Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-30

CONTINUATION OF THE CASE OF WILEY ys.
BROWN Circuit Court, Judge Cdrtter.-This
case was continued to-day.
ReU. h. A. Mcclure testified that he married
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown to the late Tilletson +.
Brown, on the 10th Of November. 1859. Witness
went to his house, on Fifth street, to perform
the ceremony; and Mr.. Brown, in the course OF
conversation, said he considered himself a
married man, but he consented to be united in
the bonds for the sake Of Mrs. Brown, who had
been received as a member of his church a
month or six weeks previous. In the church a
marriage register IS Kept, but In such cases no
record is made in order to save the parties
from scandal There were no witnesses present
that he recollects. 1t was several months after
MIR. Browns death before a certificate was
given; thinks that the certificate was given
January 10, 1862, to the Judge OF the Orphans
Court Such marriages are performed for con-
science sake, and the priests performing such
keep the fact professional secret unless the
matter comes in court.
Mr. Cook testified that on one occasion he adj
vised Mrs. Wiley 10 bring this suit. Witness
has no interest in the suit, but is managing the
estate. He was told by Mrs. Brown her
troubles, and undertook her business. Witness
identified the hand writing of Mr.. Brown on
several papers, bonds, &c, in book the names
and ages OF himself and others, among them
Emily Brown, born March 81, 1857
W. II. S. Hopkins testified to the hand writing
OF Mr.. Brow n, on @ number OF papers produced.
About ten years ago, on an excursion, asked
what young lady that was with him, and he
replied ssmy daughter" and introduced wit
ness. Frequently heard him speak of Mrs.
Wiley as his daughter. calling her, usually,
emily, my child.'' Witness has heard Mr.
Brown say that Mrs w. was his own child.
James CrutcheH, recalled and testified that
the entry in the hook ard record OF births was
to the best Of his belief, the handwriting of Mr..
Brown. Since yesterday he had referred to
some of Mr.. B.'s writing at home, aud was sat-
isfled that the writing was his. He identified
some of the writing referred to by the proceed
ing witnesses as his
Mrs. 49, Br0wB SWorn.-W illness is the mo-
Their of Mrs. Wiley, and was acquainted with
Tilletson Brown one year and two months be-
fore her birth. Tilletson Brown was the
father of her daughter. Witness testified to
the handwriting Of MIR. B.; that she SAW Mr..
from Mrs. Wiley, while at school. written to
her, were read by MIR. Brow to her. A num-
Der of letters from Mrs. W. were here read, in
which Mrs. w. addresses Mr.. b. as "Dsar Fd-
ther." She became acquainted with Mr.. b. on
Ninth street, above the A venue, in 1894. A short
time after wards went to Baltimore, but returned
and stopped at Miss Weeden's, then to Mrs
Dodd's, where she remained until about a
month after Emily was born; then to her own
house on Twenty first street, then to the Ave
nue. Mr.. Brown was introduced to her, and
he eauently visited her. She returned from
Baltimore at his solicitation; he wrote to her
that he thought he had q room for her Her
maiden name is Elizabeth Phillips; took the
name of Brown at Mrs. Dodd's, q resp ectable
boarding house. Mr.. Brewn did not visit her
at Mrs. Dodd's, but visited her on Twenty
first street. She had another child named
Georgiana, which lived about nine months; Ii
was born on b street.