The New York Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1865, Page 8

* a oY THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE. Further Interesting Develop- ments Yesterday. Conelusion of Mrs. Bedelt’s | Deposition. yp f i [ide eee naan THE STORY OF THE WIFE'S CONFESSION, “7 Was THE TEMPTER.” esfimony of the Domestica jn the Family. What a Colored Coach man Had to Say. Mre. B’'rances Strong Makes Some Diecclorsures, A Cereus Interview at the St. Julian Hotel. . &e. &e. ko, Superior Court—Trial Term. Beforo Judge Garvin. “he trial of the divorce sult of Strong vs. Strong was swesumed at ten o'clock yesterday forenoon, At the epening of the court there was mot a very large attend- ‘ance of spectators, but before midday the room was filled, and continued o throughout the session. Mr. Peter Strong, with one of his brothers, was present, and eceupied a seat near his counsel, ex-Judge Murray Boff- man and Messrs. Cram and Robinson. Mr. John A. Ste- vena, Sr., father of Mrs. Strong; Mr. John A. Stevens, Jr., ber brother, and several male members of her family were present and occupied seats near Messrs. McKeon and Gerry, counsel for the defence. THE DEPOSITION OF MRS. BEDELL CONCLUDED. Mr. Cram read the conclusion of the direct portion of the deposition of Mrs, Bedell, the first part of which ‘appeared in yesterday’s Hunaup. The Judge preceded ‘the reading with the statement that be had examined the deposition over night, and was satisfied that its pro- duction was competent as evidence. The destruction of the letters referred to had been assented to by both parties—the plaintiff and defendant. Counsel for the defence objected to the admissibility and validity of testimony of one party against the other. ‘The Court ruled that their declarations were available, @me against the other. Counsel desired the noting of ‘the exception to the testimony made and demed, and waling excepted to. The direct portion of the deposition, after the omission ef certain words, phrases and sentences which were ob- Jeoted to on the usual grounds of irrelevancy, irrespon- sivenees and inadmissibility, was as follows:— Sixth—I think that the first of said letters received by me and destroyed as aforesaid was written early in April, 1862, and received by me soon after it was writ- ‘ten; I cannot remember the literal contents of this let- wer,’nor the substance of the whole of it, as it covered ‘twelve pages of note paper; but I can recollect the sub- stance of some of it, aud will give it as far as I am able; 3% contained the very deepest expressions of repentance for ein that I have ever seen, couched in the most touch- fag language, intensest humiliation before God, and @ remarkabic sense of forgiveness for Christ's sake; ‘these subjects were dwelt upon at length; throughout ‘the whole letter she referred unreservedly to the subject ‘of her long continued criminal intercourse with my bro- ‘ther, Edward N. Strong—this being the gin on which all her deep repentance was based; she ex] herself in ‘the most earnest manner with regard to her desires to fulfil her duties towards her husband and her chil- aren, and ox) the anxious hope that Peter would continue to reside in the same house ‘with her, and permit her to take care of the children ‘ander his own roof; she expressed herself as entirely ‘willing to submit to whatever arrangements he should wake, evon if it should result in a separation from him- self and the children, but she trusted that God would wpere her this dreadful trial; ‘this is all that I now re- member of the contents of the first letter; Icannot re- member the contents literally of the second of* said let- ‘written in May; in this letter she again expressed her ‘earnest desire that my brother Peter would continue to greatly troubled because he expressed himself as entirely ‘ancertain as to how Jong he could continue to live under ‘the circumstances in which he then was; that he seemed and frequently said that he be obliged to give up the pres. ‘emt arrangement; with the exception of one ex- which I will give, I cannot remember contents literally of the third letter received by me as aforesaid ; but I will give the substance thereof so far as I do remember it:—She said that she ‘wouki do her duty by them as long as she was permitted to do so, and, however she might suffer, would acqui- eee in any arrangement that her hu: ight mi 6, rea if must separate her fro him and the children : she said that she folt that euch a separation would bes nishment for her and she should, if pty farsd employ her life tainetaee Jove som for her fellow croatures. In this letter (in ly to a ques tion of mine contained in a former letter me te her), that wrote the words with deep ¢ added these words:— “I was the tempter,”’ underlini e letter I, and, in im- ‘modiate connection therewith, said, as I believe, these Smeg “Afterwards there was no time when Edward consent that I should the bonds, although I made the effort.”” She added to this that ane | seasons of remorse decided to relinquish it, but to resume it again; seasons of remorse were only occa she gave herself up to the indulg- ein wit it being troubled by it; in refer- Teceived by me from &. Strong for her ys a il i i i i i = & H i i! Metter and one note in January, ; the letter was ated in the fret wooe of January. and ibe note fm the last week of the month; this is as aT can recollect; they both purported to the cit, of New York they were in her handwriti knew handwriting; I have seen her write, have seen letters admitted by her to be in her hand. they were both des July, 1863, about the Ist ‘a lettor ‘from taid Mary 3808, and the latter in July, 163; ection of receiving any letter or from E., purporting to be dated in Mary July, 1863, unless the above named were so dated; both above nam the ed letters wore addressed to me at Gar. Pier, Ohio; the first was received about July 1, 1863, at Gay when the