The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-14
THE PARMH WILL CASE.


else ever present. A. Probably attendant
want but OF that cannot speak O. Was any other per-
son present 70 your knowledge at any time when you
saw him read the paperi A. generally found him read
ing the paper At my morning visits when there was no
person ai the house but his wife and the servants Have
you present recollection that any ever pre-
sent when you this A. have such recollection
O. You have said you generally him neading in the
morning when you made your visits do you mean that
whenever you called to make morning visit you found
him or saw him reading the paper A. No. q. How do
you know That he was reading the paper those
In the manner that see that Mr. 0Conor Is read
ing what he writes. O. Can you give better fuller
answer than that A. BY his intelligent look at the
paper @ Can you state any other means whereby you
knew or ascertned that he was reading the paper
When made trials Of glasses would ask him whether
he could read such and such type putting the paper be-
fore him, and he would assent dissent the
would be- by noddng his head in the one case and shak
ing II in the other, accompanying 1t with yes or no
also by negative proof have seen him hold the
paper upside down. O. Did you take any pains to
scrutnize and how be holding the paper, ana
whether lie held il upside down or noty A. No; but
could not have failed to have II he hal done
Was any other person that you can now name or spe
city besides yourself Mrs. Parish present when you
show ed him toe paper at the trial Of the gassesg A.
cannot; but have no doubt some Of the servants
present. O. With what newspaper or newspapers did
you experiment al the trial of the glassess A. think IL
was always the Courier and HI qlrT that found there
you saw him reading in the mornings; A. II i. @
You have stated that you saw him reading
business papers: how often did that occurs A
cannot say how often. but | have seen him with
his tin box before him picking papers and looking at
them About how olten, according TO your best re
collection A. Say six times; probably much ofener.
Q Did you him reading business papers excep.
when he had tho in box before him. present with him
A. have such papers before him. but whether he
was reading or not cannot remember. O. When he had
the tin box present say that he reading any
OF the papers have seen paper or papers in his
hand, locking at Il intelIgeruy reading il. q How
Often, according to your best recollection dad you wit
mes. mess that A believe | answered answered that ques-
wer. Q Where those papers which you thus
him apparently reading manuscript print
A. Manuscript. Q. hid you notice whether they were
particularly large ENDORSEMENTS, or ordinary writing
A. paid little attention to them did not look Mr.
attention whether he had any Of them upside
down A. never saw him have one upside down, but
did not give sufficient attention to determine the fact O.
Can you name or designate any person except yourself
and hrs. Parish who present any OF these occa
sons when you supposed he reading manuscripts A.
cannot q. About how after Mr.. Parishs attack
did you witness him thus reading manuscript A. Within
eighteen months 2 Was i before lsSoS A. Probably
not q When did you last witness such trans
action A. / cannot recollect. o. Did you within
the last four years Of his life5 A. No Q. When you
saw him reading the paper did he continue
while l was talking with Mrs. Parish O. Have
you any recollection Of his doing such thing
attack. A. him at that time OF day at his
house, except when was attending him for cataract.
Probably he did O. What is yoxr best recollection on
that subject A. That is my best recollection that he did
cease 70 read early That time Y. Did he
Had Mr.. Parish much embarrassment difficulty get
ting pcople to find out what he wanted or desired
He bad except OF the common affairs Of life Pleas
70 state what you by the phraae &c
mon affairs q life" A. Those things with which
his attendants and those about him familiar.
every day occurrences, his wants at table al
my visits, which were every day. bis confers
ences with me we had no difficulty about What did
AT whose instance did you present 10 4 the book
tall. 10 Ia IL NV ~ lad Ia
have you got any memorandum mans OF liking the
date Of that eccurrcncey have no such memorandum
that experiment. A. do not know. u What material
did he use TO write with the hrst u ne. A. lead
p pps'' IN these experimen,sS A | can * nc
time. he made several trials, lwo or three or fott.
q I'D the marks or characters he made on each OF these
three or fur trals appear 10 you 70 be the same A.
