The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1872, Page 3

—— EMEELEY’S WILL. The Case To Be Fought Out to the Bitter End. AN INTERESTING SESSION YESTERDAY. Testimony of Greeley’s Brother and the Tribune Foreman. Specific Evidence as to Greeley’s Insanity. TWO IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. The Greeley will,case was continued yesterday in the Surrogate’s Court at White Plains, and prom- Ases to be alter all rather along and tedious mat- Teer; for, in spite of the sanguine hopes of the counsel for the Misses Greeley at the last session that there would be a compromise effected, the ase seems likely now to be thoronghly tried. Sev- eral witnesses were examined yesterday and the arguments were of the same wearisome length as at the previous sessions, The Misses Greeley were in Court all day and listened throughout with great interest, painiul as must have been much of the evidence given. There were not many outside NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1872.—TRIPL call on Your Honor for the three wills Mled in this ourt. Objections to the production of each were made by the sonnel for the Misses Greciey, but they were admitted, The wills fled Au 1, 1861, and September 22, 1863, were then put in evidence, as would also have been the will of 1871 had there been any subscrib- ing witnesses in costs satisfactory to the con- testants to prove Mr. Williams then offered to put in a paper exe- cuted by Miss Ida Greeley within a few days, which he understood gave to her younger sister a portion of her father’s estate, willed to Rer, reserving the power of education, guardianship and the right to sell land. He called upon Mr. Nelson, in whose pos- session he believed paper was, to now pro- it, F owe, Nelson—I shall not do so until 1 am’ properly before the Court for that pur} A LAWYER ON THE STAND. Geo P, Nelson was then tho, instance of MI, ay ms and examine ~ fe pa Q. Havé you in your pomnaee @ paper ‘ected by Miss Ida Greeley in favor of her younger sister ? A, I will not producg the paper unless directed to do so by the Surrog “ oe Court—I think the paper had better be pro- juced. Mr. Nelson—There it is, Your Honor. I wish, however, to make a statement in regard to it, i have no wish to gratify Mr. Williams’ curiosity. The Court—Never mind all that. ‘The paper was then produced and put in ev!- dence, It reads as follows:— DEED FROM IDA L. TO GABRIELLE M, GREELEY. Whereas Horace Greeley, late of the town of N castle, county of Westchesier, state of New Yor! ast Will and. testament, dated the 9th day of November, 7, gave and bequeathed all the property of which hé died possessed, including lands, mortgages. bot of hand, debts, stocks, a r daughier, Ida Greeley, one-halt to be by her used at her own’ discretion in the education and support of her sister Gabrielic, the other moiety te Le ber own in ever: righ d whereas the raid Ida L. wis! question respecting the #rne Intent, mea: Of said will, and also Wishes to show a her father’s will as above expressed, at duty towards her sister Gabrielle in respect tion, Now, 1, the said Ida L. Greeley, of the town of Newcastle Atoresaid, in consideration not only of love and affection, but of one dollar to me in hand paid by Gabrielle M.' Greeley, of the same place, the receipt whereot 1s hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold and quit clatmed, and by these presents do bargain, sell em to avoid a ing and Cig | roper regard to | ?*herform her her educa- asked me if I had ever read abook called the “Earth,” which, he said, always froze him when- ever he read it; he went to bed early, and the next morning when I came down stairs I found him there reading a newspaper; I advised him not to to town that day, as it was very stormy, but he insisted on going; we came down TO THE FERRY, and there were a - many people who crowded about him on the boat, but he stared about him vacantly and did not seem to be himself alter we arrived at the 7ribune oMice; the next time I saw im was at Mr. Sinclair’s house, where we were to have @ mecting about our Tribune affairs; when I got there Mr. Greeley was asleep, and when he woke up he acted more serangels than he had ever done before; he said that he had not only ruined himself, but all of us as well, that he had com- mitted acts that were disreputable and had done themeven that day and that he knew he was doing wrong and could not stop himself from doing them; he sald he was a fraud, “5.2 A BLACK FRAUD, a that he would be sent to State Prison, and all such talk as that, which was so unlike the man that it left no doubt on my mind of his insanity. ‘The Court—Perhaps it may shorten the case, if 1 remind the counsel probably Neither side disputes the fact that at times in his last illness, Mr. Gree- ley was, a8 we say, out of his head, The question is whether he was not sane at the time this will was executed, Mr. Williams—That would be 80, your Honor, if this will were not an autograph instrument. ‘The witness continued—He was at times rational and would speak so that he was quite colierent and satisfactory, and then he would immediately go right om. THE MAIN FEATURE OF INSANITY. Q. What was the leading feature of his delusion ? A. Why, that he had ruined the 7ridune and all his assoclites and his personal estate and everything; at that time his personal appearance was strange; his eye was staring, and had a vacant look about it very unusual in him’; I never saw him have such an appearance before ; his face was sharp, and he told me that he had lost twenty pounds of flesh, Cross-examined.