second reached Gambier I was ab. that place, and it was remailed to me at N: ‘Taland, and received by me at Waverley about August 1, ot neither — ete mew in 1m} sent them to Judge Murray Hoffman, of New York elty, about March 1, 1804, and, as far ust ‘know, oF ama |, they are now in bis possession. Ninth—T ap answer from raid defendant to my letter, in ‘Baswer she said in these words, (7 ‘wae the tempter,” undorsco! the letter ‘I,’ and in tmmediate connection therewith eaid, as I believe, there “Afterwards there was no time when Edward ‘would é6nsent that I should break the bonds, although I made the effort,” this answer was in the Lmean the whole hor handwriting, the ine and sixth 1 Seventeen - eel mi ver have heard or Known the said yp 2 intimate, either orally ie [eine mee any knowl oF eu ‘eriminal Intercourse between her and said ‘while the same was going or that SOT WAY aided or connived at such illiett Intercourse be- award + or i Het 2p xed Pe 3 z i shen, tay stared, fom nights ot ber thee GO | mA 4 STC ai tarics cosrd si her family who were or in) rere not aware of the it inconvement for them bw fay reason; , praying very earnestly op 1° uis conversion, and wished me Wo anite with ber "” such: prayer, and trusted that God would make DM” 14,¢ means of the salvation of his soul, THE “ove concludes the depesition direct. In re- SP neo to the cross-interrogation—a process correspond- ‘\ng to the cross-examination of a witness on the stand— the portion of Mx, Bedell’s deposition interesting to the public was as follows:— The first interview mentioned in my answerto tho third direct interrogatory, being the interview held in August, 1862, at Waverley, was arranged by mutual agreement between the plaintiff, defendant and mysel!; I think that the first suggestion of the interview came from the plaintiff, but the subject of the conversation was Lob suggested by anybody; the reasons for the interview were ag followss—As no member of my mother’s family then knew of the criminal. inter- course that had existed between the defend- ant and said Eds hi made a ad visit to my mother for any considerable time without seeing the defendant, who then lived at Islip, Long Island, it would have excited remark, and it was there- fore the desire of said Peter, Mary and myself that there should be an interview between me and said Mi nd ‘accordingly it was arranged that she should ay at Wav. during my visit there; the Meena insenviow mentioned in my answer to sald direct interrogatory that at Mr. #rederick G, Foster's house, took pace aithe instance of said Mary E. Strong, aud the ‘conversation took without any previous suggestion of the subject thereof by any one; at neither of satd in- terviews was said Mary E. in health, neither did she appear to be feeble; on the occasion she had travelled the morning of the interview from Islip to Waverley, and returned to Islip the eame day, I think; on. the second occasion she went from Islip to New York the morning of the interview and left, as I under- stood her, to return to Islip the same day; she was in an agitated or distressed state of mind during portions of ‘doth the interviows, and especially at the last one; I should say generally that at both the interviews she was in an excited state of mind, but her mind was clear; I have stated no conversation in answer to the tenth direct int 3 L have stated two conversations, no far as I am able to do so, in reply to the fourth direct interroga- tory, but I cannot at this distance of time say with cor- tainty that what I have thus stated isthe whole and all of what was said by the defendant, and the whole and all of such conversations, nor that what I have stated was all that was sald, nor that I have stated what was said in the words and in the or- der jin which the different topics and lai ge were introduced and expressed, except that where I have professed to stato the exact language used I am certain of its accuracy, and where I have stated the order of the topics, as in the second conversation, I have done so correctly, and when I have only given the substance of what was said, I have done so accurately, as I believe; I have said in my answer to the tenth Intorrogatory ‘in chief that I never have heard or known the sald Mary E, Strong say, declare or intimate, either orally or in writing, that the plaintiff had any knowledge or suspi- cion of any criminal intercourse between the defendant and aid Edward N. Strong, while the same was going on, or that heever in any way sided or connived at such illicit intercourse between said Edward N. and Mary E., and that she never éaid or wrote to me anything in rela- tion to any such matter, one way or the other; in my statements touching or concerning any intercourse or connection between the defendant and said Edward N, Strong, and the nature thereof, f have stated, as near- ly as I can remember, exactly what she, the defendant, said, and everything that she said touching or concern- ing ‘the same; I believe I have given the substance thereof, but Ido not think I have been able to state ey: in her own words what the defendant said, and everything that she said, touching or concerning the same. The first interview stated by me took place about the middle of August, 1862, at Waverley, near Newtown, Long Island, about noon. The second interview stated by me took place about the middle of October, 1! from ut half-past ten o'clock, A. M., to abont balf-past twelve o'clock P. M., atthe house of Mr. Frederick G. Footer, in East Fifteenth street, in the city of Now York. Thave given as nearly as I could remomber the whole and ail parts of what was then and there said by defendant, and also, as nearly as I can do so, in the order in which it was said; I was not aware that what was said by me in these interviews was desired or was to be stated by me, excepting so far as it might be important in order to make the’meaning of the defendant