New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-22


ground that he proposed to donate TO the State or CITY,
Q.-Do you know why he proposed 70 postpone II
Al think he wished to finish it before being mar
red
Witness contnued-P Plaintiff did not make arrange
men,s for travelling tour TO New York; never heard
Mr. Shaw say anything of the trip; presume that my
sister agreed to the posponement; have no accurate
knowledge of the amount of money received from my
sister from my fathers estate or any investments;
never had any accurate knowledge of the amount Of
rental for the rooms didn't know former trial the
exact amount of my rents; think there some six
rooms rented out; the washing of the dodgers was
done through myself and sister and servant plaintiff
would sometimes wash sometimes iron; we all worked
with hands around the house; Efie generally At
tended TO the lower back ROOM the income from the
washing would average perhaps s. per month for Mr..
Harriss ROOM there was an extra charge for lire and
lights; furnished them to some rooms, some not;
some rooms were charged . for fires, and some
only So; when / came from Cincinnati / was
receiving income from money loaned at
that city, and possessed property at Pr
lot Knob and Bates County, think she had other
property; "pipe land" they called II; couldn't say
how much before the last trial the Pilot Knob prop
eIty was bougbt Mr.. Scruggs received the interest
money at Cincinnati until we withdrew the money and
brought here my sister told she intended to
yey the Pilot Knob pro eeity as abe said after she was
the wife Of MIR Shaw abe would not need it she said
she had told Mr.. Shaw of 1t and he had made no OBJ
jeetioIs; was married In New-York City, In 1910 at
ministers house; my husbands name was David Sea-
mep; he 10 still living; have neither him
Icrpobucu with eineo we eepdrdted; we separated
because thought it BEST we never quarreled at any
timei he was at the time living with his father
Long Island, above Jamaica; his father is reputed to
be rich his father never made any provision for his
son; don't know whether he ever promised to- do not
think can tell with accuracy when Dir. Shaws visits
ceased; he commenced coming late in 1855 or early la
1856; We had not then been living ON Fifth street
year; we paid years rent in advance, $3.50; we
made $50 by paying in advance, the regular rent being
$500; the piano given by Shaw to plaintiff came there
in a baggsgecar wagon; two or three persons ac-
companled il; Mr.. Shaw superintendent its delivery
into house and parlor don't know how Shaw hap
peLed 10 get 1t away; don't know that Shaw had an
entertainment at his house about the time the piano
LETT theIe never gave any receipt for the piano;
don't remember that the question asked me on tho
former trial; don't think l was asked any
thing about receipt before; never heard OF
such thing till nowj never heard OF the
pawnipg of that piano before remember nowi
!. was not contemplated, so far as know, neither
was there any necessity for IL; don't think was
ask ed abou. that either the former trial. don't
collect Of being asked whether ever put my ear to
tie keyhols 70 hear Shaw promise to marry Efiei