New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-21
Welded WOE.
THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE.
SEW ENTEENT n D AY I.
DEPOSITION OF MRS. HECkSllER.
Edward Strong's Coercion of His
Sister.in-LaW.
Evidence for the Defense Com.
plete.

h and Jndse stuart in reference to the ejectnen,
Of Mrs Purdy Of which action there was no record OIL n'
books
THE DISPOSITIONS OF MRS. HEcKsTIEE-THREE LAW
YERs IN MUDDLB.
Mr. Gerry offered to read the correspondence between ""
Noyes and Mrs. strong portion oi which "a' aateu
The Court then excluded portion Of the deposon on the
ground that IL not responsive to the answer.
Mr. gerry then offered to read another portion.
Mr. CranWa wen get this IN such .tate OF connson
that person will know what has been done with II
The COurt-w,ell get out Of It'll guess in a while.
20 Yon ravr a conversation at Whiilosk Point. when did
II place A. in the ir.t week OF september o to the
best OF my remembrance about o'clock in the day time Mr.
Strong lett about or o'clock after the Conversations ne
stayed there to lunch, sitting u. the side table with the
ar Gerry offered to read another portion.
MI Crani-1hen page s. has not been read!
Mr. Gery-Fiiiy i've has been read
MIR CranI-No, L has not.
Mr. Gerry--WN your Honor turn back and see
The Iudlc--Do you object
Mr Cral,--No. only wan, know what e in and what
Mr. Gerry then read portions Of the depo,on' where MT
Strong behaved rddely in Mrs. Heckhers house. and
where she tAIs H. did not wish to oct otherwise than a.
IJuror-That was read.
The Jadge-I think %. lLaughieF.l =,
Whock Point when Mr. aud Ml'. Strong sitting on
sofa aud where be said size ough, to die" SC. MI Cram
bnvips objected TO the reading Of Il second tine.
The following admitted:
q When ycu aid know all. did Won refer to cOmmuni
cation that had been made to you by your sister In the pre-
Counsel then read from page io When frs. spoie to Mr
Strong about the dfcrense with bis wife did not say That be-
had been badly treated by her; said such thing
considered his wife the victim and be.ough him fog Tie sAAe
Of his chdrens honor to consider his brothers disgrace as
coan Il then read from The deposition, portion relative to
Strong She made purpose FroviH, her accuracy
Mr. Cram a, h. point wished read the portion. omitted
by Mr.. Gcy, but directed TO wait unt counsel was
Mr. err, read again never told him th.t would male
II he 1
lit or connection with the matter made knovn that
,se whole s,tsr should be made Known order that tho op
nrobrjuta NAV fA on al concerned did threaten Mf
stroug disgrace bat slwsys had and have now ieoins
hat the suffering should f equally On al sidoi wish hat
the exact truth 'han be Ano~n.
The following ws' adiHiiied;
with Edward lated A. sh. DID not; he did 10, tel
," i: ,., ss- s | r . G ;. ,.s ss..s .
they continued after that A. She did not tell anything
aboutt was point about when 90 w..h 20 o9aS.r,e
she opened the conscrsaon by .ayiDs A. well AZ can now
recoec that there trouble between her AID her
self and that wo1ld like O. tell what Il did not
say anything her that remembcf She then said tst
MI Edward Strong had been very hnd to hers that she had
been unhappy her return from fuopr In her marriage
relations tbs, Edward had shown her kindness that .he
expected from her husband that 'he received them with
heart, ba, ihA, .he hsA irens Of ipeIe OF love- or ahe
| Of wrong against her husband, she never bad II.
Mr.. Cram objected 70 all after the word deny"
Mr. oerry then read the same question from the dcpoons
when witness answeied Substantially above adding acr
| DENY tle
Ar bre aLfa one morning Edward said want 10 ,ee yon
10 my when 60, in there he looked the door and
pointed loaded pistol a. my head and ,sid Mary n you
scream, you are dead womsn" Mrs strong said, " You
could ?" he said. as that fly the wall; she
ence that on one Newport ,he out 10 ride
with him at the instance Of her husband where he thought
| she " disagreeabs.
| Mr. Cran-is tha, rrsponsiyel
| The Judse-l think II Is the before.
| Her deposton continued: After that couvrrsstion Mr.
