New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-05

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was brought 70 ne By NJ. ZscAsriAh Ports.
Q How lotg had Yea been there t The one A.
cannot ter boz many hours gos oere eoeos sSs q
tie evening and it abo0t O'Clock, perhaps, when
| Il va brought I. ne 70 sign
O. Did you and NJ Porter arrive there sose,hsr
| A. Ye-, SIR.
Q. From Ebere' A. From South WalhnSford
q Did you and be Mr.. Porerj rave Sers Q.
ge,her A. He sA there The s@'De day, IN The
O'Clock P m. train g. il s called
q Did he read this paper The sthdavii) 70 You
A. Ye., Sir.
/ O. Did you resd i, yourseIfl A. I did not; -eni
! there.
Q. Has that paper he affidavit been reed . you
again 4. Yes, Sir.
2. And you swOre TO j, sgan Before Jns:.ee o.
Q. Is i. all tue thsr A. / understood it {, be tue.
q DOW want you 10 give NE your age ana pISe q
| birth. A. Was - years OF sge on the On Gay o.
/ October last; / was born Vermont
O. Ia yoGr age or rsher the tine Of your birth, en-
! tered in your family Bible 4. | do no; know, oui l
think il is the Bible lie at my mothers, IN South Wa,
liDgfordI q; eas, believe so; i was there when
] left.
/ Q. When cid you frs. become acquainted with n.
I Barton A. yeir 40 lss, Christmas Eve, 10 West
/ Pnllsdepkia
Q. Afier that did be ,is; you A. No, Sir, he
never visited after that; did not see him again
until last June.
Q. Did you correspond with him during tbs: time ?
! A. 10, Sir.
| y. Do he Wrlte 20 you A NO or.
| q. Did you ever write 8 letter 70 him A think
bsve written letter 70 him, i an pre.'y positive
| tbs; did 60.
Q. When wa il ,hs; you first wrote 20 himl A.
think i! was N the month OF August L nigh, have
be. in July but my impression l. that Il rss aooa,
! the lst al August Of last yeH.
o. Where cid you wlite it from A. South Wal
! lipsford, Vermont.
s. Addre,sed 70 Mr.. Barton at wh.: place A. A:
o. bid you ever write more than thst letter TO
Mr.. Barton A. don't r.coiiec: TIA: ever did.
Mr.. Brady here handed Nss Stafford letter or note
Of which the following is copy, and s.ked her If It
was in her handwriting:
LETTER TO BRIGHAM Y. BARTON.
SoUIH W.LLISFoRD, VI, June u
NJ Dear Friend You will please pardon this 10.
ertv which have AIKEN in siiresslDg you. Bot 'ee
inc rather lonely this morning thought would see.
n9,eH and converse with you through the silent;
medium of the pen. I arrived here safely and found
our people here all vel, snd happy 10 see me- home
sp.in | have enjoyed myself exceedingly well out
nv health has been very poor j think my joarney
was zoo much for NE. Ny mind has been on you nnce
NV return constantly. have been thinking that my
treatment 70 YOU rsher cool toward The as OF my
iouTney; if So | hope stand forgiven but | Wa go
completely exhausted that hardly know Whist sald
or done. will be brief IN my note this mcrnIng, a.
INV head aches 80 bad that can hardly NJ. Bar
Ton want you TO come here by the 4th Of July, with
out fail il you wait TO see me alive fee III though
could not live another day withou. seeing yo1. On
| come. come come won't you II you have ever hsd
ope spark of affection for me, and bave any ie'
do come ] have got long stsry 10 tell you Wrl'e
on the return of mail and tell me that you viii come
! No more at present ..;. s.
Mise Stafford eagerly seiz ed the note and perased
it's contents with apparent deep intersst-her hands
exhibiting a remuous state of INSTRUMENTATION
rep,ipc TO the question asked by Mr. Brady, who re-
marked 10 her that che had looked az il sufficiently
long TO decide whether was her handwriting OF not,
vhereupon witness said: 1t locks like my band
writing but should Ike TO re6d lie contents before
O. say p, siyely that wrote II.
Mr. Brady after further delay, AGAIN remarked
Come Ms Stafford you tell by this une whether
il i. your writing or nGtl A. IL looks hge my writing
but have some doubts OF It:
q. What makes you doubt ina. tins e'.er le bV III
your handwriting
Question by Justice Osoorn-ls no' nH hoi'o ~
Arsxer by Mr.. Brady-Only Sarah
Apswer bv witness because 1 don't think thss
should have signed it Sarah without writing my
ul name. ,.
h, Mr.. Brsdy-Is that your only resson for doubling
its gepuD,nersi don't know Of any othst reason
Q Do you detect Al ythng in any part OF the band
vr,ir that does not look ke you're A. LEI me iooh
AZ il sgan; yes there some Of the capital @i'es
that don't look ike mine.
o. Which A. The first and in Salie and
South Walpgford do not look like niue; viii Dos,
cav however, that the writing is NO; NINE
Letter No . of which the following - copy, ad-
ressed to Mr.. John Cotton, West P1lade pnia "as
then hasded 10 winners:
LETTER TO MRS. JOHN COTTON.
strictly Confidential
SoUrH WALLISGFoRD, Dec :.
nv DEAR MRs. CoLToS-I received your very kind
and welcome letter 10 day and hasten 10 answer H. and
ouen nv heart ,ou ~hich il almost resdy 70 bust
18th grief. %, Mr.. Col on you have always mani
t.ted good deal of friesdship for me, and do no.
forsske me rov In tkiS the only trial Of my De when
so much need your friendship sympathy and edvce;
and row how shall Iay my case before you mu.t,
] suppose, but | feel my inc,psbutJ very sensoly
Nv health has been very poor ever since re'urbeo,
and the csue has been unknown 70 NE a. 3to you
now have dOctofed and Dursed myeelt With mother
Assistance thinking l should get better, without en-
poying pb yscisn. Ga the day p'evOo to my srlt,
ing 10 YOU beg an 10 feel Alarmed about myse and
cent for q physician, ard Oh Mr.. Cetoe, wheo he
gsve me knowledge of my case could not believe
him but alas il is tee ne. SAID 20 hun that u was
| iupossible that | had never exposed myself 70
| any nan living but be ssid il WIS lanentabe
| truth and ! will now Tevesl the olrcumstancss
| and occurrences of my late journey home las.
Surisg and zee what you would infer from hem.
A1.r LEFT you G. Philadelphia Mr. Barton wa e1 sec-
| ipely attentive and Kind % me- ADD just Dc ore Ee
srTived in Ne~York City he ssked ne Il would not
Ike 10 stop over night IN the Ct ant 90 around -cm7
and ace the city but said 20 hi d. not wl5e - do
that / thought Il would 20 very improper, BESIDE
WISHED 20 get bone a. soon az possible bat When We
arrived he insisted upon 10y goDg 70 spubhc house 20
dino "a u would be some five OF ~ hours before the