The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-19
TIL. PEransEg LEiSDaxnEaY CASE.


The Evidence on the Part Of tho Defence
An Aiibi Proyec-An Important cdaIge In
the Aspect Of the Case.
Tho examination OF the OF Ps'erron petcrsen
for alleged abandonment, adjourned from The Tsa ins
was resumed yesterday afternoon os.e justice Mans
field In the presence Of large number OF persons
friends OF complainant and dcienGaut--aad continued
until time subsequent to tho usual noarol ADJOURN
ment.
On tho TN inst, when tbs case mp FOR q hearing
the defence cross-examnei Rev. Mr. james ray who.
In his direct said that Christopher Petsrso. was the
whom. tho 1t OF November, 1885,, no Lad
joined In marriage 70 Caiharre lahcr; bit which
declaration ho subsequently materially qualified a.
foows:-
@ Is there ANYTHING in the appearance OF tho do
fondanr here by which you would positively dcAisy
him the person whom you married 10 the conpian-
anti A. No; canuos pos.tlye'y-I caunot
swear positively thu, he locks he cii then; 10
think believe that no hal any pir-sSs ,pon hs
face at the time married him know that he not
English speaking man; thought at tho time ha, he
French Canadian; II nv memory serves ne, see
distinctive marx abont the man By which could re-
collect MIN more than ! could any Oh nlsn; will
positively that tho decnGsrt Tie whom
married 10 the complainant; lie, tue Gaendaat. meht
be scme ether man and not tho ilaa married: he. the
man married. Mt the time either sposc broken English
or French cannot say whether defendant IS TIC man
The witnesses examined yesterday afternoon
John Erickson, OF chicago, ami AHaa NncerAutn, OF
Brooklyn When evidence OF these had been taken
las below the further adjourned unii one
O'Clock Friday afternoon when il Is the purpose
OF defcndants Council Mr. D. Reymcns y c!oso his
side OF this very extraordinary question OF identity
John Erickson deposei--l livo Mt Chicago II. !: ave
lived there these las years. boa absent
from Chicago since las, wharsday ia this c.t know
CHRISTOPHER Petersen the defendant in this ease; recog
1854 he was In Frankfort street ii his cg ho i
tailor by rade was born in Norway Euronc; Peter.
sen IL Norwegian have manY times cSnycrlei with
him knrVeyian. knew New York
TO September 1854, which at time went 20 Cairagn
iron me ASrus, 1856 never 10 nv srsslrse, Jaw
compainaDt (Cathlunc before; have seen Thousands
OF people; could not recognizc Al. haw 80 vea
A. have account with Petersen from that date
produces ,s current Srn acc,n. i"m auS,s can
you give the dates covered in such acoants A. Yes.
cir. oojecsed to adniss'on Of paper because crisaa
presently @. Can you, from any document IN your
possession, give the exact dates OF tho entries on v'ar
book Of transactions tina. you had with HIN pciersea
| personally, Chicago, between tbs els. OF August
| 1855, and 9th Of june 1858. ncusivc? 4. Yes Q.
| What I. thar document in your pcs,essions a Cory
| entries in tho book yourseifg A. Sonnet tines dit;
sometimes my partner did. @ We're those enrc.
tina. eopys Ny partner mad. 4, an. and
from your books, T. Where , ars yos,
nader A. Last Thursday; TINT Is tho copy am
tesfyng compairants counsel objected to counsel
g. MS hoso & hs
1885, first entry, August q 25 scpscmoer and 20
yi:' May s ana june a and IS July il and TO-
November ia and a. becomSer rs and 20; ISIS Jan.
uary 60 March ~, May 81, june !, .; u and q;
Yes, sir; in my store in Chicago; my storo = rs
south Clarke street; my basiucss Is boot and shoe
ali the ordinary OF my business; Peter
very oen IN Chicago besides aboves date lin
. ysa s ss so ss q
A. From two to three days; Petersen lived IN Fourth
s slss ~ss he ns il Tsas i Ss
Afterwards moved TO and lived In State street in the fa Of
1885, no had child born In State street; he lived In
state street TN the spring o. 1851 he then moved
Knzie street and thcre resided TO spring Of 1852 no
lived there til after the 9th June 1885, then bought
ticket; the ticket; NIL his baggage marked for
s1ss sem an. ~ New s Tsa To-
geiher As man and wfe 10 chicago while he was there.
spoken Of 10 partne rship with anosaer man. Were
you present at all transactions between between Potter
not number Or tho with Pe,srrau made By
your partner independent OF your A. No. str q Wore
that w.ro had between PETERSON and your srm
was The FIRST day he entered cur store was
the lssh Of August 1850; know y from an account
had With him two days after: was present some
made the entries referred 70 IN our books;
street, New York in 1854; saw him many times in
shis city afterward; resident for two months In
New York after lott Now York i next saw him IN
| 135 Clarke street, Chicago; was engaged
| In the boot and shoe business; that was my
business alone; Petersen engaged in tailoring
business then; We mace boots for Petersen and family,
and took clothing from BIN for sane Petersen was
WORKING then az . joirncyman; ! was never absent
from Chicago city from 2ist August 1855 to 9Th june
1857; not for period OF two hours az time.
| Anna wohgemuth sworn:-I live 10 Brooklyn, SO
Front street; by occupation midwife: know Chris
topber Petersen points him OUT; FIRST became
quainted with Petersen In Grand street. New York, in
1858, when attended bis wife during Ter conino-
ment; made minute Of Tho casc OF the i;no was
called Ia a. midwife when the child born. Alinas
hore offered in cvdence Objected ground OF
made BY Mary Myers, and al INV request and IA NV
presence on the 18th June, 1863; tho baby little
girl; born 18th June, 1858 2c2 Grand street; raw
saw him every week during those tareo months; say
hin every time at his oYn house Ia Grand street. New
York; stayed three weeks At his Louise; saw him
two or three times week during that period again
attended his wife nt childbirth In 1850: girl
on the 10th April lse0; the entry marked In my
quest, saw him every week from Ia june lsss 70
Tire 10th April 1sco, ~ his housc Grand aud In
PeaIi street. he moved from Grand to Pearl street In
1852 the street this sle Of Mott street, went to the
house In Pearl street Of Petersen and HIM and bis
wife week there; Petersen and family then moved
tovinc street. Brcoklyn sano house with bis brothers
the third child u fsmals) born on 9th May,
as aforesaid; saw Petersen during the period q
second and third child very ofcn from three 10 four
tines every week; they only had three children; ne
nrst child lived three the second lived nearly
three and the third child lived sboct seven monhs
Mira Petersen Afterwards died OF consumption In the
year 1901. In tho Bowery vas not present when sbs
died was Informed by Petersen that bis wife died;
never raw complainant. tAtharine, before 10 day.
never saw those two children before oday; am posi-.
tive that this man, Petersen, the man whom have
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