The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-24

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nj Dsrysa in.saase 70 marry ~. Dsa ~ ever ssy
Why Il that Mrs. osoess assirsa 70 break Cd tAs
ssss NH y yS 4, s :s y.
family sssss remarks were MADE for psrsod q I've
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condition sa that tine 70 Ne ts Of her sesas con
then extremely melasshsly her time vas mostly en-.
oossosmen1 Have you ever heard her speak q M.
Bsscbsrf A. Yea. Q have you heard her speak q the
have heard her spsak hiah terms q HIM she looked
upon him almost supersatsrai before her hrss con
she seemed 70 rsers. yer, nsoh having ssps -, and
seemed 70 weigh upon her % - 70 produce TINS nss
cay anything about Mr. Beechsr going 70 in con
Decti0n wRh shis letter said that the eject me
letter would b 70 prejudice Mr. bsschss against MR. ma
Nj Lyon, Of Columbia street, for twelve or snnsses
ysars he married aoout three or four years. the psn
shuroS ~ nm sSs Vas acquainted win him heard
her taK about him quite frequently about from me TIME
She marriage q Mr. Lyon she said 10 my pgessDcs, ~
the time Of hts marriage that she could havc been mar
preasus up Of me match with General Durysa said
Mrs Olcot Was jealous Of hsr and talked about herr she
rsse ana accused ssr sister o. osssr.e 10 shsir rsa
tions she said that Mrs Oloott wanted 70 make masri
moual alliance between hsr Slaughter and NJ Lyoa ana
dish or sod Of any kind being taken from her o. inc
table; heard her make compiainss teas kline Ous not
70 me IN particular; she complained Of having sses
Re drecs-IdOnt Know sna. she said the words that
General Duryea In love with her she said 10 rela,
tion the breaking up she relations with General
Dysa thas Efforts had been break up said rsIa
this elect. iha her sis,er sarah and Mra ooo
Generals sst had underworld TO esranse the General
had sposs. word 10 General Duryes IN her isf A.
never heard her say first heard her speak Of DurytA
thirty or forty times b.. cssDo. Tell The language she
used on occasion; this talk about General Duryea
70
that ns very Or sS S sG no
letter doni remember snat she said Il was
srsS and y:s .nasd Bsnss
l about -FOUR years and she some time loneer ;
let about nvs Or SIX years and Sarah ceased 70 be
| member about three or four years ago; made the re-
mark that thought Mr.. Bsecher's influence over her
very unf.yoT.os TIE o. the caosHn
her TO discontinue going there formed the opinion that
her mind was In very morbid state and that the asso
Citations Of the church calculated to still further
Bescber had evil snec. upon her Duryea and Mr.
Lyon. being members OF the church, exercised per.
nicisus upon her mind; these the sole
occupants OF her mind, and thought she should be re
the sabbath school, and the plaintiff; she never
sad anything to me about any marriage with Lyon. @
she was insane before she to the asylum. A.
NO. sir cannot WIN You tell the jury, 4 you can,
I injure herself or any body elseY A. Icannot.
Mrs Maria Ocott one Of the sisters OF the plaintiff
was the next witness called and testified that she resided
In Columbia street; she had made the arrangement at
the unatc asylum for the board OF the plaintiff ana had
placed there Q. Was second Imprisonment Of tue
plaintiff made under your direction A. IL was made
conferences which were bad 10 relation TO ibis matter
A. cannot remember the exact words We talked tho
the Sss. interest Of the that sSe should b
to the asylum again; We were all agreed - 20 that @
me sar
great many times; she said that General D1ryse wss
r n ns ssd maze
had spoken against her she said that the persons who
sss p Ds' .o 70 = W. ns:
ters having spoken against hee she Afterwards said shAs
=; y. S,..S % p: z .h: '1c:
am: have known him fftsso or sixteen years. have
beard tns psnsn speak q an scqoain.s9cs Win Mr.
much dss.tisned with the marriage be haa naAs and
saaa BE- very mach regretted that b had nos .arsd
many sOsssioss. Did ysa ever hear me p,aasa say
.nyshlns seou. her relations Win NJ Syoaf = No;
number times don rsccaleCs that she explained
chsssa me- HAVING ...S 10
exactly what she did she said that jealous Of her
Il marrA&0aOle
she repeated great many occasions iel 20 reason
with her great many times, but IL was Of avail.
pia,asir ana Mr. Lyon, A. knew very ws;i there vas
not nothing moro than meeting n church; Mr.. Lyon
called in rsfsreace 70 the mission school be lived IN the
Same street. Was there any foundation for that
-; S'o sns
panied mo On several occasions; generally ~ my
ds, %s 'ss
for her Have you heard her speak Of Mr.. Beecher
sny s sas sa 3, ~ We:
wife, when she first told me she did not mention the
s ana sn Gp Mr.
ono asked her what Mr.. Beschsr's wife thought about
aud she sad thai Mr. Beeche! and bus wife were no.
| arrangement and that II was well understood in the
church; tried 70 reason With her but she insisted that
ter who engaged 10 be married at that time she
very indignant when tried TO reason With her
said Jealous q. DID you hear plaintiff make any
plant in relation TO Mr. Beechers A. Yes; about
letter which ssc sent TO him 70 which Mr. Bcecner had
replied and she thought she had fallen disgrace
with him, and from that time she fell into state Of
melaDcnoiy il vss alter Mr. Beecner went to Europe
that this conversation took place. the letter had
before Mr. Bsccher left the day Mr. Beechsr left
she sat by the back window, watching the vessel she
sitting the second story, 1T the back window she had
been about hours in the house that day
continued 70 visit The house as,er wards she was in
OF despair about letter she sent TO Mr.
Beecher, and said SD would give ty millions OF dollars
70 get il back she SAID she had gone the Post Office
three days. Ia succession 70 try to get IL out;
| l said there nothing improper 10 tue letter
she need not give herself any trouble about n.
q. State what her physical and mental condition
from the time Mr. Beechcr ief until vey ed
| 70 the unatc asylum A. From the time Mr.. Beecncr
went away she seemed to fall rapidly aud she not
be diverted from her troubles: would 20 in all
kinds Of weather and she could ADVISED or in
fuenced she said that one side Of her par llyzed
eye blind aud the other becoming SO, and thai her
throat pnrayzed eoo said she thought her brain
becoming paraly zed ana asked the scians they
thought poss bic for the brain die the per-
live; she asked me "a look at her hands
n they did not smell OF the grave; said she bad
avoided touching the plates used by the family without
hnld NJ In axda