New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-12
THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
Cath ariHe n. Forrest vs. Edwin Forrest-Edwin
Forrest Us. Catharine y. Forrest.
10
TWENTIETH DAY. 6 1.urday, Jan. 10.


Mr.. O'COnOr read commission issued to Pnlla-
delphia, for the purpose Of examining John W
| Forney The deposition was dated Dec 90 1851
"DepostoEs OF witnesses produced, sworn, and Ell
amin ed tue twenty second daT December the year
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one A. the City OF
Phlla selphii II the sste cf Pennlvani under and BY
virtue of issued out Of the Superior Court Of
the City Of Newyork, N the form Of letters roEsory IN
a certan therein depending and AZ issue between
CaihSIne N Forrest, plaintiff, and Edwin Forrest de-
PENDANT. .,
aged - years aud ward berg " aht Dsbicy
pursuan' 20 he directions here annexed ana examined
the pant OF The plaa'h doth depose and say as follows
"FiRsr-Tothe first inter- Re sal h. Ny name is
Cd to, sse the CIV q Phs5soSa and haTe re
SIDED there SIX years and upward am married nan.
.gCoND-T0 the second luiero22toty be saith do
know Edwin Forrest. who u by profession trasedia0
have Known him shout IS yo'rs Ina'e been dursag a 4
that me IN the most intimate c3nAdenlh and EieA1y
relations H.it Ina, sno an 50 SIN
'THiED To tho thus inieroyt'ory he saith 'r' and
have been within and DUNG the last two yels Nor OF
ewspalsr ensIvsy circulated Ia the STATE o, Pen rsy
van.s tbe the said p,per Is The PennsstroHIn
"FoURTu To the fourth inteTcgs.0ry he SATIN,
have osIeo 81 he paper now oited 70 H. and
to the sd believe 4! Is tue copy Of a
George R0heris Of The Boston TINES believe It to be
true copy The Edwin Forrest was no. present when
Tvrose the sad letter be d rot i OF
,hcut he,us hhie, u - him told hin hal written
it directly after had wntten there were two passages
in tie letter Which showsd that It was Tr.ten VI d ms
ting such lete beforehand our ga ho 90 INTO De
AID HE she letter sea. 10 dol5I met oif F0eI
APPROVAL he 1. before was son u the best oil
my knowledge, out Of that an pefi5cty &c an got
aGsWer to tnat L. wrote the le..er oy Ed"ia
Forests authority. iie DID assent 30 ny wrrinsl
wrote thai letter TO % that believed 70 be gent q
mar confidence for the purpose OF Elndca; 0s val
rsply 10 NV letter TO Mr. Robots fraa hun. daly
a ding the Suggestions y he nade 20 AIN Iha' letter
phO" lost OF nns.ad fha'' all nave 20 w ro,yvv
Examination taken reduced to ting, aud by The
witness subscribed AID 70, this twesyseocnd day
Of Decen, be- 1851. before me. OSWALD THOMPSON.
President Judge I he Court OF CoT@gn Peas
Of the Cay sud Comfy Of fmlade phia.
NrO'C said ne would read the letter
Mr. Van b. objected on the ground That the origl-
nal was not shown TO witness at the time out more
particularly because Mr. Forrest did not write "
Sc the letter after II written. There are sug
gestions III the letter showing they could not be
his as a party ould have stated Tue matter right.
There is not much IN the letter, and would be
soTy TO appear opposing II, but there are parts OF
il that may DC MI 5uudeist Mr. OC. replie1
deposition OF George w. Roberts wasread by Mr..
orc, IN which be stated he received a letter from
Mr. FCrney but does not desire 20 dlEulse without
the writer's consent. ihiS Yves september, lool'
and tho commission to Mr.. FoIney IN Decemoer,
1851. Mr.. orc presented argument 10 sho" the lc!-
ter ought TO be admitted.
Mr.. Van B further replied, If Mr.. FOrney was on
the stand and SAID II was copy, ne hI van }
would have a right to call for the original, or have
an explAustlon mac as to a search aud unsuccess-
full effort TO find the original MI Roberts states
that he has not possession OF the letter but he sup
poges he might obtain control OF H. Inc cItef II OF
prlyate nature he says aDd does not refer 70 par
iies IL this SUIT she wing that the letter here offered
cannot be the same letter.
Ire Judge ealC an original paper mus be pro 1uced
unless II Cannot be obtained. Mr.. Roberts Lived IN
another State and cOsid not he competed to preduce
IT. Asto M Forrest rot having written tue letter
to Nj roberts. or seen u aisef y was feto, there
was evidence 10 show tnat Mr. fc,TeSt authorized
II. ana there IS nOTeason 10 exclude II.
y OCoIoT Ies1 the lettef
fptare 7-OurfGeud Forrest nis here. and y .fon
toa, fora Gyotce fam hls vile. he nss had for IS
the offs q her hhiet bd las cn'seL 70 keeP
thea quiet woue have dOAe 50 sll bui Tor her holy
IN ceusung hm fvr esvI her IL IS really astounding
how Le h&f kcpttsese proofs 30 himself ro al MS feAds
ne fcis sle lcli these Eighteen nontns ago. while
plav,n M CiAciGLati he canst. 81 yery eqpipo
80, Al c,e,scti,n tgt .eart Srt PROTESTED innocence.
pa,s b. ioyilg be he did most profoundly.
