The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-14
THE HARRIS DIVORCE CASE.
The Testimony OLA Both Sides
Closed.
Conclusion Of Mrs. Harris
Cross Examination.
Major Williams Fails to Appear
as a Witness
&c. &c. DC.
Our New London Correspondence.
NINTH DAY--AFTERHooN SESSION.
New LONDON Oct IL 1865.

New LONDON, Oct IL, 1865.
The court reasscrnbsed at two o'clock.
cosrxuAnos OF TESTIMONY MRS. HARRIS.
VISITED Bordentowu in November 1868; went to New
York on the way there; Mr. Harris accompanied me-
We occupied beard the boat; put
mp the Aston HOUSE; while sitting in the pafior '
Harris came and beckoned 10 me; thought he wanted
% say something to me- went stairs win hinii
he told me he had taken room for a little wh''c,
then went 10 Bordentown and wrote 70 MT harr'sa |
short letter; received Of his letters al Do"ch
sown and the other when he came home; remainea
In Bordentova two or three weeks; IN consequences
OF Mr. Harris letters shortened my visit; on arri'-
sne home my brother, Dir B. f. Brown, accom-
and asked me why / had come ho'ne-that
shosdn rcms,n Ns Yo, that neh he was absent
that time two days; WREN he retuDedJennie ana were
sitting IN the psso. Of Sp nine od your tongue or
viii turn YOU ont dosFs, Jennie said Rather, are
Won not ashamed to talk TO my mother ne then
sa,d .,Hold your tongue or will turn you out too"
Jennie she wiling to go whenever her mother
M.,oh 1861 be ny at house, went down 70 invite
Mr. Colonel Gates 10 dine with u.s. after wards went
down 10 my mothers TO tea; waited unll nan past
oh o'clock then went mp office and got boy TO
cake q hack TO bring me home when arrived nom MT
since seyen o'clock knowing you about town
dsgracing us'' told hiin that was down III any moth
orr house and dned the Mayor of New London
Major Williams and several other citizens were present
In presented
pcr ente1ta ned the company did the honors gene
Yay after the cloth removed speeches were made
by Mr. Augustus Brandagec, Colonel Dennlng, MAJOR
Williams and Others ON the 1sth of April 1864, called
Michael the eoachman, TO take up carpet he Ieukeu
81 didn't come 10 be made Molly OF by yo Dor 70
take any of your ordersn told hn didn't care TO put
up with his INCIDENCE and he should leave tho house ne
said was none Of my business, that did not re ni
when Mr. Harris returned asked him TO send the coach
man away: said he would not DO SO, as nc was uie
S ssna 70 church be said he wanted little
going away Mr. Harris said ne was then going
10 church and The coacman to stay until he came
HACK lie wanted 10 talk with him. when Mr. Harris
home he sat with me in he library ne was very
.S done h ,Sa s % good r'n went INTO another
and lay down on the sofa waiting ior Minnie 70
:sme home Michael passed through soon no re
named Michael said II de stayed he would take no or
dars from me; said III Aehael stays ~ CO. ,n r; "a
shali stay - then went out and came down 70 my mo-
tbers remained there all night; returned 70 the house
next morning the children having come down ior me
Major Williams family left New London IN March, 1908;
they all dned our house before they left went to
New York with them with the approoation o my nus,
band stopped at Jersey City; left Mrs Williams at ihc
crossed the ferry and went up TO Nineteenth street
with Mrs Gilbert and Major Williams, and saw the En-
shantress Major Williams taken sick At the theatre
brought him into drug store from there he walked
70 Nineteenth and then to his hotel he came In
she afternoon and took me TO New London; met Mr.
