The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-21
TIE 500, 900 BREACH OF PROMISE.


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Tho Case OF Miss Enic Carstang Against
MIR. shaw In Ut. Louis.
The cross examination Of Ars. Nary Seaman who was
sixteen hours on the stah shows curious Incidents
in the life Of the oarstang family Mrs. Seaman is sister
10 the plaintiff
Mrs. Mary seamsn-Cross examination continued by
Judge iackand-Dd not say, pretend 70 say, thai
property, &c among the rest Is part Of tho furniture
now In my house; came from Kent avenue; | bought
some o. the furniture in my house. stated yesterday
10 CINCINNATI TOOK the same furniture, after my mother
died. to Charleston then TO Cincinnati, then here: pay
ete0 year for the house occupied; sometimes get
and everything soes ON pleasant would receive nom
$500 to 81 year. the former trial stated 10 the
best OF my knowledge, that the income from rooms
you, when the house full from $500 TO 81 000 did say
on former trial that my receipts for rents were $450 and
s oa ssd SI s. %
CURED to find out; Mr. Shaws drst visit TO my house
before Williams came to see me; don't know that my ss
tor In great want Of money about February, 1885,
when we FIRST came here we not In debt to any
body paid first years rent in advance; know
my sisters hand writing this writing (here shown looks
ike plaintiffs hauo this (anoher note shown looks also
Ike plaintiffs writing; can't tell her writing without
ing write II, heard Of these notes before this
trial. she gave them to Mr. Shaw, 1t was secret Twas
not e. Ellie has mover denied the execution Of these
notes 10 Shaw don't think heard her mention them
to person. she has no, said anything to me- in pAr
money from DESCENDANT don't know that represented
herself TO Mr. Shaw In great want and wanted to borrow
5000 a. me ime OF getting thus money don know OF any
at that time: have visited Mr. Shaws town
tween six and eight o'clock, with my sister, va
rious times couldn't say whether IL was three
or dozen times we went 70 see Mr.. shsw,
&c; went 10 make him = friendly call, him
every time; never saw any white person there !;
have been there In the afternoon returned home with
sister, never left there later than eight o'clock; II
winter that would make it dark dom; know that Eais
Carstang ever stayed all night Vt Mr. Sbaws house, Ia
town In the country ether don't know that she had
room at his house in town; don't think likely that
would IN have We had one without my knowng it.
O. Did she have room out OF town, as stated in Par
son Homes speech
Witness continued-Mss c. might have stald out at
Tower Grove one night without my knowing IT, she has
been away from the house one two nights; has
staid with the family Of Mrs Bray at the Convent; II she
went out 10 Mr. Shaws, think she would have told me;
than three nights abe has been 10 St. Joseph 10 her
cousin; she went to Cincinnati about two weeks before
home in the night on the arrival Of the cars have BEEN
to Mr. Shaw's house without Ele went there once TO
carry note, written by Ellie; it was, think, written in
psns u' .on metz sams Es
times dKateb Don't know the contents os s'Ao Of
the note and supposed she was thanking him for
fruit; don't recolect that she told about IT. was sa
tisfed that Mr. Shaws intentions honorable, and
therefore didn't inquire into the contens of the note
Shaw not at home stopped there aud tasn wen,
on 70 John Brays; II not the road don't know
how far out OF the way Isl Ellie knew the way better
than did, she had been there with Mr John W. Harris
EiHe went 70 Mr. Shsw's and staid there all night
she concealed from me- she concealed also Information
Of the notes from me; have heard she deuei the
execution Of the notes but this was after this suit WA
never heard that she denied signing 10
Mr.. Hannegan or Mr. Harris regarding the piano, Mr..
Shaw never presented me receipt 10 sgu tor the piano,
did tell him that wond interfere Ia My sisters
Affairs and refused to sgn it, he never pressn sd me
such paper rever saw such paper don't knox that
Holiness don know that she tried to pledge or pa tue
piano, or that Shaw bought the piano aud left
Il there at plaintiff instance ana that defend.
ant took away the piano soon as he heard
Miss Caretang was trying TO pawn his property;
spent any time out in the country at the house OF young
man widower never went With Eis 10 the house OF
Mr. Irving; that was where John Bray lived; knew Or.