—The first time I particularly noticed him acting strangely was at the grave, after his wife’s funeral, just when, as I supposed, he had come up out of ‘the vault; he seemed en- tirely bewildered; in regard to his conduct subse- quentiy, I was not able to find out if he had met CUBA. Report of the Herald Commis- sioner, Mr. A. B. Henderson. STATUS OF THE INSURRECTION, Both Sides of the Saddening Story Plainly Told DOGGED AND IMPRISONED AT HAVANA The Captain General In- terviewed. Release and Departure for the Central Department. + COURTESIES TO OUR COMMISSIONER. ~-——_—— spectators, however, the local population ot White | Ntustittererealtthe one undivided walt af ain Sccentele manners ho sotupiaied om tre toe Pans somkng armen very ie tfrgje in| SAU egret enti W | Novem oe iy a tan mah a the question, Se eae etnase Gt AAG Mist cohewentio: and teetentioo nae Wa house that hight my wife gaye him some medicine MORE ABOUT HOW THE WILL WAS EXECUTED. THU TH Gabrielio avrivon at the ass of Grenty-one gears, | (fczte homeopathic globules) to induce sleep; he Reginald Hart was the first witness, and, having a anal We hells as ie cent ei gation and sat te ee eavout the ele AOR ‘been sworn, testified—I reside in Westchester; am over twenty-one years old; was acquainted with Mr. Greeley and had been for twelve years; am acquainted with his handwriting and the paper now produced (the will of 29th November, 1872) 1s in the handwriting of Mr. Greeley; the signature is his; am one of the subscribing withesses; I sub- Seribea Ap gp the 29th November at the house of Dr. Choate; I subserlbed in the presence of Miss Ida Greeley, Miss Lampson and others. Q, At what time of the day on the 29th November did you first see that will? A. About five or pix o'clock in the afternoon; I reached Dr. Choate’s house at five o'clock, ate + Q. State how you became a subscribing witness to that will? A. I went into tne house and saw Mr. Stuart and several other people as well as Miss Ada Greeley; Miss lia, Stuart and myself went into Mr. Greeley’s room to see if he wasina fit condi- tion to sign this will; Mr. Staart asked him if he ‘Was conscious and he said “Yes;”? Mr, Stuart then showed him the will so that he could see what it ‘Was; then Mr. Stuart asked him if he requested Mr. Haynes to become A SUBSCRIBING WITNESS to nis will; he said “No’; he then asked him ifbe Wished My. Hart to be a witness and he said “Yes;"" Mr. Staart repeated these questions twice: Mr. Stuart then asked if he would have Aunty Lamp. Bon as a subscribing witness and he said ‘Yes; the will was then put ona table near the bed, and i subscribed my name in the presence of Miss Lampson, and she subscribed her name in my presence} 1 was then about eight or ten feet from the bed, Q. In your judgment, frem what you saw and neard, did Mr. Greeley understand what he was doing on that occasion? A. Perfectly. Crossexamined—The attestation power of this and shal appropriate 40 mitich of fhe. property hereby transferred seat Gatene he iy bes nectssary or proper therefor; and with this furthéeY Péservation and exception that, should the said Ida deem it advantageous to sell and dispose of any of the real estate hereby trans- ferred to said Gabrielle before sald Gabrielle arrives at the age of twenty-one years, she may, with the written onsent of said Gabriclle, though she be an infant, do 0, andgive good conveyance therefor, and ie. pro: ceeds Tere et te Got eye Bro ans hereby tran: ia id Gabrielle, An ‘said nants, promises Gihabrete io cad with ead Gabrisiis teat ate the said Ida hath not done, committed or suffered any act or thing whereby the above property, or any part thereof, ow is, or hegee: fer may mpéached, chargéd or encum- bered. And the sald aa VEneRia, promises and agrees with said Cee ny time within one ‘ear alter said Gabrielle arrives at the age of twenty-one upon the reasonabie requestand at the proper cost erred ears, HOW THE DRED WAS EXECUTED. Mr. Nelson was then briefly cross-examined. He sald:—That paper was drawn, executed and de- livered in accordance with what passed between the executors of the will of '71, who are contest- ants here of the will of 72; they had stated to me—Mr. Sinclair for one, Mw Manning for another, I think, and Mr. Storrs—with reference to the in- terest of this younger sister, that if this were done and an arrangement with the sister and brother of pre Ate Mr. Greeley made this contest could be avoided, Mr. Williams, on behalf of the contestants, then called tor and put in evidence the following release from Mr, Natlian Barnes Greeley and others to Miss Ida and Miss Gabrielle Greeley :— ANOTHER IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, To all whom these presenta shall come or may concern greeting Know ye that we, Nathan Barnes Grecley, oi ‘ayne township, Erie county, Pennsylvania: Arminda Greeley, of Spring Creek township, Warren county, Penn- sylvania, and Margaret Bush Greeley, of Clymer, Chautau- qua county, State of New York, brother and sisters of the late Horace Greeley, for and in consideration of the sum STOP WRITING EDITORIALS Reese for the Tribune? A, Ido not know; I don’t think he wrote any after that, but I am not at the office at night; in an ordinary case I should not think it strange for an editor to find himself unable to rite editorials when he wanted to, but in Mr, réeeley's case I sh us Q. Do you not her ht Sano if en- Pat gt ay Sat de the 0} Se - ee, ete we Q Which Fircdominatea in his conduct during the time you have spoken of—the rational or the irrational’ A. The irrational. Q. Do not you know that all this time he was engaged in carrying on an extensive correspon- and char eg of said Georielle, that she, the sald Ida, will | dence? A. I do not Knew. m ang execute, or cause to be made, done and ¥ lo you mean by his havin; executed, Sere auch further nd other tamil and rea ip WiuawdoyouNneaE Ey hie ‘ WERE THEY CUBAN OR SPANISH DEAD 2 feteer and more cael pen pnn tat That he had_@ yacant Stare find seemed lost; -- d confirming the | + Dy in al ie sald Gabrielle, ssigns for: a te aanest . ; ever, ag by the taid Gabrielig, Wer heirsand sssiens, or | *Q. What did you tel him when he sald that he Sylvan Beauties and Soldier Scenes her ot thelr counsel Icarned in the same shall be reasona- | was ruined? A. I tried to cheer him up, and tried ~ prs advised or re 5 Iniwliness whereof the sald Ida has hereunto set her | fmaKe him agit were Agnt back. on the March. hand and seal this 12th day of December, 1872, Q. Was not the Tribune stock at e IDA L. GREELEY, greatly depreciated? A. Not to my knowledge ; ah Sealed and delivered in the presence of Reginald Hart, | none Of it had been sold at less than $10,000; Mr. ae eras see Greeley had sold Tribune shares on two occasions pre yioualy as he told me, to pay debts; one time ‘was in 1854 und the other was a year ago, the first share that Colonel John Hay had, At the Close or Mr. Rooker’s téstimony Mr. Wil- Mams served @ citation upon Miss Ida and Miss Gabrielle Greeley to appear on the 30th inst. in the Surrogate's Court and prove the will of 1871, which the contestants claim to be the genuine one. The Vourt then adjourped until eleven o'clock on neéxt Monday morning. WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIRF SIGNAL OFFICER, Wasuineron, D. C., Dec, 19—1 A. M. ig Probabitities, » For the