Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-07-07
Walker Divorce Case.--Morals In The state
of Maine.

walker Divorce Case.--biorals In the state
Of Maine.
III any person doubts the saving Of the old
Kentucky niger, that Hwhite man is MIGHTY
unsartin," they will be apt to be convinced Of
its truth after reading the testimony in the
Walker divorce case, now pending in the court
OF common pleas, which proves that white men
are mighty uncertain, in their intercourse with
pretty women, in their memory of facts, and in
the testimony they give in reference to them.
Inns case has now occupied two weeks. and
tnere are twenty more witnesses to be sworn.
we gave the facts as represented by the plain.
t,ii last week. The defense has made out no.
thing criminal against Mrs. Walker that we
nave discovered as yet. While she was stop
ping at Harpswell, Maine, very curious letter
was certainly written by Der to female friend,
which was read by Mr.. Busted in court. To
Jaage Dy the letter, she was dreadfully love
SICK ABOUT some one, but the Lord only knows
Iswho, lor II any one else had been aware Of the
person, we are sure the able counsel for the d.
tense would have brought it out.
Ex-senator George Evans, who was cbarced
with having improper intercourse with Mira
walker, on board OF a steamboat, between Ros.
ton and Bath, swore that he didn't do anv sncb
thing. VI course, if Senator Evans saws he
didnt ne didn't; and there is the end Of Il.
mr. Evans was also asked several impertinent
questions by the defendants counsel. among
which were, If he had ever committed adultery
with Mrs. Bellamy Storer, of Ohio. and If be
nad ever visited any houses of ilI-fame in Wash
ington, Boston, or anywhere else. If Mr.. Evans
had used good judgment, we think he would
have declined answering such questions Bnt
ne is lawyer, and understood his rights as !
witness, and he chose to answer them IN the
negative.
AS certain judge once said: "God only
knows 'cho lies; but somebody does.n Sixty
three witnesses have already been heard n
this case, and they have sworn to all kinds Of
occurrences, as well as contradictory and ire
concliable statements How the matter will
emo we cannot possibly conjecture The testi-
nnony so lar, we think, is rather against Walker,
ana ne Is evidently greatly prosecuted and
we shall probably be just as able TO determine
which, after this protracted trial is ended, as At
present. N' -
II is very certain that morals in the State Of
Maine, are very much like the politics-beau-
tifully variegated. In this case, it is said that
mrs. walker IS exceedingly anxious to be Ie-
gally separated from her lord and husband.
that she may be reaspoused by DR.. Hartwell,
who is at present a widower, in the vigor and
strength of his manhood. This celebrated
parsonage, about whom so much ado has been
made, Is present every day in court, manifest
ing great interest in the progress OF the trial.
and that he has something at stake is proba.
ble he has apparently seen thirty.fve years,
and, we should judge he was kind of fancy
milk-and- waterish ladies man, of the N. p. Will
lis school, and has decidedly good opinion Of
himself, and an almighty disgust for every one
not OF his own peculiar ilk.
He is not worth half the fuss that has been
made about him. Mr.. Walker, we believe. feels
very much aggrieved because, while he was in
prison, his own father died, leaving his children
fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, and willing
him nothing. The house and lot he also decided
to his wife in Boston, will be closed against
him forever, if his wife attains her wishes.
which, we have no doubt, she will finally do,
aided by the immense wealth of her father.
which is at her command.
There are about thirty or forty witnesses,
male and female, present, from Maine, and the
trial has proved perfect God send to them.
Had they not been summoned as witnesses.
the young ladies would probably have lived
aud died without seeing sights in New York:
and the men would have missed great deal
OF the good liquor they have enjoyed during the
past two weeks. The amount of good and bad
liquor, of all kinds, consumed by our friends of
the Maine law "diggings," during this trial,
has been enormous, as can be .ascertained by
counting the increased revenue of the LIQUOR
shops IN the neighborhood. y Sun. alias.