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

February. Q. Had you told her before that or
written to her, that she would be welcome to
sentence of Italian; ! did not write it before she
my recollection, on r hing Of her arrival il Eng.
land the translation of the Italian words is the or
binary familiar welcome-they mean, "Be thou
welcome;" wrote it from Edinburg Castle, dare
say. O. And as far as you were concerned at that
time the woman was pure from your ASSAULT A.
She was she came to Edinburg with Miss McFar-
lane; she brought Miss McFarane with her,
and they stopped in the same rooms; my
improper intercourse with her in Ednburg
then. after her arrival, first took place in Mrs.
Candles sitting. room, | can't tell the day,
the month was March-the latter end of March;
/ have no doubt about that never had;
was always as clear about it as now-as to the
date now? A. To the very best Of my recollection.
yes; cannot give the day or week in March 1t
happened; don't keep memorandum of those
things; they are not so numerous. q Was 1t the
last week in March or the third A. said the lat
end of March. Q. What time Of the day. A. The
afternoon. Q. What time after II o'clock. A. can
not swear to anything certain; Miss McFarlane
was then out Of the house; nobody was there at
the time Q. How often had you seen her before
that day, A.A great many times had not attempt
ed her virtue before in Edinburg; had frequently
seen her in the interval; she and Miss McFarlane
had been to see me when was Ill. Q. And you
first attempted it that day and accomplished it
as you have sworn? A. Yes. "A Juror-Was it dark
at the time! Witness-Light.. By Sergeant
Sullivan-We waited till Miss M'Farane
came in, / never said this took place in Feb.
ruary; l never swore to the transaction before.
Sergeant Sullivan read the following words
1'That dep0nent had at one period previously to
his marriage aforementioned illicit intercourse
with . person named Maria Teresa Longworth,
and az dep0Dent best recoects, such intercourse
commenced about the month of February, 1851"
G. Did you ever swear that A. / don't recollect
that. Q. An oath is no matter to you; II makes
no impression you? A. 1t does, sir. q. You
could not have sworn that A. made great
mistake if did, to the very best of my recollec-
ton what have now stated about it Is true. Q.
Did you ever speak of Maria Teresa Longworth,
whom you protected and loved" as person
with whom you had illicit intercourse, (Pauseo
A. recollect-yes, something of that kind some
expression; / had no intercourse with her in the
interval between the end of March and her going
in the steamer from Leith to HULL had intercourse
with her only once in Ednburg before she left in
the steamer; called very often in the interval to
see her; went out riding with her. q. Did you
send carriage for her! A. Yes. O. And Miss
McFarlaney A. Sometimes; that continued until
she went on board the steamer; had intercourse
on board the steamer at Leith; it was in a small
cabin down below; berth was taken for Miss
Longworth; there was no passengers on board
when we first went on board; Miss N cFarane did
not go down to the steamer with us. Q. Were
burg-had this 'idea' been developing in your
mind? A. was very anxious. q. You were
anxious TO have possession OF her person. A. Yes.
o s have D at reaas
it! A. Would have stopped at anything? q. Iesy
A. Oh, would not have committed rape. Q.
But anything short of that you would have done?
A. would not have taken possession Of her per-
son without her consent O. But would
you have used any means to get her con-
,ents A. No, sir. Q. Did you open the
prsyer-book? A. did not swear that positively.
.. Before you went TO Ireland-before you went
10 the chapel at Kilbroney, good many letters
passed between you and Mrs. lelyerton2 A. In
The whole time, yes. Q. mean in the interval.
August, good many letters passed between you!
A. Yes, there were. Q. Now, one OF these letters
is at page eighty nine of the printed book. Just
eok at the letter. believe it is letter of Mrs Yel
verton's? A. Yes. q. That believe, is the letter
which was written by her to you after che had left
Edinburg? A. 1t was. O. Just listen to this pas.
sage-"Oh Carlo Milo, to suspect me Of such a
thing; !, whose life is ebbng away for you; who
this PASSAGE! Yes Is that passage truey "a
pause.) Is that passage true! Let me see the
printed letter, / can read it better Don't you
know her handwriting well! Look at the letter
and read it. Have you come to those words: II
who have sacrificed all but God for your Is that
true? "a great pause.l 1t is an exaggerated ex-
that she had sacrificed all but God for your (An-
other pause) Come, sir, answer the question. Is
that truey 1t is more than true. Is it true! 1t is
true. Give me that letter. Hands the let
ter to the learned counselO What be-
came of the letter to which that is an
answer? Did you ask her to name the time and
place before she came to Ireland! did not ask
her that. Then she was dreaming when she wrote
that? There was correspondence about this,
and il was arranged that she should meet me at
Chester and then at Liverpool. Who proposed
this? Did you propose any of it, What part of it
did you PROPOSE / proposed Liverpool. For
what? For the purpose Of meeting her. For what?
To take her under my protection. To make her
your permanent mistress, Yes. She was then
under the shelter Of her sisters roof in Wales'
Yes; she was writing letters to me from her sis
ter's house in Abergavenny, and proposed to
go over to meet her at Liverpool. When did you
buy the wedding ring, and where? bought the
wedding ring in August, 1857, to the best Of my
recollection, in shop on the quay. VAST not
purchased for the ceremony at kiloweng No; it
was on her finger at the altar. Is that the ring
you fddied with! That is .your. word; ! iddied
with 1t, subject TO the explanation have given.
You have no accurate recollection OF what took
place at the altar. | was taken 10y surprise
You are just the sort Of man to be
prise on that occasion. ca letter Of
Mrs. Ycyertons, written in Italian, to
Major Yelyerton, was handed by counsel TO wit
ness.) That i at page 81; is IT in your hand
writing? Yes. That was a letter written before
she left for Ireland! That was letter written, to
the best of my recoec lion. to Leith Fort, on her
arrival in Edinburg. DO you swear that she wrote
that when she was in Edinburg! Al this distance
Of time really cannot remember. Counsel read a
passage from the letter:-"To- morrow shall meet
you, say where and when" Qetter from Mrs.
Yelverton handed to witness. The letter contained
this passage:-"Carlo milo, have said the word
will do all you ask me, and will name the time
and place as soon as am able') Did you ask
her to name the time and place. Yes; must ex-
plain. II was arranged that before she left Edin-
burg we were 10 meet again in a couple of months.
To be married? No. For the purpose OF becoming
your Mistress In law, yes, sir. (Sensston) In
law, is that your answer? Ga pause) In law, is
that your answer, I must explain, that when we
were together said ! could not marry, and con-
sequcntIy the impossibility of marriage was often
talked over between Therefore she suggested
herself in the first instance, Of something being
done to save her conscience. We were to live TO.
gether. refer to one of her letters. undertook,
on my part to protect her and live with her. That
Is what we called her conscience saving ceremony.
You went to the altar Yes And the priest was
inside! Yes. And stood before your Yes. And
you and she knelt down We did. Side by sides
Yes. Listen TO me; did you at the altar before
that priest take her to be your welded wife,