The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13


said "sit down and ten all about IT," her hair was
deranged and the pupil Of the eye was dilated.
sit down and tell him al about H. she said Mr. Brad
swearing and Saooins she said shs% take me-
and hang mel; she then said in itfu tone, sMr
Mrs hates e pause ne sSs
said 81 did love him. does she hate msS He don't love
her as he did me- know he don't" witness then told
her she must do az ADVISED am your friend; She
said Have any friendsY' Witness replied eyes you
to the saw the her pulse was one hundred
and hands cold she then referred to an
count published by newspaper reporter in which
thing said against her purity and the successful
tempts of Burroughs she said II have something tell
YOU but can't remcmber;" then she said, ooh, it is
| she got the paper from her trunk and showed il to
witness; Tuesday, the 26th Of May witness saw her
who with Mlburn and who wrote the article in the
Chronicle would be witness; she told witness of the
seen me then, Mr. Bradley; was Eat girl, weighed
| a hundred and sixteen pounds, and so happy; Mr.
90 r;S Ss sn1k Oh am sno~ S bad ,
wrong; ! did love Burroughs so ,much!' Wit
ness had started TO come away, when she said,
vou Asy Sss been srs Mr. sSey an 10
says Mrs. Burroughs is in Chicago, and has little
want to kiss ~; Mrs Abbey said Mrs Burroughs did not
hate me the morning Of the Goth Of June she said
and that made her sleep, though she had such horrd
dreams that her sleep was not rereshng witness tines WAS Was
said looking at OF the letters, Yes that was the
way he taught to believe he was good" wtnes
thought that generally she had sound and good mind
though in certain physical conditions Of the system her
mind far affected not by affection alone
but by certain moral cause, that when a fact sub
connected with these moral causes Is suddenly
presented to her mind during this state of excite
| regard to that subject with reason or dscre-
ton, and that she s subject to certain impulses
and that is what witness thought to be paroxisma in
sanity from moral causes; witness said be not
pert but had and had experience in Of
violent hyseria and insanity; as far back as twenty
he began to study that subject her is not
Of hysera but the affection, whatever it may be-
proceeds from physical and moral causes. combined;
there but subject which seemed to disturb the
balance OF her mnd--thnt was her relations to
Burroughs in his lifetime and whenever any reference
made his widow his family witness thought it
proper TO state that he did not communicate TO Miss
Harris nor he think any did the character
the offence the nature Of the defence till after the
jury sworn; she was then overcome; the character
OF the offence she did not to appreciate before;
witness meant TO say she did not understand the
sequence had she any conception Of the nature OF
the defence the counsel were setting up when she
was told she said she would rather have died than
to have such Defence she said do you think am in
sane, Mr.. Bradley ?" witness replied no only under
certain circumstances witness thought that Burroughs
the subject of the moral affections Of Miss Harris;
IL would be very difficult to say what would have been
II laborng under the trouble OF dcranged sys-
TEN; the effect would be uncomfortable by
herself and arise arise, from rom. impulse it, may have
and affection she might meet him with ferceness; he
had frequently her in such moods
Cross cxamined-Witness had been engaged in four
five criminal of this character and eight
civil the case of Day. tried in this court time
ago, the facts proved in that the in
sanity bore resemblance to this knew her
excitabie condition TO last two hours Will. witness
with her. directly after reading one Of the letters on
this trial witness noticed that she was very nervous fct
her pulse and found had gone up TO hundred to-
day she was nervous that she could not stand witness
nd haou M
and her open truthfuness.
TESTIMONY OF ROBERT BEALE.
Robert Bealc, warden of the jail testified that he
Miss Harris the morning after her Imprisonment;
witness went up 10 her room in the morning. the door
Of her OPEN she had her back to witness and
did not him. witness heard her say hersef:-'I
would not have killed him for the world; loved him,
and would have died FOR him, thosgh he would have
ruined me.
TESTIMONY OF MISS ANNA N. WILLIAM.
Miss Anna NJ Williams testified that she resided in
Baltimore on the 30th OF January resided at 142 Lex
neton street, Baltimore; made the acquaintance Of Miss
Harris about three weeks previous to that she told wit
ness she coming TO Washington and would ret
tie same day; on the Saturday before the murder
size gave witness the history Of her life; on Sunday
night they remained in the paror until ten O'Clock:
both Saturday and Sunday nights witness went To sleep
Of Mr. urro ghs letters saying she going 10
put them IN the hands of lawyer in Washington for the
PROMISE witness left her arranging the letters Sun
day night witness and Miss Harris had made
Mr"rg a cecs ana u no%r
she miss Harris returned from Washington
she was TO return in the three balfpast four o'clock
train; Mis- Harris lett two letters under her pillow when
she left BALTIMORE Miss Harr had return ticket; with
the ticket on Saturday the first witness heard
Of her Intention TO visit Washington the first that witness
heard Of Mr. Burroughs Saturday before the
homicide; she had an idea of coming to Washington
come; she said she was going TO enter suit
against Mr. Burroughs, as the people had
spoken OF her in rather an indclcac manner, on ac
count o; her long intimacy with him: she did not
To recover anyh ng she only wanted the people Of the
West TO know that she was not the creature they sup
posed her TO be; she said the object of her visiting
Washington 10 bc certain that Burroughs in the
city; witness introduced to her the evening
that she arrived in rultimorc; Nrs Fleming the pro
prieross of the house; Miss Harris read witness few
extracts from some OF the letters
TESTIMONY or WIN. ". BROWN.
VIM ". Brown sad he employed In the Treasury
Department the Goth OF January about five feet
in front Of afr Burroughs when the first shot fred
was about thirty feet from The person who fred the shot
did not see The PRISON before the first shot fred
witness turned around and her standing In the centre
Of the hall.
Croes COMMUNICATION witness heard the shot he
turned around and the lady standing in The
centre Of the hall in the act Of cooking
a pistol; witness did know who il she was
shooting at, witness and Mr. Burroughs the only
two in front Of her; witness down stairs; there
were some persons behind the lady. but none near
enough to prevent her firing; witness did not the
position o the party when The first shot fred she
was standing in The act Of cooking the pistol Burroughs
he'd then passed by Witness when the second shot
fired Burroughs was standing TO the left Of witness.
NICHOLS
Dr. c. II. Nichols, Superintendent Of the Government
Hospital for the Insane, examined by Mr. Voorhccs-Had
been Superintendent Of the asylum nearly thirteen
years; had practisod medicine twenty years; had
made the subject of the mind speciality for eighteen
years witness at the request OF two gentlemen inter
ested ~ Miss Harris visited her in Jail about the latter
part of February LIST Of March witness her about
five tines witness had heard all the testimony bearing
upon her mental and bodily health from the knowledge
of the facts Ia the witness had prepared written
statement giving his opinion of the case.
Mr. Wilson objected. The court ovcrruled the obec-
ton
Witness rcsumed-Miss Harris brain and nervous
system large and active; her temperament
strongly prcdominates her character such as to
attract the attention OF large number Of ladies' and
gentlemen who loved and respected her for her high
honorable disposition as good and virtuous GIRL at the
request Of two gentlemen neither of whom have been
present during the trial or, so far know In any way
connected with H. visited Miss Harris In her in the
Jail four five tines, and conveiscd with her with
view TO ascertain her mental and physical condition.
believe have heard oil the evidence bearing upon her
mental and bodily health which has been given before