Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-11
Further Developments Respecting
q, the Homicide In The Treas
- ury Building.
MISS HARRIS INSANE ABOUT THE TINE
OF BURROUGHS MARRIAGE.
IMPORTANT TESTIMONY OF MISS DEv.
LIN, EMPLOYER OF MISS HARRIS.
Gene in the COuri-ROOm Between the
Judge and the District Attorney
District Supreme COurt-.-Criminal Term,
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE w4L1E PRESIDING

THE SECOND ASSOCIATION LETTER.
CuIrAan Sont ~ 4

Continued rom the First Edition'l
THE sbcoND AsslGNArioN LETTER.
CHICAGO, Sept. IL 1853.
DEAR Mis- MoLhEr Your favor Of Thursday
was duly received, and wal sorry to read that
you could not come at the hour appointed. Un-
fortunately had previous busincsscugaeemen
A. 5'I o'clOok,whish Is my excuse Tor not coming
Ny engagement was OF such nature that II was
almo q Impossible Tor me to neglect IT, should
nave been most happy TO hayes en- you. nave
bSen absent from the city since FRIDAY night
have just returned this evening, aud now cm
brace the frst leisure moment to sayto you that
VIII s-e you ON Tue day 81 2% O'Clock at tho
place formerly dc iignSt. d, ~ vnineey sll et'l
pro 'idd 1t is perfectly satisfactory to you.
| an very anNlons TO cn'tivate yonr acquaintance,
Whlch think VIII result TO our mntnal good,
| aud hope you will grant m" tho privilege of
proving to you that l dc sire only TO be your
friend. -
Will hero say have had tho pleasure OF Sec
ing you several tim;s but never have had an In
ttoduct on.
II you cannot come at the time ] have ap.
pointed please say by noto when you eau como
or, II you prefer sc Elm; me Ut some other place
than ~ Quincy, II you will be kind enough to
state the time aud place WI II po isible, see
You. Your friend, J.P. GREENWOOD.
Witross answered both the Letters and mailed
the answers Informed the Cle:k at tho Post
Ofco of the mater, aud showed him the dircc-
lions that he mi ght SIC who called for tho let
tors, and do'cribcd him to the Clerk, telling him
| to look particularly at h,s hands. Witness did
| this in order to identity the writer. Dnposi,Cd
tho letter on the l2th went to the PO Oicc on
| Il l4th Tho CLERK gave a de crption of the
| man who called for the lettors described him
| as man weighing l7O pounds, heavy black
beard, and pretty hand, aud he UcScribcd a ring
which Miss Harris said was the Que she had
| given Burroughs
Witness lie / the Post Office and returned a short
| time after VITA Miss IIarris The clcrk again
| gave the de cripliou. Miss Harris showed him
| the clerl;) photograph OF Burroughs lie said
| tile whiskecs on the photograph were higher
| he thought than the party who called In for the
| letter wore thea. He said ho nigh speak mo q
accurately II tho man who called for the 10. ,er
wore the same DIRE a. hc was roprC e'tcd as
| the photograph Of Brrronghl.l Tie e.Cct pro-
duced upon Mi ~ Ha ',iN by this iltcryiow was
that she got Voty ,Lrc exc ted nd SD soc ~eyer
thought Burroughs couio be srchar.. ca'. When
Miss Harris learned that Burrou;. had been IN
| town, she was more confdelt that it wa ie wiIo
wrote the letters. She said sho would go next
| day and return his Likeness and all Ii, Ie,tcrs
to the rev. DR.. Br"rorybs ard let him
know what a great "a cal his boot ser wHi.
$40 went hn" 'S0n ~ .no 'e''e,s VITA fe', aid
| turned BROUGHT back all ne ie;te s. aud IA no
had showed the anonymous le.ters to DR.. rut-
ronghs, and he 'rltd to maSe her aeVeSc tina. his
,,ran,a a',n nan"or 49, n" n, W" SIIn
hand tyomiiod 80 - "a "a ,ho,,I" io',a a,S rs
! nInt bat,ycnn thsn onJ .hc JtJ no. ica,,n ~ :" " "
letters This was on ,'.e J.ttI o. Ccnte,nLcr Az
Mis- Uorris was re,srn,3" in ,hc Gov .ho - ~
| Rurrop,,hs in another car -, mo- to,vards Iro - wv
1e nut hjs head ont a: tbc sy;n,oHy 80 Inoi5
| hcr Witncss' sister and MIS- iInr,i. yvc,t %
| mntc innni,ics abo,, tLo ,Jo,tii,, ~, ~ I ~. W
Dr Bnrrnmchs sail His lro, ;iep bcd heo" pri,
,,,ro some lime Lht was nat tbere ov T%o " n =,
| Srpi.mbrr and had Ian CI,ica,,o i,vn nv rrn
| vin,,. In tho inIorvio,v 1hn c,,nn, ~ 4, Nj n.
