The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-04

prev,oas here'o that depcn-n, srnds, the 24h ios
saw LDcAna Hyde, Of Brooklyn, at the house "uhsm
hyar the village 81 0~ego and had aeon Win
her In regard 10 The application for letters Of admni'ua
ehis oeor,; thai he state tina, II Mrs Canong
nam eucces oed In getting the property she Mrs LooA
dollars and that A. r. Hyde would aid her. by keeping
w. c. II, De- lie 'ers AVA, from the Bard- heirs she
would give him . Thousand olars Of It, that + HYDE
Was not presen, ~ this time but SOFA came 10 the house
Of WIN Hyoe, In coupan, with the lady who called nor
self Mrs win that depooeut there saw aad coaversei
with Mrs. wiH, ana thst Mrs. Willis and ooada Hsd Ia
Coz gertatiou With drinen inquired of ponent What
he had told Bsnjaniu soy ~ Osegs. In regard 70 tue
contents o. the e,,e, received oy hyae from ~
HYDE about the middle Of April last ths1 oepnen' Ia
formed them that he had told said tracy what was 10
said letter, and supposed tha' ne nad welas a -
che district Attorney OF New York In regard 70
said letter; Ii deponeDt informed them that as
wonld On ard lad rscy AID zee whether or not ne
bad written New Yors any thing about sad letter; thsi
said Mrs. wits IOcada II, de then said 10 De ponen'
that II be would aid 'bem he should be well pah ,M
Depnen Further rays that he heard Mrs. locaaA Hyde
and Mr. Wills ray that Mrs Cunningham started TO GENE
TO sego with thu 2Sd tant, and got az Tar as
Jersey City, where they nouced her 70 return TO New
York. and further his depooent sal 5 no. rpu,u
Sworn and subscribed before me this 9Th day of May
1867. l. W. KISGh. IN, Clerk
ASrADAvn BENJAMIN ,. TRACY.
en- anos pey and counsellor Al or the State or Ne~
York dirg and DOING ousiI ess IN the village owego
Otea, DktriO Az rney In and f~ said county OF noes
DepoDent furhr says that he is not acquainted with
Whitehead hyde OF California, but Ia well acquainted
with as relatives who reide in said village; that
the murder Of Dr. harvey Burde Of No. 81 Bond street.
New York, d-ponent has frequently conversed with
Abram r. Hyde brother Of said whitehead G. HYDE,
relative 70 an engagement contract Of marriage which
said A. Hyde .oppesod existed ,betweeu said W. G.
Hyde end hs Emma A Cunningham; that previous n
che 18th day OF May inst, said r. Hyde hss been
wh"g 10 with deponent upon the subject Of
any Information which be possessed relative 70 SAID en-
gsgement; that some ume In February last said Hyde
came In oomiany with his hro'her-in law, Joseph
Utham 70 The oico OF this dep0heut and read TO depo
neut several letter., which purported TO be from W. O.
Hyde. OF California In some Of ~hich according TO dspo
neus best recollection and belief there reference
70 Emma A CunEiDe ham; uint depooent then
formed by said Hyde that hs and Uphau had written
W. y Byde ascertain whether any engagement or con
marriage EXIT bet veen said W. c. Il, de ana
Mrs. cunningham; thai about the LIST Of Nav inst depo
nent was informed ny SAID cham that an answer
az sad hyde's letter had been received IN which said
W. Hyoe di.tiucty a,ed that engagement OF mar
rage dio eAs between bmssf and Nrs Cunningham that
up ibe receipt sf sad inor nation depopent wrote TO
niden (havng previously corresponded with him upon
the subect) that eter had beu the frsnd4
OF a, de- In which the fact Of such engagement
was positively asserted; that after the writing OF
SAID lett he recetved from Charles Edwards, and also
from said nlden nete requesting deponent proc
such fscts from the friends Of w. G. Hy de as woul
enable Them 70 move for commission examine said
W. o. Hyde. Thai deponent soon after saw said A. n
Hyde, aud ormea by him that he had received a
line from Mr. Tilden through g. O Chase OF WaverIev
and INTENDED 70 send 20 MI nlden all the Inform ,Dn he
possessed upon the srbcs that depouent heard more
received sDohrr note from said Tldeu Ed wards re-
guessing depouen tn obtain the all iavil Of said yae
that he had resolved q letter from his brother W. c.
