The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-08

English or French A. 1t wss in French Q. Where
II that Mr. Fry promised that should sing soos
that Max Aaretzek present O. Is French your
tive language A. No, Italian q. What is Mr.. Fry's
native language A. English. Q. Did he promise you
that YOU should sing The solo ! A. he did o State
what conversation You had ct that time A. said,
you promised that solo to me- he said he did not. Did
you give him the lie A. did not; told him it not
true and he became angry at that used the words
m'ames promts Q. What did Mr.. Fry say to you A.
he wsuld not take lie from your A. believe Q.
What did you then say A. replisd-'You have prom.
ised it me: / Am man who cannot tell lie." Q Old
not Mr. Fry require you to make an apology He did
not ask any apology from and did not give him any
O. Did you, in the cou OF that conversation tell Mr.
Fry that you meant ofenceS A. | did not Q. Did
Mr. Fry on that occasion ags that you gave offence to
himf A. He did not @ Did you tell him as gentleman
that you did not mean to give him any ofisnce No
did not say that believe Mr. Fry offended but he
had NO reason for it l think that my constancy In
insisting upon the argument made him angry The
winners spt aka exceedingly imperfect English, and
his repeated failures in mPrehending the mean,
ing Of the questions addressed to him caused
much merrment in court and great discontinue to ths
learned counsel for the plain tiff The witness finally sug
gessd that should b. sent for which
done The cross sxan natior then proceeded. Q What
words did you when he told you that he had not
missed you' A. said IL give you my word Of honor you
have promised me- ne told me No have mott he was
cole hs sad to ne, "Tl strike you and approached
to then thought il best to retire, and left the
chamber Have you now stated all the words you re-
the WORDS spoken, but have said those remembered
O. When i'd you and Mr. Fry next eet9 A. don't
member Q. When do you Hrst member meeting after
thiss A. AT concert at the Tabernacle. Q. Did you
take part in that cert? A. Yes; did something but
don't remember what Did you do what you did there
by Mr. FRI requestS A. Yes, think 80; but don't
collect certainly it ID Eve years since. Q Did you tell
anybody of the quarrel difficulty between You and Mr.
Fry, at his roomS A. Yes told of my friends O.
Who2 A. don't remember names but it was some
Of the artists OF the company particular frsnds
O We're those friends ItaliansY A Yes O Was it Be-
A ut fnl tn MxIa TruH han
boarding in the house with privats family
Q Do YOU know VIII, gave information Of the affair to
Bennett A. No. O. Did you decline to sing at the
cert at the Tsbernacle A. Not at all O. Did you OBJ
ect TO sing because Strekosch gave the concert? No
Do you recolect whether rruti or Bsnedstti sang
solo at that concerts think that each sang solo,
but DO not recollect precisely O. Was the dc atty you
named ell the difficulty you had with Mr. Frye A. Yes
O. Did Mr.. Fry ever, at any other time, conduct him
self towards you other ~ne than as gentleman
A. We had other difficulty until the end OF the
gagement and that was arr nged amicaby. Q. Was it
at The close of the season in A. Yes it was at the
close of the in Boston Was it at the end Of
the in New York. A. No, but At Boston O. Was
that before the end of the in New York A. 1t
after the over in New York. O. How do
you know that there hook and champagne at the
supper you have spoken Of In Philadelphia A. saw
the Of wine and the preparations for it, Q Where
the cases OF wine A. In one Of the attached
to the theatre-some Turkeys
Mr. Brady-oh, we will leave turkey out of the case.
claus hter)
Q What place was the supper given inf A. On the
stage O. Do on know If Of those wine were
brought from the room under the stsgep A. When
changed dress remained in the theatre about afesn
minutes; the rened the bottles taken out
and other preparations making @. Do you know who
ght the bottles up9 A. No, don't know.
Mr. Sanford Who was the bottle holder?
q Did you see the bottles the stageY A. Yes. O.
Did you see them opsnsds don't remember that
saw them there, but took part in the supper. O.
Fry's programme Of the opera Do the persons whose
names appear pages seven and eight constitute good
selection Of performers A. belle yes paper hand
ed to witness We're the operas printed that pa
per produced at the Aston Place Opera House? They
have only little doubt about LA FAvoitA"
Yes
Mr.. Sherman-The Of the OPERAS as follows:
L'Eieire d'Amore / lombard,
Lucrezis Borgia, Sonnambula
Linda di Chamonnix, II Barbiere di Siviglia,
Lucia di Lammern DOR, II 6iuramento
Ernani, Roberto D.vereaux.
