The New York herald., 1870-07-30

Gpmmenccd working on the farm for him.
mr. HaIdenberga assisted me In the put.
SnasG Snas ,,r o, 'n. horse and In securing mo a
peaware and Hudson Canal. THIS oco ipatlon iol.
oweu ior that season, aud then in tne water agam
Lunoreu on the farn. Tne next season, 1895, was
appointed weighmaster on the canal, and soon won
Tue confidence OF The officers OF the company aud
rose from wegmaster the agent OF the company.
auu ny diiigen attention 20 business accnrlatea
large iortune. soon after my arrival Ia the Unitel
5lales Wrote 10 my wie requesting ner 70 loin me
all my letters To which l received no sat slactory
answer. In June, 1885, received u letter from my
closing ' cert i'd icats % q deaf death - then sent
lor all my children. Having implicit confidence
Of November 1851. was, as then thought, legally
married 10 MISS Jane Maria DcinIng, OF Eddyvule,
whom are now nsing ana are he petit oners in his
case. In the year 1855 ramor reached me mat my
wlie was nov dead. which rumor va. onirmed on
the ARRIVAL OF my eldest daughter In December 1882
From this daughter l learned that my wife, tue
year loai or 1855, received INTO her house another
man. with whom she lived as his wife, and nat
she gave birth 10 Child IN 1887 WIN h was nv ng
when she left then--in the year lSi4--peii,i ned
TIE Legislature the State Of New York Co lera,ie
my second marriage aud leg,iimlse NV ch,ldren !:
TIA. year NV chlidrsn-fvs in number~bi ,i' my i
anu nave since married. 1 have been hara.seC
an,a, almost TO death Dy my children, my family
. income was 500 day, | founl II Inadequate u
meet the expenses. have given 10 George r. Won
Deek ", my son py my second wi Q, property TO the
amount Vi Sl15UOJ reselvlng lie estate in C. have
siveI 10 my cnlldren all my fortune except bDlt
s2o oo and no" my American children are trying
TO wrest tliat 1rom Inc. MY son George "a ana Ias
been very uuduu III SON. In 1850 had q ,ery Sc
we're attack Of paralysis, anu since then have SUI.
ieied exclu.iating pains IN my ) de and kg. 40
sometimes hailoo. but 1t .s from pain. III AIrl last
LETT home ahd went for short rime to 1--we w.ch
my exc 81 daughter, now Mrs. Frederick stephens,
claimed by taem but went there there win III my ny
wies iu knowledge and consent where
is, The last conversation had Win lns late WI.
was on me 25h OF MAJ last she came in carriage
W 70 the house OF Frederick Sleonens. lhs was tie
lCuitn o. NTH lime she came up 10 see Inc during
the month WAS there. She said. as usual that sno
came ~ 70 see how was. ani also 90 I. ii me that
sue was Innocent IN the proce edIngs George had
taken ia order 10 make that am u lunatic: that
sne nad urged Min 10 sop these PROCEEDINGS hut
ts,s s nc Refused TO do IT. she also slid taat ne
tGeorge) used 'her badly; that a W days b.lore
when she wenL up to his bedroom a6 eleven A. NJ
anu requested him to get MP he finally got up COM
meiiced swearing ana tnrew MS b OF Az her. she
said the way ms boy treats ne VIII make mT d s.
etse worse and | snail soon die. | sDose TO her
,a motus VI cohso.atioh and SAID that We are Dotn
uniortunate because We are both SICK; but 1t our
destiny. and It Is by KIND Providence tnaG we have
peen aiiict U, ana why 1t is SO Is hidden from the
eye Vi mo- tai creatures, ana God Only knows why
~ Is So our ouy iS 10 De rcsl-ned get re 10Y to
uie, Tor when our hour comes we have 70 Depart
30 be comfort Il. Jane, for my sake ana IDr the sake
OF our children, living IN the hope that we Dutn
IN ght yeg be restored to hea tn and live together
comfortably, as We have done for the last thirty
years.
Alter the close Of TINS conversation she arose from
her seat, going towards the door. After she nad
reached tue threshold OF the door she made slgn
o. farewell with her hand and SAID, wnile looking
ab me WIN c0untenance which expressed The
ueecst giieI ana de- spdlr:'Farewel, GeOr.e .e t,r-
give yon al as nope God will forgive me- for tn
boy VIII XII me. She then turned round
ana went QUIZ Her fears were realized
1Or ON the I'd OF june at Il,rne
O'Clock In the morning. she died. while our son
George was attending negro bail. On one coca
sou hai some angry words with my SON. when ne
snot at me with pistol the ball Just passing my
hcau ana striking The wall. have done ever, thing
IN my power 10 make good, moral young man OF
MN, but could 40 nothing WIN hin. No one can
lii;elne the amount OF trouDe ana pa II have en-
du co. Ine Olly pleasure now have IS IL the nlein
ofy VI the past / an wiling to submit TO the de-
cI7ioh Oi TINS commission, ieeiing that they ~ deal
Jus'y wnh me. My son charges NE wi.h being
lorger or lunatc. and threatens to arrest me on
that cnarge should this case go u 5ainst the petition
crs. me trOube oI this SUIT weighs heavily upon
my hlInd, anu eel that uneS. comes 10 speedy
conclusion It VIII send me to my grave
upon the conclusion OF Won becG's statement
sevea wltnesses were called, among whom were
farMer A. CanteId, son in-iaw OF Won Beck; Dr.
Ia ,DroucA, jacob Denveliucher, Stephen Hyat and
william TurcA, who testliied to the souudness OF
M nu anu good business qualities or Won seek The
tstl nony mere closed and the court al ourned until
the Stfl o August UpOl the reasseInblage OF the
commission counsel win sum up and the case be
given 10 the jury
Speculation is rife to the probable result OF the
proceedings. 1t Is sale 10 say that the Jury VIII not
agree