New-York tribune., 1878-04-03

iesentative or friend with nteryiew at iie ear; ear
| nature, which viii be explained in an interview WIZ WIZ
any intercourse | may have Win yon OF your iiio""
Please send Immediately receipt of this note 10
Gratitude. Herald ONCE ARRANGING an mierve~, "" f
ii you do anything TO expedite te osc9oels
your friends abode, do II, and will be happy 70 repa
tenfold any expense yon may lncur IN ,ne NE m eynlan 70
what have said il Is not necessary ior me 10 M op
gentleman OF yonr inteieenee as evdenee@ ps an
letter. my reasons for emptoyh&g & 50 @ mill our in,
ananuenss, for leaving you 10 know me- uhoA ""A "
teryew takes place, only as Yours gfateimng m
The affidavit then reces that Webster had an inter, T.
view with certain persons, who told him that 1elu o
the family had caused OoiIleus o. ~ 70 SnIIowed and
claimed that the wrong person was ~ fsct
they desired to find the detective to ascertain 'no ~
On October 8. 1877 another Personal appeared as
follows: Webster is solicited TO communicate lniino
Thai deponent s Informed and believes that another
inerviewwas had by Webster with Gratude or SpnT
persons representing him, and on the sth OF NOvei%ot %
following Webster received the letter OF when the io
lowing Is " COPY "Nov. sth, 1877.
SsIR 1t has ascertaned beyond question; tnat
vour friend is not the person in search or III Is
remarkable coincidence that there should nave Deen bt
cases and two persons much alike ain soiIy i, t'
Yourself and friend should have been TO so much trouble
but since you both decline to accept 1
o That oa the day following the following personal ap
peared: o,,,.,,, him Who In
tbe Autumn of 1874 traced certain gentleman win
twenty letters In his 10 various dels OF vice, Nm
arrange an interview, he, should both kindly comply
they will thereupOh each receive 5000 or more aoSoru
ing 10 the correctness OF report NJ Webster see
letter, Pos! Office Address, Gratisude' BOX io'' n''
As deponen is informed the person called Webster
procured the last copied letter Ill pursuance Vi "' p
Deponent further says that the letter to Redbnrn
COPY of which is above gwen and the letters to Weoser
coijes Of which are aso above given evidently IN
the same handwriting that this not only ms Owl own
opnion but IL is the opinion Of sesera others VINO nave
examined them as they have stated to this deponent
Deponeut further that on the 15th OF Deeehger
last past, personal appeared i'll I"o "e'"'"' VI "
"If Geo A, or Geo W Mason lately stopping in JST ;i
sev CIV will send his address te frlenu ne Wt
learn something greatly to his advantage Aoui'''
Friend Boz $50, Herald Office" - .,u
During the month OF December, Geo "A. hasol ,i Mn io
waiting to be witness in tins case stopped III
Jersey City.
UNABLE TO FIND CLARK, REDBURN AND MASON
Deponent further says that after receiving the last
telegram from Redburn which he believes was sent
by him. he teegraphed to Buffalo in regard thereto but
has received no reply Deponent further says that he
has teegraphed repeatedly TO different places 10 asGer
tain where William IL Clark now u.s. ana lnat I've h1 hns
been wholly unable to do so That this depOnenI unable
at the present time procure the attendance OF nasO
That he is informed and believes after the mng ~ %
his affidavit he moved from EIie county 70 OsWcso
County and afterward some time last Fan ne aga,n
entered into the employ OF RedDurn as neIec'l1e, %
account of his health was sent south IN h's epTS &
men; and this depOnen understood Redurn before ne
went TO Chicago that Mason was IN pace It ,rcr. This
depouent wrote to such place requesting Miso. 90 ''e
graph how soon or when be c0uid De mere pu' h"s i
ceyed no answer.
DETECTIVES LOOKING FOR REDBURN.
