New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-12

this large ioaa t Mrs Forrest was involved in debt
n1 in much consequent eneasil.ss. 400 nv lftcr Of
SON 6ete t5ee Il copy in Note A. at 'he ioo' % '"''
mentJ o,t reason TO apprehcnd that Mrs. Forrest,
hSu L, NV Judgment modc OF an ,hG mo' MI
virtues was reT "f Feb g. 1867 awakened my attention
te's ible unpleasantuess nkeH 20 "IlS' c,,rre ~
10 possl ,ool,ev should be lent 10 her IL "
II any nv he day of final settlement III 'lc az NC
me ~ mid arrive, which sef1neu 10 W., any ,of nerlars
sut ~ I'D size would, ever, De hethN' Ni' ~ 80,
near a, T have no balance coming to her. ana ' u,
sr notteutiun and want 9 0r' % ho,,in So de-
ne Isai,no. nilnent and might reel some c""7i ~
sl'nod' her Application ,. ,,ort ,vboliy failed
'pnf this prudential measure on my plt ibc m
OF lts he avoided II diminished Ltf aHaI.n1,'o nc
balance when the final setemsnh o %I 50 coo from
piaot. ,,'.er 1vho as mis- whole chance Vi "a!
dcpendga On o ~ 500 on November 90. 1865 she
cx1Ggh ~ 600 bv the check OF her at "iney NgiSon
thase Ihs io'n ,n dSia' Shortly after she obtained
Eis inan of August 1867 10 VII, on tr he mo-
t6e same year losing sight Of my rndto0 or by some
rcuf or influenced by her Emporium ot loan Of
iDf,cInber.d circumstance, made nei 'o1rS heow In
500 Her letters on that occasion, az
Inc notes respectively marked an" York from En-
Wnen Ms. Forrest returned ~ ~ 60 u 5Gl) Mr.
E eeday and lbs VIE, who was ML & IN Mr.
accompanied her ana she hS 40 NOT remember ever
Seeg Mr. scdcy save once in jane, SOY, LEI Eet
made s!9t SSye no acquaintance with inm nor 40
re3er ever having had any WIN
i eSeept in the year 1869, as hereinafter satou
Mr. OCONORs CHARGES.
. ,,rocoed TO the closing scenes. ON Nov 12 1865,
o., business being at an end, Mr. Chase, as MIS- forreSts
4+ocv received from Mr. Forests agent lOf Pf"clpa'
lar the attorneys COSTS ON account OF interest no" ior
e sixth time compounded and for the III per cent pen"
oI, i,onosed by the Court $G6,446 49, and two days
aiterward (NOY. H. loo1 looo'L0 " ~ -
$3.50 Il. T..
rho only charges in my bill, except for money lent 10
A., Forrest or expended IN her behalf were $1,000 Tor
fourteen years services 10 Jan l. 1863 win interest
beru from that date to Nov. 9, 1oGS ana S2,ooO lor
.er and subsequent services without interest III mas
h seen that on June 2 1860, had settled an account
- Nrs Forrest for the money heretofore paid out, ana
,, rroviouslv accrued thereon and then took her
nb0ston in writing TO repay tae sum tot en- que on
tsent for alimopv was finally affirmed in the Court
~ last Resort Dee 81. 1862 charged the 91'oVO
couusel fees and from that date unill pN men an
Novee,ber 1865, charged interest on TINS sum AS
she was receiving credit IN the many lu usl,Sits e
tored, rot merely for interest, Dut Icr @ 80
on the fund from which payment OF my eOduSe 10 ~
could arise, and as these ices wetc cue anu ms 49,,
them ten more years que thouEhi, an, -, 10" -
mai tie charge oil simple interest against her was avs,
ute uno1eetonahc nave .te luof @ saIre no reason
even ~ suspect that She eVer al any uonieh5 o o;
of interest, t Will be noted lhat hclhiiE ~ Wy VIZ "
rompoundng interest i'll my favor was ever maze ess
IL be in respect 10 the advances maze ny me llc
p Is6O IAe addition TO my account produced ~ inns
Dne very Just and proper charge was less thah - l'V
Ibout the 18th or l4th OF November lo67 MIS-. for
resi- called nj nv Office for about minute and inquired
without effect whether could inform her where 10 una
was in ronbe The whole 10 years OF my relations with
her passed before my mind on tho instant as IN pao
rama and though said nothing of the KIND, then ue-
tcrnned to further in any business for her.
have not seen her sihfe tt tS S yiS wTote inc a
note dated NOv-3O 1868 requesting me 10 ara ne Ill
.55t te step Was nexpedicnt and That,
therefore, L could not advise or take part IN H.