They did u About how loag was he employedin making
Of these trials A. Possibly one or two minutes
Were the characters large or smallr A Large q We're
they OF the size, nearly go, each trial. A.
Nearly 80, far a. Can remember. q How largewcre
the characters A. From three fourths or inch
inch long far call II 10 mind. q Wa. Il In q
beck n separate piece Of paper these trials were
made cannot say distinctly but my impression IS
book. and a piece OF paper, and Afterwards a
slate. q What the material used 10 write upon the
slate A. slate pencil y pd yoa mean % say that
A. Yes with the lead pencil, but Mt the vlsit. q
Was the slate used al the visits A. imagine not
slate trail have no recollection, but presume on
the next day thereabouts. U. Who introduced the
slate , sns g., .a's pssss 4 40 n1s knos ws9 saS
How many trials did Mr.. Parish make on the sates A.
do no, remember; was more Than one; cannot say
more tsan two q. Was nore than one trial made with
che slaie al that same interview when il was nrst
introduced, A. do not remember. q Was
the slate introduced and q trial made with u by
Mr. Parish, ri another Interview Atsr that at which
first used A. think SO, but am uncertain. q II
ss ssn s. Sc Whether ssal
times that day, or on thai day. and again
Their do not remember. Y Whom .se trials we're made
appearance those made with the lead pencil A. Tie
n appearance whether they varied IN size can.
no, tell We're all the characters present. 30 that they
could be compared when the LIST trial was made A.
do not remember. Dad yJu ever sec AL the characters
hare such rccoecion. y Have you any recollection
whether you I'D moi them all together nj one me
A have not Ioyou remember whst book That was IN
which ono q these tTak was made A. DC NOD v poyea
know whether any Of these characters have been pre-
served who're any Of them now t A. such have been
shown 70 me, but cannot emily them When we're
The sLown ~ you A since Mr. Farish's death Where
A. Al Mr.. Tasshs hause. q Who showed them 70 youi
A. Mrs. Parish. Q. who were present AZ The tines A.
i think one q my brolhers-probably Henry Y. Are
you ros certain which ~ them Il wass A. think II
more pTobabes va Henry and Joseph q We're any per-
sas "a "a the faraiv PRESENT. a. remember otsr
Were they exhibit 20 you than once since the
death o. Mr. PARISH think twice have seen them.
q. Where d.t you see them the next time "A. Always
at Mrs. rarsh's. o Who present when they were
shown yea thai tmc' a. A. Que time, believe Mr.
me slase thcu shown your A. II was not q 10 you
know wheeler TIE slate with the characters on sas
cd. and 30, what has become 81 ~ A. have
no knowledge that q was preserved. "a Was the book
shown 20 you since hr Psrish's death a. Inc book
ana q sheet Of paptr. q Where did you last thai
book ane shee, u paper A. Al Mrs Parish house. q
About how long ag0 A Within ten days. v Al any %
hese trials SPOKEN o. any ether person presens whom
you dee guae except yourself and Mrs. Parsh
a cannot name o. designate airy other. q Was any
Kid u AID or ASST lance gwen 70 Mr. Plrish n making
any OF these characters these tasf A. None ercep.
holding the object before him "a " he wrote a. Whs
held M A. I DO not remember. v When any d these
trials were beng made, anything AID 70 Mr. Parish
by way Of requesting urging him 70 write a. DO
not remember the particulars A. far a. that. q Have
you any recollection vi tier such urgency made
noe A have none. " WAS on the day 6 The Or.
trsi or On The day the last that Mrs. Parish made
az rcmark usng The rror wls A. Probably the first
a Have YOU any recollection h0w that "a 4 wac A.
Thai recollection Il 8ot dbtnct-H Y merely the impress
sion Of an ercanatsn % The effect stated y Have yeu
distinct recollection that she made that exclamation Al
ais A Not dis. oct. but an impression. u How soon
after tLiy I'D you FIRST make effort 70 induce Mr. Parish
20 write A Not unfn after biz Illness 10 OSiober-as