Since the foregoing part of this affidavit was written
this deponent has received letter in reply to telegram
for more specific information, stating that Johnson hau
been to the Western Union Telegraph Office To make
further inquiry TO Redburn, and the clerk reiused 10
rive any information. That he then went TO the man
grer who stated that some detectives had been b0ic
ing them with questions about RedhuIn, and he had
syem U1u'sS some other wSy He then sent for
the clerk and directed him TO give the lniorma-
tion desired That johnson is welknown 10 denonent
and ms been all his life. That he gentleman OF
teligence and unquesiioned integrity;
what place i'm Chicago Clark stopping. or where
Redburn was stopping. That this deponont has sent no
tbe contestant as he believes That before stated,
johnson ana HeIlig practising attorneys In the Cty
Of Chicago, and only went to make inquiries at the re-
quest OF depOnent.
Depopent further says that he believes ths no person
IN the interests OF contestant for her has had any
tbp 10 do with the insertion of such personals or pre-
venting attendance OF said witnesses That he Oe-
lieyes all Of said witnesses are men OF sOou ana uh
peachable character. That he sent R1Dun TO Chcago
on his motion. That RedbuIn IN no manner sus,
gesed it, and TINS depOnet DeneNeu ii, l 4, NV
and would procure the attendance OF said Clark IL not
by the l5th certainly by the 18Th utmo,
Deponent believes the contestant has Important evil
deuce on referred TO In the opening OF depo-
second wife of his father which he believes material aud
competent blt which he had been led TO think might
not be received until after the evidence relating 10 such
consiiracy was in and he that there
why il would be much more admissible ana pertinent
L1'" be has s1'i not brought the witnesses here
point that of them lives IN southern STATE.
u @ % essenseT for such witness and found that such
witness temporarily absent 70 ne gone ie~ week.
That such messenger has pot returned snd Is expected
to wait for such witness Ihat anOtero sau Witnesses
made an earnest request not to he called until such wit
mess arrives the South, tIey Dcihg 1lCnus ana
ladies' visiting al Saratoga in the season OF 1874.
neronent further says that there another witness
on this question whose statement he Is familiar win,
SnSband % suddenly disappeared from her residence In
Saratoga, deponent Is informed ano believes, alter
given TO contestants counsel Tgat be Is also informed
and believes that she was induced 10 go away by person,
who claimed to be friends OF the prOpOnent, but sad
they not sent by hiIn
DISCUSSING A PosTPoNEMENT.
At the conclusion Of the reading OF the AFFIDAVIT Mr.
Lord asked for postponement OF the case beyond the
present sitting, which concludes April H.
The SurrogateHave the other counsel any affidavit TO
submnf
Mr. Cinton-There is accusation in the affidavit
charging the proponents with OBTAINING Interfering
with these witaesses. We are in the same att
tude row that have been throughout the case From
Counsel sc%S for the contestant TO prove their
s far no evidence has been adduced sustain either
the two main y Sefef ee Ss Sdfe
timized than the one In TINS case Had nc practlsed
longer u the courts OF TINS CITY ne %0an nave OeSome
men In buckram cOntrive this scheme merely 10 make
money. 1 maintain that there Is no evidence Ill these
| anidarits 10 sanction any adjournment
The surrogateThls case should be literally tried.
When serious charges are placed on record as IN hs
account The absence of these Witnesses ii me,
is attributable hesitation TO testify All the circun
stances are full OF suspicion
| Ex.Judge Black-ff these witnesses material
enough TO be cast into JAIL knocked the head and
thrown into a ditch then they are competent for this
case We can't explain why these witnesses are absent
Mr. Clinton 10 sweep this immense fortune OIL tho
table whether he gets II according To the rules OF the
gene or not Give q chance 10 examine the spots
| the cards that IL all we ask.
The surOgatcI DO not wish TO press the case but the
affidavit says other branches OF the casethe
testimony experts for instancetha II seems 10
should be brought forward j shall continue this
case to April o. when snail compel the contestants TO
bring forward the evidence of experts They will be
gwen a weeks time TO gather this evidence The s,
| therefore, adjourned until April 9.