The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-04
The Parish Will Case.

The Parish VIII Case.
Before the Surrogate.
Testimony taken 70 discover whether Mr. Partsh.
during he years after his paralysis and preceding
his DEATH could did communicate by the OF alpha
becsl letters putting them together to form words
Henry Delaaed witness for the codicil was crossex-
amined by CouDsel-Q Did you ever see Mr.. PariaA
make attempt to write with pen and ink pcnci,
paper9 A. No, don't recollect any. Did you
Union square any card with the letters Of The sphab
upon any separate letters device Of that kind,
which might be used by one who couldn't write, 70 con-
municate his wishes by forming wordsS A. have seen
the alphabet in separate letters but not oil together
card saw no other device; Dd yo eve, see any sss
thems No. @ la what part Of the house did you see
them' A In the hbrary-nowbere else. Q Did you ses
them often or only once' A. Only once. Q about how
long after Mr. Par his attack did you themS A. Pre-
baby year. O. Who were present on that occasion,
Parish, and think my brother william They were -
the library table when saw thcm. Q Did you make any
inquiry or ask question about these thing, whom yes
them there? A. made no inquiry Q. Was anything
said about hems A. Yes, II supposed, comics
tured that Mr. Parish might be made to explain himself
call to mind at present nothing more; general
versaton, have no doubt, took place upon the sub
jsct bs; cannot uOs.,. ca. 70 mind min . We We
this thing had been tried and either that Mr. Parish could
not would not mako any use Of these etterss Ne
Q. Was anything at all said ~ 10 whether they haA
tried whether Mr.. Parish would themf A. No Was
said they were going to try TO make him use thens
try to make him themS A. No. Q. Was anything q
all said about Mr. Parish using trying to these lss
can't call 70 mind What was O. Can you not recolIccS
anything that said that subject either generally
in g, in any other Tsy' suggested hs.:
bought them myself late in the evening, brought then
home showed them to Mrs. Parish and laid Thorn ne
ton did take place about them between Mrs. Parish aad
myselfin relation 10 their use; thorn used. @ Nd
thus produced and laid them the ablcf 4 Only cnos
Afterwards. AT this first interview, whom you hid
them en- the !, .S did hs Pa any Wy
them or attem Il to use hemf A. don't recollec& q
Can you not recoect whether your sister declined TO M
whether she cOuseuied II was very late in The evss
ing; very little sali the subject, because Ne
late when bought them, and for that reason very sas
oor versaiion took place. Question repeatedly A. q
not rccollect; she did not decline @ Was Mr. Parish
present at that interview A. don't recoect @ whea
did you letters, A. Within thirty days fron
the present Time @ Did you never see them aer shss
afer Mr.. Parshs deathf A. No.
henry Deadeld being further cross-examined says,-
in these separate letters, had you ever any convss
sation with Mrs Parish about these letterss A. I
may have had, but don't recolect a, the moment what
said O. DO you recoect whether you, AFTER that evss
ing said thing 10 her about Them whether me
ever said anything TO about them A. do not rsoo
lecs the fact, but have no doubt We did; would Be
natural circumstance, but cannot call Il TO mind. q
Have you recollection impression OF any kind a u
your having asked her anything abou, tho nj A. have
no present recollection Of have no doubt did II would
be very natural, as said before. q Have you reool
lection impression Of having spoken 10 any else
about them, after that evening" In the lifetime OF Mr.. Pa
rish7 A. very probably have, but call II mind
@ Did you suppose, on the evening when you broughs
Mr.. Parish could or would themi A. must have
90 supposed q Did you change that suppoduon befovs
you went wen. 70 s s,d and TO sleep ha, night, No ma
Mr. Parishs fe that any attempt had been made to In
aSce him INTO 70 use those letters, A. think have bee.
nss don't tnow Va. aIs r sSSS ''I ms ,ss.
or two aSs sr that sisb,f A. sona sn o.a
@ who told you that the trial bad been made:
did she Tell youf A. don't recoliect the words O Do
you rccol ect the substance purpor OF what
told you or Of any part Of A The substance probably
tell you anything about the way In which shs
tried TO make him use tbem' A. don't know. Q nd
which she made the TRIAL, the trial was msdes A.
don't recolect- q Did she tell you anything abous
what Mr. Parish DID, or the way he acted when the ri.i
lect O. Did anybody else, In the lifetime Of Mr..
Parish, toll you anything about how Mr.. Parish
q Had you any more than conversation with Mrs.
Parish about those letters amer the evening you broushs
them homo, and In the lifetime Of Mr.. Parsbf A. dcav
recollect- O. Did ever occur 70 you that you would
like 10 sec this experiment tried that you would like V
try yourscf' A. DON. recolleci; imsy; cant on
IL 10 mind O. Can you give any reason why you did scs
make such a trial yourself or have one or more such
trial. made in your prcsencei A. can give no rcs,os;
time. Q. Where did you buy the IeicrsS A. dosv
know the name OF the person who kept the store
TO think IL was in the Bowery, below Union square;
u vas att toy store Q DO you keep q petty expcnss
book, in which you enter small Items Of erpcndissrs
a. s NY mercantile firm doe have no such private bocs
Scuen, those letters. We're hey paid ., o.
Of yours or out Of Mrs. Parishs fandsS A. they mus
have been paid for out Of Mrs Parishs funds paid ana
she refunded me- Q nd she keep any memor sndum a
small or petty expenscs' A. she did not (Ccunsss
having previously Fven notice 70 Mr. Evarts that ne re-
CURED the production OF the letters referred o they are
produced by the counsel for the proponents. ne
same being letters upon separate pasebcard cards soo
~ Inches square contained In box rnn ,ne " .r
~ six being the letters OF the alphabet, IN carAhes
and the twenty seventh being one SIDE the same le
o. and the dph,hoprs A. E On the reverse side OF the
2e cards are and The name Of the
subject or person representa- ON, ma sov ave,
at any time the nfe Of Mr. Parish, advise Mrs Parish,
or else 70 try any other means than those Letters
10 pet AT Mr. Parishs meaning or wishesf A. dom,
recolect don't know DO you know Of any other per
bs spoken 10 In the hearing OF Mrs Parish o.
giving any sdyce on so s%,ec a. nUn rc ~
ey,sd when this trial with these letters made haA
" parish could not be induced 10 such etsersf A.
nav hs your own opinion vast No O. I'D you nos be-
leve -hsiever your sister told you sboutiu A. fbe'ses
Counsel objected 70 the part in s Ics irresponvs
and Irrelevant Answer allowed 10 stsnd) Question
pea,ed A. Whatever she told me certainly believed.
Are you pertain that che told you, In form
gave you understand, that the attempt make Mr. IA
rish these letters had fsed9 A. No q Are you noe
s wsy ySu s vo h.s
that the attempt 10 make Mr. Parish use them faile
No DO you 10 be understood hat so far AZ youx
o. learn, and did no, FORM belief or opinion, sSss
some attempt bad been made 70 ndace Mr.. Parish
70 use these lcers and that such attempt had failed
I rccollect nothing the subject but what I
hare said previously q. Question repeated A, Ida