The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-19
The Parish WAll Case.
sURRoaArB's OFFICE.


Agxn ls.-In the matisr Of seW9 y aswy ParssA-
The cross-exAnna,ion Of Mr.. Lord Wa resumed this
morning. and had net been concluded ct the rising Of the
Court The wiAsss sid that looking ct the papers
now find esrsain marks whish enable me to say No.
the original win, and No. the duplicate; No. WA
frat executed No. executed ct the time, but
after No 1.
Cross exXmined by Mr. O'Conor-you understood that
Mr.. Ps condition critical and framed the fsst codi
Gil with view, In part to its being done without delay
Doyou mean to say that you understood at that time
that Mr.. p was in such daDgr of dying Immediately
that it necessary the thing should be done 9TH
great speeds A. underssoc hs nstsre of his disease
be such that it nigh. tale immediate turn, favor
ably or unfavoraoly did not understand that
he was given over, in . state when he was ex-
peeted imm,dia,ely to dis, but that the course
Of bis disease might In any short period end
q death. Q Who told you this, acc ,rding to the
best of your recol econ Some person Of che family
ither one Of the brobefs, Deaisld or a physician;
am unable to Say which. @ Did you at that time
know or we're you informed, how long he had been c,n
fined BY the illness under which he hen aboriog
A. had kne wn at that time thai Mr. r. had been
with AZ attack OF ness long before ole to
sta and the question how long he had been
onfned to his room, not aware OF this from any
@ Did the message by which you was called 70
the city to you the idea Of urgen,s the
sly OF immediate and pr mpt a,u,nf II did. Q
What your best impression whether that message was
written vertalS A. think 1t VAS verbal message
q. Have you recosc ION Whatever whether hat
message came D, one or the Mess T. D-adeld or ome
other person: have r-co lection toe sunirst
Q You Keep diary Is that IN it's general use memo
rsndum Of events which have occnrei or note Of sp
poirtDeit hipg- TO BIZ thereafter dpues A. have
memoranda If tbiogs De done 70 assist my "
ard when have rppo nEm1nts generally but no. uni
versaly maj by WORD. At whose house In FART Id
were YOU lfv this timer At house taxed by my
wife family O'Conor-Sabra1 tiay your own house
O. IL drswiI tn ,hr- codcil used concise Ian
guag. and With little references any thog
ese you remember aud state your mouve To-
thus icing any Iefe eoc. 70 any tniog els a. mads
the 9 the brief and in popular language,
it 10 be TO person who Was ILL and wish
whom comnuni alton would ne eiicuir, made no re
ference her because the Il spe,,d:
and dependent you no other u vi e for thus
idi reer.nce soy othe paper OF subject tnaa
those YOU have sratec> A [ bad otner q You have
this day noted mat up1n the cs Wills produced.
there figures l and 2, were those figures made ov
yourfelfs a. thew sere Q W-ee tnose d lp ;ates Doth
produced 1he tiDes / did not first zee
them both her. the figures were put on ~ the time
Of the prepa alton for The execution u The sec md codci
a. Is the figure l upoo re ouolicate wacn you FIRST
saw: A. DON'T know as | have no koowledse OF 1t.
@ Do you whether not You hat ses eithe.
a. toink / hAa not. bui ,annot spssx with any
assurance. q Have YOU, Vt pre.eot any impress
TO whether bad at that time h.ard Of the renov OF
Tor certain think ! haze no, heard OF It a. the tim
Q. Vas any paper whssvsr e!s'irg to Mr. P's af4i7s
shown TO before You rev tbe hrst dciis A. Not
to my recollect n. We're you not before you drew
the frs. ccdicl, iLftrmed taat there IN exienc4
ARD known your employe employees will OF Mr
Parish, but that access not be ma, hal not
been all Lis pspers aud that it therefore
certain whether had made subsequent will and
this slate + hi rs he why the first
co-cil ira without references ID the cate o. the
will A. No such are # tbipgs was commu ,icsset t.
