The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-10

SuKrOgate's Court.
Before A. W. Bradford, ESQ.

houe IN Union square2 A. think he went from Barclay
in the early summer, 60 my brothers. house,
ReDgate, and in the autumn went INTO his house in Onion
square have obtained the date 81 which the family
moved Union square from another source my
memory; it in Tire au0nn Of ls4s Q. Prior 70 his
attack, how often you the habit OF calling the
Unpn square housc9 A. Generally once week.
Sunday evenings o Have you any present recollection
Mat you were there a VISIT except a Sunday
eveaMs prior TO the attack A. have present re-
sssecton that subject. O. On those Sunday evening
visits did you ladies there Of the house
A. A lew occasionally. q Please tnem A.
MIS- Daniel B. Fearing more frequently thaa any other;
Mrs VIM. Hudson Mrs. Vim. Burns, when in town;
Aont this mosnen remember other ladies'; there
Dauy ladies'; these visits were, than anything
che, the continuance Of old habit Of Mrs. Puish's
sro&bers, transferred from my mothers house TO
Mrs. Parises. @ Did you meet these three la
Mes frequently at the house on Sunday evening du.
ring the period mentioned? A. Not frequently.
Prior TO his attack you say Mrs. Parish fond OF
society and OF going TO the opera, and afterwards prac
Hsed entire secuson she not, since the attack, at
more balls parties at your housef A. Yes of
Ase years. How many parties was she ~ your house
Vince The attack A. My habit TO collect family
Thanks giving nights when she would be present Of
years-three four times, the last three four
years Mr. Parish's life she a supper party
n house the Of this winter Y. Did she
s 10 attend your family Thanks giving parties for some
D you now recoect the fact that she absent from
sny one OF themf A. have not the beast doubt Of IT,
Question repeated. A. cannot recollect that any
Nued night she absent can recollect any better
. haea night when she was present. q Can you now
State fact within your recollection that at
u the Thanksgiving night assemolages at your house,
- ugh you be able ~ Tx the .lculsr one,
hat he absent, A. No, cannot; know generally
Hat he refused the earlier years 10 come 10 any
srrtainueu my house. O. In what month according
your best recollection, this supper party last win
sv about how large ana general an assembaee was
~ A. think II In january, and party OF about
sventy six persons. T. 10 you remember whether your
Sresher at it? A. He z. Are you not able 10
a. the date any than il in January, and are
y0u in that month"; A. am not able 10 hxn
any nearer and am not sure il was in that month O.
Tan you say il WAS not in the month of February A.
cannot be positive but think II Was In January. Q.
1sye you any written memoranda or minute from which
Mat gate could be nxedf A. | have the walters bill,
doubt would fix II. O. Are you quite that your
brcther Henry al It A. feel certain Of that will
giving etDgs and the supper party mentioned the only
sccaspons when Mrs. Parish alta nded party at your
houte since the attack and during the life Of Mr. Parshs
A. RENE mbef other. O. Did not Mrs. Parish attend
bs,l the house OF Mrs. Ray last winter A. believe
-, but not there and did not her there @ Did
os Mrs. Parish during the winter, attend ball at
No house OF Mr. Lordy A. | knew Of such thing
. Had Mrs. Parirh box, or part Of . box,
opera some winter snce her husband attack A. Yes
Did she not attend the opera since her husbands at
tarkf A. presume so: but was never there myself aud
lnew oshing in the matter Do you remember great
tAA commonly led the Poor bad given at the Opera
hoe In the winter Of 1855 did not Mrs. Parish
teI i,at baiiY A. have some recollection Of such
Ting q Ind not Mrs. Parish, during the period subse
soent Mr. Psrsh receive visitors calling At her
bsu-e usual il respectable s-ciety2 A. NJ, she did
sos O. Do you TO 81, that, during the whole time
she receive the calls u her friends AZ the house In
ssnyany certain New Years days, and few friends
would call al family meetings on sunday evenings. As
. the rest Mr.. Parlshs habit was SO constantly
n drive out bis wife 10 accompany him every morn
ns, that IN. could have seen little or no company.
