New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-12
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Wlness-I who lived at East Iwen'y nj the
So bsi. in the afternoon no ons present It the ms
O. State occurred A. thips S GPS"it should be
msJe p1bis: told lin, what q misery he was piepas
FOR himself ii ho peIeye Tss and ,ba, he did not
why he sacrifice bis domestic M iour as he
I' ,t be bsS ed 70 live his wife and found i IN
possible; that instead Of finding DeI ~ a II he ,a,
M S ~ mart and not She Meantime he TIED TO interrupt
him rel times. telling me the oea 9us w., ,n,s
serted TO Tim that for his fmiys sake he ought 20 Keep
this matter secret end bow sI'lSDl .oou as sOII mem
TONED Mr. stevenss name he told me that # MI Nj;
had made h; thing matter OF money no "I9d h%
hs n, would rent house for him wherein to take his wiz.
I s he d not do 50; he heard Mr. Stevens using these
su 's =. vii maI. NJ Stevens bite the dust before
long then spoke to bun about bis children thai they ough
IT, id,rtion that he was man 40 and he could
well M nd 10 sacrifice for them; that they had scarcely
entered life and should through all he had passed through
told that he had consulted ~ hlS matter s
Htden but ! do not know whether he mentioned MS
rt sh aud was justified in considering his own hnppes
before Of anybody else tod hun ON the contIsy III
such n this Ire need not consult bis lawyer or s
clergyman that his conscience tho beet Jnhcatoh
o. When YOU told him about his wife, what did he say
about her !
% abont her lif, or DEATH A. lie got worry much CT ted
about this md told that he did not why he should o
the onv sufferer this matter thhi she was living conene
and nanny with her family and that be could not that
b. se oubt 10 die why di she die why had sbo not
move hsnd 10 bring that about; ad several times She
ought to die, Why DOES she nj d,o! tnnh sa~ ~,
feeble; she siutei constantly, IVES wy pslr AN, ana
yery thiu she csine 10 live WIN re AZ WIN
lock Point .ftersrd with her children and one servant
the drrn remained with sbont six nonthsi MI Strong
paid me 500, be often there with bis horse; hsyc
seen him there siS ten nes he .omeime' syd ,hrie
MI rt he eat al the table with hs wife aud odfeD
be came out there with her during the summer
Cross eNsmned by Mr.. CramNeycr asked Mr. strong TO
ruy me h wife arranged 1t TOT him the sum Of rp
ySr ssred as the amour, ha .'ogd be paI 'of
he chden my object for seeking that nteSis" Was Keep
O The hr ihIne thst occurred a. III. conver'aton
tines thenrpcet,d the statements gwen on me direct
examination.
Mr. Cram--wers you swase that he would murder her'
! A. knew that be- had tIied to.
/ Mr.. Cram-Tha, Ia a most outrageous answer
| Nh. McKeon-lt is an suswcr TO The question
| Tho expunged nv order Of the CONT
The question was then repeated witness eanno, sive
Interview MY relations with Mr. strong were friendly bat
less friendly with him alters when no esne % hiocA
conversation about months ego, NJ. Gerry ASKED me 70
do made IN the hft n'taIoe 10 sho" conntel what
been in this country q years. am n yess Of sso Wa
born ~ Hamburg, Gernsny. 40. ,,-,,.-.
Redect-ThrIe no nisiase about the so' MI stevens
paid me 800 for MTs. Sueng.
o. Was there Hg~cmeu, made As to ID. anonn 20 Be-
raid A. told r. ma tel 4 Indifference 10
ne: that would leave It them remained si WsyeI'y
Day and night IN Mn Mary T. Strong. room urTe
hi. was shortly after their from Europe. ia tho room
grel; many cuF!o.o.-dsgsor- and muninJs hand
OF foot
| thoroughly before. ILau ghter
q Had you hrsr any a';enp, the part Of Mr. strong
Mr.. Crln-W III your honor permit that question
| The Judeo--Do You otjecti
Mr. Cron-Noi men yorr Honor looks in that way. mol
! Witness-My wit. told me.
Recro e1sminedI heard III. from my wife four .iS
weeks before the interview ,oos place.
q " eli then how came you have friendly relations
Ibe next witness cal cd was he Rev VIM Anderson q
Newown.
