The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-14

heart has been touched for the nrst tme.r This was
In aliuson to bis refusal by Miss Lang.
MERRILL ARRESTED.
Tho following letter reference the 5000 invested
at Green 4 Co. 5 was read 10 witness identified and
read IN evidence
DEAR ososeE-on wednssaay Jsnuar, called o. on
since their failure IN Place s. George il March 1851 ar
refused TO % So s had brought 20 his office gsna rms
sa, Went At once to The Bureau Police Mr.
ns e sent Tor vaa,ns1ss his as charge os
do bus sent Mr. Green. On Mr. Green's arrival
SSnSins house. had money oeonag to me- and that
,equenes Of this deluslon was Troublesome t. them ~
their business and they desired the police to stop my doing
believed here by the French people that such out
rage was never before in rar: upon respects
feel lst Indignation and the opinion j. expressed that
IN y PsSS With Mr.
no account be Is simply Mr. % % ,So pupil no
by me, in Mr. Merrilrs sick chamber: because desired
him he their copduct. consaer the money
han sssn given the % so
business have % % to then s asi have ea
aud my note to them and their Acknowledgements OF s"d
note tells the whole tale
Witness continued his testimony Merrill wont
the autumn of 1881 again TO Paris; It was about tbs
Green business the amount OF claim ON Green was sooo.
GOING TO THE WAR;
In 1861 | ccomIanied my mot her TO Washington,
and sne Secretary Simon Cameron; had then
joined the army the outbreak Of tho war; the in
tervew OF my mother with the Secretary WAS IN my
presence; she told him that was her son; that l
belonged the Oldest families IN the country;
that / had now dsgraced myself and my family by
going into the war with knapsack on my BACK; the
Secretary replied, ''You ought TO be very proud oil
your sen, madame;' think che was very excited
when she ths the she went 10 see Score
tary Cameron was that she had met inc secretary's
brother; sho old not ask for a commission Tor mo,
ABRAHAM LINCoLNs LETTERS
Subsequently she went to see President Lincoln; l
accompanied her. she asked TO see the President and
Mrs Merrill went forward ana spoke TO the President
and told him that she had written TO me NUMBER OF
letters, many OF which had not reached me; she
thought very hard that parents writing to their sons
should be that wcres taken by the gov
eminent TO insure their delivery To those 10 whom
had made inquiries al the Post ONCE she wished him
TO DO something to recover those letters
President Lincoln turned round, and, with smile
on his face SAID MADAME would give ten cents for
every letter addressed to me that does not reach me
she very violent and very excited
reply to questions ABOUT his marriage tho witness
said that nude second oner TO Miss Lang, ana
accepted no was happy TO say, ana subsequently
married; think mad no personal intercourse win
my mother after 1868; saw her and spoke TO her
Broadway when was walking with my wife; saw
her and presume she saw u.s.
MI Parsons offered TO put IN evidence numDcr Of
letters written to Mrs Merrill by her courier Lorcnzi
Mafn, In which she was addressed In endearing
terms and which, counsel said, could not have been
allowed 10 be received by her If she had renamed IN
the condition OF miua described ny DR.. Chatard and
Mr. Parrish.
The Surrogate after listening to a short argument
said that as IT was near the time for adjournment he
would give his decision NJ the next session.
The proceedings were then adjourned until Friday
m ut eleven O'Clock.