The New York herald., 1867-04-26

on improvements Of st.asn Island farm, psyme., x
mortgages purchass of Staten Island property and sS
penses attending the estate Of il went 10 ".
so account a's c a%s's Of
was In 1858; it vas after her husbands death: before
tas. and .s. my sssa from C:,iosa, sa know
visits here; received So. 600, 10000 or thins.
$751; for property from the corporation; the property
than when my father died; think her estate was ~
1851; have spent probably $500 year Of h3
sgasi share q the property; i made sale 4
The furniture &C. Of the house Il took place in Febru-
Cashmere shawl and silver would make Il about sa 700;
the and assessments In arrears ON her New
York property for several years ct twelve per cent and
bought his farm for sI20oO; many improvements we're
made It he has said that he supported his family ON
create any want OF harmony the family; visited the
house during the Presidents term Of office; spent
time; Afterwards made several visits 70 their farm IN
Virginia. during that time there was NO want Of bar
mony between me and my sister nor until 1888 before
var which displeased her and she wrote back when
ex.President Tyler died. on the nth Of January,
pers; my mother desired to hear from her;
think my mother won't down to Old Point
sisters coming there; had conversation with her n
1868, the dining ROOM she commenced the conversa
s a, ns y nsss 8
my family; said would not leave un.l my mother
requested IT, ana she said ought 70 leave before watt
ing FOR thai; did not think that the house
crowded: this the first introduction OF the subject
70 my mind think mentioned II 20 my mother; !
spoke TO Mrs Tyler several times in regard 10 her man
towards me- she would pass by sometimes in
called me wretch, Insulting wretch or something OF
that kind left three or four days after; my wife went
with the 9n5s ns us and Ssa
went my farm A number Of busDess let
tsrs between Mrs. Gardiner and witness were
admitted as evidenced do not know when the oc-
carrencs with the cigar took place; rscolleced Il
in quite passion; do not know that she was fright
ened did not observe that drew blood from her;
merely mashed the cigar IN my hand and applied 4 70
maidstone exclamation; she seemed excited and went
out Of the room; she did not like IT. she ran up stairs
do not know that her mother was absent in Vrgi nia
the time. that my mother was sick In bed; she
is sixteen now; II i was in 1892 she was eyen years
thirteen s ""e or fouriesn s she ' might have been
only eleven or twelve; the occusrenco with Al,
,oSs hnS Out Henry was p
OF the time; Alexander was about fourteeA
then; think there was no one else there but Harry
Beskman he did not take any part In the talk; thing
he LEFT the room before It occurred; took him by th(
collar Of the and put him out Of the room, and ha
with INV knees; may have choked him ittle but not
till he black in the face; two or three asked me TO
let him 20 before did: his mother asked let him
90 and not hurt him; my mother came partly down; l
saw her and she saw me; do recolleci what she
said do not think she said anything; my wife did not
nine or ton years OF age; was sitting in my library
taking my dinner, alone and he was running
the rest OF the family were In the drawing room;
requested him stop several tmes and he would not
rushed a. me and seized me BY the hair and then the
others came al me, among them boy nfeen years OLD,
wss me ssSs deal OF s N %
mouth; had pair Of skates and tried 10 strike me
with them, and another had poker; ala mol strike
my sister; the moment my mother appeared Mrs. Tyler
hung on my shsnlar In The Eicss bsseechmg nasnss;
she changed AL q once my mother sad. "Dc rot hast
sS1 sn 20 10 .. n sa ~ we
ibid not cry murder; | dd mot hear any such
!ssS !sS; young % boy . close % s1s doos; loss ~Sss
wee about DO noe kuow Of my noshsr's se9s@e the
eAass. np ssa,rr and locking then up irsesiv1d abe
sSOtsssn days afssr.srds; am ssnenliy composed;
n not Volant tempered am pretty strong; DO -
cnus,nss ses q va. tree sSous sSr.s ice, high DO
not know who belonged TO: do not know whsther u
was small nag about ak Inches long white red
and white; was the table In the ROOM the family
larger secesh flag in the conservatory which was taken
and raised back Of the house whom forces
beaten, as for example when our army was beaten on
Charleston; seemed 10 be common property; was
three feet long by feet wide the broken
into BY some young people 70 get this Gag; did not
corner there federal Gag there which belonged "a
Harry Beekman; hal myself to put up for fed
era vctories this second secesh flag made OF bun
ing and Of the coors as the others; thcro
small secesh flag In the drawing room over picture;
do know that that the taken and returned
BY General Dix. IA Gag was here produced with
six stars and striped red, white and blue
! saw this too and think it made up
by Mrs. Beekman; she At least made similar 10
that do not call that secesh flag; do not know
what TO call II; never went TO the house 10 see my
mother; went there my businsss three
four times; ] asked II my mother home, and also
inquired about her health two after got the East
Hampton property paid 5000 on the Greenwich
Savings Bank mortgage out OF my mothers money. and
The money got for that the s. 00o deposited In the
hank.
Al late hour in the day the court adjouvned 10 re-
assemble this morning at half.past eight O'Clock