The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-10
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them to reach $50
o During Mr. Fry's season. A. am not certain; II I
referred to the So bse po paper could ascertain
O Did they at the OF Mr. Fry's management
A. No sir only say they vsrsa from season to season;
suppose they would average in Mr.. Frys management
Q How many seats we're there in the houses A 1t
considered that the and drst and second tiers
would bod abou, 900 persons-from $50 to 1000
Q. Were present on ang OF the extra nightsthose
nights which all the teats, (subscrbers' seats AMI
others thrown open to the pu slcS A thhk It
probable Subscription liar produced in court but NJ;
he wanted prove that all the comprised In II
were persons OF kgh resp-ctahLty
The Court-I have NO doubt about It, and nobody sup
poses FOR . moment shy thtog 20 tss CONTRARY
Mr. JordanI -ifh 20 produce it because We have been
charged with pachig the opera house with oiaeksaar
Mr.. ssrdSord-ws deny that any such charges have
been made
of getting them there Tine list was not examined
MADAME AMALIA srRAKos Oh 8 TESTIMONY.
Madame AmsEa Patu Strasoscn sworn
o. What was your name before you marriei A. My
Amalia Patti
O Were you married time OF Mr. Frys season at
the Opera Hou,eS A. No sir, was not
Q. Be good enough 10 tell us when ysu married.
when married to Mr. strakosch? A. On tbs first
of May 1852.
Q. Were you OF the performers at the operA At
Philadelphia, at the time Mr. Fry therss A. Yes.
@ ca per ans Y air.
Q. What part had you in Normal A. That of Adsl-
@ We're you in he opera house at The time when Truth
stopped singing A. WAS then in the couisSses,
@ Did you any signs Of ilinss the part Of rru?
A. No
Did you gcinto hex dressing after she went off?
A, Yes.
q Eow long before you got in thereg think | went
in there right away when she did
q nc you any faia'ing sickness ia Trui then?
A. Cid not see anything of it.
O. Ave you Italian Free ch lady by birth? A. |
sm an ltalsp; ! Wa born III Italy.
O Do you and Madame Teresa Trufi Bensdett both
Gross examinsd-Q How long cid you remain ia
Madame Tfufi Bet edetti's dressing room. A. All the
Q Who was in that dressing roonS A. I know IN.
her mother there Blu have forgotten all the rest
1t Is 80 long ago.
O. Did you hear any one soy AM hiag abou. her
seins sick. A. Yes sir; she was complaining that she
sick.
Q Did you assist her to tale of her robe OF Norma
A. don't remember
Q. Do you remember who did take it off, A. Her
mother believe.
9 poyou know if she tainted there A. No. shs dill
not faint.
@ Did you leave the room with herr A. have for
gotten whether did or
EXAMINATION OF ROBERT RAY.
Rebert Ray, swornQ Are you in the habit Of nd
ing the Ieprest NATION OF tie operaf A. am
O. bid you attend frequently at ths time Of NJ Frys
management A. Yes, sir; l WAS Of the five year
subscribers and attended the ope regularly.
@ ! believe you alive of New York, sirr A. am.
O. Were you present at either or both Ct the balls
given by Mr. Fry was at one of them, certainly;
don't think at both of them.
O. Which one it that you were att A. don't
know; the mansger of oae OF them think i.
the frst one, but am no; certain.
O. Was tina: first ball far cy baIl9 A. II was cir.
Q Who were the anagsrs At that balR A. | cannot
recollsct at this time
Q. Was Samuel B Rusgles one of them A. I should
think HOt they were all very respectable mem knew
who not so.
@ Drrpg all tins time you wer- at the opera sud balls
What the character of the parties pecta
btyS A. saw none but respectable persons, SO far IS
knew.
@ Can you recolec yOu a;tsnded the second bals A.
think not.
sporting mepy A. don't know any of them, and could
not tell whether they we're thsre or not!
