The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-18

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S SGas' = A vi" and requested Us 70 ate" he sane 1854
P pa! .o.D W.. s:yso.s.:a .Ss.. New r~t
Witness oontinusd-As third eodtcil few days
before It's execution rsquestef to draw
cls os s. r. and "a. = h house toe ao.
to draw codicl 10 It; made draft asd had It
sent TO him; before fsxecuton suggested the CLAUSE
and the eodic sDgrossed a,e ,rrnsy was make
Ars. Parrish the idusry dsvsee and 6legsses sug-
gested Jobn Ward witness, ID b Jure met him
IT Pairisn's house, In New York he codicu pre-
cueed gave to Ward to read. and read tas he:
aloud 10 Mr. Parrish asked him If be you'd il
wrote his name and asked MIN II he would sligo it.
codie wrote Lis name bv It's di sctcos; asked II he
wished Ward and to sgn IL; he Expressed that he
did and we sgrec n tbs same w-s d,ns - u the du
pcate the papers left ut mis- house; Mrs. Parish
asked Mr.. Davis and myself Jne oct to tine nouss
10 got mes. and Mr.. Parish join Ia it
very heartily he fully capable OF understanding
Crosse .min.d b, Mr. O'Conor- Die you do any
business with Mr. Henry Parish pr4rous - the cali in
relation The first cocicS A. rhiuk was onss CON
suited by him in r,si, 10 some AaosnA ssosx but
not positive mis- alto or counsel in any
other business. @ At what i1e e,reiHg TO your
recclIeciop clio he consult Ut tn Asba stosk,
and you .tss such cifouus IN reAtion to
that matter viii to ascert sU whether
supposi ion hat su jsct ~ accurate 10 can't
give estimate OF he ine Of the fac Itself my rec
lecti is very uncertain. Q. Wesyou cirecs9 well
counse Tor of the Atlantic IosurSacs CompAnys A
not 2. What Mr.. Henry pa,i-hs connection
with tina. Company, ard during snAt oei ID did Il exist
A. Understood he director ~ to tue period have
recollecun. q Did he ever 70 your recolle sion,
conver,e with INSULT you relation any business
for that cospapyy A. HAYS toe impression that Mr.
Parish nsuted 10 relation to msssure ~ to
cividiig surplus profits, st q time some of the
part wishes them to be retsnei and some wished
them to be dssrf bGteo it vas &C the ANS here wss
some epieh nj OF . difficulty With England before the
Oregon ques III va settled
q DO you mean tn conway the iiss that y,u had
g A.
rish A. My irLIrvs with b U we're We tuctden al
and rather Intended ind ate acQ aiutauce III
any professional aorship; have strong impression
of one inte.y view ~ office p-ooA, vito SINE
other g.ntlemsn, ont 90 net Ie,oiect With whom.
the retijs II the cpvsr.sfi also net Mr.. Psc,h Ia
the Atlantic Insurance mpsns, il tie Merchants Ex
change; be generally excosngsos fw words With me
but am NOT aols 70 give any other details 10 answer to
the question; have stroog impression thA. he 1t
my efhce but nothing resuiAd from Il; 1t has en-
tirey passed from my recoilectoa what took
place; / present re,oiiec loo OF any otner
matter in reference to the Alta attic lusursa,s
Company, and 1t is possible thai HneE was IA ths
efce If tie company that be did sosak other
matters, out IN . way that have recolle.
ton OF IT, q 10 wos way AID drrirg wus. period was
MIR. Henry Parish connected with the Phoenix Banks
was fresldens; ! was ceunsei IN oeesdins taa oAnk
against rut brought &c f,rei> toer casr sr Q Can
you now recoec tina ever had Any Conversation With
or ever nsultd BY Mr. Ps,i &C ia respec to sny
business ai ing connected With tnas bsnks AMI
SO. psae to state your whole ,oie,ton to wasre
ano how many atoms tori place, AID when
and VII Re prsserce and tho ruojsos or Substance
thereof A. The matter was SO loug ago ana my clu-
versatons were with so many pers"ns that can give
details whatever my iote-vews with Ar
Herry PALh on that subject: | have 90 innres
si.n that he spike to me about the bu-ioess
of the bank bus l have distinct rec ,lection;
would OF he wi Ing TO sts.e with any pAitveoess,
though 1t s my iUp essou that had @ Uaess you
correct in thee preseions in rtsren:s t, the Al
lantic lnsu, Com apy tha Pace TX Bank had
ycu any ion with Mr. Parrish oS, IRE you
called 10 make The frs cod-il aty business snAt-
ever A / tave 10 recclisc ion that had. @ With
that eNceUtit q, ha II rec)l-
ecioc any conversation wit him any othss subjsc
generally spoke 70 q when re met but IS 70 any
convt spy oarticul.r time. | hsv distinct
recol ecriou y tavo recoi ecoo that
eel Law adviser t, Ms. Parish before c.usd to
brothers we're william Delshsid and Henry Dsia6elc I
had bean pIlcr 20 tia, call. e- lorg number OF
years orne, snd counsel to the Aessrs pssfsd, and
their adviser 10 Lands, wnich, think but ros cer
tain. Mrs Parish hso some igterest; toey
earliest brspe+s i-.cs and continue up tn The t,s
Of Mr. VIM Ies 6slds des h aoc up tho present ne
respects M HeLrs Deadeld. Q. PriE to TIE call.
were you IN omec By Snc b5 VIII m taAt Mrs. Pa
rsh bat any ine-. IN tie snas wcics rseereds
A. If Mrs. Perish hac n'erae l must have heard it
prior TO the cal ust have rec from Of tbs
bro hers neAfc IL it my Dlestnt impression that
Of them informed hut ara pNt;ve; those Afos
are on Y<rk I-sro. the East r. YER. where the
MessIs Des6sd can object vbe sner received
the ca BY message or oy letter, WIEN WAS 10 the
message came adce, ;esvirg fsu In the country
my we're in ny ncute in he city. and soppso
my own house went to Mr.. Paisn's use; ssG Ell
ther Henry Villa Dea6eii in h- library; there
nobcoy present, toat reoolle.t, / think l
did >, not zee M's. Parish oe ny arst Wi.
pres.n with her oro,hsr xr. Deafe6) when came;
cant say whether saw Ell Ter Of the Dsxfei's At
did know Or De!afed since we w-re .. college t.
gether; inquired that day to Mr.. Ps-sh's health
snd got the inform .tion that he vas in Ill
ness: that there oifculy in coLversl wtn him;
that his condition prssaicu That NJ had he.n I'll
bsd raj hat this ight rmnate tina.
or opposite; that - sal ne by ptysicisn think
m hs q NJ Deafle / q , Able /