clear, and to that extent I have given it; I will now state the resi- due of what I did say, and all that I did sayin these.in- terviews, so far as I can ect it, In the first inter- view our conversation comménced by my expressing my earnest desire to aid her (the defendant) in every way in my power in the work of true repentance, and in her efforts after holiness of life; this was carried on at some length, but the words used { cannot remember; I quoted some texts of Scripture to her in order to encourage her in the feeling that God would forgive a sinner if truly re- it, however the sin; but I remember only one Of the texts so quoted by me, ‘which was this: “Though your sins be ag scarlet, they shall be as white as snow, though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool;” after thie, om her expressing her earnest desire to remain im the same house with her husband, I said to her thatI should not urge Peter to separate wholly from her while she continued to show such true repentance and desire to do her duty faithfully; I do not remember anyth’ng further that was said by me in the interviewr that took place at Waverley; I have given fully the substance of whatI remember to said, but cannot give the exact words used by thew exact order; the interview held at the heuse o! lerick G. Foster commenced with a religious con- veraation, in which on her saying that «he had bad great variations in her Christian experience since we had last met, but that she had never cease: to feel deep re- pentance for her sin anda sense of the forgiveness of God, I responded, fully expressing my sympathy in the struggle which she was then making to do right; at the close of this part of the conver- sation I said, ‘‘Mary, how is it Cag | that you could have fallen into this course of sin ¥” to this she replied by giving me the narrative alluded to in this crors-inter- rogatory; I do not remember interrupting her in 0 her narrative, excepting that on her giving to me, as 8! did, the two instances in which she thought Peter showed that his love had cooled towards her, as stated tn the answer referred to in this.cross interrogatory, I ex- presaed my surprise at bis so doing; in reference to the subject of Peter and her living in the same house, I said to her that I did not think he could very long endure the state of mi in which he was placed, that I thought she should prepare her mind for a separation, and possibly a divorce; afid I said that I thought if sbe were truly repentant she would be happier as a divorced woman than as she was then living, even though she should be separated from her chil 5 cause she was now occupying a false position; I ‘that I for one would honor her much more in that trae position; .on ber Ing to me, ‘Peter is very much mistaken if he thinks that I will take care of the chil- dren, unless he remains in the same house with mo—I can tell him Iwill not—I will send them back to his mother’’—I folt greatly surprised, and after a moment said, “Mary, I do not know how long Peter will permit you to take care of the children,’ emphasizing the wor yr with these additional in by me, in , written, ag T think, in the last ‘week of January, was received by me at Gambier afore- said by due course of mail from New York, I believe and sn as I have no recollection of ite being de- layed; I therefore believe that I received it in the which it was written, or early the next week; 1 can be no more precise as tothe time of Of sald letters wae written in me ue course of mail after the third ‘of wald Tetiers wan received by me hy due contse of mail notes were, I think, received and August 16, 1862, the latter August; I cannot be more det tioned by mo in my answer to 1 and the other it At muperecription of maid letters and that the defendant’s habit in my the letters “Mra. G. Thurston ete notes or te ii apewer, and believe that, with the wont the rot Lotes brought to me by the plaii then ner a. Th 4 perneri; ‘Thoraton under the im ‘that they wore thee reamed do Bow reeollges bow sai’ Jottern pn ee! p- S al ‘and belief ‘that ue of 106% ‘te definite recollection of 2 letters or notes wHicl dates were, I be* z ce ver the cl ay tbe top or head thereof; 1 do remew> kt od to in this cross ‘of ihe letters and notes refer Toterrogatory; T think that ther ordinary blackness; 1 ieee, it; I have no reeol ‘4 of the color of the ron which either of Om Was written; 1 think Beet were writtea ©, moderately large sized note paper; don’t remer her the number of paragraphs in elthet“of said lett“rs or notes; the letters written as I suppor in the 8st week in January, in May and in Jung, were cab, as I think, letters of two sheets, makipy’ cight pages each; the notes wore each on one sheet; the number of written os I don't recollect; the letter of April, 1862, was, I think, on threo sheets, making twelye pages; none of said letters or notes commenced with “Dear ¥fadame,” or concluded with ‘Yours, truly,” or ‘Yours, affectionately ;” the letter and note of January, 1862, each commenced, 1 think, thos, “My Dear Julia,” and ended with ‘Your afflicted sister,” or words to that effect, followed by the signatu’ ‘Mary,” or ‘‘Mary E. Strong,’ I don’t recol- lect which; as to the other letters and_ notes referred to in the cross interrogatory, 1 feel confident that neither of them contained any address or concluded with any formula or signature, and My name did not ap- pear at the top or boi of either of them, t's name, either in and subseribed with the de! I have already given herein to the best of my recollection the commencement and con- clusion of the letter and note of eet 1862; my name did not aj in either of them, otherwise than the word “Julia,” in the address “My Dear Julia;” in one of the letters referred to in the cross- there were theso words, ‘I was tho tempter,” the letter ‘“I’” being underscored; I do now remember the fact that the letter contained these