Do you say that during the whole period Mrs
PArr when a, home and riding out declined
her sr,euI A. /
sct but my knowledge OF course, as TO Sho sue saw
wben Vas not herr amounts 70 nothing. O. What do
you mean by 'geDersly not in your last Do
ron that generally declined 10 see her friends
hing TO WHIT her when she was al homer A. mean
i.at knew and believed she did decline seeing
srdLary vsiicrs, but did intimate friends. q Can
you any occurring within your obser
vassn when Mr. Parish in and in his ordinary con
don after IN. attack when Mrs. Parish declined to
Q vErerf A. I cannot ana had no means Of knowing
anything that subject other than the knowledge Of her
general habit obtained nom conversation IN the house
D You have stated that Mrs. Parish's health or spirits
becs me impaired at some PERIODICAL Ut what tune was
ssf A. During the sst three years about without pre-
ending 10 be pr cise, OF her husbands lDcss How
eng dd thus OF depression, Der part coItinuey
A Manly up 70 the present time Q. Did you ad.
we her in re erense that subject give up stteudin.
business and the Of her husbands estate, or 10
ommt that business and care 10 some other competent
persun persons, A. ! lid not. Y. Night not lady,
xsvtns her attention 70 purchases Of stocks securities
procuring notes and sher investments OF property 10
which he previously unaceustomed, and meeting
with occasional Losses and rev,rsss in such ope-
sstpns, induce or cause IN her lowness OF
A.
20 far IL, ! should have expected the change IL
NE o. thought, induced by such occaploas 70
have been useful; but in act was very e aware Of
what Mrs Parish did In these respects. q Woald 10.
such occupations circumstan mentioned IN
ne last question have tendency 70 divert the mind and
assenton fvm such amusements balls prues and vi
as 70 tine OPERA (r. Cutting objects % the question
irrelevant and as calling Tor oinon on matters as 70
winch the wiiscss Is an expert Question allowed a
Not peccssarly q When did your brother John diey
A. Two years ago, think last october, about q When
dd your brother William d,S A. About a month after.
wards. q. when old Mrs Payne, the aunt Of Mrs. PA
shh who lived IN the house adjoining Nr Parlshs resi-
scLce Union square, der A. She died In june 1854
lad not Mrs Parish 20 into mourning for each q ese
three personsy A. Certainly shc did Y For how long
. penodS A. Inc usual PERIOD year. q Mr. Parish
hsd partai seizures you say prior . bis attack
How many there and what period Of time did they
cover A hin after two OF three, probably, had
occnrt1 before ne went 70 Europe, and heard o. one
Europe that y all remember. q About what tins
H. trst Of ee aud please 10 state IT, character ami e.
thins be y Europe somewhere sDoat So,
these seizures took place within the previous two years
q Gun you give appropriate name otherwise ichne
The character 81 this seizure A. twas Of the nature Of
spoplexy bot incomplete; the other am not able 70 de-
aDe but Il something a the same character, no
ooubt q Did you advise his trip - EarOpsy A. | did,
imagine that that the sole object o. the visit
b. had bad any seizure Or apoectc attack symptoms,
while abfoadt A. Not from him, but hom his
rnc and my broth r Henry, uho accompanied them.
u 10 you NOT remember that In the year tsiS be
nge the lnal aitalK, he hal seizure In the
set, and bad 70 ne carried homer a. some such
ndrtnct recollection does occur % nc. but 10 Il
90, Gear the mentioning ~ Il brings 70 my mind.
q How after he brought home he provided
with regular nurse attendant and what "a. the name
u THE first one employedy A Within few days; his
james Fisher. Y. About how long did Fisher
continue attend state, n you please IN order,
your best recollection tue nurses or attendants
down the urne OF Mr. Parshs DEATH A. james Fisher
continued umber u months that "a A. near as can
say The 81 the y,her have no recollection
q, but they changed from time 20 time until William
Brown took charge Of him, who was With him several
years could DOT give the Of any other Y. How
long before Mr. l3rish's death dad Brown eaves A.
A year or Whereabouts. " Into what employ nent did
Brown then 60, and where i he A. lie con.
tnued IA nurse Gentlemen from une 70 time aer eayiny
Mr. Parish and that very fact make me dispose
% iengthcn THE period 10 eighteen months, from a
year 10 clgfteen months: be must have ed Mr. Parish
before his death, Brown n Superintendent the
New YORK Eye Inarmary v. u that the institution
eoned IN The eeund cccicii 10 which beque~t u madey
A. II n the o. When did Brown 70 into the IN
psoy Of thai inssutDns A. Upon the opening Of
institution aboet months since; ought 70 have sad
uypn the aponmr 81 The building and not the
sufson the In sttucn existed before for thirty ak years
O. 10 you held aoy o9ce position In that ntuticnY