The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-22
TIE surrogate's Court.
Before A. w. Bradford, Esq.
INTERESTING TESTIMONY or ONE OF THE DO

being sworn, says-I reside at rs East Twenty second
street; am IS years-or age; am servant, waiter
with Percy r. Pyne, of the firm OF Moses Taylor Co. @
Were you at any time in the employment OF Mrs. Susan
n. Parish at the house in Union square, and if sot
from what time to what timer A. l was; I wen,
there in the of 1850 about June or July,
and remained there until the Goth of Scptem-
Der, 1851; I there as a personal attendant and
valet or man 10 Mr. Parish O. Please describe the usual
manner in which Mr. Parish spent the day going through
from the time he rose in the morning? A. He arose in
morning about hafpast seven and got shaved by half
past eight or Whereabouts and then came down break
fast after breakfast the thing get to market;
he market with me- the market was at the cor
ner OF Nineteenth street and Broadway Case yande
water he walked there with my assistance and with
crutch sometimes he returned home, and commenced
10 read the newspaper for linn for about hour and
nall or two hours, more or less when Mrs Parish
down stairs and relieved me- the part going
the carriage at one O'Clock every day Sundays excepted
but sometimes on Sundays he returned from the carriage
ride at halpast three and then had dinner after dinner
we sometimes took little walk in the house in the gar
den, and then sat IN some OF the rooms the library gene
rally speaking, until the Messrs Delaieds came home
from business and the next thing AT O'Clock
whereabouts; alter tea we took another little walk per-
haps about the ROOM and then took for the greater
part OF the evening" then came bedhour, at which time
Mr. Parish went to the kitchen to give orders for break
fast and then went up stairs bed that i the days
proceedings can remember; he went TO bed
about ten o'clock sometimes hfpast perhaps later
his sleeping room the third story, in the back
room. q Where did you spend the night A. Sleeping
by his bedside in another bed-a cot bed q. Did any
one occupy the same bed with himl A. No q. Who at
tended to dressing him in the morning. a. did O. How
did he get down stairs to breakfast A. With my assist
ance; should say very troublesome and dangerous. O.
state the way ia which he got TO the breakfast tbef A.
With my assistance, he placed in chair; then
pinned napkin TO bis neck tie to the shirt in
Of drops Of coffee anything Of that kind; len the
room then and left him 10 the charge Of Mrs Parish and
the Messrs Deafeld; some times might hand him
bread, and butter II for him, it always buttered
Did you see him occasionally at during the time he
was eating breakfast A. Very seldom; breakfast was
over when returned Mr. Parish still sitting the table
would remove the napkin from his neck and change
him 10 another chair sometimes. O. About how far
OF the market to which you and he wcnts
did you read the newspaper? A. BY Mrs. Parish's
q When you was thus reading the newspaper was any
one else usually present? A. Sometimes there and
sometimes not. O. What the usual action OF Mr.. Pa
rish whilst you thus reading the paper A. Sitting
simply his chair looking out the window round the
room perhaps appeared to me Mr. Parish paid very
little attention to my reading Of the ;aper to him my
reason for saying so is Mr. rarishs going into little
doze OF sleep therefore the remaining part of the time
the reading was to myself, until Mrs. Parish came down
stairs and often remarked that she caught Mr. Parish
sleeping. O. Who accompanied him in the daily ride
the carriage? A, Mrs. Parish the coachman and myself
Was It AesA4o coachman all the time you theref
Clark; he is tGye Q. Describe how he got the
BILE for dinner, and the things dinner He
got to the dinner table the brought him to
breakfast in the morning. placed him in his chair and
passed his napkin before him. and cut up his dinner for
him, and helped to vegetables which the table,
and little brandy and water Sr. Parish got through
dinner kept his seat upon his chair while picked his
teeth and Just brushed him Oh little after dinner to
make him straight, and seated him comfortably in his
chair @ How did he help himself TO his food and drink
during the dinner A. He used ths fork with his left
hand and used it very well indeed; when he took his
drink, he put his left hand the glass and helped him
self the same any other gentleman might do
that he might not carry the glass if it was full steadily
O. After dinner whilst sitting ant before tea
how did you and he occupy yourselves? A. He sat
alone for considerable while during my din j
ner hour when returned TO Mr. Parish; and perhaps he
might take little walk around the room and perhaps
not; would read the evening paper sometimes him
O state how he took tea describing the whole
tom A. took him into tea, ] did into thinner placed
him his chair, and helped him his tes-that is,
placed his cup OF tea by the side Of him. preserves
Notwithstanding that should be on the table; some
lines The napkin was put on him al tea and sometimes
not he took the cup and helped himself TO tea with his
eft hand and got through tea in that way sometimes he
might spill little from the cup and sometimes q In
what way and with what dd h. get beI A.
