The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-21

muncaticn with Mrs W impossible, except through
the advertising columns OF the HkaALD.
Again, am blamed for allowing the letters to be read
which Mrs w. addressed 10 from Sanford Hall in
gard to her captivity there confess that with the
deepest reluctance did So but the necessity was forced
upon mo by Mr. WIS lawyers who demanded proof that
the proceedings for her release her
quest and In this they upheld by the Court was
then forced to choose between abandoning the lady to her
fate resortng TO her letters for such here
else TO be hadas would her hearing from most
reluctant Court authorised extracts from, them be read
for this purpose and other But the lawyers Of Mr. w.
denied that the letters came from Mrs. Woodman and de
manded that they should be read in full word To
this also was forced by the Court TO yield and so the
letters made public. And il any proof were
wanting Of the absurd inventions of the oft moncncd a
dav TO be found in these letters written subsequent
y by Mrs Woodman Is il possible-can i. be conceived
that any woman, Borga, could, with knowledge
Of It's infamous accusations, sign the affidavit o. Sept
and in the very month address the person IN
terms Of confidence esteem and suppcatonS The suppo
siton IL, indeed monstyous, when II IL remembered that
the affidavit was preceded by similar letters ON the 2ls
and ed Of August.
If the space accorded to would permit could multi
ply reasons and almost without number
to show tho injustice which has been done by
publications regard to this unfortunate affair whilst
complete silence has been imposed upon me until tho ap
pcarance of Mr. Woodlands card, for which
all will appreciate 1t will not DO long, however
before the whole truth will be given the public under
the sanction OF aJudical investigation For the complete
vindcation OF Mrs. Woodman and for my exonera
ton am content to wait until then. For the press Mt it
will suffice for me 70 show as have shown Firsrhat
Mr. w. knew all about my relations with his family dur
ing the three years they continued and 1T 10
object to them until suited him to precipate at
the hotel IN order to got rid of wife whom he had ong
taken pains to ALLEVIATE Second-Tha my efforts to OBJ
tain her release from Sanford Hall whore he had her
'for revenge" as he declared made at her urgent
and repeated request and that her sole wish and fixed
purpose was 70 go to her fathers house (Mr woodman
would make people believe that his wife refused in
the early part Of September TO go home with her bro
ther and yet that she freely consented to be immured
in private madhouse, two thousand miles
away from her kindred) Third-That the
Of her letters forced upon for
her own sake, and unavoidable Fourth-That
the statement put forth by Mr. Woodnan enanatiDg
from his wife, under the solemn form Of an affidavit is
base fraud upon the public caumny upon me degrading
only those-the malignant client and the convenient at
torney-who procured it to be published.
Mr.. Woodman's "Card" terminates ike piece Of fire.
works-n sentence full Of gunPowder He intimates
that If his s'am had been successful in Now York"
something dreadful might have happened. IT, as sup
pose this Bob Acres ntcnded to make the good people Of
New Orleans believe tha. he fired pistol at mo,
only my friends there that must have been an
gun for nobody heard the report here: and Il will pro-
yoke smile in New YORK, rner6 II Is we'll known Mr..
woodman lad SO hany opportunities to do something
desperate TO read his begerent bulletin, written in the
safe obscury of shop at the other end Of the continent
New YORK, Nov. 10, 1857. GARDNER FURNSS