Strong very much excited and very nearly
of the chf she told ths, when Nh strong went to p
he promised have her the head Of his house. that h.
did not any that there trouble be-
them when lie came to the city he began to make this
! matter public
@ Did ,he pretend that she innocent n Der rrlations
with Edward Strong A. She said that Edward Strong had
violated that he had taken advantage Of h. position
to crafty his passion By threatening her with discovery; she
begged and pored him leave Wayery that could do
place At feront times, months beween she represented
herself no had been very cruelty treated
she did not represent herself an hnocent one
Aed her why she did not complain Of Tie injury done her
Mr. did not tell her father for three four weeks after
she had told him, but that be told him; she did not tell
made sister always religious she told
that the violation occurred u Edwards room; my sister
| Bede. or 10 Mrs benjamin strong
Mr. Gerry then proposed to read the portion. which
Ihe Court ruled them all out.
TIE REBUTTING TESTIMONY.
The fret witness called by Sir Cram Mr. Mary Eliza
lch'r who testiied that she resided at the oi
Seventy yrstsi. and Eighth am married years my
husbfnd h o he the Fall
1862 had two children at the time lived at No 2a Wever
~ place there the day after Chrisimas 1872; an
niece Of Mr. Poier reaaned at Ws'eeyp.ce anti the
27t of Mey 1866 Mrs Potter sick early IN JsnuaTy
1853; she had nfhnmatory rheumatism at The tune and
got OF bed 10 abou, bcneht al tho Cooper
nsttute the exposure 10 the cold brought on miscaTEe
the sickness lasted until the latter part Of ApfI Through
February and March, her limbs very mucn olen she.
could not be moved IN the bed touched without screaming
during that time id not sec any visitors but know that
persons came therei each leg was swollen nearly az
large az two; her feet were nearly a. round an
apple; she could her hands but could not walk
sbe had to be lifted out OF bed. aud troubled with
great flow OF blood during The Whole Of this Period
in the latter part Of February the middle Of The day the bell
rang: Mrs Walsh the door he blci and said
that Ar strong wa IN the ifont pafIoIi That ne &
about aud leases, and wanted Ar Potter
Winess then testified to seeing M. Walsh and iF Strong
60 into Mrs Potter. room! .he going down stairs
Know Mary Smith who in Wageey place she never
my knowledge performed tie Office Of seryaniI never saw
her put ia Mrs Poters Nh. smith neAighted
Mr. Potter borrowed rs from the February OF 1868 to
help her to the rent took shawl silk dress, silver
spoons and cher help i.e money toward paying
the rent that IN Sixythirdsi. when Tst 90 the
a, No eY SYtli ave went 10 live with 'rs Potter non
the September 1864 lived with her there lil Nay 1863
Mr.. Potter lived the second oor there three rooms
the bacE room wa. used by Mo and Mr Potter a. eepng
room, slept In the middle room; there a window be-
tween tie front aud middle the window generally
oIeui could see into both rooms rom tbs middle
y. Did you gentleman come there hequeut!y during
January A. No gir did not Mr. Strong there all
until he pointed ia Court yrsterday; never him
IN sIthaye remember three dlys in January the Gth
th hpu ION tHt iNlh ih WI tNl hia us
niel Utica staying there the 18th they cao
there few days before and away few day sr in
the day they in the front psroT end a h they
d. Ut IN my bed az o'clock that day they In tie
pallor; We had lunch that day about y: o'clock
all the persons in the house in thet my reco
lection IL distinct that point; never any cs conc
into that house who wore glazed cap, except tie who
lived up stairs biz name was William Tonbui pefsons cauo
to 81 him.
Cros,.orarnined-Nary Eliza Marvin was my nafaa be.
far, was married ! in d." o.fy w Nov, 1854 |
theui applied for tlmi. zion O. NJ krog Bellevue
Ilospal wa, sick and wanted TO go there's had pain Ia
~. dc wss not The vcncreal ward that hosp
ta as not treated Tor any such disease u any ye1f; last
Saturday bret heard tat was 70 BE- witness W TINS ce
went 10 he Office 70 f Robinson and tod nina wanted
10 Dc witness, 90 MT huoV Ton Lna |
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