Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-13

she was not quito so neshy, and did not seem so
cheerful now, and had not as much hair on her
head.
She was boarding at Miss Lncoy's, on Monroe
street, the first time witness saw her. The last
time witness saw her was the evening before she
left for Baltimore Witness did not observe that
she was-in bad health. The acquaintance Of
witness she was going to Baltimore, and would
be back In ten days or two weeks. She did not
say In whose company sho was going to Balti-
more. She made no allusion to Mr.. Burroughs
ut any time during the conversation.
REV. DR. JOHN G. BURROUGHS,
brother Of the deceased testified that he was
clcrgy man, at prcsen! acting as president Of the
University OF Chicago; has been president Of tho
University since 1865 was brother to the deceased
Witness brother resided In Chicago prior to
coming to Washington. He came to Chicago In
the spring Of 1860. Had seen the accused before
could not identify her.
[Tbo District Attorney here requested Miss
Harris to lift her veil. She did so, and tho wit
ness said hetaught glimpse Of her features.
Witness said two persons called on him in
September, 1853, one Of whom introduced herself
to witness as Miss Harris.
Miss Harris introduced the other lady to wilt
ness; don't remember the paino by which sho
was introduced. After the introduction, Miss
Harris asked witness II his brother was in
Chicago; this was on the l6th.s Witness replied
he was mott that he had been in town hut had
left for Washington. She produced then one
two letters, and stated she had reason to believe
they were written by his brother. Witness
thought he road one did not remember 10 ho
read the other one he read was dated September
sth. Witness here identified the letter. After
reading the letter, witness told Miss Harris It
was not written by his brother. Tho hand
writing is not only not his, but he could not
cou uuterfeit such handwriting.
Witness said "Afiss Harris, you have known
my brother good while, and know his hand
writing. you must know that is not his hand
writing.'' Said at the date OF that first letter,
September s: "My brother was In Washington,
whilo this was drop-letter dropped In the Chi
cago post o0lce; knew when he left Washington
and when he arrived In Chicago. Witness then
turned to her and said: miss Harris, wish to
know whether, in the long time that my brother
has been acquainted with you, he has ever said
anything to you, or made any dishonorablo
proposition to you, that justihes you In enter
tanning such a suspicion Of him. ~ To which
she replied that he had not, and continued, with
been her truost and best friend, and had never
said a word or done an act which was not In the
highest honor
She said she much regretted that she had had
the suspicion and that 1t never would have en-
tered her miud but that II had been suggested by
others, and that she could not think who else
could have written the letters, and then said
that neither tho hand writing nor the circum
stances had justified her In the suspicion. sho
then reiterated hor regret that she had called on
this orrand and requested me never to mention
| the circumstance to his brother. He promised ho
would not, with the understanding that the sub
ject would thero drop. Witness inquired If ho
had viola ed any engagement to her. She dis
claimed any such violation OF engagement. Wit
ness understood her to deny the existence OF any
engagement, but that they had correspouded, and
she produced one of his letters. q.
Witness had taught his brother writing had
seen him write a great deal; had written with
him had criticized his handwriting great deal.
He had kept books and made out bills for wit
ness had cOrresponded with witness. Witness
said the two assignaton letters were not In tho
handwriting Of his brother. Witness brother
arrived In Chicago, from Washington, on Friday
morning. September IL, 1868. 1t takes thirty six
| hours to go from Washington to Chicago. While
he was in Chicago he stopped at different places.
| He left Chicago on the evening Of the 10Th OF
| September.
| Witness did not remember any lady making
| inquiry Of him as to his brother. Witness
| brother would have been thirty three or thirty
| Iour In the spring Of the present year.
Mr.. Wilson horo announced tho examination
| In chief Of this witness was closed.
At quarter past three, the hour at which our
report closed, the counsel were engaged in argu-
ment a. to the reading OF certain portions Of tho
letters of Burroughs by the prosecution.
| The cross examination Of DR.. Burroughs will
be made to- morrow morning, Judge Wylie hav-
ing promised the jury to adjourn at an early
hour,