TESTIMONY OF ALFx ANDER HAMILTON, JR
Mr.. Alexander HaDl ton, Jr., sworn, testified Is fol-
lov,-Q We're you of the subscribers: A. was for
two Iighis in the week not for all of Fry
Did you generally a. enc! A Yea
ba whether IL curing Mr.. Fry's season. csnnot
remember tack was manager At ore ball; an ns
respectfully setter thsn apy kusw snys here;
know neo-st vi:h the gambling table;
ntrecollec 70 have him at the opert; woa De
positive; vas there toe nisat Of tie Benedetti rov;
think the heCse was fuller thaa usual; there was
norsl anticipation of officially before that night,
bot there u5i,ce given.
Eksniaed by Ne ,r4aa-Iu The opera me lett
to sppear, and he did the hissios On
me psit, Or greAter part OF the apdieac was'
te cams fcrSard he was Interrupted two OF three
time; there vac determination Of many there
that ne Should = sing; b. crme forward to the
foot lights, and said Sasl sing. cr shall | Il
ipe|' III Denomination against him tnued AMI he
curtan dropped remember after tat Mr Fry ade
plicaticn 70 re sute 70 let The refa proceed aud
Mr. BeLtdtt FarR cont r al*ah-r anything 10 Mt
Fry's appearance he seemed to e lts se, vons ia his
er, but Dothir than might feel ia al
dressing audiercs my recollection Is ia the play did
proceed with eredet performing his cart in It.
To Dir Sandfod. Pricr TO hat Der eee,ti avorita
With tbs audience he had sweet Tenor voice. did not
hiss him. ard don't remember AM Of ny scquautsncss
that did
TESTIMONY OF MADAME CAMM ARziNT.
Madame (ammarziei sworn, testified follows -
@ Were not the chorus at Philadelphia sitn Mr. tey
waep he frs attempted TO play the opera of Norma
A. Yes.
O. We're you the stage there at the time Trui stop
q. Did you TruB 90 of the stags the tine aud
enter her dressing rooa Issw rru leave the stage,
bat rot go into her dressing
Whereabouts wers you when she LEFT the stags? A
On the stage.
Q. Did you see any fah,ins or sickness in TrufHS A
@ We're any ., the chorus frightened or terrified:
OBJECTED to IS collateral but allowed A. don't re
collect; l tiirk not
TESTIMONY OF DE-. FORBES.
DR.. Rott Forbes sworn. tesufei as live in
New York; my proes-ien is physician though not my
present occupations was practising PHYSICIAN IN 1913,
AZ; was The physican Of The opera company; recol
ec the concert that given about ths 2 OF 0ctobr
c>led on Msosme Plco 90 the day OF the concert, bs
tvten en- ard O'clock | e8a mined her to
see if there we're any symptoms of illness about
her; inqaiIed Y ste i'll, and she sa she
vas then asked her ne nature Of her lines hst she
mention one and Thea second AMI snaiiy old me
she not i'll at ALI inqu I'd II she Wa II IN this hrst
place sns said she had illness OF tn- s's acn ana 20
fore sde examination she ss me had an iaess OF
tue throat std before making sss nauon there shs
tod me tie was not sick at ALL bit that witt 70 whom
fsa wa juBt marie gong 10 Havana ths Toll wing
morning thai abe wished 10 spend that eveoag with him.
did not want TO The copcert; far as could
see taere we're If illness all her; said
70 Madame Pco woul, be i'm 9ossi5e To give her
t6cate OF llnesS and that all could do to give hsr
tifoate that she said she i'll then wanted
me to give ler co; tifcate lsed BON previous eerA
cate physician which refused that physician
DR. Trudeau; that all that took place concerning
illpest did mot Get irfry-Dot at all; am no;
there was anything Ia my manner that was wrong;
rea'ed her with the cour1esy cue to n LADY
To Mr.. Sandford.-I first he acquainted with Mr
Fry during the opera used 10 Witt Mr. Fry very
frequent y: he patient Of mine m sde many visits
social there there by ppoin .ment
met Mr. Sherman and SIR = brother Mr. Sherman lived
with Mr. Fry: net Mr. White there occasionally and
Nh Foster twice have NJ recollection Of meet
ing Mr. Ois there: Mad Anne Poo st her house,
think In Walker street Mr. Viet in her cha nber
and elderly Lao think her mother the ,aoa
think In French; Mr.. Viet in and ont OF the
chamber number of times curing the Conversation:
nt h. aIi 80 "a har