Northwest and thence over the lakes and Ssoutheastward to the Alleghanies, Tennessee and will isto the handwriting of my father; went. to | of $1, lawful money of the United States, to them in y Arkansas, high pressures, low temperature and Dr. Choate’s_on the 2vth November, with Mr. hand pet he Cree sat Gabrielic Gisekey, daugh-/ generally clear weather. in the Gulf and South Paynes: Mr. Haynes ts the managing clerk in my | tera of the late, Horace | arecley, deceased, have’ | atlantic States rising barometer, clearing, cold father’s ofice; Tsaw Miss Ida Grecley in the house, by. these presents do for themselves, he’ r ss 7, ad some conversation with her, ry Y " weather and northwesterly winds, In Canada and heirs, executors and administrators remise, release Q St a CoAT ON WITH une, IDA. ‘i and forever Gisnhates the said Ida Greeley and Gabrielle the Eastern and Middle States clearing and clear Q. State all you remember of that conversation, Greeley, their heirs, execntors and administrators, ide care Sceed on c erwna,Ct ny | ted eth danatge! Sa ate soaetee | wen ee eagerness om at barometers 9 and o is i q 5 Eatlon was not evidence unless It had been had in | sudornsesofection, suk Ochi duet creas of money, es ian Wiletas ateuee ie rent aeeand contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, vari: | The Weather in This City Yesterday. erode che aged in reply, and the Court | ances, trespamsen, damiges, judgments extents, execu: | 10 following record will show the changes ii Yaa Greeley, that-sue had Bet the sligntest objec- | We or dur heirs,executess or adipinistratorshereatter can, | © SSS wea tie Saher elie aes STH a tion to tae Conversation being-given In full. 1 ay have iou-ipul ce. reasen of any matter, | Comparison, w e corresponding day of last i whi th I jing whatsoever from the beginnitg of the ‘ear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudput’s Witness—1he conversation was mcrely wortd to the day of the date of these presents; and we | Pharmacy, HERALD Building :— tt . : . What'¢o you mean by that? A. Such as “Good | at any time made by the said Horace Greeley, and stipu- | 3A-M........ 32 29 Q. yi y 0 3 morning,” “‘Are you well’ and such like. late and agree not to contest the will of the ‘said Horace | 6 A. 28 What RE sald? Tthink 1 iaquir Greeley, made gn 29th November, 1872, and we hereby 30 Q. Was next said? 4. I think I inquired a8 | consent'that the same may be proved by the Surrogate of 31 to the condition of her father; I have only an im- | Westchester county, New York, and we renounce a right | Average temperature yesterda: 4, presston:as to the purport of her reply; Icannot | orinterest under any will of the said Horace Oreely. < give theexact Words; I think, I auked her next If | In witness wherect, Ae. te. | ay riitree ce fOr corresponding date | she had-had that will executed; she replied “No,” pe a + teeeeeee “ i think. ARMINDA GREELEY, Q. Afe you confident that she said no? A. Tcan HAua Ree B BEESLEY LAND. UTAH. State it in no other form; lasked nextif I should go in-and see if her father was in a fit condition to exeotie the will; she told meI might go in if I liked; Miss Greeley then went oer for a moment or #0, and when she came back Mr. Stuart, Mr. Haymes, Miss Greeley and myself went into Mr, Greely's room together; when we entered Miss Lampson and Mrs.Joln R. Stuart were in the room. IN THE DEATH CHAMBER, .Q, What were the first words said to him? A. Mr. Stuart said “Mr. Greeley,” and he replied, “Welly” then he said, ‘Mr. Greeley, do you know ae Hart?” Mr. Greeley opened his eyes and said, es,” Q. Well, what was the third utterance in that foom of any human voice? A. That would be im- possible to say; I think it was made by Mr. Stuart, who, holding the will before Mr. Greeley, said, ‘Do you acknowledge this to be your last will ara tes- ftament and your signature and seal?’ to which Mr. Greeley replied Pek) “No; I then said, “The will you wrote, Mr. Greeiey?” he then lifted his head, looked at it long enough to know what it was and said, “Yes; Mr. Stuart then asked,’ ‘Do you request Mr. Haynes to be a subscribing witness to your last will and testament?” Mr. Greeley’s answer was ‘‘No;'’ Mr. Stuart then asked, ‘Do you request Mr. Hart to be ® subscribing witness to this will’ the answer was, “Yes”; the next question was, “Do vou re- quest me to be a subscribing wituess ’* and he said “No”; the next was, “Do you request Aunty | ee tobea subscribing witness?” and he said, | “Yes, | AFTER THE SIGNING OF THE WILL. Q. Was any telegram sent to you on the day of | ir, Greeley’s death? A. No, sir; [did not take | i, Haynes with me to be a subscribing witness; I | had seen Mr. Greeley on the Saturday preceding { hhis death; after the will was signed I gave it to Miss Ida Greeley and she handed it back to me to €nke:care of it; [gave it to Mr. Haynes to carry home for me; [ saw it atterwards on the table, and either my father or mother was examining it. } Q. Do you know when your father wrote the | — power on the back of the will? A, No, | sir. | Q. Did you tell Dr. Choate when you proceeded | on the 29th November to lis house that you were joing to have a wiliexecuted by Mr. Greeley? A. | do not remember. MISCELLANEOUS ITEM: | Macy had you with GREELEY'S BROTUER ON THE STAND. Mr. Nathan Barnes Greeley sworn—I am the brother of the late Horace Greeley; reside in Erie county, Pennsylvania, and have resided there since 1824; nearly all the time I have been on the | same farm; I went on it with eet father Zaccheus Greeley; my father died there; the land originally pened to the State of Pennsylvania, and at the | time it was settled was sold at fifty cents an acre subject to certain conditions, r. Greeley then | entered into a lengthy account-of Horace Greeley’s | nominal acquisition of the estate by paying a sum due to the State on this property, which had been allowed to stand over. Cross-examined.