The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-24

mentioned at the interview ct Galatay A. Itwas
q. Did che tell you that she was going to herr A.
] think reccollect her mentioning to me that she
was in the convent with her: 2 Did she tell you
future time. A. / don't recollect that, sir she
just spoke of paying her . visit there. Q. Was
anything said at that time by Miss Teresa Long.
worth about making Lady 6trsubenzee cent?
went to the Crimea afterwards to Lady strauben,
zeey A. She did. Q. You visited at General
Strubenzee's hut, A. did. Q. Constantly and
frequently! A. Frequently,
for not marrying, claimed right to explain.
Chief Justice-He has right to explain Whist
is your explanation?
Witness-The explanation Ia, my lord, that
one Of the great reasons was the impos.l-
the part Of the wife, and il was given net
a. an excuse, IS / said just now-that wa
false word to use-but Is o reason. Child
Justice-As reason for whati Witness-For pro
riage was an imp0ssibility and suggested another
sort of connection. Chief Justice-D0 you mean
at General 6raubenzee'sg A. / do. Sergeant 6ulli
van-In Lady 6traubenzee's house, you, an oficei
Miss Lonsworthi Chief Justice-is that what you
say! Witness-Yes, my lord, am sorry to say.
Chief Justice-You told her marriage was i'm
possible. and you proposed to her to become your
z mistress resi- witness.verXy nearly that my lord.
rage a., under the circumstances, a thing You
could not enter into with Theresa Longworth
A. did. z. Your pecuniary circumstances were
spoken Of? A. Yes, sir. @. Your family A. Yes.
ago? A. To recollect the exact terms Of the con-
versation it is long time ago. but the general ten
dency can give you. 2. But you cannot tell mi
whether you did not more than once, and often Of
pecuniary circumstances your family, and mar
rage! A. That's what took place, sir at this
interview, and have no doubt we reverted to
the same thing afterwards twice or three times.
z. Do you consider it any proclamation OF the house
where you were received as visiter to prepare to
seduce woman who was the guest of that lady!
A. Well, yes, sir. Q. You did. When did you
find that out, perhaps since your marriage in June
1858, also! A. No, | always thought i very
stantIy invited to dine there? A. used to dine
there very often. Q. You got invitations very
often? A. Yes. Q: You dined at the table there
in consequence of these invitations? A. Yes. Q.
And you were plotting the destruction OF Teresa
LODgworth! A. That is hard word, sir. q. /
don't care, you will answer it? A. was carried
away by my feelings. Q: You were plotting; look
up, sir; were youy A. Plotting is hard word,
was planning @. You were not plotting! A. No,
sir; find me better word than that. Q. Will you
find me better word, or will you find me worse
one-come, now, ! will give you the voeabqa-
without any fixed intention of carrying it out.
lrhad always an idea in my mind that this
young lady was very well able to take care of her.
self. Q. Able to take care of herself Was that
the reason you stole back to the steamer ut Baa
klava, when General Straubenzee and Captain
Straubenzee had left, because you thought she
was able to take care Of herself? A. 1t was ar
ranged between us that was to go back. Q. Was
that the reas0ny A. called back to see her. O.
1t was arranged that you should see her theres
A. Yes. Q. Where? A. Driving on car. q.
With General and Captain Straubenzee on the carr
A.. To the best of my recollection it was then. Q.
F1.aA -
Q. Did they see her on board the steamer! A..
They all saw her on board the steamer. @. Did
they bid her farewell as friend? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Afectionately? A. Yes, sir. Q. As soldier
you go with them? A. went on shore with them;
10 the best of my recollection started them off;
it was my car. Q. You "started them off, and
then went again on board the steamer? A. did.
Q. To attempt the virtue of Teresa Longworth!
A. did not go for that purpose. Q. But the At
tempt followed very quickly after your going?
A. | did attempt that evening, certainly.
Q. Where did you see her when you went back
on board the steamer a.. On deck. @. What
part OF it A. On the poop; recollect we sat on
the poop, but where 6rst met her | don't reco-
lect. Q. You attempted her virtue as you have
described! A. commenced such an attempt. Q.
Did you attempt her virtue on the poop? A. i
should have gone on to do it, no doubt 2. Did
you attempt her virtue, yes or no, on the poop?
A. Yes. q. And you had told her before this that
marriage was impOssible2 A. had, sir. Q. And
DTOpOseu W pcncTdl SITAuDenZee tnat Sne should
be your mistress! A. Too true, sir. O. You stated
on your direct examination that you attempted
to take possession of her person, but that it did
not go very far-are these your Words A. That
was the purport of what said. Q. No, but the
exact words-"I attempted to take possession of
her person, but it did not go very far" Q. Do
you stand by that answer? A.'There were ladies'
present at the time. Q. Yes, and you were modest
Are these the words? A. II said so, don't re-
collect them. Q. You exposed your person. A..
1t was dark. @. And it made no matter because it
was dark A. II was not so bad as III il was in
the light. | could not have done it in the light.
Do you allow no latitute for a passione man
and a passionate woman together q. Is that your
answer A. Yes. Q. You went on board to take
possession finer person? A. | went on board to
talk to her, but was led away by my passion. @.
Were you led away by your passion when you pro.
posed at Lady Straubenzee S house that she should
be your mistress? A. | was. Q. You appear to
be very cool person? A. Not in bed (Sensa-
3ion.) l wish to explain that, although [
am cool here, as Mr.. Sullivan says, am
net cool. My passions are very strong
O. Is your feeling of honor strongg A. Not 50
strong as IL should be- il was not then. Q. You
did not succeed A. did not Q. Shlors were
about the place, were they not? A. They were.
q. Were you on your knees at ally A. 10. O.
Did you send her a little sketch afterwards. repre-.
senting her putting you away A. don't recol
lect the sketch now. Q. Did you ever send her
that sketch ls that yofr sketchingg A Yes
q. Yon are down on your knees there! A. am
A. She is putting up her hand deprecating 1t
z. The sailors were about the place on the deck
that night, were mt they? A. Une came up &c
watch. Q. Were the sailors about the place! A.,
About the ship. o. Did you see that the man
who came up to watch had his eye upon YOU
A. He was looking over the stern Of the vessel
and about did not see that he had his eye on
me; did not complete my purposes she went
down TO her cabin; ! went down with her; |
would have gone into her cabin but for the thin.
ness Of the partition and danger Of dete elton for
her sake as well as for my own; should not have
bad so much discrcdit as she, because was not
known on board the ship, and as she was going
down in the steamer, if anything had occurred
with regard to her character through any indis.
erection Of mine il would injure her more than il
would me; would have gone ashore; I should
have been obliged TO go ashore: she went into her
cabin and lay down in the top berth; found her
there the next morning. q. She went away from
you2 A. les. q. You kissed her, A. Yes. O.
With the idea that you wanted TO make her your
mistressg A. Yes. q. And kissed herr A. Yes
q. An unholy kiss? A. An unhoy kiss. Q. Did
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