The New York herald., 1872-12-22
TENNISON NO BIGAMIST.
The Sympathies Of Poughkecpsic People with
the Imprisoned TcnnisOn.
NO CASE AGAINST HIM.
Perry Mapes, the Father Of Mrs. Tenni.
son, Anxious to Retire from
the Prosecution.

Henry p. Tennison, OF Rock Hail. County Kill
kenny, Ireland, grandson or James de la POer
Porter, one OF the richest and most influential
commoners in the south OF Ireland and connected
with the Marquis OF Waterford or Beresford family
still langulshes in a Poughkeepsie dungeon,
charged with the crime OF bigamy, at the nstiga-
tion OF one Mapes OF Poughkeepsie, o retired
steward of North River steamboat and the father
OF the young lady whom Mr.. Henry p. Tennsor
made the happy partner OF his affections and Roch
Hall, county Kilkenny.
Some four or five weeks ago. when the staidG
and respectable inhabitants OF Poughkeepsiet
learned that one Of their daughters had
eoped and married q mau who had
another. wife living In Detroit, they.
re;oced over the capture OF the heartess betrayer
ofyouth and beauty, and thlrsted eagerly for his
immediate punishment. He was committed by
Judge J. Barnard and he has since been indicted
by the Grand Jury.
During the past ten days the tide Popular feel
ing has taken most decided turn in Poughkeepsie-
as from certain matters that have come to light,
the public under the impression that Tennison,
is wrongfully imprisoned and that there were no
just grounds for his detention The witness from
Detroit that produced against him proved such
complete failure that he was Immediately sent back
parties are, 1t is said in rather dilemma, they
do not know how to support the charges they have
made against Tennison. In fact 1t appears they
would be glad to get rid OF him quietly, OVER
lures have been made to him to let him out and
pay all expenses provided he would leave the
neighborhOod. Tennison, however, means to fight
1t out, and make them prove the assertions BY
which they have endeavored to rum his reputation.
Court Is now sitting at Poughkeepsie and ,ennisonl
ecutng parties 40 not appear to be the least anx@
iOus to bring 1t to trial.
A HERALD representative paid q visit to Mr.. Ten-i
nison recently and found the proprietor OF Rock
Hall, county Kilkenny, seated upon an iron bed,
stead, which appeared rather destitute Of cOthing
He did not appear very deSpondent, and gave th0
following sketch Of his career:-
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wholesale Clothing sold out Of the firn iasa
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buildings M s Michigan Intending 70 three
the others Set
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half way between Albany and poughkeepsie was dona
Tea by the Eey. NJ crary in the Church Of Ike Holy
When her
Ui so at % aex and to M ane s
Biddie House Received several kilograms signed BY nv
shall not Leave without my and % rcpas.
justice to the lady male my wiie' '''''"''
Before leaving Poughkeepse the HERALD repre-
sentative received the following communcatioD
from Mr. Tennison, which is printed verbatim
To HERALD CoRREspoNDENr;-
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@ e his ssiSs sSseh Of ten
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Every Kilkenny man knows who Thomas rennison. OF
SSs a t qsSan ssss
+ ss
was arrested wrongfuy, named zak Ryan, OF Conders.
sss mower
perjarers as this Ryan had some day been purchasing
hunters at fair for Mr. Iennison Sen Twenty other
goes Flood Of Flood Hail. and noble CounseiioS Tom Ten'
Tennison was introduced in Detroit by Canadas,
merchant PRINCE man who has no superior lv-
ing-the Hon. John McMurrick, OF T0ront0-and
has several letters, among others from one OF the
most respectable there-Moiat Brother-statinR
how they regretted Mr.. Tennson had beeA obliged
to sell and retire owing to lheath, and that their
house alone sold his late firm from thirty-hve to
fifty thousand dollars per annum. MIR. Tennison
is for six years subscriber in Detroit to the uni
versally known mercantile agency Of McKellup.
Tapman Il Co., and McKcup, Sprague Il Co., OF
New York. Those gentlemen will, he is sure, see
as far as regards his statements of business
nature, confirm them. He takes this opportunity
Of thanking the New York house for their kindness
when his character was so grossly asperscd, with
! out having communicated with them, as he felt q
| prison was not the place to addness from. For
| pedigree OF T9nnison's family see Sir Bernard
Burke's LANDED Gentry Of Great Britain and
Ireland"
Poughkeepsic people have now given all their
sympathies to the Gagged Tennison. although they
credit him with beng slightly touched In his head.
McGrady, OF the Forbes House, still continues to-
send him his meals, and the officials do everything
In their power to make his confinement as pleasant
as possible.