The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-05

O Among your original memorandum lid you make
copies Of them there is annexed here cop Of
my original rc-diaiL
o win You swear that any OF them Is a copy Of ii
whole Of any one letter. A. / think the Letter mark
No and the answer appended TO the letter Of Mrs Wood
man, contain the whole u To originals the rest are ex
that il the best Of my collection those two are
the entire letters No has signature 70 IT. the original
may very likely have had gnature think the rest
me by Mr. woodman, and by me returned to him; gave
the copy Of the draft of the am avn Mr. Woodman
few days before ,he first OF September he returned 70
me-; think be bud altogether two three weeks, ana
lei, it with me the day before he left town; when he
finally brought il 10 me- was in this condition. with the
jurat OF the Commissioner Of leeds never saw Mrs.
Woodman wrhc anything; did not show her the redrat
because meyer saw her ag n, was employed to take
her statement and Il tax in that form
Mr. Bus,eed insisted on the witness answering the
question whether he was employed professionally TO make
this draft.
The Court said the witness had sufficiently answerc it,
Mr.. Ristced made some remark To which the in &c
sad that the counsel would doubt be satisfied with the
Court before the case concluded.
Mr. Busecd-lf that intmaton is sun beam Of light TO
ilumne my darkened hopes shall 90 down on my
knees tonight and thank God.
Mr. Brady--lf II makes you religious II VIII be oene-
hcal don't know whether any OF the gcnt,ien on the
other side have exhibited in the pulpit not but have
not Got TO that point yet.
Mr.. Busteed-Sothng could make you religious
q Have you seen Mr.. Brady writer
Mr.. Brady-He has seen me wrong often.
A. have Mr.. Brady write several times have
no DOUBT thai the endorsement on the affidavit IN The
handwriting OF Mr.. Brady.
Prclard said he had no means OF answering Il in any
other way: think the amendments made in the draft
(which Mr. Moodinan brought back to omissions
OF things that she wished left out there were more than
enc; there were several
Q wcrcthey communicated to you by woodman in
| writing verbally?
A. think they marked in pencing on the draft
| by Mr.. Woodnan; they may have been made by Mrs.
Woodman have seen Woodman write frequently could
tell whether these amendments made IN his hand
writing but don't recollec he took the draft one day
and brought back the next don't think there any
taken down by me except those omissions which Mrs.
Ry the Court--I don't think found Mrs. woodman
sobhng when went in but during the Of the
ming shc excited state Of mind such as should
think would proceed from serious modification; Mr..
Wootman would suggest TO her, Now, Carrie,
tel Mr. Prichard 50 and so;' l can't say that
! took as perfect a daguerreotype Of her words
A. these gentlemen (the reportcrs) would do, but
took down her meaning the paper ~ stands here,
things which she told me ana which she wished have
omitted, as they affected her feelings.
Mr.. Brady then proposed TO read the papers
Mr.. Busteed objected to every principle Of law,
decency and justice as well as On the commonest regard
for the rights and interests OF parties who are not here
and because of every conceivable rational principle Of law
applicable to its existence il Is not competent evidence in
this
Mr. Brady commended for its competency He had suIi-
GENTLY proved the documents by intelligent witness
brother the profession Assuming that this signed
by Mrs Woo'man, there is nothing to exclude her from
kEoNlcdgc OF It's contents when she signed II. We
Iqurng IN the FIRST place whether Caroline Woodman is
under any unjust restraint, and he thought his Honor
case; If she was restrained OF her liberty then would
come the question whether she a OF mind
that justified itY and another inquiry is whether
this relaor was proper Ia interfere on her behalf
lie Ir Brady proposed TO show by these papers that
Mr Furnss Is the very last person who should be permit
ted 10 take any proceedings in court OF justice in refer
ence 10 this lady. lie conteudcd al length that the
papers were relevant ard bore upon several assertions
made by his learned opponent. He (sr Brady, how
ever had no objection to accept the suggestion OF the
other side that his Honor should first read papers
decide upon their atmisshiluy.
The Court said that the difficulty IN this
whether the affidavit the free OF the deponea and
II so, hnY far the declarations made therein could be
used Ia the dcrimen Of third party, who pre-
sent al the time Il made
Mr. Bstced Objected Ia the Courreaing the papers be-
although tho Judges mind legal pafauce like
blank sheet u paper, yet would be impossible for him
70 remain Unbiased after the pcrusa OF papers which he
(Mr. Bustced) designated as false.
At this stage Of the proceedings the lournel
to IL O'Clock Thursday the papers remaining the hands
OF MIR. Brady.