The sun., 1865-12-01

arrested me VA cureeg OF sn and fIOWned coNu lno
barriers OF cOncCa Cainent. My husband knows W.
whatever may b. the lssue Of ia . know ie1so ny
Affections are entirely hrs. lIopeat bit;ery
Tho defendapt wa 4. pro,e,sor Of religion and an
.tieudlnt on the sunday School. Mr.. Edsard butt
that school both went there on Sunday mornirs''
Mr. Peter did no, 70 there. None Of The iinnediato
family went there tu thosc. Edvard was ceac,n
In the church. Edrtrd hfs' len tor the ann IN
cc.inter l!Gl be ic,u,ned On, on HIlSuh a.S
, trong p e,ca.ed h'm with q dressing gown, SUE
told me ,ho nd been bury making u thi' nm %
ieforo he lcu ~ all fot tho amy ! saw mem
(Eirntd and hu. sTonsl talking to:eth.r IN tie
ma. ! va' p-eion' AZ the chrii'eninf Of 10 w.
Hi,hop EcrelI p",ioimcd the ce'er ony. was toa-
mother F: Eawlid strong vas sodia;'iCr. .,,,
~ ss-sT u,,hsc. II 90 Dot kno- here EdNarh y.
n1ien, Cnn.i be ~I thIe ishin-, ntins sra
driving he vns living at boarding house le vent
BY hi'o namc dIi not 20 % Eldt t.m' nor s,d
passing his boarding house be on the lookout ior
us he know Of our comins, hroueh my iushsnds
In Baltimore Hilton Head, and other places, connect
oil with the army We sta cd al Dafon two or thles
hours Ldvsh did not Ie.urn win " did not
hour snythins said about this tfiL between my
husband and MT. Edward they were togethor al the
nore than Two or thee ininutos my hus' ani hsd
tom thefo week toioie nc wnS up iheIo eiinAs %
every gook did not meet Nj. Ldshfd ln q i.elnV 10Y
wny; shook hsnds with him he dad not coz YER
hnppy / b'lleye my husband told him how the
family was; he b.. not, ! think written 70 rs
toned, in Peters proIcnco, that Idward wns Al
Danen | never heard MI. refer sttonE
his mother and Mr.. Lynch sent present. last Christ.
mas 10 Daricn have forro' N what -eoMothiur ~
No way Of estsblcs when he Wns In tho a.hN'
Think presents wefo sent him IN The ho'idnTa ufu.
ally his mother and At- Ltirh 'ert tie pt,eh'ai
the other sisters vero not home NV hur'and ati
Mfs Lynch rest-udcd 20 hT le'icrs; ftwrrdt leucfs
were not letter. of affection, tu. on business Mr..
Peie has been, rincc July, tkGl twice IN New ork
And Wayefley she csine on with her husband TO tho
n al r.. tfFt N
tho 9sih Of Oc,obof and remained, ] think, three
d.y. at Wavotoy; the raw Ldward this month ~
she l. al Providence, H. l.; Mr.. Peter strong came
70 Waverley In l-b2. witness cav hof there ana vas
Lennon Edward ~as a. Mayerley, but vac part Of
the time nrrv, witness does not ftmemb,t how
much of The ili1e never heard M. i.tet strong
vifitcd Mrs strong At her house IN flsi street;
she va, intimate sith MIS-. Lynch; their
,hourht NJ strong and Edward too much
together IN the Sprinf Of 1861 ; don't know that
ever told any one OF that th9usht may have s'd
Peter there vas no particular occurrences induced
that thoushi they were riding Ind walking togoher
AZ ,hose tmes ! ,bw her making signals 10 I'd
ward sav two or three sifnalB anybody could
was going out Of tho toor ] don't remember
the particulars; .hs hIst signal ] saw | thought
them too intimate l thlnk Ldward iolios eh
edrc 'ghc er EdV ard actually joined her dii rot
tell Peter stroug OF these signals ! thought Nr.
