Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-03-17
The Conspiracy Case.

Dollars. and Eliza Hart in nominal sum.
The object was to have compassion for
Mrs. Hart, and her child, and give her a
chance to &c away. But they were sulky
and refused to give any bail: and they
were taken to Jail.
We give, in the following, all the es-
sential points of the evidence.
Levi Whitmore, n Dentist of this City,
testified that he has been acquainted with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart since last Fall; that
Mr.. Hart has been keeping Billiard
Table in the Saloon Of the Runnals
House, and himself and wife have been
boarding at that house that be has done
some dentistry for Mrs. Hart at differ
ent times, and that he never had on hand
an incompleted contemplated job; that
on Monday forenoon, March 9TH, Mrs.
Hart came over to his office, and reques-
ted him to go to her room and fix her
teeth; that she looked as though she
had been crying-he asked what allied
her, and she said her husband was going
away to Racine and Milwaukee, and she
felt bad about that, and that something
else was troubling her mind; that he
asked what else was troubling her, and
she said himself and wife were the only
friends she had in town, and she wanted
to tell him, and asked him to come to
her room in the evening, after Mr.. Hart
should be gone in the stage and she
would be alone and would tell him; that
he asked her to tell it there, but she
said no, she had good deal to tell that
she was very earnest in insisting on his
going over, that it was essential, would
do her a great favor, and that he prom
ised to 60; that they were alone in his
office; that she never came there before
alone; that he went over about eight
o'clock, saw Hart in the Billiard room,
played game, went down to Coles
Saloon with him, and back, and when
Hart went off in the stage, he went up
to her room, knocked, was admitted by
Mrs. Hart, and asked to take off his hat
and over coat; that he declined as il W rs
late and he could stay but few mo-
ments; that she insisted, saying she was
lonesome, and wanted a visit from him
that he again declined, and asked what
she wanted to tell him, but she said she
could not tell unless he would take off
his hat and coat and stay spell; that
he then said it was late, and if he was
seen there at this time of night, it would
create scandal; that after some more
conversation of this kind he left; that
the next morning she came again to his
office, but was in too much of a hurry,
and wanted him to come to her room
again in the evening; that Mr.. Hart did
not 60 to Racine the evening before, and
came back soon after Mr.. Whitmore
left her room, but that he had gone that
morning in private conveyance, and
asked him again 10 come t. her room
in the evening; that after similar con-
versation of the morning before, he again
consented to 60, and did 60, and was
admitted as before, and found her alone
sitting by the table reading; that she
again asked him to take off his hat and
coat and sit down and make her visit /;
that he again declined for the same rca-
sons he gave the night before; that she
then said there was no need Of his going
home, as she was alone, and he might
stay with her, his wife wouldn't care
anything about it; that he then asked
what her secret was, and she said not
any thing in particular, and tried to turn
it off as joke; that he got up, walked
across the room from the door, turned
towards the door, with the intention of
going out, but that she stepped before
him and locked the door, and threw her
self upon the lounge and commenced
coughing very severel J that while she
was coughing, he turned towards her,
and asked what il was for, and while
-Ghis was going on the door was burst
open, and Mr.. Hart caught him by the
throat and exclaimed "Now you Cd
ID scoundrel I've got you;" that as
soon as the door burst open Mrs. Hart
ran into the bedroom, and did not come
out again; that Hart presented Colts
Revolver to his head, and threatened to
blow his brains out if he opened his
head; thatin consequence ofthese threats
and this violence, he was induced to de
liver up to Hart his gold watch, thirty
dollars in money, to execute three notes,
one for $500, and two each for $50,
and to sign paper acknowledging that
he had committed a rape on Mrs. Hart
and was caught in the act, that as he
was leaving, Hart told him if he would