New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-07

AZ, sonl reyots ut the thought Could th3 iIaH nanS
fbn and have die the peaceful death oescI1peu
~ This ciergymanl Isl Of s man. who they say Was hs
member OF tic Baptist ana ,h. hiaSois
ne,ureS do not believe that such Yllay e9ud eAiss
human HSt@Fe me MGr pbs but i have "cyer my
merce with men, met any suel III" U1l,on1
fair ioTH C ,bcnrv is true But II not true lie was
Inherent man altogether lie WIS III, MN c,ornyman
warm III ms acts was to give money to his church. ana
hn ccrpyman adds that he died IN great P thot e
put VIII VIA no 'S J,e snch DEATH knowing that down Wt
"a or IA miles Of where he lay We're W. ~ wears OF
and TINS poor voc b uttey destitute utterly forsaken
without hope OF comfort, uiiess a w. was true
!. rhi n" woman ia ny wife, these children are ny
children, aud 1 leave enough ptoPerS Tbe first wit
OF them mon ,Ge stand was this woman herself have
been pretty actively engaged 81 years W ~ ha seen
ming ony persons on the stand Alas have seen
great many PERSONS presented as Ttn animated
sanm Wno q, interest or otherwise have frequently
DIVORCED very far from the truth, put .n nd Honesty
Of nv fellowmcn in saying that as general rue i,
in trials OF at N Pn mere - ey nop cross
examination frank. free, and OPEN perfectly nuufi
and that crosexannation conducted WIN anI.y e
OF tins controversy rested upon throwing oDoqny upon
that POOR frendless woman when ma WITNESS dtn
in the light OF day upon every act OF her nc kcephs
nothing back, stating just what che did ana ~ wat SIG
failed say that that witness cOmnends hefselI 80 10
NV Judgment and feeling that must rely upon her test
no,iy given under such circumstances Now TINS Wonan
was nut upon the stand, called by Der infant defendant,
euI have right before abiding to her tea m0ny, 10
moment 20 what has been attempted as against her
ny pgtng s,e Knew that sic threw down the gauntlet
To this gentleman who has been here from Bfazh wi
Dewitt Clinton Van Tuy for two or three years egas
IN the sole business OF getting up testimony 10 spnOe
his wfe's claim and the claim OF her sisters ana DrS
nn,o 70 end has been fansacked; that womans life
every step she has taken has been IOhOWcu, Hs ~ ~,
blooduounds and what have thoy shown usi On. Hp H.
AZ most OF us could show good record ~ Wouu w
very well FOR Us. They have shown that ms Mo.S,
netting In accordance with the very original e9hucu
tween themin accordance with tho wishes OF thls Da
10 whom she deferred and bowed down All her iIe, %
that their marriage should not come Ia between nun nh
his family, and be what IS ealeG pp ,bc Tai,se.
