New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-28
THE MCERREN SEDUCTION CASE.
STATEMENT OF 0. W. srURTEvANT, ESQ.

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To ne Editor ef The y. \. Tribune
SIR. Having without any agency of mine been
drawn into the columns OF the press, Tor the sinPie
performance OF professional service which was IN
duced 10 undertake moSr from sympathy than from
de- sire OF proft ssiOnal reward, beg you to publish
the following affidavit which will shO with what in
geuious peryesion and fslsity the affidavit of Ann
Ryan is made TO misrepresent my relation TO her
business with Capt MeCerren. The publication OF
her affidavit on which Capt McCerren was held to
bail was not only not induced by me, but WAS much
deplored by me- for il related 20 class OF litigation
which I usually refuse 10 take, and should IN this
nstsnce have refused, but the story which Ann Ryan
related 10 me- and the manner in which she came in-
troduced, ana the evidence OF severe personal
violence she bore on her face, and complained OF on
her person. led me believe thar she mad been most
inbumanly treated by Capt. McCerren, and | was
thus induced 10 undertake that justice should be
rendered to her far as the law could do IL.
As Ann Ryan swears that the affidavit she first
made false ia many respects, 1t Is likely she may
be ready when she next suffers injury to swear that
ms of'aacR is equally Certainly the evidence
below shows that the affidavit | drew for her, and
which she swOre 70, after having repeatedly perused
H. 9as but enbOdyiEg, without exaggeration, the
story she related 10 me, and at different mes u var
Gus other persons; story which received strong cor
roboratons from the apparent difficulty she had IN
moving from the pain from bruises 10 her side as sue
said and from COMMISSIONS her face, her left eye
being at time very nearly obscured from the
Yours, Sc. OSCAR ". SrURrEyAST.
NtvYork sept n. 1854.
want o lie City NewYork being duly doth depOse
md cav that as ne believes the fifth day OF August Ann
NsTy Am Nicholson called Biz oce and handed him
Jacob Weserye Mayor ot the City which stated that
bearer he'd been sent Lin from his friend Capt CraOtee
requested deponen ~ en TO Der story aud give her such
advice he thought The said Ann Ryan then related
her original acquaintance with Capt McCensn, and her having
left pool with HIM and living with him ever since Just
desee in the shdayis she sao.eqaeny made only .ss,
VIII her having been pvstey This deIonens
having settled with him for her wages had legal claim
against M and that her only hope TO induce him volun
should get nothing him in that way and great many
other things about him not necessary to repeat she called at
eued that If she could not do anything e.e she would
provide herself with seowhde and would whip him IN the
night but expressly advised that no violence should
be o. Thai on one Of sd cas- when she called
Of feeling faint and deponsnt dd give hers part Of
go hem .n h. Once BY one Of hi, nes6bors Who
manufacture IT, but she did ca. on the ih OF sd
which he had at Capt Mcceren request would result
Of affair which not having succeeded she
started 70 go as she sad home dependent walked with
her the Of Church and veseyss She went TO
the to take the and dePonen went uP to
was aid about Der going to eCenens house by
Opponents and positively and unqaslhedly untrue that this
him personal assault anything Of the knd and Opponent
18th Of August she the Office and ia the presence
OF Mr. Herek The Sunday dna who happened 10 be there
a,
received from MeCeep and stated all the circumstances Of
her visit him. and his Of her and che certainly did
S. prepsea the .dsyii upon Which Capt Mccerrsn
held bail and she called the next day heard read and
then read herself deliberately after which s5e signed and
wore 70 IL and then requested the might be given
Capt speisht to serve Deponsnt accordingly procured
potent fIther says that frequently making
said sdsy h SPOKEN Of and upon one os;s99 ser sepo
ps,s Ws,hngton and wife she said that s
did pass and wife, she assumed and Travelled under
hirh he
the said an has denied That in issuing
Of that hind the law requires an undertaking
or bond to be fled Of least 100 conditioned 20
spond the defendant In costs that may accrue 20 him
heen and deponent stated 70 her the necessity OF having
friend do for her She suggested her father but a.
be could not justify pursuance OF s~ DC eoud not become
10 assume the responsibility himself unless ndemn6ed bat
that could she might dspost 100 indemnity and then
gave her receipt for H. agreeing
her she successful the suit And this deponent fur
her says that DAY or ,ter Issued he took
The original affidavit and Of together cop
les and called the houte Of said Mrs Nicholson where no
her house and him; bat it thsf
he said he had read tbs affidavit TO several at
70 the Office Of the Asor House, the Of
commanded BY Captain MeCenen for the purpose Of
further ssys that officer had arrested Captain
heCeren and he had been to the Sheriff. office and gwen
and Capt. MeCenens brother, who stated that Me-
1nn Sd feared o
Of getting her Of the way and thus terminating me
Of them until the day after when he met Capt Meier
who told eeponent that said Ann Ryan II his depo
nens) office waiting and that be had settled the matte, WIN
sign DpOnent went immediately his Office where she va
and abe then told deponen thar her hsd made 90 mSe
noise and had seoded her much she bad
done about IT. that she had promised MeCee tnss
me Wone discontinue the action and desired deponent 20 40 20
Deponsn mt then stated II the matter wa 70 axe
s eou, ne should expect to be paid for his services ey ns
= ne you'd have no claim the defendant and ne -. ae
auet tntm from the 800 deposited Dsponen; then eIsr
Tor her, which che a. that time declined 20 ngn oai
SAD she should MeCeen again and call the NEXT day ana
90 so That the foowss day Capt AeCeren toh opp
en % settle with her and Der back the whole OF ne
nd ne would deponent which deponen did By Vias neI
eReck 10 order the Ocean Bank, which she IN
cesed and drew the r and executed full ree.se %
Capt kcCerrer He gave deponent order for $oo on
mercantile firm and they left the Office and abe never
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