New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-26
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Catharine v. Forrest vs.. Edwin torrest-Ed-
win Forrestys. Caihsrine n. Forrest


SUPERIOR COURr-3EFORE JUDGE OAKLEY
TnmrY-sEcoND DAY--.SArURDAY, Jan. 81.
Cotaar,ae ~ Forrest agt EdwIa Forrest,
emf counter charge Action for Divorce -. Continued
The Courtroom was again denoely
crowded this morning. Mrs Forrest and several
other ladies' were present.
CONTINUATION or MR.. O'CONOR'S ARGuAENT.
Mr. orc said he was sorry to have hao 10 occupy
so much time yesterday, As TO the Demlhg testimony
but one thug renamed 10 De sdlu, lla' even NJ
mining what tnly SAID 10 be true, II mlglt Still De
nlocent-the ann instead of resting on the shoul'er
AS Il appeared, might have rested agelnst sohe'h,hS
else Nh Willis sWue he never placed nus hama lu-
ctucately on Mrs Forrest. notwithstanding all
tp.y say a 10 sCclag HIM IN the room u was strange
my never saw MRS VOORHEES, there, who always
Was AT Mrs FOrTes's when MT. f. was away anu
Mrs + was frequently away when Mr. T. was.
They also said they never saw t~o ladies' tose'het
in the same room, while the testimony throughout IL
that Mrs VOORHEES, continually III the room win
Mrs Forrest. 1t Is ackEO wedsed that MRS FO0r-
HES was an attractive young woman, recently mar.
RED to young man ana II "hst they sdy IN feSao
to her Is considered true may II NOT, lnsteai OF MIS-
FORE ST and MI. Willis have been Mrs ana
her enamofed young husband, placing MS manu- pay
fully upon her Snou eTs Ast0 the chaIgesas felsSs
TO Can't Howard they speak OF our having orougW
him here he has been engaged for two years IN the
trade with California, and 1t is not prooaOie We coulu
ask hun 10 eve up his business 70 come mere As 10
Jameson, If attempt has been mace 10 keep
nm away the fault Is not with But the Jury
have had Mir n. i. Willis personally before them
MIR Forrest would have deprived Mrs: Forrest oi
every male hnend-she had none except hei ofotnei-
lu-law Frank VOORHEES,, and the TWO gentlemen OF
me nress Mr. Goodwin ans Mr.. Bry ant. Has any
thing been urged against the moral character oil Nj
Willis or any others oi the Witnesses on ouE part,
except Capt Calcraft, relative to whom theB S'uh-
bed on some domestic affection IL relation 10 MS
wife TMr. Van Buren, SAID the ooJec' was not 10
INQUIRE as 10 his WIFE but as 10 Mrs hooisSohi
They threatened as 10 moral CHARACTER, etiueh'y
ka.lfV aud 4F4 AZ
RIM on that point when he came upon the ssand
They ash Cd him II he belonged 10 the church II Is
very few that belong 10 the CnUTch VINO acl luH up
To IT'S STANDARD MOI asngle Impeachment WAS odet-
"a except As 10 that As to Mrs Forrest, he tens
YOU everything III denial. Ine on.y aclS thai tehi
TO immortality on ms pat, ale that most 0! the lle
covered IL this he was IN Ill he tlth thA' ne
was at the bed side OF his sick wife and enleaVoreI
10 receive her friends aud wien, az TIE taHl asA' VI
Might be thought he ccula ieaVe tsf S4SA Oeu' . -
before ne TetueG bid good ngh' 70 Ms earring
child he GA So Never dldtaere stand witness VAC
HaS more entitled 10 the emlnenty good opnl N anu
full confidence OF a Jury. cannon Ihlnh "Adt tae
counsel meant when ne said MI W. Was hJt lt'iy
examil ed every possible question was esAoI.
Lastly on tins branch OF the case, we present you
moral proof that Is not 10 be glinsald-.hs moss Ia.
ilu!ate relations have continued 10 eAls, pet"VFh
uis Cornelia Willis and Mrs. Forrest 10 Inls houI ,
and We hear Mrs " on this stand, testiylhg 10 heI
entire belef In the fidelity OF her husband ana inc
rc,ilty OF Mrs Forrest. Is l. 10 be supposed she
wouio nave been here day by day as the ffleho OF
So, nas ia a sick bed, would inYeisle INTO hef
house "A yeigh0Or for improper purposes 1. Is
4 moral proof as 70 the entire innocence OF ht. ~ u
ID, and Mis- Forrest Then on the charge agalnS' Mrs
Forrest as 10 Capt Howard. We Will commence
Wlih the irst witness, though her testimony anne
positively at 10 particular person Mrs UNDERWOOD
10 show the orecli 20 be given 20 her testimony she
said she had never any hard feelings as 10 mrs fVi
rest yet you find that she complained ~ oens ..AIJ
lct 10 have home, ana she asked Nj fVrest 70 Aes
her 90 To Font i and be refused as he SAID shS hiu
bee tale bearer Mr.. Forrest no couO5 hhes rum
sometimes shethsA went.o Mrs foTrest-who was
Ccrsuelo sill ALWAYS klDd,--and Mrs sGll WAY
o. you want to 60 with MIR. Forrest, cone with me
81, renamed win Mis- Forrest III sue gvt mafntl,
and some time February seems 10 nave laileh mo
the net Of Mr.. Butler and taen WHhjre" nei sol,
a no had lodged thcre.) from the house al MS 4
Ms U. saws MIR T. tod her afler"ard mat hfs
F,,r,>t had for months been poisoning MS Hlhu
.gainst MIS- L. Was this likey 10 DC True vi
E. Sunrosed IS he SAYS, that MS l. was un "pItns y
"A MIS- L. says Ms. hatlr caro- - 50 ~ 80 ~
Ihrsry Isuprohable thar Mrs Forrest would h"o
re,u engaged IN poisoning his MIND aselHsI h> 81.
x.,tsf MRS L IS Cou.Iatlcted by Mr.. ana WIS
loyps.reet. She proves n0fnhs ttveps a.
tie trssh OF the tin Peiucoat ana AZ WA $50
.,d saws rothirg is 10 any spechc cheis q
SIC su.ke OF Professor Hackley having been let
our secretly, WREN YOU find that Gu corning
from patty once he stopped there IN MS oaIIiaSe
to leave Mis- Worries GnlS Is the story %,
one v no Srew Mrs. Forrest FROM her infa'ey; ese
pa,,sken freely OF her bounty, and "htd Sho go
married probabl, - some Tlch man. sue luaAeI ~
Ter beuefactnr Mt. L , IN heI ahhafit ip4 sie
P,nrsy lvania Legislature as mucn ~ ssli NJ
r. went travelling about when l. Is kno" IuA' ~ ~
F.grCst turned Mrs + out Of his house m Mtf %
VS. a mcrth with Mr Goodwin, pait 0' the u'"e
boarding where her sister old, and was snoI. 'ne
~ summer boarding III Mass, anu IVoA 49, ss;,
Nov Her testimony Is utterly unworthy o. cie0is'
We have the last chapsSt IN the drama ma 40 "
Can't How ard. You have The testimony 0, Ahha
.t.. tksth he /. IN