words, and do now. distinctly re- ‘member this structure and form; they made that im- pression upon me that they romain fixed in my memory ; these words are the only. literal expressions to which 1 have testified, or am prepared to testify with absolute certainty; I believe that in immediate connection with these words there was this statement:—“Afterwards there was no time when Edward would consent that I should break the bond although I sometimes made the effort;’ know that there was this statement in substance, and I think in the above wor but I have not now that dis- tinct recollection that would enable me to say with abso- lute positiveness that the statement was made in these very words, and of course I have not now @ distinct and particular remembrance of the structure and form of the words used in making the statement; all I can say in respect to these or any of the words contained in said letters and notes (other than the words “I was the tempter,’ or to which I have spoken particularly) is that Iremember distinctly that.the whole of said letters and notes was in the defendant's handwriting, with whieh T have been well acquainted for over ten yearn; the words “I was the tempter’? ure the only words in either of said letters or notes of which I have a distinct, clear remem- brance; there were, of course, in the letters the’ words necessary to convey the ideas or make the statement therein contained and to the substance of which I have testified, but I have no special precise recol- lection of expressions or words other than above stated; I cannot give with absolute certainty the exact lan- guage or characters in which either of said letters or notes was written, except the expression “I was the tempter,” which was contained in one of the letters; nor can T state all that was said in any one of sald letters or notes; what I have statad as to the contents of any one of said letters or notes is not all and everything that was said therein; I cannot testify positively as to what were all the words of any one sentence in each or in every one of said letters or notes, except the above named sen- tence—*‘I was the tempier;” I did not invite the cor- respondence referred to in the cross-interrogatory; I have no recollection of ever having given to the defend- ant any assurance, express or implied, that any letters which’ she might write to me, and their contenta, and each of. them, should not be known or communicated to any one.but my hus- band; I have no recollection of ever having given her ‘any such assurance in respect to said letters, or either of them, or the contents of either, nor do I remember ever to have written to her to that ‘effect, nor to have ever verbally assured her to that effect; I do not remem- ber to have written or said anything on that subj did not, as t, invite her conversations and confide rance that what she rmiht say should le known only to mv husband; T showed said letters and notes to my husband as they were respec- tively received by me, and I told him of the eqnversa tions to which I havo testified on the days respectively on which they occurred; my brother Peter, the plaintiff, and Judge Murray Hoffman are the only other persons to whom I have communicated anything respecting said letters and notes, or either of them, or the contents of either, or the fact of said con- vorsations, or of either of them having occurred, or the subject matter thereof, or of either of them, and in respect to these persons I have to say, first, that I have never stated in detail to my said brother Peter the con- tents of any one of said letters or notes, or the particu- lars of either of said conversations, though in my letters to and conversations with btm I have referred to seid letters, notes and conversations; and as to Judge Murray Hoffman, I have had no personal interview with him, and the communication between us on the subject arose in this way: Judge Hoffman, in February last, wrote to me that this suit had been commenced and that he eonsider- ed my testimony would be very important; in reply I gave him a statement of the receipt of one of said letters, and the destination of those that I had destroyed, and mentioned some of the particulars of the same, and of said convergations, and at the same time sent him tho two letters of 1863, a8 I have stated; I cannot be Precise as to the dates of my letters to or conversations with my brother Peter, spoken of in this auswer; the subject of his misfortune was of course spoken of or referred to be- tween us when we mot, or alluded to in our lottera, from the time of its discovery in January, 1862, an cannot undertake to be precise as to the datesy; all the letters received by mo. referred to in this cross-interrogatory came to me by mail, except the two notes addressed to me at Waverley, which two notes were brought to me by the plaintiff; 1 know that I received these letters and notes from the de- fendant, because they were in her handwriting. because they came to me as above stated, because of their subject matter, and as to some of them because they were parts of a correspondence between the defendant and myself ; the letter mentioned in my answer to the seventh direct int ry was received by me, I believe, in the second week of January, 1862, and the note mentioned in that answer in the last week of that month and early in the next week thereafter, as I believe; as to the letters and notes mentioned in my answers to the sixth and ninth direct inter mn’ Ahege received by me, as I be- lieve, about as follows:—That of April, 1862, early in that month; that jay, 1862, in that month; 3 of June, 1862, in that month, and the two notes between July 13 and August 16, 1862, the latter of these probably early in August; the two letters meni me in My answer to the eighth direct interrogatory were re- ceived by me; one of them about July 1, 1863, and the other about August 1, 1863; my only