Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-14

PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
CROSS EXAMINATION OF DIR. BUR-
ROUGHS.

The court met this morning at 10 o'clock,
Judge Wylie presiding. The courtroom was
crowded, Us on previous days, the audience
including a number Of ladies. After few
mon, .nnts waiting the accused entered, leaning
ON the arp of her counsel, MIR. Bradley, and
accompanied by the Misses Deylin and Mrs.
Abbey.
The Court announced that the counsel for
the defense had asked the postponement OF the
cross examination of DIR. Burroughs until other
witnesses had been examined
MIR. Bradley, i'll response to an inquiry for
his reasons, said that he would be able to con-
duct the cross-examJ Iiation with greater fac1l-
ity after hearing certain witness.
The Court declined to grant the request on
the ground OF its being an unusual proceeding,
but GecidPid that Dr. Burroughs might De re-
called ~ the defense at any subsequent time
Rer. Dr. Burroughs rOss-exalnlned Before
preceding with the examination witness
Wished to correct statement IN ms testimony
of Yesterday relative to the date of his brothers
visit to Chicago. He should have stated that
his brother 1.-THE deceased) was in Chicago in
1861 instead of 1862
Nv Mr.. BRADLEY You stated that YOU had
met Miss Harris On occasions previous to this
when you did not recognize her. nn VIZ" r""""-
wItness, (after considerable hesitation. IL
think do.
Dir, Bradley.--Why do you hesitate!
Witness never saw Miss Harris more than
two or three times. She had never spent an
evening with his brother at the house of wit
time. There was never any number of visitors
there by his invitation Did not recollect dis
tinctly who was there when Miss Harris WIS.,
tied the University, ii being a public occa-
sion, when invitations were generally
extended to the public. Never saw the
accused On any other occasion to his
knowledge. Did not know who accompanied
her to the University, but had an impression
that she was introduced to the members OF his
family by his brother. Saw her twice, and
possibly three times after that before Septem-
Der, 1862. Did not see her frequently enough to
recognise her at first view before the introduce
ton, but thinks he did afterwards. Never met
her in the street to his knowledge. Met her
only once or twice, possibly three times when
she called at the University to inquire if his
brother was there or in town. Saw her at the
University when she was introduced to the
family in the month of June. 1861. Witness
could not tell when he saw he afterwards. Did
not know where she was living at that time, but
had heard. She was not in a book store to his
knowledge, although it was a place he fire.
quently visited Had no conversation with
Mr.. Sherwood about her before her visit to the
University Never heard of her before that time
The difficulty of witness not recognizing Miss
Harris in September, 1863, arose from the
fact that he had not particularly noticed her
features previously. Witness impression was
that Miss Harris had light hair, and witness
could not see any particular difference between
Miss Harris in 1861 when she was ut witness
house and now, except that she was perhaps
paler Witness did not learn that there was
a long correspondence betWe cen the parties I'M
til he came into the court.
pIE oradley asked If he did not know there
was long correspondence between them why
mad remarked when he saw her in Septemb Der he
tnat she was acquainted with his andwriting
and correspondent.
Witness did not know thew corresponded. she
referred to the fact of the corresponding. Wit
ness did not know of the correspondence but
mad general impression of it. Miss Harris. at
the time she came to witness, was entirely calm
and self-pOssessed until she replied to witness,
question whether he had done anything to ,us-
IVY her suspicious, when she replied that he
had not with evident feeling. Witness does
not thlnk anything was said about witness
Drother having been married that day or the
DAY pre- yious. Witness brother was married
on the 18th Of September. Witness had man
ner OF walking about the floor, particularly
when ladies Uuiivu, ana ne recollec ted that he
walked the floor on the occasion of Miss Har-
called on the 18th of September. Witness left
the University on the 18th about noon and
aiter making some purchases attended the we'd
dung OF the party about O'clock, and went with
the wedding party 10 the depot Witness had
only q faint recollection of the lady with Miss
harris, and his impression is that she was a
lady about 80 OF IS, rather tall and slender
Witness could not identify either of the Miss
Wins testimony. Witness did not recollect
OF nearing any of the letters read. He had had
Inem IN his hand, and had read few extracts
illness was unable to recollect that he knew
OF the correspondence in the spring of 1865
illness had never said that he knew of an en-
gaeement between the deceased and the ac-
euseo, but her want OF education was an
obstacle. Witness had met n Miss Reardon
since the homicide. and witness had haen
TO see her since the homicide He never stated
anything IN relation to an engagement but
may nave said something which gave her
such an impression. Witness, as near rs he
could recoIiect told her he knew that his
brother and Miss Harris were well acnnainted
WIN each other, perhaps interested He NAV
nave sald at one time that his brother had |
tnought OF marrying Miss Harris but his cir
cnmstanees having changed and not being |
ipie W diIord ner the means of education he |
may nave abandoned it. Witness wrote TO |
Rev. MIR. johnson, of Burlington in reference |
10 TINS case, and may have asked his assistance
assistance. Witness went to Burlington SUBJ
to ascertain what facts he could |
gather, which would bear on the final trial of |
this case. Witness did not say to Judge New
man that they Were engaged, but stated his
theory of the case. Witness did not tell him
that he knew they corresponded. Witness
visited GAINESVILLE, Wis, for the same purpose
but did not know Dame, an auctioneer there,
nor say to him that if he would come here he
would be paid. Witness did not procure the
attendance of any witnesses from GAINESVILLE
Witness called on the District Attorney then
for advice, and he referred him to the Marshal,
and requested him to look up the facts in this
ness wGs informed of the approach of the
trial he wrote to MIR. Burphy to send
any witness down. Witness did not see Mr.
Strong in GAINESVILLE, but saw Mr. Moseby:
saw Mr. Good in Chicago and Mr. Hartweil,
and learned wkat they could testify to. Wit
ness wrote note just as he was leaving re-
questing gentleman IL. G. Z. Freer) to see
ineton.
CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Yesterday, Mr.. Geo. Harrington retired from,