The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-21

before AlexAnoor W. brAdfor0, Esq.
Arxn l9-In ne matter Of tie wa q He~sy PdrisA-
Mr. Lord again called to the stand, this bsng tbs
tAird day he has bsen under examination Previous to
the examination being resumed the witness wished
TO make correction I'm bis previous testimony and that
fs that he thinks that the 2sth August l849 The
question put to Mr.. Parish TO whether he meant to
give the property in Broadway as well ~ the Wall street
property to Mrs. Parish put BY witness, and not BY
Mr.. Hobrook this the code signed and the
The cross. exa ANIMATION then resumed. After Mr.
Parish removed TO the window he put his nand on
with my assistance tho mark IS far as witness recol
lects made with the right hand witnsss thinks Mr.
Parrish took up the pen for the purpose of making the
signature. but L. not quite sure witness placed the
point OF the pen wheie the is made aud assisted
Mr. Parish to make both the marks of the Cross when
witness asked the Itestator II he should assist him
be- Mr. Parish, smiled; af er the second reading of the
win asked him be as coaicu t. which
he answered "Yes" nodded and pointed the signature
on the paper; the copy read by Mr.. Hobrook and
Mr. Ioru and Mr. Holorook signed IT, after the signing
OF the cosicl Mr.. Parish in mated by signs that be
wished TO make communities ion, when Mrs Parish sug-
gsted that be wanted way the resduary clause oy
making certain gifts to lis orothers children and
others, TO which suggestion Mr. Parish replied in his
usual manner, by a sound at tnis time witness
Vas aware that some difhcul had occurred between
DsAdsld and he thing Mr. Hen Parish; witness then
saio he wished his wouid not be done now, IL might
fatigue Mr. Parish and he (Mr. II would come another
however exhibiting expression OF pain regret
particular alteraiors mentioned by Mrs. Parish,
except that It in relation gifts to tbs brotners
children witness uuragsd entering upon the sub
jeot at the time Mrs Parish expressed that husband
wished to impair alter the Deq1ssts to the disAa-
vantage Of those children Mrs. Parish did not
at that time tell witress ABOUT the difficulty
betwesn Ny. q. Parish and Mr.. Sherman, or
OF Mr. II. Parish's eative Mr. L. had heard /.
fore; in reference Of the st Mrs Pa
rtsh made no obs Iva ion about Mr. Sherman any of
the relatives OF Mr. Parish beyond the reference the
children legaees In tbs will he understood the diff
cues rsferre1 to, Dsnisl Parish ant Ms H.
Parish to have besn with latter who had co nmuni
Gated tasm to her husband the difficulty that Daniel
Parish procured copy of thu will OF Henry Parish
hs and on one occasion had passed BY Mrs Parish
into her husbands against her eutresties
she aad he not condition to be seen: had heard
OF some such conduct the part OF Mr.. Sherman and
wished to state that he pleAsed to ten
to these difficulties, and could separate he
had heard of from what he had heard the other
he had recollection OF having been informed of any
other diff Guilty bstv Mrs Dsr el Parish aad Mrs. b.
Parish than the t-o stasd ~ any hme before the
Equalization OF December lsis be therefore less
that SUBJECT, so far as he could escape doing
SO with fpoiteness; witness thinks Mrs. Parish spoke
10 him about the difficulties, but at what tue for
what pur pose what occasion what che said, be
had no recollection his i'm preston to VIVA. Mr.
dec ion, had gt rom MIR. H Parishs box in the BANK
his viii snd some papers Mr.. l. had faint reoolec
ton Of Mr.. D. Parish asking him what to be done
about It. this might have bssn before Dec euber 15i9
but MIR L. could not be positive the date OF either OF
these Difficult les he knew Of both at that time
has NO recollection of any other difficulty; the Mr.. SHEER
alluded 10 Understood to be gentleman who
had married Mr. Parishs sister has very slight recc.c-
ton TO what Mrs p told him about the difficult prior
to the publication witness thinks that 1t because
Mr. Sherrsr had hcmeo sthic physi sian 70 mine
Mr. Parish while he was sick; has bu: little re,ollecian
to what the supposed difficulty the
the house of Parish after the republication satisfied
Mr. that hs had Of the duphca tes Of the vi
copy in the hand writing; the relations between
Aeesrs Griffin and Havens friendly; their Off
were In the same building, (Merchsnts ExchAnge) bat
on opposite streets
rne wi ness continued the stand up TO the rising of
the Court but tie material porcn Of bis testimony has
been already exhausted.