The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-10

ne thus testiy without any motive to bias him and No
BODY contrsdicting him, believe himS A. II nobody 60
tradcted him and he had motive but to stas facts
don't know but that should believe him. :,
Mr. Jordan-Did every body you met talked to abouf
him. give him Q bad character A Among our French
population of every body who knew him sgh. oat n ss
CHARLES LAsALLR's TESTIMONY.
Charles LAssAls, sworn-Q. OF what country are roo
Q. How long did you reside there A. About .wsnArs
three yesrs
q What businsss are you in publish the COURTS
Q. Il the English OF that paper ths Coursr os
Q. How long have you published A. About I've
Q What we're you engaged in in the ysars lsas 80
o. DO you know Mr. Revolt A. Yes
Q. When did you become acquainted with him A. q
Q How long since ne went back to France A doo'e
know.
O. We're you well enough acqu.in.sd with him 70 know
what his character among those who knew hims l.
Yes SIR he DID not ENJOY very good reputation.
a What his character for truth and vsracityy 4.
Ny opinion ia that 1t bad cannot tell you Whist
other people thought OF him, because hoard very its
said about him
Did you have any business relations with hinc
A. We were in tbs same Office.
q Can you tell me any persons who spoke i'll Of him
Mr. Daguean, the agent OF the Frsn steamers hers
ANY othersS A. The majority Of his tai!ors tn Nee
Q. What DID the tAilo say about him. A The tai,on
compased that he Die not pay his bills and several 49,
@. What did Mr.. Dsgusan say A He told ma he ha6
there and advised his ocers to go TO inpropse
places.
What else did he say about him. A. think thai
O. Was there anything else said about him. A. A grsak
many things but Il is almost eight nine years since
and can't recollect what they were.
Mr. Jordan, counsel for plaintiff produced copy OF te
HERALD dated LIST Of January, 1861 in Court aud wished
Mr. Jordan-I wish 10 prove from Mr. Bennett's %.
clsraaons relating to this subject wish to read an AZ
siton Of the people a. the Opera House and tbs 3cs
of managing them.
Ths oours-Evsrybody knows that.
Mr. Ssndford-A the time of the publication OF this ~
ticla Mr.. Bennett was In Europe.
Bennett. out OF the country is certainly incompetent
PAUL ARPIE's TESTIMONY.
Paul Arpin, sworn-Q What country are you oaHvs
Q How long have you been in America A. About sooe.
teen years
@ Were you at any time connected with the Co.wrxs
Des Eats Uf A. was four years the proprstoe Aaa
editor OF that paper.
Q. long have you been in Amsrcas A. About four.
Q. Were you acquainted with this Benedict Rsvos1
A. He WAS introduced to me when came to New Yoshs
Q. Did you see him before he left for France, Al
O. How many timese A. About three or four tin,ss
@ What time did Revolt leave this country go bAAk
to France In the beginning Of the 1872 thak
O. In what business he in from the time you argo
knew him until he left A. He was engaged to write
the herald
were introduced to hims A. Yes, cir.
@ Do you know what character he bore At that usae
A. Mr. Gaillardet when he hrst introduced n.
told me that his character was bad and that had bst
not see him.
:. Q Did you hear others speak Of him SO, also, 4.
What was the general opinion expressed Of hi nfA
The opinions heard expressed were not favoraAis =
HIM.
q In reference to his character OF truth 80
vsracity, how that A. think it not COED =
@ Was his character, as man. good or bad AIda
not know.
From what you heard expressed in references to hu
would you have considered him a. credible witnese u
No. sir
Was he employed in the Office of the Cou,,Ir sese
you became proprietor Of it9 A. He was not. :.
Q What countrymsn was Revoi9 A. don't know
O. Was he an American foreigner A. BE was Q
foreigner, and Frsnchman. suppose.
Charles La Fata sworn-Q We're you connected WITH
the Italian Opera at the tins of Mr. Fry's mauageuse
superintendent.
O., Who gave the concert at the TAbsrnaosa A. r..
Fry
q Were you present. A. Yes
Q. Was that on the I'd of October? A It Wa.
q DO yGa hIow what time the notios was girsa =
phadeiphia A. 1t was eight or ten days before gongt
q Wss it then mentioned what time they were Do -
to PHILADELPHIA 1t was mentioned on the next DAY a
Q DID you have charge OF the opera warirobsf l.
@ How did the wardrobe of the opera go' A. ~
the ma nagement Of it.
@ When did you 40 to Philadelphia; on what dayf A.
1t was en- Tuesday.
Was on the day before or the day altar the &C.,
Q Did the chorus and orchestra that employees
so on to Philadelphia A. Yes
q. Do you recoect whether not every attaah00
to the opera vent nots A. Every PhG-
iadelpnia excepting tbreeITrufi Bsnsdett and myss
CT evening A. At eight O'Clock in the morning, ssS.
pose.
O. Were you present vi en- they wents A. wn eot.
Q. What time did you gos A. In the evening Of -
same day.
nornir no' the evening OF the concert a.y.
hing aid in ytur presence BY rru in relation to goag
@ Were you at Philadelphia at the time when run
failed, and went of the stage? A. Yes.
@ Did your business as stage manager require yeG
attendance in different parts Of the housss A. Yes; bua
especially upon the stage.
O. Did the curtain fail Immediately after she lsn ~
O. Where were you at the time whom tho cur>st,
dropped9 A. was on the stage.
@ Did You see Truff when she was going Oh d ~
O. Where did abe go to- A. She went to hsr drsasasg
@ was any one with her before she wen. Oft the sass
A, Yes, Madame Truffi, her mother with hsr.
@ Who else was with herr A. Madame BusasSl We
@ Was her mother there every night She WA
O. Did her mother come to her before she got 81 -
q When the curtain dropped did she 90 With her
mother to her rooms A. She did, she joined her wotAsr
@ Did You see Benedstti there A. Yes
Q. Where WAS Benedetti when the curtain dropss3
A. He was behind one of the wings.
Q Where did he gos A. He followed hsr; they -
went together to the dressing door, every body w
such occasion.
Q When Benedict went on the stage di ] he NOT -
that the opera at end A. did not hesr hin.
Q. Did he say, "This will end tho American jsokasses
BE said that il the way to punish this Americas ja
The Cours informed the jury that this reply vao
incompetent to be received In evidence
O. Did you see any evidences Of sickness about I'm
on that mighty A. No, sir.
O. Was that the last you OF Truff that oooa-
zion when she going OF the stage with Bensdstt 80
her mother? A. Yes
O. DID you any fainting, anything OF that k.ds
No
O. Did she have to down stairs to 60 to her draaR
room2 A. No, her dressing nearly level viu6
the stage.
O. Did you her after she went in the d. EASING roonR
A. her go in aud had business see an thanx
further.
James Foster, sworn %. We're you Of the rssSsss
that received the subscribers money! was The suss
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