The New York herald., 1870-03-02
NEW HERALD WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 ls7o-rRPLE SHEET

once went to ball with Lady hordaunt In Scotland,
but cannot rscolIect whether II was at the invita-
1868; never saw the invitation; only heard from
my wife that we had received an invitation; It was
~ ,ne rrince 2, wacs n own M Ss,n oS
slept with her regularly up 70 the time OF the con-
nnemenI: think 1t was rather longer than fort
night alter her confinement that had the CONVERSE
ton with her TO which have alluded; II was when
she was conyalescent: Lazy Louisa Moncreine was
In the house at the time; IL was during her second
visit; Orlord and Jones dad not suggest 10 me that
she was out OF her mlnd; Dr. Jones said that sne
Was very SILENT but did not say mat her mind was
Affected called in Dr. Jones because the nrs tiine
heard these statements could not believe 10 ner
enilt, ana thought that II must proceed from some
frfegufarty ron ncr confinement, Dr. 0rIord re-
commented That should cali IN Dr. Jones' nut not
30 lar as can say, to Inquire into the state o her
mind.
by the Judge--I was most unwilling to believe in
her eut and believed that the state OF ner bodily
neatn had aiected her mind; for tiat reason Dr.
OrIoru ADVISED Dr. Jones 70 be called In; nave seen
hcr crying.
@ Do you know the meaning OF nysterlcalS A. I
beleve that when cry 1t Ii not called Mysteries
put when women do 1t Is. uLaugnter.) may have
said tnat sne WAS hystcrcal; do not know what
at times sue was Very silent ana Dr. Jones SAID nat
~ state can best describe by the words mental or
hysterlca caiaepsy.n
. Dr. Deane READ letter from walton Hall, dated
August =, which was recognized by me witness as
one he had written TO Lady Louisa, in wnicn he
i
last wrote having been hysterIca, nervous and
excltabie; but without any fever" and adding that
described" Another letter written by Sir Charles
on The 10th, from Walton Hall, sad"sne has
nervous attacks, daring which her mind wanders
mucn;' and added, "it IL dricult TO get ner TO un
derstand what 10 said to her, and she appears to
have forgotten all about the baby"
DR.. Deane-Does that describe ner state &C the
meyou wrote the letter. A. Yes; al The time
wrote those letters was not thoroughly convinced
OF ner guilt chung " the last hope as long AZ pos
DR.. Deane--What DO you mean by stating that she
had nervous attacks during which her mind wan
dered and II was difficult 10 get her to understand
A. / considered her mind wandered because she
said those things to me which was unwilling TO
believe and did NOS believe at that time; she ap
peared not TO understand sometimes and she seemed
TO me not to lake notice OF the baby.
DIR. Deane read another letter. dated the following
day, from SIT Charles, In which he said:"l am very
sorry Cannot give better account OF Harriet, VINO
does not recover 80 quickly Is sne ought She is
iar strong that sac IL well enough, she doctors say,
To get up; but her nervous system Is prosrated
that We cannot get her 10 do so take food and
she seldom understands what Is said 10 ner. The
baby has been several times brought her but She
only noticed II for m0neat and SAID II was to be
| taken awav. l am very anxious and distressed
about her. bus feel quite Jones understands her
case, as ne says thai he has seen many snniiar."
Witness being asked TO explain the letter repeated
that II was written at time when he was unwilling,
without further evidence, to believe wnat he mad
| heard from her; he had mentioned that sne had
made extraordinary statements TO him to Dr. Jones
at the time he wrote the letters.
In another letter 10 Lady Louisa Sir Charles
| saiu MY uhrllhB remains mucU tue
same; she takes more food and sleeps very wel but
remains quiet, without speaking or understanding
anything that Is said to her. Sne is out OF bed ana
| In the sitting room, and we hav done all we could
to rouse ner from her apathetc state. The doctors
say 1t Is entirely nySterlc.n
Dr. Deane-May take II that at that time Lad
M0rdaunt was In an apathetlc statep
Wltness-She was at tha5 time very SILENT
BY Mr. sergeant Baiiantine-fnere were no indica-
| tons that would lead me TO think that my wife's
mind was wandering except her statements as TO
men; wrote 10 Lady MOncreffe; found these
documents, as nearly as can recoiect, the day
alter my last letter TO her; after that Time Nrs
Forbes wrote, and on the I'm Lady Louisa came
down; Lord Newport was one OF the persons whom
asked my wife about; she said, 81 will not say
anything about Newport one way or the' other;
went ball At Abergeldie believed the Princess
well the Prince staying there The time
rne entry in tine diary lproducedj Is IN my wfe's
handwriting.
The Judge-was that also IN ths desk,
! Witness-No; found u IN the travelling bag the
same day found the letters III the desk; dd not
enter into full particulars with The doctors; told
daunts great silence. that at times there was some
thing ner mind that caused her great distress,
=! and tnat was afraid IL might hurt her neath
As TINS stage oil tno proceedings 1t was suggested
by Lord PeDzaDce that the court should adjourn; but
before doing he wished to say that II had
tlmated to him that MS Royal highness the Prince
| OF Wales had been suopGnaed Is witness on be-
nalf OF Slr Charles MOrdauut. Ii So, the convent
ence Of his Royal Highness should be consulted
The Prince, ne understood, mad expressed his Will
| lngneSs 10 attend
surprised as he had been told that the Prince wa
| not ana would not be subpnnaed. That animation
| was given at mis- tMr. Sergeant Baantfne'st destr
at the commencement OF the SUIT The Prince haS
| not been subp9naed at his deslre.
1he Judge-Then ] am wrong in supposlng h
| Royal HghnesS was subpHnaedY
| Mr.. Sergeant Baiiantine-C Certainly, my lord.
The court then adjourned.