New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-17
sIvI1LAR DOWNING FIGHT FOR \ CHILD

HER LAWYER TEsTIFIES FOR HtE-IHE STORY OF
HER MARRIAGE RET ID.
The effort of Sivillar Downing to secure pos
session of tie child called Carlos Wilson, beeLs 10 DC
Jacques Downing. childwas eonlnueu yes'eT""S
before Referee Wickes Mrs. Hannity ana her chSe ~
manned out Of the until near the close OF inc S
sion. Mrs. Emma Wilson, or Miss Emma RoderlcA' a.
sbe saws she is known, again present. 81
1,r Downing was pale and self-pOssesse Undef'aRtr
T senior first showed his book OF burial7 and pointed
ont an entry OF the burial OF child called rIy Wilson,
of No 23S West Thirty-thr list, on jay d. I9S''
eecopd entry on September 10, 1~S2, noted the burial OF
Mr. Bleeckers baby with the names of Mr. Hannty
and Mrs DR. Dlemer opposite it stephen T. Bragu''
LAWYER testified that he had caused the arrest OF MIS-
Hannitv for taxing away all the furniture secretly az
night from the house Of a client Of his.
Emma Wilson, who appeared without ler vel, sad ulat
she was married in London at the CaHnoAS' ,I"'''"
Hotel in August 1851 LETT tina; city on August 81 ana
came IN this city Her husband later IN sept 'mbe
and left his city the last OF september ISL ana MAJ NOT
since returned. He a commission mcreh mt. Inc
witness had gone u DR.. Diemers on Aprh L. lS>-' anu
went from her house May 81 Carlos was porn Oh
NAV Her husband had taken her marriage certnca e
AT her request She had desired 10 keep the hth O.
Carlos from him for private until he should re-
turD Mrs Wilson had lived the south side OF Nine
teentbst near sxth-ave three doors from hc corner
Nj WAGNER, Mrs. DOwnngs counsel, then look lA'
stand His oppODent, Mr. 5ccor smiled The lawyer-"lt
said that MIS- HHhully hdil to4d mn ''' me-
SON was I'm the dramatic profession He had searched All
the offices Of the dramatic papers in the cybut mad tailed
m find Mrs Wilson's on the records. ne had tod
Mr. Wilson that would not press proceedings regard
ing Carlos Wilson II could satisfy him that she was
the chds mother but she had done this MI Secor
eross-ex animation led to little sGIab r..
John r. Neckerlnan, who bad accompanied Mt.
WAGNER 10 Mrs. H1nnity's house IN Iaicn
Iast stated that Mrs uannity had said mat ia her
line OF business II her province 70 know any eody
or whence the children came. AN We nave % 90
Hannty had declared, "ts 10 get tne ceIhc@e Oi INC
doctors and that Axes u4 . -. q.
Mrs Downing then told how she had met Forrest :;
Downing 81 Volks Theatre. Within a week ne hao
-ats This grts my heart" sne smiled sarC4sticay when
She said tits and everybody was pleased 10 earn ht NJ
Ioyuiug had had heart. In April, IoS-
Mrs. Downing had begun 20 i've I'm D0WhlhS d! tnt
e5rih Ayenue Hotel One evening in November, ISL
Downing there put marriage ring on her Niger saying
llar you know that yOn wsn 10 marry me- anu WlsA
20 marry YOU: there be no ceremony because o
nav father II you love me- this ceremony VIII he sun
cien" Downing introduced her as Ms WIG 10 HE Io4a
Mr. -ecor asked the witness n sac had ever been an
nctress She replied ia the affirmative, adding; Il was
euploye ed in Albany"
Mr. SecOr-In what thcatret So,
Mrs Downing Ben" Hayes. / sang In wni'e
costume. -. -. .u o, .,,.,.
efness made her interesting witness. She stated thai
mr. stage experience was limited 20 ten days Mr
Socor hrcafnesO unfortunate In his iDteTfOESory dta
that the witness leaning gracefully toward hin N5n
Ia know he would IKE ascertain what sne hdd lc
simmer last week. Mr.. SecOr was nOn-c0lninlttal'
Mr.. Hannlty, arlOs IN arms, tacu Tt.Fai"u
bogf ~ statements which she had afc ldy made ana gsNt
her onujon on lock OF hair shown her she said INA
II was darker aud longer than te one bhc tu o Oh run
Jacane,'s head Tor Mrs. Downing.
The case GOES on Saturday al : D. III.