Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-14
TESTIMONY OF MRS. rAnsors.
Mrs.. Susqn Parsons oalled:

Mrs. Susan PARSONS c0Hed:
Witness tosk the stand, but was so much
overcome that it was some mihdtes before
the examination could proceed. She sighed
heavily, and revived herself with restora-
tives. When, afterward, she looked on the
Doctor she nearly swooned away. She is a
woman of so remarkable appearance, that
no one could possibly forget her, whe had
seen her. Tall and spare, with thin face
and large gray eyes, she has a wild, untam-
able and weird expression which is unfor-
getable. Her examination was extremely
touching, and she had the sympathies Of
all present.
am the mother Of Tamzen. have lived
with my daughter, Mrs. Joseph Haines,
since Tamzen's death. Tamzen and | started
a blackberrying between FIVE and six o'clock
in the morning, the day she was shot. We
went north, beyond the Plank Road House.
On our way back we met DR.. Hughes, about
half way between that house and our own.
First thing we noticed was a city car
riage. Tamzen called my attention to it,
and we thought it was DR.. RobinsOn's. We
passed and l looked in and saw DR.. Hughes.
l said, "Why, Tamzen, there's the Doctor"
DR.. H. said, Mrs. Parsons p We made no
reply. Then he spoke again, when Tamzen
told him 10 go along we didn't want hlm.
He next called to me, saying, "Mrs. Par
sons, it's you | want" On looking around,
he was out of the carriage. He said he
wanted to talk with me. / told
him not to come nearer than he was.
He said he wanted to talk with me and
have Tamzen give him a paper that she
would not trouble him any more. | told
him, "There is no paper needed; she isn't
your wife, and you have no claim on her.
He said he had Major Hanson with him in
the carriage; that he had come to give him
(Hughes) a situation in Cincinnati, and he
(Hughes) wanted to give Tamzen a check on
the bank to get some money. l told him, 1--WE
don't want you or your money. All we ask
of you is to keep away and leave us alone"
Don't recollect anything more until Mr..
Robinson came. He took us to our own
house, where Tamzen aud I got cut. hbUut
an hour after reaching the hous we started
for Bedford. Got out of the wagon near the
junction Of the roads in Bedford. | went
with Tamzen to the house of Joseph Haines.
Staid there ten minutes or so, when Tamzen
started for Mrs. Christians house. She went
out of the house alone, but turned to me
while in the yard and said, "The carriage
has COluO DdCh. L NcuL W sno BdbC hCAy
and saw another carriage at the Fountain
House, but did not see the Doctor. She went
along towards Columbus street. l next
saw her on the sidewalk, and Hughes
a piece behind. She had just reached the
sidewalk on Columbus street. 1 went back
into Mr.. Haines' house, took my bonnet and
started out as fast as I could, taking the
shortest cut for Columbus street. l got up
a little way on that street, when the Doctor
down. on the other side of the road,
buttoning up his coat Saw Mr.. Powell
coming, who said, 40 Mrs. Parsons, the
Doctor has shot your daughter dead" Here
the witness gave way, s0bbing VIOLENTLY
l went to the yard as quick as l could; was
the first one there. Mrs. Christian opened
her front door just as l got into the front
yard. Tamzen's body was lying in the
yard. Here Tamzen's veil was exhibited
she had on at the time of the
The witness again went into a
hysterical fiji This veil hung down Tam
zen's back. The veil was almost new.
When taken off it was in the samo condi-
ton it now is. THE examination was fire.
interrupted by her overmastering
emotion.
Cross Examination : Tamzen had had the
veil but four or five weeks. Had worn it
occasionally.