New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-16
COURT OF GENERAL sESsIONS-Fe6 I5-Befors
the RECORDER and Aid BARK and BRIsLEY
THE DoIY PERJURY CASE.


A large c0ncourSe OF persons thr0nged the
Court this morning long before the proceedings
mepced. Atty. Genl Chated having arrived In the city,
.r e t1 % ,d ,. case
corrupt and wltu perjury against MI D1ty, which had
BEEN committed by falsely tesyDg in the Forrest Divorce
in this muniy. Mr. Doy had that occasion sworn
that about the LIST OF July 1873 he Mr. Forrest
GENE on board the steamboat Albany, night boat plying
beswten this City and Troy, having Miss Josephine Con
with him. with whom he took stateroon that IN the
course OF the Isht he De'y heard MIR torIe,. AID Mss
and early in the mornns when he leit his sateroon he
saw through the open door Of the Sateroom which the two
hsd occupied, thai they had made up bed on the rocr
Nil Hall eontended that tins testimony had bsen material
10 the issue Of the cause and that II this statement was
proven false and corrupt perjury it rendered defendant
liable 10 the punishment provided for IN such eases
Tie earned gentleman having concluded. ne called;
Gee. Rice, sworn-Says he Is CLERK OF the superior
kept BY the Count containing the Of witnesses head
in tie cause OF Forrest Forrest Chief Justice OAey
NV 81 Doiy was called and sworn IS a witness
Z: BY when was he called
Objected TO- Allowed. . -
TIE plradings filed till the trisl commenced g
TIE minutes Of the triA kept BY the Csrk o. me
or Cont then offered in evidence oaf osece, 20 o
technical grounds The Court, however, sdtIra me eN
deuce Mr Chaifeld thsu proposed 20 give ~. 200,
il evidence He READ from the record date jap - soA
recalled as such on the 18th Of the same month bo'h OF nc
enneswere in the hsDdwntiDs OF floyd Jones s.
6sy; YVES prssent when Doty was sworn ..,
yo,s-c-a rfssed-Jesse Oakley now deeeased
me- was leapponfed by D. Floyd Jones AMI slce m ~
Robt J. CaInpbeI in the Court room ~Ien ~
WIS., sworn; did not administer the cain "
Mr. Jones swore him the osth was ne evidence tM yoa
shall give 10 this Court aud Jury ~ The cause nov
between Catherine Forrest. plaintiff anG .es ro.Ies
defendant shall be the truth, vhe Whole Irth an
bu, the truth, hsp you God'" think po'y vas W.
the Bible. - ..... -.
~ hi Ren;1pfn syorn-Was q juror on the cause pc
Csthsype n and Edwin Forrest; u ~as IN fne 81.
perioz Coult before Judge Oakley the Asae We 9s "
sdultery - 49,, -. Il vrh-tl,ar
Mr. Forrest had committed sdutery VIII Io'ePA'' S
toni
Objected to. Allowed. -, IA ~, .A,-v.
Wi:nss-The Judge, far As understooa, aa ~. 81.
Us ss 10 the materiaity OF M. Forrest ha1lne i
adultery with any particular person, .neI5 .s,. =.
oue stions LETT TO US 20 answer; The PrneiPaA GO,
whether any OF the rartes bad committee s'ls 10y
was sworn as witness; not possnts, u ~ T sy -
which he was sworn; il about the middle o.
The ATTORNEY General called upon the "ASaoS' " '-'
the substance Of Dosy's testimony
Objected to- -. h.,..s IN. No..
Nj Wkitinx saia that the Indictment snNgee zoe -
iry IN have been 90 u,znitted the l5tn 1An1say'
The proof here that DOty had Dos oeen ~ $3.50
ish His swearing on the latter DAY. t1efelole,
a Eepa-ste ofisnse. The counsel IN sions ~
tar AL testimony going 10 prove an eStn>e - -
committed after the 18th January shor.e oe .o-a
The Court considered th.t tie o2,eea1fozx = s -
a. tr,e ara noe enter into the ytAiry o. nc L.
Al lh stage OF the case, the Court saO'heo W ~