that ne
is not entitled b. credited in sa,thiag thas
be has to in court of jartae--' Faisas
in mo, taAus m o.eubus.n false ia QUE tntlg,
false in all--!s a uaxm OF the law. l d. not besye
there that man ia this Court who coud go tn4t
stand and not either from msconceptien oCler
be lis biz 70 But when come 70 a mpsiye
Tor calceslmeGt the utter disregard 20 chs solcm
nifty Of an oath, IDd upon that oata n's a dpisr
OF mans property shnuld be allowed 70 di7end,
mnch less the al that Is dear to individual.
IBoSlcs your attention the sst ana mcs inpcrsaot
tuhj'ct IL my opaon ohrctns the cit dit oi thls wo-
man, Anna Flower, becsuss IL not oniy Affects her
evidence, but the credit OF The whole OF the witnesses
for the ds.endent mean that most v,il.nous trans
action which occurred about the 18th of June,
$50. sDd IN snich Mr Forreat Mr. Dousherty soms
Ltdy ,l,e VINO IL upsn.wr 70 us, aal :Lis
kIovrrs psrt,cipa,ors Nov, what va Al, act?
According the testimony Of A.ea fl3wsrS with
the sdd;tionLl evidence ot Ellen LSw,ess 4 young
girl WHO scivcut in the in M-rcef
We ind that this wnmsn was brsusht from NsS
Orleans. snd bad been examined here aul it *as
eupposed that her testimony Old sl5tantiat@ ths
ciininsi charges nSain't e,rs Forrest AFTER ehat
ttsunony war aiven win the privity and consent
OF hr Forrest 0no .od her himseir cot - g :, SIX
teetth street sud rec Mrs Forrest arrange was
neoe through MIR. Dougherty, that p,sos sh pul be
fIune where an interview might be hat with Ms fpr-
r.tt and that person should escort hsf t. it Now,
what il The place which Is found for the purpose
house il Mesc-r street which they ray have bee
respectable because the Rev Mr. Cox resided IN it
pt Is Ht.a
vlo tie Rev Mr. Cox is do not know, bur il Rcv.
Mir COX cid reside there il ia very sa.scsory ev:dence
that aas respectable howe-cr at Nil oyeats that Il
ssj thing Otherwise than respectable traEsaotsd
tnSe, It must have privately condu-tsdbu tasr-
wio like Rev. c. Leeter don't know what minister
OF the gofpel You have certain kno sisdse
gentlemen, of The character OF thi. house, though
ON not impugoing 1t, l am not prepared to throw
anything against 1t But, gentlemeo, | stat
to yeu the lscts in evidence. Mrs. Flowers
with the privity and consent OF these parties
made Irssnents 10 bire bedroom in The third starry
in the part OF this house. She went ther.
sId devoted whole day With the assistance of tlis
Dcugher,y, who brought her there to The purpose
OF ft,irg Mrs Forrest Their. in this room two
h.df al least there were two Windows qving sht to
the p,m-one Of these Mr.. Flowers, by soms msans
prepared nv herief csufsd TO be curtainedpfobably
The ore that was mot convenitut for the OBJ
jtcts she bad In view had some idaa that probably
II might De owing u the warmth Of the weather that
the curtains we're put ur-one Of these Windows con.
nuf icsted with smsl' dark bedroom These curtains
were, as l said, put up by the agency OF Mrs.
Fhwers AID ste seems to be reasonably econont
cal becaute, when Mrs Forrest did not honor her
With visit, the took them down and carried th.m
away Now, gentlemen, ask what the object
OF getting Mas Forrest to ths room Why there
much soloifude to get her there? This lady, (Mrs.
FltwreO not only writes one, but two letters 70 Mrs
Forrest and the most strenuous efforts made to get
her there and deep plan OF operation Was resorsed to
for the purpose Of inducing her to there Here is
snoce IN the morning HERALD Of that day that If Mrs
ABDa Flowers Of New Orleans, formerly Miss Dempsey
would call or send srrd where she might be TO the
ohtce Of Mr.. Sedgw;ok, (Nr Forests counsel) she
would hear OF something to her advantage Now that
Iotce sent to Mrs Forrest and this after Aana
Flowers hao been at the office of Mr. 5edgwick and mad
heard Of everything 10 her advantage which no ahe
TO communicate and after Mr Forrest and Mo sedgwicS
had thing to their advantage which Anua
tlo*trs WIS able TO communicate. What was the
object Of that Advertisement 1t portion of
the elaborate preparations which caused the hang
ing Of the curtains 1t was to be used a mode
o. inducirg and wheedpg Mrs Forrest to visit
that room. 1t bGd Of course another ard different
oIJect--a connection With something 10 happen
after she had visited that You win remember,
gentlemen, that Anne, the stand denied writing her
her WIS her hand wriDr; but, further oonaustion
she admitted 1t the D.x dsy. Not only did they hrst
adoTess TO hrs Forrest the letsr in ths morning but
afecond letter with an appropriate menace OF the Oh
jet; and what was the real obeGs! Why, Anna very
hon'sy and truly for says that h- oeot vas 70
ceceve ntF For eet and the states IL IN wurds
the oJgc f tn Two written absolute tasshood- stang
that ,le had rot een the parties aod wi an4ous -
slrs Forrest before fle them, was, ehey
written fer the purpose OF d-cevipg Ma Forre. au
nCucipg her TO ,sl into this trap which hss bstu set
fer her by Mir TsiIeet der husband by ths agency OF
ifs woman who had con trouah her love OF i,stice
ncm New Orleans (apd with the other member,
OF tbet conieoerscy, Who teve been, aud are, en-
Regtd in the work OF chasing her DOWN -whosa
vAce object Is the attainment Of that verdict ~
your hangs which should hsst and destroy this lady
Her otJeoy she tells you TO deceive Mrs fortcet
Nov, Why all this elaboration Was it that Mrs Annt
Flowers merely might have the satisfaction CT telling
Mrs Forrest that rhe hsd here and told the tutl
iesrectng btr conduct tc beF husband and that IL
through her love and off, ciion Nrs Forrest VINO had
b en- sTays 20 kud 70 bef TINT she wished 70 inform
her oi IL? IL that tfueg Did any body through
tueh rurpesc, and ihnt too, with the assistance sf
other IeoIlc for che ala lot put that edyef cement in
the HEHnpl Die anybody 80 through such process
of yhg and deception except for The accom- olisnuen
of tcme most infamous plot And what this plot
/ ark the curtains to answer. Why wa that curtain
placed over the dark bed room 1 should ask What
free to perform In the dreme Not keep the
con out. certainly. But the learned counsel says
1t IL utterly impossible for you to consider this any
ubiquitous scheme of deception because said he II Did
not succeed Mrs Forrest did not 60 Gnd therefore,
the matter amounted TO nothing And then he went to
Iecnunt and did Itcnunt tha al she unrhL