Harris returning 10 the house he asked me ma,
jor Williams bad returned with me; said YES
Mr. Harris took down photograph Of Major Williams,
dug the eyes and nose out Of II, and tod me |
70 look my last Major Williams; ! said "Fe T. |
~ good you are, for he never beat his Miie;
fwo or three days after Jennie and went 10 Provi
dcnce; Mr. Harris said he wished Jennie TO GO, but |
he did not want to go the day we started received
stating he would meet the boat Miss sherman
.Lenne and the boat he kissed Jennie ana MISS
Sherman and MOTTO me; he paid the fare for
two but neglected TO pay mine; in Pro, idence
shout week jennie and Miss sherman visited
Mrs. KnowIsey and l visited Mrs Davis; visited
one day at New Bedford left Jennie a, Pro
vdcpce and came home; up 10 this time the re'a-
s;ous between myself and Jennie ike sisters
Than m
tteated codly; did not see her since last Nay nht
] saw her In court; last winter asked her when Sam
and she were 10 be married, when she answered sam
and keep our own COUNSEL on another occasion N
,snce' mr. Harris said "achas was just Il, TO ST ina
box and drive about n bad womsn-if ! were Michael
would slap YOU in the face when You gave him orders;
NV husband has not occupied the same room with me
since he kicked OF bed we have occasionally oc-
eupied the same room up 10 November ascs ne mas
sitting al tea when man came 10 zee me and
handed me note took IL and found II was from MT
Lippitt containing copy OF petition; messenger asked
me when could see Mr. Lippitt, and said didn't care
90 him; this is the first iniimat'on ! had Of
1859 nrst knew Mr. Fred Miner; be visited our
house frequently never knew Of care where he leit
the by back entrance IN order 10 escape meet
ng Mr. Harms knew OF no such facts al related by Tom
Smith alias John Lynch as regards The finding o. Mr.
given by Minnie Miner here coroboracd by wit
ness Lynch said he could end In the house there
my bosom or any other part OF my person ndeii
cate manner; Mr. Miner kissed me except when
secoIlecon Witness here the evidence Of
Mr. Maurice Bacon and Mr. Fred Miner relative to their
relative to pairing OF ON one occasion, 60 that
Mr.. Miner and ! were IN one room Of
particular; never had any secret visits At my house
from anybody; the testimony relative 10 Mr. Fred
down is false never knew Of such an Occurrences there
was nothing improper a any time IN the conduct Of MI
q s;roion pho,orraphc and scove kissing
matter were here explained by Mrs Harris exactly IN
out on the veranda and accused me OF huegng and
Kissing Mr. Scovlle said John you have always ac
sossa me wong, aa mo. hug Or ss ~
basds conduct; Mr.. Frank Chappel never occupied my
room any night o. part Of night The statement, Of Mr.
mere ooroborsled) Mr. Chsppel never stayed any
sther night house than the named never
saw sny improperly his conduct; during the ride 10
and from the screuade NJ Newport | DID not reclinc
IN Mr. kese,sons arms ,tns deposition o. Miss awton
scencl; i should think Mr.. Thompson was ,oxicaied
when he called me oat Of hr kckei,oh room; did
40 by JENNIE; there were marks on my arm
where Mr. Thompson took hold Of o Mr. Thompson sad
Jennie told me, that he per ecty disguised with
what he the omnibus there were never any I'M
proprictes between and Mr.. Rickclson, presented
him with scsse pocket handkerchief " sntn ~, wv
hats he gave Jennie aud myself as a. the envelope
found in my possession belonging 10 Roketson they
Nwere left by him with me because they We're rather
llky IN his pscket; brst became acquainted with Major
" williams the 9th Of February, 1869 called on
Mxs. Williams frequently before bscaine acqnainl.
ss with her husband; he lett suddenly OF
thc back door 70 escape meeting my husband, 4 |
was i'm the reception room with Major williams. /
soothing improper took place; Mrs Gilbert was With
most Of the sime; did not remember That MAYOR
Williams had his arm around my neck never /
Ind my around his waist; he was never IN my /
bsdrocln while dressing, sworn 10 ny margaret
Drudy; " was an unm,tigatcd faschoodi remember the
pccas.on spoken Of when Major Williams and vent to
Che tlseatc at Providence; there prior arrange
snent between Major Williams and my sell 70 Jncct IN
Providence; Major Williams and vent 10 the theatre
alone; mt nowhere else next day the MaDr came
took oau riding, IN the afternoon. during all my
there ever has
any improp e. onduct between us he always ucatesne
like Qentleusak those letters which Mr. Harris got ont
of nv trunk at Newport written by me: wrote \
these letters ina ~ Of desperation the unknd treat
ment Of INV IAas,and; had determined upon refec. 1