! Jsi rapner hcgnn nj ihis Ina 49, '" 'i''' It"
A Witness saw Miss Harris Lave n pistoI. ,,k,5
hor what ST @ had donn with SONG noncv w,i'ich
r she hal Accu,cJ replicJ sle ;,nJ hnm,,,t i" r,.'
| tnI with IL and that nLe was moi ihc Ill, I,Iy
| 4. hn cnrrird a nisInI Accu"rL ssiJ re- "a ~!
| B,rromvhs and his Lro,bor "A ! nnrrnn,,bG ini
! some Mot against her which was to nirt bar mn
In tLn strcat ana n, 49,, III ~ w. p,.h W. "p
! ynnid noyor I" Soon Iei ~
lLr trunk nr M.s IIarris Neys' .,r Ir 49,, -
/ tee with Tho nistnI M e. orinrc,, To-, T. ~
~ mess ind manfred as ~ the ~"
/ hnrnr mo OI Quinrey sfrsnti w,Ino.a nscnr
tA,Iei II WAS one OF tho wnrst assIvastJn, haoso.
| in Chicago Witness communicated tbe," facts
| 10 Miss Harris ''''
| Mr. Bradley beio announced bo ,,.o ,Lr,,
,ri,L ,I,, ,,i,,.-S
| ~ ~, ''O
| Tho court then took 4 recess OF Nj cen minut~T.
! The court rcasscmpled at ten minutes pass n
: o,cI,ck ,vhap tL,
1 '''o
|"'''' - 'NinAt'"H "F miss pEVLN
ywas commenced Witness resided In D-li'morc
IN" years before she went TO Chicago. Prior to
| that time resided in ireland. Went to Chicago
: IN 1858; in tho month OF March,1sGS. Que sister
/ went to Chicago with witness. Her place OF
business was No. lSg Cla,Ee street. Boarded In
| Monroe street, the fourth houGe from Clarke.
| witness met Miss Harris in the boarding housc
| abOut one week after she (witness) went there
| Mrs. Lacey kept the boarding hoHsa. Witne Is
| took Miss Harris ia her employ May !, 1868.
| The store Of witness was not more than half 4
| block from the boarding house; from tho LIST Of
May tV the 10Th Of September witne ~ saw tho
| accused every day; during that tlmu hCr t0IDDe
and disposition was good. She read very ltt g.
| only newspapers. Sho attended church r,Lr-
| larly-sOmctimes Ouce, sometimci twice, some ,
| times three times Oh Sunday Hhc had no beauX
whatever; know her to 40 to the theatre few
ftIncs with some Of her friends from Darlington.
Witness never saw any expire ssOus OF Ill temper
Her general behavior was good. Miss Harris |
told witness a short time after their acquaNntanrp
| thh she was to be married TO Mr. Burroughs IN |
| July. She expressed regard for him he was |
fr,VucntIy mentioned by hOr. Witness ..ad hoard
| her r, ID great many Of her letters.
| Witness first M Burroughs few days
after Miss II. came 10 the boarding hOulo; first
saw him at the store sOmo tiIno during the sum
mer. He called and asked for Miss Mary Harris |
| The next time witness saw him wa about Ryo or
xix weeks before she saw the publication pf his |
| marriage. Witnoss saw the notice OF tho mar |
ru"e Il iCw days after It was published In |
both Of his visits ut tho boarding home he was
dressed In Uniform. Mis- Harris told witness he !
was II captain. Witness saw the first letter % |
| few days after 1t was written Miss Harris |
Showed the lettus to wtrCss aud asked her where
| she could him. Miss Harris told witness |