—Q. Have you been applied to either by the counsel of the executors of 1871 or the executors themselves to oppose this will? A. No, sir; I understood that Mr, Williams sent some ‘one to me. Q. Did you have a petition handed you for signa- ture, asking for the appointment of a collector ad litem? A. No, sir. Q. During the lifetime of Horace Greeley did you | and your father receive aid and assistance from | him? A, Very frequently. Q. In all, to what extent? A. Icould not say; | probably thousands of doliara. Q. With regard to peepee one on that farm, how much are they worth? A. It would be worth more if it were still covered with timber than it is now. Re-examined—My sister has @ house and lot, worth maybe $1,000, which Horace gave her, and he has also given her about $200 a year; she is very poor; I think Horace paid about $300 on the farm owned by my other sister. Q. State whether or pot your son Horace re- ceived aid from the late Mr. Greeley to buy a farm in New Jersey? A. Yes, sir. A recess was then taken, After Recess. On reassembling the following additional tes- timony was taken :— Thomas N. Rooker sworn—I reside in the city of Brooklyn and have known the late Mr. Horace Greeley since 1841; im April of that year I became a compositor en the 7ribune. Q. During all this period what degree of inti- r. Greeley? A. I saw him to my house, and has sometimes stopped there several days when he has been ill. Q. Whatie your p her I was twenty-six ye entage? A. Last Septem- ‘a of age; am a lawyer by | rofession and have an oMice in the city of New | ork; I was not at home specially on the 20th | November to eee Mr. Greeley. | Q. What else was done besides the signing of the will on that day? A. Mr. Reid came in, and Mr. Stuart asked Mr. Greeley tf he recognized him ; Mr. Greeley.said, “Yes,” and stretched out his hand and shook hands with Mr. Reid warmly, Q. Warmly? A. Yes, sir; so much go that ie my attention; Mr. Retd then said h ‘woutd huve come hefore if he had thought it would Nave done any goad; Mr. Greeley’s tace lighted 1 as if in token of recognition; Mr. Stuart then sald, pe aig in “pain, Mr. Greeley?’ and he said, | “Yes. | Q. How*jong after the will was execnted did you | remain inf te room? A, I suppose ten or fifteen it | a | minutes, , Did Mr. Haynes remain in the room during ‘all that perfoc ? . Yes, si The counsel for the proponents here rested their ‘ease for the present. Mr. Williams laimed that if they did they would he debarred from introducing fresh testimony thereafter. The Court, however, decided that the proponents had merely so far attempted to make out a prima facie casé, and that it was the duty of the counsei for the contestants to now put in evidence oppos- Ang the admission of the will to probate, MR. ROBINSON'S TESTIMONY, Mr. Williay; E. Robinson was then called and wvorn--Ain @ counsefor-at-law, residing in Brook- iyn; have known Mr, Greeley thirty years; | drew a will for Mr. Greeiey. Q. Will you preduce it, sit? Diseussion at giuce ensued between the counsel as to the prepricty of putting this will in evidence, ‘The Court—What bs the date of that will ? Mr. Williams—2iat September, 1857; 1 propose oor. palin evidepve the foyvs Wills made by Mr. Greetey. The Court--I will adyut it; it may have some bearing on the question, . Where has that will Keen since it was cxe- . his. chair; | | away, when he woke up and suid, | sent over to see if Mr. Williams was Q. Have you ever interfered in his pecuniary affairs? A. 1 was the first person approached to form the Trivune Association by Mr McElrath, and when I had given my ap- proval of it a meeting was held; ever since that time 1 have had the greatest in- tinacy with him: only recently I protested against his selling @ 7ribune Share; he said it would be the last he would sell, and that he was forced to do so to cover an endorsement he had given; he promised both myself and my wife that he would never again endorse a mote for anybody; I saw him the DAY OF MRS, GREELEY’S PUNBRAL; he seemed to have an unearthly look—to be like a | man who was crazy; that was my impression; I saw him the first time after that on the 11th of November in his room in the 7vibune omce; 1 went to meet him; he was apparently asleep in Mr. Cleveland was in the room, and as I had heard he couid not sleep I was going |, “Rooker, I want to sce you;" he then went into a doze again, but Mr. Cleveland went out, and he woke up again and said, “Rooker, lam ruined; we are all ruined; you have got some property; Ihave none, and I want you to take care of my children; I promised him that I would, and said, “Mr. Greeley, I wish you to go home with me, and tf you rest and see no com- pony it will do you good; Mr. Greeley said he ha TRYING TO WRITE een Some articles about Beston and Wall street, but that he could not satisfy himself; Mr. Reid came in just then and [told him this, and he said, “That oes not matter, we can arrange that;" \ ley did not seem to wish much to go with th me, and ‘oing up to Chappaqua that atternoon, but I fnsisted ana went home with me at four o'clock, Q. What was your opinion of HIS MENTAL CONDITION at that time from what you saw and heard? A, 1 thought he was not of sound mind; 1 took Mr. Gree- ley home ina carriage; when we arrived he la down on a sofa and went to sleep, and my wite threw a shawl over him to prevent his catching cold; we went down to dinner and were there almost daily at the office; he has made many visits | he | | tendin The Almighty Implored to Keep Off the Smalilpox—The Revision of the Territo- rial Laws Discussed—Congress to Crush Out Pelygamy. SaLt Lake Ciry, Dec. 18, 1872, To-morrow has been appointed a day of fasting and prayer in St. John’s Valley, Tovele county, that the Almighty may be merciful and prevent the spread of smallpox there. A lady is preparing to occupy the pulpit in one of the orthodox churches of this city. A division of opinion prevails among the Gentiles as to the wisdom of calling an extra session of the Territorial Legislature to revise the laws. Those in favor of it state that the Mormons would have a chance to correct their errors, while those against. it hold that compulsion only will bring abont the abandonment of polygamy, and that an extra ses- sien of the Legislature will avail nothing, but merely defer a remedy through Congress. Great enthusiasm prevails in Corinne at the prospect of the construction of a branch of the Jtah and Northern Railroad from that point through the northern settlements of the Territory to Montana, THE SNOW STORM, A jolly snow visited us yesterday—a snow that made Young America’s heart tingle with delight. It was not one of your crusty, uncomfortable snows, that breed red noses and miserable tem- pers; nor one of your splashy, thin, diluted snows, that give the word of paint of snowballing to the ear and break it to the hope, leaving only mud | and misery behind; nor a fitful snow, that howled like a wilderness in gusts and dribbled like Niobe’s tears in the interval—a snow that, being both