Strong pure until her own confessions Y was IN
HE dny time raw Mre. Strong come from fdEard's
room I did nOt look to zee whether tao rec. OF he
family we're round | have seCl come OF tho lentle
men OF The house In hs. Bcdells Iootn ;
,omo Of tue gentlemen In my room: Id
.Md one- or tTisc; Peter once or twice
nos swear ofmy own knowo tlin, he was IN ihcfc
when saw hor come out ~ ~ ~" vas speak ng 20
come ono Peter Strong w-s vcry much niore Ia tho
house than away. lie constantly amused himself
when IN tho house with his oh,luren he used to 70
out rldlns and BOATING lie 'ooh hs lie and children
boa: with HIM 10 not thlnE TIT Peter wa evor
gouty; there never were days Wien he was nioro.c ;
] never knew lin to be sour; he may sometimes
have Doen iui1ed don't know when he wss 50; /
Mrs strong coming home with huudles
and children when she was in delicate ccnd .tion ;
never hesrd of her father tcolding her for K theru
a cabinet In her room containing various cuu's-
itius rerne.ab dagger IN the cabinet; 10 othor
NC pofr Of war; | remember 10 club, 70 ilycins
no uiummier there was nothing In the cahIne. ono
wouid ke tho tlouble to look at itwm not latfe
cabinet, IL had ggss doort theIo wcic losutiiul
pictures on tho wall portraits, &c. | think there
nothing cruel or Indicating ietocy there we've
tono unimlls come landscapes; the animals Ner,
dos, believe there was a portrait u tho Cenei
over the manteip,oce; ! do not lnpa the
moral OF that pic'ule ! never read she-
1 should have ikcd Tor my loom; Mr strong present
ed her with the ridiag hor.c. IT was uc uav houo
II Is now In his stlhof raw 1t driven to wagon;
saw ,eoond riding horse there; | have ard him
sgy II his witcs home, feAfd OF the hls' horse
Throwing hor; / heard OF no objection 70 tie second
horse did not hear OF her tn eAtrnins 10 set out Of
Il VIA or her husband diving, on account OF the
horse; her ino,hct came TO Waveroy, ANA Noat AWAY
about his being too int mote with MIS-. -, nor tcl
hi, mother do not know that Elwald and MIS-
strong had quarrel but or twice they iid not
speak: | noticed this at table; 1t wu not bCior /
thought they had been too intimAto, Mrs. StOng
ing; did not theu know. what she was chaped with,
and had no SUSPICION that II vas OF an impfopriey
with Edward; Mn. Aletta Strong and Mis- Lynch,
who were there, went ont iiom the parlor, while she
tIyed; before they went cut she IA al some
stion ih her moth erin-laW; tho tlke pCGsantly
There was no understanding OF 80, ,cy about this; |
was moi utfic entity intimate with her TO have such
confidence rcposed In me and was nftonishtd She
was not hystercal nor desparinr, thoueh she was
excited aud Weeping; her weeping commenced ith
her frnt Words; did not VAIN her that should re-
peat what said; told my husband tho same oyoH-
ing this before M hu,bGnd's visit TO Batinste,
my husband was not there In tho hotel; did not
know Of any emcnt W get Mrs. StIOng there
saw Peter that DAY but did not toll him; have never
told him nor heard my husband tel him Mrs Peter
strong said Fanny suppose you know all II Is IN.
deed terihe-so tsd that my husband can hNye
divorce II he wants. witness then gave substdntially
the same statement as before. We were interrupted
by Mrs. j,mcs stiong va retired to the neat room
Peters bedroom; he was not there at that time ;
We we're In tho bedroom four OF hyo minutes; Mrs
strong was there sobbinE she spoke OF Ateparstiou
from her children with extreme agony: 1 had no
motive for rocrivlng her confession; ol course had
some curiosity to know what thai terrible thing wa;
have repeated them A. well as remember them:
she did not then cay word OF her hus-
bands neglect or OF being scant of means
OF Of having had to practice, self denial:
her Norut NtIo u L nhNo lNeu ol tNult'n months
A. EdwArd,' wife" she did state when they com.
menced or when they term mated; tho expressed no
desire 70 see hoE husband. believe he had gone 10
cai on her father there were one tso nirhs while
We were the II. Julian that feter did not ecp
there; think this letter vss written hurriedy, U,-
caute il looks written caiolesay; think It .ooks as II
she were rather excited.
q Don't it look TO You A. n the competition OF that
| letter preceded the writing OF ui
| a. No; think 1t was composed as rapidly M wnt-
ten ;hnk she was iuellirent enough to vIite il 4:
don't think II shows anythinf masculine about IL;
s no special pleading IN H. the color and ink Of the
signature and the date seem 10 be the saue: can't
say whether this second paper rgs written at the
| tttnp tha ifsts thev ouyht IN haze t.a,,