New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-21

after her III starred union, ne m " VI l.r" ~
temp1ed her life srd cha 10 terror sgain ned 70 Ve
police magistrate for protection On Der 60
warrant OF commitment was issusd ogs,ns, tuS v"sns
syocm who some time aftfr beng ieeAsas "'t ..e
S%,nS sweet MR. Ass eusio, O. Mrs DEval, remeyed
A Tsnrens. spd thence 10 Woos'er sreet; ii boa
Uhich plsces the def ndant, II 10 htgeo was in the
habit Of visiting her; 60 that a. tae zoe when ts al
grsintsnce rad been ore a sev en- eight years tsnd
me Ara assume, for the purpose Of this trial thst
although open 10 cridcsn it wac awOl and proper
scorei tLce ard tn oDe OF the obc OF the defend
AMI infs vsif, VS. TO inc nee her to e.e Different
fse TIE eviccnoe in any view except to ests6 sh en-
uymscy between the PATHS was iosdmissible. This
10 rot en- action for dvOcs and tho defendant IL no.
On trial for sDy Illegal ofs0se agaias; tb9 marriage
hw Nyou believe the evidence, then you II iofer
fom il smply-eDd you will lot be JUSTIFIED IN lnisr'
riug mOre-lha the l7tb Of Fe1 1872, toe Two a.
Iegtd actors in tie transaction Of tAht day: we're In
finste whh each Other, and had been 30 Tor several
Wew1l row. % ntleuen--apd i is important that
,ou should keep iteadly in view the chronology anu
Geography Of the sse For time aud place are the eys
Of private 40 vel as public history we Will now,
ssy 90 back for PeiO1 OF about two ye4rs, 10 tue
cor meDcimeht Of PERSECUTION, whose deieet ID
soue form by dico-Iinuaucs, or by sham trial, Il
said, was the great Obje;i Of t1e a. XII ty o both
parties .. ILL
ever W 70 the pane che went by, was living VITA
man whose character is sufficiently apparent, of the
name Of Wm Connolly. This man, be- arrested IN
an act Of burglary, as already stated, az ths New
York hotel gave his name as VIM COsgTOge, Instead
Of Connolly, 81 by that ia 10 wa3 crrlsd by the
officer before the magistrate at The Jefferson mafxet
station, where his examination and tast OF several
Witnesses taken, with TIE view OF determining
whether h. shOuld be committed or hel1 10 bail 10
await the action OF TIE g Jury. The magistrate
AT frst-detniDg the evidence Of very asgravs ted
cbarscte-sas inclined 10 hold the offender IN actual
outtody Ind TO ALLOW 10 bail. Beiog pressed, how
ever, by The counsel OF Co,y;ove, be conseOed |'th
reluctance 10 accept bail fixing tbesum at - OOO-au
amount Which, on inquiry, 1t wss found lmPJssioe or
beonveuiebt 10 procure, and which, even efer sec
opd appic alton by council alt lough much reduced
Yves stf retained at The Of 80 900 10 Insure the ap
peaTsuce and trial Of the Offender.
This evidence u no further important than as SHOW.
inc the official as well ss individual opinion q. that
time entertained by The then police astice nor city
Judge, Of The criminal for whose feeess &c the subss
quen,ly married husband of Mrs. Dlvsl, he afcer-
wad II is said, IN her account, evinced so mu' 90
heitude.
TIE grand jury, it seem. concured in opinion with
the police magistrate, for they promptly fj1u1 and
tuined thSb II of indictment submitted to the Aud
on the I'd If May following, and again on the 10TH the
case as called for trial before the General SESSIONS,
when the party IN dicted failing = appear, bench
warrant issued against him, and Judgment Of for
feiture entered his YecOgnzauce against both hun
self and his bail. The 1ipn 1t appears, as soon rs
he was h5el ated, had left the SAFE. His female
fiieud tho widow OF Duval Ascenso. by previous
understanding, in few days met bi IN Philadelphia.
where on the goth Of April 1853 the impeachment to
censio, the parties were regularly married to eact
ohtr abe returbng irU ediaey after or the same day
New York. leaving her II doted husband, as mat
ter of pre- ,suton, Out IF this State.
