New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-30
Examination Of the Coach
man.
uRs. BENJAMIN STaoNG'S TESTIMONY.
Further Confessions of the Accused Wife

,,oos evcyv seat and foot OF standing room was
.u,i.d The 1ayol Testimony of Mrs. Beiel Il tic
,.sr. received by her ron Mrs. Peter Stog tne u
s"Say, wa. then admitted oy the Conrt IN rVlGeic'
,ben took the further ohjettion. that 10
snv tie "a letters and admissions o the deeldan' 10
BE- Given in evidence. was 10 ndf.Slp eiau'e ~
40 ghs, the law denied by giving the eTlu.nce VI ho
~, ar o. agans the husband The Court also over
ruled this ohjectioa. and the deead ms couse, cA
.eepted Mr. Cram then proceeded WIZ ,nc IeauS :"
tha 10 the sixth nterrogstory OF the COMMISSION
TIE ~uosts ce of the several replies is rs follows: -
thnk that the OF said letters was written early
All Ise? snd received by sier il written
,ecoect substance of some Of 1t; G. h,shoo w,
eeep,u exprc OF epe taace for sin that have rvri
s6 ccnclrd N 10 chiug lang agr, the tenses
hunstion before God und feinarkaoir ,ense o.
sSor Chnus sake these subjects dwe upon st length
ughout whole letter she referred unrcservedy 10 th
subject of her long continued crmn' intercourse with my
brother. Edward n. s;rors; csnnot rtmr'n'i
The contents literally Of the srcond Of "a
,'er. ,eesved by me and or The whole
a.; but can remember the sub,ience OF scme oi ~
mink wte Nsy IN ' pa e[ se 1c1 sn eenna~ o
remain in house with her. stating tls sue ws'
crrtin as 10 how long cou oon,inne to live under thr
ccunsisuce i which hr then ws'i ihet De seemed We.
.s's ana S1 un1sppy b. 1r~ TO svr up tie pre.ea ar
rungs ment. In the third letter she said 'hst .ns
60 do So and however she might sui r. would ecqulrs
in any arrangement that her husband m,sh, niSe'
sid she felt ihnt sach srPr tion Won 5e Ju,s pun
ment fOr her sp aud she 'hoad u 20 sep ra,ru fpy & pJ
jer lin repy to question Of mine contained in former
shs ro,s the werds With de, shame hunh add
these words: g" was the tenn 'er drrl ng ths irutf
tas. xoId. Afrwsid tnere was no the when fd~ ard
hs, houd break the bonds although some
times n,sde the effort"
The seventh acknowledges the receipt Of note in January
1852 from the d'icndsni, which lie Destroyed.
The eigh siso rc ga 10 ibe receipt Of %tters.
The ninth Is sub ;i n'isay coIiGi ~ ~ the sixth.
The dei-d e, 10 htr knowedse Pe- stronz Knew
Of the ct intercourse OF his "e or connived HI IL "he
wss going or. -
F1u. 10 he hrNt cross teroeSory she ssiihi wa
married O, T. and thence Fidd la the City Of New
York until Oct !. 1851 when ceased to reside thsr~
Sc end. To- eord cruss ihirTToeaofy shr saith;
Slice have sed TO Iesoe in ih. City OF Ne"ioTk
.y .ea & mat I 1"s 1 nd ,S SSw'w x.. f as
itn-ss then saw the DAT and duration Of her vou Visits
She sta sed NJ the houses Of sonr of her friends hee
repy to the thld iu.fos tory to The effect that
ID. wss TIE sister Of the snlr.
view held in August 1862 Wsverl,y arranged o,
mutual agreement erween tie plaintiff defendant ard m,
from pan,s but the subj. OF the conversation
edby anybody She hen stated the reasons Of the iu
sfh .he phsa hs, .hs had given the whole Of ~, q
r. ssSa Ss ;s ,,,. .,s IN
to thete' mt oss o,y nch ef tia; never h;'
ard or kpowa the ssid May r; strong n,ius'r s,h
:sscion Sa Of any criminal brtare he de1s
that he dei or couuivrds such icit intercourse
The trst interview took place shout the middle of Augu
Interview took place about the middle of ociobrr 1862 no
:s :sSs e. s Fd:4 to ssSI o% E iii nss AG1i % The city Of Nt
York hSf o ssSq w e Ts..y %. ard hS a ty
Sendan and also sriy ~ csn H. the oJd IN which
va. sid aware that what said by ne in E
ut-ryews desired to BE- stated by exc III
it might be important IN order to r.ke tic m 2
IN the fret in ery convrrsstiOn conmencrd by
prsns @ cere TO eid yer tne dri,no anti H. eve
Wy A. power in the work Of trne repentance td Ia h
si.s ste, @ H., nooes o .sd o. ~ s es ca az son
sof To ler her he
h God wonld iorsve snu-r II truly en,ai hJ'
deep the sin; but epber ouly of tie texts
quot-d by wh,rh thi- Though your sius b.
