Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-02
LOCAL NEWS.

CIRCUIT COURT, JUDGE CARTTER-Ths Case
of Wiley V. Brocn.-This morning the trial of
the case OF Wiley against Brown was contin-
ued IN the Circuit Corlrt-this being the fourth
day OF the trial
Susan Weeden testified as follows r. asides
on the corner OF Twelfth and l. streets and
nearly all her life She has resided in that
nelghborhood Knows Mrs. Brown; first knew
MIS-. Is. when witness resided on & street, be-
tween Twelfth ana Thirteenth SITS A servant
came to her and asked if she would take lady
to board with her for a short time, and the next
day she came alone, by the name of Elizabeth
Reed Whlle she was there she was Visited
by Mr. Larned. She remained at he II house
one week, and left to 60 to Baltimore, and re-
turned the same day. The reason she gave for
returning was, that the woman with whom
she had lived as a kind of partner had broken
up the house and moved away. She came
back 10 her house about the last of September
or early in October, and remained some weeks
This was in 1874. Witness made arran pampnts
10 go to Mrs. Gardiner's on + street, and to
take her along, and she went with Witness and
remained late in November. During all this
time she passed as Elizabeth Reed. Larned
visited her all the time as her friend. Other
gentlemen Were entertained by Mrs. B. in her
room. She was never visited during witnesses
acquaintance by IIllotson Brown. It was in
tlmated TO Mrs. Is. that her room was wanted,
and her friend came after her at night in q car
riage. This friend was Col. Larned. Witness
saw her leave. No ques tions Were asked as to
where she was going She was in the family
way at the time. She was pregnant when she
came to witnesses. and when she left Mrs Gar
diners she had not gKeat while to go. Wit
ness next saw her in September 1896, standing
at window on b street, with a little child in
her arms, between and two years old. 1t
was in the Fall OF 1881 when she came to wit
ness'S house.
By Mr.. Brent.-Witness is not married Has
not taken an interest in the case. Told MIR.
Wallach some time during the winter that she
could prove these facts, and gave him the
names of one or two tho she thought would be
n Mr SC Oft
receiving note from him. When Mrs Brown
came TO her house she stated that she h ad been
keeping a house in Baltimore and had LETT
another woman in charge. Witness could fix
the time in "a, because she left her home and
went to Phiiadel phla in the fall of '33, and re-
turned in the spring of "a. She never knew
Col. Larned until that time His place of bust
ness was at the corner of the Avenue and
Eleventh street, and residence Eleventh street
above F. He always came in the night, and
generally came with his cloak around his face
and went direct to Mrs. Browns room. Thinks
he always wore a cloak; always came at
night He visited Mrs b. about two or three
months. Witness thinks he published paper
When he came to Mrs. Gardeners to take her
away he had his cloak on. Never saw her
afterw ards until she saw her near the railroad.
The room was wanted for Mrs. Gardeners
daughter. There were two or three ladies at
Mrs. Gardeners house at the time Mrs. b. was
there.
By Mr.. Bradley.-Did not think there was
any house OF the kind near Grips warehouse
in "a.
Rebeecd Bropn.-1n the winter of "a witness
resided at Mrs. Gardeners and knew Mrs
Brown when she stopped there. She was
commonly called Lizzie Reed. She was at
Mrs. Gardeners when witness went there.
When witness first saw her she appeared as if
she was to be mother. One gentleman used
to visit her who was called Col. Larned. At
that time did not know Tillotson Brown, but
knew him afterwards. It is not possible that
the gentleman who visited Mrs. Brown was
Tillotson Brown. 1t was in the night when
II a MrS fforS ho loft fha
next she saw of her was when she was living
on B street, directly opposite to her house. This
was in SO, and at the time Mrs. B. had child
Is or 20months Old Witness went to her house
on street, on one occasion, and is sure that
she was the same person who was at Mrs.
Gardeners.
with Tillotson Brown, but had him pointed
out to her. She had seen Mr. Il. go to Mrs
BIS house on Is street in '36 and 81. At the
time she passed by the name of Mrs Brown
She saw TillotSon often coming out of Mrs
BIS during the morning. Thinks she has seen
Mr.. b. go into that house in the daY time du-
ring 1896. Thinks he generally left the house
during the morning about the time gentlemen
usually turn out from such places-some are
more lazy than others. Had heard of Speaker
Whie going to the house, but never saw him
60 there-did not know him. Mr.. Larned gem
orally came into Mrs. Gardeners quietly, and
went to Mrs. BIS room the same any gentle
man would do-not as blackguard; never
saw any other gentleman 60 to her room. On |
whether any one else went to Mrs. BIS room
with Col. Larned. |
Caleb s. RalloUeu.-Witness knew Tillotson
and Marshal Brown. He lived at Alexandra,
in Benz. HallowelPs school in 1888 as an assist
ant. Witness was shown a book which he rec
ogniZed as the book containing the names OF |
students entered in the school. Witness uncle, |
Benz Hallowell, and himself, kept this register. |
The entry when the Browns left the school was |
made by himself and tine time OF their entrance
was by his uncle. From the fact that he kept |
the book in 1884 he is satisfied that Tllotson and
Marshal Brown were at the school in 1888. |
Tilotson left the school in June 1895.
By Mr.. Brent.-There was usually q yaca- /
ton of two months At the school.
Miss Elisabeth Robey.-Witness lived in Mr.. |
Jesse Browns family tor thirty years, and /
recollects Tiilotson and Marshal going to Il
Georgetown College and to Mr.. HalIowell's. /
Witness went to the room Of Mr.. Brown on |
one occasion and asked II the little girl EN- |
ily) was his daughter, and he said no, that it /
was Mrs. Browns child. On another occa- |
sion she said to him that his grandchildren /
Were present. and he replied they are Emily |
Wileys children, bat not my grandchildren.
By Mr. Brent-It was during Jackson's ad- /
ministratien that the boys left Georgetown