A. all events, when the court Of Sessions nst and
ready 10 proceed with his sl, Cosgroye, being
called ma5e no response. And thus it is that Mr..
John b. Fink who had been induced to become the
bail by deposit with him of 81 COO Of MIS- Duvals |
money and mortgage to kim of Mrs Ddyeis iufnl,
ture, which ,he says had cost her OoO THUS II 10,
say tsat YfDk is introduced, and for the foilowin
two yeare and upward becomes an actor IN this extra
ordinsry drama While Mrs. Duval, 10 addition to |
freeiig her husband would naturally &c desirous 10
get back her 81 900 and get rid OF her mortgage,
fraJs ae naturally, for time at least, would wish TO
retain both snd to get relieved if possible, from the
5000 u6gmen. in favor Of the people, which hid been
recovered sgaif st him on the bail bond
Such then, was the condition of the parties on the
18th ofMay ls53, and Mrs. Doval, now Ms. Con |
ro,ly was sil carry Tg her business as che calls
H. in New York che did not cell out she says, her
establishment 10 Wooster street, nor did Justice
Suat cease his visits there until the 9Th Il March,
1884 Az 10 what occurred during the residue of that
year it may be sufficient at presen to observe that
Mn Connolly swesrs that she had numerous inter /
views with Mr.. Stuart the subject OF her husbands
Cste giving the particulars and that Mr.. Stuart, the /
FORMER police iusnce, was IN November OF hat year
elected 10 the office of of the tsO Judges OF the
court of Ger eral Sessions 10 take his seat by law
the let OF January, 49, and by arrangement 10 hold
- term of the court 10 the month Of February follow
mig.
On TUESDAY evening the 18Th Of February, by pre-.
vious appointment mace, she says in this building 10
the morning of that day, she called the justice,
now city judge, at his re. ioence IN Twenty seventh
street on the suffice, of her husbands difficulties,
aud had an interview with HIN, IL which, II Der oatn |
is to be believed he said among other things to her
that those meaning euch as her husbands, cost
money; and that, although he was willing to do his
part eratuitousy act Of charity, still, without
naming the recipients, about 5000 would have to be
expended to which she promptly replied that she had
$500 in bank, which she would willingly give to have
a Dole prosequi entered. Another interview was
then arranged for the next evening st the same
place; at which, among other things, be told her,
she says, that he could arrange her matter for (
the $500, and 1t was concluded that she was to
draw it ont of the bank the next morning, the .
1Stb, and bring it to the judge at his Office in this
building. She brought II accordingly, she says, in |
FIVE bank bills Of 500 n, which she handed TO the
Judge aud which the Judge having looked over them,
put into his vest pocket accompanying the act with
with the remark That it was all right and telling |
her he would get MOLE presequ entered for her that
day and that she should come TO his house in the
ing 10 learn the result This ,ou will remember wss |
Thursday, snd she went pursuant 10 the arrange-
ment. Having waited in cold room, without fire, |
nearly four hours, from 10 10, in the dead of Win.
tera circumstance calculated 10 impress the memory
and one which, il not true, could have been EASILY dis
provee-the judge, she says al length came in and !
after apoogizlng for the detention said in sub stance
that he had not been able TO co anything that day.
And, as she was goiOg TO see her husband Friday,
the next interview was fixed for Saturday evening |
again at the Judges house.
IL nay he proper here 10 apprise YOU gentlemen,
that II Is q well established maxim of the la y-snd one
which Wi not fan to commend itself TO your good
sense and knowe ige of human nature-hst testimony
OF Conversations, especially when third person was
present. and more especially still when the character
OF the witness is not free from stain is TO be received
with much caution. The statute against bribery
however, u Is my duty to add has in express terms
mace the Il mony OF an sccompice not only admis
slole, Du compusory-to be believed or not from i,s
tnhlpSc creolbhty or ncledibiity, aud from corrob