reasons for suppos- ntant, er children, dren; that he sincerely desirous to tulat her duties faithfully to yht it would be better to run the risk of leav- ing the children under her care than to hazard bringing disgrace upon them by showing a want of confidence in their mother by taking the fate from her and cutting her off by his will; Ido not undertake to give the precise language of the plaintiff, but I give it 8 nearly a8 I can recollect it, and, I believe, the sub- stance of it; he may bave stated in the conversation what ion the will made of his provers but if so Ihave it; Ido not remembor whether or not he said that he had left one-third of it to his wife and one-third to each of the children; I do not remember, nor do I think that ~ Me Mag a = moet Proper persongo take 6 jarge of the education and morals of the children, or that he used any words of oquivalent import; I have stated all that 1 recollect of his saying re ing his said will, or touching his wife’s fitness to have the care of said children, and have given tho date and time as woll as lam ablo; plaintiffs mother is blind, and has been so for over twelve years past; I have no knowledge that there was any neglect of the defendant by the plaintiff prior to 1862, or of any disquietude suffered by mother, caused by any such. neg- lect; 1 do not know that she ever spoke of such neglect ; he More than once eaid to me that she objected to Ed- ward's being so attentive to Mary, and wondered that Peter did not see it; I have no know. — that the plaintiff was apprised by mother, or any other momber of her observation and dissatisfaction on this subject; mor that any other members or member of the family spoke to him of, or ii to him his remissnésa, or to 5 his undue atten- x that I spoke to of his undue chaye no permonal of, or cont " ; ho said that he ht he should soon be compoll”’g io take legal teps, and asked me if T would Ww") im the case; ied that I would do so should be necessary ; the only: conversation I recol- lect to have bad at any time with the piaintiff in re- gard to my testimony in this case; I have had no cor- respondence with him on the subject of my becoming a witness in this case, unless casual expression of regret in some of his letters at iny being subjected to so painful a trial may be such correspondence; I have re- ceived three letters from Judge Murray Hoffman, all dated at New York, and bearing date respectively February 22, 1864; April 19, 1864, and May 24, 1864, on the subject of my giving imony in this case; the request contained in this letter of Judge Hoff- man is the only request, either verbal or written, that has ever been made to me to disclose either the de- fendant’s conversations with or letters to me, or any or either of them, or the contents of any or lther of said letters; I did not, before giving my testimony in this deposition before the commissioners, John W. Andrews and Allen G, Thurman, reduce or cause to be reduced my answers or any part thereof to writing; no one has aided me in preparing my answers, or any or either of them, or any thereof; I also wish to state thatI now recollect in the statement given by me to Judge Hoffman and testified to in my answer to the twenty- third cross-interrogatory I stated to him that the de- fendant had said in one of her letters to me, “I was the tempter,” and that she had said to me in one of my interviews with her, ‘‘Peter is very much mistaken if he thinks that I will take caro of the children unless he re- mains in the same home with me; I can tell him I will not; I will send them back to his mother;” I wish this addition to be asa part of my answer to the twenty-third Sippy cog I wish also to add to my answer to the fourth direct interrogatory the follow- ing matter I now recollect, namely :—In the con- versation at Mr, Foster’s the defendant said in substance, “Tam sure if Peter would rouse himself to make the effort he could continue to live in the circumstances in which he is now placed for the sake of the children.”” TESTIMONY OF ANOTHER NURSE. Maria Tondre dey das follows:—I know the plain- tuff and his wife; lived nine months in this fs as nurse of the children; went to live with him two or years ago; they were then living in Islip; they did not occupy the same bed and apartment then; Mr. and Mrs. Strong slept on the second story; her room was the first one and his the back room. Mr. Cram gave witness a diagram and asked her ff it ‘was a correct sketch of the rooms on the second story in the house at Islip. The witness declared it and proceeded to point out the location and occupants of the various rooms, ‘Witness—The youngest child (Alice) slept in my room; Mary aay in another room, and sometimes with her mother; I lived there two months; when they left Islip Mrs. Strong and the children went to her father’s house; ‘Mr. Strong went to his mother’s house; we remained at Mr. Stevens’ honge until the following May; Mr. Strong slept there very seldom; when he did he occupied a sep- arate room from his wife; Mrs. Strong’s room was on the third floor; Mr. Strong slept on the second story; after they left Mr. Stevens’ house we went out to Harlem; Mr. Strong came to see us there, and when he came occupied a separate room; while at Islip I never saw the passage way between Mr. and Mrs. Stroog’s rooms open. Crose-examined—I live now at Mr. Thompson’: nm Staten Island, at Stapleton; I have been living thore since the Ist of May ; his first name is Lucas; before that I lived with Mr. Pennyman, at 38 West’ Thirty-fifth street; his first name is George; I lived there eighteen months; I went there when I left Whitlock Point; I was about a month out of employment, when I stopped at my sister’s home, in Rose street, No. 26; her name is Madame Berrier; she lives there now; I first heard of this case last spring; I had never heard of it before; I then heard of it from Mr. Strong, in Madison Park, where I