ON March 1G, 1869, she wrote me note
nrotesting ost vchementy against any sup
posal that she had any part M the contemplated pro
teedngs by her creditors hereinafter mentioned On
March 81 1869 she asked by letter to 90 some attor
noy business for her. as Mr. base had Declined ee-
e. tllst il was not in my line of practice In fact, had
never acted as her attorney. IL VIII ne sGeh S hi
avoided giving general refusal TO serve hCf ~ law psi
ness and avoided disclosing my resolution on th"'
head. She will probably now learn II Tor the hist uhe
no COMPLAINTS BY MRS. FORREST
Mrs Forrest never has my knowledge, down to the
present hour complained any of any charge made
by me- do not behe that she ever has done So l
never heard Of her having done until the publication
Of the article in Ne'e ToT Times above referred TO-
regard the mpuaton therein contained that she ala
40 complain as equally libel upon her and upon me-
From all other quarters my information is that herspeech
concerning has been uniformly KIND toward me- ana
EXPRESSIVE of gratitude TO During my recent i'll
ness in the present year 1876, she called at my house.
which is 20 miles distant from her own and being I'M
able to me- she spoke most emphaticay ID TINS very
way TO a brOtlerln-aw OF mine, then stopping with
me- and who usually received all visitors The apparent
Kindness Of feeling toward then expressed by her
must have been sincere / believe her to be sincere al
WAYS But was supposed to dying and she could not
have expected any favor from me- Forahont seven years
we had had correspondence OF guy end. nave az
WAYS asserted and now believe that Mrs. Forrest has
ever been lady OF perfect moral purity niny DC,
quite Incapable Of falsehood. am morally certain that
she has uttered word OF ev concerning me, ana
that she never will Were She capable OF such an
outrage after my years Of arduOus and faithful ser
regret for her sake but my means OF repeng an I'M
periect that could not regret il on my own account
/ vel
hrs Forrest in addition TO her numerous attractions anu
accomplishments possessed great skill ana talent rs
writer see Forrest Case PIP. 20l TO 2O6; 24 to 80
tits supposed that she has kept up connection WIN e
Ires aud has continually cultivated her powers IN this
Respect Consequently some persons cannot reconcile
her silence under these iputations on me- WIN inc nlg
character which assert fo her The task OF doing so IS
not but be possible A. first thongnt that
sisters only child, so necessary 10 her nap
pnes that 1.-THE dread Of losing it she should interfere
might have induced her 10 rely the defensive power OF
my reputation or my ability 10 defend myself; IA &C
cepted this as an adequate excuse put was oDseu 70
abandon the idea learning that her sister ana niece
were long dead, and, although che is yet an Inmate OF
Mr. Sedley's house, that he has married again, leaving
self and him. STILL cannot doubt but that there is
something which controls her free agency she = inca
giving deliberate and reew sanction TO any charge
On Feb. 5, 1s69 received from MI sedey letter. OF
which copy Is annexed marked d. aud soon after 1t was
notified TO me that some OF the ladys creditors
about to proceed against her by what are called supple
mentaTy proceedings This would have led 10 ful dis
have been thought BY someSody that this would be- dlsS
greeable TO me; but had nothing to coneea and from
the very first ntimaton Of this sort nothing could have
induced me-by loan gift, or oberwise-tO refund any
thing. grant the slightest pecuniary benefit to Mrs
Forrest. would have deemed IL admission Of some
fault my part. Men not inaccessible persuasion are
sometimes restrained by irwin. chile law OF their
FROM yielding the slightest concession threats
force.
No supplementary proceedings, or the Ike were ever
Instituted and may be proper 10 add that as not
pleased with Mr.. Sedlcys lnterpcsuOn declined TO
confer with HIM.
WHAT might have DONE on personal request by Mrs
Forrest herself Tor loan or even GIT cannot he ~