~ 'Afcr ,hey resclcd eud and been tEste for
SOM tune fon svehins his vfr' table abis-
doy, IN the hhnd writing f. thou h Ho- sisued tue young
msD which she WIS luLei u n tein we
and nan .s,attaoe TIE language alluded t. her whiss
arms that wound abort MS Ices 20 me e'Tsi nouns
l.pt as > mtmen'o WITH t was quite well WON
Upon ting evidence, WI me o-uer o,anl na'ory
Tor divorce Bat yos an position to serve him
r. f. and hose ccgpatj se was dsteo ed Ceorse
Jamloscnro~ playing 10 Neg Orleans II you don tkn9w
is autaIce. WHAT oUest now ot-ts to cnch mo
na Il 70 Obtain IN some way an admission ifoH Jameson
ramtd you 10 hip a. saie sead h'a l,tisen, il,e"u
tnd he never vii forget whatever o4 m'i DO of mn ia
iii 10 m Hyst ysl cat'er lie sosse taat on mizht
institute intimate relations with J aad LEA adace n
either IL ycur presence CT IN gfnt - tllns 70
he nreua Of hrs connection DHL Mrs = lie Is fond OF
eiss and POSSIBLY coa7Sial ood mishI bsc)Ae CON-
No ham VIII come hin he Is game too small for
Forrest and any scn si"h ne NAY m'As nsy We l.2nf.
ta1t o Is sldrg aursd mau 10 seHs relev from
a nov hateful bona Can yGn manage ths thlns ny
fui v,I warmly eloear you 70 Forrest. He Is nearly
c,,, AZ The ide Of heinz placed his present position
out 3e II spend half he wosth 10 be releved from H.
o e, CORRECTION with It, Excuse for troubling
ia regard tot Ny ARD attachment TO s,orogs FORCES.
N wouo help IN the mat or, Iro9aby 10 kGo thatJohI
Gretn the actor NewO Orleans Is the warm iTead
- FoIrest, and May kEOw jar lsSOn well
Yeu csu your own discretion n ie,tins LIN kno"
me e s,teT Is addressed to sou with the kaow-dss Of
pea,c write as SCOT after receipt you fad oPp'r-
Will Min md regGSs anu Robert. Yours YER truly
- y bsrt. Es1 JOHN ". fORNLf.
MI O'l offered 10 read aGeposliioh Of NeP'. now
ard but Il was objected TO-
MIR Van B. said II was imper'ectin one Oh his ah-
swers che second) as 10 Anna Dempsey ne de-
clin,6 .nswefing He also declined answering
whether any accusation was made against am W
anna Dempsey as 10 MS being the iashel Oh hei
child, ard offering any SUN oil money ia Co."piVS
mise &c Instead Of ans SerIng the later, ne OIL
tered protest, ss he Was LED TO Deuese tnaI 'he
action was between Mr. ard Mrs. Forrest ana ne
" as not bound to answer anything Ieiasins 10 ms
own conduct or third parties ne had already salo
he mad had no connection Win Alma d., ana ne con-
s.deTs many OF the questions impairment
To the nth Interrogation lie sad ne "a" Alns -
the house did 10. think her character gooo, ana
would rot believe her under oath. Mr.. Van b m
sisted That the witness should be present. there oe
ing defects III the cepOsition anc thAt tne &c Ssoh
OUGHT ,ot to he admitted MI Var B. said the de-
position was not returned TILL after the trial com
nenced Mr. OC. SAID i was so, ga November,
but lot oeened I'LL nth December Nh en- hfs cauoa
M be fore a Special Jury. Mr. Van b SAID ne ma 1
rot known II til after he commencement oil the
uial. -, h,
seaman. Getting MS living by hard knocks on INC
ocear. Ii he gave, even. SIS TO prevent ihe p1oL.
cation Of false charge, !, Was but what many "'ne'
have doLe. IL ~h,ch
Tie secord question. Mr.. Van 3. SAID wn..a
Can't IL declined answering was "ne1heI WINS ~ -
acop.i1 ted with what had been charged: M. van
b. said he relied more upon the TACT OF MIS- rorres'
keeping Anna il the house, auc her , -,
0uainisrce with Capt Howard, than az tne Iesu
nony. They had given Iotlce DlIe months ago NAV
tIey would require Capt II as s"i--sss, siio d. WIS