rain and hail, had all the disagreeable elements of each without the invigeration or exbilaration of either, The snow of yesterday was none of these. It was A HEARTY, GENEROUS SNOW, It blew boldly in your face and down your back. It settled on your neck and face and clothes and stuck there; nothing weak and vacillating about it. It came with a flurry and kept the flurry up. It lit along the streets and would not melt even Ih the tender embrace of mother earth, It was a thorough Santa Claus Christmas snow, imbued with the Lo ay joility of that old saint, and it was bound to have its fun while it was young. All the farniliar characteristics of a good, jolly snow storm were to be seen on the streets, and the usual fuss and worry were felt on the railroad cars. In the afternoon the snow changed to a sleet, and later in the evening the weather cleared to an almost warm temperature, THE OATHOLIC UNION, tures and Enrolments. The members of the different committees Tepre- senting the parochial circles of the Catholic Union throughout this city met last evening, at eight o'clock, inthe spacious hall of St. Francis Xavier's College, West Sixteenth street. Dr. Anderson pre- sided, assisted by Judge Quinn, Charles Morse, Dr. Marren and others. The quarterly report of receipts and expenditures showed a total receipt of $6,201 95, and an expenditure of $977 64, with a balance of $5,314 11, The number of meimbers enrolled in sixteen parochial city districts during the quarter Was 6,750, The report of the Committee on Catholic Protection showed the number of the poor pro- vided for by the Union and the advisability of ex- Haricniyone . The answer received to a memorial lately presented to the Albany Legisla- | ture willbe read at the next meeting. Letters Mr. Gree- | were read from the Archbishop and others apolo- gizing for absence, The meeting terminated suc- cessfully. BOARD OF HEALTH. At the regular meeting of the Board of Health, held yeeterday afternoon, a report was received from the Sanitary Committee on the dangerous spread of smallpox. A paper was also handed in Jrom the City Sanitary Inspector's oMce on the purity of certain articles of ood. It was placed cuted? A, In my possesxion (turning to the | longer than usual; when I came up stairs | On file. The following is a comparative statement Court); if Your Honor will permit mel will furs | again Mr. Greeley’ woke up and called me; | of contagi disea: reported tor the two weeks nish a copy of this will to the Court; I am an old | he said he could not sleep and wanted | ending December 2 and 1 friend of Mr, Greeley's and shonia like topreserye | to talk with me, but he soon Telapsed into ~ F the original will as &@ memento of ons Sriendship, a stupor; Ewent and got a book of poems a read Dyphe Swalte ‘he Conrt--.Certatuly, gir, Komothin to him to try to cheer him apt he ies ¢ bey Sore Mr, Williame—Iiet Will do. Mr, Rebinéog. Tnow | tened and yead the poem himself, and then he 3 % Quarterly Reports of Receipts, Expendi- | Genera}s, Guides, Sples and Interpre- ters at His Service. —— A RIDE TO VIAMONES. a Sickening Sight of Mutilated (oe ee hi Corses on the Battle Field. pS Seely INTO, THE REBEL LINES. Agramonte and Enrique el Americano Halt the Herald Man. wh eae A CUBAN OUTPOST. ~ How the Patriots Dress, Eat, Sleep, March and Fight. PRESIDENT CESPEDES. The; Herald Commissioner Conducted to the Hero of the Revolution. AL-FRESCOINTERVIEW IN THE CUBAN CAMP Hopes, Fears, Forces, Weaknesses, ' Wishes and Wants, : TWELVE THOUSAND MEN IN THE FIELD. They Will Fight to the Last and Never Surrender. THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA. Return to the Spanish Camp— Departure for Santiago. SHEET. ‘the effect that your hasty departure was caused by the Diario article ?” “That is true; but you must bear in mind that that telegram, like all those I sent from Cuba, could only reach you through Spanish hands, It had to go to Havana before reaching the United States, and you see that in all probability it would have undergone some changes if the subject matter had been distasteful to the Spanish autiorities, I may have erred in saying more in that message than that I had left the island. Its object was simply to inform the Hekanp I was homeward bound, and at the same time to give what I con- sidered an important matter, General Riguelme’s wolicitude for my safety. 1 think the HeraLp should have refrained from any such strictures upon my actions until my arrival here, or at a port York, I was really in less danger in Santiago, under Riguelme’s protection, than when I had been tn the fleld with the Spanish voluuteers,’? “As to the article in the Diario?” “It wag simply @ coincidence that the article in the Diarlo appeared the day before the French steamer sailed. That was the first opportunity I portunity for at least a week. I concealed the fact of my departure to prevent the Spaniards throw- ing any obstacle in the way. I notified the foreign Consuls of my intentions, so that they might inform General Rignelme, and by that means_ reduce the probabilities of his interposing any objection.” i “What were the chief dangers surrounding you? “As General Kiguelme informed me, Lwas in great danger from the laborantes, who sympathized with the insurgents, They understood and belleved that the New York HBRALD would hold the Spaniards responsible for my death, let me meetit from whom I might. The tavorantes, he said, were Interested in having me assassinated, knowing that the blame would be thrown upon the Spaniards. T know that the General was sincere in the belief that my life was in jeopardy. lam equahy certain that [ was in danger from the Spanish volunteers. ‘The Gen- eral also cautioned me not to go out after night, and only during the day when T was in company with Lieutenant Aguero or the American Consul, Without my asking him he ventured to give me a permit to carry a revolver.” “Was the popular feeling very the article in the Diario ?” “Yes; it was the topic of conversation at all the clubs and at all the places of public meeting. The Spaniards said that 1 ought to give my opinions as to their claims, An oflicer of one of the clubs in- formed me the might before the article appeared that lt Would be pubiisned. ‘re reason sor {I curious procedure was, he s: that if my Impr sions were favorable to the Spaniards, and that if 1 published them In the Diario, | could not actually cont adict what 1 had said there when I reached high on account of \) ae Did you have any open evidence on the part of anybody of a desire to insult or molest you ¥ “No; on the contrary, I received every civility and the higtlest consideration from all persons, with two exceptions, These were, first, a Spanish vaptain at Divoreio, who declined an invitation from the Colonel of the post to dine with him on the ground that he would not sit down at the ta- ble with an American, I being at the time a guest of the Colonel. The second instance was that of a Custom House officer at Nuevitas, who told me very frankly that he would like to hang me and every other American, also the English, aud every- body who spoke the English language.” ie ofave you, Mr. yenderson, any fai ther st ment with regard to the HeraLp ahd yoursell ¥ : “It appears to me that my most just cause ol complaint is from the fact of the HeraLp having pronounced my mission a failure before I had time to make a full explanation, In consideration, weve aon could not have been, and was noc, known to the HERALD, I must absolve ft from all intentional slight! whic ment of my mo to the H&RALD."? ate- 3 jem rein THE MISSION TO CUBA. ven arn ak vanne-Shadowed by t lie this island. While making the necessary arrange: | ments for the journey previous to my departure, I did not underrate the importance of my mission. from which I could communicate directly with New | had of leaving, and there would not be another op- | of the fact that the success of my miis- | t upon my courage and capacity, both of | DT eiaim to he vindicated in the full state- | ements Which Ihave now furpished | ‘Brief Instructions=Firet PJans in Ha- Spanish Po- It was not without many misgivings as to the results that I undertook my present mission to received on the 15th ahout noon, This, delivered hy one of the Palace oMeiels, dazzling in gold lace and uniform, was in the form of an order directing” your correspondent to present himself at the Palace at twelve o'clock the next day, And now the hitherto disturbed pulse of your correspondent became placid again, and he ventured to pay a visit to one of the gentlemen to whom he had been ac- credited by the Commissioners of “Cuba Libre’? ip New York, but was not jong to remain in peace. IMPRISONMENT AND RELEASE. Peeencentnd Z In a Spanish Prison—Sent for by the Captain General, Remanded and Set Free=—Private Chats with the Herald Commissioner, I ws sitting in my room in the “Hotel Tele+ grafo,’’ at about six o'clock on the evening F received the Captain General's order, when an ate taché of the house informed me agentieman dé- sired to see me outside, to whom I was at once presented by name, and the information given me that I was in the presence of THE CHIEF OF THE POLICE OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA, “Tentente Coronel de Ejercite, Ricardo Sanchez, Gefe de Policia’ (Richard Sanchez, Lieutenant Colonél of the Army and Chief of Police), @ tail; slender man, with @ dark complexion and light eyes, resumed the seat from which he had arisen when I entered, and, motioning me to another, said, through the attaché, who speaks English well, he desired to ask me a few questions, and then, consulting @ paper in his hand from time ta time, asked when I arrived in Havana, upon what steamer, how long I intended remaining and my business in Cuba. Upon my replying to the ques« tion he said I must ACCOMPANY HIM TO THE POLICE OFFICE. It was with considerable uneasiness I acconte panied the oficial down stairs, where we were joined by another uniformed, armed ofiicer, who, cauling a Victoria, mounted the box with the driver, while the Chief and I took the seat withing At the police headquarters we found my inter- preter, who had walked, and through him I dew manded the cause of this arrest, His reply was I would ascertain in aday or two; that he did not know himself; he had been ordered by his supe< rior to arrest and confine me securely, but ta give me every coport possible, I was then takem Caine foe | | i MY PRISQN, _ asmall room adjoining the main one used by the police. It was on the second story, with one win- dow (barred, of course) looking down into a nar- row street, At the door au officer, armed with @ sword, was stationed, A servant within call was placed at wy service, and a card, upon which waa the word “Luis,” the presentation of which to the servant would at any time bring me an interpreter. | Writing materials and wine were brought me, andy sending the servant to the hotel with a note of en- couragement to my wife aud asking for cigars and books, I prepared to be as jolly as possible in this novel situation, Several Americans called during the evening, for news of my incarceration sprea® rapidly, and it was with great dimculty I prevented them from asking the immediate interference of. Mr. Hall, United States Vice Consul General. I ob- jected to this because I was confident that ifk could see the Captain General my Enpronnene would not be prolonged, while the interposition of the United States government through its Consul might totally defeat the object of my visit. Atabout ten o'clock ‘a rude cot was put into my room, wins closing thedoor upon my guard, I passed my firs the morning after at about tro oe in a Se was awakened on | half-past six, by the servant ordered to walt begin me, With the question (addressed to every one all over the fsland upon rising), “Will you have café ' con wehe or café 2” (coffee and milk or coffee) and informed that breakfast would be ready at eleven clock. ¥ * Sou after Chief Sanchez, first asking permis- sion, entered tie room with the interpreter, and im the grandiloquent style habitual to Spaniards, pua himseif at my service and asked if Ldlesired anys thing. c | | i before breakfast several American and one ~ | Engiish gentieman caljed and insisted upon layin at my case before he titea States Goneul oan . | objected strongly, as I was fully perstiaded my im-, \ pyjsonment would not be prolonged after an op- For over four years a state of war had existed be- | Cubans. For more than a year nothing had been known of the real condition of these insurgents, They had been completely cut off from intercourse with the world, and the reports concerning them were very conflicting, The Spaniards represented the Cuban forces as a handful of naked, ill-armed negroes and Chinese. The friends of Cuba Libre claimed that their army numbered at least ten thousand tolerably well armed wen, and as an evidence of this pointed to the accounts