The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-15
THE vREELAND ABANDONMENT CASE.

The Hearing Adjourned mt Request Of the.
Defence-AnOther Amdnvit from DOmes.
uc-She Swears to the Marriage Of the Pure
ties to this Suit.
The vreeand abandonment case was to have come
up yesterday afternoon ut Essex Market Police
Court before Justice Mansfield, but owing to the
absence OF some OF the counsel for the defence the
hearing was adjourned till to-day ct two o'clock.
The particulars OF the charge the mode OF the arrest
OF the defendant and the evidence on pre-
vious days Of examination have been already
published exclusively in the HERALD, and
the only matter Of interest worthy of recording
yesterday will be found below. Mrs. vreeland ana
her daughter, as also Mr. Vreeland, were in court,
and the court room crowded yesterday afternoon
by persons who had come thlther under expectation
OF hearing rich and racy Developments. MIR. Smelly,
the counsel for Mrs. vreeland, was ready and
anxious to go on with the examination, but two
young men who appeared in the place Of the counsel
of Mr.. Vreeland objected to any examination
taking place in the absence OF Mr.. VreelandS
lawyer MT. Snebey stated that he had q
witness present VINO was about to leave
the city and asked that her affidavit might
be taken. This was objected to, but as Mr.. Snebly
commended that she was very important witness
Justice Mansfield allowed her AFFIDAVIT to be read.
The following Is the
A
Della Gill, being duly sworn, deposes and says.
That she has been acquainted with Mr.. George Vree-
land, .he defendant, since April 1866 that she was
at that time IN the employment Of Mrs. Harriet L.
Johnson, who kept boarding house at No. COG West
Twenty street, In the city OF New York; that
deponent acted as ohambermaid and waitress; thap
with Mrs. Johnson, ana that Mr.. vree.,
land was in the he, habit Of calling to see
a week. that deponent attended TO the door and was
In the habit OF letting him in; that time the
early part of June, 1865, George .vreeand, the de-
PENDANT, came to the house Of Mrs. Johnson to
board and occupied the back paror as his bedroom;
that said Vreeland remained and continued to board
with Mrs. Johnson, In Twenty street. until
some time In August 1865, when this depOnent left
the employment OF Mrs. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. vree-
land remaining as boarders ut the time depOnent
left; deponent further states that at the time
Mr.. Vreeland came to board at the house OF
the persons in the house that Mr. vreeland and Mrs.
Myers were to be married in short time, That she
mrs. Myers) had written to her friends In Boston,
and that as soon some of them came on they
would be married; deDOnent further states that
letters were received by Mrs. Myers informing her Of
the illness of some Of her friends and chat they could
not deponent further states thattn about ten
days or two weeks after Mr. Vreeiand came to board
at the house OF Mrs. Johnson deponent went into the
room OF Mr.. Vreeland for tire purpose of changing
the towels which was always done on Wednesdays
and Sundays; that Mrs. Johnson and Mr.. Nreeiand
were in the room, and deDonent heard Mr.. Vreeand
say TO Mrs. Johnson, ~As Carrie has been disap:
you go to-day and stand up with to be marred;''
Mrs johnson first made some remarks about her
being in black dress and also SAID that she could
not go until she gave her Iboarders their suppers,
but said she would have their suppers early;
Mr.. vreeand then requested her r., to have car
deponent after tea went 10 the room OF Mrs. Myers
and assisted her in DRESSING and came down to the
vreeIand, Mrs Myers ana Mrs Johnson leave the
front OF the door, as was then said be married;
that about hour and half alter the party left in
the carriage depOnent heard the carriage driving up
to the house, depOnent up to the front door and
saw Mr.. vreeland and Mrs. vreeIand and Mrs. John,
pa par Mr.. vreeland remained in the HAN "a q
few minutes to pay the driver of the carriage and
See sbo @ as MRS ca
down into the basement and cut some cake and put
It on tray requesting aspSnent to put on some
with the cake and glasses that Opponent remained
around that Mr. vreeland then gave this depopens
q glass Of wine that Mr. and Mrs. vreeland were
s M Sesnna
other remarks say that this was the last time ne
mes before he got the Knot tied Deponent furthep
states that Mrs Johnson directed her put clean
nen ana nX up t1e room occupied oy MIS- Myers;
that depOnent did fix up the room and knew that Mr.!
and Mrs. vreeland occupied that room from seeing
them there the next morning when she went up to
call them to breakfast; that deponent was In the
breakfast room waiting on the table when Mr.. and
congratulations and jokes that were passed about
their marriages that from that time Mrs. Myers was
always called Mrs Vreeland. and was treated by
Mr. Vreeland and all the persons in the house and
those who visited the house Mr.. Vreelands wife.
Deponent further states that few days after the
marriage carriage came TO the door and depOnent
took wallis, and bandbox for Mrs. Vreeland to tho
carriage, and Mr.. aud Mrs. vreeland got INTO the
carriage to go visit to her friends in Boston;
that Mr.. and Mrs. vreeland returned IN about a
week and then occupied the back parlor;
that Mr.. and Mrs. vreeland continued to
occupy the parlor until about the latter
part Of July, 1865, when Mrs. Vreeland
again paid visit to her friends in Boston; that Mr..
Vreeland always spoke OF her his wife, and in
speaking to her always called her his wife; and de-
p0nent has frequently heard Mrs. Vreeland, In his
presence and hearing, introduced as his wife; that
Mr.. Vreeland on two occasions, during Mrs. Vree-
lands visit to Boston, gave depOnent letters TO mail
for his wife addressed 'Mrs. George vreeland that
deponent left the employment of Mrs. Johnson some
time in the month OF August, 1865.
When this affidavit had been read and sworn to by
the witness, Della GIL, Mr.. Snebly handed IL In to
the Justice The defence asked for an adjournment
till to-day, In order to CROSS Xamine the witness,
which application was has already been stated,
granted by the magistrate.
ANOTHER PHILADELPHIA MYSTERY