The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-09
'urss ought to be vas discussed -.

recollection IL that ual discusson Of that eours took
pAcs In the back rooms the treasurer rooms OF chez
rooms leading to the stage Ut the opera house that
evening.
Q Who present at that Time ., far ~ your
Mr.. Coyt was also there.
O. What was tbs conclusion arrived at after thAa
discussion A. ionly know ths which Mr. Fry
afterwards tool; gave my opinion at that Il ne.
MT. Jordan-stop, air We don't want to know ycur
Mr.: ssndford-what opinion did you give Mr. Fry a
the timer
NJ. Jordsn-I object to that
Mr. sandiord-Wrll then, did you advise him. In a..
pressing your opinion to take the he Afterwards
witness-I did net advise Mr. Fry to appear and a.
ce that Bsnedetti refused to sing
thu announcement a He was little palsr tn us.sS
AM seemed to he somewhat excited
Q. What did he say, az far your memory seryesP A.
cont RI member his words the substspcs was that r.
compelled to inform the public that Mr. BsusAstt
had refused to sing on the approaching Friday evening
with Madame Laborde AMI had made remarks dsprsost
ing b'r artistic character
@ When that communication wa, made were there
any manifestations the part of the audencsf A.
There pretty general aneststions. the CREATES
part Of which were missing condemnatory OF BsnedsN
U When Mr. Benedetti appeared to sing was there any,
member
Q Between the presentation Of Mr. Fry on wednesday
evening and the ting for the opera ON Friday,
there any meetingS A. Ithink him at his sons
Was there any Discussion a. TO the proceedings -
Yes
Q. State what IT was and who were present. L. II u
impossible to recoect the Of persons who
present. there were several present. believe Mr. Ma
retxeh Mr.. White Mr. sherman and think Dr. Foebess
don't repeat these names positively.
II any conclusion was arrived at ststa what II
A. did remain the discussion till it was finished
and only there was general determination =
for the ensuing Friday evening.
Q; We're yeu present on the ensuing Friday evening"
@ State the number OF pergons assembled there %
compared With the ordinary audesces of the hoass.
A. think there nifty per cent larger house than
usual
Q Do you know Of any tickets issued by Mr.. Fry Soe
the purpose of aiding his friends A don't know a
any above the ordinary number o. complimentary tick
cts: received NO more than was in the habit Of 70.
cetvpg when required them.
@ VIII state what occurred that evening whsa
Is described as "a storm Of kissing"
minutes not m IRE; the curtain then was rung do "a
DID the performance afterwards proceed, and what
occurred after the fall Of the curtans think =.
Fry forward in front of the curtain without ~
being raised again but 1t i'm possible to hear what 10
was attempting to sa,-thsrs was so much confusion
curtain went up after he retired and the cha scers
entered upon the stage and after about ten minutes o
cor test between the different parties in the audience
sufficient silence was obtained to go on.
g Did the audience become quiet subsequently, 4.
Not so quiet usual.
@ When B<nedetti sang was there applause Is usuaR
A. Well after little whe-after his appsaran
or twice subsequeItly-ths excitement partially sub
dusd the kissing was decidedly stronger than the aP-
q, Did he afterwards receive app,aus. through vAs
same EVENING" A There applause throughout -
same evening, but not in proportion to the hissiag
After that performance had ended. did you lnsse
with Mr. Fry and his friends that night A. do nst
@ Did you Mr.. Sherman in the body of the houss
thst nisht.hs friend Of Mr. Fry, and his lawyer ths
From personal obser, atisn did you not know vhs-
thsr be was kissing or spplaudingr A don't know.
q Was ball given that season ut the Opera House
g Were you present. A.
n nnr <hAN rtoSsn
ally attend them9 A. Yes sir.
9 Did you know Samuel Suydam and Peter Hsarn -
@ Do you know other sporting gentlemen By sight
Did they attend the operaS A. ! have seen ssvsEal
z. DID they attend frequently A. Yes have sssa
Q Were free tickets issued during the season. A.
Q What composed the fres istS A. The free list In
cludes the press and is different from complimentary
tickets
hibutionp A. Whenever any Of US wished for anmFA.
msntary tickets applied 70 M. Fry, or ct the boz
@ Did you attend the second ball that was vsn at tAs
opera house that wiutsrS A. think not; may hAvs
During the opera season Of sanquirioo and PATH IA
you attend the opsa and low many nights vas fss
ing the testimony Of mr.. Beneventano
10 you recoect whether the opera failed after the
bal gyeD9 A. Ny recollection Ia that it
pended before the ball. but resumed two or three
q Absut what portions Of the nights given whss
the opera failed that season :? A. About third.
O. Can you state further whether Mr.. White and Mr..
Otis engaged 10 furnishing ar' lies for tho -
sustain the opera2 Yss wish to state that they
were occupied in duties some what similar to mine.
O. Had you meetings at Mr.. Frys room or else shsres
Mr. BradyThey did not Ike to have their literary par-
witness-Y.s; we refreshed ourselves occasionally.
O. Did you know Mr.. F Sherman when the compaaV
were in Phi'sdelphiA In OstobsrP Yes.
O. Did Mr.. shsr nan sho. you q tessraphie dsspaseA
1t was q telegraphic despatch, think.
Q. What this substance OF 1t? A. 1t purportsa -
it was that Trufh had failed in "Norm.'-hAd broksa
down in it.. think that was the purport OF it
Was there thing on the despatch In references -
the publication Of the fact A. don't remember thas
there was.
Q. For what purpose it shown to your A. For ~
purpose Of the IA IT being made public
Q Was it made public through the newspapers Of the
city A. told Mr.. Fry what had done; had Prspars1
founded upon that despatch for several
Judge Oaklsy-whst did you tell Mr. Frye A. toaa
him We had made public the fact Of TRUTHS breaking
NJ sardford.-Ry we" who do you mean to include
A Especially Mr. White and my self; don't rsmembs -
any other of the literary part Of the army %
Mr. s Jorasnfh.t was small army, something NE
falstaGs.
Mr. SAND ford-WhAt did he say In reply TO your foe-
mstiopS
A. he said the fact pstent-that 1t notorious
Q In what papers ths articles published bassA
epon the ton in that despatchs A. In the TT
ltae the Express tbs Spnday Mercury the Sunday Timas,
the S,rdey Despatch, and the Sunday C0urier; doa't
know thai Il WAS published in them all, but prepared
articles for them all with the understanding that tasy
should he pub,ishtd In them.
Q Did Mr. Fry inform you any thing whether he NE
editor Of paper in Pliaas pha and 81, what pApexe
A. know so by comnon report In Phila ielphia
@. Did you ever confer With him? A. remember thae
told him he been concerned in the paper A1
had been in phia-ths North American, before
was called by that rame
Q. Whit it called a. the time of his connsetioa
with it, A. unabie to remember the name 1t bore
Mr. Jordap-I take granted sir that you did noe
corrupt black mail any of these 2ery A. did noe
q DO you know such paper the Weekly UntueyseS
A. IL In the Saturday country edition Of the Sund0S
Desrateh
O. Are yon still connected with the pyessS have
been ever since con tipusiy writing for journals; Al
not now connected with any Journal have been writing
for the de- y Sunday weekly ieucuss OF New York.
O 10 you recol whether all the papers and thsiE
ed torial corps ncuced in hls free listr A. AN
that considered of sufficient publicity and noori.ty
10 cen nd what is cakd Die position in the