of numerous engagements given in Spanish jour- nals. It is true these accounts gene- rally reported that the insurgents had been routed; but, said their sympathisers, it is an evidence there are still armed bands to en- counter, To learn the truth was the chief object of my mission, but from the first the diMicuities of my undertaking were ag great as the doubts which surround the actual condition of the Cuban forces. I soon found it was no holiday task I had under- taken, and I must confess to some feelings of fear, to some trepidation on thinking of the diMculties I would be compelled to surmount and the dangers I would have to undergo. To visit the principal cifies of the island guarded as I knew they would be by tne medical students in Havana ia too fresh in the memory of the people to be repeated; to pass through the lines of the armies surrounding tie | men I was directed to meet, and there probably be received as an enemy, because I had passed safely, i were in themselves considerations almost suMcient | further that on both sides this war had been éon- ducted with 8 savage inhumanity unparalleled in modern times, it was not with the pleasantest an- THE THREATS OF THE VOLUNTEERS, General Riguelme’s Indignation at the Diario Article. AN INTERVIEWER INTERVIEWED. MR. HENDERSON'S STATEMENT, PERSONAL | The return of our Jate Cuban Commissioner, Mr. A. Boyd Henderson, to New York enables the HERALD to lay before the public the detailed result of hia mission, Feeling that his course had been misconstrued, through circumstances over which he had no control, he expressed a wish to be heard in his own defence and in explanation of his de- | parture from Cuba. The following is the conversa- | tion which then ensued :—~ | “Do you desire to make a statement, Mr. Hender- son, in regard to the imputed failure of your mis- sion, a8 Commented on editorially in the HERALD of the Ist inst "7 “Yes, Tcestainly do. T consider that my mission | Was completed when I met the insurgents in the Central Department. After that had been accom- | plished I would have taken the first opportunity of | leaving the island of Cuba for New York, I wasin | greater danger after that than I had been before, | because It was the belief of the Spaniards that I had seen only 100 men under Agramonte, With suspicion that I had met President Ces- y life would not have been worth a purchase, The telegram I sent to the HeRrap, giving the number of the | usurgents I had seen, was in accordance with the | ldeas the Spaniards had, because the telegrams passed through Spanish hands. If I had found a vessel at Nuevitas, Barracoa or at any other port | before reaching Santiago de Cuba, about leaving | for the United States or any port in the West In- | dies, I would have left at once, It was my inten- | tion when I went to Santiago to see the insurgents in the Oriental Department if possible without any Great effort; but it was absolutely necessary that I should take the first steamer. It was my destre hot to give the Spaniards any clue of my Intentions to depart until the time of my leaving. The Spaniards, 1 may explain, were under the impres- sion that! was going to spend the Winter in the island of Caba, and write up my correspondence ip the city of Havana.’ “Bat your tecwam fom Cape Naytieb was to | * ticipations that I came here, I HAD ARMED MYSELF IN NEW YORK, as far as possible, with documents from various authorities, to show when necessary the object of my trip. From the State Department, at Washing. ton, I had obtained my passport. From the “Cuban Junta,’ in New York, I had gotten not only a passport, or certificate of the capacity in | which I was engaged, over the seal of the “Com- missioners of Cuba Libre” in the United States, but | separate letters of introduction to Cespides, | President of the Republic of Cuba, and to Generals | Agramonte, Garcia, Diaz and others, all of which were designed for my protection when I should reach the jusurgents’ lines, I also had an interview with ADMIRAL POLO, THE SPANISH MINISTER, in which I endeavored to obtain some assurance that I might be permitted to accompany the Spanish army, or a division thereof, in its move- ments against the rebels. The only result of this interview was the Admirai’s promise that he would write upon the subject to the Captain Gen- eral of Cuba. | I left New York on Thursday, October 3, in the steamer Morro Castle (ominous name!), com- manded by Captain Morton, of whose subsequent Root offices I shall hereafter have occasion to speak, On the following Wednesday, October 9, we steamed by the grim walls of HAVANA'S CHIKF FORTRESS, MORRO CASTLE, and entered her capacious harbor at about seven | o'clock in the morning. Of Havana's numerous | fortifications, as seen from the harbor; of the novel appearance of thé city itself, with its flat-roofed, chimneyless balconied houses of blue, yellow and green, among which wave the palm, banaia and | other tropical trees, as viewed from the deck of | our steamer, anchored now in the middle of the harbor, it is not my province to speak. Soon atter we anchored the Health OMcers boarded us, followed shortly after by those of the Custom House, and our passports were collected i | ! tween the Spanish government anda part of the \ the dreaded Spanish volunteers, whoge murder of } to deter me. Remembering these dimMculties, ana | | for me. ulty should be given me to explain the object pony Viele to Cubacand that object would bein danger of defeat if too much prominence were given to my arrest. AFTER A SUMPTUOUS BREAKFAST lemployed my time until three g'elock in studying | the Cosa de Cuba, as seen 1a 8 sinall house across | the narrow street. At Uuat hour 1 was directed to | accompany au officer +o the Captain General's in a | Victoria, After a ten minutes’ drive we arrived Us | the Palace, and ina few minutes, ushered through spacious suits of rooms by oilicers and attachés, gorgeous in uniforms and gold lace, I was 1D . THE PRESENCE OF CAITAIN GENERAL CEBALLOR, the higuest dignitary im the country. My guide or guard after a word ortwo was dismissed, and we were jomed by the Captain General's Chief of Statt,, Who speaks English with tolerable fluency and in telligibility. Ceballos, a middle-sized, handsome man, With gray hair, mustache and goatee, was tok ‘tired in a plain dark suit of clothes, his military, character showg only by a white belt about hig waist, I was queationed very courteously as to the object | of my Visit