Ober he lived At Irvines Mr. Bray lived there TOO part
i sleeping place for them his oldest egnseen /
think Braye wife was in another house road
don't know that Irvine was there; the time / went
stayed out all night came back with Mr. Bray; haze
been to the Lake House with Mr. Bray; returned
him; Efle was there never knew Mr.. Blackman take
Ef1e out or bring her back from the Lake House,
John Wyatt he has called 10 the house; don't remember
Mr. Blacknans bringing Ellie in and Mr. Wyatt bringing
me In after night from the Cake House; this IN 1851
MI ms man a.
Mr. Brsy's don't know Capt Copsa dom know thar Mr.
Biackman ever brought Ede back in buggy with
/ ever lived in, In this State, was Joseph
Eliza; boarded him previously; stated last trial
kept New York city; married in is4O; lived
with my husband till 1886 or ls,T my mother had been
married before marrying my father, had chldrea OF
wdoWer when married to my mother; had several
children; Mrs. Geroddeth 10 ono Of them my aunt Mrs.
Seaman lived next door to us in s.ooxyn, and len
lys. and part OF the time at mne my husband acG my
self agreed 70 separate Witness affected It
this stage OF the examination He could get int suy
business ana could ne support me- he had nothing and
could not get hing do he could have three
thousand dollars to buy the Kent avenue Io II he had
~ 4 fVa HE fasha kxa~ -.
legged TO obers for leaving me; had any other
son for leaving him egypt Is stated David Seaman had
three sisters; know I'm lloyd; he married the eldest
Of David Ssamsns sisser. @ Did you ever have any.
thing else against your husband for leaving him A.
Yes my husband fought other society, respectable,
Witness oontnued-He went TO see frsii women, 90
was told that the reason, sup pose, why left him.
Dis failure 10 support me was one reason thought
il best leave him. his going INTO bad society," hlnx,
one Of the causes did say that his failure TO support
the why left him, bat didn't speak
cause he could not get anything to DO rhe ques
loniDg this point very severe We mua.aa,y So
parsted without cause; don't think said his failure
10 support me was cause; didnt SAP sds women
cause, but did that the complaints heard about his
going te zee them was cause ed bill for divorce Ia
the Circuit Court Of 81 Louis on the ground OF adultery
and deaertion not sure Abont the desefon; ~as
great while ago, In 1851
Major Wright that the record the beat proof OF
that
Judge Rsber sustained the Objectionable writing mus.
be produced.
witness concnued-t charged IN the bill that David
Seamep deserted me, after had mutually agreed TO
separate, is in the bill; obtained divorce dom;
remember the particular PERIOD al, remember 10 that
got the divorce; ami sure deserton Vas charged
q Did you charge him With adultery and desertioa
after agreeing with him TO live apart Well, can't
give you the answer.
Q. Did your husband charge you with inddsl.ys A.
don't know.
Witness contnued-Went by the name OF Mary Sea.
men 10 Charleston, and WAS no, called Mes Mary Car
stang; Mr. Denny sometimes ca led tina. name, speak
ing Of me to hts aborers, and tina. way some OF the
neighbors got 70 calling me by IL
Mr. Lakeland proposed TO read the original bill OF d.
vorce TO refresh the memory OF the witness Mrs. Sea
men acknowledged her signature thereto.
The following 10 the complain, shown To the wtness-
Nory Seue ogt Duriit Sem~ in the liyct Court nj
Louis County petition for d,vorce April :srm 81 rls:n
f comes and petitions he Court forever divorced from
The defendant as to al OBLIGATIONS be, them man,
row exhp PAauG s,,'es that defeudsnt ma-riet
the city Of Now York In tho Of New Yo in
the ls46 That frcm the time Of the psn,d
and defend ant lived together wife
years, chen defendant her husband wihpr. c.as-
wholly abandoned her and le Der
the word And has never Given her