met him accidentally; no one was with him; he told me the trial was to take place; he did not ask me what I knew; he told me what he wanted me to prove; he talked with me for twenty minutes; he took my address at Thirty-tifth street; this meeting was before the Ist of, May, @ month before I loft Mr. Pennyman’s; I have talked with the lawyer about this matter; I conversed with Mr. Robinson once dnring the month I was at Mr. Pennyman’s, in the parlor of the house; he did not come accidentally,e but knew I was there and came to talk with me; he did not write down a statement; he talked onl; it was after T saw Mr. Stron, 4 and received $2 50 altogether; Mr, Thompson, I believe, gave my address at Stapleton; the lawyers found it out from Mr. Pennyman; I saw no advertisement for me in the newspapers; I heard of it last weck ; when I went to Stapleton they did not know it at Mr. Pennyman's; the wirls knew I was going there; I did not answer any ad- yertisoment in the newspapers; I expected to be called as a witness since the let of July; I have not been promised compensation for my services; while at Islip iss Gertrude and Miss Laura were there sometimes; iss Gertrude’s father and mother came there too: . George Roosevelt visited there too ; I don’t know w! Mr. and Mrs. Strong went to church together; ne saw them go out arm in arm together; I saw them talk togother very seldom; it was in the dining room; the the father and mother were friendly with Mr. Strong; I don’t know of the sister or father and mother riding out with Mr. Strong; Mrs. Strong, I think, paid the servants; don’t know who supplied money for the household; Mra Strong assisted in taking care of the children, and a) peared to be very fond of them; she amused the chil- dren; 60 did Mr. Strong; he played with them in the house and wok them out riding; he was home a good deal of his time; he very seldom went to the city; he used to go out shooting and hunting; he was away a good deal during the day; I never saw him use violence to his wife or grab her arm; I never said 80; I never said anything like that; I never saw him attempt to use violence to his wife; Mr. Strong was regular at his meals at Istip; I don’t know who used to be at table; his evenings used to be passed in the parlor; sometimes he went out; some of the neigh- bors visited the house; Mrs. Strong received them, and used to go visiting herself sometimes, but very seldom; Mr. Townsend used to call at the house; Mra. bn health was pretty good, but not as good as it might she always said she felt delicate; she was not atwad by a physician; Mr. Strong slept at Mr. Stevens’ house two or three times; I never saw, him tohis wife there; he was friendig to the Stevens ily and they were meony. to him; when around the house he spent the time with the family; they gat at the table with him; his wife used to be at the same table; it was a family Fathering around the table; he came to Whitlock Point two or three times; he all night; I did not see bim speak with his wife + he was friendly with Mrs. Hecketer and her family; at Whitlock Point Mrs. Strong was better than when at Islip; | never saw a box in Mr. Strong’s room at Islip containing instruments; I never saw any instruments in his bureau, and never said 80; I have heard about Miss Mussehl when I lived with Mr. Strong; Mrs. Strong, while I was with her, did not teil me the cause of her ill healh; I have no hat it was; I did not hear of her having a premature birth. The Lem rn recess of minutes was here taken. Pe eee. the first r ness called was Ellen Mc- ONE Of THR CHAMBERMAIDS TESTIFIES. Ellen McArdle deposod as follows:—I was in the em. y of Mr. Peter Strong as chambermaid and iaundress went there in November; it was at the house in Twenty-first ; I lived there six months; with Mr. Lowe, at No. avenue; I have not seen Mr. remember when I first is case; T don't know how they found out I was living street; I never saw an advertisement some one told me about it before bpenaed girl told me she saw my name in the paper; I have lived in Twenty-second street for three weeks; I lived at Mr. Brongon’s two years and five months; the subpoena was served upon me in Twenty-second street; I don’t remember when I first heard of the law suit; I saw Edward Strong at Twenty- firat street; I don’t know who brought him there; Mrs. did not tell me to let him in; I let him fo and bim who he wanted to see; he said ho wanted to see Mrs. Strong; Iasked him his name; he said Mr. Edward Strong; i then told her and she came down to him; I don’t know whether Mr. Peter Strong was there that day; I saw Mr, Edward at dinner there; Mr. Peter Strong, Miss Abby Stevens and Mre. Poter Strong were at that dinner; I don’t remember that Mr. Peter was there more than once while Edward was there; 1 don’t know whether it was the samo day that he dined that I let him in; I Jet him in in the fore- noon; most of my work waa down stairs; I don’t remem- ber whether Mrs. Strong was sick the mber before Edith died; I don’t remember whethor Dr. Watson at- tended her; Alice O'Grady was living there then; I saw her a month ago in ith stroet; I did not talk with her about the case; I Matilda Mussohl; while at Twenty-first street I did not often see Mr. Poter Strong come in; while at Mrs. Heoksher'sI did not see Mr. Poter heard of his being there; I never saw Ed- don’t remember how he was Mt by some com) the poms edwaite thatthe Ing’. and thus we ere saved from i JUC Ke GarvineBut it must crime that him. If Mr. r that the - = ee’ witness I will prevent the w from pili MoKeoo—I am not propered 10 say that, your "After some farther discussion the witness was swéfn, and testified as follows:— j TESTIMONY OF BENJAMIN LYNOH. I know Mr. Peter Strong; was employ: BS to the witness, w! ptin the house.