The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-28


depcnent went to the office Of Ne Astcr House and to
the Of vessels commanded BY said McCerren for
the purpose of exposing said AcCerren and in order to
induce him to call at the office Of said to settle or
arrange ssd suit. That after mskpg said affidavit de-
ponent, as hereinafter stated, deeply refetting the
misery which she had entailed his family and by the
advice of her mother resolved to have nothing more to
do in the matter and while deponent way to
said IS to stop said suit she met the said McCerron
In broadway near the Astor House, and stopped him and
told him see was going to said IS, that she had
more to do with the matter and that she then on
her way to said --s, to ash him to return the 500
T raS t she had given d nccerTsn re-
promised to attend at Mr. u That deponent then
went to said - and about half hour thereafter
mination to said -, and demsnded The 800, to
which he replied that be would return il when his az
penses we're paid That deponcnt then voluntarily in
the presence OF said - and Mr.. McCerrep ex.
pressed her regret for the annoy che had caused
and declined to receive or accept any money other
SAID hcCerren having earneda Aforesaid that
had paid Mr. - 500, he Voluntarily laid that
amount 70 49,, and hsnded the same to de
witnessed by said =; deponeut saith that she was
guided couDselled by saidMcCeren or by any
peron for him. to abandon iait suit, decline de-
mandipg sny money to absncon the same, except by
deponents mother; that she hsd not and had no
conmunication whatever with said McCsrrsn, or with
the 26h Of August and the afternoon Of Friday the Sh
day Of september when said McCrren was arrested and
read the davi to deponent In the presence Of depo
nsnts mother, and them deponent for the rst time
saw the gross misstatements and inaccuracies In said
adavit, che became satisfied that she the dupe of
interested parties and she then resolved abandon the
proceeding and to abandon forever the associates bv
whom she had been instgaed to prosecute the said Nc
Cerran and deponent, before stated on the 9th of
September, went to said Is, and freely youutari.
ly and Of her own free WILL abandoned the suit which
she regretted having commenced, which she never
would have commenced except ~ the advice and per.
suasion OF third parties and particularly the said -
who told deponent that she could force him. said No
Cerren, TO pay deponent Eve Thousand dollars, and
that deponent ought not to take less and which
advice she gsve deponent in the presence OF
Captain -, of the police, and in the presence Of
said -. That when the said suit was settled the
said - expressed his satisfaction, and In the most
solemn manner stated that notice publication of
the same should ever be made, and deponent lott said
Office feeling satisfied that she had made ell the atone
ment in her power for the injury and annoyance which
she had caused Deponent saith that said sdavit has
been published without her knowledge, consent APP
probation, and said publication has been made through
the fundamentally, as deponent believes Of the said
-, Capt. -, for the purpose of pub
oly exposing deponent In consequence of her ABANDON
ing proceedings which adopted to exort money
from said McCeren Deponent saith that she hath not
received, either directly Indirectly any compensation
whatever from said hcCerren for the abandonment Of
said procsedpgs and abe has agreement, arrange
mont understanding Of any kind or character, with
said hccerep Or With any person or PERSONS for him,