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

the Jury were called by Mr.. Middleton the clerk. The
densely crowded long before the opening Of
the court Each day the crowd grows larger larger
At half past O'Clock Miss Harris entered the court
room, leaning the Of Mr. Bradley, and accompa-
MED by her lady friends, Ars. Abbey and the Misses
Devlin.
Two Of the jurors who business in the city, re-
qucsted PERMISSION look at the quotation of the Bat
more markets There being objection, it was ordered
that the quotations be cut from the papers and given
the jurors One juror allowed TO confer with
friend and one was allowed to letter from his
family
MISS LOUISA DEvLIN RECALLED.
After the receipt OF the designation letters witness
observed great change in Miss Harris her flesh had
fallen away and she looked very bad
TESTIMONY OF MISS JANE DEvLIN.
Miss Jane Devln, having been sworn, testified that
she sister of the former Witness had resided with
her in Chicago became acquainted with Miss Harris in
duced to her by the lady who kept the boarding house
she had been with witness all the time since except two
weeks when witness was in the country; employed
BY witness and her sst in May, $685. at that time her
health good and she OF cheerful disposition;
the Monday after Miss Harris the boarding house
witness Mr.. Burroughs, who came to Miss Har-
ris saw him the evening" he and Miss Harris
sitting the sofa at the boarding house; Miss Harris
was sitting in his lap and he was twisting her curls
around his fingers; the next time wit them
at the door Of the boarding house; Miss Harris had
cold and had shawl around her; he pulled it around
him twice after that at the store about five
weeks after witness saw him at the store the first
several letters written to Miss Harris bv Burroughs:
witness thought the Aters signed ~ p. Greenwood'
were in the handwriting Of Burroughs first saw tho
presen. and read the letter and said she would
IL; there nothing said then to whom the author
was; we had no suspicion who 1t was witness the
letter of September H. 1863 with Miss Harris;
il mt the store Monday; don't remember the day
of the month witness sister asked Miss Harris 10 90 to
tho auth her IN al
to the former letter. few days afterwards Miss
Harris told witness that she had found out who wrote
the leters"it Burroughs; witness went to No 81
Quincy street with Miss Harris and rang the bell;
lady came TO the door; asked her II gentleman had
called on the Monday before to meet q lady there; she
said "ycs, he came about noon and remained several
hours, but the lady did not come" she said the
gentleman had told her the lady lived Clarke street,
and her name Miss Harris; he said she need not
answer the ben he would go to the door when he
the lady coming witness asked the lady TO describe the
man who called; she said no q man of medium siZe,
black hair beard and bright eyes, she said he told
her he used 10 belong to Chicago, but he
gaged in government business in WASHINGTON; witness
asked her to call at the and they would show her
picture two three evenings afterwards the lady called;
Miss Harris showed her the picture Of Mr. Burroughs
very much excited and said I" Oh that was Mr. Bur
roughs-he has cruelty wronged me, and taken me
from my home;" when the picture was exhibited
some minutes and said that certainly was the per-
son who called on Friday; about that time witness
Mr.. Burroughs coming from the direction OF the
Post Office and get in after receiving these letters
her health became very poor and she thin and very
sa, Mo- urr .on 80, III - ,,b .in.,o,
brush and struck witness several times with IT, for
oxc;,od n vtnoss occnniod to came
chamber with nor. Miss Harris siept vcrv little and
would cry all night witness spoke to her about crying
cnt ~, ap ,on, IN ,ha roxt roow and Low on Tic 1oor
with nothing but her night clothes on, and no fire in the
uarrs 10 lot IN har Rand che a.l,ad w,nc.. r. o
wanted to read ane letter. witness rcplicd 81 DOM
wan, IN hoar arv,h,no moro about such moan cnn
tomnth,a 3, Che ,hen GOT carv;n1 Ln;ra n attach
$3.50. 80 ~. .a -. -, ,,;,nn.. -n,,,.nad -, ~
,no, do accnsad nm nut or tho honso and down he
street IN tho Tremopt uorsc md would not como homo
mil r;h. 10 mana rrocron, s with har 90 nynd
ON .oe,h;nc rr noarIv an Tonr IN one occason ,hont
week bcfors Miss Harris started for washington sis
,or cave 40 ,,, r,ncss. che bod eL oni, wh;c Che
WAS shnwnr acuscd , ,hc anti, and would have torn
~ @ " .h . go =, , n anu "o"" "' o'
" c ~ va,yynnJ WIS.,. AL M, tro,v ,ho oco or
ME- Harris had .bc wos twcntv ONO vca,s or aSc n
was in The aror That witness saw burroughs copyersng
with Miss IIarris In Scptcmbcr 1852 witness saw Mr.
Burrorgbs getting in car on he corner of state and
Monroe streets witness never had an Introduction 10 Mr.
Burroughs was about the time that the letters signed
orcehwoSu were r'ce'cu' u was auy vi wv" .trr mo
receipt OF the second letter mat witness heard OF Bur
Iuubns in"I,'Pc WINES 80 ~ nv vpi.,on US 10
VINO wroto ,no ieters nh ~ was proven 10y ne woman
VINO kcpe inc mouse on V'n'y s,.ee' wines rcimcm
~ saying, when she saw INC letters that ,hc writing
looked inuch IKE burrongs whc.s learned INC ciaac
could not oe GOOD house from ,nc iact thnt was ON
quincy street; no pentiemeh ii'hus went win tbcm
70 Tue nolsei withcss s"w sc'ti "a, Ens az tnc
mouse; aitcr Witness went nome she sala she was
ceftn ,nc man was BURROUGHS, Win Witness irst Jaw
mss Hairs she had an excellent disposition when MISS
H. maoe uc a,uchs on witnerh Wi.less fau she was
cray, ana she wouu lorVe ",r LOT uny,nr she n,ght
Miss Harris was in their employ: after receiving the
letters she was sad and cared noihns for eocicv she
told witness all about the engagement between her and
Burroughs heard her saw Lc would sue him for breach
of promise of marriage: witness advised her to drop H.
and not let on that She heard nc was living: witness
never knew her to receive any attention from any one
~ A.
from any other Gentleman: when she left she told Wit
ness she was coing TO Washington: she 80 d She was
going there 10 sue Burroush for breach of promise of
marriage she told witness she would return very soon
her place was 10 b left open and she was TO resume her
poston i'm the eetabsbns nj OF wtncss Ind heard her
sister often say rop the matter and have moth No TO
do with it,
By Mr. Rp,pEy--Wjtness knew the character of
Quincy street. when witrc and Mss Harris went 10 the
house they stood at the door and did not 90 In the hosc
they had no male friend they could call upon 10 90
there had never seen the woman OF the house before or
since cxaep, the 4 me She called at the store
BY Mr. Wrsox-Witncss did not know the name OF
the witness who kent the house