The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-18
The Woodnaan Gate.
LETTER FROM Mr.. OLIVIER OTIS wooDhAk, THE
HUSBAND OF MRS. CAROLINE wooDMAN;

HUsaAND OF MRS. CAROLINE wooDMAE.
NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 9, 1857.
have heretofore refraiDed from any notice OF the nu
publications, false and hbeous as some OF them
have been respecting the unfortunate relation when n
existed between Mrs. Caroline WOOdman and MT uaruer
Furnkr, Of New York should continue silent on thls
subject not for the publication Of the scanaaous
proceedings By ha6sss corpus gotten up Court Sy Of
New York under ire pretence Of rescuing Mrs W. rom
confinement ont really with the view Of again obtaining
believe that the letters exhibited at the trial Of this
cause and published in this evenings Delta, purportng
to be letters from Mrs W. TO Mr.. F. forgeres They
are not either by her habial language
style of composition II in her handwriting they must
have beeneparei by Mr. F. his attorneys, and copied
by her at rer instance. So far they report remarks
having seen made by me to Mrs w., they are false
II difficult for one placed as have been 70 reconcile
the exercise Of husbands legal authority with that de-
gree Of humanity due deceived and guilty wife, II
was my misfortune that she should have erred, but
would have been my crime had abandoned her 70 the
mus aave beiaen her. therefore took such steps as
would place her under the protection of her kindred so
soon as mine should be withdrawn That adopted the
only eectual course of eectng this end the following
state ment will show
On The day after had detected the guilty connection
between Mr.. I. and Mrs. w., at the New York Hotel,
q friend, whose family were absent from the city,
kindly received Mrs. w. beneath his roof, where
she enjoyed every comfort. Her brother reached
New York the next day and had long inter
view with her-her declaration to the contrary, in
Of the published letters referred to, notwith
standing She then disclosed the fact that Mr.. Fur
Mss presence at the New York Hotel, and his
having followed her wherever she mad gone nad IN
view the extorton Of money from her. The affidavit made
by her few days afterward and now published yer
batm in the Delta will disclose at once the villany of Mr.
f. and the sufierngs of his unhappy victim.
At this time she did not appear realize her position
and although urged Immediately toacccmpany her bro
her 10 Mississippi and remain with her parents, she
fused go. Her brother promised however, take Ia
dies then under his charge TO Virginia. and then return for
his sister. Mrs. W. had been in the habit Of taking
opates to excess, and having procured laudanum at
this time INDUCED in such free use Of it as TO be
quite unmanageabe, as well as incapable of realizing
hnr Itftnp ftnY Va
resolved, with his approval, and after having ad
yised her parents OF my design, TO place her tempo
medical treatment suitable 10 her nervous derange
meDt, and be protected from future contamination.
What else could have doneY could not abandon her.
had kept her four weeks at the house OF my generous
FRIEND greatly to his inconvenience, and could not any
longer abuse this privilege The result has justified my
course Deprived OF opiates, ans properly treated she
improved much that upon consultation with her phys
clan promised her that she should be sent to her
i'll the month of November.
her but after she placed at Sanford Hall,
and then ausion made TO the past word of
proach was uttered by me- She expressed herself salts
fed to remain until could send her. according to
promise All her letters sent 10 her father mother
and brother and consulted them had not only their
approval but their gratitude.
On my from New York visited her parents
Mississippi and made arrangements with her brother to
go to New York and bring her to her parents He
cordngy left Mississippi on the oath of last month"; pre-
vons 10 the commencement of the proceedings in New
York and without knowledge OF there having been
any Interference with his sister, and should have reached
New York by the 18th Of November l have to-day
learned that she left New York with him the 9Th Of
November
While remained in New York after placing her at
Sanford Hail. her physician visited the city week
invariably called on him, and received from him note
from her which she invariably acknowledged the
KIND treatment she receiving specially instructed
him to spare expense in making her comfortable, and
10 permit her 10 ride out carriage when she de-
srous OF doing 80, but always in company with aten
dant Having done this, thought had performed my
whole duty.
lier had left New York, her elfconstiuted prc4so
tor not satisfied with having destroyed her peace and
pualou, having for several years Kept her a Of
distraction and cxtored from her large Of money
by violence and threats of exposure series OF letters
my possession, ondeavored to retrieve his charac
ter by affecting TO be the champion OF her whom he had
basely injured. Had my aim been successful
New York hs death would have been just retributon
and public blessing but the greatest punishment To-
such wretch Is to have gained safety through flight and
10 remain through life object Of contenp and aversion
o. O. WoODMAN