The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-25
The Alleged Perjury In the Forrest DIvorc
Case.

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Before the Recorder Aldermen Wesley Smith, and Bard
reb oA-The court was moi an crowded This rnorr;r,
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as heretofore. lhere were nine female relatives and
friends of the accused in court seated him and his
The Recorder TO read 10 the nrv the
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"sohs afeauy ePor'eu) saAen on TUESDAY, 10 the ao-
sence of Mr. Owens, the juror, who was then i'll.
The first witness aed was Chas Tn who danosad
amnoymsnt i forana rnn fr VINO dePosea
i IN WeIros Wastcbes,er nv ny M
citv. have known M not e., Sye ~ e.; 80. ~ NJ
rac,ar a. far "a / know 4 good - % '' no '~
Cross exsmnsd-I baye resided IN Wes+ches.o- 90 ;.
NAV last have done bnsines i IN tbs ct sor ohot .
years. have seen Dotv orentv ahop tSa c+ 49,.
know that his character was ever bronoht in nas ;on
nudge II 10 he good from what Lnoy IF him narsnnan
o. Isn't he addicted to telling large stories Not that
know
Vim W. Upper deposed-I reside in williamsburg.
am in the lumber business / have been commander u
steamboat on the North river / know Mr. Doty ak or
seven wears met him frequently in Troy and New York
and as an officer OF board the steamboat Troy. nevar
heard Dotys character before this trial con
sidered his character good: never heard anythinp
against it.
Cross-examined-Doty wa. not steward on the boat
that commanded was running a boat the same time
he was was on the Empire and he WAS on the Troy we
run SO that we met once week when say never heard
his Character questioned until trial the trial Of
the Forrest duties very much an engross
ing cha acter and occupied nv time yery much don
recoect that have heard Doty character spoken
of kne him at the Croton Hotel he afterwards went
TO Boston | never knew ANYTHING about his going to
Charleston; don't know when he went there knew
him before he was steward on the boat know that
would call the acquaintance very intimate; saw him
once a week my intimacy was merely passing him the
time Of the day had any to discuss hi
character could menton that heard anything par.
ticular said with the Forrest
trial if have don't recolect
William Allen deposed-i am counsellor at law. resid
ing IN this city know Mr. oty think since the fall OF
1850 20 far as know suppose his general character to
be coed
Mr. Cark-lhats an any man can say so lar as ne
The Attorney 1enerai-h every one pursued that
course we should NOT nave nae TINS tilai -.
witness cross exam lhea-i was examined Is 10 ms
chafac.e, On ne usoroe ~ you know any
thing OF nun until looo! q. 10 sr hsd no knowledge
Of his general character then 1907 9 Areyeu able
70 say now that you KNOW What ms general character
Iegaiy speaking uoh Z lhe reason - ineVer neird
his character called IN question tll tue divorce trial
never hearu IL spoken Oh except IN connection with that
trial
~ ROY dJones re- ca1ea py the deience-ihe Decem-
Der triai q me superior court commenced thins on
lhe hrst hohusy - 'he MONTH the Statute oIfects that
~ shouid then coinshee ,he sWtute MAKES ~ termi
nate IN ieceHoer uilnh there mas Deen some amend
MEM, put hst ~ IIis Psrucuhr' lhe peceno Der term
OF the superior Court va eN!enaeu INTO January ~ con
sent OF e counse % pom si3es ana tnei c,ents that
consent wa, guy entered on me minutes Goes not ap
pear lnat Mr bGty nam. !, eaereu as Consuming "
"na' = te IA I'm TN. :. e soue tooeceu 70
MI urh nr,ed drn hs ra e1,r o' "a, ,e
court and when the result OF TINS case may consgn
man 70 spend perhaps nan he remaining term Of his ME
n prison ms counsel nave no rgh' 10 lose the advantage
oil every oolecuon.
The Attorney General sald th was mere question Oh
law and they cannot call the witness TO testify as TO the
construction OF law lie contended that any legal term
OF the Coart was regular term
q. by Mr.. Clark what term OF the Court was that
while held IN the month oil December was II Special or
General Ierrnf OBJECTED to- Objection sustained and
exception taken Was the Forrest divorce trial while
1t was being held IN the month Of Dec 81, had at Gen
era or special Term Of the superior Court same obec
ton and exception) @ Was struck jury A. 1t was
the tried under the code il was not the ordina
ry jury it was "strsck Jury
Mr. tpp pufa Inv al
that the trial Of the cause allowed to progress during
the vacation and beyond that Now, Mr.. Doty was in
diced Tor perjury committed during the December term
whilst the evidence that he was not sworn until l4th