to the island, or my business with cer- | tain ‘suspected persons whom [ had been in com- munication with im Havana, Without any conceals, | ment I stated I had been sent by the editor of tha? New YoRK HERALD to ascertain the true state Qj atfairs in Cuba, and particularly the condition and | strength of the insurgents, about which little was. known. For various reasons it would be itapolitic, | to uive the conversation that ensued in extenso. It | is suMicient to gay that at the end of about an hour 1. was remanded to my prison, with the assurance that { would be released immediately, and directed whten that desirable event should be accomplished | to xepajr to the palace, when and where the matter woula Db? (urther discussed, Ms But the oi ez for my release did not come that day, and as nigu* drew on wine and “refrescos’? were brought, the ~iard was stationed outside the closed door, and ny “698d night in prison fol- lowed, ~ It was not until the afterno. of the next day thatl was released, Chief Sanc.%4 himself open- {ng wide the door of my celi ‘and . ‘ith unmistak- able gestures telling me I was free to ac? arrival at that moment of Dr. Burgiss ‘au! ¥ | Tesident Havana correspondent gave the chic! && opportunity to display that politeness of the grant jloquent order common to ull genuine Spaniards. He not only assured me that I could hereafter com- mand his services, but that his house was mine, and that I would do him the favor of Login 4 him in some way to share his esteem and respect In the midst of such protestations, and’ with much bowing, the Chief, seeing us to our car- Tiuge,we took our departure with considerably more pleasure at leaving that hospitable mansion | than [ had feit upon entering it, ‘The next day, Uctober 18, I CALLED UPON THE CAPTAIN GENERAL at his palace and was without any trouble or delay admitted to his presence, and being joined directly: by the chief of stat, a long and interesting conver- sation ensued on the rebellion, the present condi- tion of the insurgents and my mission to the island. I was assured by both these gentlemen that the number of insurgents then in arms was less than twenty-five hundred and of these there Were not more than six per cent whites, A map of the insurrectionary districts was shown me and the positions of the Spanish and Cuban forces pointed out, Letters of introduction addressed to “Ecsmo. Sr. Comandte, en Gefe del Ejercito de Operaciones del Centro y Oriente. Don José Riguelme,” and to “Escsmo. Sr. Comdte Gral. ae Pto. Ppe. Don Ramon Fajardo,” were then furnished me, with the assu- rance that both these officials should be directed by mail to give me eyery opportunity to ascertain. the real condition of the insurgents, It would be presuming upon the ignorance of the people to pretend that the gist of your correspond- ent’s interviews with the Captain General has been given. That the great and unprecedented factlities afforded tim to study the military operations, and the respect and honor thereafter Hae en shown to the HERALD commissioner by all Spanisi ofticials with whom he came in contact, point uner- ringly to something more than appears on the sur- face, 18 not to be denied; and, however pleasant it might be to gratify the curiosity of the public in , this particular, and give a full account of the dipla and sent to the city, we being assured that in about half an hour eiitens to land would be returned, But as one half hour after another passed and no permission came, it was evident something Was wrong, but what it was we remained in ignorance of, although your correspondent had some fear that his presence might be the cause, I have since learned that this was the fact, as will hereafter appear, twelve o'clock; then we hurried to shore, and after @ form of bi Way to our abiding places, scription of Cuba or of Havana. That has been so often done that the people of the United States a knowledge of the Spanish language, and as quietly 4s possible communicating with those Cubans to whom he had letters of introduction, respondent pursued the even tenor of his way until he was aroused from his equanimity by the information (given him by one of his new-made ac- quaintances) that he was being SHADOWED BY THE POLICR. Now, a8 thoughts of Spanish dungeons, chains and the garrote Mashed through his mind, he pre. pared himself as far a8 possible fora visitation from the authorit ‘These preliminary arrangements having been com- pleted, upoo October 18 your correspondent ad- dressed +] A LETPER TO THE CAPTAPN GENERAT, yequerhilw au wierview. lo Which an answer Was The desired permission was not given until after | gage eXamination made our | It is not my intention to give an extended de- | must have a tolerably correct idea of this island. | hers ot these people, laboring assiduously to acquire | our cor. | matic negotiations which resulted so favorably for the HERALD mission, it cannot be done at present, YOUR CORRESPONDENT’S LIPS ARE SEALED, and whether temporarily or eternally depends not upon his own will, but upon the wills of the present, acting Captain General of Cuba and Admiral Polo, the Spanish Minister at Washington, The HERALD editorial order to its correspondent waa, “Go and see the Cuban Instirgents and ascer- tain, for the information of the American people, the actnal condition of the war,” the means to be, used being left to his discretion. With no decided feelings for or against either of the parties other than the ‘American lukewarm sympathy always given to the weaker side, he sought to obey the orders of his chief, and asec every legitimate means to thatend. The situation of the Cuban insurgents, surrounded by their ene. mies, and the peculiarity of the war, in which | there is not only uo quarter given onthe battle. field, but 5 NO RECOGNITION OF FLAGS OF TRUCE, | added to Spanish distrust of America and her citizens, and the distrust with which Cubans looked upon every one who had any intercourse | Whatever with their enemies, made Tne proposed | undertaking one involving much danger, aud to insure succes# required not only extremely deli- | te and cautiously laid plans, but the use of | 8 perhaps not otherwise defensible. Iwill only say that tn the time between my last’ interview with the Captain General and October 23, the day of my departure from Havana, while | Lwas busy in making preparations necessary for | mny journey and the success of my plans, Mr. Bai | Kindly firnished ‘me wiih introductory Jeg