Daily national Republican., 1863-11-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
COURT pRooEEprras
TRIAL OF MAJon BuRDsErrE.-Mrs. Emm

TRIAL OF NAJon BURDSRTTE.-Mrs. Emma
sherman tsstines-
1 Cocktails were sold IN the house, dollars
ws ss ssss ni he to
where she was At present living.)
C,oss-sSsmined by Col, AdsmsZThsie was >
fore he got cook; from wsat could see, should
think that the Major kept the housej left the
house last saturday afternoon; It was open when
% crimson set Of furniture In my presence; she
bought & Il from Mr.: ssyR2Srs, ,I.9
:inos % nc Sos S Hssp p'T sS u .Ss
have been In the house on street; saw some girls
Sssfa poEsn Knew @saa sSa
soa might ini:I what; I hsvs BEEN BEEN there % Nv two o.
ss ass Sre. sif have ts sssn Sss
:onesims: ,srssa as a ssS YET % use inas
street; was rsprinsnded b. Sasd; ! went to the
house afterwards, and was received; have slept
IN the have ;:sn wine S,un. there
too much Of iadies 10 refuse wine; my occupation
BY nature /. suniOisnt to support me "a luxury. '
This closes the testimony on the part Of the uni.
| ted States.
Emma Williams, eoiored, testified for the de-
fence-I have been hired 70 Miss Roberts; have
then A. cook; was furnished the provisions to cook
~ Miss Roberts and cooked for he,; have seen
ss n :aS out
there, bat not supper; has been there much durinS
the last ten days. there wss lady there named
..s .:G sS .Ssa 2: Ma. SsS
opened; do not know where MAJOR Burdnette
slePti nobody has as yst paid ne ior oookingi j
coal o Ms ny
| me the money 10 get Il. .EH Il, 2 ~. .
| 4. L. Prindle testiaed-I am . clerk in wine
amount Of s276; she came to my store about a
was thefe-will not be positivei Mr.. .Burdnette
II to be- sent to D stseet. think No. 67s, have
besn to the houIe; have seen Maud there and also
M9 4sS,..,S s1s 4 wss Sn between
leased the house o. strset leased Il for himself
MI =! ss ss sSa;i ny
the house lent It to her to use as she liked; wal
In the house several times after Maude took IL,
vresumed that Mr. Donaldron paid the money ioI
the house; put come furniture In the house; Mr..
| Donaldlon never put any furniture In the house
suppose that Mr. Burdnet'sput in the rest OF the
The District Attorney asked witness II Maud
agreed to pay rent
amount was not agreed upon.
Ex.GOv. Ford-How did she agree to payiti
| Witness-ln money. Grcenbacks, Isuppose, fol
no other kind OF money hourishes In there days
I (Laughterl
Witness did not know whpl Maud and Burdnette
| were arrested, did not dote the houas. III II
| Fmma Williams, colored servant, vas recalled
| to the stand and testified: have sssn Mrs, John
son In the housej DO not know whether she had
anything TO do with the house.
Mira. Johnson rec alled-l had . conversation
| with Maud copcerning stove, said wonld NOT
buy a stove Of that kind; that would buy a nat
Stop stove. rfy.... r--.s.
heard Mrs. Johnson say to Maud that II she bought
4 o stove, she would choose ono with Q fat-top. !
Ex-Gov. Ford desired the case to ba postponed
until tomorrow morning, since seyersl Witnesses
| who were In the city could not be found He de
sired to show that the house was leased to othsrs
Mr.. Carrlngton thought that unnecessary, The
only thing TO prove was who was the keeper OF
keepers Of the house Of prostitution; who was the
| controlling spirit.
The court then adjourned