TESTIMONY OF THE REv. VIZ. ANDERsOS.
Rev Mr. And he a
the Dutch Reformed Church Nsvtoxn l. II tibet he wu
there shout year ago; luow SIR Peer strong aud
s @s' pslP G Knew tdwsd strong, he was deacon
s s IL. sss's ,. ~; the s sr. . "s
he there he %ss also connectsd With the sabbath
taken against him in consory for adultery think Mr..
Strong was couinuuicant in my chnfch Mr. Strong
Wa; saw Mr Peter strong in church with bis family
!; Edward DO know tina, Peter prcsenti did not
;; cIo, eIsmued-My Impression is that NJ Strong was
o presen, when he wife drove away wh Edward
the sundy School exercises commenced A'sococs In The
). TESTIMONY OF Mr.. JOSEPH p MORRIS.
4, Tho examined Nh Joseph r. Morris who
tc.hed that be knew MIR and srs fogr since their
o. strong at H. cee in April 1865 usE,d Rim Why aid
nG' sat GCe IN , 1p0er ssr re a Is nos TsH
he take charge Of the Children said that he coud not &c.
m eHsced written confession a. proof Of her pcnonce
10 said would take h wife and cidfen With be asked
m arrange all that, he mid Do MT Mr. h
Do promised $1,000 bui has gwen !, 70 me = spot.
ie biz brother and Bishop Bede and both bsd tod him he ha
Interests as wen as m Children sand rno bot The nier,,
,ai thorn Edward die things could 80 bcfr III
y then tcstied 10 subrquen tbout taking hons
tWiock Point aud to the Of letter OF the de-
he endah refusing 70 send ~. daughter Minnie 20 The witness
bal, house where he was not himself welcome guest.
e q. Did you ever Leur MI Strong maize Icnorks on tn
a. value o. iemsle vrtuel
"A The question was objected end excluded by The Court
visited their 1wcnty-h
b. teir departure FOR Ipi obsved canse other tho
ll might naturally take place after The death Of ehd DON
G know WRIT was the trouble abou, the birth in March 1902
her health deleate before that and very miserable ser
after shc required from Whiock Point her health was In
proved st she very scL woman; she was very rnu
ia .ached and attentive to her eS'ea srs ,si.ed viii
80 ; ,nc home. at Whocs ioial spoken a. wcrs TIN
Cross.e1suinea-1 have known Mr. Strong since sS5;
hsye been on friendly with lim not aheconee tcrr'
ihspeetir; before was in The House; before tst
=, was unoecuprd neither my wife were largely sup
ported by Nj Stevens 10y wife DID no, receive none,
s' Or mott ' bsloi %0 tbs INIT iee% have poie ci
" tory from r0mors The Whole town bad heard The story NJ
sfr had circuated: my irt Information WA from Nj
H. rot ashamed ofn did mako ny menoIandnn n thu
I, interview; made about week or ten US for hc
~ rounsel don't rocoeci on the language remember Wat
j Rave here his conduct before 1917 hind and sAec
oiae 20 h wife and children; be lad boon to my Pice ire
syer there bu Edward drove tcr ten times to his onee
d, have ., fc,sod syupathy with Af. Strong.
Rediier-ncfore 1862 roincinber instance q Nf
Strong 1ukIndness u occurred Ia Bieeckofs Ia Nj Ste
= veuss house; shc had cloak Der about which she mad
some remark md he said: do MT mike did fool Of vour
self" TIM hr Stevens and Of the married daughter
PRESENT. have him treat her with ncgtc
times hs spoke TO her 10 tho do, somrtncs On,
then again he dhercrt wl"u sho pre- snnrt viii
Ii, Edith Peei Strong drove her 20 Flushing in
out oil which Il was almost impossible" Toy her 10 g.
without injury TO the child she cuuyns, drove be-
home my housc my wsEOn, refusing 20 %
with Peter On account q tie Heounes OF bis lo5sc o'
not not even consider Peter much If . driver
Re eros. e1Rnr Tlis neglect ia" ~ cycfy yea
II '62 aud 63
. O. Name ono instance Of neglect in 1861. H. 1t would be
very hard 10 name them a. 20 dae. .