With my assistance; took lima up stairs at clock
v every night undressed him asd put him into bed |
assisted him; he not able get without my asss
lance Q. How was his appetite generally 1t meals |
A. should say very good Q Please 10 describe his
operation and yours with him tho first thing in thu
ng, before going down 20 breakfasts 4. | walked 10
he bedside TO Mr. Parish, told him that it haip past
him and assisted him 10 the bedside: Mr.. Parish sat
lpon the bedside whilst put his stockings and draw
RS then got his morning dress put IL on and took him
INTO the dressing room ana conlenccd the operation
having washing &c.; when we got through with that
ook him into his bedroom again, seated him upon the
oin and there finished his dressing u lTi nc himself
lid or assist any way, in hc washing arranging Of
lis person. A. Not any way. q Please to describe in
your own way his and action during this morning
operation dressing, washing, shaving and arranging
A. A. TO that Mr. Parish was very changeablc some
times very irritable sometimes vcrv ia ssionae .o.ne.
times very calm. q. Did he. when ne during |
these morning operations make any gesture or notion
A. Several times @ Describe what those gestures or
motions were? A. He waved with his hand, with his tore
fingers made different sounds such ''Yanne yanne,
yanne rapidly repeated; he always when he appeared
lion and sound that his first effort and il was his
only one he always raised his hand with his two fore
fingers before his own eyes, and looked at Them and
sometimes all 1--WE fingers they went IN succcssion
sometimes only one; be would put up two, then put
down one then put up three, all at the same time
moving the fingers. and shutting the hand repeatedly
he first conversed TO me apparently with his fingers
and 80 he did TO all parties 10 my knowledge; when
he raised his fingers and looked at them, as have
before described he then raised hi. eyes and looked
at me- that appeared 10 II he wanted something in
the morning always thought that he wanted something
in his wearing apparel whom he made these motions;
would ask if he wanted pants vest, coat or such and
then he would say va, va, yanne, yanne, yanns, and
bowed his head he still continued the motions Of the
head: sometnl1 e the head and OF the body, and got
quite irritable and excited be morning. he got
far So am sorry to say that he walked from the bed
side perfectly naked with my assistance, into his drcs
ing room, and searched wardrobe belonging To Mrs.
Parish apparently looking for some Of his clothes; told
him that there were none his clothes there he
at all satisfied he gave ME two or three punches Of his
elbow and insisted upon searching up and down with
his hand in that manner and expressing Yannc yanne
yanne he got back to the bedside and got cooled down.
where he got very dsagreeabe with me- and having no
clothes by poor Mr Parish fell and Mrs Parish jumped
out Of bed and cried out What that told her Mr.
Parish had falep, and -ne assisted me 70 get him
hs got on with his dressing as usual and took
him stairs. O. Did Mr. Parish ever search in that
wardrobe again A. He has before that time and after,
think about FIVE six times while was there; he never
found anything it belonging 10 him. never found out
what he wanted in Of such searches. a. When he
made such motions the morning. did you do anything
70 try 10 ascertain his wishes? A. have IL appeared
10 me he was search OF lis clothes, something TO put
on and have taken out several pairs Of pants, and
out them by his side the bed 10 choose pair accord
ne 10 his fancy; he looked them over and seemed
10 find out from me- seemed 20 ask II they were good
thought So and should reply and say Yes they were
strong and good pants he would take them separately
take one at a time his hand, and put il TO his mouth
he always put II to his mouth thought was TO SMELL
and he would say quickly, 'Yanne, yanne yanne; he
went rapidly this saying a. he took up each, and
put il down eYanne yanne yanne" q When he took up
pair and put u hIs mouth and sold Yannc, yannc
yanne did be pause there do anything before taking
NO another pair and going through the same process A.
He hcsitaed little TO what should say apparently
10 me the pair OF pants no going 10 change and
wanted TO have he would come in contact with again in
going over there and he would seem satisfied with them
although wanted 10 change at first struck me he did
not know the difference betwixt a. When before you
started to go W market in the morning. was anything
M uay said cou about the marketing A. Mrs Parish
always spoke 10 before 70 10 market and would