told the story, as was piit OI tic
ment that her namo was Johnson mheii sne Nene ~
parties who would be seeking after Mr Iayior' u
Size developed who Mr. Taylor was, sac EH.S iL'u 90
employment other than that which he had mug 49,
utey necessary II WHAT haa geh hsrIII secTat mar
was carried ont, 70 wit: that ls shOui DC $1,000 ~"
rge for time for it ceased to be secret gentlemen Us
viii prove TO YOU There was ilne Tich ng t was
cd c &c every where aud mover denied ~ Dut tA.e
between them, her duy was 10 MN, anu Oi' 1ooIinU
she performed that duty hen her neart WAS
p In I'm her youth she had been taught 70 beilcye INA
solcmnzcd marriage was necessary, ana lor lnv s "
thing more than legal marriage stu sc was oDeaieut'
step By step they track her Tney follow net mo hon
I'm the city, and all through where have they ~. at
tented to leave upon your minds the haPress'oet
mis- man rs ever welded wife was to
husband in this world DID pa they uI uaro
Teviori They stand here committed to the admission
thai they arc tho children Of William Taylor Did .he
hc was ppayihg fcr money and dd get any response
az e 20 else wherei DID size seek for commerce with
WSy, wCrd her oenses In her extremity in those last
days when she WAS about to become mothe pe!9S S9
had IScn s6 S in her trunk bid she deny M
Did she deny that she tod people thas ner NAM %
eSp AID hst ~ AS na'p said T h% R
prised that 7 put In no rebuttnS eyidensse -, 70
the Of these people ,g was o S s1an S1 ~
had ogned up to oil tnat ne ta ts o s sa
not already admitted upon the stand They need nos have
introduced this testimony. 1t was most OF ~
nriy and frankly md we hive the whole record OF her
NE God help us Let us look into our own bosons aud
sGS G ana ny ave GSey falling ard y Of that time
brought the test OF the most careful aud
stands here to-day came INTO ths case Two weexs ago
without any prepossessons Of any kind but my interest
has grown n as the fac have been GsSSl0psa: amd
desire this woman, II she Il entitled 10 ts pace
Of wife pH there am heii fh bd o afy are ron m
my mi,d doubts, they would have been dsStpaed by
tc reading Of these letters as the snow fades before te
SIM Thcy were so completely empowering In the faet
mat every little incident OF her life an account oft was
rendered G S she Sas VIII eo so
want TO get this little child pair OF shoes Have
fhpn stout Shoes just CNaCtlY Nouti
holding position OF trust TO this would be likely TO
do She said will keep your secret even nave 10 DC
guilty o. the TeRI G Sod , Ss secet yo Unjust 70 me
These letters the record OF the transactions Of her
woman in Whatever relation she stood TO him.
and faithful. IN all respects honest There or three
sentences IN those letters which, when my learned friend
read Them surprised that his chin did not trembe,
knowing the goodness of his heart they were thosS IN
which from her heart she poured ont the distress OF her
mind She spoke of her children, Of her own condition.
OF tie sin, and Of just those things which harmonzol
with what she told you 20 their hrs interview sbe says
that when this man came 10 see her that she was II years
" age He with the gray hairs OF .? or % years upon ms
head told her that hc 10 her solely TO have CONVEX
saton with reference to marriage and when she told linn
that that not the placefo such coVerstOn nc eA
cued himself by saying that he wished To Keep II secret
from his family and Of the recent death Of his
wife and went trying 10 persuade her mat marriage
with him under such circumstances would DC rs gOod ior
ali ,Irpoees n marriage regularly sOlemmZed She al
WAYS telling him that she had heard that ceremonial
np 10 think So" she said to HIM; ana then after
The Of nearly one month, receiving these coz
purt OF them IN which lie told her that she became his
wife She consented 10 the arrangement. stu carrying IN
Ler heart aud mind just what she had been Taught AS
child and what we an about that in order To make
a marriage such one rs every man ana woman ought
to have it should be solcmnilcd In her days OF
sickness and the diseased condition OF her mud she
could pen these expressions, which my learned friend
OF prostitute OF 'he yllest possible kind His mistress.
sly thew This woman : Could vile Outcast upon the
such SIT down, day after day, aud pencil such
thought and feelings those cannot take the time
read these letters as would Ft To dO, nut propose
10 read 70 you record 81 the tesm9py sLall h6t re-
view ~ VAGUE and general statemanis but have here
tic sIeuOgraphers minutes OF The testimony 1t fell
from the lips OF the Witnesses and from that will read
AZ briefly eau when have done, IL do not make
ont consistent clear within what yOAr Honor will
charge 10 be the law, then only say that my desi
justice done ~ Ibis matter 10 those people has
blinded my Judgment. Now. this woman, VINO has been
tracked from Dan TO Beershcba. finding what they have
presented here, mere against her this woman who
has declared herself In these etiersi let her stand or
fan by them this woman who opened all the facts fully
IL,
IN August he came TO my ROOM he said lac waited to
get married. but that II would not he the thing for him to
married publicly, account Of the recent death of
his wife told HIM that not NJ wife tor him. that
u, I5IIf rnr III wife; he replied that his first wife