The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-07

house Of III fame or notG A. II could not be
. good one, suppose considering the circumstances
IN which situated there DID you
not know that II hou~s Of III fame A. lthought
II was and that the reason l left II. @ Did you
MOI know that the other women who were lvng there
were IN the ike relation to other men that you "e'e
DIDN'T know their personal relations -,
Mr.. Jamss-wness states that her husband, Mr.
stuyveeant took her there.
@ We're the ladies in that house married. A. They
said they O Did their husbands visit them, A.
don't know whether the men thai visited them were
their husbands or not. Were there any NAH board
sf. sasrs No Did you no. live M Church r1,xa
beth Fiorencsf A. That was the name Of the woman
lived with IN Mercer street. @ Did shs not move TO
Church streetf A. Not 70 my knowledge; Mr. stoyve-
SAINT did business for her when she lived in
Mercer street O. Were you ever confined In the
Win the assault and battery on your mothernawY A.
No, never Q. What name did you go BY before you
were married besades your maiden namef A. went
mondl when came TO this country; my fathers name
was Lindsay; LETT home without my parents consent,
that name all the time till was married Mr.. stuyve
SAINT. @ What IL your bapsInal name A. Mary Louisa
Wsms 0 70" ever called ADELAIDE a uIas Is s aS0
vesant called me so; used all the initials OF my name,
Mary Louisa Adelaide. @ We're you ever arrested and
one occasion; the gentleman In whose house lived
and his wife quarrelled and created a disturbance
@ And You among the res,G A. Yes; but was never
arrested alone; ! was taken at the same time as the
others; that was when ! lived In Sullivan street O
Was not that house indicted improper house? A.
No. O We're you not confined in prison that occa
aonY A. was remanded all night and the next morn
ing Mr.. Stuyvesant came and took me homo mmedi-
aiely. @ Did he give bail for your appearance A.
don't know Q Was that the only time you were con-
mothcr-in-laws A. The only time. Q. Whom were you
married to Mr. stuyvesantS A. In 1856; We were mar
RED by the Rev Dr. Knox II was last July eleven years
ago. @ We're you arrested for an assault on your
mother. in-iawf
Mr. James objected.
Q. On the complaint OF your mother.in-lawP A. No.
understood from the officer that he had from
Mr. Stuyvesant for in consequence of making noise
In the house; but was not well enough to leave the
house and the officer said he would again the next
morning; he did not return Till the following Wednes
day; Mr. Stuyvesant got the warrant and had
rested IL was for going to Mr. Stuyvesans Office and
making noise. Q Wore you imprsoned9 A. Yes; l
was confined from Wednesday till Friday; / never
mtted an assault upon my mother-in-law Q Were you
committed on the charger A. / suppose / must have
been or would not have been kept in prison Q Was
might 80 II did not 60 near Mr. Stuyvesant's Office.
and II promised not to go near the family O. Was not
sentence suspended on that condition. A. Yes
Redirect by Mr. James-Q What was your age when
you came to this countryY A. am thlrty-one years
old now; was then abou, nineteen. How long before
your marriage had you known Mr.. stuyvesantf A. In
the neshborhood OF two years q. Did he bring you
any Of those places referred tor A He did O. And
afterwards married you9 A. Yes. @ Did he intro.
duce you TO his friendsa A. Yes sir @ And brought
You to his mothers house his wife, and lived with
n. ".
marrages A. Yes bis brother Flaw and young man
that Mr.. Stuyvennps mother had adopted as . son.
And you lived with him for ten years-t May lastf A.
Yes O. And he introduced you relations add
you into society as his wife? A. Yes, sir, always.
Q About the alleged assault on your mother in-law
Did you not see the which you arrested
A. never saw it Q. Did you assault herr A. Never
Q. Was the charge fasef A Yes, sir, in every par
ticular Q. Had you any counsef A. No; Mr.. Stuyvc-
SAINT came to see me, and asked him to let counsel
come to me- but he objected to let any come.
Mr.. Fullerton objected.
lr annaQ-- hav Char road hap hsvS
mitted an assault and battery. and am showing
subterfuge.
Nj: FulIerton-You are only showing the atmosphere
In which the woman lived.
Mr.. James-I am showing that the whole charge
OF her imprisonment alone and unfriended and that he
only sent counsel TO her to get her sign papers
assault her touch her in any way whatever in anger
A. Never; my mother-iniaw knew nothing OF the
meaning or Cause Of my arrest: told Mr. Stuyvesant
the charge was false. and said, Stuyvesant, your
the house, she 10 very inrm and has fallen and
hurt herself again. and he replied that II she took better
knew that myself and mother -in-aw agreed O After
all thsafer tho assault and after he had served the
papers you In the divorce case did he pass any
ihRs with you whore you stayingf A. Yes @ How
often did no you and how long did he stay
On the second evening he stayed two hours, and he
then said he believed Twas Innocent of the charge Of
adultery and that it would kill DO sent TO Black
wells Island; the following day after that he spent
the 0, enng with me @ Had he then served you with
his complaint on the charge OF adul,erys A. Yes.
Re-cross-Did Mrs. Stuyvesant that you made
the assault upon herr A Yes and was very much
surprised st IL
BY Mr. James-How old is your mother. n-lawf A.
Seventy eight years. O Is she much under the infa-
ence Of Mr.. StuyvesantS A She always minded me
better than her son--that whom he under the
influence OF liquor.
The was then adjourned till to-day ct half-past
three p n