scarlet, they han be vile Ell. as SNOW though ts ts'
th her expressing her earnest desire to renn in u
no 4 n-,Os,d .eid that should not NJ.
letter 70 era'ae wholly from hsr while she continued
Abow sub true repentance and desire to do her duty fila u
a. interview tha, took place at Wave ey have ven u
the snb'isuee o. "9-, ,"ce eef to hav- sat bat cam
give ,se G exact t, wN.d used by re- ne o. er eI'ct 0IiI the
ced with religious conversation which hei
snee had las. met but that he had never cra.od 10 @
for her sin and the fogvne Of q
which ste ing to do gl At tire cosr OF N
Ear. OF the oouv.f .t on saic May how l. y posble tbs
frplied by giving the narrative audtd IN Io.
iuerogstory. do remeuiber int rntng her in this
instances which she thought Peter ed li bis love
coo ed ovs her az ST. tel in sn.sI rel Tsd 20 n h
In Re erence to the sp2ect Of rtrI sd her living ~ tb
long endnre IN .ery iu whcL be wss placed
th thought abe should prepa her MAD foI separation
and POSSIBLY disOlsc, sad slId int ~ ugftu # she
tuy rep,i;au, shs would be happier dyor ed Sonisi
thao sre then living though she should ho
Ia ed from her children becepsr she occupying
iaise position ssid that l. cr would heno her
more IN th't true position On her saying to me, Peer
very much mistaken ii he thinks that will iskc Of ih
c'idr "a nes he remains an the sene honse with car
tei him VIII not viii send them back his mother,
felt gre atty suiI used and after mouFnt said Mary Dc
10 snow hos 'eor Pete" will permit take OF th
- cbltr '"empbsszinz The word remit"
The reply 20 the seventh nterogory relative to tn,
IIp1o y % ,, ,r''e :, "a "a eHd lt' ! "a -,
sip-artnce OF the .ers. srd of them bgsI
81 Ny dear Julia aud ended with four afflicted sisiei
'nth To the ninth rteros,ory she saitn In one
oi the letters referred 10 in the gstoy there were
dc ilIy tonstI ,tlr .t.r "ln L.iny 80,
Ied do remember The tact Tia, e let,rr con-
tttied tese woids; do distinctly remember tasir
ssruc "a iorn thsss words the only literal .xpes
LAB 81 to cers nyi believe that n neistc connsC
ssfh Ar.e words thcre was his sstemrn' afterwsfd
essss NO time when FGwhrd would consent should
b'sats boods although some,,es mao the eioTt = know
as there his sfsts rt IN sobsance, aud tnb H. IN
stosr words. bd have not tba distinct recollection
thai would sp1be me TO with absolots po1tiyenes, a
the s.sieisrns wss made In these yery word. Az can
IN respect 10 these ely other words aimed IT, sI
letter. aud toe 81 the words, temper"
70 gEsh have tptk m psrc sfyj is that rciaeub r
.-rcty the whole Of sid etters and the
Ss.Iendsns bsuewntiD2 with which have been well
10 10TH csssi0tenogs.ory she sa'h; give
VITA aoaolus cady tue rSsc. language or Characters IN
erprrsloI tie teiopter' which coAtned IN
vi the ieIs. atse all ths. said IN any OF
aid letiers totes
ikt4hs TO tie ft cross Interroyafoy she saith: did
yte tie pcndenoe referred TO N The nerz
N ory; have recollection bavsg gwen
dspt eny ss,1fanee eIpess or implied, a the etcrs
them soUid not be known be communicated 10 .y one
but husband. ,Lowsd ld end my hus
Of De ~nrsraors ~ which have testified the dyy
rosi<ciiTeiy VI which they occmrcd my bIo Potter tie