eyo5 stating thai .uch an engagement between himself
and Mrs. Cunningham did exist, also r DO 10
send the letters ct tad Nv de- with AFFIDAVIT Of said Ab-am
s.cne@ that he letters in the hand writing
Of said W. G. Hyde; that deponent soon after saw said
hyde IN the village az 0~eso and nforme that
he dered such affidavit from him. also sed him
send the letters 70 New York. that Hsde then pre-
tended that he had not the letters OF said W. nv
with him; thai they were In Wsvsrey, pineteeu miles
Instant from Uwego and when deponent expressed viii
6guess 70 60 Wsvefley with said Hyde for said Ist
Hy dc resed allow the letters u 20 out OF hi,
possession that sad Hy de talked with deponen the
optnts Of said letters and admitted that he letter
rom W. G Hyde, u which said Hyde positively asserted
nd hes. Cunnpgbam, and that be had expected to be
narried 20 hrs birmingham hts return TO New York;
used 70 make any sdavit, cay ing thai he time
consider whether he bad better afhdAvit UPON
70 subeot THAI during raid interview with said Hyde,
oica continued for m1e than ono hour said Hyde said
this depoDeut, In substance, that "you were NOS em
dyed by the heirs Of Bsrdel would disclose you
reas secret thas said Hyde deoied having seen any
srson persons from Sew York he day previous .,
s fsahess houee, and deued having converscd
~, rsn any friend or frie ads OF Mrs Canninsna% Dep.
,oeved from the reaii Of said A. e. Hyde at the time
sad interview wnh him the 18th inst, he then sup
sod that cad Hyde wss ooiluding nth persons acuns
behalf of Mrs. Cappinsha to deprive the heirs OF /
Burdell OF the estrs IN hts plseesiou from W G.
ssicu 70 exsmpe SAID Hyde from nation since
'oeved BY thus ocpoDebi he 'onnrmed IN that op mon
ID Mat said T. Hyde Il indsa ID 70 withhold sad lot
mo,rv m he ra,a ~ .,a m. - n case he will trrvcut
e exauinauon OF said ". g. ~ To upon commission, /
denopept ,ha, ,ks soc,., 49,, ne said A " H,ds
oud nave di-coesd 4, ia ~ A. for the fsct tnat
,rooent "a An ~ eun a, ~ ,h el for the h,,rs OF
Ruraeu No. r., -. ~ - HYDE b.d be.n
70, "a Ia. ~ "a go ..,s. the in6,rm.t,on
bch he posscesed and the by prevcue, Va examination
al A Uvse h. srr~.Ss.y, 49,. $3.50. thai the .vi /
nee sai' " c. II, de wcc,i defect the, ppcsi'on OF
r,ber "a ,hs, hs 4, mfr. 80 ~ s. hat s.d A
HYDE had Inc Ie,rrs "a , ,s, W r. p.s. :. IN HIM NJ |
= - % w &c VT " ,.a" ". v nyoe aid u.S.
esenaes ,h., ~, 80. =, " -, '' o E 70 ACEY
Subscribed sna sxorn 10 me ,y,b d, ~ ,sa before
! r W. E,,,.,. 80, ,s ..ui usy nay ioc'
= - " ', "e'A' "'ss''"S'
lou eel Tor Mrs cunningham opposed nr mo& " A"u
Id the following an,dasits;-
.vxm,yr, 40 v,,,, ,r.o.,,
Clp avd Un,,n az D,,c ~. 40 ~ m,n, A p,,-,A , OF
d CIV b,s, dux sgo' ssy. sbe n." sss,d 49,, the
dayits or ,e,,b "a r,,n.m w.. avaa - a,.s... 10
r,.oy ,os,,..,,..i ~. 80, - .y,,.. - |