The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-20


whitley skins especially In the winter season they ussd
sIs sa q
play cribbage with Mr. hllsPaugh used to sit about
two hours and he would drink quite often on thess
these occasions he drank 70 excess A. ne did Q Did
you know anybody who could drink moro
Great many hard drinkerss A have q DID you ever
Know ANYBODY who could drink more than Milspaughf
d,,.s 0ps:t deal more than could q During the
crbbage parties would Mllspaugh make use OF any vio
lent snguaess when he ns os' sn ns as snossb 's
have good luck; this said In an angry tone have
you ever heard him call her damned fool and teli her
tell her 10 sshut up' ON two occasions found Mira
Mlspaugh in bed with my wife; had been 70 Provi-
s $eash md ss sPSa sH Sey ss room
4 DBcovRr-sARo-sLUvr-INsD or CLUB soo.
esed IN club house at the corner Of Prince and Mercer
streets g whs. i the character q tina. houses A y
places in the city. Is II gambling houseS A. We
games there, and bet money on the result q Do yos
play faro there? A Yes, sometimes. @ Who presdes
Il the faro tablet A. object 70 answer what other
games do you play do you play bragg A. No; I never
A. Yes, poker Q Bluff A. That is another
for poker.
Counsellor, excuse me; am quite novice in thess
d. DO you keep bar theres A. No, sir. @ Do yos
not keep table set WITH liquors ana reuresnmensM -
up by the servants Is not feature Of all gambling
saloons 70 nave refreshments on manu- iIcc " ~ ING
other gambling housesf A. l have, at the watering
places and around Q Did you never notice refresh
How much money would any Of you lose win in the
course OF a nightf A. couid not say y now many
persons congregale there nightly Tour on
vited there Q. Did Adams ever visit your gambling
houses. A. No. SIR when he came 70 my mouse ne went
m Va ia
Re direct-Did Mr Millspaugh ask you 70 introduce
him TO your eslaosnmen. IoI .ns puposc ~ gSmunnS
MT n 70 ss
Wtness-He did not 2: Do you know OF MS asking
to be introduced there TO play cardsS A. DO not.
Cross examined-Saw Mrs M'llspaugn ana MT Adams
at the Metropolitan Hotel once
MRS nLlsPAUeH coSrESrIAiEs LEAVING HER HUSBAND
Samuel A. Beekman testified that he was in the straw
goods business in 1857, 1858 and 1850, in Broadway
knew Mr.. and Mrs. Mspaugh then; knew Mrs. Mills
paugh before her marriage; she in the habit Of
into my store and paid bill Of about hundred
dollars he said he did not want to trust his wife any
more hc had plenty OF dry goods in his own st0re
recoect Mrs Mlspaugh telling me on one occasion that
she contemplated leaving her husband.
The counsel for the defendant then offered the will q
the late Elizabeth D. Abbott in evidence. The nstru
e Mrs vs as
MRS. MMIspAUGHs ON THE STAND
Emily Dayton deposed that she lived at stamford
Delaware county, N. Y. Mrs. Mlspaugh Is my sister,
about three months a or her marriage her at No
Bond street she appear TO have any affection for
her husband then, don't think she ever mad any Tor
him she said she would rather have married certain
young man about her own age, but Mrs Abbott would
not consent on any account to her doing So
Did you hear her say anything TO indicate that
she had any affection for her husbands
A. She did not; the reason why Mrs Abbote
objected to the young man. was becasue he was poor and
lived on n salary Whe Mr. Mispangn was rcni my
sister she very unhappy and that her husband
very unkind
MYSTERIOUS LETTER
Do you remember her mentioning any quarrel about
certain letter signed "G9 Yes my sister said she
received letter from lady, requesting her to moet her
certain day Mr. Mllspaugh got the letter. and, hold
ing up TO Mrs Mllspaugh said "Damn you, who Is GS
my sister said that her husband very rude, and
locked her 10 the room Did your sister tell you who tho
letter from2 A. She did she said 1t was from young
lady very intimate friend OF hers. Q. In 1850.
did your sister wear likeness around her
neck? A. She did; she said II was the likene0
of young lawyer named Hasead, who was then decd,
and said she hoped no harm would come OF It. q What
did she say about Halstead? A. She said she thoughe
OF him than she did Of her husband. @ What did
che say about his deah2 A. She appeared to suffer very
much In consequence OF bis DEATH and looked rs though
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