Norma La Favorita
Examined by Mr.. Sandford-From what did the diff.
Guilty arise, at the end Of the reason In Bostonp
Objected to by Mr. Jordan but allowed by the court.
A-The difficulty was that there q balance OF "a.
lsr5 due to mel DON'T know how muchand Mr. Fry had
promised to pay on the day of Fys benefit in Boston,
Mr. Fry had gone away, and told the artists that Mr.
Dinsmore the treasurer, would pay them
Mr. Jordan objected to anything about what Mr. Fry
told the artists,
witness continred-Ths artists went to the theatre to
see Mr. Dnsmore; they waited at his Office from II till
money. stated that Mr.. Fry broke Q. In what
language did you mostly converse with Mr.. Fry In
French.
Crossexanred by Mr.. Jordan-Q Is thas a genuine
sigrstures thanding paper to the it,es). A. Yes,
it is.
Tn. ollc wing tran laton OF This receipt whi:h vas
written in Italian
l. the under dsnsd, airm that have arranged for and
released m, contract with Mr.. Edward P Fry ana give
power to him or any his part to receive from Mr.
Sickle my contract In testimony Of which subscribe
myself, S. ROSsI.
What did yen receive when you gave tina. receipt
A Two or three cost.mss @ Was that alls A. Yes.
Q How the receipt in English the back Of the
receipt in Italian writer. don't know. BY Mr.
JORDAN Was this account of your engagement in Bos
tom No not in Bo'ton exclusively had engagsmen.
till the month OF May my engagement in the United
States till he end OF Maynot for any parti,uai city
How much have you been paio by Mr. Fry before this
settlement A; can't resolect how much he paid me;
but At the tine this receipt given there
me month ind hafs salary and proposed he should
give me those costumes would give him q receipt
By the Judge The transaor-Is there any such word
In French as you lie?
Trsnslstor-Yes. Vous etss tsur.
The Judge-Did the witness say you Iia to Mr. Fiy?
A. think he cid not.
Madame Rossna Pco viett was next sworn and testi
fed through the Interpreter follows % Are you ac-
quEinted with Mr. Fry A. became acquainted with him
when he engaged in 1S48, about the month OF Sep.
TENDER l. his the contract The document WAS
then banded to the witness A. Yes, that ia it.
Were you engaged for concert to be given at the
Tabernacle tbs I'd of Ostober, 1882 A. Yes sir, @
attending at that time: WAS sick Q Were you sick
at the time you received the notice to attend? A. re-
ceived the notice and had rebsarsed three four days.
before was taken sick. q Was your sickness such that
GU could not have performed with proprety ia your
par,P A No. conld not perform and sent certificate
from my physician DR.. rrudeau, that l could not. Q
Was that the only causef A. Yes. Q. Did Mr.. Fry
DO anything WITH your contract on that night?
A. Two Gays afterwards went to Philadelphia, and
wrote note Z Fly that subject to his orders and
he wrote back to note Of smssa saying he had
orders to give We're you at that time ready and
wiling TO perform contract? A. Certainly. Q Did
Mr. Fry give you any opportunity after that 10 perform
it, A. returned to New York, and did not Mr. Fry
af'erv ards went to Mr. Emmett and placed the case
in his hands, he wrote note to Mr. Fry but there was
nothing further DONE did not wish to institute suit
agaiIst him. q Were you absent from New York the
following Writer A Yes, sir, was.
By M. Jordan-Do you know D.. Forbss9 A. Mo-
that was Mr.. Frys doctor Q. Did you know him
A He called upon me in the Of Mr FIyY @. Was
DR. Forbes the ply stefan of the opera company A.
believe 70. Q Did Mr.. Fry always treat you in gen
temany way A. never made Mr. Ftys acqusin lance;
never spoke to bin except ~ interview; he only
spoke 10 once or twice @. During the opera
that commenced in October 49, had Fry any interviews
with you + A No in Havana in the season of
ls4s q. What time did you leave New York A. About
The last of October. q by Mr.. Ssndford-What took
place when Dir Forbes called A DR. FOrbaa said