The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-28

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walking with M. Lynds that he should visit her
he house. ssys d h:1 g. ne syum 1s ,ns nsa
week before shs went % the asylum she visited Mrs Oh
colts; she mus, have had strength TO 20 In 80 snes
she went 70 the asylum she waa failing very fssss A.
msaet she was losing flesh and As she did not eat any
wovse spoke George OIoo about her going 10
the a.yum never beard mother request Mrs 0o0tt 70
| interfere In putting her IN the asylum.
Jane h Petit sworn-i have never been very init.
masely acquainted with Miss Undsrhl; she came 70
| see me In The winter Of 1862; We talked general
subjects for little time she spoke OF the intimacy Of
my SISTER With some friend, and remarked how pleas.
tlemsn 10 Mr.. Bsechsr's church that occupied pew
with her and her sister, tna she vas engaged 70 b mar
and that Sarah had been out Of her mind for year she
spoke q how pleasant va. 70 60 sbou: 70 reading
spy on account OF Sarah being jealous Of her. she con-
versed about hour hour and half she only
the sensm.sy NY cOncuson was a. that time that shs
crazy; tcld ny mother so sbe suggested the
K. R. crs-es sworn-Am q merchant, and reside In
morning 10 1881 and abe asked me shs going TO DO
expelled from Mr.. Beschsrs church, said ! had mot
Europe; she appeared 70 be IN deep melancholy
condition. and tried 70 sooshe her. and told her that her
Mary pstiis s~orn-Ihavs been acquainted with Miss
Undsrh thirteen fourteen have her
years ago. said that there reports spread
about .hs church which were causing troubles met her
that orazy said that people had been going
about sIandsrDg her. and wanted know If had heard
that turned her brain little; she told the story OF
being hn with stone on the bead by boy, and that
communicative, and embarrassed BY her
tion; went home and told sister that was OF her
led what she told mo she called to see me ater came
out Of the asyum aud she looked Is much derApged -
she BEFORE the fact OF her telling me that shs had
been there gave me that impression. gt
Mrs. Charlotte Carpenter sworn-I know the plaintiff
say snythng about Mr. Bsscher Mr. Duryea heard
her speak OF Mr. Lynde after che returned from the
that Olcott her jealous Of her
great attractions she said she would not have Mr. Lynde
then married to lady in West in the spring
1868 she seemed to DO IN great deal Of trouble about
letter business friendship; she said u ousi
ness, and It'd her II was not worth giving 30 much
appeared much better my opinion when first saw her
was that she was out OF her mlnd and told my family
asked her about it, and for the ars time learned from
her that she was thought nsane she never told me that
Mr.. LyDde offered TO marry her. ret
The Court here took recess Of half an hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reassemblng Of the Court the following extract
Of letter. addressed BY the plaintiff to her brother Ed
win, was read BY COUNSEL
know oil that did in the few weeks a home.
called q Elys several times ps!har. dozen ss more
among the Ray monds Howards Graves and 90 on about
writing that letter. Was 90 much afraid they thought
called a Lyons several times to hear and osbcrnss
These are the only places was concerned % call they
= live IN so 20 aid rot sSS. ne SSn.'
spoke lightly; but shall explain IL 70 him YET have
cast pearls before swine and have been rewarded.
Edwin Underhii, who was tho nrst witness examined
when the commencsd was recalled he testified
that he received the above letter from bis sister within
period eight ten days after her confinement In the
asylum the letters the Handwriting my sister,
and bore date about the time she was 10 the asylum
family deprive her Of share Of the living provided
for by Inc win Of her father nothing unless
On s.s
other members q sns family the income 2, the estate
IN which the family rssids shsy have the use Of The
her S'i before she wen. 70 the asylum The s.osnd
time that had no wish TO deprive her Of her
nsa MAKING n.1 Sons the
brother stephen, New York she declined AZ
mined to regain and maiuain her rights there that
all that said; could exercise n6infuenoe over
her told scco1nt OF the unavorsbe nfu
ences py Which she surrounded Brooklyn that
her residence she said she was deter
mDed 70 an ner ehu i've III mousse winch
ner father provided ner this she repeated great
many times told her that ! would see her rights no
Of your IA hsr's WIN A. lam
Cross sxsmnedI did not state the particulars AZ TO
what uufavoabie circumstances she was surrounded by
because did not think . condition UNDER
stand tbem made this proposition because thought
had under The wi nor do know now. Q. Did you DOT
that her father left her certain interest In TIE
ton; had an impression had rights. O Did
not you know, Of the executors tna the will had
eststes A. That was an Undetermined question in my
mind; J read the VIII OF my father; ! Knew
Vdon1 remember having stated to her that influences
By which she surrounded at homo uniavorable
she was tsKsn back the second time was in The posses
sim Of Mr. 0lcoit: never had The certificate OF the
one or two occasions: j don's know anything
about 1t; think Il file 10 the asylum; never
niie SICK should como 10 her house to treated Mrs
Olcotts house the Heights 10 twenty 1--we feet ~
asy um there was no person occupying that house ou,
herself and children don't know that that situation 10
pefendsnls counsel here read the following piqusn
ieter from the plaintiff 10 her sister, Mrs Ocst one Of
tho defendants
There WAS a Dives ana Lazarus, and there are you
cent :. ssnss. more than strangers and We snail
meet in the next Cherish the malignant animal
mental and physical obstruction Of your scsd sibsrs
child, doubly orphlned for want OF mother Afier
winter OF the severest who0png cough 10 wncn rienos
loving than you had warned TO be careful et IL
would result 10 serious disease weakened in spirits oy
the brutality of tho animal whose envy hsd induced her
and dishes from me at the table until pur-
chased them with my own means and 10 appeass her
wrath last, nervously excited by the outrageous
abuse OF your ungentcmanly son, who invited me
to commit suicide account OF my old sge,
/ am not ashamed that was unable TO endure
any longer aud that the terrific fever and paralysis re-
duced me 10 such skeleton az ! became Twice bias
your degraded sneakcd to the prison house 10
my life destruction through your sanction
and directlon-the last time when health WIS again re-
turning Happily In renewed health, could almost have
forgiven you, and even did apologize 20 several ignorant
women with whom you operate, aud who, Ike your
SELF incapable OF understanding the emotions OF