New-York tribune., 1876-04-18
THE FORREST CASE.

HENRY sEpLEY's REPLY 10 CHARLES oCoNoR-
THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE NOT AUTHORIZED BY
MRS. sINCLAIE-HER REASONS FOR BELIEVING
THAT No CONVERSATION WAS EXrECTED-MR.
sEDLFY DENIES THE CHARGES MADE AGAINST
HIMSELF.
THE TRIBUNE has received from Henry Scd-
ley a letter, several columns in length in reply 10 tue
memorial OF Charles O'Conor in regard 10 the Forrest
divorce case read before the NewYork Bar Association
Mr. scdley begins his communication 10y stating That
neither Mrs. Sinclair any OF her friends had any
share whatever in the publication Of the original
article The stony made its way into print very
much against her will, ard 80 far a. her
At ong xpre of feeling % be construed In Mr.
OConor favor he is Cnti cd 20 their fullest benefit 5ir
sedcy says that by comparing the original article with
Mr OCcnors reply win be found that in many respects
they are substantially in agreement There appears 10
objection to ME- sucalrs statement that II was her
understanding that her took the ease Tree or that
she never made any sgccment FOR payment, either io'
the trial the imony proceedings, or that | Chise
asked her TO sigma earl for insertion IN The Herald
10 the effect that Lcr lawyers were acting ior her
without charge. The ouly real point OF difference
Mr. scflcy continue seems 20 be that hr Oton0f m
sists hat Mrs Sinclair her friends never cond nave
believed ths TO be really tbs fact AID that such an
assumption is Of necessity untrue and calunniatoy
NJ srdley says bias known several people who eS-
pressed th. idea. Among tlem Samuel Mtrsden Ray
noud lawyer who wa, for some tim la NJ. OCon'Ts
Office went 10 Europe fos him business aud was ur-
deriold 10 De 100 Nr. OConorS confidence e1pesse" 10
MI sodley aud Mrs Sinclair. fewer than 20 times, Tie
conviction that no compensation was expected to MIS-
Sinclair very often received the same impression
from Nelson Chase. James Il. Taylor told
Mr. sed!cy. ami Hrs. Sinclair la his Prclencc.
that Mr. OConor lad assured him explicitly that he
never meant maize such chargrs Henry J. RAypond
sad bat he had always understood The same ting df
scdey say, that there many other living persons
who have II ,cn him the assurance mclndus law
yers and judge ana late aud honofed member oi the
United state. Cabinet
Mr. seIiey frankly admits tha. his citations oi the
names u persons longer living are open 10 an obvious
objection Rat hc says trcre are peay oi living people
who have said exactly tie same thing. Ho believes
there are members of The Bar Association, To which
Mr. oToDor appcais for yndicltion. wsO have
sid ia, same Mr -odey says be docs not publish tae
untes for reasons ndcd judges VIII understand
and rCspsct lie says hat be- has no right "lth"nt hef
permission 70 marshal zach gentlemen In opposition Z"
Mr. OCouor. VcIy few, unless their personal lhl'i'sH
AR, 4 s.a.r car. 90 array themselves in hostility 10
ro,yfri,I advocate. Perhaps competent witnesses
may voluntarily forward to testify Mr. se.ey
d cs rot consider 70 his place, even II he felt so war
ranci either 70 inye or seek 20 pi'e @ m ,i'I S &
yet he thinks ycry likely ihcIc W n' no ''.uiy ~, ~,
fhs score &, matters proceed, and possibly even sach
ucurs of the Bar Association as have tNpctsct lh'h
socs positively, may thlhN II iislt NOT 10 suppress
tbcr opinions. ,,. IL, Oh,
In
clair i- office Oh Noy Il or II leos WIN No pl, OF
Mr OConor and Ar Chase. The 'idnss oi tac 5l;ls
CHARGED came up0n her Ike tlrndu bot iand "a she
entr al sue burst into tears, cNcnlning: Itey nave
taken nearly all from me- can never h"ld up my bea'i
s Nd ON Mr. O 1nol a. shc satcg. In search of SIR
Chase Nj OCouGr says that on That occasion ne oelel
mined L, art no urthCr for ner. hr tnase soon acr
came To the same conclusion, ana negcctcd 10 M
ish NJ the necessary business OF the lSWsut.
Nrs sin lair has recollection li eec'ng hr oN"noF
ch io e5 bn. nj "c1 im sues hat day nor ID he
ID
1865. y Chase was the recipient oi Sl3b'o ~
thl. H. tAis sum paid BIN when Mr. oConOr re-
co,ved 53s $50 IL But some Thousands paid by Mr. For
rest 10 orders 0f couri are no mentioned
In either account nor Is there any ausion to MI Cnascs
e5llcrfio OF regular percentages Le alimony Mrs.
sinclair understood MIR OConor 10 bs tnc master In ne
O'Conor had declined to tx the sum, she agreed with
Mr.. (ase mat should be FDOOV hhe ma noi hc.h n
M ard had no idea thnt ms Naf ad9itoh 20 e @
iteni- ,,ven The sum borrowed ron Il. Wsimole tor
Mrs. Forrest F2DDo Mr. sedey sy' % @ ,h1i tns ShuT S
man 10 NhOm Ir. OCOnoF I9aicn TI1uYO @ VIZ o, ~
Ches" who hed just received hls fee ana sGgSe.ts mar
perhaps Nh O''onor va, isnoIah, oi ths "' , % W
thought Mr. tnao had refused 10 t'Ae H. i ii' ouoy
speaks Cf MI y Lonors references 10 Mrs sinclnrs l-
otrntes for cic in her poverty ana says tha, u was as
me iwy o. WHO know well the tangible character OF
Mr sadley respectfully but absolutely deuies the follow
inr char rs galnst hso made by Mr. O'Conor flrrt
tsrc.teSne h@r with what would be the h!shtest
degree painfd and disastrous to her Happiness II s,s
ufesuo,ed when he assaed 10 defend him; second
with writing him an indecorous or lmpfoptr e,'er fe
ting f0Itn ls clenfs n"edt ana Ioiuon pla ,nlit'
represented that supplementary proeeedings ma
becq taken OF mcunccd against Mrs cnclAr Win lne
fnr,ne. Implication that the unifuth was used
as a basis for attempting TO eXtou from Mr.
O'Conor improper or uqust, cohcesalon.
Ar sedlcy coscs by saying that re Sinclair haH never
said or wished g be undors'oDG - saying mat hr'
OCOnor had made any statement whatever that hhe uc
sired 20 contradict IA tine newspapers hho has sad thht
she thought Mr. O'Conor was IN some INSTANCES ms
takea: tha, sle deeply regretted the whole melhchoy
controversy that she hnd always lrt "i sun l9L ,no
dcccst attitude toward Nr. OCOn0r, aud nat " com,
De led testify before tribunal, while rhe must m
aHl III
fbat MIR O't nor Should in the end, In all material re-
spects be exonested. In br.af that any blame shD
niu she VIII not voluntarily De hhde TUG III
struIncut 10 ahlG H.