me aware of snv state OF things; undar-
stood the . will and that Mr.. Paisa's xeLiug
heute which had been given ais vi By that viii hsd
since teen .rc and that the present to
her the cwel house hich he then lived,
let OF Wall street: [ for idea OF
given his if coni1erec rhs house groun Is
mes. vausbie prvae rs.ideLce IN tns cisJ; ma no
such impression Of the Wall rect property. because
cid NOT notice IT. The place snee now Know ths pro-
pery 70 be the most valuable and pr'u ve il the
city drg 70 its oin Ell siops Had You kno The
house LET BaIcsy winch IN yrmei
given to Mrs. PARISH A. h4a knosn IL ~ paslng
by q We're you not on intm .,e AMI visi ing term.
Iext ooor his Henry A My family visited
a. Nj. Eapiel Par.sb's, aud Oh dren quite
II t tims.e; | visited very i'se She1e, ana Y.
az among the most accspt~oe of any had; | never
formed an, mate of tn. properly Ut Henry Parish
wealth and repated taste and that Of Mrs. Parish 1sa
po'.d that t. was very valuable dwelling house:
cenber, 1s4a. O. On en'eriog hat room Who went in
with you: A. lhi k shown in BY q servsn' be
SIDES Mr. Parish | found on entering tns NJ. Ho
profA, ard think, Mrs Pa ish. bat ! not a,u
e. WaN Parish then dressed in bis usual Of geo
teInan A MIR Parish drest cd his usual dress
gentleman, ana appeared quite tirreot rom what
be had been ne Il tug the rindo "a and
fire on tie so1 Sste-n side the -rtnen.. O. Die
b. Use rom The chair wails you 10 the rooms A
He siced from wh-re be sat place
the wnoow where he finally re.exscned the co6iciI.
z. Who aldo HIM in that m0vem-n? A. ! think
hT. Holbrook ard Mrs. Pari-h, bnt
tam q. Sac how shsy aid d him. A. they,
one OF them, STOOD by mia .iee snt t,ok his
and assirtd him to bear tn weight Of his body.
q. DID be, with this aic, walk mink he Gil but
alta difficulty. rather tbulirg pat- O. Was this his
opiy InoviI about sbutlitpg that vt.iGs A Ii
was, un ess bis resuniog his sea-, shi,o AT po
sitive Q On entering he room. who did you frss sd
Dress A. ! think 1 first acdiessed Nj. Parish @
What Gle you say to HIN, A | omit re.ol.ct; |
pressed satis'a cti rather WI view of showing my
respect TO bin than bis ~eriog me, l sect no
SOUND or gesture, Blu. rdal OF ruute-
Depce: a.r nis ip,igpifcaot conversation ia
the roc said 10 Mr. Parish tnst had brougota coGi
would IKE to do so the word yes followed toe in.
qury much DcIe sriiculately than bef,re Q. d. you
mean that he eisirc uttered ''sesY' A. He uttered
yes urn i-takab but distinctly bu his speech
10 be read the codici 10 hi n stow
" nr Hoibrock next spoke Mr. Henry Parish before
CD any thing further; so far IS recoec, bis seat had
not teep craDged This time; Mr. Holbeoot distinctly
aked NJ Parish he meant 10 give that property where
be- I'D ano t. .tor. 10 Wall rect Mrs. ia ism. @
Whist, aoytbiig , in the OF word, sound ge.-
ture oil the part Of Mr. Parfsh followed that A. He
sweled, YES. q. Did be d" any hing further A.
think be accompanied it with pes :natiou Of
the head the c.dcll was in h,n1s at the time had
WAS execu ed. O. How ana when did IL into your
possession at that time, 1t prod iced at the
house BY Mrs Partsh asked Mr.. Parish If ne would
execute the wild O. What. in woros SOUNDS gesture
from anybody next followed that A. de sal i, yes;
that's all, unless presume he made gestures az
he in The habit OF making asked him IL should
sign It Tor him the ink the library table,
aid sm ali quartete table brought placed be-
fore HIM it ousky that tee table TO
the window his seat was then removed TO it. before
described.
Adjourned to Saturday morning at IL O'Clock.
State Of the Drops.