The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-23
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CONCLUSION OF the TESTIMONY.
cross -ExAMlxA TON OF VERNON POTTER
4 Ysuns Lawyers Relations with tho
Medical Institute.
fW CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAIN.
Tho Secretary Of tho Grand
Jury Invoked.
m REDUTfLL FOB THE DEFENCE.
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Impeachment Of the Character
Of Mrs. Hillicker.
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i. TIE Instructions Of the Court as
% the SUM ming UP.
Adioarumont Of the Case Until
Tuesday Next
A. Gc 10.
Tho Secretary Of tho Grand
Jury Invoked.
. REBUrTAL FOB TIE DEFENCE.

"a. &c. 10.
Superior COurt-Trfal Term.
| Before Judge Garvtn.
Yesterday tho crowd Of spectators anxious 70 gain
admission 20 the court room large ~ that one
sees sometimes waiting a. the boz Office OF theatre
for the OPEN Not quarter OF the crowd saw
the inside Of tho room. except occasionally when tho
doors opened for moment 10 lot In favored ndi-
vldusl Every scat filled. and stood up In
| most uncomfortable attitudes listening 70 the pro-
| oeedings.
After the calling Of the jury and the usual routine pcr
| fornances
Mr. Cram again brought up the subjec, Of the adms.
sion or the receipts for rent paid for the house ia Wa
verey place. and also tho letter. both Of which
under discussion ON Thursday The counsel contend d
that they should DO admitted and quoted from the
OF Whtlock against Greene in support OF his motion
Judge Garvin said that during the evening nee the
adounmont he had considered tho subject Ia his mind
and after mature consideration had arrived At tho
cuson that u was his bounden duty 70 exclude the docu
Mr. Cram excepted to this ruling. and then asked per-
mission 10 examine Mr. Charles landlord for few
men. previous to concluding the testimony Of Mr. Yer
The counsel on Ae other side made no objection, and
Mr. landlord accordingly sworn, and testified as fol-
THE HABEAs CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
Ihave OF the hsbcas corpus proceedings for the
possession Of the child; took notes Of parts OF those
Mr. tram handed witness . bulky document, and
asked him TO state whether il contained the notes he
Witness-It Ia correct noe OF Mr. Stevens testimony
the LIST day Of Jaly 1864 in that proceeding Is
vs basim report and am certain Il - very accurate as
Mr. Cram directed the witness 70 read certain parts Of
| 1t, and he read rs follows:-
selected as your daughters counsel Answer can't
the time exactly II may have been two years more
O At what season Of the ycar-ise2 was it, A. can.
not remember
VERNON POTTER AGAIN.
Mr. Potter here called 10 the stand again
| for the purpose OF concluding his testimony
He terrified as follows on cross examnaton Il mover
had trouble OF dcs rpon before came TO this city
that know Of; never had trouble with nor ON account
| OF any woman.
remember when my wife was indicted with DR. Den.
mis-: don't know where tho So 500 deposited bail
camc from; did not furnish any Of did not hear
his !nstrumentaty don't know how that 81 500 was
obtained; made several efforts TO obtain bail myself
em,l yed Mr. Cl nton her counsel out Of my own
| money; never heard hat any money paid 70 Mr..
| Clinton through Mr.. Strong; don't know whether
Judge Hoffman paid money TO Mr. Clinton Tor the de
fence of my wife have known DR. Dennis th nix, for
about five ears; when Mrs. Potter sick in 1851 had
no particular family physician be osc 1893 had ON.
| Mrs Poter-after moved 10 l04 Wavcrlcy place i;
this 1900; bad another physician, Dr. -,
and Mrs. Baker In 059 introduced 10 DR. Dennis
by his son. who m-de extracts mover heard anything
against him before he was ndicted never knew before
that time that he the abortion line Of business;
lived two years at lo4 waverey place; occupied the
sl noor the whole Of the third floor and the attic; the
pcraons living with me at l04 hired the second door from
me; when took Waverley place did not intend 10
py II all myself; had not the means 10 do So IN
the year 1854 made no return OF income; my income
TO $780, but they allowed something for
store rent which reduced IL TO 5000; my wife, during
thosc years. made no return Of income; think she had
license practise docress; she never returned
any income subject to taxation after took that house
paid rent out OF my own means altogether for the
three Or four ms. months %as Tor Tour month, y
any money was paid, as did not pay IT,, further
than from tho receipts can swear three months rent
paid in money, delivered ut Mr.. Strongs Office;
| paid one months rent TO Mr. Daley.
The witness examined at groa. length here ~ to
the agreement with Mr. Strong about the hiring of the
house in wavercy place. the giving Of security leasing
of the house and dspossessng OF Mrs. Purdy As this
contains repetition OF matters already published, omit
The witness continued II have known Mrs Walsh
since the OF 1892 when her nj l24 Waiver
y place. never heard OF her before that heard
anything against Mrs Walsh at that time the next
er about the time OF the article in tho Police Gdze
heard something bad Of her. she did out unit
1894 Mrs. Potter did not profess to know her when Mrs
came 70 u. snSW there was a.
In court did not know that Mrs Hillicker des.
ttue to be obliged to pawn her husbands watch al
the concert ct Cooper Institute l took the tickets
| at the door, remember when Mrs. Hlicker came
70 reside at waveriey place; IL was about the time
sse came sns hsrs IN he fall OF issa about october mad
her before that for some tme had known her
then for twelve years, guess; don't remember that
dslked Mrs Hillikcr being there, but made no cbec
ton about 70 my wife, have spoken about her bong
objected hsr being in the house; never found iaal,
with the kind Of life she led there; abe
hard there when m she &c came net TO my so1sS
Hospital; think have heard Of II before u was tsst
ncd 70 In this court room don't know that she went
~ss born q her hsre n isS4 Ms Potter studied msd
cine since married her; her brother was doctor and
:hs VA not obliged 70 s. ons Mn Wash srousS. Dr.
nungsrford there; my wife told me so; never heard
Dr. nungerford was IN the line Of an anoronst have
have OF him gained from MIA Walsh and my wife
don't know whore my s now he has not written TO
have him in the city while my house sssailed;
think he lodged waverley place from January TO May
he must have known Of my wes sickness At thar
my wife 70 prove that she was In such condi
TO be able to commit the abortion upon Mrs.
Adams; didn't know Mrs Thicker was the person de-
pended upon 70 prove my wife was hsuch condition
knew she could tell something about II; knew that
my wife or the trial account Of the absence Of
Witness IL was some time after that heard that Mrs
Hllcker 10 be witness; have talked with Mrs.
Hillicker about what she could testify to; talked with
her about proving that my wife In such condition
az not 10 have been able 10 commit abortion; Mr..
Strong told about the charge Of adultery against my
wife down at the Market there was gentleman with
him; he did not tell me he would defend her against
that charge; don't know Mr. Edsall; have heard Of
him; Mrs Hillcker came TO the house In tho fall
Just aftos from the West--in November,
| the fore part Of IL; knew OF misunderstanding
between her and my wife at that time;
II began when she left Waverley place; had seen her
after she loft waverey place, and before she came 70
Sixth enue nj her house, at Sixth avenue she was
not wholly confined 70 her bed she had cryspelas he,
throat bad and she had pain in her side she bac
! no physician bit Mrs Potter. Witness here was ex
amined the furniture Of tho house In sixth avenue
the size Of the bedroom window, and other
matters The middle bedroom window was produced "a
court and shown to the witness Mr. Mcks 9, saying