} Mr. and Mrs, Strong occupied sepa- rooms while I was there; I left there on Janary 16, with the family; the passage way between the rooms of Mr. and Mra. Strong had a door to it; there was a little pantry between them; a wardrobe was up. against the door between the two rooms; I put it there, and it re- mained there till I left; I used to go into Mr. Strong’s room with his boots every morning; I also cleancd Mrs. Strong’s boots and left them &t her room door every morning; when I used to go into Mr. Strong’s room in the morning the bed used to be disarranged as if it had been pcouped by some one, Mr. McKeon—Some one, but whom? ‘Witness—As if it had been occupied by Mr. Strong; I never saw Mrs. Strong in Mr, Strong’s bedroom while he was there, THB CROSS-RXAMINATION OF LYNOH—A QUESTION WHICH HE DECLINES TO ANSWER. Mr, McKeon—How old aro you, Lynch? Witness—I was twenty-three years old last August; when I went to live with Mr. Strong I was about nine- teen years old, Mr. McKeon—Wore you ever in the Penitentiary? ‘Witness—I decline to answer that question, Mr. McKeon—Who told you to deciine, Witness—No one told me not to answer; I do it of my- self. Mr. McKeon—Oh, you are eomething of a lawyer, Benjam n, What are the reasons why you declino to answer? Fe «ce don’t know as I have any particular reasons Mr. McKeon—But why can’t ers answer me? ‘Witness—I don’t feel di to answer that question, sir. Oo laughter.) Judge Garvin—Order must be in the court. The testimony can be enjoyed wit! ‘these ontbursts. ‘Witness—I ‘came here to testify and give evidence, and Mt my testimony was not to be taken T would not be ere. Mr. McKeon—I don’t know, your Honor, but that the witness can be compelled to answer. Judge Garvin—He cannot be compelied to answer any which would tend to degrade him. Mr, McKeon—But he does not put his refusal on that ground. He refuses to state why he declines to answer. Judge Garvin instructed the witness as to his right to iecine to answer questions tending to degrade him; after whic! Mr. McKeon again asked him if he was ever in any penitentiary in this State or country. ‘Witness—I decline to answer. Mr. McKeon—Why? ° ‘Witness—I decline, because I think it is a question barrss to degrade me. (Laughter.) Mr. McKeon—Were you ever in a State prison? ‘Witnese—I never was; 1 never went by any other name; I havo a slight idea wher © State prisons are located; one is at Sing Sing; I don’t know whore the other is; don’t know of any other in the State; I have lived in Balttmgre, where I was born; cton’t know where the State pi is in Baltimore; T'left Baltimore five years ago;I don’t decline to state for what offence, if any, I was sent to the State Prison. ter. McKeon—What was tho offence? ‘The Court again instructed the witness regarding his mr ‘itness—I decline to answer the question. Mr. McKeon—Were you ever loned by the Gov- ernor? ‘Witness—No, sir; I was never promieod a parton; no ‘one told me not to answer questions; I learned that from my own judgment; I had access to Mr. Strong’s room at Islip; I knew whore he kept his cigars; Idid not look in there; they were in the bureau; I don’t know which drawer; I don’t know whether there was anything else besides tho cigars there; never saw there a long tube with a crook to it; never saw such a thing in a box; never saw anything singular there; I have driven Mr. Strong to New York, but not about it; I drove him sometimes tor. Stevens’ hot in Twenty-second street, and sometimes to the house in Twenty-first street; never drove him to his office in William street; I drove him also to Bull’s Head and to Thirty-fourth street ferry; never drove him to Waverley place; he never got out there; never saw him get out at the corner Broadway and Waverley place; no place nearer Waverley place than Twenty-frat strect; the horses were stabled at Felton’s, in Twenty-first, hear Sixth avenue; also with them first; {lived with them at Newtown; Mr, Peter “trong kept three horses there; Mr. Edward had three horses there, and sometimes four; Edward had two carriages; “old Mrs. Strong had two horses and two car- riages; all the members of the family kept horses and carriages; there were altogether fifteen or sixteen car- and about twenty-five horses at the stables at Waverley; they had four coachmen, five at one time; I did not drive Mr. Peter to town every mf sometimes he went by the®cars, and sometimes in his 31 very seldom drove Mrs. Strong to town in the cai ; Mr. Strong generally went in the cars, which were two miles and a half from the house; while at Islip he went to town in the cars, which were five miles from the house; I did not see him drive the children at Ishp; I did most of Mr. went - with me and the children; he weed to go out fishing and shooting while there; some of his time in the evening at the hotels; I did not know of him to stop away from home two or three weeks at atime; Idid notace the neighbors come there; there were some visitors from the city called there, and some of the neighbors sometimes; Mrs. Strong, I was informed, did not receive visitors there; carri uged to drive up there, and the girls told the ladies that Mrs. Strong did not receive any calls; I never drove her around to make visits there; she was in deli- cate health while at Islip. The witness here testified at considerable length as to the size of the wardrobe placed against che door between the bedrooms of Mr. and Mrs. Strong, and then continued:—The rooms of Mr. and Mra. ng were large; the was & medium tized one; ithada hall in the centro; there wore four rooms on the second floor; Mr. ‘Strong assisted me to remove the wardrobe; he told me to put it to the side door; he &d not toll me for what purpose; I put it in front of it to prevent any one from going in or out; the girl who made the beds was named C: ine; there ‘was a French girl samed Mary there too. Re-direct—Mr. Strong or his counsel did not tell me Rot to answer question, Mr. Cram—I woald wther, Benjamin, you would tell the whole story about yoyr being in the Penitentiary, Witness—You did not tea