New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-05

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Wiinsss eYo-s examined by Mr. Destsei-Y have
been LAWYER eighteen yeors, have hes, 90 several
ocess ons called to prC We hatdvntsog; fever re-
etNed pose kom Mrs. WooJnaa; Mrs. woodEaaa %
twenty eiah. or tbh.y years old shosd THAI, when
! vsied her fhif she wss rational; chs wss .Ji,x
On the sofs sobbipg, seeming to ieei very unss9ey
MI Nooiman Was with u.s. It vas 10 TIE ffoos room,
seootd story was never in AIR. Merricss b,ase 90
any other occasion; there appeared 20 b p.Tins on
the first hoor think found Mr.. Woodmsn 1ers, -
had sgrsed to call there At certsin hour; i made
the sgT, eMent at my Office in the course o. he sans
cay; think young man admitted me into the hoose;
80 DO. know Mr.. Woodnan's rephew Ode bat he
young man nigh. have been him; think Mr.. Wood
man came down Immediately cn nv erteriag the
house and he took me at once up stairs: he did not
unlock the door; think be entered il without keock-
irg; I think got 70 Mr.. Mofrick's house about
o'clock and think remained until nearly 10; che
was mot sobbpg when entered; che reclining on
oa she sobbed at interval. hIoSghcu. the interview;
there was NO peron present at the interview bssids
her husband and my self; presume che knew l was
lawyer; have 10 knowledge that she knew hvysf
was coming before l arrived; don { think Mr. Wood
man. in intr ducirg me, said YES a lawyer; dost
think shook hanos with Der entering, bot perhaps
did on leaving; have not her since; tae letter
l saw cf hers was one 10 Mr.. Furness, attached 70
Which was reply; l read il; il was equal 70 pege
of letter paper; don't reeelect what toe osasss n
her Handwriting were there were some two - three
hundred pspers smorg which were como which sbe
said were here; do not recolect CT reading any Of
them, but they opcotd to me and o. ccorrs I
read them: | link the scraps consisted manly ~
notes which he had sent 10 Mr.. Furress Of tnfdng
character, which he had sent back with IN answef;
Mr.. Woodman left the yuse with me aud vsrs 70 ths
Metropolitan Hotel suppoee; the nen Gay Pre-
pared the redraf; Mr.. Wo oman may have come u
during s pre- psraiiop bnt he not there In refer
TO the paper or lie preparation snd doa ncei-
lect of his being there at all threw the nsnoranee
into the CRATE ard may have said cersleesly taas
AZ. l..A n n 49, Ak.tI -. lLx~4
the original Of this draft may have beer s in uy -
pers; have no recollection Of Destroying Il; do Rot
know as should recollect IL bad Destroyed q;
put il amopg the papers in my deck can nnt ncv
l.er r.hectipg the paper YVES gwen mso ~ -
Mr.. Noodinsn and shown TO In wife who nsde socAS
suggestions in the matter, and a her request eewe
psits were expupged, and BY him 1t was returned 10
given to Mr. Woodmsn l should think Ia twO esys
after; did not 60 to TIE Courier des E.sss Usss
with Mr. Woodmsa, and don't think the dan vs.
ever taken there the drst was out Of my pcssesroe
enc day and brought back the next; made No com
perison of the memoranda with the dat having made
The DRAFT from the Memoranda; l destroyed
worthless; 1 shouId think there might have
been ten or dozen pieces OF Psfer IN
tho memoranda; this copy is in the hand sr'ilng dmy
clerk John S. Martin; this copy was made sh<r n.
Woooman returned to me the draft the dram vas soe
copyit don't think compared the ccPY. With ths
draft but my knowledge Of the pepper 10 full The iet
tiers attached l think compared with the ozignals;
tn; 96r ' . ,iss ISs ~s Of N H. 'y my.
Msrston, the Commissioner Ct Deeds his ohies 10 No.
20 Nassau street; the line written TO Mr. Fumes,
is also in my Handwriting; Mrs. Woodman Recognised
the originals Of these letters % originals Mf. FIses
never wlote ne litter; received the letters al Mr.
Eurness from Mr.. WoOdman, and they were tdenfnsa
by Mrs. Woodmsn; copies of them are stsehes
to the affidavit; at times | had the ls:tsFsi
and at times he had them did not make cspsss O.
letter marked No. !, aud the Saver
10 a letter Of hers. are fu1 but the others
are extracts there is but one instance in which there
is citation Of letter Of hers; there may nsys oses
this copy to Mr.. Woodman; l presume two or tnfee
DAYS before Sept. he returned Il to me; dnrsg the
time be remained In town he had It part Of he toe,
and had it part Of the hmei ne nad asoSstn .s
before be left he gave II to me; when hs Il
down It was as 1t Is now with the juras Of tss Com
missioner stii xed did not see Mr.. Woodman aga
her name; was employed TO take her stessmsnS
the pdorseme ut on the affidavit think Is M. Bfayds
when Mr.. Woodman returned to the The ofig'sai drss
he ssid Mrs. Wc0uman had suggested sonae sltsrs-
tons; think they were mainly omissions Of things
which she wanted left out there were several omis-
sioas they were mari ed in pencil on the draft thInk
BY Mr. Wocdman, l presume, bat they msy have
been by Mrs. Woodman; ! kno~ Mr. Wood1sns
hand writisg ] do not rec0ecs Wnethef the poncu
marks were in Mr.. or Mrs. Woodn aus handwriting;
know the psper as 1t now appears corresponds With
the statements che made to NE.
To the Court-Mfs. Woodmsn, when saw bar,
was sobbing became If seemif m NTH s.ion; Mr..
Woo Oman would ssy after she had flushed oug ststs.
nent, :" Now, Carrie, tell him about such susieo.;"
cid not 10 all cases get her exact language bn goa
her idea, and submitted the matter to her; took u
down know there Is no misrepresentatios Of the
facts which she stated to me.
Mr.. Brady of. red to read the affidavit 10 tbs ~.
Mr.. Busted objected ~ the reading.
A discussion followed upon this question, pending
which the Court adjourned to to day.