New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-21
THE WIFE OF A CATHOLIC PRIEST
SIZING FOR DOVER.

sIrpRENF COIRT-Before j D. VAN COTT, rsferss
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY Nov. %
JuIia Ann Smith wife Of Roman Catholic priest
against John Mclaughlin, bishop Of Brooklyn, to re-
cover her dover 10 cersin lands conveyed by her has
band to Archbishop Hughes. For plaintiff, G. o.
Hulse, VIM Fullerton; for defendant Alex. McCue,
J. A. Lott.
The examination OF this was resumed yesterday
a. O'Clock p. IN.
Charles H. Smith, recalled for defense, testified 81
follows: | supposed was going to New YORK city;
twas on the 10th May $780, not able to say no long
| lived in New-Yoik; ! was but child then; my
first residence that remember was in Albany; lived
with my n other; was about tive years o9 cannot
cav il what capacity ny mother was living at that
time / should say she was keeping hou e. but DO po
time lived tbe e but Winter and Summer, a. near
az | can recoec; have no recollection OF any one
living there but reooec seeing my father there many
tin ee; not recolect of any church near her reel
dence in Albany was six years old in the year 1885,
when went TO RI si6e with the Shakers in NeHLsbs
non; went there in company with my mother aud SIS
ter MARI Ann che sas left there at the same time;
have rever lived with my mother since entered
the establishment at New Lebanon by the name
of Charles II. Smith, and my sister by
the Lame of Mary Ann Smith; l saw my
mo her about ten months after L went among the
Shake err for the fret time after went there; had
interview with her ia the cffice Jonathan Wool, to
whom was bound hat charge OF the temporal affairs
Ebenezer Bishop, Rd US Blsh ,p, Rub Landon, Gym
tina CLARK ard otbers has charge OF the spiritual
affairs OF the family: Ruth Landon is dead Cynthia
Clsrk Ia living jonathan Wood is living there; |
remained there twelve years; hrst went into recep
ton family where s'sld but few weeks; left New
Lebsnon in the Spring OF 1913; BE Janin A. hall
lives in Tenth street. 10 this city; John Hayes hyed
with bin about q yesr to my kno vledge lived with
Mr. Hall one month: | knew John Hayes before l
went TO live with Mr. Hal; first knew Hayes 10
Albany, shortly before / went to New Lebanon; |
knew bin AT the house where my mother lived; he
I;xs thsra but fan daya ia / n 4 req |
am unable 10 say by what name my mother went at
that time John Hayes lived with he Shskers Ia the
same family that | DID in New Lebanon; he came
there two or three years after l did, aud stzd
there a cou lie OF years be soon atterward went 10
Canaan 10 live with the Shakers; / do not
hos snything about John Hayes father did
not know bis name or where ne dieai
think John HAYES is thirty years Of age; | under
stspo that he the second engineer Of the steamer ST.
Louis of the Hayre line saw him year ago last
May for the last time; my sister Mary Ann
is about twenty years OF age and lives at Holings-
head near Philadelphia saw her last year ago the
last OF July: she is married to Charles Scar; am
living in New York ana have been for about year
pact my mother has been living in the Bowery where
she Low sides she has not KEPT hoase' oul nS
boaIc ed with Mrs. Edmund the.e; my mother Is not
married now: / am of the Prot slant faith; Chsries
Smith died shout the Is! Of January, 1851 he Died 10
Massachusetts; l have been informed thst Bishop
Fitzpatrick of Boston took charge of his paper. he
died very suddenly DO no. know who was WITH him
at TIE Time hsd my frst interview Tith my father
after went with the Shakers, when was about ten
years of age year or two aftergsrd saw hin again.
Mr.. John Alien and thiuk, Jonathan Wood were
preseLt when han the Interview with Charles Smith
al New.LebanoD; bad only two interviews with MN
Il ere was there ALL geber about ten years saw
him DC 1t after | left New. Lebanon at Canaan -Four
Corners a short distance fr IN Nes-Lebanon lived
in Boeton ia the Spring OF 1879 lived in Quebec from
July TO August 1880; while IN Boston boarded With
DIR. L. II. smith, in Richmond and Salem streets;
ia Quebec boalctd in 20 ninaryi wac st school
about three years; saw Dir. Smith while there hr.
Smith aud w mother greeted each o'heE warmly
wien trey net a. Caoean -Four Corners they shook
hsncs warmly and ny mother ssid " How do you do,
" NJ. Smith The interview between them lasted
from ok ia the morning until o'clock 10 the
afternoon; Angry WORDS spoken oy rny Jther the
word, Tela.ed 10 their LIVING separately aud 70 $1,000
hch he hsd Of ter my uOtber then s'aied tina, 81
crew g. 600 out Of tue bank in New York Which she
gave to iD al with which he had purchased prop
erty in Brooklyn be did not deny L. this Interview
was in l549 she objected to living they did, seps-
rs'ely: thu. conver,atiCn a. about of t1at
oay; 1 was with them during their interview; she
ed him TO give up tle priesthood and follow teach
~ a. she wished 10 live with her children and him;
be declined TO do so che asked him. DO you wish 70
COZ sit er me your wife be replied, " co not deny
sit" my father accused h-r OF being high tempsres
and ndkcreet in not ksepIDg he mstter quiet nea
sston With my father in Boston, 10 t1e niled
States hotel about the m,Tlagei, n@i nsaro
ONE Of the Sbaiers-Jobn Allen ana Luther Bishop
peak Of the relationship between ny taher and
moth CT; Il wa affer my father visited me there my
mother visied me- almost every year. and soneumee
twice year; when asked nm aooa' tue properly IN
Drooklyn he said that be tended 10 secure II for me
ard nv sitter; he said that my ns0oer extravs-
gart ana be thought hat be could never save any
thpg for her; he sso said that the property was IN
ca one occasion q. SsrsOga Springs be said that be
interds tAt property for myself and sister; 70 the
oony erssioo Il the United S0tes bota In Bssso1
shog: this property, be sid that be would secure me