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

money from The sale Of Wild land; Fife never went "a
Mr.. Shave house alone after DARK; never went
there in disguise with BASKET my arm; don't kno
that Life went IN disguise walking In front OF his
houfe 10 whether he wac in, and then returning
home to dress herself and going out again to call on
about this trial my testimony; the time we went 10
Saa houfe on, of town about o'clock; did not
take off my bonnet and things; when we vent with
Mr. Harris was think afer dinnerj stated that Mr..
Shaw came there 10 see Fife and she refused 10 zee
him. the next time he came she told him that bad OBJ
iected 10 bis coming Witness complained OF illness;
sold her breath was very short. J1dSe keoer In,
structed her TO take her own time Mr.. Shaw referred
her 10 several for evidence Of good character and
PLANE that his intentions were honorabe have stated
the substance of what occurred; don't think 1t q.
proper 4, single woman to go 70 the house OF
bachelor whom che was engaged 70 De married toi
never carried any notes for Mr.. Shaw 10 my sister
don't think looked at any notes carried for plalnn
to Mr.. Shaw was confident that my sister would not
write anything improper
Witness resomed-Don't think Mr.. Shaw bought the
botanical books before Williams came to my house;
know a woman named Catharne metzenbaum OF
Bridget Mezenbaum, who used TO be servant OF mne;
have not vieited her lately she lives In Carr street;
met her in the street one day. It was two or three
weeks spo; went there some time ago TO see II she
was WE'LL oidn't know where she lived, and passing
that way found II out; was returning from Mr. Per
rotts went in and sat down in the room close TO the
door; think saw particular friend OF hers; planti
was with me; this was the only time that we visited
herr know OF other purpose OF our visit than to see
If sbe was WELL my sister had other motive that
know Of; we talked of various things; she told me
that che bad been summoned to give her deposition;
the trial was spoken Of didn't mention any other party
supposed TO be witness on this trial.
O-Tell Us whether Metzembaum has more than
one husband or whether she Is kept woman
Major Wight objected, on the ground that metzem-
baum husbands had nothing TO do with this suit.
Judge Locklard said be would Ike 10 show the
character Of the company kept by this witness, who
called there, knowing this woman was kept woman.
Objection withdrawn.
bands che has; know nothing of her moral h4racer
went to zee Mrs.. Perett and she told me that Met
zembaum lived around the corner, and that's the way
came to know where she lived didn't 60 to see Met
zembaum try TO get her to and see certain parties
to persuade them not to testify in this case any az
tempt of that kind was made, don't know anything
about it, lease of my house, Fifth street, belongs
TO ne; it runs for two years more; have one lazy
about the house. Mrs Sbuhsrt German lady, who
has been there since December; in December, there
was other lady there but my aunt and sister, Mrs.
DesseDdorf came there during the sickness OF my aun
last Summer; aunt came there In the Summer OF 1896
there war no other LADY ia the house from 1879 TO
1853 wbe lived there; all the rooms were occupied by
men; seine of them were married; MIR. Wm Homes
was one Mr.. Markham was another Of the married
men; there was DO woman in the house TO make 1t
her home from 1855 till now, excepting Mrs. Shqhart
and my aunt and servants sometimes slept down
stairs and comet mes in my room tdepended whether
ale together; sometimes in different rooms we have
ale ut in separate roows often; sometimes Ellie slept IN
tt main building and slept in my regular roam, ana
rice rerso XII Ow that Rebecca Lehman one night
sleTt down stairs in the ball opposite Mr. Homess
loom; was told 60 in the morning by Mr. VIVA. Homes
only once believe; don't know why she Old u; when
fist came here in $780, boarded for about week at
the house Of Mrs. PaIquette, on Vine street. east OF
Fourth; Barton kept the same house afterwardi saw
Hurley theIe stad there till found where Mr. Os-
borne wss my aunt and little boy came; James Sea-
man was with me; then aunt went to Mr. Osborne 9,
on the farm Of Joseph Bsr then went on ws'a f s
weeks; then to farm owned by Mr. Lay; moved
from there to Mr. Lorings place; my aunt afterward
went 10 Cincinnati; Aunt Seaman kept boarding.
house there Rebecca Lehman left my house in No
vember last don't know that she was engaged to be
married to q man Dsmed Cyphor, or that Cyphor was
q married man; at the time Ellen o. Keefe lived at my
houte did not say TO her that all knew OF the pro'
lee TO marry was by words heard by listening at the
door or word TO that effect; never said 30.
O. Did You not cay to Ellen o Keefe, either at the
Court Houfe or anywhere else, that all You knew OF
Shaw promise to marry plaintiff was what you heard
listening at the coorf A. NO, oir, never n cl1.
oil sbout your knowledge means of knowledge
sbout Ii affair between your sister and Mr. Shaw, at
the Court Houfe or elsewhere. at any time
A. No, Sir, never did; sad that purchased part
Of the furniture the house, last trial. might have
said put in $50 10 buy the property; don't know
whether the $500 for furniture or propery have
q
for the amount to Mr. Fred Homes or my sister, don't
think that on the aet trial stated my Own private IN
come was $500; couldn't come within 500 OF the
rept of the room because don't make out the bills
servants make the 6res generally, though sometimes
plaintiff or my self do it, while Ellen Keefe was there,
only had fires in the kitchen; know Kate OCandly;
may have made fires myself while she there's don't
know that Efis was the habit OF going into Fred
Homes's room to make fire before he was up never
saw her on Homes's bed either morning or evening.
The defense here rested their examination, and
the Court took a recess.
Direct examination, resumed-Tbe defendant ana
plaintiff during the time of the alleged engagement,
demeaned themselves very respectfully and ii fond
of each other; my sister told me she very much
attached to Mr.. Shaw, spoke Of it once or twice;
knew all about their engagement, and treated Mr.
Shaw as il be her intended husband; defendant
treated me very kind and pleasant when met; they
came TO, ether as often two three times week;
can't say that defendant accompanied any man
down stairs up stairs nobody but the servant knew
of his visits Rebecca admitted him frequently neigh
bors spoke of his comiug DIDN'T know Of every visit
he mace; think plaintiff mentioned to defendant that
che was getting ready to be married; my sister told
me that the marriage was postponed.
q. Did che state the reason
Any sister stated to me that il was postponed be-
cause Me. Shaw wished to complete portion OF his
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
ried
Witness continued-Plaintiff did not make arrange
ments for travelling tour to WORK; 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 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 are 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 our hands around the house; Fife generally at