New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-02
A Card-The Late w B Taylor

TO the PUbIic: The strange and unexpected
course Of the trial Of Agnes Anderson renders il
necessary that | should obtrude myself upon the
public to repel the infamous calumny upon
the character of my brother, which | was not
lowed the opportunity of doing before the
criminal Court yesterday. owing to the dbrUpt
Lsfmtaatt6n Of The eeideace 6y the Stafe.
Ihat have not done 50 before has been owing
to wish to avoid every thing that would APP
pear calculated to PREJUDICE public opinion but
was confident that before the Court oppor-
tnnity would be presented of placing before the
pubhc the full history Of the prisoner, and of
her connection with my brother, and especially
to prove that the charge of seduction was baSe
a'td infamous siander. l urged the prosecu-
ting attorneys to have this question, above all
Others fully examined, and there were witnesses
to prove 1t utterly false and without any found
alton; but, unfortunately, the course of the
prosecution was such as to exclude this, as well
as all other essential evidence.
But, although Mr. Hennen offered no evidence
to prove 1t, he did not the less urge it upon the
jury as fact established | would ask the
public to what length an advocate has the right
to so in defending his client Has he the right,
without particle Of evidence, to infer and pro
claim the yilest turpitude on the part of the
dead, who has always stood high in this COM
nunlty as IN every other in which lie has re-
can proudly defy any one that ever knew him
10 accuse MN OF even mean action Mr. Hen
men remarked that he could tale disclose that
would harrow up the SOUL and make the hair
stand on end. What voucher had Mr. Hennen
for this monstrous assertion Nothing more
than the word Of Agnes Anderson, or rather
Catherine Finan, which is her true name
Thinking that since Mr.. Hennen had succeed.
ed in clearing his client, he might be willing to
do justice to the memory of the dead, l this
morning addressed him the following letter;
NEW ORLEANS, June |, 1858.
ALFRED HENNEN, EsQ.-Sr: In the course of
the defence of Agnes Anderson, you have taken
occasion, without the production of a particle of
evidence, to stigmatize the memory of my bro
ther with the crime of seduction. The wish to
10 nothing to prejudice public opinion kept me
silent during the interval between the examina-
ton before the Recorder and the trial yester-
have been and now am in pos
session OF the most incontrovertible evidence of
the falsity OF such charge. You may suppose
Will not remain Quiescent under such an infa-
NOUS lmputation upon his honor, which ! know
to be false, and which every one who knew him
Will say he was incapable of | now ask of you,
IN justice to my murdered brother, TO my own
outraged feelings, and to your own character,
that the evidence in the possession of either par
ty in respect to the seduction shall be submitted
to arbitration, privately, and if you find that
you have been deceived, as l am willing to be-
heye you have, that you make the amende hon
orable, in way to do ample justice to the mem.
DRY OF my brother, Moor would be more ready