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

on buCn u marriage. leIL EufuDuFg on Lno Zftu III
April, remained a week in Hull. then spent sbopt
fortnight in London, and subsequently went 70
Wales: from Wales left my sisters and came ID
Waterford by Milford Haven, to meet Major Yel
verton; met him in Waterford at the hotel; HI
came the second day after arrived; we went y
Newry and RostrevOr, where we remaineda weet;
when we got there we went to mass At the chapfl
at Warrenpoint the defendant went through tie
ceremony Of mass; after the service we went p-
gether to speak to the clerk about our marriage;
the clerk said the priest had gone to his breakast
and we did not see him. but returned to RostrevM;
applied to Il 7ev. Mr.. Mooney. (The witness
here identified the Rev. Bernard Mooney, who was
/ % had several T interviews S with with Il the DuP. RsV.
Mr.. Mooney; he returned In three or
four days, and ! told him what occurred be-
tween me and the Rev. Mr. Mooney, who promiied
s to marry US if he got dispensasion from he
to that had not lived with him a. his wife; aid
ought to have paid for the dispensation, but lad
no money, and he afterwards paid for it; we were
to be married the next morning after high mass it
was the feast of the Assumption; we were latefor
the mass. and when we got to the church found
that the Rev. Mr.. Mooney was waiting for u.s. the
priest near the altar, dressed In his vestmene
Major Yelverton had ring, which he said le
ford (ring produced); this is the ring; walked up
to the altar rails, and Major Yelverton commenced
to talk to the priest; the priest asked he free
to marry, and he said he was: he then asked he
. SdtuOICJ huu ut Icplcu lldt nc was, Uut he WAS
afraid he was not very good one; after
this Major Yelverton came and knelt down by
my side, and the priest got up to the altar rails
and read the marriage service, which was pretty
much the same we had read in Edinburg toge-
ther; he said he took me as his wife, and said
took him az my husband, and he then put the ring
on my finger; we were kneeling; the priest then
asked for piece of money, and made him give it
to me; he first put the ring to the top of the
thumb and then to the top of each finger until he
came to the third finger, when he put it on, and
the priest said "in the name Of the Father Son,
and Holy Ghost, Amen;" the priest then congra-
tulated us, and Major Yelverton gave him fl0-
f5 for himself and f5 for the bishop for the dis
pensation; the Rev. Mr.. Mooney wished US all
and went away; had gone to him
previously for confession; the f5 dispensation mo-
ney was for dispensing with the banns; according
to my belief would not consider Scotch mar
riage sufficient; saw Major Yelverton twice at
mass in Edinburg before this; he said he believed
in Roman Catholic doctrines, but did not practice
them; after the ceremony we returned to the h0-
tel, and remained for two days at Rostrevor;
we lived as married people after the ceremony,
but not before; / made a promise to Major Yel-
verton to keep the marriage secret, and did so;
the name OF Yelverton was not mentioned at
the ceremony, but the priest knew it; after that
we went to the Giants Causeway, and after
wards to Scotland he left for q time to see his
family, and returned in about ten days to
Ednburg; Miss McFarlane was in a convent, and
got her to come and reside with me in his absence;
Mr.. and Mrs. Thelwa, and did so; when Major
Yelverton came introduced him to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thelwall as my husband; did not use the word
husband, but told them we were married before
his arrival, and when he came introduced him;
after that we saw Mr.. and Mrs. Thelwall in Hull
and were with them for about two months; we
went as husband and wife; Major Yelvertor soon
after went to France-(book produced)-I soc his
and my name in this book in his handwriting it IL
"Mr. and Mrs. Yelverton;' this book belongs ts
Doone Castle; we afterwards got passports to go
abroad in his and my name-(passport produced)-
this is my passport, which he got; the name in 1t
is "Teresa Yelverton;' went abroad as his wife;
we were at Bordeaux and Paris; while at Bor-
deaux he left me there to return to London; i
resided at Madame Andre's-(certihcate of mar
riage produced)-t is the certificate Of my mar
riage, which got from the Rev. Mr.. Mooney. got
Money; MOI e when when in a. France % "a saa Il became mo.
ther 1t would be my duty to the child to publish
the marriage Immediately; he said my duty lay
more to him than the child; wrote about twenty
four or twenty-five letters to Major Yelverton
after the marriage; had correspondence with
him when ] was at Bordeaux. (The learned
gentleman then read the several letters from the
defendant to the witness, which she proved she
received and explained) The resolution re-
ferred to in the letter written on Christmas day,
1857, was my resolution to proclaim the marriage,
which had done in my previous letter to him,
and which he quoted in his reply; remained at
Bordeaux until May, and then went to Boulogne
Wnere was Ill, renamed tnere until the ZUtn OF
June, 1857; his letters were addressed to me
there as Madame Yelverton;" my married sister
wrote to Major Yelverton, at his request, when i
was i'll: he wrote to me to caution me as to how
signed my name in my letters. Qetter produced.)
In this letter he calls me his "far wife," before
he left Bordeaux he promised to tell his mother Of
our marriage, and asked me to keep il secret. In
June, 1858, returned to Scotland, and saw Major
Yelverton at Leith; he said he was o ruined man.
and asked could make sacrifice to save him;
said would make any sacrifice, and he then pro.
posedt o send me OF to New Zealand he said he
would take me to Glasgow, and see me of, and
that in about six months we would meet again; he
stated If did not do what he proposed he would
be ruined man. asked why, but he refused to
tell me, and said should not ask any more ques.
tons; upon the Monday or Tuesday following
heard Of his marriage in Edinburg; know per.
son named Stewart; he accompanied me on board
the steamer at Hull, and Major Yelverton intro.
duced me to him a. his wife, upon our visit to Scot
land he frequently called me and introduced me as
his wife; on one occasion he asked woman to
hold my horse; she said she was afraid, and he re-
piled, my wife's horse Is very quiet;" my circum
stances have changed for the worse oflate, as my
fathers property has got into chancery.
HER cRoss-ExAMrsATIoS.
On her crosse examination she testified as fol.
lows:-
In 1852 went to my sisters at Boulogne; do
not recollect whether any person accompanied
me; my sister Sarah was on visit with Mr. Long
worth do not recollect how long stayed there;
/ remember coming home; have reason to re.
member it; met Major Yeverton for the first
time on the steamer; we left Boulogne in the even
ing; the night had fallen; my sister and brother
in-law came to the boat and obtained the consent
of two ladies to take charge Of me; Major Yelver-
ton was a member Of the ladies' party; heard
the names Of the ladies', but do not recollect
them; the ladies stayed on deck all night the
night was very warm, and think all the passen.
gers remained on deck. IL was so hot In the cabin;
my sister had thrown me shawl on board as we
were starting, and Major felverton assisted to put
it round my shoulders; during the night Major
Yelverton and myself sat vis.d.ris with his plaid
thrown over both our knees: the plaid did not go
over the shoulders of either Of us; we did not sit
ris-o-cis the entire night we walked about; the
ladies' on our arrival in London. left us; Major Ye
verton got me cab, but did not get into II along
with me; went home by myself he called the
day; he did not come home with me to
my ouse, nor did he dress himself there; swear
that most positively; the house went TO was own
ed by the Marchoness de la Bolene, who IL since
dead told Major Yelverton where was going
TO stop; we arrived in London early in the morn
ing, the sun had risen cannot swear that saw
him twice in London when he called he made
visit Of about two hours: ! thanked him for his c