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field. lit. Plt4sarst. and other places.
In September, 1850, be regrets that some
one has found out theiE engagement-
and in May. 1861, h'n's to lady Of 64r.iog-
Trrnber, 1860, be vans heragsfnss the priests
Of her own church, tells her IN Jauuar1, 1861,
that be fears her letters have been intetcco.-
ed, and in August, 1861. protests that he is
not growing cold towsrd her. The shadow
rises between them In December, 1861. and
says her requests shall all be- complied with;
he will r.tu1n WhateTer articles he
%az 5uin haa' &. ies'ers is a'' ID :ae pie,sss
and he adds in postscript, land must this
be the finale Of our enjoy yments my God.
how bttter!" he Vas then io Chicago. and
soon alser visited her In Burlington, and in
satisfied atnce the visit. Of his letters after
thai date only three Of four were su omitted
in evidence, and the prosecution claimed
that whatever 1nchoate engagement bad ex-
listed between them was terminated at her
desire In 1xnnaEJ, 1862.
Miss Harris went to Chicago In March
1868, pernars at the suggestion of Burroughs.
though within three or tour weeks after
her arrival there be came on to Washing
ton, and soon got an appoin sment 10 the
Treasury D. partment- In going TO Chicago
che met the w:alth Of her doom. 1t came in
the persons Of Mss Lousia Derelin and Miss
Jane Devclin.~liteh Eomsn, who moved ,t. to
mo,e nor til Mach 1868. then went to chicago
and kept q millinery and fnncy Eoods
store at 1856 Clark street till Ju1y 1864. at
which time they went to JAnesvi1fe,
Wisconsin, where they have since ltved.
Miss Harris vent Into their employ Msy l,
Washington. Or these two persons Know
nothing save what has been developed dur
Ing the trial, but an only one Of many per-
tons who btlieVe that the mental condition
Of Miss Harris, and the uu1der Of Mr. Bur
1oughs are remotely, but none the less d.
1ectiy charceab.e to their bad influence and
mtcd1ing interierencc: Nor is It the first case,
1npets Of third parties. unmarried women
psst ,he hey day OF y.uth, have destroyed
the fair fabric Of loves sweet dream aud
brought pain and remorse to younger hearts,
! shall deal In no tnuendoes-1 shall make
no cbargerI shall use no harsh or biting
statements Of testimony, and leave the sad
s'oEy cf this dark tragedy to teach Its own
lesson to yl uug men and young Women who
stand in the sunshine Of lore and hope.
Internationally the tragedy has its origin
In Tie Greenwood letters OF Sept. 8th, Sept.
18th. 1868. ". ". Dlnsnhower, we'll known
In Chicago, testified THAT he bad many op.
handwriting Of Alr. Burroughs. Iu July,
1868. Mr.. Burroughs became clerk In the
Fourth Auditors Office, and worked at q
desk adjoining that of witness. He copied
letttrs ard wrote letters under the direction
OF witness. After the letters were written
by became very familiar With the hand
writing Of deceased. Witness hsd critically
examined these Greenwood letters. and did
not believe tbey were In the handwriting OF
Mr. Bo:roughs." On this point Rev. Dr.. Bur
roueAs, brother Of deceased, testified: ~
had ample opp,rtonitr Of becoming f.mlliar
with my brothers handwriting. taught him
willing: lave seen him wtile; u1ways. OF
course, corresponded with him, ard hsye
criticiEtd his writing great deal and poln' ed
cut iaulte, particularly because he did not
write plain. BE has kept my books and
made cut bills for me, and VIC hare written
f,a wGds tk tikosg'e5 Ses, TO ne zee ,., wno soud
September ssh and 18th are not In the hand
writing # MT brother, and be cou!d not have
counter'eitcd such hand writinc." To
these explicit statements may be added the
facts, s. testified 10 By AR. Dayenhower, that
Rrs9nGns 1s1s }G e. lsass rs 81 shs5nse @ 20,
leave Washington till the 9th or 10th and
rs testified to by d.. DutrCu urhs, did not
reach Chicago TIL the 1ltb, while the Green
wood letters wtre dsop-isttera, Of the 8:h
and LII, respectively.
Against this evidence as to the origin of
The 1tttera, must be opposed the evidencs Of
the Misses DtEelin. Mlsa Jane testified that
she ''had seen and read many letters written
BY Burroughs to Miss Harris, and when the
letters were read In court, recognized some
Of thtn as letters she had heretofore aeen.
