The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-20

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fact, be was mace Victim to womsns arts. Wi
now in ss brief manner possible proceed to give yo
the facts In this Mr. Van Wyck, who they say
married 10 this lady, Oldest and
spected Dutch is very possible that
cerhcs,e here from which ,i spcears that On the as
et November 1898 he vas married by spencer H. Cone
D; D.: in the presence Of God and and man, to Ellen c
esye to hs beloved wife Een-ss it in thu
instrumen-s his earthly Tness parties lvet
gethsr before from 1888 lS45 in the bes
parts OF CITY, AT the time Of his death 1S49 they
were living in Lexington avenue, In we'll Furnished
house viii show that as ,ar back ls4i he made he
the sole legaee and exccutrx Of ell his property From
that time until his death, tha viii never changes
or altered. She found herself at his death in
advertised in the public papers, that would tsss one
or two private families to board Now the curtain
upon the Rev pr's "a asst appearance he called upon
her in answer to the adver Il emeat, aud applied tor
beard for himself and two choren Before she agreed
to take him as boarder, she inquiries mis-
him we'll The result Of her inq uiries vas, that she de-
cliDed to take him as boarder and his application
ner and ceneanor that not agreeable to her. and
can only that the Rev Dr.. Cx then allowed
to tecome an inmate OF her house desire you gentle
men, to follow me my course Of remark here for
shall prove that the charge now made agAinat de-
enaant Is base conspiracy, founded upon perjury.
tetsional man and as a member. of the comlnu-
nifty in which / have lived for many years.
reve, end plaintiff in this case il base conspisey found
ed frsnd and supported by perjury In order
duce Willy and crush the woman whom he has to
love and cherish until death should part them II Is
bold ISSUE 6one OF the witnesses who have been called
by the prosecutoDn have not subjected to e1A-
ination upon matters Of whish thsy knew notninr bat
in the case Of Others will prove them beyond ali doubt
to be ncst perured wretches and will prove fact
such unmistakeable manner that there need not be
myself and would not agree to try his for the de-
fcneant until was furnished with proof that every
damnDg Iie Two Of the Witnesses on the part of the
who have left this country Tor another
are by their own coufessions fbusters, robbers and
pirates These infamous wretches gave their depo-
sion for $780, in spite Of ohn McKeon the District At
toruey, have become pirates robbers and hievesand
these are the allies that the reverend plaintiff
employs to destroy the reputation this desenceess
woman who WAS left sn orphan as six years of age
give You spd viii aiys them to vou unou verv rood nj
proof Mr. Van Wyck his wcow three pieces proper
ty house worth some 81 0O0 lots
brick house in Brooklyn worth $40 OOO on which
there mortgage OF about $l2 000 From this proper
althe business thi property t, bo
attended to BY her. the colec Ing OF rents and paying off
the Uerert upon the mortgage &C. La the transac lion
ci this buit she had occasion down very oten
anc day, In walking The strert-neysr having seen
the plaintiff up to this tine--she accostsd by
gentleman, who addressed her as MIS- Van Wyck and
6sos her good morning. She looked at him hut did
not remember that she had ever seen him before He
then sad that he the gentleman Who had applied
well che could, and then walked another way from
tnat in which he appeared to be going Afterwards she
hac occasion to be in Wall street shs saw hm there:
and underssrd be dabbles little in stocks hs WAS
there probably serving God and Msmmon At the ne
time be asked to To permitted Ihe privilege OF walking
home with her. Although she had great prejudice
against him. she sllowEd do He visited her
afterwards at different times end.svorn to ngrstiete
himself in her affections In 1850 with the prejudice
sui lurking In her mind againsi him, she Thought
there Was &c mething in his manner taat sAvored too
much Of pretenon and love for her. and she avoided his
at entons for long me she entertained the app ehsn
sion that he could inspire her with ths love that he
professed for her. From l040 to October 1851 he be-
eGeo that woman with arguments to take her for better
and he has turnec good deal than she
expected. Naugh'er;l The man was 80 importunate
that be his u even white tae widow had not yet
Of her dsessssd husband fs man Of forty or forty
years Of age. wi much experience in the words
ways, who would, before he woud take thus woman
for wife, be Ike make the most extended inqui-
res in regard 70 her character all tnfs white when he
now alleges she q street walker and sfrumpet he
pre- ssing his suit wi assouitJ
srenuipg all the time with her he Gould spare from the
her from 1649 to 1861 snd beret ing her every hand
take birlss her hustand-and this too when he
altge that she commu rumpet Toe result
that tis impor uni les prevailed finally
sented to his entreaes ana eugsgeJ to be married
TO him In The latter part of the year 1850 He vooed her
year before she yielded This woman, whom he al
leges ready y into the Of who would
take her-thls street walker who had house and other
properly support her. and therefore could not be sup
posed to be prostitute for money and therefore,
codpg to the theory OF the ecuoA she must have
been prostitute from chcice-wouo not aks this vigor
year In 1885, the then being engaged correspon
dence commenced between these parties nave gentle
men, Witnesses who cannot ie who cannot CON-
mt perjury who will testify that what the plaintiff alleges
against the defendant Is damnAble lie. win try him
hmse for he himself tells her that he loves her for
her pey her worth and character ard he begs her. for
Gods sake, to take him her husband. Who this
woman that he now alleges TO be strumpet? She was
then communicant At the altar Of DR. Hawks
first street-an Epscopalian church. I need not say
to you, that this 10 church high standing and
L.. -
ceive at the communion table, that the bread and
wine enbems of the crucifxion Of b,essed Saviour
are only dispensed to people worthy Of them and that
place there She spent her rst Sunday in every month
at the communion table, with the oest people OF New
York with Judges lawyers and merch hsnts and members
Of the various and their anes respected BY
al and considered worthy Of partaking with them
The holy sacrament. Ttere is where see her. not in
Mercer Wooster street but at church worshiPpng the
God whom the reverend plaintiff Processes to worship and
In his letters to her he protests that lie
awears that he loves her for herself alone and that
he does not want her filthy lucre, her houses
or land, and he begs hsr, TO share his
proves to be rich he pupp ssd that then the
difficulty between them begsn. will show that they
were engaged be married early December 1856
1851 During tina, time he Inquired INTO her character
and what is of the most extraordinary episodes in
this whole 1t that this would not have
him, until he too had made inquiries vi regard TO his
character To her surprise she found that there
10 cnaracuer nN corros
he defends himself agsns the charges that she
had heard against him Them the boot happened to be
upon the other leg It his character that she
satisfied With, and she put him of unit be vindicaed
himself On the 10Th Of December 1850, he tells her
chow
MR. Grard proceeded to read letter from the PLAZA
tiff addressed to Mrs. Cox but the reading being OBJ
eced by the counsel the other side ard the
ton being sustained by the Court, he resumed his
remarks.
/ win show tbatN the plaintiff msds inquiries
to her character, the result Of which Was to
impress him with strong convictions of her worth. So
strongly satisfied he with this act that he then
begged her marry him. / will show you that he
mended her pety and after he had made inquiries in
gard to IT. and found out that she what proessed
be- he expressed bis delight regard thereto will
prove to you that he put upon his trial by her. and
that he took the greatest pains to vindcate himself from
the charges brought against hin. viii prove to you
that he speaks Of her bgence and pety and that
declared 1t not her property he sought. will then
prove to you by his certificate, that she lady
beloved and respected by every one-iu q word will
prove you that after years. inquiries and eighteen
months engagement in which he himself says he Ia
tisfed of her worth pey and intelligence she finally