The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-19

The greaiest feature OF the case this morning has
been the examination of Miss Smith, the sister of
the prisont r. She delivers her testimony in the
most distii ct and elegant language, evincing great
self p,sses, ion, a womanly ~delicacy, and a high de-
gree of Intellectual refinement. Asa witness she
could not e excelled. The manner, as well as the
language in which she tells the painful history of
the relations between her brother and Miss McCau-
ley were the admiration of the crowd OF listeners in
the court.
Miss smith was recalled and testified as follows
Our conversation was continued a short time longer;
the last remark was, my brother was willing for the
postponement, but added, don't let that be said, but
to suit her own convenience In making such an APP
pointment, and that if she wills it ! Will assent to
the postponement, and am perfectly ready and anx-
iOus enough to marry to day if she says so; but If
| there be any censure let none of it attach to her; my
shoulders are broad and / will bear it all; that he
could not conceive any grounds Tor censure
of her natural father, to whom he had writ
| ten on the subject; / told him there was perfect
~propriety in that part of his course, and that l had
| learned that Mr.. McCauley, being an open hearted
man, a very worthy gentleman, and | felt glad he
bad paid him the respect that was due him, but at
the same time considering the past kindncsses OF
Mr.. Carter to Lizzie, that a becoming respect was
necessary, and to pay some consideration to Mr..
| Carriers wishes also; my brother could not see that
he was under any particular obligations to Carter.
and said that he did not consider or expect Carter to
cringe to him on account of his money; thathe Carter
would find himself much mistaken, and IL he thought
80 then or would afterwards; he said he vas glad
that Miss McCauley's father was not opulent, and
my brother did not marry for mercenary motives,
but only cut of love for her, and that if she was will
irg to take him he would risk all for her, If that he
lost thereby every friend he had in the world; | re-
| turned to Wilmington on the evening of the 18th,
leaving matters in that state; the day after the mar.
| riage | received intelligence of it by letter, but ! did
not come up then or afterwards; | next visited Phila-
delphia on the 9th of january, and found Carter in the
| city at that time; I called with him on my brother and
wife where they were boarding, in Seventh street; Car;
ter met them as a father would his children; the call
lasted but part of the evening; he knew they were
married, and remarked he had felt a little sighted at
first at not receiving a card, but that such matters
seldom affected him long, and he had got over it en-
tireiy, and would act as if nothing had happened,
| and l returned to Wilmington the next day, the 7th
Of January; on the 4th of April / was also in the city;
my brother and wife were then boarding in Eighth
street, below Chestnut; Carter took tea with us at
Leonard's on the evening of that day; after tea he
accompanied us to attend a religious meeting held in
a private house; the next morning he called and ac-
companied us to church; this was Sabbath; he called
again on Monday morningtto see us all; | left on the
afternoon Of that day; / next heard from my brother
on the following Monday, the 18th Of April, by letter;
i received two letters by mail on the same day. The
letters were handed TO the witness, identified by the
witness, and read by Mr.. Brown. The following is a
copy Of the letter.
MARY-My wife has a female heir. Keep still. lam a
stranger to a fathers joy. II cannot be my offspring.
Come up and mourn with me. Heaven has decreed me a
severe fate. have written to Uncle Stephen and George.
need your counsel; withdraw not now from me, The
10th Of this mouth is four months since our wedding. Oh
God, be merciful. Lib knows not that I suspect her
chastity. She is too weak low TO break the subject to
her. J leave for New York Wednesday.