Ste had set enough Of his letters to be able
70 express her Judgment as to his .handwri~
ting. Witness thought the letter signed ~.
fEreHnUnnH han Huyef
tlrg as tia letters lnonn to have come from
Mr.. Burroughs" Miss Louisa tes+
tta.d, Al rave read good
many Of Mr.. Burroughs letters, and thereby
became familiar with his handwriting, and I
came to the conclusion TINT these were hls
Letters " comparing the handwriting" To
this evidence must he added what the de-
fense brought forward to chow that Bur-
roughs Was in the city, and was the man who
engaged the room ut the house on Quincy
street and called for the answers to
the letters. Miss Jane testified that
asked the laodlady to stop ut their store aud
see 2 picture that ~o1ld be shown. She
promised to Go 80, and called two or three
days afterwards, and Burroughs picture was
shown her BY Miss Harris. She Looked at
the picture for some time, and Afterwards
said that wGs certainly the person who tad
engaged the room at her house." Miss
Louisa testified that she called at the Pos
Office and showed the clerk . photograph Of
Nr. Burroughs, after be hsd des:1loed the
man ; and af.ef he had looked at 1t, he first
eaic 1t w-s the same, but Of erwA1ds said the
beard Of the man in the p'c:uee was higher
on the face than the man who came Aere
Were it.''
This Is the entire evidence as to the author
ship Of the lett;:ts. The caunsel for toe de-
ftrse claimt that Burroughs Eas the actual
writer ; but. to cover possibilities Of doubt,
also put in the plea that be was simply the
instIgAtpr In having them writt:n. TIE
prosecution, of course, deny that he was
either the an: hor or instigator. Their theory
was that the establishment Of the Misses
Devt1in was something more thsn merely
"iancJ goods ard millinery store," and
thAt its Inmates were liable a. any tims to
receive srch mtsEires as the Greenwood let
tcrs. It ahon.d also be adatd that the theory
OF tho defense WAS that Burroughs knew
Miss HAysis could bring suit against him on
The letters she had from him, aud tha. If he
could have succeeded eyen In getting her to
enter the Quincy street thou, house he would
The relations between Miss Harris and the
Aisses Deselin were uuquestion lbty very in
t!nate. She Was young and confdiDE-thcy
were old enough TO Lave warm interest in
her low affairs. She YVES in 1heir employ.
she lired With them, she slept with one OF
hem, they read many Of t6e & letters from IN
and belonged to the came faith, she
they allowed her to receive gen.
tleinen at the store As hsre already said.
the tragedy Of tnenntty and murder mas Its
origin in the Greenwood letters. See what
two letters, ~ Eaw the letter Of the 8th, "
says Miss Louisa, 81 on tne same day. Miss
Harris brought i. from The post oflce, and
after she had rad 1t I looked it over. first
inquired what sort Of house It Was, and then
I proposed to answer 1t. did answer it,
on The 11th, and she put the time at ha1Epas
three 1nsIesd. Whether she went does not
appear, but on the 12th, Greenwood writes
tlat IN imperative bus mass engage
meut detained him at the hour ap.
Iolnted. AID that he would See
wc,ed that letter on The 1:th," says Miss
Deye1in, land ealitd for the answer on the
14th." Miss Jane tested: 81 first ea# the
letter GU tie 8th in the Possession Of Misa
Hsrris, int cannot say On what da5. Ny
sister was present and took th. letter; and
| Harris. No*hinG was said at that time as to
who the author Of the litter conld be. No ono
| Guessed 90 10 the authorship, and no ons
Mentioned anything as to Who wiote the let.
ter. There was at that time no
suspicion as to who th. an'hor was. "Will
any body say why this Miss Louisa Derelin
slould put herself forward to answer these
letterss D. right-mindtd women generally
ulske practice OF answering letters from
strange gen nr1emens 1n particular, do they
do so after inQuirlrg and finding ont that the
| house 1t which one Of these unknown pereone
| proposes meeting Is Zone Of the muat no.
torens aesignatisn houses IN Chicago" as she
herself Eafs? "There IVES no suspicion as to
who The auti.or was," Gays her sister. Why
anewer 1t: WasnnJ good end to be reached
The end that was 'eachea was the murder 81
Burroughs; the Ehame and agony Of hi
wife, and family, and friends; The partial
mental overthrow Of Miss Harris; the black
enirg Of all her life. Rev. Dr.. Bus-
roughs testified concerning his inter.
view with her, and her suspicion that
his brother vas the writer Of the let
te1s: "She said she much regretted that she
lad the suspicion, and That u newr teo,1d
haue t.attrfd heT mind but that II dad ben rug.
gtsted to her BY otiters, neither the hand-writ
irg nor the circumstances Justified her In
the kusp!clcn. That is The correct substance
| Of Ynaf she a8id. huE not The exact lanr1ace