New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-02

house: used to 20 mere raoss every nixsfi sn-fc
need o. 10 music there almost every ngeti nsvcf
cav Solomon Cnnds 81 TIRE house, and never
saw hin in any other house OF Itianai
Iremenbsr going to Emily Moons house ~iih Mr.
Solomon simpson; il was last summer; NJ. una
sent hir, 10 me srd he came tn me s the Police O,e
Iven, 20 Emily Moore By his request: had sea
psrsen nsmed Chids at her house; | went vi'h Mr.
SIM pson opposite 10 Messrs. Chids store; wesas S9l
onion and Willisn come out; | pointed out With I'm
10 him: be ssid that the man he did nSt say who
IA ~as had been requested BY Mr.. Sinpcon 70 pro
cure testimony to show that def.bdaat hsd visitsd
houses of prostitution: he employed ms % try and
f,ryei ont TO see whether Socmoa Colds had been
sueh houses this sas last summer and before weat
10 hessrs Childs store; be wonli not have anything
IN DO With me sitter tolls him William the maa;
went at the request Of Mr. Prudsn counsel for plain
tiff At Ciucinp att 10 every house OF hEftms 81 Gin
cirrat ard old sll could to find out anything; W.T.
Ism and solomon, q, that time, looked 80 much
aIIe that / could scarcely tell them apart
Iknow A man st Cincinnati named Alexander Dsi-
yeIl. be ha. hard name his eener al character -
had: would not believe him under OATH under tas
Circumstance: I was frequently at. Bel FORESTS
house lthe witness described the posihon oil the ta
,,n-e in reference 10 the position Of the settee /,
Which Mr. Simpson, 10 his testimony stated thst ne
saw through the crack OF the door, solomon Chlds
AMI two females sitting the counsel Tor deense coz
tended that from its poslnou M simpson couL nOS
be stood; While counsel for plaintiff held the REVERSE
twill be aqusslion for the Jary
In his Examination witness said he came here
or Wednesday last, at the request OF MeSFs Chidsi
they cid not promise 10 pay hi n anything, but ex-
poets they will pay his expenses: solomon and VIII
ism Childs and others came defendant was no. "a
Court I have seen william at Bell Foresss, ana
drank with bin there
Isaac Colby. syorn-Rasiie At Cincinnati. ia the
fancy DRY goods busr have resided there eSyesss
hut Lightly acquainted with solomon Childs; have
been acquainted with Alex. Ds'zall he is cot msn
10 be relied upon should say his character vas o>ai
= Ia, al him. his chs
ter in my estimation. Is about ~ bad as II can be,
considering the company he keeps and oojeote1 TO-
people generally give hi that reputation; would
not believe him oath; his character has been bad
shopt 81, or seven Years; he was OH ser in tue
time but people did not have confidence IN bin; lob
iected ,o:i | Gid not kror Bel Forrest never wa
in her house; l acted Is police officer seven years
until last Jsnuery.
IN, Mr. Crsham-I came here on "Wednesday; len
Cincinnati Tuesday morning: Mr.. Cbilds, Nc. Lss
ard Mr. Michses were in the csn; was reqas
by Mr. William Cbuds to come; have had nothing
promised to us By Mr.. Childs, but % pay my er'
pepses; have heard the present Mayor Of Cincinnati
speak III Of Mr.. Dalzel-also, two Judges, and halt
the citizens Obiected TO by Mr.. Graham a. witness
must give names Heard my brother, Samuel.
speak of him alsO. Samuel Harding. The witness
also named three or four others. Mr. DtiZen never
arreeted aDv Of them. Mr. Graham said, Il will be
shown that he has arrested persons even in this clsc
| have nothing sgainst Mr. Dalzsll; have tried TO
raise him up. Mr.. &. remarked that he was trying
to phil him down now Have heard him spoken o.
for about two ye1rs.
LANES / R1fiin sworp--Live in Cincinnati am
Marshal there il il an elective office; have been
electec three timea know Dszell; his gener char
acer at present very bad it has been bad 10 the
public estimation for five or six year, iron what
know of bis character would not believe him under
oath the Office of Marshal there relates TO civil and
criminal jurisdiction both was spoken to by hr.
PuJen, counsel for plaintiff, at Cincinnati to ferret
out testimony in this case; II was about two wears
400. las also spoken to previously by Tar a Co,
counsel. Mr. jordan wished to show that witness
had visited all such houses without finding out any
thing against solomon Childs. IL was objected To-
The Court did not consider the testimony necessary,
as every man must be deemed, ia law, as virtupus
urtil proved otherwise. l have never heard the
character of solomon Chlis as to chastity. except ~
TO this matter called 10 question: am acquainted win
the house Of Bel Forrest; know Mr. Lee the last
witness; he is a Deputy OF mine
Some other lidle testimony WIS TAKEN ard the
Court a. iOuTned.