Witness resumed-I went then to my brother by
the next train; he met me in the hall Of Mrs. Leon
ards; / found him then as ] had never looked on
him before, a living picture of wretchedness; his
linen was soiled, his hair dishevelled, an unshaven
face and a grief worn countenance; he folded me
IN his arms, threw his head on my shoulder and
yielded to a paroxysm of uncomfortable grief; his
first nuditlp words were. "Mary. oh MARY what
shall ] do? I'm ! not a ruined man? my honor is in
the dust; what can do? / have been most grossly
deceived; ] would as soon have suspected the angels
Of heaven Of a wrong as my wife; oh, God, how
| loved her; | worshipped her, and this is my
reward; what must /, what can / dol shall | leave
her? how can | leave her? and yet how can | live
with her; cannot think or act for myself; have
sent for you to counsel me-; she breads your coming;
she knows you will advise q separation; must | not
leave her now" to which ! replied, No, not now
you are not in a condition to decide properly. and
we will do nothing rashly; and then said take a
nights rest. oompose yourself, and in the morning
we will be able to decide more coolly; my brother
then entered her room and returned, saying that she
wished TO see me, and we entered her room together;
a. we approached her bedside, she exclaimed
MARY, oh! Mary, can you forgive me for having so
deeply injured your pure minded, noble hearted
brother? Tom has been an honorable, true and de-
voted husband to me, and oh. how ! have injured
him.; can you, will you, forgive meF' ] told her |
was ready to forgive; she had offended against a
higher tribunal; a greater than man; that she must
first seek forgiveness Of Him; she replied she had,
and she thought God had forgiven her; | then in
quircd Of her whose child that was laying by her
side, TO which she replied, "CaIter's. il Is Carter's;'
then inquired If IL could be possible, and whether
| must rely on what she told me, to which she re-
piled, with great solemnity, Before God, Mary. /
tell you what ] expect to say to Richard Carter
and John McCauley, my father, face 20 face, and say
in judgment, This is Richard Carter's child,' |" add
ing, and, indeed, il is my first offence; Mr.. Carter
took me an innocent girl from my fathers house,
prOmiSipr IN no "A prOfnCfor IN mo Int ha has provpI
my betpyer;" left the room shortly after, and my
brothers state OF mind continued about the same
throughout the day; he obtained little, II any, rest
that night; ] knew II, as he occupied the room above
mine, and as ] slept none myself; ! heard his foot.
steps overhead the greater part Of the night: the
next day bis mind was unsettled as TO what course he
should pursue: he would first ask me whether he
should not get q divorce, and shortly after would say
that such was the strength Of his attachment 10 his
wife, he could not see how il was possible for him to
leave her, adding. "Oh, had she but told me the IA.
tal secret, ] could have forgiven her all; ! would have
taken her from the dust, and In exile from every
other friend. | would have gone and found n home
with her in a far OF land; but oh, that base
hearted mamie led her into the conspiracy to cover
suspicioneG his honesty; the day before this heart
breaking discovery. 7 would have trusted my wife TO
go to Europe with him Carter II he had asked her
20 co." after further delibeua.ion my brother con-
cluded that his confidence ~ his wife had been so
badly ,lalcu that be- could never more live happily
" I'd boz, .i1ilc only honorable mode rf slra.IIo-
tltt W. icit hin was ~ e.ta.nirc iiv0Ce. Which
be- concluded Co apply ior: knowing tie inteu ity OF
DR.. .iCcton tor ls wife inquired or him whether
eva cutie cure hc wa ready t~0rcgard thet ae ttc
only :lteIlstivc th'thavinr once determined o. slch
g. course o. action, le mus never Tor l1 instant
erc.NC from - afterwards. nc concluded finally tiat
tLs wa. ri8 ONLY hope; 90 tao morning Of tlc day
he ICft thc city stepped into the street on business,
and Oh MS IO,dm 10 the house ! found my brother
in the parlor convulsed with grief: 7 approached
him and endeavored 10 console him. telling him that
1o tnusf ftua mn In tho a ronr Il NJ HE NnoaLaoI a,J
strive to outlive bis Manifestations hin that
there was seldom a life picture 30 dark but that some
ray Of hope might be found cleaning through the
gloom; / underworld to direct his thoughts TO the
only source OF true consolation; but. said he,
"Would you not have a man feel on taking his
heart from his living bodyl" that he had inst
"bcen taking my things from that room, and
Il has almost killed me-" in broken sentences he
added, through his sobs and groans, al WIS born to
misery; my life has been one of sorrow; I have
known what il was TO be 0 fatherless boy: | have