me not to tell it; one of Mr. Peter’s horses was a saddléyorse; Mrs. Strong rode it ‘once or twice, Fiding horse wap fractious; it - Cross-examined—The threw Mrs. Strong once. ONE OF THE SISTERS-IN-Liay % was next j ie i lendid ; s ; Mr. Strong bought a very fine riding horse for her; at Waverley she was visited by her sisters, mother and father; Edward Strong hes been days ‘on business; Peter attended to Mrs. ness; I don’t know what Mr. Peter's income was; tho staircases at Waverley wore carpeted. =, ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ALLEGED CONFESSION. now to direct attention to an Mr. Cram—I desire pg Konds and took place at St. Ji Twas Ieibwea ‘ao temily had mained said to me, yoa her no, 1 did ‘nomething matter Fanny; 1 am willl os husband shou a morrow; how I came to make a I can’ to make fit the would like to sation wi husband about it; that she yy pens onl, ie — g0,” she ‘po my aunt’ any place = to see my children;” a point and interrupted our conversation; we retired 0d asother room and there rat ed for eighteen ths as ere is no ‘I have in Bo excuse for me; but no in Bleecker street, while I was | and there being nothing of special importance on hand requiring their particular attention yesterday, the Alder- men of the city of Brooklyn and toe Romatet Super. visors thereof adjourned pro tem. to the Capitoline Bedford, and selected two representative nines as the respective contestants in a match at base ball; and shortly after two P. M. at it they went in Aten tic and Athletic style, the agreement the los- ing party was to stand the supper. It being a cold after- noon, the majority of the Aldermen were rather slow in facing the music of the nor’easter which prevails. They managed, however, to open play with the agalatance several substitutes who were posted in the thereby they obiained a decided advantage in the carly part of the match, scoring twenty-eight to their - sen fifteen in the first three innings. This the tabs a Nr ea Tita eps ce of the Aldermanic nine had to put in an ance, and the result was-that the Sup next three innings scored sixteen to the nine. The previous lead, however, was too overcome before it was too dark to play, and go the Su- porrages were obliged finally to acknowledge a defeat oy the total score ven to thirty-one in a e of six inn! The ‘over, the ‘partied ad- Burned to the club room, ‘a handsome hot colla- ‘tion had been provided,'under the supervision of Mr. Giddings, and to this one and all did ample justice, the - Aldermen, of course, ing off the palm ‘ie de- partment. After supper specchos, toasts and be- came the order of the evening, and thus one of the most enjoyable and ratior prestings the two bodies have probably ever had er. We give the score below:— ALDERMEN. Players. 0. R. McLaughlin, 2 b....0 6 Ennis, 8. 8, 2 4 Fisher, r. f 12 4 A .8 4 ‘Whitney, c. f 21°68 Kelley, 1. f. 42 Bliss, 1 b. 24 1 6 8 3 Total........+.++518 87 Total. INNINGS. Clubs. 2d. 8d. 4th. Aldermen. eo 62 3 pplogate. The Turf. UNION COURSE, L. I.—TROTTING. Wenxrspay, Nov. 29.—Match $200, mile heate, best three in five, in harness. John Murphy named ch. g. Tom.....+++ B. Walker named b. g. Eagle Rock...... Time, 2:48—2:473¢—2:483¢. First Heat.—The chestnut gelding was the favorite previous to the start at one hundred to sixty, at which rate considerable business was transacted. At the start Eagle Rock took the lead, having won the pole, and went around the turn a couple of lengths in front of Tom. This advantage the bay to the quarter pole; but hs 1 1ay 2294 on the backstretch the chestnut challeny him, and at the half-mile pole showed a half le in front. The bay fell off around the lower turn, was four lengtl behind at the three-quarter pole, and six at the finish. Tom won the heat in 2:48. Heat.—One hundred dollars to twenty was fern ig on Tom’s winning the race, The bay got with the lead, and held it around the turn and past the quarter pole; but on the backstretch Tom closed nicely, and the horses were yoked at the half-mile pole about half way around the lower turn, when Tom broke up and dropped in the rear a couple of lengths. He soon recovered, and at the three-quarter pole was but a length behind. Getting on the homestretch, he soon fave the bay the go-by, and came home an esy winner , y four lengths in 2:47}, Third Heat.—One hundred to five was now offered om Tom, with few takers, Eagle took the lead, but before he reached the quarter pole he began to hobble and bounce, and the chestnut soon passed him, and, opening a wide gap, came home a winner of the race by ten lengths in 2:48 3. Police Intellig: < BRUTAL ASSAULT AND ROBBERY—A SOLDIER THB VICTIM—HE 18 SHOT THROUGH THE HAND. Lewis Forge, a soldier stopping at the Soldiers’ Home, in Howard street, entered. grocery or drinking place, corner of ‘Lispenard and Church streets, on Tuesday night, and while there was set upon bytwomenand a - woman, who knocked him down and by force an@ violence rifled his pockets of one hundred and fifty dollars in cash. Forge struggled manfully with his assailants, and fearing trouble they di him to the sidowalk.’ There one of the parties disa a pistol the ball from which passed through the sol yy hand, terribly shattering it, also his ib and fore finger Forge subsequently found his way to the Eighth precinct station house, and, after relating his troubles, Officer Glynn started {n pursuibof the robbers. Pros to the place where the outrage was committed: the officer arrested William Meyor, there employed as clerk, and on being confronted with Forge he was * positively identified as one of the men engaged assaulting and robbing him. At a later hour Anni Johnson, alias Slippery Annie, was arrested for intoxica. tion, and while in court yesterday rgo identi. fled her as the woman who held. bim down on the floor by the hair of his head till the men stole his money. 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