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

straightforward; the Interpretation put upon the
note was that my sister was mistaken; his letters
to me were at that time, as thought, lost; they
went astray in carpet bag, which l afterwards
got back with the letters; l never knew where !
lost them, but missed them at Malta, on board
Mr.. Close = yacht.
Her testimony in reference to the Scotch mar
| riage is as follows
To Mr.. Brewster did not wish q Scotch mar
riage without the Intervention of a clergyman; he
went TO chapel, but not with me, in Edinburg;
saw him there twice, and he might have seen me;
he did not join me then, come home with me
from chapel; he did not visit me Sundays; Mrs.
Gamble objected to visiting ON Sundays; once !
raw him in uniform in chapel did not any
soldiers with him; saw soldiers there, but not
artillery the artillery quartercd in Leith went to
the chapel in Leith; Major Yelyerton was, be-
heve, quartered at Leith all the time that was in
Edinburg he may have been few days there, but
cannot say; believe firmly in the doctrines of
the Roman Catholic church, and am strict Cath
oc; marriage is sacrament in my church, and q
solemn ceremony, and did not, therefore, wish
Scotch marriage; proposed to have the marriage
according to the rites of my church; he only de-
cned it because he did not think it could be cee-
orated safely ne told me ne was Roman Catho,
lie then; heard he was a Roman Catholic and
thought he was; he told me his mothers family
were Catholics, but that his father was Protest
ant; would have married him all the same if
knew he was Protestant.
The Chief Justice-How long before he read the
service for you did he say he WAS q Protestant
Witness-It was before it, but not long before
could not exactly say.
To Mr.. brewster er-He told me he was Roman
Catholic before the time of the Scotch marriage;
j know what it is to profess a religion; go to
chapel every Sunday for instance, and SO profess
| my religion; don't know if you mean by profess
sion statement from person that they were of
certain creed; If by profession you mean asser-
ton he did profess if it is meant by practice,
| practiced, he did not; never understood that he
went to confession, or received the Sacrament as
| a Roman Catholic.
Did he say how he was baptseds witness-He
did.
Mr.. Brewster-what did he say? Witness-He
said he did not recollect. Q4aughter)
To Mr.. Brewster asked If he was confirmed,
and he said he was never confirmed at all; he said
he did not believe the Protestant religion, and
never did; said If he was never confirmed, and
did not believe in it, he was not Protestant; /
| did not think because he was not Protestant he
must be a Roman Catholic, but asked him If he
believed in confession and absolution, and he said
| he did; II is usual for persons in my church to
| confess before marriage; ] told the Rev. Mr..
Mooney that ! did not think Major Yel-
| vert0n would 60 to confession, and he said it
would be passed over, and would not prevent the
marriage taking place; did not myself receive
the communion the day before the marriage, but
| did the day after the marriage. Qetter dated
July 10, 1857, from the witness to the defendant)
1 Read this allusion to his being at mass so as to
| show him that going to mass would not prove him
good Catholic no more than his statement that
he was one, if he really was not so in his heart
at'Edinbnrg he saw me to the steamer or to the
pier, after our marriage, in 1857; he made no in
quiries about the cabin | was to have that | am
| aware of; he went down to the cabin with me- we
were first in the public cabin together, and after
wards in the ladies' cabin; we were then alone.
Did anything happen there? Witness don't
know what you mean.
| Mr.. Brewster would explain myself, my lord
more fully, If there were no other ladies in court
The Chief Justice-The question must be asked
Did anything improper pass between youg Wit
ness-N0, my lord. Cloud applause.)
To Mr. Brewster-Nothing Of the kind alluded
to ever occurred anywhere until after the marriage
| as far as Scotch marriage could 60 he said we
were man and wife, and he could claim me- but
| said considered we should have the sacrament;
| we had great deal of discussion on the matter !;
he insisted after the Scotch ceremony, to enjoy
the rights Of a husband, and l rejected his over
lures; considered it would have been sin at the
time; but If knew then as much as do now, /
| would not have rejected him as did, for have
since heard from my own clergyman that might
have considered myself his wife after the ceremony;
was not surprised at his reading the Protestant
| ceremony to me when he told me he was Roman
Catholic previously; it was an accident, the prayer
book being Protestant book; ii WIS his sugges
tion to read it; knew nothing of the forms,
| to whether the ceremony should be read from
prayer book; thought 1t was immaterial whether
| the book was Protestant or q Roman Catholic
| one. Uetter dated 5th May, 1857, from Mrs. Vel
vertoD to the defendant ready / was very miser-
| able leaving Major Yelverton after such q cere-
only make me his wife in Scotland and there might
be some question about it, wished that we should
be otherwise married. and that il he was to make
| me do anything might consider q mortal sin,
would not survive 1t, and that would be lost in
| this world and In the next.
In regard to the Irish marriage she testified as
| follows
was two days at Waterford before Major
Yelverton arrived; | continued all the time at
| Cummins' Hotel; / remained one night after he
| came to Waterford; we stopped one or two nights
| at Thomastown, near Waterford; we went there
| TO seek for the clergyman; we went to the chap
| pei together; we did not see priest in Thomas
town; we were told the priest was from home; /
| saw priest in Waterford before Major Yelverton
arrived there; we came to Dublin and went on
| through TO Maahide; we did not go on direct by
| rail to Maahide; think the name used in the
| course Of the journey was Power" he had his
letters addressed to Mr. Power; we remained two
| or three daysin Malahide; in the house we occn-
| pied in Malahide there were two bedrooms and Q
sitting room; we did not sleep in the same bed; |
have never seen woman named Rose Pagan;
whilst in Maishide we visited Dublin I recol-
| lect going to Westland Row chapel: Major
Yelverton came into Dublin with me, but
| he did not go to the chappe; from Mala-
| hide we went to Newry; j don't know the name
| of the person at whose house we stopped there;
we remained q day and a night there; we had
| there two bedrooms also there the bedrooms went
/ other; he never went into my bedroom; we did
not sleep In the same bedroom; | may as well
state here, once for ALL IL that is what you mean
that never did consent to be Major Yelverton's
| wife until after the Irish marriage ceremony; Ma
jor Yelverton went from Warrenpoint to Rostrevor
| TO engage rooms; we left Newry in an open car;
there was dispute about q bill there; Langster
| was the name Of the person In whose hotel I
| stopped at Rostrevor; the marriage ceremony was
performed the 18th Of August; Major Yelver-
! ton did not stop at Rostrevor; he came to Dublin
/ on account OF his health; and to look for clergy
man, for the clergymen in the the country said we
/ should have the banns published; we remained In
Rostrevor three days after the marriage; went to
/ Warrenpoint to mass with Major Yelverton before
| the ceremony; the Rev. Mr.. Mooney took me to
] the Bishop, whom saw in his own house at New
| ry on the Friday before the mrrriage; we
were married on the following Saturday; 1t was by
invitation Of Major Yelverton came to Ireland to
be married; after the Scotch ceremony, when re-
fused to consider myself his wife, he said that he
| would never call me "mia" again until we were
| married; II will be observed that in the letters
| written by him, between that and the Irish mar